Anderson Truck Council Chooses Fire Car for City
At a special city council meeting the vote favored purchasing an Anderson four cylinder motor fire car from the Anderson Company of Omaha. Sixteen bids were opened for various makes with prices up to 6 600 f o b. Springfeld. A tie ended with Mayor Rodgers casting the deciding vote for the Anderson car. Delivery expected within sixty to ninety days after contract. An expert will train the driver for operation.
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City Hall
Anderson
Anderson Company
Farphem St
Omaha
J. Anderson
Gillespie
Denver
Western
Milespie
J. Cornelius
Service Department
George C. Hale Company
Kansas City
Andersen Company of
Willys
Romig
Komig
Rodgers
North Prawne
Grand Leland
Nebr
Sterling
Colo
At & Wat
Herald
New Ranch Barn Shown Near Alliance Nebraska
Henry Wier in Alliance provides The Herald with a photo of his new ranch barn near Antioch eighteen miles east of Alliance. The hillside structure is 80 feet long by 44 feet wide with 14 foot ceilings and cement sections, designed to house 200 cattle and 16 to 18 horses plus buggies and machinery on the ground floor. a future Herald issue will print a cut of the barn.
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Henry Wier
Alliance
Herald
Antioch
Nebraske
The
Opening Mines at Lost Springs Visit Alliance Leaders
P. E. McKilip and D. B. McMahon of the Wyoming Northern Railway and Rosin Coal Co visited Alliance to view the local coal market. They toured the North Platte valley and noted a new standard gauge line to Lost Springs. They expect shipments of high grade coal to Alliance and nearby regions within months.
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P. E. McKilip
D. B. McMahon
Wyoming Northern Railway Company
Rosin Coal Company
Lost Springs
Wyo
Alliance
North Platte Valley
Rosin
North Western
Mrs Copeland Extends Postcard Eastward Trip
Mrs. Copeland wife of The Heralds sporting editor left Sunday night for an extended trip in the east. She visits Chicago for a few days with Mrs Roy Beckwith of Alliance then goes to Muncie Indiana for a family reunion at Mrs Ro E Murray former Alliance resident. There she meets her brother Willard Brown en route from Los Angeles to New York and plans to accompany him to Newark New Jersey for a stay.
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Ern
Bates Copeland
The
Herald
Chicago
Roy Beckwith
Alliance
Muncie
Indiana
Ro E. Murray
Willard Brown
Los Angeles
New York
Australia
Copeland
Newark
N. J
Progressive convention to elect county central committee
A county convention of the Progressive party in Box Butte County meets July 25 1914 at 2 pm in Alliance Nebraska to elect a county central committee a chairman secretary and delegates to the state convention in Lincoln July 28 1914. precincts listed with delegated representations and caucus arrangements to be held at usual voting places. P Sweeney chairman.
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Progressive Party
Box Butte County
Court House
Alliance
Nebraska
Lincoln
First Ward
Second Ward
Boyd Precinct
Lake Precinct
Box Butte
Dorsey Precinct
Wright Precinct
Snake Precinct
Liberty Precinct
Lawn Precinct
P. Sweeney
County Central Committee
Picnic Party Hosts Youth at Fair Grounds This Evening
Mrs J W Thomas hosts a picnic for Junior Normal students and guests at the fair grounds. Supper, games, and entertainment planned if no rain. Invited include Minses Keel Opel and Grace Burk holder Harkins Cooley Worbling Kenewald and others. Mr A Starr travels from Lakeside to Alli ance for real estate dealings after final proof on his claim.
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J. W. Thomas
Fairgrounds
Minses Keel
Opel
Grace Burkholder
Harkins
Cooley
Worbling
Kenewald
Marion
Marjory Grebe
Messrs
Clements
Carl
Paul Thomas
Steres
Graham, Dulton
Laude
Anton Thomas
M. E. Grebe
L. C. Thomas
Montgomery
Co. A. Starr
Straehurser
Sheritan County
Lakeside Helay
For Sale Cheap Ranches in Sierridan County
For sale cheap 2340 acres 640 acres and others near post office and school. C A Starr Burlington Hotel Alliance Nebraska.
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Sieridan County
A. Starr
Burlington Hotel
Alliance
Nebr
Pullman Man George R Lackey Dies At 53
George R Lackey of Pullman Nebraska died Thursday evening July 16 at his ranch north of Whitman Cherry county after a paralysis two weeks earlier Funeral held at his home at 2 pm with burial in Surrey Valley cemetery Rev Young of Alliance officiating Lackey born April 15 1851 in Morgan County Ohio aged 53 and survived by a wife and five sisters Other items note Sells Out Farm Leaving for South and Allen Dudley Jr of South Omaha in Alliance area for firm promotion.
