Trains Schedule Details Between Sidney and Sterling
Passenger and freight trains listed with daily through services from Sidney to Bridgeport and Sterling. Local stops omitted on Nos. 101 and 302. local extra daily carries passengers except Sunday. Sleeping dining and reclining chair cars available on through trains. Tickets and baggage to US or Canada. information from M A Shipman Agent or L L Wakeley General Passenger Agent, Omaha Nebraska.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
Sterling
United States
Canada
M. A. Shipman
L L. W.wakeley
Omaha
Nebraska
Lightning Strike Kills Two On Herman Farm
On a Ray Triplett farm near Herman two workers, Herman Thompson and Nels Matsen, were killed when a lightning bolt struck as they stacked wheat. A wagon load moved away, and Anna Triplett, nine, was thrown from the wagon with a dislocated left arm. The bolt reportedly flashed once, killing Matsen on the stack and spreading as flame to the wagon load, killing Thompson.
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Ray Triplett
Herman
Herman Thompson
Nels Matsen
Anna Triplett
Matson
Thompson
Fremont College Commencement Addresses by Frank E Jones
Frank Emerson Jones of Wabash Indiana, formerly pastor of the First Christian church of Fremont, delivered the commencement address at Fremont College graduation exercises. President Clemmons presented diplomas to over twenty graduates.
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Frank Emerson Jones
Wabash, Ind
First Christian Church of
Fremont
Fremont College
Clemmons
State Engineer Inspects Bridges Replacing Washed-Out Structures
State Engineer Johnson travels to Clay county to inspect new bridges installed after floods washed out earlier ones. County board seeks formal inspection before accepting the replacements.
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Johnson
Clay County
Lynch Leo Frank Lynched Near Mary Phagan Home
Leo M. Frank, serving life for Mary Phagan’s murder, was forcibly removed from Milledgeville and hanged two miles east of Marietta. The body was found after a quick spread of news, crowd numbers swelled, and the crowd allowed a coroner inquest after a vote. The mob cut down the body after a spectator urged restraint.
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Mary Phagan
Leo M. Frank
Atlanta
Georgia
Milledgeville
Marietta
Frank
Newton Morris
Flood Devastates Galveston After Tropical Storm
A tropical storm blasted the Texas coast flooding Galveston and spreading damage to crops and farms. Galveston Houston and Beaumont remain cut off by disrupted lines. Wireless dispatch says Galveston sits under five feet of water with no reported deaths. sea wall houses destroyed and boats ferry people to the USS Buford. Wind reached seventy five miles an hour.
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Texas
Galveston
Houston
Beaumont
United States
Buford
Taggart Must Stand Trial Over Election Irregularities
Judge Wichhorn in Indianapolis denies motion to quash indictments against Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Indiana Mayor Joseph E. Bell Chief of Police Samuel V. Perrott and 123 others. Forty three of forty eight counts hold. Mayor Bell to be tried first on Sept 7.
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Wichhorn
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph EB. Bell
Samuel V. Perrott
Mayor Bell
Taggart
Bell
Body of George Fitch Laid In Vault At Sunset Cemetery
In a private funeral attended only by relatives and literary friends the body of humorist George Fitch was placed in a vault at Sunset Cemetery Berkeley California. The coffin will be shipped on Sept 1 to Galva Illinois for interment near his father's home.
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George Fitch
Sunset Cemetery
Berkeley
Cal
Galva
Til
Colorado Supreme Court Bars Judge Granby Hillyer in Coal Striker Cases
The Colorado supreme court issued a writ of prohibition preventing Judge Granby Hillyer from presiding over three coal strike cases and issued a writ of supersedeas staying the execution of the life sentence for John G Lawson.
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Hillyer Barredt
Colorado Supreme Court
Granby Hillyer
John G Lawson
Germans Capture Key Kovno Forts and Sink Royal Edward
German forces under General von Eichhorn seize forts guarding Kovno and storm northeastern Novogeorgievsk defenses. British transport Royal Edward sunk by a German submarine in the Aegean. 600 rescued from 1,350 troops and 220 others aboard. Russian and Allied reports note continued fighting along the Bug and Narew fronts, with Turkish actions in the Caucasus and Dardanelles.
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Kovno
von Eichhorn
Novogeorgievsk
German War Office
von Mackenzen
Bug
von Hindenburg
Narew
Narzew
Ossowetz
Caucasus
Poland
Baltic
Servian
Belgrade
Semlin
Panscova
Nish
Danube
Roumania
Servia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Aberk-I-Savet
Aegean Sea
Federal and state laws clash over duck season in Nebraska
The opening of duck season on September 1 intensifies the feud between federal game laws and state regulations in Nebraska. Federal rules ban spring shooting, while the state keeps a 1914 15 style season. Prosecutions under federal law reduced spring hunting, boosting duck numbers and aligning most sportsmen with federal enforcement, per Kearney Hub.
