Nebraska Firemen Close Big State Convention
The 35th annual Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention held in Auburn drew over 500 delegates from across the state. York won the bid to host the 1915 gathering as Beatrice returned to active membership and 623 members were counted in good standing with a $1,932.55 treasury balance.
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Lloyd Thomas
Auburn
Newrask& Sate Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Diarry J. Huser
Fremont
John W. Guthrie
Alliance
Wm. P. McCune
Norfolk
B. A. Miller
Kearney
I. LB. Tobin
Sidney
W. C. Kundin
Crawford
Board of Control
Jacob Goehring
Seward
C. H. Masters
Co. RK. Frazer
Gothenburg
Bartling
Nebraska City
Clyde Beckwith
Harry Hauser
O. W. Rhoads
Scottsbird
KH. G. Laing
Mike Sanders
George Howe
J. A. Albin
Asceola
C. C. Good
L. Boyes
Hebron
J. UC. Cleland
John Wilson
L. W. Hague
Minden
T. EB. Jeffers
North Plate
L. BE. Pilkington
Robert Lewis
Humphrey
Joan Martin
Ray Frost
Suwuten
W. D. Fisher
York
M. W. Lercy
Fullerton
A. J. Shirley
Ord
Hoffman
Auburn Quartet
A. A. Randall
Freeman
Amaker
Anable
A+piper
Gus Weboer
Marl J. Wright
University Place
The
Herald
Nemaha Republican
Republican
Port
En Royang
Pernh Fire Department
Fac
State Association
H. K. Webbert
Methodist Church
W. P. Freeman
D. W. Hayes
Peru State Normal
John J. Justson
Newman Grove
Fred W. Vath
W. L. Cook
Beaver Crossing
Beatrice
Ellis
Keith Neville
Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
North Platte Department
Lloyd C. Thomas
H. H. Barling
Auburn Department
Charley Masters
Potash Industry Highlighted by Sheridan County Delegation
Lincoln reports Sheridan county farmers and their wives attended a legislative event. Representative Lloyd Thomas praised local thrift and the new potash industry in southern Sheridan County, noting four evaporating plants producing about 100 tons daily and potential annual value near ten million dollars.
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Lincoln
Sheridan County
Legislative Halls
House
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance
Richmond
Douglas
Jackson
Thomas
Western Nebraska
Condra
Western Counties
Box Butte
Sheridan
Thomas Inclosing
University of Nebraska
Sheridan County Excursion Opens Big Trip With Banquet
Citizens from Sheridan County attended a large excursion to South Omaha on a Burlington train. A banquet in the yards was held with remarks by Senator Adams and local officials. About twenty five returned on the seven-car special train, and J H Jones of Sheridan was honored by the Sheridan County Bankers Association with a commemorative cane.
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South Omaha
Davis
L. Mayes
Rushville Recorder
Oyd Thomas
Alliane Raid
Wiech
Sheridan Y
Sheridance
Burlington
J. H. Jones
Sheridan County
Nebras
Jones
Table Rock
Peter Thomas
W. Taylor
Kansas City
Drunken Trip Ends With Water for the Road
A group from Scottsbluff visited a neighboring city and drank heavily in a gilded palace before deciding to drive home. They remembered the car radiator needed water and one member carried several gallons for the return trip.
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Scottsbluff Star-Hoerald
Scottsbluff
Forgotten Getaway Ends With Cold Ride Home
A drunken party heads into the hills in a misadventure when a rider cracks a radiator with a cane and beer is poured in. The group returns home in a foul mood after discovering no beer and a ruined car, leaving them with a lesson on rash choices.
Bankers Reserve Life ad seeks a Nebraska general agent
Two advertisements in The Herald promote The Bankers Reserve Life Company of Omaha offering a general agent post for this Nebraska region. The notice touts life insurance selling as an honorable lucrative occupation and suggests readers seek information from the insurer through the paper.
