Nebraska Briefs Preview Local Events and Projects
A roundup of Nebraska items including the Columbus Mannerchor’s 49th anniversary and May 1 Farmers Fair at Lincoln, new Mitchell high school building plans, smut warnings for spring wheat, and a campaign to end capital punishment. Also notes on tax blanks, St Calhoun project, Lincoln dancehall curbs, York fair expansion, music teachers convention, Bayard English classes for Mexicans, Merchants Market Week in Omaha, dairy output, Beatrice water bonds, Holyroge memorial, Platte county treasurer change, and more infrastructure and agricultural updates across the state.
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Columbus
New Fair Grounds
York
Nebraska Music Teachers Association
Omaha
Bayard
Nebraska
Nebraska Dairy Development Society
Beatrice
Holyrege
Mary Lancaster
George Taylor
Board of Commissioners
Platte County
Asume
John Randall
Bennet
William Luebke
Palmer
Merrick County
Lincoln
A. M. Nelson
Red Willow County
Pasent Court House
Citizens
Seventh Corps
Omuah
Fort Snelling
Ort Des Moines
Port Leavenworth
Jefferson Barracks
Hot Springs
S. D
Government Reserve
Bear W. Kooden
Nebraska Light and Power Company
McCook
Omaha Federal Land Bank
Cheyenne County
Chattie C. Westinius
Hastings College
Fremont
Kearney
Wayne
Falls City
Yastings
Chadron
Coleridge Churches Unite Sets New Record in Union Service
In Coleridge Nebraska a joint communion unites 240 persons as Presbyterians and Methodists merge to form a Congregational church. The union spurs a spiritual revival with 65 new members joining on confession of faith.
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Coleridge
Presbyterian
Methodist
Church
Grand Island Opens Greod Island Broom Works
A new industry has been added to Grand Island’s business landscape with the opening of Greod Island Broom Works. The plant produces brooms from broom corn harvested last year within the city limits of Grand Treland, showcasing local sourcing.
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Grand Island
Greod Island
Grand Trelend
Alliance-Box Butte plans first irrigation project
True Miller announces the county's first irrigation venture for early spring. He has acquired a sizeable tract on Bronco lake and will use lake water for irrigation. A large pumping plant will lift water to a height enabling flow over the land.
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Alliance
Box Butte County
True Miller
S&o
Bronco Lake
Susan Bergt of Leininger Family Dies at Home
Mrs Susan Bergt a member of the Leininger family a large organization based in Wausean Ohio died at her home after a three week illness from a paralytic stroke Neighbors recall her as a longtime local figure in the 500 member clan.
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Remont
Susan Bergt
Leininger
Wausean, O
Park View cemetery head resigns to take Wyuka caretaker post
Robert Graham resigns after 11 years as Hastings Park View cemetery superintendent following 1,550 burials. He will move to Lincoln to become caretaker of Wyuka cemetery.
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Hastings
Parkview Cemetery
Robert Graham
Lincoln
Wyuka
Hastings Records Record Stamp Revenue on Hotel Deed
The government affixed documentary stamps totaling 280 to the deed transferring the Clark hotel from Citizens Hotel company to R E Bryant for 280000 dollars, marking the largest single use of such stamps in Hastings history.
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Hastings
Clark Hotel
Citizens Hotel Company
R. E. Bryant
Cow Tramples Milker Injures Randolph J Lewis
Randolph J Lewis, 60, was severely injured when a cow he was milking jerked free and trampled him. He suffered a broken collarbone a broken rib cuts on the head bruises and torn tendons in the left arm.
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Randolph
J. H. Lewis
Coyote Trappers Push On Despite Bounties
Bridgeport reports trappers keep busy as coyotes remain plentiful with bounties in nearby counties and money in skins. The season remains active while locals hunt for profit and control.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska Fire Toll In Past Year Reported
Lincoln fire marshal John Trouten reports 49 deaths from fires in Nebraska in the last year, including 17 children, with 56 others injured. The figures reflect a high toll across the state from destructive blazes.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
John Trouten
Veteran mail carrier Toe Rich marks 25 years on county route
Toe Rich, 65, the county's first mail carrier on the original route laid out 24 years ago, continues on the 28 mile West Point to Cumin route.
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West Point
Cumin
Toe Rich
Loaded Wagon Crashes Kill Youth on Slope
A youth named Tinnesan, 23, was killed when a wagon loaded with corn slipped on a grade and fell into a ditch. The wagon crushed his chest and he died instantly at the scene.
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Grezar Tinnesand
Tinnesan
Poisoned Horses Spark Ohio County Vigilance
In Ulysses William Mineriy area a valuable three-year-old horse died from cornstalk poisoning. Reports say several other similar animal deaths have occurred recently in the vicinity, prompting local concern and warnings.
