Only Man to Defeat Admiral Dewey in 1862 Fist Fight
Former Marine William H. Savage recalls a hand to hand clash with Admiral George Dewey on the Mississippi in 1862. Savage, once a private and later a judge and state senator, says both men fought fiercely, were battered, and then apologetic, with Dewey accepting responsibility for losing temper.
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Marine Treasures
San Pedro
Cal
William H. Savage
George Dewey
Mississippi
Dewey
Savage
Melanchton
U. S. S. Olympia
Manila Bay
New U S Population Estimates From Bureau of Economic Research
The article reports preliminary estimates placing January 1 1923 U S continental population around 130 100 000 with a 4 500 000 gain since the last census and notes growth acceleration toward prewar levels driven by migration and lower death rates.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau
Census Bureau
Willford I. King
University of Wisconsin
Dublin Plans to Modernize City With Central Station and Parliament House
Promoters estimate ten million pounds for a grand Dublin overhaul including a central railway station near the ruined customs house and a new parliament house on Kilmainham. Critics warn costs may exceed eighty million as plans unfold amid post 1916 turmoil and evolving Irish governance.
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Central Station
Parliament Building
Dublin
Ireland
Tom House
Custom House
Four Courts
Parliament House
Royal Hospital
Wilmainham
Invalids
Free State
Art Museum
Dail
Leinster House
Royal Dublin Society
Kilmainham
Old Wooden Skates Displayed In Chauncey Store
A pair of 55 year old wooden skates made in 1867 are on display in a Chauncey store. Owner Harvey Nye notes they have been used almost every winter since their creation and he expects to use them again this winter.
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Chauncey, O
Harvey Nye
Cow Sue Bears Twin Calves in New London
New London, Conn. John Morrison of Baltic reports his cow Sue gave birth to twin calves. Twins run in Sue's family with her mother delivering three sets of twins in her life.
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New London
Conn
John Morrison
Baltic
Sue
Nebraska News Briefs Highlight Local Events andDeaths
Beat Rice forms junior chamber of commerce. Silas Hays, 99, dies at Table Rock after 50 years in Pawnee county. Judge W G Hastings named district court judge by Gov Bryan. Fires and accidents across towns report injuries and losses. North Loup touts 504 car loads shipped last year as state’s top per capita producer. Cremation of Charles Wooster’s ashes at Platte river bridge. Salem eyes county fair. Creighton University drive raises 151,945 for endowment. Robberies in Melvin total 1,100 in value. Stable City notes honors for Buffington and arithmetic and spelling winners. Morris Borsky fatally injured in LA fall. Devil’s Slide crossing slated for elimination. Rich in custody over Omaha warehouse killings. Humboldt celebrates semi centennial. Stowell obituary. Pansy Bryan settles cow injury case for 2,600. Feb shipments exceed prior year by 20,000 head. Grand Island considers mutual insurance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Beatrice
Silas Hays
Nebraska
Table Rock
Pawnee
W. G. Hastings
Omaha
District Court
Bryan
Harry Robbins
Nebraska City
Floyd Hiblightner
Comstock
North
Loup
Charles Wooster
Silver Creek
Platte River
National” Guards
Salem
Creighton University At
Melvin Mercantile
Melvin
Wayne County
H. W. Buffington
Fremont
Buffington
Susie Phelps
Steele City
Margaret Strain
Hardin
Fairbury
Eva Shuman
Morris Borsky
Los Angeles
Arailroad
Aurora
Central City
County Board and Burlington Railroad
William Rich
Charles Seifken
Robert
Nicholas Oil Station
Humboldt
Charles H.stowell
Francis
Neb
Holt County
Chambers
Pansy Bryan
Lincoln
Thair Place
South Omaha
J. W. Mayer
Grand Island
Farmers Mutual Company
Hall County
State Senate
Webster-Scribner
England
Scotland
Cuba
Mexico
Edward Kyeuse
Pearl Shaw
Columbus
Rumer Motor Company
Alliance
2. L. Hall
Central National Bank of Lincoln
Charles K. Weller
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Scottsbluff
Enid
Okla
State Board of Control
Neligh City
I. W W. Whitehead
Cairo
Emma B. Manchester
Woodman Circle
Woodmen of the World
Senator Norris
West Point
Douglas FE. Wansen
Bloomfield
John F. Sutcliffe
Leavenworth Street
Steen
Waterloo
Keck
Stromsburg
Polk County
Legislative Committee
NeLanka
Cass County
Platte Valley
Utah
Colorado
Idaho
Yeggs
Shubert
van Sickle Glass and Paint Company
Christian Welfare Union Incorporated in Omaha
The National Christian Welfare Union of Omaha is formed to address health education morals recreation housing and environment through Christian guidance. Since 1921 promoters pursued a temporary welfare home with furnishings and supplies needed for a family of twelve.
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National Christian Welfare Union of
Omaha
Residence for Town or Farm Square House Design
A square 38 by 38 foot house with nine rooms features a wide front veranda, a dining room bay, glass doors, and a breakfast porch. It includes a washroom, downstairs bedroom, and four upper bedrooms with two sleeping porches, plus ample closet space and adaptable exterior finishes.
Sugar dangers warn of diabetes and lung decline
Tholomyes in Victor Hugo's Ley Miserables asserts sugar is a salt that desiccates the body, pulling liquids from blood and veins to cause coagulation and lung tubercles, leading to death and diabetes near consumption.
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Tholomyes
Victor’Hugo
Novel’s Good Work as Civilization’s Engine
Sir John Herschel credits the novel as a powerful engine of civilization, praising its role in shaping society and human thought through immersive storytelling and moral reflection.
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Sir John Herschel
Opalescent Hues in Glass Diffusers From Electric Arcs
Opalescence appears on long used glass light diffusers due to minute silica spheres formed by volatilization under intense electric arcs. French experiments show rock crystal melted in the furnace boils, vapor condenses into a bluish white cloud, and silica spheres deposit rapidly, unlike the slow formation on ordinary are-light globes.
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Washington Star
Was It Dick Whittington at Old Cleeve Church
A fifteenth century recumbent civilian effigy lies in a wall niche at Old Cleeve Somerset. A boldly molded ogee arch frames a face with a satanic look and a carved cat under the feet, paw on a mouse, eyes raised as if awaiting approval. The group appears contemporary with Sir Richard Whittington.
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Dick Whittington
Old Cleeve
Somerset
Inngland
Sir Richard Whittington
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Rhine
Bank of Ireland
Grattan
Theobald Wolfe Tone
News OF Nebraska
James R. Dean Broken Bow
Nebraska Supreme Court
Christian Welfare Union
William A. Radford
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