Blackmail conspiracy charges hit Dawes County officials
Dawes county and Chadron figures file conspiracy to blackmail charges in Chadron. Defendants include Omaha detectives Harvey Wolfe and Philip Winker and Chadron lawyers E. D. Crites and Allen G. Fisher. The plot allegedly aimed to coerce Mrs. Hood and Crites with revolvers to prevent a political/romance scandal from ending in a marriage for Crites. Bail set at 8000 for most defendants. 3000 for Winkler.
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J. M. Slattery
G. D. Crites
Dawes County
Chadron
Steve Maloney
Omaha
Harvey Wolfe
Omaha Detective Association
W. Pipkin
Gus A. Tylee
Phil Winker
W.S. Dolan
Chicago
al Yen G. Fisher
Chad
Philip Winker
Charles I. Day
Louis K. Mote
Crites
Mrs. Hood
Winkler
Day
Mote
Defendar
Pa . R
Hood
Robert Hood
Philip Winkler
Stephen Maloney
Thurssday
E. D. Crites
Allen G. Fisher
Alliance
Nebraska
W. 8
Dolan
Johnny” Lynch
Mike Clark
Paul Sutton
Omaha Police
Sutton
Lynch
Clark
Dourlins County
Hodd
Dawee County
Mrs Elizabeth Lemmon of Marsland Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Elizabeth Lemmon of Marsland dies at her daughter Mary Hughes home after a long illness causing loss of sight and mind. She was about 78, widow for eleven years, mother of nine children with five living. Three children Carl of Colorado Roy of Crawford and Mrs Hughes were with her at the end. The Hinghes home funeral chapel served by Rev Fuller of the Merland M E church.
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Elizabeth Lemmon
Marsland
Mary Hughes
Men Who Shaped Nebraska Prohibition Leaders
The article honors three Nebraska lawmakers Representative Norton Polk County Representative Flansburg Lancaster County and Representative Thomas Box Butte County as the driving figures on the prohibition conference committee. Norton, serving his fourth term, is described as progressive and a Polk County native born May 12 1878 with Michigan and Wesleyan training. Flansburg a lawyer from Alma Lincoln and expert on the bill, celebrated May 3 35th birthday and pushed for a strong anti near beer stance and possession clauses. Thomas editor and co owner of Alliance Herald born July 8 1889 in Elwood Neb built a career in printing business travel and farming before election in Box Butte Sheridan counties as a Republican Democrat leader of the session.
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Nebraska
Norton
Polk County
Flansburg
Lancaster County
Thomas
Box Butte County
Conference
Senate
University of Michigan
Wesleyan College of Oratory
Osceola
C. C. Plansburg
Lincoln High School
University of Nebraska
Law
Alliance Herald
Elwood Neb
Maywood
Alma
Denver City
Orleans
Omaha Busines College
Allance
Crald
Scottsbluff
Box Butte
Sheridan
Nebraska National Guard Fourth Regiment Inspected in Alliance
Captain Wallace of federal inspection reported favorably on Company G Alliance for the Fourth Nebraska regiment with 87 men. Scottsbluff sent a farewell ovation as members head to muster and await federal orders to report to training.
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Wallace
Nebraska National Guard
Scottsbluff
Weller Hall
Scottsbluff Boys
Wallage
War Department
Miller
Alliance
Wallaice
Aurora
Nebraska le
Scottablam
John Mattox
Aurora Claims High School Declamatory Victory Debated
Aurora asserts it won first place in the state high school declamatory contest held in the city Thursday night. Officials dispute the results citing official totals and ranks with Aurora alleging miscalculation and contest officials tallying Red Cloud ahead in grand sums. The event featured contestants from Red Cloud Chadron Aurora Leigh Alliance and other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Aurora High School
Hugh Arnold
William McBride
Red Cloud High School
Aurora
A. E. Fisher
KE. B. Hingvs
Chadron
Red Cloud
Arnold
Frank Sturdevant
Oral Harvey
Alliance
James Patterson
Rustiville
Wiliam McBride
George E. Clark
Leigh
Horse Inspection Scheduled for May 29 at Alliance Yards
The horse inspection by C. C. Lester & Co. was postponed due to rain and will now be held next Tuesday, May 29, at the Alliance stock yards with French army officers in attendance. Fewer horses were brought in Tuesday because roads were muddy. prices remain unchanged from prior announcements.
