Equitable Life VP Praises Cheyenne County Land Value Faith
Griff Johnson, vice president of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa, sends a letter praising land values and farming practices in Cheyenne County. As manager of the Investment Department he has detailed knowledge of land opportunities across the country and has loaned over a million dollars of his company’s money on Cheyenne County land.
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Griff Johnson
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Cheyenne County
Johnson
Big Insurance Company
Editorial Praise From Mr Griff Johnson to Mr Doran
Griff Johnson of Sidney Nebraska writes to Mr Guy V. Doran praising the Friday issue on page 4. He urges land buying in 1923, predicts future land value rise, urges agricultural diversification including dairy poultry and swine, and expects growth in their county with more farmers buildings stock and silos.
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Ed Tot Tee
Griff Johnson
A New Crop Each Year in Sidney Chautauqua Guaranties
A column criticizes Sidney chautauqua circuits for recurring financially risky guarantees. It argues that patrons are repeatedly drawn into paying with promises of educational or entertaining programs, likening them to Barnum's taunt about suckers and noting the shared guarantee tactic with circuses.
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Sidney
Barnum
Correction Note On Sidney Stills Claim
A south Colton correspondent warned of five stills within a mile of Sidney center and the Sidney barn dance crowd’s behavior. The paper disclaims responsibility for the false assertion and praises local law enforcement for curbing distilling and bootlegging, urging proper conduct by youths and fair city judgment.
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Sidney
Noble Red Man and the Westward Indian Wars
Joseph Hergesheimer writes in the Saturday Evening Post about how during Spanish risk in the West Indians killed hundreds of whites and burned property. He describes Jicarillas Utes and others as skilled in war, obsessed with terror, and inventive in cruelty. He notes their peculiar war methods, adornment, dress, and ceremonies, while contrasting their view of whites and their own domestic life.
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West
Joseph Hergesheimer
Saturday Evening Post
Tension Grows Between Britain and France Over Germany
London reports the cabinet meeting amid sharp questions from Belgian and French ambassadors about invasion aims. Premier Poincare, backed by Clemenceau, stands firm that Germany must end passive resistance before any settlement talks.
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London
France
Britain
Germany
Foreign Office
Lord Curzon
Whitehall
Vyremie
Grand Island showcases California Trail marker dedication
Grand Island Nebraska honored the California Trail with the unveiling of a grimite marker by the Wall County Historical Society. Hon. O. A. Abbott Jr. delivered the dedication address, noted as the first lieutenant governor of Nebraska and a veteran of the state constitutional conventions, who spoke at Grand Island on July Fourth in 1876 and again 47 years later.
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Grand Island
Neb
Wall County Historical Society
O. A. Abbott Jr
Nebraska
Not Necessary to Employ Lawyer in Compensation Claims
Lincoln Neb In Lincoln under Governor Bryan announces placards in every shop and factory informing workers it is not necessary to hire attorneys in filing state labor department compensation claims. The governor says the department represents both sides and aims to help workers without forcing them to pay lawyers.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Wome
Ine
Nebraska Delegation Organizes for National Education Association
Oakland California Nebrask a delegation to the National Education Association forms with Everett M Hos inman as state director in Ray Gates absence E Ruth Pyrtle secretary and E D Gepsan Omaha national credentials committee member Miss Fox Grand Island necrology committee member M C Letter Lincoln resolutions committee member E Ruth Pyrtle nominating committee member.
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Nebraska
Oakland
Cal
National Educational Association
Everett M. Hosinman
Co. Ray Gates
E. Ruth Pyrtile
E. D. Gepsan
Omaha
Miss Fox
Grand Island
M. C. Letter
Lincoln
E. Ruth Pyrtle
Conference of Woman's Party plans Seneca Falls jubilee
Thirty states will be represented at the conference called by the national woman's party to celebrate at Seneca Falls New York July 20 and 21 the seventy fifth anniversary of the equal rights conference of 1818 named for Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to decide on the proposed rights amendment to the constitution.
