Wrestling Cards Set for Norfolk Conteat Next Tuesday
Downete named Canada lightweight champ contender for a week from next Tuesday in Norfolk. Wasem, familiar to local fans, trains here as the two men prepare for a major match at the Auditorm. Also boxing and local news items fill the page with bouts, deaths, and convention notes from the region.
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Downete
Canada
Wasem
Norfolk
Thesday
Oscar
Jack Downs
Auditorm
Downs
Norfolk Notes on Politics and Travel During Convention Season
Norfolk reports sweep of political visitors and local activity as representatives from Pierce, Meadow Grove, West Point, ONeill, Fremont and other towns move through. Delegates to the Republican and Democratic state conventions, along with courtly attendees and civic updates, fill the day with travel, speeches, and social stops.
Lenten Services and Local News Bespeaks Busy Week
During Lent, services will be held at the German Lutheran church each Friday at 10 AM. Miss Frances Leslie resumed teaching duties in Madison. Several local visits occurred with Wayne and Norfolk residents. A March 7 special school meeting failed 50 to 12 to approve a 2500 bond. Auctioneer Col C W Anderson reported strong sale prices for horses and cattle, with hogs averaging 4.75 per 100 pounds. Local residents attended sales and farm activity continued in area towns.
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Frances Leslie
Madison
Wim. Zute
Wm. Pipenstock
Wayne
Wim
E. Gleason
Henry Kohlhof
Norfolk
Carl Alberts
Col. C. W. Anderson
C. F. Shaw
John Foster
Omaha
Wm. Hilkeman
F. Wullschlaegen
Frederick Gottschalk
Columbias
Carl Hoehen
Randolph
H. K. Schemel
South Omaha
Gus Schroeder
Sioux City
J. E. Wilson
Apex
Iowa
Aug
Hoennehe
Mysterious accident on Wisner train injures G. H. Schneers
G H Schneers of Grant township was on a Saturday night train from Omaha when two miles before Beemer a hole appeared in the car window. Glass fragments cut his face and forehead. Doctors treated his wounds in Wisner. The cause remains uncertain, with no missile seen by nearby passengers. If deliberate, the offender should be caught and punished.
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Wisner
G. H. Schneers
Grant Township
Omaha
Beemer
Sehneers
Dr. Morse
Mr. Schneers
John Wyborny
I. L. Galbraith
Little Girl Burns From Fire Set by Mary Fenske
Three year old Mary Fenske played with matches and set her clothing on fire. The mother extinguished the flames with water and a doctor attended. Mary was badly burned on her face and arms but the physician did not expect serious injury. Mr and Mrs Ernest Fenske reside at Fifteenth street and Prospect avenue.
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Mary Fenske
H. T. Holden
Ernest Fenske
Fifteenth Street
Prospect Avenue
Old Woman Narrowly Survives Train Bridge incident
An elderly Norfolk resident, Mrs. Rocker, over seventy, narrowly escaped death on a Northfork river bridge as the M and O Sioux City passenger train passed overhead. She lay flat on the edge of the bridge to avoid being struck after her foot slipped while trying to cross the spans. She remained uninjured, clutching her market basket.
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Norfolk
Sioux City
Northwestern to Replace Platte River Bridge Near Fremont
Northwestern plans a $100,000 replacement of its wooden Platte River bridge at Fremont with a deck plate steel girder structure. Construction will start soon. the old bridge will be partly reused, footings kept until failure, and concrete piers will replace them later. Upon completion the new bridge will be three feet higher to ease the river bank climb.
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Northwestern
Platte River
Lincoln Journal
Fremont
Lee
Lincoln
Prospect Hill Cemetery Unsectarian Status Explained
The notice urges preserving Prospect Hill as an undenominational public resting place. It warns against neglect by future caretakers and emphasizes a legally organized cemetery association with binding obligations and printed contract certificates available through the secretary.
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Prospect Hill
Tragic Fargo boiler accident kills boy and burns infant
The three year old son of Merritt and Mrs. Collins, formerly of Norfolk, was killed instantly when a waterback burst near a range in Fargo North Dakota. An infant suffered severe burns to both hands as steam enveloped the room. The family, visiting from Tilden Nebraska, brought the body back for burial. Mrs. Collins is formerly Miss Terry of Tilden. Mr. Collins is a printer who recently worked for The News in Norfolk and Fremont.