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George R. Lackey
Pullman
Nebr
Whitman
Cherry County
Surrey Valley Cemetery
Young
Alliance
Mr. Lackey
South
F. M. Allen
Sheridan County
Krause Brothers
Shower for Ethel Nolan at May Newberry home
A silk stocking shower was held on Laramie Avenue Tuesday evening for Miss Ethel Nolan. Luncheon at 7, baskets with cards naming package locations, then songs and readings by Miss Leone Mallory. Lavender and white decorations. flashlight photo of banquet table. Attendees included Ethel and Frances Nolan, Mabel and Marie Carey, and many others.
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May Newberry
Laramie Avenue
Ethel Nolan
Miss Nolan
Frances Nolan
Mabel
Marie Carey
Josephine
Katie
Nellie O'Donnell
Nell
Alice Acheson
Ruth Morris
Pay Hubble
Mabel Duncan
Kate Hagerty
Annie O’connor
Marie Riordan
Ruth Moore
Agnes Kniest
Virginia Broome
Alice Carlson
Leone Mallory
Etta Keane
Mesdames Rumer
Michael Nolan
Riordan
Newberry
Kate
Hannah Kniest
Teressa O'Donnell
Miss Newberry
Brown couple from Sarnia visit Alliance on St Clair river
Mr and Mrs Geo Brown of Sarnia Ontario arrived Tuesday morning to visit his brother W C Brown in Alliance. He is chief engineer of the car ferry at the foot of Lake Huron above Detroit on the St Clair river. They will stay until next Monday then travel to San Francisco visiting relatives en route at Denver and other points.
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Geo. Brown
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
W. C. Brown
Alliance
Schafer to Have Racing Auto
Charley Schafer has purchased a six cylinder Stevens Duryea formerly owned by Chase Feakins and is reconstructing it into a racing car. The project features a forty five gallon tank a centered driver seat and extended steering gear to reach about 75 miles per hour. Schafer plans to name the machine the Sehafer Limited, replacing the prior Bear Kitchen nickname.
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Alliance
Charley Schafer
Stevens-Duryea
Chase Feakins
Chase
Schafer
Sehafer
Brotherhood Meeting At Baptist Church Monday July 26
The Men's Brotherhood will gather at the Baptist church at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon July 26. Members and especially church attendees are invited for a Bible study and a farewell address by H. F. Walters who is leaving Alliance soon. The committee urges every man to attend this last chance to hear him.
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The
Baptist Church
H. F. Walters
Alliance
Walters
Maquoketa Man Extends Iowa Visit To Alliance Family
Alexander Fortner of Maquoketa in northwest Iowa arrived two weeks ago to visit his son and wife Mr and Mrs Alva Fortner of Alliance. He plans to stay a month longer and then visit a brother in Merriman.
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Alexander Fortner
Maquoketa
Iowa
Alva Fortner
Alliance
Merriman
Huge Tri State canal break damages Nebraska near Mitchell
A massive break in the Tri State irrigation canal near Mitchell Nebraska released floodwaters that endangered a bridge and a railroad, washing out portions of the Enterprise ditch. Ditch riders quickly plugged the leak, with repairs and water redirection continuing for hours.
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Vt & Point
Scotiabluf
Mitchell
Sindy
Henry
Nebr
Reasons for Club Building in Alliance
The Herald reports a folder by secretary W. D. Fisher detailing why Alliance should build a Commercial Club house. Benefits include civic pride, a permanent hub, a farmers’ headquarters, a girls and boys development center, a ladies rest room, affordable gymnasium access, and annual $2,000 in savings. Stock grants voting rights, no dividends promised, and continuous community use.
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the Herald
Commercial Club
Alliance
W. D. Fisher
OUF
Toney
House party at Miss Alta Youne's hosts enjoy games
Friday evening twenty young men and women attended a party at Miss Alta Youne's home with outdoor games led by the Youngs women as hosts. The featured game was Run-sheep-run with refreshments of cantaloupe, cake, and lemonade. Guests included Misses Ale Young Hattie Renswold Mabel Worley May Nation Eva Duncan Ruth Ries Adah Hawking Nell Shreveberry Anne Senater May Graham Minarse Charles Martin Laude Carl Thomas Louis Powell Norman McCorkle William LaMon Merritt Chaffee Clements Chambers and Lion.
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Missea Ale Young
Hattie Renswold
Mabel Worley
May Nation
Eva Duncan
Ruth Ries
Adah Hawking
Nell Shreveberry
Anne Senater
May Graham
Minarse Charles& Martin Laude
Carl Thomas
Louis Powell
Norman McCorkle
William LaMon
Merritt’ Chaffee
Clements
Chambers and Lion
Zeppelin Airship Incident Report in Germany
A historical note describes Count Zeppelin deploying his airship to break up another disruption in Germany. The action underscores ongoing aerial engineering and unrest affecting early airship operations.
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Germany
Count Zeppelin
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Wyoming
Mrs. Copeland
East
Progressive Convention
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County Court House
South Omaha Commission
Allen Dudley, Jr
Allen Dudley & Company
Dudley
Racing Auto
Alliance Man
Gopher Hole
Enterprise
Gillerneey
Buriineton Aitroid
Wright
Tri- Stete Cannal
Scottebluff
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