Bill for Waste in the Millions
A New York Times analysis estimates U S waste at tens of billions yearly across industry and daily life. Experts cite losses from 50 percent material waste in six industries, cold and illness costs, fire losses, travel abroad spending, and idle time, urging efficiency to raise living standards.
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New York
America
Charles W. Eliet
United States
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
Peru
William A. Gately
Department of Commerce
Beaman Douglas
Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
Atlantic City
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Millionaire Leaves $4,000 Bonds to Cat in Will
Boston reports a strange will by Irving Wood leaving about $1,000,000 estate to a housekeeper and a charity note about four San Salvador bonds for his cat John Henry. The will filed in Probate court lacks the cat’s name but Miss Alice Blackburn says the bonds and note were prepared for the cat and its care. John Henry, five, is described as Boston’s largest and heaviest cat in residence at the Wood apartment.
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William E. Knox
American Bankers’ Association
Mr. Gately
Mr. Knox
Boston
Irving Wood
John Henry
Alice W. Blackburn
Wood
China and Japan Exchange Boy Scouts Plan
Fifty Japanese boy scouts will travel to China this summer for several weeks of camps. About twenty four Chinese scouts will visit Japan. The exchange plan excites local scout leaders and Hungary’s group has begun negotiations with the Japanese organization.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Boy Scout Organization of
Hungary
Organiza
Burn Equipment in Newark School to Prevent Lepers Fire
Teachers and pupils at Avon Avenue Public School in Newark watched a furnace blaze as every book and piece of equipment was burned to prevent possible leprosy contamination from Hale and Frank George, two student lepers aged thirteen and eleven. The bonfire cost taxpayers over two thousand dollars, while the brothers receive Chaulmoogra oil treatment at the Essex County Isolation Hospital with parental visits.
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New York
Avon Avenue
Newark
Hale
Frank George
George Lads
Essex County
Rich Daniel
Stanton
Nebraska
State Highway Department
George N. Pringle
Parks
Dundy County
Denver
Kimball County
Dawson County
Farm Bureau
Plattsmouth
American Legion National
Omaha
American Legion
Farmers’ Grain & Stock Co
Greenwood
Quaker Petroleum Company
E. A. Gerrard
Monroe
Ingleside Insane Asylum
Clyde Churchill
Geneva
Irrigation and Drainage Department of
Reclamation Department
Platte River
Pathfinder
Gilbert H. Doane
University of Michigan
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
J. J. Schmitz
Petersburg
Bolivia’s Claim as World’s Most Mountainous Nation
Bolivia is identified as the world’s most mountainous country by elevation and terrain. The article notes extensive Andean ranges and high elevation affecting climate and travel. It references major peaks and regional geography shaping national identity and tourism.
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Country
Bolivia
Hungarian Scouts Propose Japan Exchange Plan
Hungarian scout officials propose sending fifty boy scouts to Japan next year if a return visit by Japanese scouts can be arranged the following year.
Blue Roses Bloom at Alma Johnston Ranch
Blue roses in full bloom at Alma Johnston’s Orange Cove ranch stand as a rare sight in local florals. One bush produced several blossoms last year in a muted shade and color.
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Alma Johnston
Orange Cove
Handmade 113 Year Old Log Lock Donated to Schmidhapp Library
A log cabin lock over a century old is donated to Schmidhapp Library by F. B. Campbell the furniture merchant. John Riddle built the cabin near Piqua on government land and in 1812 he placed the lock on it.
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Piqua
Ohio
Schmidhapp Library
F. B. Campbell
John Riddle
Women Sailors Rise in Nordic Seafaring Roles
In Norway Sweden and Finland women are frequently employed as sailors and perform their duties with excellence across Nordic fleets, signaling a shift in maritime labor norms.
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Norway
Sweden
Finland
Nebraska News Roundup From Across the State
Nebraska towns announce construction and growth including Fremont Elks building plans and Norfolk Creamery expanding with a $50,000 plant. Guides Rock hosts festival August 12 15 while road work and farm activity drive state commerce and employment.
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Fremont Elks
Custer H
T. S. Hook
Whiting
Wayne
Norfolk Creamery Company
Guide Rock
Nebraska
Frank E. Berquist
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Wesleyan University
William Gross
Edison
Matilda Plorin
Lodge Pole
State Department of Public Works
Lincoln Country Club
Dairy Train to State Fair Boosts Calf Clubs and Dairy Drive
The Union Pacific, in collaboration with Nebraska dairy groups, will run an eleven car dairy train August 24 to September 4 from Stromsburg to Beatrice and on to the State Fair in Lincoln. Twenty-one registered bulls travel, with a planned swap at stops for scrub bulls, and each stop will form perpetual Boys' and Girls' Calf clubs to operate indefinitely. The notice also references rising state tax collections and revenue patterns tied to May, April, and upcoming peak summer months.
