Community Notes From Pacific Junction and Vicinity
Pacific Junction items report Thompson moving to St Joseph, Clara Swanson at Glenwood, various residents ill or visiting kin in Iowa and South Dakota. A yardmaster change occurs in the railroad yards, and Bartlett, Glenwood, and the soldiers’ reunion schedule are listed. An infant dies from heat, and riprap work along the river is planned with a St Louis firm contracted. Auto crash near Council Bluffs injures two Silver City residents. Lancaster authorities relocate a prisoner to Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Evans
West Grove
Iowa
Louis Turner
Folsom
Harry Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Victor Anderson
Boston
Mass
Raymond Rhoades
Glenwood
Gerald DeBolt
Silver City
Burlington
Peck
St. Louis
West Platteville Township
Inmate Foremaker Found in Lincoln Jail Under Alias Stillwater
One of the Lincoln Jail inmates from the Institution, Foremaker, who escaped last May while at the brick yard, has been located in Lincoln Nebraska. He used the alias Stillwater and was jailed on vagrancy charges. He was arrested for a criminal assault on a young farm girl and is described as a high grade imbecile who caused no trouble in confinement.
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Lincoln
Foremaker
Neb
Stillwater
Two States Enforce Eugenic Marriage Law and Local Oddities
A column catalogs varied notes from South Dakota and Pennsylvania enacting eugenic marriage laws, a New York governor’s reflections, stolen kisses at a Shenandoah fair, school appointments in Mineola, and biographical jottings. It mentions Dr. Wolfe’s osteopathic convention in Kirksville, Charley Olson donating a $6000 legacy, and local civic voices urging penalties for joy riders. It also notes a missing girl alert and the Pratt editorial stance on law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Carson
Wolfe
Kirksville
Charley Olson
Shenandoah
Charley
Government Exchange Office
Glenwood Teens Win in Council Bluffs Tennis Match
Glenwood players Will Rathke and Henry Dean went to Council Bluffs last Sunday by invitation of the C. B. Rowing Association. They faced two top players and won in three straight sets 6 4 6 3 7 5. They advance to next year’s tournament if they play together.
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Will Rathke
Henry Dean
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
C. B. Rowing Association
School funding and staffing figures for 1917 18 in Miller County
The superintendent reports total school expenditures for the year ending June 30 1918: Teachers Fund 76963.77 School House Fund 17214.06 Contingent Fund 24334.10 total 112911.93. Bonds outstanding total 31200 in four towns and one township. Of 149 teaching applicants 121 earned certificates 9 males 112 females. County had 159 licensed teachers 189 employed. Twenty teachers held state certificates in Miller County last year. Certificates granted: First Grade 8 females Second Grade 51 females Provisional 7 males 29 females. State certificates by gender: 16 23 94 7 8. Six schools have modern heating plants, eight more to install. three houses destroyed by cyclones.
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Milla County
Divorce Petition Filed By Olive M Brosier
Olive M Brosier seeks a divorce from George. Separately 60 new court cases filed for September term. F P Fowler sues W A Kuhns for commission on selling a picture show. contract alleged verbal. In the estate of George Smith a daughter Mrs L B rill appointed administratrix with a bond of 8000. Eurilia Scott named administratrix of L I Scotts estate with notice filed August 15. no bond. Lena Stepney through attorney Starbuck seeks severance of bonds to Frank Stepney. Pottawattamie county received a warrant for expenses in Guidice trial. Malvern Milling Co and several firms file claims for materials and services. some plaintiffs file suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Fowler
W. A. Kuhns
George Smith
De‘eased
Dmerson
L. Brill
Eurilia Scott
L. I. Scott
Lena V. Stepney
Starbuck
Frank Stepney
Pottawattamie
Malvern Milling Go
Mallvern
Hy. A. Quinn Lbr
Green Bay Lbr. Co
Paxton & Vierling Iron Works
Johnson & Juelke
Wm. Fisher
Willis Clark
H. W. Anderson
Wireless Waves The Voice Through Ether
Garrett P. Serviss explains wireless as a new form of voice through ether, comparing oscillator mouth and resonator ear to human speech. The piece notes the wider range and distance of electric waves, the idea of speaking through space without wires, and envisions future interplanetary communication.
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Atlantic Ocean
Garrett PL Serviss
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Napoleon Portraits Defy Banishing Law by Bourbons
An American in Paris kept a bronze Napoleon statuette despite a Bourbon ban on likenesses of General Bonaparte. A police officer demanded proof of such images, and the owner dramatically produced a bag of Napoleons, saying they were the real article.
