Ak-Sar-Ben Festival Opens in Omaha With Parades and Plans
Ak-Sar-Ben opens its twenty-seventh annual fall festival in Omaha with ten days of events. Expect air displays, a grand coronation ball for King Jak-Sar-Ben the 26th, and a parade plus an electrical pageant. Reunion of the 4th Division set for September 19-21 at Fort Omaha with about 5,000 ex-service men anticipated. railroads offer half fare round trips to visitors.
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Snake fright at Auburn schoolteacher's drawer discovery
Miss Virginia Ailer, a school teacher at Auburn, startled when a four foot snake surfaced from a sideboard drawer while she prepared to depart for Lincoln. The serpent uncoiled and slithered under a door toward the garden.
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Omaha Klan Leader Reports Surge in Nebraska Members
W H McElroy general Kieagle in Atlanta reports 500 plus new Klan initiations weekly as Omaha hosts a conference. Threats were made at Nebraska City by two men who warned an organizer to leave town. New York World lists Nebraska kleagles F Fh Maxey J A Edlerman and Paul Davis in its latest expose.
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Fortified melon patch guards by May brothers in South Dakota
Parker is told of a seven mile northwest fortified melon patch owned by the May brothers. Guardsmen rotate watches at night in a tepee camp with a tall tower and a bright spotlight scanning the patch and surrounding farms. Firearms are kept for protection and locals report frequent night shots as alleged marauders approach the melons.
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Central Nebraska Agricultural Association Criticizes Event Leaders
The association condemns car owners who halted on Lincoln highway Tuesday night to view fireworks without paying admission. The production titled The Battle of Britain is being shown, while a severe windstorm damaged the grandstand roof and officials attempt crowd control along the half mile of road.
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Lincoln Meetings Signal Factional GOP Candidacy
Omaha Republicans at Lincoln during state fair week identify A J Weaver of Falla City for governor and Charles H Sloan of Geneva for U S senator as leading candidates of the reactionary wing. Others named include James Rodlman of Kimball for attorney general George C Snow of Chadron for secretary of state and Eliza FE Good of Peru for state treasurer. Charles McCloud of York as state chairman plans a 1922 campaign conference, signaling the lineup to challenge Governor R MecKelvie.
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A. J. Weaver
Falla City
Charles H. Sloan
Geneva
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James. Rodlman
Kimball
George C. Snow
Chadron
Eliza FE
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Peru
McCloud
No More Desirable Homestead Lands in Eastern Nebraska
Officials at the Lincoln land office report a poor outlook for eastern Nebraska homesteads as most desirable lands are taken. Available tracts are small forty to sixty acre parcels with costly improvements, making them unsuitable for average settlers. Western lands show more registry but are often not of sufficient class for homesteading.
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The Concerned Lion and the Missing Christian
A classroom tale prompts a boy to cry at a painting of Christians in the lions den. The mother marvels at her son’s sentiment, but he laments a lone lion with no Christians to eat, a quivering moment of innocence.
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Expedition to show moving pictures to Esquimos in Baffin's Land
Fort Mason marks an expedition bound for Baffin's Land carrying an outfit to show moving pictures to the Esquimos. A photograph of a bathing beach on a hot day is among the proposed interest grabbers for the audience.
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Baffin's Land
Burlington Adds Hundreds to Shop Force Across Nebraska
The Burlington is adding about 500 new workers in shops west of the Missouri River. The operation includes 150 locomotive mechanics and 150 car men with helpers, mainly at Havelock, Alliance, and Edgemont. Increased traffic and a recent hiring push were cited by the superintendent of motive power in Lincoln.
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Be Kind to All Creatures and Face Criticism
Philander Johnson quotes from the Washington Star urging kindness to animals and warning against harsh critique. The Nebraska City Press notes that condemned critics often overlook valued figures and that criticism accompanies worthwhile, unusual efforts. It warns consumers about dangerous wood alcohol in whiskies and the recurring risk from new experiments.
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