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Tilden
Neb
Merritt Collins
Norfolk
Fargo
N. D
Mrs. Collins
Collins
The
News
Fremont
Foley’s Grino Laxative Promise Refund Guarantee
Foley’s Grino Laxative sold with a positive guarantee to cure constipation headache stomach trouble or indigestion. If it fails manufacturers refund your money. Klesau Drug Co.
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Foley
Klesau Drug Ce
Wayne Democrat: Gale Gail and Red Oak man scandal
Readers learn that Gail Gale, a Wayne figure, is gone and Horace Shapcott of Red Oak Iowa appears as his real name. A Wayne woman who knew him as a leap year possibility stirs talk, while creditors and local businessmen stay tight lipped about the Cate affair and its fallout.
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Wayne Democrat
Gail Gale
Way
Gail
Gale Gail
Horace Shapcott
Wayne
Red Oak
Bill
Cate
Kortright Leaves Fairfax Sun-Review for Norfolk Daily News
Word from Honesteel that W. L Kortright former Fairfax Sun-Review publisher has joined The Norfolk Daily News as an employee.
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W. L Kortright
Fairfax Sun- Review
Norfolk Daily News
Store advertises enough this month with help wanted ads
An advertisement notes a promotion claiming enough stock this month and announces that help wanted ads will be included in the program before month’s end.
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Help Wanted
Ad Market Talk Warns Against Empty Requests
A brisk note urges focus on meaningful ads and avoids answering trivial or unsuitable requests. It highlights that serious opportunities will come from well-formed inquiries, not from weak prompts.
Farmer Carl Lindstedt Killed by Own Shotgun Accident
Tilden Nebraska reports farmer Carl Lindstedt four miles southeast of town was instantly killed when his cocked shotgun discharged while he was near a washing machine. The blast blew off the top of his head as a ducking attempt drew him to the gun. his mother died from a skull fracture in a previous accident in the same house. The same man had earlier stabbed someone at a dance and once smashed a beer bottle over a brother’s head. The Lindstedt farm is owned by E H Lulkart.
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Garrett
Fremont
Gurney
Pacihe
Oxnard
Congressional Central Committee
J. Gurney
J.C. Eliott
Madison Militia
Creston
Perry Brown
Phillippines
Brown
Washington
Valentine
Tripp
Senator Brown
Garfield
South Dakota
Nebraska
Madison County
John Hoone
Madison
Hoone
Fred Diers
Hoene
Green Garden
Tilden
Neb
Carl Lindstedt
Lindstedt
Linstedt
E. H. Lulkart
Norfolk High School Fire Anniversary Marks Loss and Rebuilding
A year after a basement fire at Norfolk High School destroyed the structure, the city reflects on the loss of records and the progress toward a larger, newer campus. Superintendent E. J. Bodwell is credited with maintaining school standards during reconstruction and disruption.
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Norfolk High School
Nebraska
J. C. Stitt
Norfolk
E. J. Bodwell
Mr. Bodwell
Norfolk sees fire loss avoided by luck after past blaze
The Norfolk high school building burned during the night and on a Sunday, but no children were inside and no lives were lost. The piece notes the contrast with Cleveland where a similar blaze caused mass deaths, suggesting the fire could have been far worse.
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Norfolk High School
Norfolk
Cleveland
Haehes and Fairbatike Scene in Raucous Salt River Night
A vivid, if garbled, scene describes waves rising on Salt River and a night wind. Mentions Fairbatike healing blues with a cookie, fires blazing, and political squawking as Tat of Ohio is sworn in amid public clamor.
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Salt River
Ohio
March Fourth Inauguration Echoes In Memoriam Verse
A poetic preview notes March Fourth events and celebrations with Taft and Bryan on the horizon, signaling a national moment of transition. The voice imagines bands, laughter, and political change as the nation braces for a new era.
