American Legion Zouaves Entertain French With Daring Drills
Paris address October 22 The American Legion Zouaves of Jackson Mississippi wowed about 30000 Legionnaires and families at the Paris convention with expert fancy drills The unit then toured allied capitals to wreath Unknown Soldiers graves and entertain crowds The Rome wreath event shows Captain Wm Sparks leading the march down the Victor Emmanuel Memorial steps Sparks a three time former mayor and Sparks Withington president.
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Paris
Legion
American Legion Zouaves
Jackson
Midh
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Wm Sparks
Sparks-Withington Company
Episcopal Clergy Split Over Prohibition Survey
A National Episcopal Temperance survey shows 1032 clergymen favor modifying the Volstead Act, contested by Orville S. Poland who calls the church temperance group parasitic and notes Dr. Empringham may be on their payroll. Empringham denies payroll ties as a $50,000 donation from Letitia Willett Garrison’s estate is mentioned.
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New York
National Episcopal Temperance Society
Orville S. Poland
Antisaloon League
Episcopal Church
Church Temperance Society
Poland
Manning
James Empringham
Empringham
Association Against the
The
Temperance Society
Epringham
Letitia Willet Garrison
Cornelius Garrison
London
Womans Club Survey Exposes How Offenders Evade Law
A statewide Nebraskan survey by the division of law observance and delinquency finds alibis red tape and weak juries let many violators escape penalties. The study covered 70 counties and spanned 1926 into 1927, detailing arrests and sentences across district state federal and county courts with thousands of defendants processed.
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Nebraska
Division of
Nebraskan Federation of Womans Clubs
Kearney
E. W Johnson
Omaha
Police and
Justice of Peace Courts
Crop of jack rabbits not so large this year
Hunters report fewer jack rabbits this year due to winter storms that also affected chickens and grouse. The text notes pheasants’ rapid increase may have also reduced eggs and young birds, with implications for eastern sections where pheasants spread after being introduced to the state.
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Port
Dalton
Republicans Favor Coolidge as 1928 Nominee Despite Renunciation
A New York World dispatch reports a telegraphic canvass of the Republican National Committee showing strong sentiment for renominating President Coolidge in 1928 though he has said he did not choose to run. Of 40 replies, 8 were wholehearted in favor, 11 supported but said he would be out of the race, and 3 were noncommittal. among women, 8 favored, 5 were noncommittal, and 3 thought he would not run.
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New York
New York World
Democratic
Republican National Committee
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Tractor Guide Company Moves Plant to Omaha
The Willrodt Tractor Guide company moves from Pukwana South Dakota to Omaha Nebraska leasing the former Brown Truck building at Ralston. Glen Eastburn of the chamber of commerce says the firm will incorporate in Nebraska with Fred L Willrodt as head no stock will be sold. The firm cites railroad facilities and central corn belt location for Omaha. Trade area covers Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Texas Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. The firm has operated in South Dakota about two years. The Omaha building is a one story 100 by 100 foot, next to Burlington tracks. The device guides tractors to adjust furrow width from the seat and steers across fields while the driver attends implements.
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Willrodt Tractor Guide Company
Omaah
Pukwana
S. C
Brown Truck Compay
Ralston
Glen B. Eastburn
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Bureau
Nebraska
Fred L. Willrodt
Willrodt
Omaha
Iowa
South Dakota
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Burlington
Sidney Man Delivers Addresses in Clay County Missouri
Judge Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney spoke at the Flks club in Excelsior Springs Missouri during a recent visit. He praised the mineral waters and said frequent spa trips rehabilitated him. News notes Nebraska crop conditions, praising large yields and rising land values since a few years ago.
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Excelsior Springs
Joseph Oberfelder
Sidney
Flks Club
Oberfelder
Huch
Missouri
Standard
Nebraska
Two Women Sue Doctor for Alleged Breach of Promise
Two suits filed against Dr. C. E. Watson, noted Mitchell physician, seek 50 000 dollars each. Plaintiffs Mabel Wakefield, formerly a Scottsbluff nurse now in Casper, and Margaret Myers, ex Mitchell teacher, claim he jilted them after his marriage to a Scottsbluff nurse last summer. Trial set to begin November 7 in Scottsbluff district court.
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C. E Watson
Mitchell
Mable Wakefield
Scottsbluff
Casper
Margaret Myers
Watson
No Bonus Paid to Beet Growers Over Last Year Output
Sugar beet growers in Colorado and Nebraska will receive no bonus on the 1926 crop under the Great Western Sugar contract. The company explains low sugar content and net receipts fell short of the level required to trigger a bonus, with Nebraska averages at 13.18 percent and Colorado notably low.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Great Western Sugar Company
Nebraska Insurance In 1926 Sees Vast Premiums And Liabilities
State Insurance Commissioner John R. Dumont reports 1926 Nebraska insurance activity as totaling nearly 4 billion dollars in liabilities across 557 companies. Policyholders paid more than 48 million in premiums and assessments, with state losses exceeding 18 million. Nebraska firms alone carried over 1 billion in liabilities, took in 12 million in premiums, and reimbursed 5.37 million to policyholders for 1926 losses.
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Standard Lines
Nebraska
John R. Dumont
Keeping a Town Snappy Advertisers in Town
A 1920s magazine urging every local business to appear in town papers. It argues that repeated, even brief, mentions let strangers identify local commerce and strengthen the town economy. It warns that those who avoid advertising deprive themselves and the community.
The Patient Printer Faces Government Printing Competition
Publishers and printers endure government procurement pressure as Agriculture may contract with farm groups to supply products at prices small farmers cannot meet. This mirrors the plight of small printers unable to compete in government printing of return addresses on stamped envelopes.
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Department of Agriculture
Inherits Millions Yet Keeps Quiet Home Life
Ina Meachran, heiress to a large Detroit estate left by a late secretary, inherits millions but remains a homebody. The 20-something, once shy and private, continues her routine of church, neighborhood walks, and driving a modest car, with no suitors and a quiet family life unchanged by sudden wealth.
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Detroit
Artin
Walker
Ture
Susan McAachran
Edward I
Searles
Meachran
Ferdinand
Jnn
Michigan Central Railway
Jackson
Ro Melachrun
The
D. UL
Flying Kitten Has Its Own Parachute
Birdie the flying kit ten mascot of Kenneth Carley sieve joy, a Bettis Hold Pittsburgh air mail pilot, travels on many flights with her own small parachute strapped to her back. Lovejoy named her for luck and she joins air voyages as a general favorite among staff and flyers.
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Pittsburgh
Birdie
Kenneth Carley Sievejoy
Bettis Hold
Lovejoy
Ancient Ur card tablet clues 6000 year gambling
A mud-enshrouded Ur tablet shows a gambler’s score card dating at least 6,000 years, part of trophies from Ur now in the British Museum. Curated by G C Leonard Woolley’s expedition head, the finds include playable cards, pieces, and interlocking triangles used for chances, linking to red and black themes on early gaming.
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London
Tabyton
Abraham
British Museum
Leonard Woolley
Noiseless World Forecast by Colgate Professor
Professor D A Laird of Colgate university predicts a noiseless world. He notes London pays five million dollars annually for unnecessary posses.
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Chicago
D. A. Laird
Colgate University
London
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Little Man
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