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the Herald
Bankers Reserve Life Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Bankers Reserve Life
Robins Count In Mid Winter At Stolley Park Grand Island
Emil Stolley reports a flock of at least four hundred robins in Stolley Park, a sight unseen in mid winter for sixty years since the park opened. The Stolley family legacy ties back to Hall County pioneer forester who set aside ten acres for a prairie pork and grove, now expanded and maintained as a show place since 1886.
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Grand Island, Neb
Emil Stolley
Stolley Park
Stolley
Hall County
American
S Pork and Grove
Fairbury Capitalists Plan 8100 000 Hotel Project
In Fairbury Nebraska a syndicate including J. W. McDonnell Patrick Walsh James Walsh and Jacob Conrad announced plans to build a modern hotel this spring costing about 100 900 The project will be twice the size of the Mary Etta hotel built in 1908 and located near the public square The hotel is slated to open before summer ends A second project by the Ford Motor Co will add a $5 000 structure in the same area.
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Fairbury, Neb
Fairbury
Highwaymen rob three cars near Douglas Street Bridge
Omaha patrols chased a trio of bold robbers who held up three autos at the east end of the Douglas Street Bridge Saturday night. The bandits, described as cool and practiced, likely obtained about $100 in the heists.
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Omaha
Neb
Douglas Street Bridge
Seward Grants Free City Mail Delivery May 1 1917
Postmaster Thom ashes announces Seward will begin free city delivery of mail on May 1 1917. Three mail carriers and a substitute will be appointed with two daily deliveries. The Seward post office has operated at a level justifying free delivery for over a year.
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Seward
Nah
Thomashes
Blizzard Closes Nebraska Rail Lines Ice Widens Across States
Northern Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas faced the worst winter blizzard. Temperatures fell to 23 below zero in Alliance with 4 below at 1 PM and 10 below at 5 PM. Snow totals ranged from three to eight inches, accompanied by heavy sleet and widespread ice on sidewalks and roads.
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Alliance
Nebraska
States
Minnesota
Dakotas
F. W. Hicks
Burlington
Wyoming
Northwestern
Fiounx City
Toraré St. Paw
South Dakota
Omaha
Black Hills
Lincoln
Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi
South Omaha Live Stock Exchange Officers and Committees
The South Omaha Live Stock Exchange lists this year’s officers including President W B Tage and Vice President W T Cox. Directors include Frank Anderson and Charles Burke, with committees for arbitration publicity railroads soliciting press and auditing among others.
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South Omaha Live Stock Exchange
W. B. Tage
W. T. Cox
EK. P. Melady
A. F. Stryker
Frank Anderson
Charles Burke
Claude Clifton
Walter J. Dearth
J. T. Frederick
Hibbard
A. F E. Rogers
J. B. Root
John Smith
James Allen
Sam Mort
W. Middleton
E. Buckingham
Ben Roth
Allen Dudley
R. F. Marey
W. J. Perry
R. M. Laverty
George Francia
Truman Jackson
A. J. Randall
B. B. Blanchard
Charles F. Cox
George J. Macdonald
Ed Nolan
US Troops Move Toward Border as withdrawal from Mexico nears
Army officials report a formal withdrawal plan from Mexico within hours as American troops prepare to move from Cosio, Dublan, and El Valle toward the border. Villa's forces reportedly avoid firing on evacuees to prevent delaying withdrawal while logistics shift with hospitals sent to the frontier.
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Texas
War Department
Mexico
Villa
Chitauhau
Ried
Cosionia Dublan
Vall Buena Ventura
Dreawal
el Valle
Nam
Adobe Saur
Ita Plains
Columbus
Orolgarh
Perst Ing
Colonia Dublan
Santa Clara Ca
Pershine
Ly Canon
Carranza
Bru el Paco
Eat
Time of loss expresses gratitude for kindness
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during our illness and the death of our dear son. Your support and prayers brought comfort to our family in this difficult time.
Automobiles to Replace Horses in Street Parades
The Omaha Journal Stockman reports a major circus plans to use automobiles instead of horses in future street parades, signaling an end to a centuries old horse tradition. The shift aims to modernize spectacle and reduce animal use in public pages.
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Harses
Omaha Journal Stockman
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