Baseball and boxing notes from the sporting page
The column discusses errors in games under Western league conditions and notable performances by Tinker, Three-Fingered Brown, and Kilng with the Cincinnati club. It recounts a trip to Berean, a walk‑away, and a wrestling bout featuring Kid Fiorian and Gua Peterson. Lincoln beats Denver 11-8 and Johnson nears a shutout record as heavyweights McCarty and Smith prepare for coast fights.
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Teagues
Berean
Mgr. Slaughter
Tinker
Brown
Johnny Kilng
Cincinnati
Cubs
Chicago
Murphy
Marsland
Kid Fiorian
Gua Peterson
Peterson
Afbe
Pkare Ma
Flonan
Edgemont
Baby twins born to Daniel Hills in Pasadena
A Pasadena paper reports Daniel Hills and his wife welcomed two baby boys weighing two pounds, with Dr. Walter Hill noting the extreme small size. The family also has a 15 year old daughter. both mother and infants are reported to be healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Hills
Pasadena
California
Alliance
Walter Hill
Bowman Receives Travel Salesman Offers Return to Burley Tyrrell Co
Since leaving the Drake hotel Bowman has drawn several travel sales assignments. Burley and Tyrrell Co offer him southern Nebraska and northern Kansas a highly desirable territory. Bowman has proven efficient on the road and will resume traveling, though he has not decided which offer to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Hotel
H. A. Bowman
Burley & Tyrrell Co
Nebraska
Kansas
Bowman
Civil Service Examinations Noted for Alliance Area
Civil service exams scheduled in Alliance contingent on health board lifting quarantine. May 19 posts for Logging Engineer with pay 2400 to 3000 yearly in Forest Service and Reclamation Service. Hydro Electrical Engineer 1860 to 2400. May 2 for Drainage Engineer. Age limit 22 for some posts. May 24 exam to create eligible list for Alliance Nebraska post office clerks and carriers. males only.
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Health Board
Forest Service
Dement of Agriculture
Hydro Electrical
Reclamation Service
Allance
Noebr
Quarantine in Sheridan Co A D New and Dr L Rushville
A. D. New and Dr L of Rushville are named members of a quarantine area in Sheridan County. The fragment notes the quarantine status and identifies involved individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan CO
A. D. New
Rushville
Sheridan County Health Board Reports Quarantine Efforts
The Board of Health of Sheridan County toured Alliance Tuesday en route to Lakeside and Bingham to quarantine contagious diseases. A smallpox dose was reported at Bingham and one or more diphtheria cases near Lakeside.
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Board of Health of
Sheridan County
Lakeside
Bingham
Tuberculosis Decreasing The Plague Learns To Breathe Easier
The Herald notes a steady drop in deaths from consumption and cites improved sanitation and prevention as key factors. An Omaha World Herald reprint discusses evolving immunity, public health measures, and debates whether modern treatment or natural laws drive the decline.
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Herald
Omaha World-Herald
New York
Germany
Strasburger and Dr Schock Visit Rushville on Business
John B. Strasburger arrived in Rushville on Thursday for business and stayed overnight. He traveled with Dr. Andrew C. Schock of Chicago who came to Nebraska to file a homestead claim and to provide medical care to settlers. The two men praised Rushville’s cleanliness before leaving.
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John B. Strasburger
Andrew C. Schock
Chicago
Nebraska
Rushville
Standam
Curb and Street Upgrade In Alliance on Box Butte
The Alliance National bank completes a concrete curb around its Box Butte avenue sidewalk at about $200. The improved curb enhances appearance and drainage as the street will be graded to divert storm waters into the sewer, preventing mud.
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Alliance National Bank
Box Butte Avenue
Land sale prospects rise in Nebraska county lands
J. C. McCorkle of the Nebraska Land & Development Co. returns from a four week trip to western and eastern Nebraska points. He reports growing interest in Box Butte county lands and predicts plentiful sales this summer.
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J. C. McCorkle
Nebraska Land & Development Co
Nebraska
Box Butte
First Boy Born to Covert Family in Whitehall
Mr and Mrs J M Covert of Whitehall Mont welcomed their first child a bouncing boy arriving at home on May 2. Mrs Covert is daughter of Mr and Mrs Nichols. Mr Covert works as a cement contractor and is doing well in the business. They moved to Whitehall from Alliance.
