Waterway plan moves forward in congress
Washington reports the house rivers and harbors committee backed the army engineers plan to complete the Illinois river waterway from Utica to Grafton with an eight thousand two hundred fifty cubic feet per second flow for five years and a nine foot depth. It calls for federal funds of one million three hundred fifty thousand and removal or modification of two dams at Kampsville and La Grange to ease traffic.
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Washington
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Army Engineers
House
Eastern and Lakes
Congress
Lake Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Illinois River
Utica
Grafton
Ill
War Department
Henry
Copperaleek
Kampsville
la Grange
W. E. Hull
Lockport
Joliet
Hull
W. L. Harding
Iowa
New York State Canal
St. Lawrence Waterway
Ward Trust Costs Government Less Than One Hundred
The Department of Justice spent under 100 dollars in actual expenses to dissolve the Ward Food Products bread trust in Baltimore by consent decree. William B. Ward and associates must reimburse the government for costs as required by the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Ward Food Products Corporation Bread Trust
Baltimore
William B. Ward
Fire razes Egyptian town Saginelkom near Cairo
A 16 hour blaze swept the town of Saginelkom, 55 miles northwest of Cairo, destroying 00 houses. Thirty two bodies recovered and 4,000 left homeless as the fire left the settlement in ruins.
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Cairo
Saginelkom
Gerald Chapman Hanged in Conn State Penitentiary
Notorious criminal Gerald Chapman was hanged at Wethersfield Connecticut State Penitentiary after failed pleas for life imprisonment. He had killed Patrolman Skelly in New Britain on October 12, 1924 following a holdup.
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State Penitentiary
Wethersfield
Conn
Gerald Chapman
Skelly
New Britain
Tuberculosis Deaths Fall at Oak Forest Hospital
Anton J. Cermak reports Chicago tubercular deaths at Oak Forest hospital fell from 466 in 1919, the peak year, to 251 in 1925, marking a significant decline in TB mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Oak Forest
Bank notes seized at city farm probe in Lynn
Officials in Lynn Massachusetts investigate affairs at the city farm where a blind inmate’s room was found to contain nine $100 bills and a bank book showing a deposit of $300. The discovery prompts questions about handling of funds and internal controls.
Mutiny by 200 Prisoners Shocks Buenos Aires Police
Two hundred detainees mutinied in the police headquarters detention section in Buenos Aires Argentina. Police suppression left more than forty wounded as officers regained control of the outbreak.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Five Crown in Los Angeles Flood Drowning Toll
Five people drowned in Los Angeles during a two day downpour. The disaster struck on flooded streets and in homes across multiple districts as rescue workers searched for more victims and assessed damage. Strong winds and rising water led to widespread closures and emergency alerts.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Local Notes From Lodge Pole District Social News
Lodge Pole community tales include visits to Grind Island and Sidney, illnesses, and family gatherings. Royal Neighbors dinner nets over 45 dollars, Masons meet, Rev Wright presides at M E church, and various residents travel to Sutherland, Elwood, and Chappell for events and care.
Community Socials and Visits Across Maple Grove
Maple Grove residents and neighbors share a sequence of visits, dinners, dances, and games from Monday to Sunday. Families including Johnsons, Olsons, Miles, and Wolvertons socialize at homes, a rat killing demonstration is held, and a North Sidney baseball team forms and plays a game against Sidney.
Anniversary Club Hosts Oyster Supper in North Sidney
Mr and Mrs Carl Busboom entertained the Anniversary club Saturday evening in honor of Mr and Mrs Frank Goodwin. The event featured a splendid oyster supper served by the hostess. Dinner guests on Sunday included Mr and Mrs Bert Walker Mr and Mrs Paul Sparks and family and Louie Batley at the Jim Sparks home. The North Sidney club will meet at the Bustoom home Wednesday after.
