Murderer Hamby Implicated in Northwest Bank Robberies
Sioux Falls notes that Cordon Yawcett Hamby the murderer and bank robber electrocuted at Sing Sing is linked to major Northwest robberies. Five years ago he visited Sioux Falls and, with two locals, robbed the Western State Bank in St Paul. The Sioux Falls men received Stillwater sentences for the crime while Hamby eluded capture under the alias Jay B. Allen.
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Sioux Falls
Stillwater Penitentiary
Hamby
Jay B. Allen
Rural Credits Board Plans 6 Million Bond Issue in South Dakota
The Rural Credits Board of South Dakota announced a $6,000,000 bond issue in denominations from 26 to 500 dollars. Interest coupons run 20 years at 5 percent, payable annually. The bonds support a 30 year loan program for farmers to improve land, buy equipment, consolidate debt, purchase farmland, and establish homes under a new state rural credits system.
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Wierrd S. DD
Rural Credits Board of
South Dakota
Bank charter granted for Guaranty State Bank at Pukwana
G B Lumbard of Kimball has received a charter to establish a new bank in Pukwana, located 12 miles west of Kimball. Officers: G B Lumbard president, Mrs KE Lombard vice president, Walter M Wily cashier. Wily served with American forces in France and is now athletics director at West Texas Normal School in Canyon, Texas. The bank plans to open July 1 under the Guaranty State Bank name.
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G. B. Lumbard
Pukwana
Mra
KE. B. Lombard
Walter M. Wily
Will
France
West Texas Normal School
Canyon
Tex
Itx
Guaranty State Bank
Furrow Evans to Open Third Lumber Yard in Town
J W Evans of Minneapolis and H W Farrow of Weassington Springs have arranged a third lumber yard here. A 20 acre tract has been bought and stock of lumber and building material is en route, with opening planned soon under Furrow Evans Company.
Pioneer Woman Halliday Removed from Deadwood Shack
Mrs Halliday, a Black Hills pioneer now in straitened circumstances, was carried from her Deadwood shack as workers razed the structure for the new auditorium. She is en route to Omaha to enter the old ladies home.
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Deadwood
Halliday
Black Hilla
Omaha
Neb
Milbank Native Loses Arm In Hay Press Accident
Henry Sannes 22 a former Milbank resident now in Summit lost his right arm when it was caught in a hay press while serving with the American army in France. The arm was drawn nearly to the shoulder and crushed. A wheel broke allowing release. he survived after amputation and a blood transfusion.
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France
Henry Sannes
Milbank
Noww
Summit
Suit to settle ownership of Minnehaha dry lake bed
Gustav Groth has filed a circuit court suit to determine legal ownership of a dry Minnehaha county lake bed. He contends the lake is drying up with no prospect of replenishment and asks that a commission be appointed to identify the rightful owner among three surrounding landholders.
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Sioux Falls
8. D
Jan. OS
Minnehaha
Gustav Kk. Groth
Groth
Window Washers Strike Seeks Experienced Workers
Chicago workers in the window washing trade go on strike demanding experienced washers who work on extension ladders and apprentices with under six months in the business. They demand pay for forty four hours per week regardless of actual work performed.
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Chicago
Far fewer influenza cases reported in Chicago
Chicago health department data show 1468 new influenza cases in the last 24 hours, slightly above half the epidemic peak. There were 68 deaths from influenza, 62 from pneumonia, and 413 new cases reported in total over the period.
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Chicago
Health Department
Vera Fokine Secures Hand Insurance After Rejections
Fokine, the famed Russian dancer, sought insurance on her feet and hands to guard against accidents. Insurers would cover either hands or feet but not both, so she chose to insure her hands.
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Vera Fokine
Vera
Baroness Aids Relief Work In London
Baroness de Stock assists Princess George founder of the Russian Red Cross relief effort in London since its start. A hush club formed at the Russian embassy auctions jewels and other noble valuables.
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Baroness de Stock
Princess George
Russian Red Cross
London
Keressere
Gompers Attacks Bolshevist System in Letter
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor denounces the Bolshevist government in a Blatant poday statement. He calls it a dictatorship of the proletariat led by the minority, cites Soviet articles and telegrams, and questions early judgments of the Russian system. The charge appears as the lead editorial in the federation’s February official publication.
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Washington, D C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Dolaheviar
Gompers
Pan-hission
Com
Whdividwila
Chramper
Mexico to Make Guns in National Arsenal
Mexico City reports that Mexico plans to manufacture its own artillery after engineers develop a steel tempering formula. Three electric furnaces at the national arsenal will enable the first gun to be produced locally.
