Elopers Clash Aboard Train Amid Manila to Reno Drift
Lieut Harry Mallory is ordered to the Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton plan to elope but a taxicab wreck thwarts their meeting with a minister before boarding a cross country train. Onboard, Ira Lathrop and others mingle with humor and tensions as the elopement seeks a route.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathop
Little Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Jimmie
New Passenger Arrives as Flowers Antony Surprise
In the smoking room a porter and an usher escort a new passenger who asks if a box of flowers or candy was sent for her. She inquires about the name under which the item would be listed, Mrs. Wellington or Mrs. James Wellington.
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America
Wellington
Lathroy
Lathrop
Mr. Welington
Wedgewood
Mr. Wellington
Ira Lathrop
Jimmie Wellington
Chicago
Jimmie
Latham
Throp
Mies
James Wellington
A Queen Among Women Sets Out for Reno
In a railway car bound for Reno, Miss Anne Gattle clashes with Mrs. Jimmie Wellington a snobbish rival who reveals plans for divorce and a missionary future. The encounter shifts to flirtation as a tall stranger helps and another woman asks about the Reno car, hinting at more unexpected meetings ahead.
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Anne Gattle
Jimmie Wellington
Mrs. Jimmie
Miss Gattle
Mrs. Wellington
China
Chicago
Mrs Wellington
Jimmie
Sammy
Whitcomb
Reno
Europe
Nevada
Sammy Whitcomb
A Conspiracy In Latin Drama Unfolds In Chicago
Mrs. Whitcomb and Ashton discuss divorce in Chicago where Sam Whitcomb remains abroad. The plot centers on alimony and an alleged cheating wife Mrs Jimmie Wellington, as a handsome stranger arrives and the scene ends with a flirtatious interruption. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Reno
Mr. Ashton
Sam Whitcomb
Cudahys Re marry After Turbulent Split
John P. Cudahy and Edna C. Cowin Cudahy renewed vows in a surprising remarriage after a long family dispute that began over two years ago with the knife attack on Jerre Isillis. The couple had separated yet avoided court action aside from a divorce suit while Mrs. Cudahy traveled west. The reconciliation reportedly centers on the Cudahy children.
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Cudahys
Kansas City
John P
Jack) Cudahy
Packer
Edna C
Cowin) Cudahy
Cudahy
Jerre Isillis
New Postal Depositories Announced for Nebraska
The post master general states that on August 1 the following Nebraska fourth class post offices will become postal savings depositories Abbie McCool Junction Abie Marquette Bee Millerton Beemer Monroe Belgrade Nickerson Benedict Octavia Brainard Ohiowa Bruno Ong Chapman Platte Center Creston Pleasantdale Dewey Richland Duncan Rogers Saronville Fort Calhoun Snyder Garrison Staplehurst Germantown Stockham Goehner Strang Grafton Surprise Hampton Tamora Hardville Thayer Inland Trumbull Kennard Wehling Linwood Washington Lushton.
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Washington Dispatch
Nebraska
Abbie
McCool Junction
Abie
Marquette
Bee
Millerton
Beemer
Monroe
Belgrade
Nickerson
Benedict
Octavia
Brainard
Ohiowa
Bruno
Ong
Chapman
Platte Center
Creston
Pleasantdale
Dewey
Richland
Duncan
Rogers
Dwight
Saronville
Fort Calhoun
Snyder
Garrison
Staplehurst
Germantown
Stock growers convention opens in Alliance amid record turnout
Box Butte County hosts the stock growers convention in Alliance with the largest attendance on record. The day featured an aviation flight over the city and a parade of association members in automobiles led by the Fort Robinson and Alliance bands.
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Box Butte County
Stock Growers
Alliance
Association
Fort Robinson and
Mahan Seized For Threat To Hospital Superintendent
Thomas Mahan, a Spanish American War veteran, was taken from the State Tuberculosis hospital at Kearney by Sheriff Andrews on a complaint by County Attorney Dermott after threatening the life of hospital superintendent Mrs. Pearl Barker.
