Woman's leap year proposal ends in bigamy arrest
Mrs Clara Overly von Bach proposed to Edward J Trowbridge in Gehring Neb then wed in Denver though already married to Gustave von Bach. Detectives with a warrant arrested her on a bigamy charge after returning to Gehring. She said she would rather go to prison than return to von Bach.
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Clara Overly von Bach
Edward J. Trowbridge
Gehring
Neb
Denver
Trowbridge
Gustave von Bach
Tenver
von Bach
Explosion on Tugboat Kills Two at Brooklyn Waterfront
An explosion on a tugboat near the Brooklyn waterfront killed two men and injured many others, four of them seriously, according to officials. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators opened a safety probe into the blast aboard the vessel.
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Brooklyn
Nebraska News Roundup of 1919 Events and Incidents
Nebraska state items recount a widow found dead in Butte, a fatal fall at Omaha, top lamb prices at Omaha, prohibition impact on revenues, salary boosts in Dodge county, and a statewide vote result. Also noted are a Hastings flour mill plan, Beatrice dry order, Will Henry murder verdict, Columbus banker death, Fontenelle and Fort Calhoun postoffice safes, and legal rulings on employment agencies. Continued items cover weathered pioneer finds, YWCA conference, state hospital concerns, Hovland enlistment, banking assessments, state house safety work, Scottish Rite merger, grain and stock meeting, cattle shipments, and irrigation/water-right rulings. Local burns, oil strikes near Douglas, IWW legislation, and law enforcement actions wrap the summary.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Internal Revenue Office
Dodge County Board of Supervisors
Prohibition
Co. EB
P. E. Jackson
Downs
Claude Curran
Concordia, Kun
Hastings
Beatrice
Saunders
Will Henry
William Witte
Scribner
Arnold F. H. Oehlrich
Commercial National Bank
Columbus
St. Mary's Hospital
Rosalie
Rebekah S. Manderson
Charles F. Manderson
Frank J. Richards
Lincoln
Port Angels
Wash
David E. Thompson
United States
Mexico
Fremont
John Norman
Norman
Henry Moore
Cottonwood Springs
Fort McPherson
Maxwell Cemetery
Nebraska Co.operative Grain and Live Stock State Association
Denver
Grand Island
Cheyenne
Nebraska Press Association
Charles Johnson
Sears
Nellie A. Smith
Missouri Pacific
Frank
Ezra Koontz
Colorado
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Romigio Salcido
Laramie
Bayard
Neb
Jackson
Court House
Burlington
Glenrock
Douglas
Wyo
Montana Hine
Texas
Do you want a good home in the best town on earth
Local lumber dealer Sidney Lumber Co invites readers to consider buying home building supplies and services citing the town as the best place on earth. The ad emphasizes quality materials and trusted service from the Sidney firm.
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Earth
Bushee Wins Big Despite Democratic Landslide
The report notes Senator Bushee won by about a thousand votes amid a statewide Democratic landslide that swept Republicans from governor to local offices. Congressman Moses Kinkaid remained unthreatened. Bushee expressed satisfaction with the large margin given the circumstances.
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Bushee
Moses Kinkaid
Kimball
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News OF Nebraska
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Neville
State House
Morehead
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Newman Grove
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