Broadway Caves In One Killed and Several Hurt in Subway Collapse
A section of Broadway between Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets sank into a new subway trench, dropping over forty feet. One woman died, several people were seriously injured, and as many as twenty were trapped. Automobiles and a taxicab plunged into the abyss as a thousand pedestrians fled in panic near theaters and eateries.
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New York
Broadway
Thirty-eighth
Thirty-ninth Streets
Gather and Store Seed Corn This Fall Before It Freezes
Agricultural extension guidance from P. G. Holden outlines a harvesting window in late September to early October for seed corn in Iowa and northern Illinois. It describes a one-pass gathering method, hanging to dry with airflow, and selection criteria for sturdy, medium-height ears to avoid weak stalks and low kernels. It stresses avoiding moisture retention to prevent molding or sprouting and warns against harvesting immature corn.
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P. G. Holden
Agricultural Extension Department
International Harvester Company
New Jersey
Iowa
Finois
Supreme Court cuts filing deadline to six months
The Nebraska Supreme Court reduces the time to file briefs to six months and reappoints the State Bar Commission. A 259 page brief by the Western Railway Commissions committee led by Clifford Thorne of Iowa and A G Powell compares earnings per passenger mile under 2 cent and 3 cent fares, citing 1912 13 and 14 data versus 1905 06 and 07 to counter a proposed rate raise.
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Supreme Court
State Bar Commission
High Court
Western Railroads
Committee of Western Railway Commissions
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
Iowa
A. G. Powell
Nebraska Railway Commission
Morrissey
Seed corn selection week declared by governor Morehead
Governor Morehead, prompted by Professor Pugsley, issued a proclamation designating seed corn selection week starting September 27. Experts worry cold snaps could ruin seed quality as frost approaches and some corn may need two extra weeks to mature, risking seed value. The state supreme court also shortened brief filing to six months after arguments, accelerating docket clearance.
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Pugsley
University Farm
Morehead
Supreme court reappoints five state bar commission members
The supreme court reappointed all five members of the state bar commission for another year. They are W. J. Anderson of Lincoln serving as secretary A D McCandless of Wymore Bernard McNeay of Red Cloud N C Pratt of Omaha and J J Ledwith of Lincoln.
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Supreme Court
State Bar Commission
W. J. Anderson
Lincoln
A D. McCandless
Wymore
Bernard McNeay
Red Cloud
N. C. Pratt
Omaha
J. J. Ledwith
Governors' aid sought for Humboldt drainage district
Four landowners south of Humboldt Nebraska appealed to Governor Morehead to approve irrigation plans after State Engineer Johnson had disapproved them as inadequate for floodwaters. The district spans 3 800 acres with a six mile ditch. The governor said he would discuss the issue with the engineer, who was then out of town.
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Humboldt
Neb
Morehead
Johnson
Lincoln Typographical Union withdraws support from State Federation
The Lincoln Typographical union adopted resolutions to withdraw financial support from the State Federation of Labor over its liquor stand. After a long debate several members condemned the action as hasty and ill advised. The Lincoln union favors the prohibition amendment to be voted in 1916.
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Lincoln Typographical Union
State Federation of Labor
Lincoln Union
Governor Morehead Visits Roots After 35 Years
Governor Morehead returns from Columbia Iowa where he spent time in his boyhood days. He then travels to Des Moines to see his mother, an octogenarian in excellent health at eighty six.
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Governor Morehead
Columbia
Des Moines
Shepherd Named Acting Lincoln Postmaster in Bonded Pick
Fred Shepherd a prominent Lincoln attorney and Democratic activist was chosen acting postmaster of Lincoln by the bonding company that provides the postmaster surety. This marks him as the initial beneficiary in the political and administrative reshuffle.
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Fred Shepherd
Lincoln
Bonding
Governor issues requisition papers for John Bishop
Governor Morehead has issued requisition papers for John Bishop who is in Columbus Ohio. He is wanted in Merrick County for passing a worthless check for 575 dollars in payment for four horses.
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Morehead
John Bishop
Columbus, O
Merrick County
Rural letter carriers civil service exams set in Lincoln
The head of a dog that bit a little girl in Plattsmouth last Thursday was deemed free from hydrophobia after examination by State Bacteriologist Wild. Rural Letter Carriers Examination announced for October 23 at Lincoln.
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Plattsmouth
Wild
Lincoln
Peru Petroleum History in Early Global Texts
An obscure 1915 excerpt recounts Peru’s early petroleum fields with archaic language. It cites a 1569 reference via John Frampton describing gumlike pitch from Peruvian ground, burned as fuel, used medicinally, and yielding a black smoke and strong odor.
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Pacific
Las Indias
John Frampton
London
Collao
Peru
Incompatible Couple Run Cat and Dog Hospital
A Birmingham Age-Herald line presents a quip about a couple described as living a cat and dog life, clarifying their actual occupation as proprietors of a cat and dog hospital. The brief exchange contrasts temperament with their business venture.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Thorne
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Bar Commission
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Sidney
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