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Ulysses
William Mineriy
Legacy Awaits Missing Girl in Midwest Mystery
Fremont radio stations urged to locate Miss Gladys Griffith daughter of Arthur Griffith a recluse who died near Winslow six years ago a 52000 legacy awaits her discovery and claims.
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Fremont
Middle West
Waldo ‘Wintersteen
Gladys Griffith
Arthur Griffith
Winslow
Foreclosure Sale In Nebraska City Sells Brewery Property
Property of the QOtoe Brewing company in Nebraska City sold at foreclosure for 1900 dollars, originally costing 75000 dollars. The sale confirms the asset transfer following financial distress and liquidates the brewery’s Nebraska assets.
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Nebraska City
Qotoe Brewing Company
Jailbreak thwarted as sheriff stops prisoners escape
Sheriff Davis of Nemaha county halted a jailbreak when he heard bars grating in the county jail. He and deputies investigated after sounds emanated from the cells, catching about a dozen inmates before they could flee.
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Auburn
Sheri Halls
Davis
Nemaha County
Gas fumes claim Oaklawn merchant Charles O Larson
The body of Charles O Larson a 47 year old Oaklawn merchant was found in the garage by his wife from carbon monoxide fumes traced to his car. He had been a resident of the area for several years and the death is considered a gas related incident.
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Charles O. Larson
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Braille Dictionary Sheds Light in Nebraska City Sale Offer
A 128 volume Braille dictionary, 60 feet long on three shelves, costing 2800 dollars, has been offered for sale to N C Abbott superintendent of the School for the Blind in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska City
N. C. Abbott
School For the Blind
Death of long-serving educator ends 50-year career
Daniel D. Houtz 79 former county superintendent and longtime teacher died here of heart failure. His retirement ten years ago capped a 50 year teaching career, likely a state record.
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Alls City
Daniel D. Houtz
Well Designed Entrance Adds Beauty to an Unattractive Exterior
William A. Radford explains that a well planned entrance enhances curb appeal and can offset a plain exterior. The article describes a colonial style layout with a central hall, living and dining rooms, a sunlit breakfast room, a kitchen pantry, and a practical second floor with multiple bedrooms, baths, and extra lavatories.
The Victory of the Dogs and Butler Dog Ordinance
A tale from Old Man Negley recounts Butler New Jersey where a dog licensing proposal sparked a mass protest. Citizens rallied to defend dogs against crushing fees, proving the bond between humans and their animals and highlighting the public’s interest echoed in national press.
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Negley
Gray
Old Man
Butler
New Jersey
America
Health Board
John Heywood
Sat
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Modernist woodwork schemes shape interior decoration
The piece describes a modernist trend in home decoration using bold color contrasts on baseboards and floors. It suggests black floors with a one inch red band around the base, gray walls, silver curtains, a gray rug, and sparse red gray orange cushions to create striking, tasteful rooms.
Chimneys Inspire Modern Builders From Old Craft
A note on preserving charm in houses by emphasizing chimney design. The article suggests modern builders should study historical chimney work to enhance architectural appeal and character.
Notable 19th Century Milestones and War Facts
A brief collection notes key dates: Britain ends slave trade in 1807, Cheyenne founded 1867, Boston settled 1680 by John Winthrop, first women cross the Rockies in 1886, World War I involved 28 nations, and the Manila Bay battle saw no U.S. ships or casualties.
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England
Cheyenne
Wyo
Boston
John Winthrop
Rocky Mountains
Manila Bay
United States
Microbes: From Cheese to Gunpowder in Everyday Life
The piece explains that microbes create dairy and vinegar and yeast aids baking while also contributing to saltpeter for gunpowder. It notes helpful microbes outnumbering harmful ones and that microbes support health by fighting disease in the body.
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London
Nish
Bacchus Follower Rumor Reaches Sydney Bulletin
In a quoted exchange, Mrs. McGrundy warns Mrs. McGinnis that her husband is a follower of Bacchus. Mrs. McGinnis replies that faith and past actions show he caught and passed him years ago.
Better Dollars Exchange Sparks Dueling Bargains
A witty exchange about value and wages turns on how much a dollar earns. The dialogue hints at unequal pay and social expectations as two speakers debate earning power and smarter compensation.
Fragmented Verse Fragments Cited in Print
OCR text shows lines from Thomas Gray about gems purest ray serene and flowers blush unseen. The page captures poem fragments and punctuation oddities without clear publication framing.
Fergus Hume and The Mystery of a Han som Cab
Fergus Hume, author of 137 detective novels, rose to fame with The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. He wrote not for money but to gain a name and publish become popular, striving to build a reputation before more work could follow.
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Fergus Hume
Hume
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