A Maor i King Crowns In Waahi Ceremony
Rex Hunter recounts a unique event in Waahi near Auckland where Te Rata Mahuta Potatau Tawhiao te Wherowhero was crowned chief of the tribe. The ceremony blended native rites with a Christian Bible oath, guarded by youths, amid feast and festivity as dusk fell. The article notes the king’s authority and the crowd’s reactions.
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New Zealand
Waahi
Auckland
Te Rata Mahuta Potatau Tawhiao Te Wherowhero
Te Rata
Tobunga
Rex Hunter
Asia Magazine
Miss Jennie Fellers Wins $17,000 Heart Balm
Richardson county woman Miss Jennie Fellers, age 41, was granted $17,000 by the supreme court in a long engagement case against Louis H. Howe, who promised to marry from 1896 until 1918. The district court awarded $22,000, but the high court held $17,000 sufficient and advised settlement if accepted.
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Jennie Fellers
Richardson County
Louis H. Howe
Howe
Supreme Court
Miss Feller
Miss Fellers
District Court
Misa Fellers
Paper Money Powers in Europe and a Cash Transaction Tale
An American businessman working in Vienna learns cash is king as buyers deliver bulky stacks of paper money for purchases. He hires counters to verify sums, recounting how financiers and sellers rely on large sacks of bills to close deals, illustrating the practical heft of paper currency in Europe.
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Europe
Vienna
Austria
Sidney Nebraska Ordinance 182 Special Election Notice
Ordinance 182 calls a special election in Sidney Nebraska on August 9 1921 to decide bond issues totaling 12000 for parks and public grounds and 10000 for a sewerage system with annual taxes to pay principal and interest. Elections held at Ward 1 Court House Ward 2 School House Ward 3 Library. Ballots list two questions for park and sewer bonds with tax authorizations.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Court House
School House
City of
Appointment of election judges and notice requirements in Sidney Nebraska
The document outlines that only qualified electors may offer ballots and lists the judges and clerks for Ward Nos. 2 and 3, including their names. It describes canvassing and return procedures and mandates publication of election notices in The Sidney Telegraph, posting at ward public places for four weeks, and posting the question at each voting site with the city clerk enforcing duties.
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H. Minchell
W. Noyes
D. F. Bennett
J. Shulenburg
Guy Ferry
Stanley Wolf
F. Christenson
F. Witters
Guy Dedrick
Leo Young
Sidney
Nebraska
Special Bond Election Notice for Sidney Nebraska 1921
City of Sidney Nebraska issues a special bond election under Ordinance No. 182 dated July 1 1921. Voters on August 9 1921 will decide issuing negotiable coupon bonds to be repaid by an annual tax. Ballots will be cast at Ward No 1 Court House and other precincts.
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Sidney
Nebraska
City of
Court House
Sidney election notice for ward polling places and dates
In Ward No 2 School House and Ward No 3 Library building ballots will be provided by election judges and deposited in a ballot box. Polls open eight in the morning and close eight in the evening. This notice dated July 1 1921 by Mayor J E Grabill and City Clerk Fred Stephens.
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School House
Sidney
Nebraska
Fred E. Stephens
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Leslie’s
C. A. Pilling
Fred Mann
N. P. Johnson
Dr. Murless
T. Willis
North Side
Teddy Brooks
J. E. Grabill
Fred B. Stephens
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Lin Service Com
E. Gross
Agent UN. Pae. R. BR
Sidney Products
Sidney Creamery CO
Sidney Artificial Ice & Cold Storage Coo
The
Liberty State Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
F. N. Slawson
L. P. Hogue
Jones Bros Undertakers
the Farmers’ Union Co-Opera
Tive Association
C. O. Hade
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