Nebraska Briefs Skim Across Wide Local Topics
Alexander McNeal marks his hundredth birthday as the Seventh Day Adventist conference meets at Scottsbluff with seventy delegates. Chadron hosts state American Legion convention plans for August. Hastings cream firms expect nearly $1 million receipts this year. Davenport voters defeat a $20,000 high school bond. Bishop E. V. Shaler returns from a Europe and Holy Land pilgrimage to Omaha. A Shubert gas explosion fatally injures Radnor E. Worthington and injures Mrs Worthington. Lincoln’s Hotel Cornhusker opens at $1 million. Central City secures extra funding for a new post office. Falls City approves a paving contract for a four-block district. Camp Sheldon hosts the YMCA youth institute with Epworth League activities in Columbus. North Platte and Brady state aid bridge contracts total $45,800. Nebraska banks hold nearly four million dollars in reserve. University of Nebraska summer school registration reaches 2,942 students. A Fremont Plymouth Rock hen incubates five pheasants after a mishap with eggs. Albion gains a recreation park funded by William H. Stout heirs. Grand Island hospitalizes Albert J. Filsinger, age 68, a long-time stock buyer. Hastings teen Leta Bonita Ringer appeals for clemency for her brother Donald, condemned to die. Omaha Junior Chamber plans national convention next year with 700 attendees. Hall County clocking time in automobiles outpaces clocks, with 4,481 vehicles to 3,048 timepieces.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
Scottsbluff
Chadron
the American Legion and Auxiliary
Hastinga
Davenport
E. V. Shaler
Nebraska
Episcopal Church
Omaha
Europe
Holy Landa
Radnor E. Worthington
India Auto
Shubert
Lincoln
Central City
Edgar Howard
House
Washington
Falls City
The
Young Men's Christian Associations of Nebraska
Camp Sheldon
Robinson
University of Nebraska
Plymouth Rock
John Hoebener
Fremont
Hoebener
Albion
Williamh. Stout
Stout
Boone County
Beaver River
Albert J. Filsinger
Alda
Hall County
Grand Island Hospital
Leta Bonita Ringer
Hastings
Donald Ringer
D Ie
Carl Moore
Parsons
Illinois Probe Seeks Campaign Funds Involving Frank L Smith
Washington reports the senate slush fund inquiry plans a Chicago visit to probe alleged large campaign contributions from public utilities interests and the Illinois Small-London faction to defeat McKinley and back Col Frank L Smith. Senator Caraway charged as much as 2 million dollars was raised, with Insull named among donors. Smith hospitalized after an operation. Culver denies knowledge. McKinley ill in Washington. Walker accused of receiving labor votes money.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Chicago
McKinley
Frank L. Smith
State Utilities Commission
Caraway
Ark
Illinois
Smith
Pennsylvania
Westerville
Ohio
Dem
Samuel Insull
Colonel Smith
Henrotth Hospital
William Culver
Commerce Commission
Senator McKinley
John H. Walker
Illinois Federation of Labor
Rebels at New Terms on French War Debt
Washington reports that France will seek new terms on its war debt. Treasury officials and the foreign debt funding commission rejected the Paris cables proposing revisions. The Briand cabinet's M. Joseph Caillaux will request changes, but the U.S. official stance is a firm no to reopening the debt agreement.
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Washington
Treasury
Foreign Debt Funding Commission
Paris
M. Joseph Caillaux
France
Briand
United States
Peculiar Bechuanan Idea
Among the Bechuanas the men plow and it is taboo for a woman to touch the cattle. The note reflects a cultural rule about gender roles in farming and animal handling within the Bechuanan society.
The Dire Harvest Theme in the Alexandra Times-Tribune
A fragment from Alexandra Times-Tribune notes a grim harvest metaphor about sowing oats at night and reaping the cold gray dawn, implying toil and consequence in a somber, historical voice.
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Alexandra
Haphazard Happiness and Chance Moments
A brief reflection on happiness noting that the joys of life often arrive by pure chance rather than careful planning, attributed to a Boston Transcript quotation.
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Boston Transcript
Satisfactory Offering at Western Exchange Choir Concert
After the collection, the choir sang It Is Enough by Mendelssohn. Boston Transcript notes the event as a satisfactory offering during the program at Western Exchange.
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Western Exchange
Mendelssohn
Boston Transcript
Paint Wear Noted In Summer From Government Study
Government tests show exterior paint deteriorates fastest in summer. Findings highlight sun exposure and heat as primary factors accelerating wear on painted surfaces and suggest timely maintenance.
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Buey
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Fairbury
Chevrolet
Hae
Itt
Fisher
Beckmann Chevrolet Co
Sidney
Otling
Sinclair
Sinclai
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