Record crowds witness War Aces air show in Alliance
Western Nebraska saw a large crowd at the War Aces air exhibition in Alliance on Wednesday. About twenty thousand attended with as many as thirty thousand reported. wind and dust limited some stunts but planes performed flips and loops. The event featured eight planes at once and an information booth run by Alliance teachers.
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Nebraska
Searce
Hemingford
Burlington
F. B. Reddish
Alliance
Alliance Herald
Overton
First National Bank
G. M. Burns Real Estate Exchange
Thomas Bald Investment Company
John O'Keefe & Son
First State Bank
Sturgeon Brothers Garage
George A. Moliring
Nebraska Land Company
The
Fashion Shop
A. H. Jones Company
Mann Music & Art Company
Horace Bogue
Schafer Brothers
Chandler-Hupmobile Agency
Alliance Steam Laundry
Prudential Life Insurance Company
James A. Pierce
Drake & Drake
E. T. Kibble & Company
Herald
Gordon
the Herald
Snow, Brewster and
Chadron
Maupin
Ger
Westervelt
Scottsbluff
Welof Mullen
Wisner
Bayard
Night Policeman Fails to Capture Escaped Prisoner in City
Night Marshal Taylor tried to stop a fleeing prisoner after an arrest gone wrong. The escapee fled toward a car and Taylor fired twice, without capturing the man. The car owner appeared later claiming possession as the chase continued Sunday morning.
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Nora Taylor
Fred
Hell
Taylor
Shorty
Kibble Markets Enormous Poland China Hog
E T Kibble alliance real estate dealer and Box Butte county farm owner sold a Poland China hog weighing 760 pounds valued at 136.80. The two year old hog was a fine specimen. Kibble and his son Lloyd raise over one hundred thoroughbred Poland China hogs this season and supply local farmers.
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E. T. Kibble
Alliance Real Estate
Box Butte County
Lloyd
Victory Loan event features and city band concerts
A noon speech by Hon M L Dowling in Alliance highlights the Victory Loan. The Alliance Fire Department Band of thirty pieces under Director Harley entertained thousands, with Bayard band also contributing. A large dance at the armory became a top event, and special trains carried aviators to Cheyenne after the exhibition. Police and deputies managed crowds well. A notable exhibit of German memorabilia from Coblenz drawn by Sgt Harold S Thomas drew crowds at W R Harper store, viewed by Colonel A J Hanlon.
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Wilscox
Bridgeport
M. L. Dowling
Madison
Nebraskan
Court House
Alliance Fire Department
Harley
Bayard
Armory
Alliance
Cheyenne
Germany
Harold 8. Thomas
Coblenz
Herald
W. R. Harper Department Store
A. J. Hanlon
Harper
Hanlon
City
City physician finds the water is pure
Dr. George J. Hand analyzed samples from the Municipal water system and the Burlington railroad water system. Chemists in the state report both supplies show no contamination and are faithful in quality.
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City Water
Burlington Water
George J. Hand
Burlington Railroad
Hand
Legislation Sought to Save Potash Industry in Nebraska
President Wilson advised Senator Hitchcock that restricting German potash imports would need Congress action. The note explains potash as a traded item allowed by allies for German food payments and mentions France offering Alsace Lorraine potash for export.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Congress
Germany
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Visitors Estimate Large as City Hosts Daylong Event
The article estimates 8000 visitors with 4360 railroad passengers from multiple trains and 1100 from Guernsey plus 856 from Ravenna. Autos add 2200 to 4800 visitors. Police report no disturbances and smooth traffic despite the large turnout.
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Rons
Burlington Railroad
Guernsey
Ravenna
Eight Men Join U. S. Air Service
The Alliance recruiting station led by W. E. Conley conducted an air service enlistment day. Eight men applied, six began examinations, and will travel to Port Omaha for final medicals before Fort Crook assignment. Conley will return soon, to be replaced by Mr. Redmond.
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Fort Crook
U. S. Army
Redmond
Chus Pav Spree Proves Expensive Pastime
Morton Sweeney Joe Perrin and Thos Morse faced county court this morning for unlawfully purchasing whiskey from John Doe. They were arrested after being seen imbibing, with Sweeney and Perrin fined 100 dollars plus costs totaling 107.20 dollars, Morse sentenced to sixty days in jail for a prior similar offense.
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Morton Sweeney
Joe Perrin
Thos, Morse
John Doe
Morse
Jaiil
Fitilar
Petrograd Occupied by Anti Bolshevik Troops
Unconfirmed report states Finnish and Anti Bolshevik Russian forces defeated the Reds and occupied Petrograd. Hunger and unrest in Bolshevik districts cited as weakening their power, making news of Petrograd’s fall unsurprising. Also note local ads about W K R Harper Store displays praised for patriotic red white and blue decorations.
