Tornado Ravages Nebraska Killings and Damage
Nebraskan windstorms killed three people and damaged farms and townships in Dawson county near Lexington. Five carried away, over twenty injured as homes, groves, and outbuildings were wrecked and communications knocked out.
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Lexington
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Dawson County
Grand Island
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Sheldon Succeeds Late W. W. Morrow as State Board Treasurer
F E Sheldon of Mt Ayr elected treasurer of the State Board of Agriculture to succeed the late W W Morrow of Afton. Sheldon has served on the board since 1910 and is a prominent Mt Ayr banker and former two term Iowa state representative. J C Beckner of Clarinda appointed to fill Sheldon’s vacancy.
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Associated Press
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Mt. Ayt
State Board of Agriculture
W. W. Morrow
Afton
Sheldon
J. C. Beckner
Clarinda
Page County Fair Association
Creston
Mt. Ayr
Iown House of Representatives
Carey of Wyoming Again Announces Governor Candidacy
Governor Robert D. Carey宣ounced his bid for the Republican nomination stating he stands on his administration’s record. He is opened for the nomination by John W. Hay, a millionaire banker and mine operator.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert D. Carey
John W. Hay
Weather Indications for Next Twenty Four Hours
Chicago weather bulletin notes generally fair conditions in the south portion tonight and Friday with possible showers in the north portion. Cooler temperatures expected in the west and north central portions.
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Chicago
Weather Summary from 24 hours ending 7 a.m.
Local observations recorded by Dr. H. M. Stanley show the highest and lowest temperatures and rainfall amounts over the past day ending at seven in the morning. Specific figures are not provided in the available text.
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H. M. Stanley
Immigration bill signed by Harding extends restriction act
Washington May 11 President Harding signed the bill extending for two years from next June 30 the three percent immigration restriction act, keeping tight limits on newcomers. The measure preserves existing quotas and delays broader reform debate.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Wife Kills Husband and Wounds Woman in Carlinville
Carlinville Illinois May 11 Mrs Mary Segac of Wilsonville mother of three followed her husband Paul Sageec to the home of Mrs Ketvotovic and shot him to death and wounded the woman Ketvotnovic a 24 year old widow. The incident occurred at three o clock this morning.
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Mary Segac
Wilsonville
Paul Sageec
Ketvotovic
Ketvotnovic
Whistler Portrait Esteems Mother as Ideal Figure
The article praises James McNeill Whistler for painting his mother as a universal symbol of motherhood. It notes the rarity of mature female subjects in art, commends the portrait’s reverent handling and tonal harmony, and argues Whistler would rank among great masters even if this were his only work.
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Whistler Immortalized
Mother
Whistler
New Proposal for Muscle Shoals Lease Offers 25 or 50 Years
L Stern of Baltimore submits a lease proposal to operate the government's nitrate and power project at Muscle Shoals Alabama. The plan proposes a 25 or 50 year term to complete plants at government cost and repay past expenditures at two percent annually. Power would support fertilizer production and other possible products.
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Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
L. Stern
Baltimore
Maryland
Norris
Senate Agricultural Committee
Weller pleads guilty to embezzlement in Fort Bragg area banks
Ukiah California May 11 J B Weller former president and cashier of the First National Bank and the First Bank of Savings Fort Bragg Calif pleaded guilty to six counts of embezzlement today and was sentenced to six to ten years on each count to run consecutively The total shortage in savings funds about 170000 while national bank shortage was small
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Ukiah
Calif
J. B. Weller
First National Bank
First Bank of Savinge
Fort Bragg
Fire destroys Merchants Hotel in Dennison loss $38,000
A fire in Dennison Louisiana destroyed the Merchants Hotel and adjoining properties. The hotel alone suffered an estimated loss of 38000 dollars. The blaze occurred in the early hours of the morning with fire officials on the scene to control the flames.
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Denise
Dennison
Associated Press
Merchants Hotel
Kids coupon offer for free coloring box in Fridays Advertiser
A Friday Advertiser coupon promises a free coloring box for readers who clip and bring it to the office. The box accompanies the feature Tint ed Travels starting next Monday, with colors supplied at no cost through the coupon in a large Friday ad.
