Skulduggery Alleged In City Wrestling Match
The Platte Valley Daily News accuses a local bout of foul play in the Cannon Stakes match after Steve Cannon of Alliance was injured and Joe Stakes allegedly refused to release a hold. Cannon denies admissions and says Stakes sought a loan and a drawn-out finish before the bout.
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Platte Valley Daily News
Scottsbluff
Steve Cannon
Joe Stakes
Cannon
Alliance
Stakes
Herald
Stake
Rhodes
Carlson
Firemen’s
Earth
Mat
Scottsbluff Daily
Joe Stake
Orpheum Theater
Taylor
Chadron
Alliance High Defeats Kimball in Fast Basketballe
In a high school game at Alliance gym last Friday evening the Alliance cagemen defeated Kimball 33 to 29. Kimball opened with a free throw and Sebrink added a basket, but Edwards put Alliance ahead with several baskets as the lead switched hands throughout the fast paced contest.
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Kimball
Deal
Laurence
Alliance Basket
Alliance Cagemen
Alliance
Sebrink
Edwards
Collector from Alliance pursues coal theft during fuel strike
T J Smith Burlington special agent from Alliance visited last Saturday to recover coal from cars during the fuel strike. He had collected several hundred dollars already and held the rest for later. He warned that all must pay or face prosecution and costs if they attempt to avoid the payment.
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Highland Holloway Co
T. J. Smith
Burlington Special
Alliance
Dong So
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claim Pain Relief
Advertisement touts Sloan's liniment for joint and muscle pain with quick warming relief. Claims no skin staining, easy application, and economy in large bottles. Prices listed 35c 70c and 140. Available at druggists.
Antioch Ad Promotes Kactus and Verker Polish
Local ad from Antioch markets the bottle Kactus or Liquid Verker furniture polish for 20 cents. Highland Holloway Co. advertises the items.
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Highland-Holloway Co
Thanks for support after Francis Fay burial
We sincerely thank friends and neighbors for assistance at the burial of Francis J. Fay and for floral offerings. Gratitude also to the Knights of Columbus and B. P. O. BE. for kindness and flowers. Sisters Mrs. T. F. Kelley and Margaret Fay, Brother Leo Fay, and relatives.
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Francis J. Fay
Knights of Columbus
T. F. Kelley
Margaret Fay
Leo Fay
Hip
Highland Holloway Co. offers Kactus furniture polish at 40c
A brief ad notes the Highland Holloway Company selling Kactus furniture polish for forty cents. The fragment highlights a small price point and the product name.
Funeral Services for George E. Cornu
Funeral services were held at the Alliance Methodist church Monday afternoon at 2 oclock for George Em ery Cornu who died Saturday evening January 24 1920 in Alliance. The service was led by Rev Mearl C Smith assisted by Rev J Orrin Gould with solo by Mrs A G Hill brand of Crawford and piano by Mrs Inice Dunning. Cornu was born March 18 1880 in Garrison Nebraska and moved to Alliance at age twenty where he worked for several years.
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George Emery Cornu
Methodist Church
Alliance
Mearl C. Smith
J. Orrin Gould
A. G. Hillebrand
Crawford
Inice Dunning
Garrison
Neb
Lee Acheson and legal case over Nebraska Land building
The obituary notes Lee Acheson born in Alliance later a timekeeper for a Burlington railroad shop and an International Harvester employee in Crawford where he lived until his death on June 5 1907. He married Elizabeth Wadum and left four children Mona James and Marchand. He joined the Garrison Methodist Church then the Alliance Baptist and finally the Crawford Methodist Episcopal Church. He also left a widow two sisters and his mother. In a separate matter Vaughn and Son won a county court suit against McCorkle and the Nebraska Land Company for possession of an office building after a rent payment delay. an appeal is expected and more chapters may follow.
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Lee Acheson
Buster Mechanic
Burlington Railroad
Crawford
International Harvester Company
Elizabeth Wadum
Alliance
Mona
James
Ace Eleht
Marchand
Methodist Episcopal Church
Garrison
Baptist Church of Alliance
Abagall Cornu
Florence Gaddis
Elizabeth Kuhn
Vaughn & Son
McCorkle and
McCorkle
The Miracle Man Comes Next Week
The absorbing tale The Miracle Man staged by George M Cohan delights New York theatergoers with its vibrant performances and sharp musical comedy numbers for audiences awaiting its arrival next week.
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the Miracle Man
George M. Cohan
New York
Healer in a Village Shifts Crooks to Good
An adaptation titled era arrives at the Imperial next Monday and Tuesday. A patriarch in a small village possesses genuine healing power that crooks Tom Burke and his associate seek to exploit for gain. Their visit reveals the healer’s truth and the drama tracks how latent goodness emerges.
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Imperial Theater
Tom Burke
New York
Elks Convention Dates Shift For Alliance Racing Circuit
Secretary Rufus Jones and the Elks committee handling a racing circuit plan align Alliance dates with the Whilka convention set for late June. Time remains unsettled. officials aim for the latest possible date. Gordon and Crawford schedules are affected and will be updated once June dates are fixed.
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Rufus Jones
Bishop
Whilka
The
Elks
Gordon
Crawford
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Joder
Brennan
Cusick
Sidneyites
Sidney Girls
Alliance Girls
Grand Island
Sidney
Alliance High
Sloan's
Sloan
Antioch News
World Pictures Present
June Elvidge
Montague Love
Jin
Steel King
By Giles St. Warren
Samuel Goldwyn
Pauline
Izola Forrester
Fatty Arbuckle
Adolph Zukor
Billie Burke
Briggs
W. J. Maple
Duroc Jersey Hog Sale
Crawford, Nebraska
Joseph H. and
Joseph C. VaUghn
ASN
troRtsit Pomes
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Rach Meert
Rumer Motor Company
J. I. Case
Cadillac
CASE
Elcars
Omaha
J. I. Case T. M. Company
Lincoln
Denver
Rumer
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