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Jon McDougall
Falls City
Richardson County
Omaha
National
Robinson
Fay C. Hill
Citizens State Bank
Chadron
State Guarantee Fund Commission
Chadron State Bank
Nebraska
Washington
Department of Commerce
American Legion
Burgess-Nash
School of Agriculture
Curtis
Stromsburg
Union .Pacific Railroad Company
Ebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska Dairy Development Society
Lincoln
Beatrice
Nebraska State Fair Grounds
Gas tax yields higher revenue, says Dr Bass
Dr T W Bass, superintendent of the gas tax collection bureau, argues the gasoline tax will raise far more revenue than the legislature projected due to stronger-than-expected collection.
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Lincoln
T. W. Bass
Gas Tax Collection Bureau
Nebraska silage shortage flagged by county agent
County Agent Purbaugh criticizes Nebraska farmers for slow silo adoption, noting Wisconsin with 95,000 silos and Illinois 29,000 while Nebraska has 3,400. He cites records showing 35 to 40 percent of corn’s food value is in fodder and silage makes a succulent, digestible, economical winter feed.
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Nebraska
Purbaugh
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Kansen
Missouri
Dinner party features only Scotts Bluff county foods
Win Evans of the city water department hosted a dinner party where every dish used was produced in Scottsbluff county. The menu included locally grown corn, meat raised locally, vegetables from his garden, flour, sugar, and dairy products all sourced from Scottsbluff.
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Scotts Bluff
Win Evans
City Water Department
Scottsbluff County
Scottsbluff
Locating an Old Trail Omaha
Andrew Jensen assistant historian of the Mormon church visits Omaha to trace Brigham Young caravan winter camps and the exact trail from Nauvoo Illinois to Salt Lake City aiding research by A E Sheldon Lincoln state historian and Dr. Robert F Gilder.
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Omaha
Andrew Jensen
Mormon Church
Brigham Young
Nauvoo
Ill
Salt Lake City
A. E. Sheldon
Lincoln
Robert F. Gilder
Largest eel caught in this section exhibited here
A three foot eel weighing four pounds caught in the Loup river near Broken Bow by merchant E. A. Irvin is on display, claimed to be the region’s largest eel.
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Loup
E. A. Irvin
Beets prize awarded to Mrs Kate Vogle at Great Western Sugar
In Scottsbluff a $10 cash certificate of merit for best tended beet field went to Mrs Kate Vogle among hundreds of male workers competing for the award from Great Western Sugar.
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Scottsbluff
Great Western Sugar Company
Kate Vogle
Lake Doris Chautauqua Show Draws Local Talent
Nearly 100 people from Sargent Taylor Gates Kent and Almeria performed at a Lake Doris chautauqua. The home talent program proved popular enough to warrant an annual event.
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Broken Bow
Sargent
Taylor
Gates
Kent
Almeria
Lake Doris
Record Wheat Yield at 42 Bushels Per Acre
Chappell area farmer E. J. Kanter threshing near Chappel reported a 60 acre field yielding better than 42 bushels per acre machine measure. Authorities note it as the largest yield reported so far.
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E. J. Kanter
Chappel
Narrow Escape From Burning Auto Near Plattsmouth
Plattsmouth youth Raymond Kriskey escaped death when a can of gasoline ignited in his Ford roadster, causing an explosion and fire that he narrowly survived.
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Plattsmouth
Raymond Kriskey
Auto and farm exhibit boom at Nebraska state fair
Lincoln reports a strong demand for concession space on the Nebraska state fair grounds this fall. Secretary George Jackson notes the rush is greater than any prior fair, led by applicants wishing to display automobiles and farm machinery.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Fair
George Jackson
Potato Prices Rise as Frost Hits Fremont Crop
Potatoes are expected near two dollars a bushel this fall in Fremont due to a short crop caused by frost and hail. Local growers predict prices will stay high as supplies tighten.
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Fremont
Seriously Affected by Heat at Shelton
William Saunders a farmer living near Shelton was overcome by heat and his mind affected, resulting in commitment to the Hastings insane asylum.