Steel firm reports rising April unfilled orders
New York May 11 The monthly tonnage report of United State Steel corporation shows 5,096,917 tons of unfilled orders on hand April 30, up from March's 4,494,148. The increase reflects growing demand and production backlogs for the steel giant.
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New York
United State Steel Corporation
March
Mrs Stillman Stands in Own Behalf in Divorce Trial
Poughkeepsie N Y May 11 Mrs Ann W Stillman is understood to be called for cross examination today in the divorce suit brought by James A Stillman New York banker Yesterday she denied improper relations with Fred Beauvais the Indian guide alleged by Stillman to be the father of late Guy Stillman Defense expected to call James Bud Stillman son of James Stillman to testify to contradict stories of misconduct with Beauvais in the Canadian woods
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Associated Press
Ann WU. Stillman
James A. Stillman
New York
Fred Beauvale
Gude
Stillman
Guy Stillman
James
Bud” Stillman
James Stillman
Beauvais
Canadian Woods
Lloyd George Stays as France and Belgium Quit Talks
A dispatch to the Evening Standard says if France and Belgium quit the conference Premier Lloyd George will stay and try to work the ship to port with a short handed crew.
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London
Associated Press
Evening Standard
France
Belgium
Lloyd George
Creston Athletic Association Forms Semi Professional Club
The Creston Athletic Association organized and incorporated to promote semi professional baseball in Creston. A nine member board of directors was named and Carl Nord was elected president with Tommy Lewis named manager for the upcoming season. Members with $10 annual dues gain association meeting rights. The opener is set for Sunday at the new fairgrounds field against Osceola, with free admission for under 16.
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Creston
Matt Bley
Donald Dougherty
Eller Metzger
D. A. Wareham
Elmo B. Roper
Robin Thomason
J. W. Reynolds
R. A. Swanson
Carl Nerd
O. S
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R. Thomson
Mime B. Roper, Jr
Tommy’ Lewis
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A. Swanson
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Osceola
Creston Eam
Winterset
Tyree
Casey
Iowa
Harkins
Swanson
Sociation
Russian reply to allied memorandum delivered in Genoa
Genoa reports that at 11 45 this morning Russia handed its reply to Italy's Foreign Minister Schanzer. The note requests deeper study of financial differences and proposes appointing a committee of experts by the economic conference to study these issues.
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London
Associated Press
Reuter
Genoa
Schanzer
Italy
Russia
Russa
Economic Conference
Judge Demes Denies Writ in Chicago Labor Case
Judge Kham Seamon refused to release labor leaders Corneliung Shea and Lafferty on habeas corpus despite police claims Chicago is in a state of warfare. He ordered they could be held at least until Saturday while investigations into the murders of two policemen continue following a series of labor bombings. Shea leads a Teamsters Union faction. La Ferty is a lieutenant to Chicago labor figure Big Tim Murphy.
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Chicago
Associated Presa
Kham Seamon
Corneliung Shea
Oon Lafferty
Shea
Teamster
Lafferty
Big Tim” Murphy
Market roundup and cattle hogs sheep prices
Chicago market notes show cattle receipts 13 000 with slow demand and mixed tenderness. hogs 28 000 with active trade 15 to 20 cents lower. sheep 10 000 with heavy lambs slow. Grain futures listed for May July Sept with mixed declines. poultry prices higher for alive stock. St Joseph reports sluggish cattle and steady hogs with lambs softer.
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Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbel Bidz
Des Moines
Walnut
Bavek Eits Aruer
Caah
Wwe
Canves Ae
Edna Ares
Eis Oak
Cash Market Report from May Noon Trading Note
Fragmentary market notes list prices and items such as boilers, horse equipment, and various goods with scattered cents figures. The text is largely unreadable, showing inconsistent tokens and stray vendor terms, not forming a coherent report.
Paris Tax Burden Tied to Housing Elevation
In Paris officials levy higher taxes on residents living farther above street level, assigning greater fiscal weight to homes perched higher. This system ties urban altitude to tax assessments, affecting urban planning and resident costs.
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Paris
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