Overcrowded Shiney Hotels Strain Sidney Tourists
Lodging after 9 pm is nearly impossible in Sidney with many travelers forced to share beds or sleep in private homes. Union Pacific No 17 arrivals peak downtown congestion as 20 local households host two to ten transients nightly, with 150 to 200 travelers daily seeking one to three nights of shelter. Reports cite rising unrest and calls for expanded lodging facilities to relieve the shortage.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Omaha
Denver
Shenandoah
Pioneer Nebraskan Dies at Home in Waverly
John Newton Tiger aged 76 and father of W H Tiger of Gurley died Sunday August 12 at his son Lew Tigers home in Waverly Nebraska. A veteran of the Nebraska City to Denver overland freight route he later farmed and earlier rode with Wild Bill Hickok. Tiger helped caravan freight to the Rockies and once hunted buffalo with Hickok and fished Indians from a grub can. he never wrote memoirs about his pioneer years.
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John Newton Tiger
W. H. Tiger
Gurley
Lew
Waverly
Nebr
Nebraska City
Denver
Mr. Tiger
Wild Bill Hickok
Nebraska
Rockies
Hickok
Wild Bill
Tiger
Dalton
FINE BLUFFS CHEYENNE ROAD SOON TO OPEN
The Cheyenne Pine Bluffs section of the Lincoln highway east of Cheyenne remains closed though nearly finished. Wyoming State Highway Engineer Levison said traffic will stay on the old Burns Hillsdale route for now. Gravel on the new 26 mile section is loose without rain for final packing. once rain aids compaction, the new road may be opened. The old road is in good condition and only slightly longer. When the Cheyenne to Pine Bluffs segment is finished next year, the distance will shrink by about five miles.
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Cheyenne
Pine Bluffs
Wyoming
Z. E. Levison
Burns
Hillsdale
Fake motor clubs target western motorists
Rocky Mountain Motorists Inc reports a surge of deceitful motor clubs and service contracts preying on motorists across western states. The group cites federal and business-bureau records, detailing widespread losses to garages, stations, and hostels. Notably active in Colorado and Wyoming, these outfits use high pressure sales to fleece car owners with worthless contracts.
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Rocky Mountain Motorists, Inc
A. A. A. Club
Better Business Bureaus
Colorado
Wyoming
Changes in Pontiac Cars Boost Power and Longevity
Jacobson and Nispel Sidney Pontiac dealers report seven major improvements in the new Pontiac six. Features include a larger one inch carburetor, new intake manifold, mushroom air deflector, higher gear ratio of 4.3 to 1, larger 29 by 5 balloon tires and smaller wheels, and Duco colors on the sport landau. Improvements yield higher top speed, better acceleration, and improved fuel economy with reduced wear on moving parts.
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Jacobson É Nispel
Sidney
Pontiac
Oakland
Mother of Potter Pastor Passes Away in Julesburg
The mother of Rev. C. O. Troy, longtime Potter resident, died peacefully Sunday at her Julesburg home after months of illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Julesburg M E church, with internment in Julesburg cemetery. Attending Potter residents included Mrs. J. C. Bartlett, Mrs. Wm. Hagemeister, Mrs. G. L. Rogers, Mrs. K. Hansen, Mrs. A. T Wallin, C. W. Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Alfred Arnell and Peter Hansen.
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Troy
Potter
Potter Review
C. O. Troy
Julesburg
J. C. Bartlett
Wm. Hagemeister
G. L. Rogers
K. Hansen
A. T Wallin
C. W. Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Alfred Arnell
Peter Hansen
Nebraska Socialists Elect State Delegates
In Omaha on Thursday the Nebraska socialists nominated Neal Nye for governor Sam Lerner for lieutenant governor and Mrs Eva Travis for secretary of state after a Norman Thomas speech They endorsed Thomas and named presidential electors John Leidy Harold Hester Warren Campbell Dr Harold Gifford Eva Travis L Witken and Max Selicow The party would need a mass convention of 500 to re establish itself and plans to circulate petitions to gain signatures.
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Omaha
Neal Nye
Pender
Sam Lerner
Eva Travis
Norman Thomas
New York
Thomas
Nebraska
John Leidy
Plattsmouth
Harold Hester
Red Cloud
Warren Campbell
Harold Gifford
L. Witken
Max Selicow
Rail strike looms as ballots go out to 70000 workers
Western railroads prepare for a strike after wage disputes with the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. Some 80 lines covering about 98 percent of western mileage have sent ballots to roughly 70 thousand employees, with a September 2 deadline for returns to Chicago.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhoods
West
Chicago
Whitney
Farm machinery displaces labor on western farms
Agriculture faces a machinery driven revolution similar to the 18th century industrial shift. William Harper Dean notes tractors combines and irrigation boost output while reducing farm plants and labor, with declines in horse and mule numbers and farm population offset by higher crop and animal product yields. Mr and Mrs C P Chambers and son Dale visited relatives in Alliance.
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William Harper Dean
Agricultural Service
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Dean
Welfare Chief Outlines State Policy On Life Insurance And Aid
State Welfare Secretary Frost proposes that families with in force life insurance may receive public aid such as mothers pension if other needs justify it. He surveyed agencies in Lincoln and Omaha and Lancaster and Douglas counties, reviews statutes, and finds support for continuing existing policies but not paying premiums for new insurance. He emphasizes insurance should protect the family, not fund future endowments. An accompanying note mentions a Burlington station employee J A Cameron taking a vacation to fish.
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Frost
Lincoln
Omaha
Lancaster
Douglas
Federated Jewish Charities 1N
Boston
Nebraska
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Fine Bluffs
Cheyenne Road
Union
the Roads
John Williams
Federal Board of Mediation
Federal Board of Arbitration
Southern Pacific
Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe
Rock Island
Chicago & Northwestern
Burlington
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Denver & Rio Grande
Great Northern Pacific
St. Louis
San Francisco
J A Cameron
Dr. Niblack
Bassett Drug Store
U. S. A. Theatre
Dame
Notre
William Fox
Dolores del Rio
Cabriviet Couse
Torite
Sil Priven Seas
Willys-Overland, Inc
Teledo
Baie
Chick & Blaha
Sidney, Nebr
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