Gurley notes on harvest and town changes
Threshing winds down around Gurley with farmers hauling grain to the elevator though prices lag fall levels. Barber Shipman opens west of the bank. Gurley Lumber adds a cement sidewalk. sowing of fall wheat mostly finished. Roads neglected, drivers stray into fields. High hourly wages for teams cited as cause. John Poppen hauls lumber and posts. A Gurley water meeting was set for merchants. electric sight plans emerge. Dance night at Thompson hall a success. Ruhter, Bewley, Gustin, and Hart in Sidney.
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Gurley
Shipman
Gurley Lumber Co
Bockstadter
John Poppen
Thompson Stone Hall
Paul Ruhter
Burlington R. R. Co
Geo. M. Bewley
George Ruhter
Zeb Gustin
Mrs. Hart
Sidney
U. S. Ships Seized by British at Halifax
The Dutch steamer Hamborn and the steamer Hocking, both from New York, were brought into Halifax by British prize crews. The Nocking, renamed Gronland and now American registered, was also seized. Admiralty court officers placed armed guards aboard. purpose of seizure not disclosed. Hocking carried two tons of coal en route to Norfolk. Hamborn carried a general cargo to Caribarien, Cuba, and was halted eighty five miles from New York before convoy to Halifax.
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Hamborn
New York
Hocking
Norfolk
Halifax
Gronland
Admiralty Court
Fabre
Hambhorn
Carbarien
Cuba
Prospective Suitor Declares Love Amid Fatherly Warnings
A terse 19th century style quip notes a suitor expressing affection to a daughter while the wary father dismisses troubles, reflecting courtship norms and parental caution in period social exchanges.
Strengthen the Respiratory Tract With Scott's Emulsion
Do colds settle on your chest or bronchial tubes and cause lingering coughs threatening consumption. Scott's Emulsion, with pure cod liver oil, strengthens the respiratory tract and improves blood quality. Glycerine soothes throat membranes. prescribed by specialists and available at drug stores. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J.
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Scott & Bowne
Bloomfeld, N. J
Fay story on explosives to be given consideration
United States District Attorney Allen Snowden Marshall said Fay and four other men charged with conspiracy to blow up steamers bearing supplies to the Allies will likely be presented before a New York grand jury this week, though prosecutions will not be rushed. Marshall said Fay's explosives purchases, bomb experiments, and links to Germany will be examined in detail while the government continues to probe all ramifications of the plot. He added there is no evidence Fay acted beyond his own responsibility.
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Robert F. Fay
New York
United States
Allen Snowden Marshall
Fay
Germany
Marshall
Way
Mr. Marshall
Nebraska Rail Commissioner Expands Jurisdiction on Jitneys
Rail Commissioner Hall reaffirms his stance that the Nebraska railway commission governs jitney lines. He cites a West Virginia ruling classifying jitneys as common carriers, aligning with an amendment that places all common carriers under Nebraska’s railway commission authority.
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Hall
Nebraska Railway Commission
Railway Commission of
West Virginia
Nebraska
Railway Commission
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha in Early November
Union Stock Yards at South Omaha reported cattle receipts around 7,000 yesterday, with about 22,518 head over two days. Grass beef and cows showed steady to a dime higher prices, while stockers and feeders moved slowly with overall downward price tones. Hog and sheep markets varied, with tops around 7.25 for hogs and lambs at 8.75, while feeder activity remained soft and prices generally declined from Monday.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Bohemian Farmer Found Shot Near Denton
Frank Bohuslov a fifty year old Bohemian farmer living near Denton was shot and killed by an unknown assailant. His body was found by his wife son and daughter in a ravine about three blocks from the home after they heard shots. He left home with a rifle but died from buckshot from a shotgun.
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Frank Bohuslov
Denton
Bohuslov
Barrister’s Fees and the Fee Bowl in Legal Costume
London Chronicle notes that barristers cannot recover fees in law yet may select clients and demand cash in advance. It recalls an old practice of a fee bowl on the table and clients slipping money in a bag behind counsel’s gown, a cue that still haunts legal costume.