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Conference of Woman's Party
Washington
National Woman's Party
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Fooling the Bugs by a Cotton Farmer Placeholder
A motorist stops at a dilapidated house where a barefoot man leans against a fence and explains he did not plant cotton corn or sweet potatoes. He feared the weevil and bugs would ruin his crops, so he chose not to plant anything to play it safe.
Dempesy Wins World Heavyweight Title in July Bout
Shelby Mont July 4 Jack Dempsey defeated Tommy Gibbons in fifteen fast rounds at the open arena to claim the heavyweight championship of the world. The championship fight drew large crowds and secured Dempsey's place as boxing's top heavyweight contender.
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Dempesy Wine
Shelby
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Nevada Supreme Court Declares Prohibition Law Unconstitutional
RenoNevada state supreme court at Carron City declares the state prohibition enforcement law passed in the last legislative session unconstitutional. The ruling challenges enforcement and outlines constitutional limits on prohibited actions within the state.
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Reno
Nev
State Supreme Court
Carron City
Fewer US business failures in June report
New York reports 1376 business failures nationwide in June, the lowest count in two years, indicating slack in some sectors did not worsen overall conditions per Bradstreet's analysis.
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New York
United States
Bradstreet’s
Oyster dialogue at wedding echoing family banter
The bride recounts dinner questions from her mother about the groom. A running gag centers on oysters on the half shell with repeated replies. The mother chafes at the groom’s focus on shellfish and jokes about his tidiness and trust.
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Mnother
Unemployed in Berlin
Berlin reports one hundred thousand unemployed on June 1 with about half receiving government unemployment benefits. The figure underscores the city’s wartime labor strain and social welfare measures during the period.
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Berlin
Is Arctic Ocean Warming The Expected Global Climate Link
Reports from fishermen seal hunters and explorers around Spitzbergen and the eastern Arctic indicate a radical climate shift with unprecedented warm surface waters and reduced ice. An oceanographic expedition reached 81 degrees 20 minutes in ice free waters as the Gulf Stream remained warm beyond the 81st parallel.
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Arctic
Bpitzbergen
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Bergen
Norway
Gulf Stream
Spitzbergen
Alaska
North America
Proposer Finds Courage After Friendly Help
A shy John struggles to confess his feelings while Jim travels. The narrator hints at an upcoming Thanksgiving proposal, then reveals she loves someone else and gently declines Jim’s advance. John overhears the talk, gains confidence, and kisses her, expressing happiness with the outcome. Exchange confidences this tale as a small act of encouragement.
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John
Jim
Ante in the Himalayas. In the Himalayas, on the side facing India
A fragment notes a high altitude boundary where perpetual snow ends about 4,500 feet higher on the Indian facing flank, suggesting regional climatic or geographic variation described in a terse Himalayan context.
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Himalayas
India
Ant Diversity in Himalayas Reaches High Altitudes
The Himalayas host a remarkable range of ant species with abundant colonies up to 10,000 feet and four species found at 12,000 feet. Experts believe further study could reveal ants even higher, with 116 recognized forms and 50 peculiar to the region, a unique local diversity noted by Forel.
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Alps
Great Asian
Doctor Forel
Himalayas
Washington Star
Grand Manner Actor Cited For Private Stream Fishing
An elderly actor, famed for eloquence, holidayed in Sunderland and fished a forbidden stream. A keeper challenged him, who replied that his right came from "the vast and towering mind" over vulgar instinct. The keeper apologized, removing the need for further action.
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Sunderland
London
Lucretian Philosophy on Opinion and Truth
A terse note reflects Lucretian thought on opinion and truth. It argues against accepting new views without scrutiny, urging rejection of uncertain ideas unless they prove true. The fragment hints at a disciplined search for knowledge aligned with Lucretius’s empirical approach.
France Sends Message to President Varix Fourth of July Cable
President Millerand of France sent a Fourth of July cable to President Harding expressing ever renewed enthusiasm for Franco American ties and the French nation’s association with the American independence spirit.
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France
Varix
Millerand
Harding
Price fixing found against Chicago contractors and union leaders
In federal court in Chicago, party-use contractors and union leaders were found guilty of price fixing in 2001 violation of the Sherman Act. The ruling names the key defendants and highlights the county connection and the federal case outcome.
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Chicago Bund
Wlaphers
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