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Mexico City
Mexico
National Arsenal
Holland Belgium treaty published stirs public opinion
Varin Jan 30 report the proposed Belgium Holland treaty seat to be signed soon in Brussels published in the National Beige. The Lido De Paris correspondent says public opinion will be stirred by the publication and hints the pact may not be signed as planned.
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Belgium
Pelgium
Brussels
Lido de Paris
Ecity
Freault
Car Shortage Threatens Minnesota Farmers and Elevators
A $25,000,000 impact looms as a car shortage halts grain movement in Minnesota. A. L. Flinn, chief rate clerk, warns that forty grain cars are needed to move the crop, risking value and supply if not addressed promptly.
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Minn
Jam
Minnesotta
A. L. Flinn
State Railroad and
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Flinn
Problems of New Nations to Consider
Government issues and international topics from a historical discussion note. Mentions nations and figures in a broad survey of global challenges.
The Power of Ideas in Helps and Milverton Speech
Excerpt from Friends in Council discussing ideas and representative government. Milverton-Well argues against fixed rules for great work, noting the value and unpredictability of ideas. The dialogue contrasts outward activity with intellect shaping commerce, empire, and policy.
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Friends
Arthur Helps
Milverton
Augustus
Horace
Ellesmere
Glasgow
Adam Smith
What Hath He Done Emerson and the worth of a man
A reflective piece argues that curiosity about others' opinions is idle and fear of being unknown fades when truth about a person is sought. It contrasts pretension with real achievement, noting that only true deeds measure worth and endure beyond reputations.
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Emerson
Yale
Homer
Washington
A School Boy Republic at Holloway Poly
At a London Times conference Ernest Craddock described his experiment in self government for school boys. A miniature republic was run by a committee elected by the pupils with punishments imposed by them and no hair cuts after warnings for two years.
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London Times
Ernest A. Craddock
Holloway Polytechnic
Weohoo
Craddock
Committee of Body
Why Women Fear Mice and Ancient Germ Dread
The Milwaukee Journal notes a belief that women's fear of mice reflects a deep rooted dread of bubonic germs carried by fleas on mice. Quotes James W. Gerard on the historical fear and its survival through time.
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Milwaukee Journal
James W. Gerard
What's In a Name Chelatian Geleave Monitor
London soon gains a monument to Edith Cavell with a granite elade bearing her Brussels name. The statue will overlook Trafalgar Square near Charing Cross Road and St Martins Lane, honoring the nurse who sacrificed for others.
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Ealith Cavell
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Trafalgar Square
Charing Cross Road
St. Maretin's Lane
Springfield Republican Portage Card Summary
Unclear OCR text describes Hays porta card and Republican platform. Mentions census concerns and a focus on votes and law relations. Text is fragmented with garbled phrases and lacks coherent events or clear entities.
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Springfield Republican
Hays
Hooded Women and Echoes of Youth in Ginsberg Poem
Steam of imagery recalls gray old houses as hooded women peering over faded bonnets. The speaker, a receiver of memories, contemplates fathers, sons, kisses, and dreams long vanished, with reflections on longing, pride, and the restless past. Louis Ginsberg, New York Mirror.
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Jessee
Wrenn
Steh
Louis Ginsberg
New York
Rumors and War Talk From Distant Fronts
A muddled report from The Christian Slente Monitor traces rumors about Russian troop movements and a London Morning Post attribution to Sir Frederick Maurice. Competing accounts include a station master remark about rushing troops, with implications noted alongside rising prices and wartime shortages.
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Hoghind
Frederick Maurice
London
Stathon Nastier
Crow
Day
Algehoe
Unclear Dialogue on Work and Automation
A garbled conversation shows Laay Lorengo and Dow discussing work and strikes. They speculate that automation could end labor if tasks are done by electricity, imagining a future where a simple button could finish jobs. The dialogue hints at skepticism and curiosity about technological change.
Fragmented Note Reflects Theater Glimpse and Underground Plans
A cryptic fragment from the Philadelphia Public Ledger hints at a stage performance with a tense exchange between the leading man and leading lady. It mentions a dimwitted interruption and a baton drop, plus a future underground passage opening to the public in about three years.
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Sical Dimweter
Tie Moene
Rowith
Wndittanciwe
Dear Doctor A Despondent Letter On Mental Health Peril
A distressed letter outlines a young woman’s lifelong unhappiness and suicidal intent. She cites nervousness, poor education, invalid romantic life, and family worry as factors. Medical discussion suggests mental illness and preeox are involved, urging mothers to seek early health guidance.
Eviction Tale Echoes Through Strange Manuscript Scene
An obscure fragment describes a bizarre eviction scene with surreal dialogue and faded names. The text hints at a confrontation involving a child, a blade, and a threatened bite amid chaotic, mythic imagery.
