Fight on Eight Hour Law Now On
Railroads file injunctions in states including Nebraska and Colorado to block the Adamson eight hour law. Burlington, Santa Fe, Union Pacific among defendants claim constitutional flaws and seek delay until Supreme Court ruling. Department of Justice to defend all suits with AG Gregory directing strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Ihe
United States
Thomas&. Allen
Brotherhoods
Joseph D. Andrewa
Leane McCoy
George H. Moore
Fred FE. Allen
James C. Baker
Hugh Kelley
William E. Z
Tedrow
Colorado
F. B. Searle
Denver
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Frank Hawkaworth
H. A. Husted
R. R. Lawler
L. A. Garver
Congress
Equria
Aarge
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Gregory
Underwood
Frank Hager
Sheridan County Official Canvass Shows Key Election Tallies
The Sheridan County general election tally lists votes for Prohibitory and Pure Food amendments, presidential and U S Senate results, and races for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, superintendent, attorney general, land and building board, railway commissioner, regents, congressman, state senate and house, county offices, and local judges. Notable figures include Woodrow Wilson 1168 and George M Adams 818 with other candidates earning varied totals across numerous countywide posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Neville
Abraham L. Sutton
Edgar Howard
H. P. Shumway
Charles W. Pool
Addison Wait
Victor E. Wilson
Henry T. Clarke
Board of Regents
P. J. Hall
H. BD. Landis
Geo. N. Seymour
Samuel C. Bassett
Maud BE. Gillespie
Fred F. Sturdevant
Amy I. Stewart
Noah Moss
Bruce H. Henett
A. C. Plants
P. Kelley
Pearle E. Summers
Sydney H. Foster
H. F. Wasmund, Jr
E. Stamper
Supreme Court
Eeeweerreene
Andrew M. Morrissey
Jacob Fawcett
B. Fastines
James R. Deen
John B. Barnes
Prohibition
Nebraska
Douglas
Box Butte
Wilson
Hughes
Hitchcock
Kennedy
Douglas County
Olmstead
Gilbert
Neville
Sutton
Millikan
Graves
Jenn Howard
Dem
Shumway
Brumbaugh
Smilth
Pool
Ortnue
Walt
Hefner
Lamm
Eaewas
Clemmons
Thomas
Stan
Axtell
Soc
Ewe
Knox
Reed
Devoe
Wright
Beckman
Chase
Jenkins
Lallway
Clarke
Bissell
Maguire
Reavis
Orreanee
Abel
Glen
Douglas Peng
Lobeck
Chas. O
Baker
Ben
Porter
G. C
Stephens
Pep Vv
Barton
Silas
Elliott W. C
McDermott KK. B
Kinkaid
Moses
John
Canright
Stebbins
Lucien
Civil service exams for engineers and draftsmen
On December 13 and 14 the alliance civil service board will hold examinations to qualify as structural engineer and draftsman for men only to fill old vacancies in the office of the supervising architect Treasury Department Washington D C. The salary is 1600 to 1800 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Civil Service Board
Supervising Architect
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
New federal post office planned for O Neill
Word from O Neill indicates Congressman Kinkaid secured a new federal building site and appropriation. The project cleared the House and awaits Senate action for the post office in town. A Kansas City attorney will assist in trial preparation and appeals may go to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neill O'Neill
Kinkaid
Senate
Man
Kansas City
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
The Merchant and the Dark Toll of Community Life
A verse titled The Merchant questions who funds communal needs when cash, grain, or donations run dry. It laments debt, bankruptcy, and slow gifts to churches and lodges, ending with a sobering note that the merchant will face reward on the distant shore.