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William Saunders
Frank Henninger
Hastings
Start New Geneva Church Groundbreaking
Miss Nancy Beggs eighty six years old broke ground for the new Congregational church in Geneva donating to the fund. She received a silver loving cup as a token of appreciation for her generosity.
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New Geneva Church
Geneva
Nancy Beggs
Man Falls From Building in Norfolk. Hip Fracture
William E. Graham, 58, plunged twenty eight feet from a building under construction in Norfolk. A timber broke his fall, saving his life as he sustained a fractured hip.
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Norfolk
William E. Graham
Butterflies Destroyer Wins First Prize in Insect Contest
South Sioux City’s Fred Tristler killed 1 102 destructive butterflies in the annual contest drawing first prize of £2 as thousands of pests were eliminated.
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Sioux City
Fred Tristler
Nebraska State Horticultural tour to Arbor lodge and orchards
The Nebraska State Horticultural Society will visit Lincoln Arbor lodge at Nebraska City and several large orchards in eastern Nebraska on August 4 and 5. The Kansas society will join the Nebraskans in the tour and Nebraskans will join the Kansas tour on August 6 and 7.
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Lincoln
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City
Nebraska
Nebraska State Horticultural Society
Kansas Society
Kansas
Dairyman Finds Bull Kill Horse and Injure Another
Nebraska City report: Robert Stocker discovers a valuable horse dead in a pasture and another horse severely injured after a large bull gore attack. The bull used its horns in the fatality and injurious attack.
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Nebraska City
Robert Stocker
Here
Hay Springs Farmer Cuts 200 Acres by Night Work
Clarence Colwell finished harvesting 200 acres of small grain near Hay Springs using a 300 candle power lamp attached to his binder. He worked around the clock, stopping only for feed and team changes.
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Hay Springs
Clarence Colwell
Christmas Tree Planned for Sunday School Convention
Blue Hill feature at the Sunday school convention on September 3 and 4 includes a Christmas tree. Presents collected will be sent to foreign mission fields.
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Blue Hill
Nebraska Girl Wins Scholarship to Vassar College
Miss Marion Honke daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Honke of this place is one of four girls awarded four year scholarships at Vassar College in the American Chemical Society national prize essay contest. The scholarship provides 500 dollars a year for tuition.
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Nebraska
Butte
Marion Honke
M. L. Honke
Vassar College
American Chemical Society
Bogar Sprains Right Arm Escaping Bee Swarm
Broken Bow reports M. M. Bogar suffered a badly sprained right arm after leaping from his home roof to flee a swarm of bees. He was unharmed aside from the arm injury and sought medical attention.
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M. M. Bogar
Harvard Youth Breaks Arm in Wrestling Match
Clayton Schwenk, 10, suffered a broken arm during a wrestling match in Harvard. This marks the fifth broken bone for the boy in recent years, prompting reminders on safety and medical care.
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Harvard
Clayton Schwenk
Beatrice approves graveling petition and $40,000 levy
City commissioners adopt the first petition to gravel streets under the new law and set an ordinance for a 40000 dollar levy to fund municipal line extensions.
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Beatrice
Lad Starts Skunk Farm Near Wayne With Good Luck
Roy Meirs, a young farmer south of Wayne, bought skunks years ago to begin a fur farm as a side business. His skill with the animals should allow market sales next year.
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Lad
Skunk Farm
Wayne
Roy Meirs
Old Settlers to Meet at Union Union
The thirty seventh annual meeting of the Otoe and Cass county old settlers association will be held here on August 8.
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Old Settlers
Union Union
Otoe and
Cass County
Old Settlers’ Association
Mutilation of Arm in Engine Belt Accident
Mike Nansel 19 son of farmer John Nansel of Monroe area suffered a compound fracture of his right forearm when it was caught in a gasoline engine belt. The injury severely mutilated the limb and occurred near Monroe.
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Arm Mutiilatec
Engin
Columbus
Mike Nansel
John Nansel
Monroe
Pageant depicts 1886 pioneers arrival in Norfolk
An historic pageant showing the arrival of the original pioneers in Norfolk in 1886 has been added to the Frontier days celebration to be held in August.
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Norfolk
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James Russell
North Western Railroad
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William F. Evans
St. Louis
Frisco Railroad
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Lake Quinnebaugh
Decatur
Harold Anderson
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Julius T. House
Elsie Ford Piper
Wayne State Teachers College
Frank J. Taylor
Omaha Grain Exchange
G. W. Wark
Clint W. Tumblin
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Clarence M. Rettig Lverton
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