Central Chamber Endorses Dissolution of Western Rail Lines
The Chamber of Commerce executive committee adopted a resolution approving the Supreme Court petition to dissolve the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. It urged Nebraska lawmakers and the Interstate Commerce Commission to resist any attempt to nullify or modify the decision. The committee also approved a long list of chairs for various bureaus and divisions.
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Supreme Court
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. Warley Conant
Art Gray
Agricultural Bureau
C. G. Powell
Automobile and Secessaries
Walter W. Head
Board of Directors
Hart A. Tukey
Bureau of Publicity
B.C Meory
Citizenship Committee
H.C. Peters
Vivie Improvement
J. H. Meweridge
Moase
Art
Mandell K. Brown
Federal Relations
Joseph Marker
H. G. Woe
Foreign Trade
Frank Myers
Good Fellowship
FL P. Manchester
Grain Intereate
H. O. Wilhelm
Insurance
J. W. Welsh
A. PF. Stryker
Ray W. Moore
O. T. Maatman
F. C. T. Martin
Alvin F. Johnson
W. J. Monagahan
Omaha
E. P. Boyer
F. A. Brogananit
Mariey Moorhead
David Cole
Fy. L. Nesbit
Dr. Irving Cutter
C. M. Wilhelm
Co. C. Willis
Frank Keogh
Fred Knapp
Harvey Milliken
Charles C. George
U. & Chamber of Commerce
Charlee Russell
John L. Kennedy
Industrial and Development Bureau
T. L. Comba
Oratorio Presented by Nelson Union Chorus
The Last Judgment by Louis Spohr was performed in Nelson Nebraska by a large union chorus from local churches. It was praised as one of the best Nelson has seen and was directed by F A Scherzinger as the second Community Entertainment program. Repetition likely upon urgent request.
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Nelson, Neb
Louis Spohr
Nelson
F. A. Scherzinger
Drought Drains Wells Prompting New Drilling Calls
Beatrice Nebraska June 27 Farmers across the region report wells going dry due to the current drought. The Dempster company drillers say many calls have come in for new wells as stock water on pastures and farms becomes scarce.
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Beatrice, Neb
Dempster Company
Drouth
Postal Rate Bill Put Over
The house post office committee voted to postpone consideration of the Kelly bill to reduce second class postal rates until the December session.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Browns All Over U. S. Claim Relationship With Manacle Man
Omaha police report influx of mails from people claiming kinship with Fred Brown known as the manacle man of Benson. Chief of Detectives Van Deusen notes letters from O W Brown of Seattle and Idris R Brown of West Manchester Ohio asserting possible family ties and seeking contact. Brown is described as the Omaha terror in local reports.
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U. S
Manacle Man
Omaha
Fred Brown
Benson
van Deusen
O. W. Brown
Thistle Street
Seattle
Idris R. Brown
West Manchester
Brown
Coleridge Feeder Makes Big Gain on His Cattle
Jesse Lowther of Coleridge delivered eight carloads totaling 150 long fed steers to the local stockyards. Cattle averaged 1435 pounds and sold at 8.50 per hundred, up from 856 pounds at 5.85 price eight months earlier. They gained 470 pounds each with a 3.65 per hundred price increase. Lowther said these are the last cattle he will bring in this season as fall finishes approach amid good crop conditions and ample rain near Coleridge.
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Jesse Lowther
Coleridge
Woman Called From Gibbon to Mrs Small's Deathbed
Mrs Ed Curtis wife of former Illinois house speaker was visiting her brother J O Griffin in Gibbon Nebraska when summoned by telegram to the bedside of Governor Small's wife. The two families long lived as neighbors in Kankakee County Illinois. Mrs Curtis hurried to reach her friend before her oath, as the fire to reach her friend interrupted the travel.
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Gibbon
Small
Gibbon, Neb
Ed Curtis
Illinois House of Representatives
J. O. Griffin
Governor Small
Illinois
Curtis
Kankakee County
Man Killed by Lightning at Nebraska Farm
Beatrice reports Elmer Kechley aged 30 formerly of Beatrice was struck dead by lightning Monday evening at his farm near Chappell Nebraska. A widow and two children survive.
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Chappell
Beatrice, Neb
Elmer Kechley
Neb
Auto Mechanic George Hogate Sought by Police
Police seek auto repairer George Hogate after he vanished from his Robertson block room leaving tools and belongings. A complaint accuses him of writing a no fund check for 12 dollars 50 cents.
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Beatrice, Neb
George Hogate
Robertson Block
Hogate
Storm Twister Destroys Holdrege Farm Barn
A Sunday night storm near Holdrege Nebraska demolished the Robert Cain dairy barn and scattered its contents for miles. Cain and his son in law McBride escaped injury aside from a scare. McBride was carried about 200 yards and a pig was found five feet from the shed. A silo cover was removed and a setting hen with chicks ended up at the silo bottom with the chickens killed.
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Holdrege
Neb
Robert Cain
Cain
McBride
Mr. Cain
Polk County pupils to get eighth grade diplomas
Osceola Nebraska June 27 Special 198 Polk county pupils will receive eighth grade diplomas Wednesday at Osceola auditorium. The largest graduating class to date will hear Hattie Moore Mitchell deliver the commencement address.
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Polk County
Osceola
Neb
Hattie Moore Mitchell
Hershey Holds First Roundup in Hershey Nebraska
The first Hershey roundup was staged over Thursday Friday and Saturday drawing about 3000 attendees in Hershey Nebraska.
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Hershey, Neb
Hershey
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