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London
Petrograd
W. KR. Harper
Germany
Harper
W. C. T. U. Work for Red Cross Noted
A fragment notes a woman who has allegedly worked endlessly for 10 000 years to achieve the same amount of effort as a Red Cross project requires. The report reflects sparse, unclear OCR from the period and emphasizes endurance without naming a specific person or event.
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Red Cross
Boundaries Corrected for Alliance and Broken Bow Lands
Washington reports by executive order the transfer of Valentine district lands from Broken Bow to Alliance, effective later as Department fixes date. The move ends months of dispute over re‑adjustment after North Platte and Valentine offices were folded into Broken Bow, with Senator Hitchcock pressing the case in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Alliance
Broken Bow
Nebraska
Valentine Land District
Alliance Herald
North Platte and
Valen
Hitchcock
The
Herald
France
Alliance Land Office
Allance
Valentine
Washington
Peace Treaty Nears Signature Within Forty Eight Hours
Allied Powers plan to sign the peace treaty within the next forty eight hours. Italy's position is noted as flexible while China will be protected in the Shantung settlement with Japan.
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Italy
China
Shantung
Japan
Nebraska direct primary league organized in Lincoln
A meeting at the Lindell Hotel in Lincoln formed a Nebraska direct primary league to circulate petitions for a referendum on the bill changing Nebraska’s primary law. Participants included state senator C Petrus Peterson, Beecher Howell, N P Dodge, Charles Bryan, Frank A Harrison, and Lt. Governor Pel Barrows. The movement has broad support from Republican and Democratic leaders and major papers across the state.
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Alliance Herald
Lincoln
Nebraska
Lindell
C. Petrus Peterson
Beecher Howell
N. P. Dodge
Omaha
Charles Bryan
Frank A Harrison
Norria Last Falh
Pel Barrows
State Senate
Omaha Daily News and World-Herald
Lincoln State Journal
Lincoln Star
Mra
FA. Harmison
Baleek
Farmers” Co-Operative Gaiey
Pr. Walton
Paving Width Reversed After Council Meeting
After long discussion Alliance property owners influenced a reversal of the district’s paving and sidewalk widths. The council set 100 ft street walk and 14 ft paving for one street, 72 ft for another, and other widths for adjacent streets, plus a special election for storm sewer bonds. Licenses for plumbing and pool halls were granted and water mains extension discussed.
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Alliance
Valuable booklets received by Alliance Community Club
The Alliance Community Club received booklets from the National War Garden Committee. Rufus Jones ordered a limited supply for the public. Titles include War Gardening and Home Storage of Vegetables and Home Canning and Drying of Vegetables, with copies available on application.
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Alliance Community Club
National War Garden Committee
Rufus Jones
Secresecretary
Dew Drop Inn Closed Over No License Permit
The Dew Drop Inn owned by C. E. Phillipe has been closed after a recent conviction for selling alcohol. The city council has not yet authorized a new liquor permit.
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Dew Drop Inn
C. E. Phillipe
Shantung Peninsula Transfer to Japan Stirs Chinese Officials
Paris reports show the three power council and Japanese delegates nearing a peace treaty clause transferring Shantung and Kiao Chau to Japan. The clause would be included within forty eight hours, with China fearing loss of influence. Indications suggest Italy seeks possible return, though no overt move has been made.
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Paris
Council of Three
Shantung Peninsula
Kiao Chau
Japan
Italy
Shantung
China
Dancer Mrs Vernon Castle to wed Captain Tremon
Mrs. Vernon Castle the noted dancer and film star is to marry Captain Robert B E Tremon of Ithilea on Saturday. Her former husband was killed in an airplane accident several months ago.
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Vernon Castle
Ithica
Robert BE. Tremon
Ithilea
Deadly bombs mailed to prominent Americans traced to nationwide plot
Twenty six bombs were mailed to figures including General A. Gurrison, Attorney General Mitchell Palmer, Justice Holmes, Judge Landis, Mayor Hylan, John D. Rockefeller, and others. The devices bore I W W and Bolshevist signatures, with warnings sent nationwide. Rev J O Gould left Friday for Grand Island to attend a Baptist Convention and return Wednesday.
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New York City
United States
Finsiet
A. Gurrison
Mitchell Palmer
O. W. Holmes
Supreme Court
J. O. Gould
Grand Island
Hearts of the World shown at Imperial Theatre Friday and Saturday
The review lauds D W Griffiths Hearts of the World as a patriotic epic pairing a battlefield backdrop with a tender love story set in France. It calls the film a supreme achievement and urges nearby viewers to attend May 2nd and 3rd to avoid regretting missing this government-supported drama.
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David W. Griffith
France
Griffith
Shakespeare
D. W. Griffith
Imperial Theatre
Ees
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John L. Burnett
National House of Representatives
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