Lincoln Highway markers to span nation by Oct 31
The Lincoln Highway publicity bureau reports markers will span from New York to San Francisco by October 31 with dedication celebrations nationwide. Nebraska states two thirds of the old Overland Trail marked. fundraising certificates rise as people from all walks of life subscribe five dollars or more for a lasting memorial to Lincoln.
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Lincoln Highway
Detroit
Michigan
New York
San Francisco
West
Lincoln
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Trade Association
Omaha
Clinton
Iowa
Nevada
Utah
Illinois
Nebraska
H. E. Fredrickson
Madame X at Sidney Weds Oct 29
Miss Mabel Wallick brings the play Madame X to Sidney for one night Wednesday October 29. The Trousdale Bros secure rights for this dramatic production featuring Alice DeLane as Madame X and Boyd Trousdale as Raymond in a courtroom drama of a mother accused of murder.
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Sidney
Mabel Wallick
Opera Houre
Mother Love
Trousdale Bros
Alliance
North Platte
Altman and Thomp son wed in Cheyenne by county judge
Michael Altman and Anna Thomp son of Cheyenne Wyoming united in marriage with County Judge Gapen at his office October 21. Frank Merrell and Susie Davia of Sterling Colorado also wed by County Judge Gapen at his office October 21.
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Michael Altman
Anna Thompson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Gapen
Merrell
Davis
Frank Merrell
Susie Davia
Sterling
Colorado
Obituary Mrs T J Quinn Dies at Ash Grove Ranch
Mrs T J Quinn died at her home on Ash Grove ranch fifteen miles northwest of Sidney in the early hours of Friday. Funeral services are set for ten thirty Monday morning at St Patrick's church in Sidney. The obituary notes long illness and community shock.
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T. J. Quinn
Ash Grove Ranch
Sidney
St. Patrick's Church
Death of Lyman Mantor in Quiet Home Near Lodgepole
Lyman Mantor, 78, was found dead in his Sheldon Illinois home, peacefully in bed with glasses on eyelids and a magazine in hand. Survived by wife, daughter Edna, and sons Dr Harry L Mantor, Clarence Mantor, Charles Mantor, sister Dr Moore, and brother Dr Childes Mantor. Burial followed in Sheldon Cemetery. family expresses solace in death during a favored pastime.
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Lyman Mantor
Clarence
Lodgepole
H. E. Mantor
Sidney
Sheldon
Illinois
Ohio
Nebraska
Edna
Harry L. Mantor
Lincoln
Clarence Mantor
Walter M Fuller 1856 Ohio born Iowa pioneer dies in California
Walter M Fuller, born in Ohho township Webster County Iowa in 1856, early settler and stockman who helped found St George Cattle Co in western Nebraska before moving to Fresno California. He died after traveling sickness, aged about, while his wife and children remained in California. Funeral led by Rev Francis Fawks, with old friends as pallbearers. Surviving: wife, three sons Hubert Clarke Lowell and four daughters Catherine Lundelius Florence Flescher Margery Lori, most in California. He was a genial, whole souled man with easy friendships.
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Walter M. Fuller
Ohho Township
Webster County
Iowa
Ohio
Mr. Fuller
Nebraska
St. George Cattle Co
Fresno
California
Prominent Fuller Family Mourns Sudden Loss
The Fullers, well known in the community church and social circles, are mourned by many as they endure a great and unexpected loss.
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Fullers
Myths Legends and Fairy Tales Meet at B M S Club
The B M S Club held its second meeting at 7 30 to 9 30 pm last Saturday hosted by Mrs B A Jones with Mrs J T McIntosh presiding Twenty five members attended No business session was held Miss McFadden led discussions on Myths Legends and Fairy Tales including King Arthur and a Vision of Sir Launfal The evening ended with music by Mrs Simon Mrs Swan and Miss Neubauer amid Folk Songs of Many Lands A luncheon followed at the Jones home noted for its open cordial hospitality
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B. M. S. Club
B. A. Jones
J. T. McIntosh
Jones
Sheriff Dons Fighting Clothes in Shelfful of Fights
Sheriff McDaniel fought a stock yards clash solo on Saturday arresting three drunken leaders. Monday night four deputies joined the sheriff in a larger brawl with an outfit car gang near the stock yards. They fought with an iron rod a gun and two knives, yielding multiple gashes and head injuries before eight men pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct and paid fines.