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Louis XVIII
Napoleon
Elba
Bonaparte
Paris
Hhis
Francois
Hit
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte currency remark noted
A Boston Herald clipping cites a dialogue in which an official says the entire specie currency must be called in to hide from the people the features of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The exchange underscores concerns over currency and public perception in a historical context.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Boston Herald
Coloring Drawings A Time Saving Draftsman Tip
A method to color drawings using ordinary wax crayons and gasoline. Rub the crayon color with a cloth dampened by gasoline to spread pigment evenly. Some colors work best. yellows purples greens and light blues excel. Suitable for eggshell and smooth papers and on white prints on paper or cloth.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
A Czar in an Attic at the Winter Palace
The Winter Palace on the Neva houses the czar’s seven story complex built under Catherine II. A notable attic room in the northeast corner is where Emperor Nicholas I died. The simple bedstead and a handful of chairs remain as relics, the room kept to reflect its past.
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Winter Palace
Nicholas I
Czar
Europe
Neva
Catherine II
Nicholas Hall
St. George’s Hall
Nicholas
Delicate Talk On Marriage Health Checks
An east side clergyman praises health certificates for marriages. He cites Italian custom where a suitor is urged to secure life and health insurance before wedding to prove good health and avoid risk to the family. The idea is presented as a tactful, satisfactory solution.
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East Side
New York Sun
Rescued at Birth by Neighbor in Vermont Fire
A letter in the Chicago Historical Society recounts how Stephen A. Douglas was saved from a fiery death at birth. Horatio L. Wait wrote that John Conant, neighbor of the Douglas family in Brandon Vermont, entered a burning room and snatched the infant from the fireplace as the father died of apoplexy. The Chicago Tribune quoted postscript dialogue about the new agit.
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Chicago Historical Society
Stephen A. Douglas
Horatio L. Wait
Circuit Court
John Conant
Wait
Douglas
Brandon
Old Settlers Of 3 Counties Reunion At Tabor
The annual reunion of Mills Fremont and Pottawattamie pioneers will be at Tabor on Tuesday August 26. Hon Shirley Gilliland will deliver the principal address with talks by old settlers and a relic display. Prizes awarded for oldest relic, youngest person, longest residence, tallest man, largest family, and longest distance traveled. All must register to be eligible.
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Mills, Fremont and
Pottawattamie
Tabor
Malvern
Wabash
Burlington
Shirley Gilliland
Glenwood
John Barbour
A. S. Bloedel Co
John Stuhr
W. A. Swart
M. F. Wearin
Tabor Drug Co
Tabor Beacon
Wis & Mann
B. J. Adamson
W. R. Harris
Stevenson & Orton
Tabor’s Ball Tournament Opens With Lopsided Start
The Tabor town swing with a biblical name hosts its annual baseball tourney on the county line in southwest Iowa. Tuesday saw Malvern 15 Thurman 0 in the opener, followed by Farragut beating Tabor 4 to 3 as the Farragut band might have sparked the win. Wednesday morning matched Tabor against Thurman 6 to 1, while Malvern upset by Farragut 5 to 4 in the afternoon.
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Iowa
Malvern Club
Thurman Club
Malvern
Tabor
Farragut
Thurman
Parragut
He’s the Kind to Suit Boys Hike Through Five Towns
Through Glenwood on Tuesday morning a cheerful party passed. Led by Prof. M. M. Redenbaugh of Weeping Water Nebraska the Sunday school class boys include Robert Reed Oscar Domingo Claude Canaday and Jacob Ankerson. their 100 mile itinerary visits Plattsmouth Pacific Junction Glenwood Tabor and Nebraska City on return.
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Glenwood
M. M. Redenbaugh
Weeping Water Academy of
Weeping Water
Neb
Plattsmouth
Pacific Junction
Tabor
Nebraska City
Robert Reed
Oscar Domingo
Claude Canaday
Jacob Ankerson
Will Marley’s House Burns This Morning Fire.
Will Marley's house ten miles southwest of Glenwood burned after a gasoline engine exploded in the cellar. The blaze, once under control, broke out anew and consumed the building while the family was at home.
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Will Marley
Glenwood
Heat wave persists with sparse rain near Emerson
The weather story notes no let up in heat with only a two mile strip west of Emerson receiving a fine rain. It warns other parts of the community may soon resemble a desert if rain does not arrive. Corn status remains undetermined at this writing.
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Emerson
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Junction
N. A. Thompson
St. Joe
Clara Swanson
Wm. Fields
al Beaton
Ernest DeLashmutt
Marion Moore
Belle Fourche
Emma Read
E. A. Read
Omaha
August Johnson
Charles Kroon
Nick Swanson
Bartlett
J. W. de Lashmiutt
Harry Snyder
Louis Luther
Creston
Merson
Ralph Smith
Wred Kelley Jr
Wm. Tussing
Martin's Chapel
R. M. McKenzie
Peterson
H. A. Pullman
Nebraska
Lancaster
Sulzer
New York
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Mineola
Roulette
Margaret Cunningham
Bryan
Washington
Sarah Hawley
College Springs
Livingstone
N. Y
John Quincy Adams
Bristow
Kansas
Panama Canal
Lizzie Huppertz
Cosson
Des Moines
Walghs
Frank Mayer
Meyer
Hditor Campbell
Harlan
Mr. C
Olive M. Brosier
George
Jipes
Gumleigh
Chicago Tribune
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