County Commissioners Meet in One Day Session 1917
Cheyenne County Nebraska officials meet in Sidney with all members present and conduct routine business. The board approves minutes, warns tractor operators over highway safety, and authorizes various claims for salaries, services, supplies, and road work. Adjournment set for May 1, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Frank X. Rilen
L. R. Barlow
N. H. Troelstrup
Clayton S. Radcliffe
F. N. Slawson
General Fund
K-B Printing Co
H. Bettendorf
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Zion Industries
Nebraska Telephone Co
Anna McFadden
Harry Heath
Fullertons
W. H. Gates
J. L. Sitton
Frank X. Rihn
P. Chambers
Sidney Road
Mathias Hemer
Bronson Road
Glenn Bales
Bronson
Hart-Parr Co
Rond
Neal Thompson
N Slawson
Zion Institutions & Industries
Lincoln Highway Garage
Hardy Hardware
Nelson and Co
Same
Sidney Municipal Service
First Commissioners District
Break With Austria Not Likely Just Now
Washington Special reports President Wilson will not force a diplomatic break with Austria Hungary now. He cites Austro-Hungarian endorsement of German submarine warfare and announces postponement of further discussion with Vienna while noting no war with U.S. citizens at sea. Count Tarnowski, Austro-Hungarian ambassador, was not received.
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Austria
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Count Tarnowski
Austria-Hungary
United States
Vienna
Frisky Office Boy Mocks Personal Identification Form
A western railway president hires a redheaded office boy who, asked to list visible marks for identification, rushes to a mirror and writes that he has freckles. The humorous anecdote highlights a boy’s literal take on the form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Western Railway
Youth
Bootmaker and Gentleman Bargain Over Boots
A London Telegraph quotation shows a quarrel between a bootmaker and a choleric old gentleman. The bootmaker suggests cutting coins to fit, while the gentleman demands boots to his feet and refuses to have his feet altered.
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London Telegraph
Illusion Move: Head Rotation Feels Like Finger Tip Motion
A perceptual illusion describes touching the forehead with a fixed forefinger and slowly turning the head to give the sensation that the fingertips move rather than the head, creating a strong, irresistible illusion of motion.
Bridge over Elkhorn triggers formal railway complaint
Burlington pile bridge near Melia obstructs Western Sarpy Drainage flow prompting Nebraska Railway Commission action for a new bridge. Nearby, a University petition endorses President Wilson against pacifists, with copies to Washington officials. Also reported are Nebraskan obituaries, guard unit changes, thefts, and crime sentences.
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Burlington
Elkhorn
Melia
Sarpy
Nebraska Railway Commission
University of Nebraska
Wilson
Witchcock
Reavis
Washington
Mary Morris
Nebraska
Kearney
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Promise
One hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, used thirty five years, claims to cure by acting through the blood to mucous surfaces, expelling poison and healing diseased parts. Promises quick health improvement, testimonials, and nationwide druggist availability.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Waltham
Waltham Made
Sidney Variety Store
Sidney, Nebraska
New Town
Deaver, Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Deaver
Powell
Wyo
Government Reclamation Service
L. W. Wakeley
Omaha
Farnam Street
M. A. Shipman
Lewis Bartowsky
Barneston
Nebraska National Guard
Stanton
Missouri River
Anderson
Walter Larson
Harry Herbert
Sam Maxwell
Fremont
Patton
Larson
Herbert
Larsonson
Ravenna
Hesiod
Aeschylus
London Chronicle
Litorfield
Litchfield
Leitchfield
S. A. Schmitt Implement CO
S. A. Schmitt
Mer
Sowth Rese St., Sidney, Nebr
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