Farmers Confront Car Shortage at Nebraska Convention
The Nebraska Farmers Cooperative Grain and Live Stock state association and Farmers Dealers association of Nebraska announce the fourteenth annual convention at the Hotel Rome in Omaha on November 21 to 23. Delegates from 325 elevator companies will attend to tackle the car shortage problem and seek measures to prevent future occurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative Grain & Live Stock State Association
Farmers’ Dealers Association of Nebraska
Hotel
Rome
Omaha
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Nebraska
Abscission on Brain Claimed Death of 16-Year-Old
Duane Pratt aged 16 son of Wv Pratt of Mullen died at Alliance hospital after four weeks with an abscess on the brain from a ear infection. He was brought from Mullen Thursday. burial followed in Mullen. The Herald Office contact listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Pratt
Wv.Pratt
Mullen
Alliance
Death of Mrs Don Wagner of Kewanna Ind
Mrs Don Wagner of Kewanna Indiana died at her home near Kewanna on Sunday October 22 after a pneumonia related illness. Born January 29 1887 in Ottawa County Kansas Elsie Olive Ayers married Don B Wagner September 7 1908 and had two children Donna Belle and Frank L. She was a United Brethren parishioner admired by many. Funeral services were held at the M E church Wednesday with Rev G S Reedy and burial in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wagner
Kewanna
Ind
Alliance
Guy V. Alien
Kewanna Herald
Herald
Wagner
Elsie Olive Ayers
William
Maria Belle Ayers
G. V. Allen
Bridgeport
Nebr
W. N. Willoughby
M. E. Church
Blair-Ground Broken for Carnegie Library Corner
Ground broken for a new $10,000 Carnegie library at Fifth and Lincoln. The buff brick building is due to be completed and turned over to the library board by May 1. Cornerstone laying ceremonies are planned within two weeks, with rushed work and favorable weather aiding progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Carnegie Library
Fifth and
Lincoln Streets
Library
Bigamy Shocks Denver Marriage Case Involving Vonbach and Trowbridge
Clara Overly Vonbach of Sidney and formerly Alliance wed Edward J. Trowbridge in Denver. Bigamy charges followed when the first husband learned of the marriage and reported to police as Trowbridge had left for Ohio unaware the law viewed the union as a second wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Overly Vonbach
Gustav Vonbach
Sidney
Alliance
Denver
Edward J. Trowbridge
Trowbridge
Wonback
Ohio
Vonbuch
Justice Rice
Gering
Husband No
Beatrice Duck Dinner Yields Church Expansion Gift
At a duck dinner for the men of the First Presbyterian church Beatrice $11 000 was subscribed for enlarging the church building Plans show the project will require about $15 000 for completion and improvements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Flrst Presbyterian Church
Youth's Companion 1917 subscription offer with free 1916 issues
New subscribers who send $2.00 receive free the remaining 1916 issues. The Companion promises evolving features and entertaining sketches. A Forecast for 1917 and a Home Calendar are included, plus a two-for-one offer with McCall's Magazine for $2.10, including 12 issues of each title and free remaining November and December issues.
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Companion
McCall's Magazine
Youth's Companion
McCall
McCalle
Youth’s Companion
St. Paul St
Botson
Mass
Local bettor exploits pregame results for cash
In Alliance a well known citizen stirred betting after a Nebraska Kansas game. A man offered favorable odds and gathered about $100. The weathered stake remains uncollected as betting resumes while the outcome stays unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Nebraska
Kansas University
Sperts
Twelve Federal Service Jobs Open in Alliance
Secretary Hicks announces twelve additional civil service openings, bringing total to forty with examinations in Alliance on December 6 for men and December 12 for women. Positions include trade commissioners and special agents for global markets, offering daily pay up to $10, travel and per diem benefits, with duties to collect market data and report findings to aid American exporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hicks
Soe Cal
United States Civil Service Board
Samuel
the Herald
Hicks
Civil Service
United States
Alliance Herald
Alliance Post Office
Department of Commerce of the United States
Secretary of Commerce
Garage Men Readjust Storage Rates Across Alliance
Alliance garage owners announce a rate readjustment due to higher operating costs. Storage prices run from November 1 to May 1 at 7.50 dollars per month and 5 dollars per month May 1 to November 1. Night storage 0.50 dollars for the first night and 0.25 dollars per additional night. Day storage 0.25 dollars. Dara left after 10 PM incur night fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Garage
Dara
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Sheridan County
Elecee
Regineer
The
Herald Office
Morrissey Ove
Fawcett
Errsateowrenes
Iate
Allance
Russia
Far Eaat
Russian
Far East
Africa
Near East
India
States Relations Service
Department of Agriculture
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