Rail Schedule Notices From Omaha Nebraska
Train listings show local stops canceled on Nos 8 304 306 between SidneyBridgeport and SidneySterling while through trains run with passenger cars. Local extra daily except Sunday offers sleeping dining and reclining chair cars. Tickets and baggage handling available nationwide. Contact M A Shipman Agent Orton Wakeley General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
Sterling
United States
Canada
M. A. Shipmar
Orton L. W.wakeley
Omaha
Nebraska
Famine in Mexico Deaths and a Dog Theft Case
Eight children died of starvation in Mexico City’s Second ward police station reports. The general hospital logged starvation deaths, exact numbers undisclosed. A woman cited stealing a dog to feed her children was dismissed by the judge as relief efforts struggle with blocked food entry by military authorities. Red Cross and foreign relief groups report limited aid, with beef and beans enough for 750,000 liters of soup and 60,000 requests, likely exhausted in two weeks.
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Mexico City
General Hospital
Red Cross
Battery arrives to shield Nogales amid Mexican faction fighting
Battery C of the Sixth United States field artillery arrived at Nogales Ariz to protect American lives and property from cross border fire. Carranza forces attacked Nogales Sonora on Wednesday and later withdrew drawing closer with about 500 reinforcements and two artillery pieces. Six bullets entered Nogales during the Wednesday clash.
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Sixth
United States Field Artillery
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Carranza
Five Americans in Norias fight repels Mexican attack
Five Mexican bandits and one Mexican woman were killed in fighting at Norias Texas. For an hour fifteen Americans eight of them US cavalrymen held off sixty Mexicans. Five Americans were wounded three of the latter. The fifteen Americans were saved from death as their ammunition ran out by the arrival of seventeen Texas rangers.
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Norias
Tex
Texas Rangers
Scott to Confer With Villa in Mexico Crisis Talks
Major General Hugh L. Scott chief of staff of the United States Army with Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Michie left Washington for El Paso to confer with General Francisco Villa and other revolutionary leaders about the Mexican situation. The British foreign office informed the American embassy in London that Americans in the United Kingdom and all aliens must register under the British national registration act. New arrivals will have twenty eight days to report.
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England
British Foreign Office
London
United Kingdom
Detroit Priest Henry Syden Guides Belgian Refugees West
Rev Henry Syden a Detroit priest in charge of Belgian refugees travels west amid relief efforts. He coordinates shelter meals and medical aid while planning safer routes for families fleeing conflict. Local organizations partner to support logistics and resettlement as he travels.
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Detroit
Woman Dies In Auto Crash Near Lincoln
Mrs Pan Sullivan prominent timberman’s wife was killed instantly five miles south of Lincoln when her car overturned on a road stretch. Mrs M H Quinn of Denton trapped under the vehicle was crushed and drenched in gasoline for two hours before help arrived, suffering scalds from the exposure.
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Pan Sullivan
Lincoln
M H Quinn
Denton
Terring
State house watch man robbed after park outing
W H Combs, known as the state house guard, who was held up by highwaymen at the state house last month and had 28 cents taken, fared worse at Electric Park. While boarding a car to return uptown, his pocketbook containing about $20 was taken.
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W H Combs
State House
Electric Park
Nebraska horse counts show gaps in official totals
Government reports credit Nebraska with 1,080,000 horses on January 1, but assessors found 910,000 head. There were 166,000 mules, 9.00 more than a year ago. Custer County leads with 34,654, followed by Cherry with 33,280. Lancaster 17,450 and Douglas 10,175.
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Nebraska
Custer
Cherry County
Lancaster County
Douglas County
Bonded Indebtedness Questions for Consolidated District
State board of equalization prepares to certify county valuations with minor potential changes in Lancaster. Omaha street railway shows high assessed value per mile, while Lincoln Traction lists stock value and dividends. debate on taxing stock remains unresolved.
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Douglas
Lancaster
State Board of Equalization
Lancaster County
Douglas County
Omaha and
Council Bluffs
Lincoln Traction Company
Lincoln Company
State Railway Commission
Board of Equalization
Omaha
Reverend C E Aked resigns from Committee of 100
The federal council of the Churches of Christ in America accepted the resignation of Rev. C. E. Aked from the Committee of 100 formed to promote evangelical meetings at San Francisco. Aked, pastor of the First Congregational Church, cited Rev. Billy Sunday’s preaching and said there was no such God or heaven. The resignation followed his withdrawal from membership after reconsideration was requested.