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Co-operative Development Company
Wyoming
Casper
Alliance
Commany
Douglas
Pryce
M. F. MacDonald
Warren Marcy
Fred Stull
CC. L. Leater & Co
Denver
Mr. Lester
Fashion Shop Purchases Regan Stock At Forty Cents
A G Isaacson owner of The Fashion Shop buys the remaining Regan store stock from Mary Regan at 40 cents on the dollar. He plans to sell it at the same price and hold a big sale next week including regular stock. He urges Alliance and western Nebraska shoppers to watch for the sale for genuine savings.
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A. G. Isaacson
Regan
Mary Regan
Lost Firestone auto casing with inner tube between Hemingford and Alliance
A Firestone smooth tread auto casing with inner tube and rim was lost Friday between Hemingford and Alliance. The casing size is 3225 inches with Lloyd Thomas named on the inner tube. A reward will be paid for its return to The Alliance Herald in Alliance.
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Firestone
Hemingford
Alliance
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance Herald
Ebr
Miller Sells His Second Hand Store
Conley Miller sold his second hand store at the corner of Box Butte avenue and Serond street to T J Thompson of Dannebrog Nebraska. Thompson is now in possession. The buyer is brother to ranchmen Charles and Gene Thompson. Miller stays a week or ten days then may join the carpenter trade in Alliance.
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Conley Miller
Box Butte Avenue
Serond Street
T J. Thompson
Dannebrog
Nebr
Thompson
Charles
Gene Thompson
Mr. Miller
Alliance
Baccalaureate Sermon for Alliance High Seniors
The Alliance high school seniors listened to H. J. Young preach at the Phelan opera house Sunday evening. The pastor urged balance in life with development of body mind and morals and advised a definite life purpose and goal in his address Facing the Task of Life.
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Alliance High School
Phelan Opera House
H. J. Young
The
Christian Church
Graduation Exercises for Alliance High Friday at Phelan Opera
Senior clans conclude school with graduation Friday evening at the Phelan opera house starting 8 15. Dean Charles Fordyce of the University of Nebraska will deliver the address to the graduates. An epotion program has been prepared.
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Alliance High School
Phelanopera House
Charles Fordyce
University of Nebraska
Quarantine Ordered for Fourteen Alliance Homes
Alliance faces a scarlet fever quarantine affecting fourteen residences. City Physician Dr H H Bellwood reports progress against contagion and calls for citizen cooperation to eliminate diseases. State Board of Health official H B Cumming informs Bellwood not to overstep quarantine rules.
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Alliance
H. H. Bellwood
Herald
Bellwood
H. B. Cumming
State Board of Health
Liberty Loan of 1917 Bonds At Alliance Banks
Alliance banks report lukewarm interest in the Liberty Loan of 1917 with officials noting few applications while many men mock the low rate. Bonds come in bearer and registered forms with denominations from sixty to one hundred thousand dollars and allow exchange for higher rate issues if issued. Banks will accept subscriptions and issue bonds when available.
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Alliance
United States
First National
First State
Alliance National
the Herald
Ana Thme
Pastor S. J. Epler to Lead Alliance Christian Church
S. J. Epler of Lincoln has been chosen as pastor of the Alliance Christian Church to succeed H. J. Young who preaches his farewell sermon Sunday. Epler will deliver his first sermon here a week from Sunday. He is married with three children and will move to Alliance later. He is a college mate of Rev. Young.
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S. J. Epler
Lincoln
Christian Church In
Alliance
H. J. Young
Mr Epler
Epler
Younes
One Smallpox Case Reported in Alliance City
City physician Dr Bellwood says only one smallpox case exists in Alliance and it is not a fetal case. Bert Kerwin, a worker from the federal forest reserve at Halsey, contracted smallpox and traveled to Alliance to change care, arriving at the depot before being sent to the detention hospital.
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Bellwood
Bert Kerwin
Federal Forest Reserve
Halsey
Aconm Street
Denver
Alliance
Alliance Weekly Weather Report Summary
The Alliance weather record shows 1.62 inches of rain in the past week. Daily totals include May 19 0.45, May 20 0.55, and May 21 0.62 inches. Temperatures ranged from 37 to 78 degrees across May 19 to May 21 with typical max and min readings.
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F. W. Hicks
Alliance
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
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