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R. W. Johnson
Gon. Lloyd
T. C. Spiker
Albin Olson
W. T. Sharman
A. K. Anderson
Henry Glant
Richard Sellin
Lennox
Mr. Willey
Nels Johnson's
W. Y. Miles
John Jones
Earl Holm
Roy Neary
Ed Miles
Hazel
Ray Siders
N. E. Witters
F. A. Johnson's
W. J. Shoemaker
Ed McTernon
Mm. N. P. Johnson
R. W. Johnson's
George Neiman
Henry
Katherine Hamer
Zola Ely
Dix
Taonie Sparks
Broadwater
7. C. Sparks
North Sidney
Elmer Hughes
Ful Wolverton
Ed Wolverton
Ed Brockelsby
Alex Sterling
Paul Sparks
Mesdames Cecil and
Carrie Sparks
Anna Kinton
Pawa Schmidt
Clyde Kinton
Harold Spiker
Glen Bales
Carl Schmidt
Bert Walker
Jim Sparks
Henry Schmidt
Sidney
Carl Busboom
Anniversary Club
Frank Goodwin
Louie Batley
Bustoom
Junior class play charms Potter crowd at Friday show
The Friday night junior class play drew a good crowd in Potter. Mrs Calloway received a large bouquet of roses from the Juniors for her efforts with them. Miss Guy directed successful specialties and a profitable project meeting on community meals was held with Mrs EB Biggs serving lunch.
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Thomas Conger
Omaha
Potter
Mr. Conger
Mr. Larson
G. L. Rogers
Lisco
EB. _H. Biggs
Biggs
Harry Fhntjer
Ovid
Mable Mellke
Miller Hospital
Kimball
Babcock Family Active at Sidney Club and Local Visits
R A Babcock played golf Sunday at the Sidney Country Club where he is a member. N S Miller and Fmil Cords were Sidney callers on Saturday. Word comes that Charlotte, daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Enevoldsen of Peets, is quarantined with scarlet fever. R A Babcock and R V Francis were in Sidney on Monday.
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R. A. Babcock
Sidney Country Club
Mr. Babcock
Sidney Club
N. S. Miller
Fmil Cords
Sidney
Charlotte
D. F. Enevoldsen
Peets
R. V. Francis
High Grade Piano for Sale in Sidney
Denver Music Company offers a high grade piano in Sidney at a great sacrifice on liberal terms. Interested buyers are urged to act and receive full particulars promptly. Denver Music Company, Denver, Colorado.
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Ward Trust
Charles Hein
George Whitefoot
Lulu
Grind Island
Mr. Hein
Otto
F. 1. Tatlow
Nelie Sk. Petteys
Hattie Johnson
George Barlow
G. E. Minshall
L. D. Barlow
D. Moorhead
H. Simkins
Ernest Graham
Ovid, Colo
G. M. Brox
Mark Hefer
C. E. Hafer
Charles Dickinson
B. J. Bates
Staniforth
Denver
Charles Hunt
York
M. W. A. Hall
J. W. Billeter
Louis Million
Gertrude Folkerts
Gurley
Margaret Weyerts
Glen Stevens
Bayard
O. D. Mitchell
Paul E. Smith
Chappell
H. A. Lindley
Ruth
Glenn Lindley
Peter Greasgean
Kansas
Mexico
Oberfelder of Shiney
Masons
Bracken
Wright
Big Springs
M. E
Harm Weyerts
John Scharrell
Archie Groshart
TL. Lydiatt
Sutherland
I. R. Barlow
Bernard Clocumb
Frank Englert
R. W. Englert
J. W. Rogers
Oo Club
Mesdames HK
Maple Grove
North
A. R. Lesueur
Nebr
THE
Denver Music Company
Denver, Colorado
New York Life
Ty Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney’s Leading Insuranc Agency
Vavy
New York
Thomas V. McGowan
Grand Island, Nebr
Pat’s
W. Hornaday
Ford
Ford - Motor CC
Ford Motor Company
Michigan
Kentucky
West
Ford Glass
Detroit
Tudor Sedan
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