Adjutant General Hartigan Visits Plattsmouth for Militia Plans
Adjutant General John C. Hartigan toured Plattsmouth from Lincoln this morning seeking citizen support for forming a state militia company. He urged organizing in denser towns, warned against treating the guard as a political machine, and offered to address a public meeting on duties, strike roles, and riot control.
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John C. Martigan
Lincoln
Hartigan
KB. H. Wescott
Commercial Club
Ramsey
General Hartigan
National Guard
Guard
Journal
Hartisan
Pany
New Cab Boosts Wehrbein Parmele Livery Service
Wehrbein and Parmele, new Plattsmouth livery firm, receive a modern rubber-tired cab. They plan to expand with more cabs carriages and buggies and to offer top horses for single or double driving. The venture aims to elevate local livery standards and serve the traveling public.
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Wehrbein & Parmelo
Messrs
Wehrbein & Parmele
Plattsmouth
Ford Cars Lead Auto Sales Push This Spring
The Cra bill Cummins Automobile company received a carload of Ford machines, three per car, as the Ford maintains lead in high grade, low price automobiles. The machines are well built and durable, with updated improvements and stylish design. Orders are expected to pour in once they are in operation.
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Crabill-Cummins Automobile Company
Ford
Tom Smith Visits Plattsmouth From Lincoln Illinois
Tom Smith, long time Lincoln Illinois resident, returns to Plattsmouth for a several day visit with friends and relatives. He farms near Lincoln and reports that area as fertile with generally good crops this year. He plans a three week stay visiting Rock Bluffs and Plattsmouth before returning home.
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Lincoln
Ill
United States
Rock Bluffs
Tom
Memphis Bank Robbed of 2600 Dollars in Blowout
A Memphis bank near Ashland was burglarized Thursday morning with the safe blown open and about 2600 dollars taken. Investigators link the raid to the same gang suspected in the Manley bank theft, noting similar methods and use of dynamite. Four to five masked men were seen fleeing. no arrests made.
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Omaha
Platte River
Manley Bank
Memphis
Ashland
Burlington
Manley
Charles Deck
Burlington Fetlon
Armour & Co
Northern potato crop links Minnesota to southern markets
The Burlingtons move large Minnesota potato cargoes south via Sioux City and Fremont, with 40 car trains daily passing through the city. Potatoes from Minnesota head to Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas, while southern spuds return north in spring. Refrigerated cars are in high demand to sustain the trade.
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Burlingtons
Minnesota
Kansas City
Sioux City
Burlington
Fremont
Ashland
Pacific Junction
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Omaha
A. W. Smith Family Arrives From Carson Iowa
The Smith family moved into the Hohlachuh property west of the city after arriving from Carson Iowa. While unloading at Burlington station a runaway incident occurred as a wagon loaded with farming machinery overturned. The runaway team was stopped with only minor damage and no injuries.
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A. W. Smith
Carson
Iowa
Hohlachuh
Burlington Station
Will Go to Texas Land Tour With Regenerans Party
A party of about six land seekers will depart next Tuesday from the city with W. B. Regenerans to Texas to view Gulf Coast towns including Houston San Antonio Galveston and other sites. They plan to land at Fal furrias near Corpus Christi where land is advertised for sale. The trip costs a rail fare of 27.50 and more joiners are invited by Trowey who says he has room for several applicants.
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Texas
W. B
Trowey
City Juror John Sehoeman Attends Duties
John Sehoeman is among residents in the city fulfilling juror duties as a civic obligation.
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John Sehoeman
Man Resigns to Life After Desperate Self-Harm Attempt
William Griffith, of Lincoln Avenue, attempted to slash his throat with a pocketknife during a domestic dispute fueled by heavy drinking. He suffered a facial cut but survived. he is described as contrite and expected to recover, with his family and neighbors surprised by the act.
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W. A. Griffin
Lincoln Avenue
Hohlschuh Place
Griffin
Woodmen Circles Stirred By Internal Reform Drive
Local Woodmen camps in St Louis and St Louis County Missouri push for an investigation of national offices at Rock Island Illinois. The True Woodmen association of Missouri forms to recruit members and press for accountability amid claims of excessive salaries and dubious contracts.
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St. Louis
St. Louis County
Order
Rock Island
True Woodmen's Association of
Missouri
R. I. Palmer
Rialto Building
National Board of Directors
National Board of Auditors
Heal
A. R. Talbot
Lincoln
Neb
A. N. Bort
Beloit
Wis
R. R Smith
Brookfield
KE. EB. Murphy
Leavenworth
Kan
J. C. Burns
Ishpeming
Mich
J. A. Rutledge
Elgin
Bort
Wisconsin
Woodmen
Smith
Murphy
Woodmen Casualty Company
Local Cedar Creek shoppers bolster Plattsmouth merchants
Cullom Cedar Creek patrons flocked to Plattsmouth for trade boosting daily returns. Local retailers highlight home merchant guarantees allowing returns and exchanges to ensure customer satisfaction, urging residents to support their own businesses.
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Plattsmouth
Custom
Cedar Creek
Schuyler
Cullom
Burlintgon
Plattemouth
Frans Returns From Omaha Hospital Visit
H Frans returned home from the Methodist hospital after an operation for a growth on his lip performed by Dr Jonas. He is getting along nicely since his return.
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Kh. H. Frans
Omaha
Methodist Hospital
Jonas
Frana
Union Ledger
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Martigan
Fairbury
Tom Smith
Rock Bluff
Platts
William Griffith
8. C. Griffin
Havelock
Frances Hospenthal
City
National Surety Company
Execas
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