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London Chronicle
Dr Cutter Named Dean at Omaha Medical College
The university board of regents appointed Dr Irving S Cutter secretary of the Omaha branch and named him a dean to succeed Dr Bridges of Omaha, who resigned. Secretary J S Dales was also made a dean in recognition of his long and faithful service while continuing as secretary and financial manager of the institution.
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The
University Board of Resents
Irving S Cutter
Omaha
State University Medical College
Bridges
J. S Dales
University
Dales
Villa's forces begin central attack on Agua Prieta
General Francisco Villa’s heavy firing on Agua Prieta Sonora opposite Douglas Ariz drives his troops toward the town’s wire entanglements. Carranza garrison enacts a wide sweep while searchlights guide shell and rifle fire. Two Americans wounded and a waiter crippled by bullets on U.S. soil, as clashes threaten border safety.
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Francisco Villa
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Douglas
Ariz
Villa
Carranza
Calles
L. F. Taylor
United States Army
Corporal Jones
Company G
Seventh Infantry
Viva Carranza
Jones
Customs House
Taylor
Thomas F. Davis
Land registration ends for Bertholdt lands in North Dakota
Registration for 700 homesteads totaling 112000 acres closed at Minot Plaza and Bismarck with 28 276 names registered. Drawings set for Minot November 4 to select 2 050 homesteads of 160 acres each under James Mc Phaul from the Department of the Interior in charge of the draw.
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Art Bertholdt
Minot
Plaza
Bismarck
James McPhaul
Department of the Interior
Herman Ridder Died of Kidney Trouble in New York Home
Herman Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic national committee and publisher of the New York Staats Zeitung, died suddenly at his New York City home from acute kidney trouble, authorities said.
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Herman Ridder
Democratic National Committee
New York Staats Zeiturg
New York
Anglo French Expedition Reported Off Kavala
Ferlin Tageblatt reports a new Allied expedition to the Balkans with British and French transports carrying troops seen off Kavala Greece indicating a coordinated offensive in the region.
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Balkans
The
Ferlin Tageblatt
Kavala
Greece
1 500 000 Jews Starving In Russia
A London meeting for the relief fund reported that one and a half million Jews in Russia were starving due to the war impact. The statement emphasized urgent humanitarian action and fund-raising needs to aid the affected Jewish population.
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Russia
London
Fund For the Relief
Nebraska railways commission to hear cause on rate reclassification
The Nebraska railways commission orders all railroads to show cause why class B rates on order No 19 should not apply to emigrants movables now billed at commodity rates, higher than class B trains. A hearing is scheduled for October 20 to decide on reclassifying twenty produce items.
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Nebraska Railways Commission
Nebraska
Railroad motto sparks debate on safety and fares
A Washington Star quote contrasts safety emphasis with a financier’s critique, noting the railroad’s practice of requiring payment in advance before travel. The remark highlights tension between safety culture and profit concerns.
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Washington Star
A Difference About Jones In Baltimore American
A brief Baltimore American note contrasts a claim that Jones became an actor with the statement that he had gone on the stave, clarifying misinterpretation of Jones's career path.
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Jones
Baltimore
Robins and Wrens Sing All Year Round Amid Quiet Others
Birds keep a year round song, while most species pause singing at intervals. The robin and wren are singled as the continuous singers among diverse avian species.
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Sidney Lumber Company
U. P. Hotel
Sidney, Nebraska
New Mo
U. S
H. Snowden Marshall
American Press Association
Arenes
Dr. Cutter
Dean
Alfies
A. R. LE Sueur
Fundingsland & Millett
Ford
N. G. Brewer’s Garage
David Starr Jordan
Peace League
S. Sheffer
Monument Company
Robins and Wrens
Fremont
R. E. L. Jackson
California
Burlington
Rio Grande
Colorado
Gulf Resorts
Florida
M. A. Shipman
L. W. Wakeley
Farnam Street
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