Unclear Source Text Requires Reframing
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Fragmentary tale hints at Hawkings and engraved silver heirloom
A fragmentary dialogue references the Hawkings and an engraved silver item. Eawhine recalls purchasing old silver and a family plane linked to the Hawkings. The observer notes the engraving and English origins of the Hawkings, suggesting a historical link.
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Hawking
Discharged Soldier Reunites With Wife In Quiet Return
A discharged soldier speeds home to his wife who sits quietly at the kitchen table. He hastens to embrace her as she wipes flour from her hands and returns a brief greeting before resuming chores. The scene captures a brief homecoming moment from a wartime era.
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American Legion Weekly
One Getter From London Saturday Journal
Humorous item notes cryptic phrases about daily routine and greetings, featuring odd spellings and clipped lines reflecting playful diary style from the London Saturday Journal. The fragment hints at a humorous exchange or character sketch involving Mrs Houlihan Pheat and a nameless narrator.
Money Fashions Across Regions in Currency Preference
The article discusses regional money tastes in the United States. Eastern states favored paper money while the central west and south preferred silver dollars. the western coast and parts of the southwest favored gold. It notes shifts in half dollar demand, banks returning them, and the mint director's puzzlement at these fashions.
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Indianapolis
Central
What Holds Back China From Industry Growth
A fragmented, typos riddled note cites Chinese industry hurdles. It blames government inaction on finance, commerce, and public stability, and says merchants chase profits, hindered by internal disputes and weak policy. It mentions cotton yarn prices and a proposed bureau, with exporters restricting cotton.
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China
Tunxtic Bureau
Oo. Cotta
Unclear OCR fragment hints at local meeting and names
Fragmentary text references a meeting and various individuals, including places and dates. The readable portions mention January 2 and Mapleton with familiar terms like labor, family terms, and civic notes, but the overall event and specifics are obscured.
Not Worth It
An unclear event involving a brewer and envelopes is described with confusion. A man named Pilch and others interact over a valuable envelope and a coin or ball, with confusion about payment and cost.
Defining a Lady Through Clean Heart and Dignity
The piece muses on the ideal woman describing traits such as a pure heart and bright mind. It argues against superficial judgments and lists behaviors to avoid while emphasizing propriety and moral character.
Prison Guard Candidates Fail to Appear at Inquiry
Lincoln officials and ex guards faced questions as Williams and Evans did not appear before the state board of central to defend charges of mismanagement at the prison. The board ordered an investigation and warned it may compel testimony if needed. Warden Penton defended conditions amid citizen support claiming the charges were unfounded and that punishments and discipline were adequate.
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Nelly
Man Williams
Josen Evans
State Penitentiary
Jocw
Atute Board of Central
Ihey
Phanes
Penton
Fumatee
Hee Building Case Questions Keystone Peters Trust Change
Omaha observers report a District Court ruling by Judge Troup on a request to restrain Keystone Investment and Peters Trust from altering the Bee Building to Meters Trust Building. The judge says lessees may effect the change absent a contrary provision in the 99 year lease. This appears to be a first in court history for that exact issue.
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Uliding Company
Nas Jo
Troup
Keystone Investment Company
Peters Trust Company
Meters Trust Building
Lincoln man appeals after wife murder conviction
John Blesky of Cherry County Nebraska, a ranch hand, appealed to the supreme court from a life sentence for murdering his wife. The record includes three photographs of the mutilated body and notes he beat others with a harness buckle iron. He is in the state penitentiary.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Days Will Keep Up The Fight
Nebraska executive committee votes to hold in state convention this year and nominate a full ticket. They fear other parties will not aggressively enforce prohibition. Convention likely around July 21 in Lincoln. Committee approves spending 5000 for convention expenses.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Death noted in North Platte tied to police chief killing
State authorities report the death at North Platte of Dose Miur tines, a Mexican linked to the killing of Police Chief Mecamber and Policeman Edwards. One lines was wounded at the time. Bis peneteer diy the Wilding remains at large.
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Neb
Jin
Hinever
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Miurtines
Mecamber
Edwards
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Bis Peneteer
Women Gain Point In New Constitution
A Thursday convention session debated inclusions in the state constitution. The key decision allowed women of voting age to participate, removing property ownership restrictions for suffrage and setting a path toward broader female political rights.
Divorced Wife Seeks Custody of Son in Knox County
Mrs. Hodge Lowtry filed in district court to regain possession of her son Sladley from ex-husband Ned Dowtry. She says their divorce was granted in August 1018 with custody of two children, but Dowtry took one child and remains with the boy in Knox County.
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Jan
Fremont Talks Of Reducing Police Force
Fremont Neb reports public agitation to shrink the police department. The piece notes a recent salary raise for officers, a 78 percent reduction in the force since Nebraska went dry, and mentions police presences tied to oil saloons and bustling business districts.
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Neb Dan
Ut Ja
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