Bryan at Sidney Praises Ideals in Chautauqua Address
William Jennings Bryan spoke at Chautauqua Park in Sidney on Friday about the value of an ideal. He traced three life ambitions and urged higher aims in government, religion, and law while humorously noting political defeats and the need for elevated ideals. The crowd filled the chautauqua tent and praised his eloquent lecture.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chautauqua Park
Sidney
Bryan
United States
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Iowa
Rockefeller
Morgan
Shenandoah Fair Plans Big Year Aug 11 14
The Shenandoah Fair Association spends 1700 on horse race purses up 200 from last year. A Wild West Show with eight full blood Indians and cowboys is added for daily free performances. Clarinda and Red Oak league baseball teams will play five games. Premiums improved and many entries free. Buildings and grounds upgraded for the best fair yet.
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Shenandoah Fair Association
Clarinda
Red Oak
Hamburg Baseball Hits Watson On Noon Train Trip
Hamburg traveled to Watson and returned victorious after a noon departure on Saturday. The team praised courteous treatment and expects a return game soon. Lineup includes Hamburg players Jones Fletcher Gard Evinger Wilson Mathews Faxon Clayton. Game scores show Hamburg 16 Watson 10. Umpire R. Brown officiated.
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Hamburg
Watson
Rescue
Jones Fletcher Gard Evinger Wilson Mathews Faxon Clayton
R. Brown
Presbyterian Ladies Host Experience Social Fundraiser
About 850 wags attended the Presbyterian church Experience Social where women shared poems about earning their dollar. Ice cream and cake were served.
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the Presbyterian Church
General Young Named Next Army Leader and War Record
The article traces Major General Samuel Baldwin Marks Young’s 42 years of service from the Civil War to becoming commander of the U S Army. It details his rise from private to major general, his brevet awards for service in the East and West, and his leadership in the Spanish American War and the Philippines. It notes his role in reorganizing the army under the new general staff act and his eventual appointment as head of the War Board.
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Young
Army of the United States
S. R M. Young
Miles
Pennsylvania
Samuel Baldwin Marks Young
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Pittsburg
Appomattox
R. E. Lee
Twelfth Infantry
United States
Sulphur Springs
Amelia Springs
Sailors Creek
Spain
Shafter
Cuba
Philippines
United States Army
War Board
Washington
Army
Harvest Picnic At Vyse Home In Country
Invitations were issued for a harvest picnic at Claude Vyse's country home hosted by Mrs Vyse and Miss Fonny Woods. Rain spoiled the afternoon but at seven the guests rode a chartered bus to the venue. A large dining room table featured a centerpiece a straw hat filled with flowers and tied with ribbons.
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Claude Vyse
False alarm prompts shoe sale hoax
Momentary alarm spread last Friday as residents found a bold document titled Writ of Dispossess purporting to announce a sale. Butterfield & Co. admitted responsibility for the clever advertising, promoting a summer shoe and Oxford sale with leftovers to be disposed of without grace.
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Butterfield & Co
Democrat Reader's
Charles Rodda Climbs Pikes Peak
A July 27 issue reports Charles Rodda of Hamburg and companions Arthur and William R Wichert of Chicago summited Pikes Peak on foot. The Pikes Peak Daily News notes the ascent atop its 14147 foot altitude edition.
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Charles Rodda
Pikes
Peak Daily News
Pikes Peak
Chas, Rodda
Hamburg
Arthur
William R. Wichert
Chicago
Hamburg Delegation Attends Sidney Chautauqua
Hamburg sent one of its largest delegations to the Sidney chautauqua with nearly every available rig pressed into service. Many could not attend due to lack of conveyance, while a large number remained until after night services and attended on good weather days.
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Hamburg
Woodmen Social Brings Pleasant Evening at Hall
A pleasant evening was spent at the Woodmen's hall on Thursday the fifth Thursday of the month. Ice cream cake and lemonade were served in abundance. The wives of many Woodmen attended and a merry evening followed.
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Woodmen's Hall
Canning Factory Begins Soon With New Equipment
A large force works day and night at the canning factory to ready machinery for the upcoming canning season. This year a new soldering machine and a corn silker have been added to improve efficiency.
Notice on Omaha Daily News Subscription Price
After September 1 the yearly price rises to 1.50. Subscriptions at the old 1.00 rate will be accepted during August.
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O'Omaha Daily News
German Picnic Announced at Lutheran Church Sunday School
The annual German Sunday school picnic of the Lutheran Evangelical church will be held in Zutz's pasture on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Lutheran Evangelical Church
Zutz
Dr H Cole Victim of Bold Omaha Theft and Escape
Dr H Cole formerly of Thurman Iown reports his instruments valued at about 100 dollars stolen during the day. In Omaha he identified a suspect calling himself Dr C V Clark, who was arrested after Cole tracked a matching Panama hat to the carnival area. Clark confessed to the theft and returned a microscope while promising to recover pawned items.
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J. H. Cole
Cole
Dr” Clark
Hamilton
Clark
Omaha
Dr. C. F. Clark
Findley, O
West
Lake Manawa
Dr. Cole
Coles
Hancock County
Ohio
Findley
Cleveland
United States
Dr Cole Charges Clark With Breaking and Entering
A report in the Omaha Bee states that Dr Cole filed in the superior court charges Clark alias Johnson with breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. The defendant will likely have no hearing this morning.
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Cole
Clark
Johnson
Omaha Bee
Calamity Jane Dies Near Deadwood After 1870 Frontier Fame
The famed frontierswoman Calamity Jane dies at Terry eight miles from Deadwood of bowel inflammation. She asked to be buried beside Wild Bill Hickok in Mount Moriah cemetery, Deadwood. Born as Mrs Jane Burke, she left a younger husband in Denver and a married daughter in South Dakota.
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Deadwood
Cualaansity
Jane
Terry
Meauaadii Moriah
Wild Bill” Hickok
Jane Burke
Denver
Nextt Dakota
Services at Catholic Church This Sunday
Services will be held at the Catholic church on Sunday at 10 a.m. J B Bulger pastor.
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J.B. Bulger
Pustoc
Local notices and social updates from Hamburg area
The excerpt records many community notes including shoppers in Hamburg, travel to Mason City and the Black Hills, a Bryan lecture visit, and local residents moving, visiting, or returning from trips. Names include H G Butterfield Cots, Hayes families, J Fr Baldwin, S O Braman, W J Bryan, Kerner, Griffins, Nye, Murray, Comstosis, Danforth, Woodard, Roundtree, Bench, Borchers, and locations such as Hamburg, Sidney, Omaha, Nebraska City.
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Shenandoah Fair
Baseball
Lalies
Sidney Chautauqua
Woodmen Social
Besia “Wild Bit” Hickok
H. G. Butterfield & Cots
Mesdaines Hayes
Mise Lulu Hayes
Wew
S. O. Braman
Oregon
Mr. Braman
A. B. Noble
W.J. Bryan
Hazeburg
Chautauqua Grounds
F. M. Kerner
St. Joe
A. E Griffins
Frank Nye
Albert Murray
Iola
Kas
Mrs
Linzie Comstosis
Schuyler, Neb
Daniel Doerr
Clarence Engle
Chas. B.“Danforth
Sarah Woodard
Gresham, Neb
Doc Roundtree
Arkansas
W. H. Bench
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