Four Injured In Auto Collision With Freight Train
Four young people who had been to a party Friday night were injured when the auto they rode struck the caboose of a northbound Rock Island freight train at the Thirty-second and South streets crossing at 10:30 p m. Miss Elsie Peterson suffered brain concussion and skull injury with shock but showed partial consciousness Saturday morning. Miss Gladys Beyette endured a broken right arm and fractured shoulder blade with facial cut. Willis DeVreindt had a bruised hip and shoulder with glass cuts. Julius Cochran bruised and shocked with facial cuts. The car driven by Cochran struck while descending toward the crossing. brakes were faulty according to Cochran. The party had been at California Court and were riding with Cochran’s father’s auto.
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Rock Island
NcCovery
Gladys Beyette
South Twenty-eighth Street
Willis DeVreindt
Pepper Avenue
Julius Cochran
Uct
California Court
Young Cochran
Julius
State Journal
Wealth Turned Under In Aroostook Potatoes Loss
In Maine’s Aroostook County a market slump led to 45000 bushels of potatoes being discarded into the field. Owners, facing slack demand and high freight costs, used remaining stock as fertilizer and reflect on how price fluctuations have wrecked fortunes and reshaped business confidence across the seven years of upheaval.
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Aroostook
Maine
State Journal
Boy Dragged to Death by Cow in Creek Pasture
Leonard Sell eight, son of Fred Sell living south of Hebron, was dragged to death Friday evening in a creek pasture after he and his three year old brother attempted to rope and control cattle. The younger brother alerted parents after returning home.
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Leonard
Fred Sell
Hebron
Swimmer Drowns at South Platte Hole During Bathing
Glen Scott a Union Pacific fireman drowned while swimming with his wife and child at a South Platte river swimming hole. He reportedly was seized by cramps and sank with the child on his back. The boy was saved and bystanders recovered Scott but could not revive him. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Glen Scott
Union Pacific
Wig
South Platte River
Scott
Drowning in Elkhorn River Claims John Werner
John Werner drowned while bathing in the Elkhorn River. Henry Schroeder, who tried to rescue him, was pulled under by Werner and nearly drowned himself. Schroeder freed himself and summoned help, but Werner’s body was recovered from the river bottom.
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Elkhorn
John Werner
Henry Schroeder
Werner
Schroeder
Look Into This Bushnell Camping Ground Attraction
A Bushnell camping ground is promoted as second to none with a milk cow staked out on site so tourists can have fresh milk at will. The ad asks if the milk is for babes or for strong men and hints at other attractions or services on the grounds.
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Bushnell
Falls From Car Door Endangers Nebraska Child
The three year old daughter of Alfred Hastings of Arcade Nebraska is not expected to live after a fall from an open car door during a ride with her father and George Olson.
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Alfred Hastings
Arcade
Nebr
George Olson
Barn Fire Destroys Horses at Ainsworth Farm
A barn on John Storch’s farm, one mile south of Ainsworth, burned down taking with it a pair of horses owned by Harry Swett. Fire crews were alerted but the structure was a total loss. No injuries were reported.
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John Storch
Ainsworth
Harry Swett
Fa Taxpaying Citizens Editor Powell of Collier's says
Editorial note quotes Powell of Collier's urging that taxpaying citizens bear fair burden while government should improve efficiency and curb waste. Public finance stance contrasts taxation with public value and accountability in government programs.
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Powell
Collier’s
Tax fairness and citizen responsibility in government
A critique argues that the poor are exempt from taxes while the wealthy fund government, eroding accountability. It advocates a direct tax based on ability to pay, to instill pride and responsibility in supporting public governance.
Highwaymen Chase In 16 Mile Mid Berkshires Ride
Two Connecticut men traveling at midnight on Jacob's Ladder were held up by highwaymen who fired a large caliber gun as they pursued for 16 miles. The robbers fled. investigations revealed the pursuers were Massachusetts liquor law officers. The victims seek $25,000 in damages for car injury and distress.
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Jacob’s Ladder
Berkshires
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Waterbury American
Hot Weather Warning and a Raisin Bread Misprint
A quirky cartoon caption notes hot weather drives men to a sarcophagus, while a commentator jokes about discovering a raisin in a loaf sold as raisin bread. The piece reflects lighthearted diary-like humor and magazine tone.
Relief In Sight For Nebraska Wheat Harvest
The Nebraska wheat harvest has begun and relief is in sight for the depressing business conditions that prevailed for the last eight or ten months. If prices do not break with the new crop, there will be rapid liquidation of farm paper and revival of business. Farmers have been hard hit but labor cost reductions may improve returns. The piece argues farmers would strike only if pushed further and notes the potential consequences.
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Nebraska
Gering
Midwest
City to issue bonds for sewerage system in Sidney
The city authorizes up to ten thousand dollars in negotiable coupon bonds to fund a sewerage system. A special election will be held with polls from eight in the morning to eight in the evening at Ward 1 Courthouse, Ward 2 School House, and Ward 6 Library Building. Ballots will be supplied by election judges and placed in a ballot box. The notice is signed by Mayor and City Clerk Fred E. Stephens on July 1, 12k.
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nWno
Courre House
Sidney
Nebraska
Fred E. Stephens
Electric Shop Promotes Local Supplies Nearby
For your Electric Supplies go to the Electric Shop, one block east of the American Bank.
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The
American Bank
Sidney Nebraska to Hold August Special Election on Bonds
Public notice issued under Ordinance 182 announces a special election on August 1 1921 in Sidney to decide two questions. Voters will consider authorizing the city to issue bonds totaling 12000 dollars for purchasing and improving land for parks and public grounds and to authorize levying an annual tax to repay principal and interest.
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Sidney
Nebraska
City of
Near-Singing A Coheressman Introduces Daily Anthem Resolution
Beatrice Express notes a coheressman proposes a resolution directing the house to sing The Star Spangled Banner daily. The paper suggests the aim is more to try singing than to formalize a routine, reflecting a humorous take on legislative theatrics.
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Coheressman
Doubless
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