Burr Printing Co. Officials Entered at Alliance Post Office
The Burr Printing Co owners and staff listed include George L Burr Jr and Bulitor Win M Burr with titles and roles. The notice identifies the firm as the official newspaper for Box County and the city, published by The Barhmting Company with Burr family leadership.
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Alliance
Web
George L. Burr, Jr
Bulitor Win M. Burr
Mgr
Box County
The
Bar Hmting Company
George L. Burr
M. Burr
State capitol work to be supervised by commission to save costs
The Nebraska state capitol commission will oversee construction of the new capitol, aiming to save at least 10 percent. Critics note past road projects ran over budget, citing Cherry County’s 24 mile federal aided road that doubled its cost, and question whether supervision by Mr. Johnson will truly reduce expenses.
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Lincoln
State Capitol Commission
George E. Johnson
Public Works
Johnson
Nebraska
Capitol
Omaha
Cherry County
Missouri
Telephone rates spark statewide protest against Bell increases
Northwestern Bell faces growing opposition as civic groups and consumers protest further rate hikes. Critics note high dividends to American Telephone & Telegraph and urge the state to stop guaranteeing large corporate returns amid wage pressures and tight business profits. The company argues it needs reasonable returns to attract capital for improvements and expansion.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Railway Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Public urged to rebalance telephone rates amid rising costs
The piece argues that independent carriers meet demand at lower prices and questions why a large company should charge more. It notes broad public desire for cheaper service, criticizes the railway commission for past favors to Northwest Bell, and warns rising rates could spark active public backlash and political tension.
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Ite
Railway Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
The Way of the Slicker and Chamber Watchdogs
A New York newspaper outlines how confidence schemes use high quality printing to sell oil stock or create fake chambers of commerce. It emphasizes that real chambers guard members and reveal that strong printed matter can persuade readers without a typed letter.
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New York Daily
Chambers of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce Pot
Chamber of of Commerce
Oil prospect letter touts 800 percent monthly dividends
A secretary writes a letterhead message presenting a chance to invest and "shoot a few dollars" in an oil venture. The missive minimizes the role of luck and claims dividends of 800 percent per month, suggesting high certainty of returns.
Poppies in New Jersey Declared Pest by Federal Board
The essay notes that the poppy emblem linked to war sentiment has reached a limit as thousands planted by sentimentalists overran land in New Jersey. The federal horticultural board orders the poppies plowed under to prevent spread, warning sentiment may resist but not prevail.
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John McRae
Flanders Fields
New Jersey
Federal Horticultural Board
Noble Judge Enforces Silence in Omaha Divorce Case
District Judge A C Wakeley ordered silence in a divorce suit brought by a common law wife. The case settled out of court after alimony and sordid details surfaced. Wireless music now offered to ocean liner passengers with no tipping required.
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A. C. Wakeley
Omaha
Judge Wakeley Clears Case and Winds Up a Cautionary Decree
In a decree Judge Wakeley dismisses the petition and abrogates the alleged marriage. The woman must keep secretary letters and refrain from contact or communication with her alleged former husband. Any talk could be contempt of court. The attorney says she will comply, drawing moralizing commentary on the cases cited.
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Wakeley
Clara Hannon
Harry Thaw
Stillman
State aid fund aiding ex servicemen in Lincoln
Lincoln reports four cases where the state aid fund aided ex service members with delays in federal processing. One man received 96 dollars then 45 a month after tuberculosis. another will get 50 within two months. a third with heart trouble will provide 20 a month for his wife. twenty eight December claims were approved. State adjutant F B O'Connell calls the fund invaluable amid scarce money and cold weather. The piece ends with a social aside about bobbed hair and virtue.
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Lincoln
Burlington Roundhouse
New Mexco
F. B. O'Connell
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American Legion
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