Suffrage Boost From Catherine McCelloch in Alliance
Mrs Catherine Waugh McCelloch a noted Chicago lawyer and suffrage worker spent several days in Nebraska delivering addresses and visiting towns in the eastern and central state. In Alliance she observed the election at a tough precinct in Evanston and found women treated with respect rather than insult turning a disorderly day into a orderly election.
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Alliance
Friends of the Cause
Catherine Waugh McCelloch
Chicago
Nebraska
Evanston
Mrs McCulloch Speaks On Woman Suffrage In Alliance
Mrs McCulloch toured several Nebraska towns visiting Lincoln Seward Fremont David City Columbus Grand Island and smaller towns. In Ashapmee she spoke to about 200 high school students on planting good seed and urged education in the suffrage campaign. She addressed business leaders at the Drake hotel and later met Alliance women at the hotel parlor. An Imperial theatre address drew about 500 attendees and focused on practical operation of suffrage where adopted. She planned to continue to the Black Hills and South Dakota campaign.
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Lincoln
Seward
Fremont
David City
Columbus
Grand Island
Drake Hotel
Chicago
DuBuque
McCulloch
Alliance Couple Wed at Episcopal Church in Hastings
Robert Reddish of Alliance and Ruth Tibbets of Hastings were married at the Hastings Episcopal church at 8 p m in a brilliant society ceremony officiated by Bishop Beecher of Kearney. The bride is a Hastings social favorite and the groom a Box Butte County native and Lincoln University graduate. Attendees from Alliance included Mrs F E Reddish and several relatives. The couple plan to arrive in Alliance on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reddish
Alliance
F. E. Reddish
Ruth Tibbets
Mastings
Peope
Hastings
Mr. Reddish
Box Butte County
Alliance Schools
Law Department
Social Club for Boys Organized by Dean Eller
Dean A Thorold Eller of the Episcopal church forms a boys social club for ages seven to fourteen meeting Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p m in the Parish House. Fees are 26 cents to join and 25 cents monthly thereafter subject to change by the boys. Dean Biller aims to form a men’s club for social intercourse this winter if parish men are interested. This country reports record wheat and corn crops and a call to buy more cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean A. Thorold Eller
Episcopal Church
Dean Biller
Brongho Lake to Be Park Alliance men buy land for Brongho Lake Park
A. Powlea and J. W. Miller of Alliance purchase eighty acres including the east end of Broncho lake two miles southeast of Alliance and a neighboring tract to create Brangho Lake Park with a pavilion refreshment stands a lake pier and a gasoline launch. The plan includes artesian water fed swimming pool skating in winter and strict management by the owners aiming for a family friendly Western Nebraska destination. Autumn is noted as approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Powlea
J. W. Miller
Alliance
William James
Nebraska
Miller
Powles
Brancho Lake Park
Couple from Alliance wed in Wednesday ceremony
Miss Bertie Lois Vernon daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Vernon married Mr George Moore of Newell South Dakota in a Wednesday morning ceremony at the bride's home 811 Big Horn Avenue Rev Olin S Baker officiated Miss Eunice Burnett sang Calm as the Night and Mendelssohn Wedding March played as the couple stood with bridesmaid Beulah Reddish and best man Ray Reddish. Family and friends shared a three course breakfast afterward and well wishes came from Alliance Rapid City and community.
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Bertie Lois Vernon
W. L. Vernon
George Moore
Newell
South Dakota
Big Horn Avenue
Olin S&s. Baker
Methodist Episcopal Church
Eunice Burnett
Bohm
Men
Moore
Rapid City High School
South Dakota School of Mines
Newell, S. Dak
Alliance
Bryan Guest of Alliance to Greet Secretary Bryan Friday
Secretary of state William Jennings Bryan will visit Alliance on Friday noon from 11 20 to 12 50 arriving on the Denver train and departing on No 43 for the west. Citizens are urged to greet him at the station and a royal welcome is planned with a 90 minute program by the Commercial Club. Merchants should decorate their stores and the public may observe and hear the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Alliance
Denver
West
Mr. Bryan
Commercial Club
Bryan
Pioneers in Alliance and Box Butte County Lose Two Citizens
Two prominent Alliance area pioneers died within days. Judge Gregory Zurn died October 15 after months of illness, leaving a widow and three children. funeral rites and local lodge honors followed. John B. Kriest, longtime Alliance editor, died after a sudden apoplexy, survived by a large family. his funeral from Holy Rosary Church closed the mourning period.
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Gregory Zurn
Alliance
Masons
Odd Fellows
Encampment
Canton
Rebekahs
Modern Woodmen
Eastern Star
Baker
Clarence
Ovcar
Mildred
Adam Zurn
Crawford
Nebr
Greenwood Cemetery
Masonic Lodge
John B. Matent
Alliance News
Sweetwater Avenue
Kinlest
Krnest
Alliance #etter
Alliance Herald
Kalent
Agnes
Katherine
Johanna
Genevieve
Richard
Lambert
Clement
Vincent
J. W. Kennebeck
F. W. Kriest
Omaha
P. H. Townsend
Waterloo
Iowa
Koiest
Holy Rosary Church
Catholc
Kriest
Protracted meetings spark interest in Alliance church services
Short notice revival series led by Rev. Dr. W. D. Hamilton of Sabetha Kansas opens at the First M E Church Alliance with Prof. B H Gould directing singing. Union participation discussed but not official. daily topics include The Need of the Hour and The Divine Crisis amid a Sunshine Booster Chorus program.
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M. E. Church of Alliance
W. D. Hamilton
Sabetha
Kans
BH. Gould
Chicago
Alliance
Hamilton
Gould
Phelan Opera House
Burlington Railroad
Burglar Breaks Two Duncan Stores In One Night
A burglar shattered a rear window at the Horace Bogue store Wednesday night using an empty whisky bottle as a tool. He fled after discovery and later entered the Duncan grocery, forced the cash drawer, taking $3.50 in coins, leaving several coins behind with no clue to the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Bogue
Mr. Bogue
Duncan Grocery Store
Ohem
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Suffrage IN Alliance
Mrs. M’culloch
Popular Alliance
KE. Reddish
State University At
Lincoln Business College
Angora
Edith Reddish
Howard Reddish
Lloyd Johnson
Reddish
Brongho Lake
Bryan Guest of
Sta
John B. Kntest
Mr. Zurn
Lodge
Mra. Zurn
Judge Zurn
Wortenbere
Germany
America
Bedlling Cret
New York State
Carroll County
Box Butte
Allianee
Bret
Sweeney
Zurn
John KB
Ernest
Methodist Church
Eastern Star Kensington
Order of Eastern Star
H. J. Ellie
Laramie Ave
Nex
Kensingston
Masonic
Alliance Chapter
All Star
Duncan
Hogue
Duncan Grocery
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