Ghadron Blackmail Case Ends in Acquittal
The Chadron blackmail conspiracy case ends with a directed verdict for the defense. Judge Grimes ruled no conspiracy since victims knew of the plot beforehand, and the Omaha defendants including Steve Maroney and Harvey Wolf are freed. State witnesses had claimed entrapment plans and prearranged acts.
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Chadron
Omaha
Hood
E. D
Grimes
Bruce McDowell
W. 8. Goker
W. F. Walker
D. L. Himes
George H. Clayton
George Fernald
W. A. McLean
Ggorge Hedgecock
Walters
G. A. Hagaman
Alrt Lore
Fernald Trenkie
Steve Maroney
Harvey Wolf
W. 8
Gua Tylee
Omaha Detective Assocation
Charles W. Pipkin
Tive
Association
Allen G Her
Militia
Charles I. Day
Louis Mote
Nebraska
Paul Sutton
Grites
Steve Maloney
Cooperation by Letters and Telegrams Stymies Entrapment Plan
The record notes Suttop and Crites agreed to cooperate by letters and telegrams to trap the defendants. Mrs Hood testified to support the entrapment premise though she did not testify at the preliminary hearing. Mrs Phelps, key prosecution witness, was ready to testify if the defense motion had failed. The ruling was issued before a large spectator crowd expected Mrs Phelps to testify.
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Omaha
John Unger
Govinet
Alliance
Mike Harrington
Allen G. Fisher
Wiliam Rooney
Drake Hotel
Iva J. Tash
Mrs. Hood
Mr. Baker
Chadron
Sutton H. C. Brome
Crites
Sutton
Grimes
Herald
Suttop
Drink Hot Tea For A Bad Cold Hamburg Brust Thee
A promotional note urges drinking Hamburger Brust Thee to treat colds and grip. It recommends steeping a tablespoon in boiling water, sipping as needed, claiming it opens pores, relieves congestion, loosens bowels, and cures a cold. The remedy is described as inexpensive and vegetable.
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Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a 25 cent remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatic pains. It claims rapid soaking action when rubbed in and promises the misery ends after a single use with no harm to health.
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St. Jacobs
Cabing
Eles
Hapsbage Pe
Seiatica
Jame UK
Bell System subscribes to Second Liberty Loan
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company and Bell System entities announce a combined subscription of five million dollars for the Second Liberty Loan on behalf of the system and its employees. The subscription will be allotted as part of the public offering.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone System
Themscies
Bell System Seeks Proportional Liberty Bond Subscriptions
The Bell Telephone System aims to distribute Liberty Loan subscriptions to localities in proportion to Treasury quotas for each federal reserve district. Subscriptions will be made by Bell companies in their districts. Bell System had pledged 5 million dollars to the First Liberty Loan but only part was accepted due to over-subscription. Employees may subscribe and pay in installments over the coming year.
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Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Associated Bell Company
Bell Telephone System
Liberty Loan
Bell System
Global War News and Home Front Measures
Six or seven German airships raided eastern and northwestern England but did not reach London. Russian government moves to Moscow. civilians flee Reval on the Gulf of Finland. Charles W. Walnum held in New York for plotting to place an explosive on a converted U S liner. U S loans to Allies total 2 7564 million with 25 million to England and 20 million to France. Iowa National Army recruits poised to join depot brigade and depart to Demco. Civic act of vandalism in Council Bluffs as yellowing storefronts draw protest. Hoover imposes wholesale price curb on cornbot and sugar bed products and urges consumer vigilance.
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England
London
United States
Charles W. Walnum
New York City
Amherst man fatally injured by colt during farm mishap
Jesse C. Hager of Amherst Iowa was fatally injured when a colt kicked a pitchfork into his throat as he walked in a barnyard with a friend. In political news Iowa Attorney General Havner instructs county attorneys to canvass all ballots in Woodbury prohibition election while local supervisors will tally votes across counties.
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Jesse C. Hager
Amherst
Mr. Hager
Havner
Iowa
Ole T. Nagilestad
Woodbury County
Coal Miner Strike Clouds Midwest Fuel Outlook
Fuel Administrator Garfield and UMW officials hope the central competitive districts strike will end soon while the midwest fuel situation has worsened to a serious level.
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Garfield
United Mine Workers
Middle West
U S Moves Against Pro German Workers Over Liberty Joan Camp
Reports indicate government action against pro German laborers connected to efforts to oppose the Liberty Joan camp. In the Deesel island zone around Moon sound about 20 Russian warships are bottled up as they resist isolation from Riga and Finland. A boiler explosion near Laramie Wyoming kills three aboard a freight train.
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United States
Deesel
Moon Sound
Gulf of Riga
Finland
Bone Barometers
An Indianapolis News quip notes bone barometers as failing tools for predicting weather or events. The piece imagines people who claim to feel everything in their bones, yet this “barometer” constantly falls from fashion and usefulness.
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Indianapolis News
Buckley praised as simply great in ticket offer
A fragmented note touts Miss Buckley as simply great and advertises a five show ticket for 60 cents plus one dollar, with stray pricing references and season-pass hints. The legible bits mention cure and savings with unclear surrounding text.
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Miss Buckley
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Pant Council
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Ohio
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