Unseen escape and schemes on a Bayou State steamer
A convoluted pursuit aboard a Bayou State steamer unfolds with Griswold and accomplices plotting to elude authorities. A slave narrator and local figures discuss leverage, payment, and a plan that teeters between piracy and survival as the chase tightens.
Griswold Seeks Minnesota Town After Luxurious Stop
Griswold, alias the Griswold of college days, enters the Hotel Chouteau in St Louis and plans a move to Wahaska Minnesota. He minds his finances after a costly supper while overhearing a Parisian dyed daughter and her father bound for Wahaska, then travels by Pullman with two cafe companions.
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Gavitt
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Miss Farnham
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Gray
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Mistah Grierson
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Prosperous Wabaska builder reshapes town fortunes
Jasper Grierson returns as a veteran fortune maker who funds Mereside mansion and reshapes Wabaska through rail, foundry, mills, and a dominant grip on business. Margery Grierson uses charm to win favors, courting Raymer Foundry, St John’s church, and Farnham circles to advance social influence.
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Wabaska & Pineboro
Great Lake Region
Lake Minnedaska
Poppa
St. John’s
Presbyterian House of Worship
Margery
Edward Raymer
Jasper Grierson
Simon
Madgie
Miss Grierson
Main Street
Raymer Foundry and Machine Works
Raymer
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Fire safety tip and a nutty Madison avenue car tale
A safety note explains how covering a fire with a cloth cuts off oxygen to extinguish flames. Then a New York streetcar story unfolds with a foxing squirrel escaping from a tin box causing chaos and a conductor joking about a nut special at Forty third Street.
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Madison Avenue
Forty-third Street
New York Doctor Claims Harmless Mercury Tablet Discovery
A New York physician says he has found a harmless bichloride of mercury tablet and may proceed to develop a harmless unloaded gun based on the invention. The claim points to a potential breakthrough in safe chemical and weapons technology with broader implications.
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Detroit Free Press
How to Make Coffee Like the Gods
An older method explains a simple process for brewing coffee using an iron kettle and freshly ground beans. Fill with cold water, bring to a slow boil for five minutes, then decant a cup, return it, and allow about five more minutes for the brew to finish.
Four aviators join Nebraska national guard by state aviation plan
Four licensed pilots Schafer McMillan Norman and Stine join Nebraska’s national guard as the state moves to develop air squadrons. They are recognized by the national birdmen's association and have prior state and national service. General Hall aims to elevate cloud squadron readiness and short notice service, with noted airmen Art Smith and DeLloyd Thompson likely to enlist.
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Nebraska National Guard
Aviation Corps
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Schafer
McMillan
Norman
Stine
National Birdmen’s Association
Union
DeLloyd Thompson
General Hall
Art Smith
Taxation by County and State in 1914 Figures
State Comptroller’s compilation shows that about one-sixth of total taxes go to state purposes while the rest fund county and local needs. About half of all taxes support education including universities and local schools.
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Normal
Cornhuskers to meet Kansas Aggies October 9
Nebraska football heads to a clash with Kansas Aggies coached by Johnnie Bender. The teams previously met when Bender led the Haskell Indians, a 24 to 6 Cornhusker loss. Nebraska seeks win but warns not to overlook a strong Aggies lineup and notes lessons from the Drake game.
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Kansas Aggies
Johnnie Bender
Cornhusker Fame
Record Attendance Forecast at University for 1915-16
Attendance figures indicate a potential record year with 2 571 students registered during the first two weeks of active school work. A 26 percent increase over the same period last year is noted, with many students still to arrive from engineering camps and forestry stations. medical college enrollments in Omaha are excluded.
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Th University
Medical College
Omaha
Law reduces fugitives requests as counties bear costs
The July law requires each county to pay for returning fugitives, cutting governor requisitions. County boards may let sheriffs handle expense bills if offenses warrant it. Nebraska banks report over 110 billion in deposits, a new high, with more banks operating and loans surpassing 100 million.
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Imade
Banking’ Department
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