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Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
C. E. Aked
Committee of 100
San Francisco
Dr Aked
First Congregational Church
First Avenue
God
Christ
Heaven
Hell
Sunday
Dr. Aked
Hotels Ordered to Clean Up or Face Closure
Hotel Commissioner Colonel Phil Ackerman has ordered two hotels, the Park at Stromsburg and the Merna at Merna, to clean up according to law. If they fail to act, they will be closed by the commissioner. Small Grain Crop Will Break Record. The largest wheat crop in Sidney is underway with fields expected to yield 35 to 45 bushels per acre. Labor is scarce as farmers begin work at 5 a.m. and stay until 9 p.m.
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Phil Ackerman
Park Hotel
Stromsburg
Merna
Sidney
Ackerman Deposits Hotel Commission Fees With State Treasurer
Colone Philip Ackerman, hotel commission commissioner, deposited with the state treasurer $1,776 in fees collected in connection with hotel commission duties.
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Colone Philip Ackerman
Hotel Commission
Eight Paroles Granted by State Board in Short Session
The state pardon board met briefly and granted eight paroles with no applications for pardons or sentence commutations. Shadeline, Judge Sears fastest pacing stallion, won the 2:12 pace at the Omaha speedway in a four-heat event.
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State Pardon Board
Shadeline
Sears
Clhfestart
Omaha Speedway
Maywood district fair prep for October event gains pace
Preparations for the southwest Nebraska district fair at Maywood from October 11 to 15 advance with abundant crops. Promises include the largest livestock and agricultural exhibit yet, daily programs, and horse races each afternoon. The fair spans twelve counties: Phelps Harlan Gosper Furnas Lincoln Frontier Red Willow Hayes Hitchcock Perkins Chase and Dundy.
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Nebraska
Maywood
Phelps
Harlan
Gosper
Furnas
Lincoln
Frontier
Red Willow
Hayes
Hitchcock
Perkins
Chase
Dundy
Bonded indebtedness tied to consolidated districts clarified
Inquiries reach State Superintendent Thomas about bonded debt of districts merged under the consolidation system. The issue blends the regular act with a supreme court ruling on a special act, but the liability rests on the property of the original district that incurred the obligation.
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Thomas
Supreme Court
Limits of Vision Explain Rain Streaks and Persistence
A New York American reprint explains how rain drops appear as streaks because the eye cannot follow a moving drop. Persistence of vision keeps an image on the retina for about an eighth of a second, producing successive images and blur for rotating wheels and moving pictures.
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New York American
A Hat Sparks a Spite Fence Joke in Columbia Jester
A brief comic exchange in the Columbia Jester features a man asking about a hat and a woman replying it is simply a hat. He muses it might be a spite fence, highlighting the playful tone of local humor.
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Columbia
John Deere Binder Promotion In Sidney Trade Ad
A sales alert promotes a John Deere binder with a call to contact Fundings Land Transfer Co in Sidney to see the best constructed binder ever made, urging potential buyers to inquire about the model.
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John Deere
Fundingsland Transfer Co
Sidney
Old Murray Guidebooks and Mont Blanc Remark
An Old Guidebook notes that Murray's 1838 Guide to Switzerland is prized by collectors. It recalls early mountaineering as a pastime and cites a London Chronicle remark belittling Mont Blanc ascents by mentally unsettled individuals.
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Murray
Switzerland
Mont Blanc
London Chronicle
A Domestic Tilt
Mrs Cobbles questions why the feet rest on the veranda railing. Mr Cobbles jokes the railing is his only unfound possession as a playful argument unfolds in a Birmingham Age Herald snippet.
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Mrs. Cobbles
Mr. Cobbles
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Average Cityman Servants Question
The exchange questions how many servants a city resident keeps, with the suburban reply noting about one out of twelve helps or considers the ratio. The fragment hints at social norms or class commentary from a historical newspaper snippet.
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Tewelve
Wig Wag System Aids NYPD Strike Riot Preparedness
The New York police department develops a wig wag signaling plan using flags to communicate with district HQs and stations if phone service fails. Three inspectors have led a two week effort to perfect the system, with full federal support from the War Department and national preparedness backing this move.
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New York
United States
War Department
American Journalist Henry W Francis Faces Death Sentence
Henry W Francis, an American newspaper man, is confined in Vera Cruz penitentiary under sentence of death. The state department was advised by an associate and urged to act promptly. The exact charge is not stated and Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz has been notified.
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Henry W. Francis
Vera Cruz
State Department
Francis
Silliman
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