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Buffalo County
Pearl Barker
Kearney
Thomas Mahan
Andrews
MoeDermott
Bryan applauded at Chicago convention then sought escape from admirers
William Jennings Bryan, present as a syndicated paper correspondent at the Republican National Convention in the Coliseum, received a round of applause. After adjournment he held an informal reception, then escaped through a hotel kitchen to avoid a small mob of admirers.
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Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Will Celebrate the Fourth Amid Community Fundraising
Residents have raised $750 to fund an Independence Day event as preparations begin for the Fourth of July. Aiming to spotlight local pride, organizers plan celebratory activities and a loud display to mark the holiday.
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Ponder
Fee Granted to Attorney in Morley Case
Judge Stewart allows attorney W C Frampton a $100 fee for defending Charles Morley charged with the murder of James Delahunty, warden of the state penitentiary Morley escaped with Gray and Dowd from the prison during the case.
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Morley
W C. Frampton
Charles Morley
Stewart
District Court
Frampton
James Delahunty
State Penitentiary
Gray and Dowd
Chief Clerk Salary Set for Land Office Receivers
Washington dispatch says the chief clerk salary of 1600 will be installed in the government land office for land receivers most of whom earn 500 with fees not to exceed 3000 under a sundry civil bill amendment passed by the house of representatives. Receivers are at Alliance Broken Bow North Platte Lincoln Valentine and ONeill in Nebraska.
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Washington Dispatch
Government Land Office
House of Representatives
Alliance
Broken Bow
North
Platte
Lincoln
Valentine and
O'Neil
Nebraska
Tornado Causes Damage in Lancaster County Farm Area
A violent tornado touched down in the southern Lancaster County farming district causing localized damage to structures and crops and prompting local emergency response. The event highlights severe weather impact on agricultural communities.
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Lancaster County
Good Peat Near Milburn Box Butte County
A peat sample near Milburn was sent to the state geological survey office in Lincoln and pronounced the best received by that office.
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Milburn
Box Butte County
State Geological Survey
Lincoln
Tecumseh Blacksmith Arrested on Statutory Charge
Charles Jones a Tecumseh blacksmith was arrested on a statutory offense charge involving Grace Lawrence a 14 year old girl. The case centers on alleged acts against the minor and names the defendant and the victim in Tecumseh Johnson County.
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Johnson County
Charles Jones
Tecumseh
Grace Lawrence
Baby tents help cool infants in heat wave cities
Mothers of infants under two learn of a scheme placing cradles in roof top tents and open lots. Nurses and doctors provide free care while water cooled via perforated pipes and ice blocks. Fans blow cool air to comfort babies during hot nights.
Senator Fletcher Slams Orange Grower Over Failures
Senator Duncan A. Fletcher condemned an orange grower at a Jackson ville dinner for failure, blaming ignorance rather than external factors. He contrasted the grower’s lack of understanding with a tramp who mocked work, saying the man was ignorant of orange farming.
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Duncan A. Fletcher
Jacksonville
Arnica and Witch Hazel Sold in Drug Dept
A department store floorwalker directs a man to the drug department for arnica and witch hazel as the store keeps those remedies. A humorous line notes fathers paying for daughters to sing, implying a social joke about talent and parenting.
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Arnica
Witch Hazel
Drug Department
Easy to Cut the Price Tale at the Butcher Shop
A man asks the price per pound for sausages. The butcher claims a rise to twenty five cents, insisting rival Schmidt’s is twenty cents but out of stock. The shopper counters, and the butcher jokes that he’d also charge twenty cents if he were out of stock.
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Schmidt's
Fathers' Day Reflections and Teas in Odd Dialogues
A quirky exchange on Fathers' Day rituals contrasts Mothers' Day traditions with Saturday night routines. The text interleaves lines about teething syrup, Garfield Tea, and humorous notes on courting, manners, and misbehavior.
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Gabe
Steve
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