Delegation Arrives As Nomination Talks Begin
The Dixon county delegation led by ex Congressman J J McCarthy arrives amid early talk of a McCarthy bid for state railway commissioner. J M Shively deputy commissioner of public lands and buildings seeks commissioner nomination. James B Delzell superintendent of Lexington Schools is a state superintendent candidate. O W Neale of North Platte backs Delzell. State Treasurer L G Brian of Albion seeks renomination. H M Eaton commissioner of public lands and buildings is present. John P Eaton of Dodge county seeks presidential elector. J C Elliott of West Point discussed as presidential elector candidate. J A Williams of Pierce railway commissioner arrives at noon.
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Dixon County
J. J. McCarthy
McCarthy
J. M. Shively
Shively Tives
Fremont
James JB. Delyell
Lexington
O. W. Neale
North Platte
Delzell
L. G. Brian
Albion
Lincoln
H. M. Eaton
John P. Eaton
Dodge County
Hy. M. Eaton
J. C. Elliott
West Point
Jd. A. Williams
Pierce
Fire drill in Norfolk shows safer exits in new Lincoln building
Norfolk schools tested fire drills after the Cleveland disaster. The Olney and Grant buildings emptied in a minute and a quarter, while the new Lincoln building did so in about a minute and a quarter. Officials note the high school remains the area of congestion and emphasize outward swinging exits and protected egress.
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Lincoln
Cleveland
Norfolk High
Norfolk
J. J. Bodwell
Olney
Linculn
Washington School
Junction
Grant School
Oldigh
Ohio
Hodwell
Grant
West Lincoln
Thursday Tidings cattle shipment by Miss Edna Ward
Miss Edna Ward shipped a carload of cows yesterday in a transaction with W. H. Butterfield & Son. The report notes the Crip. firm’s involvement and marks the event as part of local commerce.
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Edna Ward
W. H. Butterfield & Son
Simple home remedy touted to cure many ailments
A dubious New York prescription is advertised by a local druggist as a universal remedy for rheumatic, kidney, bladder, and back pain. The article notes ingredients and dosing, questions their safety, and warns readers about potential harm and the lack of scientific support.
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New York
Brucht
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during our recent loss of wife daughter and sister and appreciate the beautiful floral offerings from W.8S Forhan J F Boeck and Family.
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W. 8S
Forhan
J. F. Boeck
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Certifies Refund Policy
Card certificate stating all druggists refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims stops coughs, heals lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption. No opiates. Mentions yellow package and urges to refuse substitutes. Kiesau Drug Co.
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Foley
Kiesau Drug Co
How Cough Germs Multiply and Cold Remedies
When a cold inflames the mucous membrane the germs you breathe lodge and multiply, especially the pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and Tar soothes and heals the inflamed air passages, stops the cough and expels the cold from your system. Kiesau Drug Co. Refuge Substitutes.
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Foley
Kiesau Drug Co
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Wo Steward
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Kid" Jonsen
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Shepherd
Minnesota
Onara
Gotch
Bransfield
Gotchorce
W. J. Stadelman
Bf. P. Weatherby
Henry Haase
W. H. Butterfield
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R. G. Rohrke
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Methodist Church
C. A. McKim
Boyd
Knox
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Frank Flynn
Gregory County
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Col. Martin
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Chicago
Merrick County
W. H. Harrison
Grand Island
Ross Hammond
McCloud
Harry Owen
Knights of Pythias
Martha Koehn
BH. O. Garrett
Fremont Democrat
Hoskins Briefs
Cuming County
Mrs. Rocher
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Hill Cemetery Association
Sessions & Bell
G. Halverstein
C. S. Bridge
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H. J. Cole
L. M. Gaylord
Dr. Cole
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Iragg
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Stantly
Gale
Bright
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Emporia Gazette
Taft of
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Bryan
Rome Miller
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Wis
W. Hh. Stocker
Battle Creek
Stanton
D. WooCeful
Father Tevis
Wayne Lee
Ella Maher
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Charles Landers
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Dr. Thomas
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Henry Parks
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Leeds
Frank Weigle
Hooper
W. Abernethy
Plainview
J. Hixson
W. T. Harvey
St. Johannes Church
Fricke
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