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M. D. Nichols
the Herald
J. M. Covert
Whitehall, Mont
Spud Market Buoyed by O Bannon Car Sales
Oscar O Bannon of O Bannon Bros reports twelve cars of Box Butte county potatoes sold in Alliance after a brief trip to eastern Nebraska. The sale indicates strong demand and a thriving market for local potatoes.
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Oscar O'Bannon
O'Bannon Bros
Alliance
Nebraska
Wyoming dry farming plans attract interest in Alli ance
W B Sleeper president of the Wyoming Plant and Seed Breeding Co Worland Wyo stopped in Alliance en route to Omaha to ship Wyoming lambs He promoted winter emmer a grain touted as stock feed suited to dry farming and irrigation He urged retention of Prof B C Buffum in Wyoming amid a five thousand dollar salary offer from Canada.
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W. B. Sleeper
Wyoming Plant & Seed Breeding Co
Worland
Wyo
Alliance
Omaha
Wyoming
Nebraska
B. C. Buffum
Germans Plan Turnfest in Denver Next Summer
The 1920s style event will run June 26 for five days with 20 000 capacity stadium in Denver. Thousands of Germans and an equal number of non Germans will travel via low railroad rates to compete in athletics singing drama literature and oratory and to view pageants art shows and the Rockies resorts across Colorado and neighboring states.
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America
Denver
Colorado
Teutons
West
Williikely
Europe
Turners
Turnvereins
Rocky Mountains
Royal Gorge
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak
Cripple Creek
Glenwood Lpgs
Estes Park
Record of proceedings received at Alliance firemen’s meet
The thirty first annual convention of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s Association records were received by Alliance firemen. The 150 page bound book includes new rules for tournaments and an Alliance tournament advertisement. Also notes Catarrh and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and order details.
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Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association
Alliance
Martins Fitegerald Sickness Lays Off Machinist and Employee
Fr jms Martin Fitegerald a machinist at the round house is laid off on account of sickness Eddle at the freight house is off duty for sickness both appear in the notice with the payroll related action and names.
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Jms Martin Fitegerald
the Round House
Eddle
Railroad promotions and local office changes reported
The article outlines a flurry of personnel moves in the railroad system including resignations and new appointments. Harry Gantz becomes superintendent Weldenhamer’s secretary, L. L. Smith shifts to stenography, Jerry Madden to Trainmaster’s office, and E. F. Shields adds a home addition while E. L. Coleman arrives as clerk. Several transfers involve W. L. Phillips, F. W. Bower, and dispatcher reshuffles with Chas. Mackey and A. W. Parker among others.
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F. L. Potmesi
Weldenhamer
Harry Gantz
L. L. Smith
Nelson
Gantz
Young
Jerry Madden
Smith
E. E. Young
Alliance
Black Hills
M. E. Coleman
East End
J. T. Peckenpaugh
Sterling
Coleman
Chas. Mackey
Deadwood
A. W. Parker
Mackey
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Bates Copeland
Lincoln
Johnny King
John
Johnny
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Pert
Des Moines
Topeka
Sioux City
Hemingford
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Williard
Gunboat Smith
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Flynn
Moran
NG Stand Mlay
Caieneanie
St Louie
Detroit
Louis
Cincinnat
Pat Denver
St Joseph Lincoln
Isioux City
Wichita
Civil Service Examinations
Strasburger
Harper’s
Toggery
Colo
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Adress
Cheney &O
Hal
Mr. Hart
E. F. Shields
Sweetwater Avenue
Burlington
E. L. Coleman
San Francisco
Henry, Nebr
Ida Willette
Weidenhamer
Winnepeg
Manitoba
Ola Burmood
J. E. Lyon
McCook
W. L. Phillips
Sheridan
F. W. Bower
H. A. O'Hara
Sheridan Division
Hart
H. A. Vaughan
H. H. Hilderbrand
Ravenna
Stetson
White Cat
Norton
Brandegee, Kincaid & Co
Ederheimer, Stein & Co
L. System
Michael Stearns
Florsheim Shoes
Cluette
Arrow
A. Takings
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