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McDaniel
U. P
Will Krueger
Clarence Dunnell
Leo Osborne
D. E B. Reider
Greater Faith Than Ever In This Section
Dr. Jones returned Sunday morning from a business trip covering eastern Nebraska, parts of South Dakota and western Iowa. He reports greater faith in the region, having invested thousands, surveyed fall wheat on two hundred dollar land, and finding the local prospects the best he has seen anywhere.
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Dr. Jones
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Militant Leader Mrs Pankhurst Held at Ellis Island
Militant suffrage leader Mrs Pankhurst is detained at Ellis Island while awaiting the result of her appeal. The episode underscores ongoing tension over suffrage actions and immigration procedures as authorities review her case.
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Ellis Island
Ancient Law Volumes Passed Through Generations
Attorney J L McIntosh possesses three old law volumes with a 1787 sale note on a fly leaf. The scripts remain legible after 125 years, and the books show orderly headings. Compiled by John Vining of Wilmington, later owned by William Vining, John Reddington, Henry Reddington, and finally McIntosh.
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J. L. McIntosh
John Vining
Wilmington
Delaware
William Vining
John Reddington
Waddington
New York
Henry Reddington
McIntosh
Borton Family Heads Out on Two Week Vacation
Dispatcher Borton leaves today for a two week trip with his wife and two children. He will visit the Pacific coast while Mrs. Borton and the children spend two weeks in St. Louis.
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Borton
Mr. Borton
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Eighty Nine Pupils Enrolled as School Adjusts Rooms
Enrollment rises in both grades and the high school. The fifth grade lacks a room or teacher, so the Dunkard church building is secured for their use while the board searches for an instructor. Miss Johnson pauses music to assist, girls basketball begins with many applicants, and the high school tennis finals feature Bassett Grabill Doran and Closman.
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Miss Neubauer
Miss Greenlee
Miss Meade
Dunkard
Miss Johnson
H. S
Bassett
Grabill
Doran
Basset
Closman
Bentley
Kimball
Western Nebraska Basket Ball League Meets and Schedules
The Western Nebraska Basket Ball League met in Bridgeport on Saturday October 11 electing S. H. Clements as president and H. W. Shaever as secretary. Mitchell joined the league and a schedule was adopted with Sidney at home and on the road games against Lodgepole, Alliance, Scottsbluff, Kimball, and Mitchell.
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Western Nebraska Basket Ball League
Bridgeport
S. H. Clements
Alliance
H. W. Shaever
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Sidney
Lodgepole
Kimball
Public Sale Yields High Prices For Perkins Assets
Marshall Perkins sale drew a large crowd with cows at 105 dollars, yearling calves 86, spring calves 35 to 40, and total sale mounts to 1818.80. Proceeds included seed sale, feed value, and corn at 11.50 per acre. Perkins, who moved seven years ago, leaves a lasting county asset through hard work and optimism.
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Marshall Perkins
A. A. Sharp
A. R. Greenlee
Perkins
Sidney
Texas
Record of Land Draw Registration Halted at North Platte
A note records that efforts to list entrants for a land drawing at North Platte stopped after reaching 250 names. Many registrants left on tour and returned on the third day over two days, making tabulation impossible.
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North Platte
Fishman Plans Mammoth Advertising Sale This Week
S Fishman rolled out a mammoth sales bill this week reflecting his long standing belief in telling the world what is for sale. He has animated years of advertising to attract buyers and boost exposure for his popular slashing sale.
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S. Fishman
Fishman
Frankes Move to Manage St George Ranch at Sidney
Mr. Frank of Gothenburg arrived in Sidney Tuesday with his wife and daughter. He has accepted a position as manager of the St. George ranch, bringing new leadership to the operation and familia ties accompanying the move.
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Mr. Frank
Gothenburg
Sidney
St. George Ranch
Mrs Bess Gearhart Morrison Lectures at Tobin Opera House
Mrs Bess Gearhart Morrison will give a stereopticon lecture recital with humorous readings under Lutheran Church auspices. The event is set for Saturday November 1 at Tobin Opera House and includes a silk flag prize for the student selling the most tickets. A Bryan endorsement notes her strong reading ability.
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Bess Gearhart Morrison
Lutheran Church
Tobin Opera House
Department of State
Washington
Lincoln
Lincoln Monument
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
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Altman—Thompson
Mrs. Pankhurst
Eca Association
The
Hornaday Moise, & Grain Co
Cve of
Benjamin Franklin
Washington Irving
Pankhurst
Huerta
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