Recruiting Drive Urges Volunteers Before Conscription
The bugle call to arms draws many, with conscription starting after June fifth. Volunteers risk exclusion for under twenty one or over thirty unless further calls are issued. Sidney station ranks third in Nebraska recruits, detailing numerous locals enlisting and being accepted. Captain James F. McKinley visits for recruiting, with letters from the front highlighting patriotic duty.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Grand Island
Fort Logan
Charles L. Dunbar
Floyd F. Flora
Wm. M. Hargens
George B. Land
Albert Edner
Hugh T. Jones
Andrew Copeman
L. F. Land
Simmons Cook
Elijah O. Ransom
Fairfield
Robert F. Betts
Spencer
Charles McGomery
Clairmore
Oklahoma
Allen G. Stewart
Peetz
Charles Carroll
Greenville
South Carolina
Elden Fossey
Morrill
Harvard L. Gore
Albert L. Thomas
Webster City
Iowa
John L. Antrim
John Harper
W. A. Hornaday
John
Colorado
Honolulu
Sam
Charles William Stone
Stall
Corporal Jones
Bond buyers show patriotism as Liberty Bonds sell firm
Liberty Bonds on sale at local banks attract buyers including a man who would borrow money at eight percent to buy a bond yielding three and a half. H. A. Palmer made a business trip to Kimball Thursday.
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H. A. Palmer
Kimball
Register If You Can Vote For Bonds Anyway
Community calls for June 5th turnout urging all men ages twenty one to thirty one to register for the draft and vote for water and sewer bonds. It frames voting for bonds as patriotism and links registration to civic duty, urging vigilance against registering slackers and stressing June 5th as a crucial date.
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Uncle Sam
Windmove Hits Beyer Neighborhood Slightly Toppled Buildings
A high wind affected the Beyer neighborhood with minor damage. A few light structures were moved or toppled while other sections reported tornadoes and hurricanes, but this area sustained the only notable damage.
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Beyer
Pullford Soon Ford Tractor Attachment Sold by S A Schmitt
Advertisement notes a Ford Tractor attachment available through S A Schmitt Implement Co. with sale or promotion details. The brief item references Pullford Soon as a featured product line and the dealer.
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Ford Tractor
S. A. Schmitt Implement Co
Paul Martin resigns as Congressman Kinkaid aide to start law practice
Paul Martin, secretary to Congressman Kinkaid for about two years after graduating from the State University Law Department, resigns to manage his father's law and insurance business. He will practice with J. L. McIntosh, forming a new law partnership.
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Paul Martin
Kinkaid
Law Department
the State University
J. L. Mccintosh
Eye Specialist Dr Bison to Visit Gurley Hotel Thursday
Dr Bison, an eye specialist, will be in Gurley again on Thursday June 7 at the Hotel to see patients.
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Dr. Bison
Gurley
Class of 1917 graduates face business life
The 1917 Sidney graduates were honored at the Tobin Opera House with a formal ceremony. Absent members Elmer Wright and David Ells were remembered as the class marched in, medals awarded by Superintendent Braham, diplomas presented by J L McIntosh, and the Star Spangled Banner sung as the audience stood.
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Tobin Opera House
Elmer Wright
David Ells
Sidney
L. E. Lewis
Wark
Shubert
D. J. Lewis
Evelyn Doran
Effie Larson
Helen Burke
Professor Lewis
H. J. Young
Alliance
Lewis
W. J. Braham
Braham
Nellie Dedrick
Mildred James
J. L. McIntosh
Board of Education
Iis
Confirmation at St Patrick’s draws 120 in Sidney parish
On Sunday May 27 the Right Reverend Bishop Duffy administered the Confirmation at St Patrick’s church in Sidney for a record class of 120. The church was full as the Ursuline Sisters led a choir, and at the evening service Knights of Columbus met in their hall with an enthusiastic turnout. The Bishop praised Father Link and Sidney’s work and noted visitors Father Ballou Dalton Father Muenstermann Kearney and Father Moser Crawford.
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Duffy
St. Patrick’s Church
Sidney
Ursuline Sisters
Knights of Columbus
Father Link
Father Ballou
Dalton
Father Muenstermann
Kearney
Father Moser
Crawford
Sidney Proclaims Patriotic League and Red Cross Chapter
Mayor Ed L. Uptegrove urges all Sidney residents to attend a Friday June 1 meeting at the Court House to organize a Nebraska Patriotic League branch and a Red Cross Chapter. The appeal calls for universal participation and a progressive, patriotic city effort.
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Court House
Nebraska Patriotic League
Sidney
American Red Cross
Memorial Service At Methodist Church For Soldiers
Memorial services were held at the Methodist church last Sunday for soldiers dead and living. Reverend Lewis preached an appropriate sermon and the choir provided special music as the national colors were displayed above the pulpit.
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Methodist Church
Lewis
Mrs A Lin d berg Moves Into Carla Miller Bungalow
Mrs. A Lindberg relocates her family into the bungalow owned by Carla Miller on the north side, marking a local housing change.
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A. Lindberg
Carla Miller
Voting for Bonds for Vital City Needs
An editorial urges residents to vote yes on the upcoming bond election next Tuesday June 5th. The $5,000 water system extension and $5,000 sewer system improvement are framed as essential for rapid city growth, fire protection, and safe housing expansion beyond current limits. The piece argues defeat would hinder outward growth and leave homes unsafe without nearby fire protection.
Vision Health Alert by Dr Bison at Hotel National
Lore Weak Inflamed Eyes Pain ful Vision Extreme Sensitiveness and pain in bright light Granulated Lids Etc are symptoms that indicate defective eyes Although vision may remain perfect Don t let this deceive you neglect is dangerous Consult Dr Bison at Hotel National Monday June 11th.
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Bison
Hotel National
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Eling Man
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Livoni. & Son Mortgage, Loan and ‘Insurance Co
Phorle
Douglas Fairbanks
Artcraft Pictures Corp
Chas. Chaplin
Easy Street
William Fox
William Farnum
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L. Uptegrove
Sidney State Bank
EEC. McNish
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Ostenberg
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