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Naskaka
Nebraska
Kearney
Fragmentary Lexington Pioneer Quote Reflects Fate’s Grip
A brief, rugged excerpt from the Lexington Pioneer speaks of being drawn from paradise, then confronting fate’s cold hand. The lines imply struggle and worth, framing a universal tension between aspiration and harsh reality.
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Red
Lexington
Meanest cuss of the season, mudhole keeper noted
The Hershey Times quotes a harsh critic condemning a local figure who created a muddy trap and used a squad to pull three bones from every motorist who drives into it up to the fenders, describing him as exceptionally cruel.
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Hershey Times
Auto party leaves for Estes Park Colorado trip
Mr and Mrs Ed Ahrens and son Frederick Mrs F Mann and Miss Freda Hammer of North Platte were a congenial auto party to leave Friday morning for Estes Park and other Colorado points. They went by way of Denver and will remain two weeks.
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Ed Ahrens
Frederick
F. Mann
Freda Hammer
North Platte
Estes Park
Colorado
Denver
John Deere Binder Offered by Fundings Land Transfer Co
An advertisement invites buyers to call Fundings Land Transfer Co. in Sidney to see the best constructed binder John Deere offers. It promotes durability and quality construction for farming use.
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John Deere
Fundingsland Transfer Co
Sidney
Summer Joy Brushed Aside by Coal Yard Demand
A reader laments the intrusion of a coal yard agent asking about winter coal needs, breaking the carefree mood of the season and foreshadowing how such inquiries intrude on pleasant summer plans. The note reflects urban frictions as expectations for leisure clash with practical household concerns.
Missouri Pacific Chief Appointed Sole Receiver
Benjamin Bush, president of the Missouri Pacific and of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railway, was appointed sole receiver of the two lines by Circuit Judge Adams at Woodstock Vermont.
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Benjamin Bush
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Southern
Ralflwray
Adams
Woodstock
General John C Black Dies in Chicago Hotel Room
Civil War veteran and former congressman General John C Black who served as United States commissioner of pensions died in his hotel room in Chicago. The prominent veteran and public figure was reported dead by hotel staff.
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John C. Black
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Chicago
Three Italian volcanoes erupt belching smoke and lava
Vesuvius Mount Etna and Stromboli have become active. Etna pours lava down its eastern slopes toward Sicilian villages. Naples and other cities are in terror as tremors shake southern Italy, with shocks felt in Taranto and Brindisi.
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Vesuvius
Mount Etna
Stromboli
Naples
Terrior
Taranto
Brindisi
Italy
Cotton Becomes Contraband In Allied Policy Move
Allies plan to declare cotton contraband with uniform treatment among Britain France Russia Italy Belgium. Japan undecided. Action aims to curb cotton shipments to Germany and Austria via neutral ports, as Britain orders in council affect American exports.
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State Department
Washington
Department
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Belgium
Japan
Far East
Germany
Austia
Mexican Governors back peace plans and vow border defense
The governors of Durango Coahuila Guerrero Tepic Sinaloa and Chiapas said they would support peace proposals by Secretary of State and Pan American conferees. They pledged to repel any invasion of their lands by Villa Carranza or other soldiers with military forces under their command.
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Durango
Coahuila
Guerrero
Tepic
Sinaloa
Chiapas
Lansing
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
Record of the Past Warns of Kidney Troubles and Doans Pill Pride
Mrs J E Whaley of Alliance Nebraska credits Doans Kidney Pills with curing her long standing kidney disorder. She describes sharp back pains and abnormal secretions, saying relief came quickly and has lasted for years. The ad urges buyers to ask for Doans Kidney Pills priced 50c at dealers, from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. E. Whaley
Oregon St
Alliance
Neb
Doan
Dean
Bombing run over Fremont militia camp witnessed by thousands
Captain McMillan dropped bombs from an aeroplane onto a Fourth regiment detachment at Fremont. The pilot rose to 2,000 feet to begin the attack but engine trouble delayed descent. He circled the camp and finally landed, with hundreds of Fremonters watching from homes and a grove a mile from headquarters.
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McMillan
Fremont
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New York
Union Pacific
Union Cne
Sidney, Neb
West Sound
Norte
Dally
Leo Frank
Sidney Drug Co
Royal Edward Ia
Mee
R. E. L. Jackson
Bush
Are la He
J. C. Black
Action Haas
U. S
Brott's
Lincoln
Second ST
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Herth Platte
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