Polk tenth anniversary celebration set for Sept 12
Nebraska brief notes report Polk aims to mark its tenth anniversary on September 12. Other items include Adams County Teachers' association electing Kenesaw teacher Leslie Stoner as president, Aurora attorney John A. Whitmore unconscious after a fall, and a fatal aviation accident at St Francia county fair. Also covered are Masons dedicating a new boys unit near Fremont, Free Methodist church conference in Polk with over 100 ministers present, and upcoming speeches by Republican candidate Charlies BE Hughes in Omaha and Lincoln.
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Polk
Leslie Stoner
Kenesaw
Adams County
Teachers’ Association
John A. Whitmore
Aurora
Ralph McMillan
Nebraska Aviation Corps
St. Francia
Kaw
Nebraska
Masonic
Fremont
Platte River
Free Methodist Church
Charlies BE. Hughes
Omaha
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Havelock
Oe«eschger
Cotner University
Charles Watt Erickson
Detroit
Samuel T. Story
Tekamah
Roscoe C. Ozman
International Committee of the Army and Navy Department
Young Men’s Christian Association
State Board of Agriculture
Jemma
Rant H Wendell
Cage County
Ed Dibble
Union Station
S*remont
Nibble
H. H. Menke
Mrs. Menke
Lelia Walker
Senate Passes Adamson Eight Hour Bill Amid Rail Strike Crisis
The Adamson eight hour day bill was signed by President Wilson in Washington after Senate passage by 43 to 28, nearly party lines. The measure aims to standardize eight hours for interstate railroad work pending a six to nine month federal commission study, with pro rata pay for overtime and possible wage rules.
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Wilson
Hodgenville, Ky
Congress
Union Station
Washington
Shadow Lawn
N. J
Hodgenville
Special Commission
Senate
House
Tly Brotherhoods
Tinderwood
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hardwick
Georgia
Clark
Arkansas
LaFoliette
Shackleton rescues crew from Elephant Island expedition
Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton has rescued one member of an Antarctic party marooned on Elephant Island and returned to Port Stanley with the rescue steamer Yetcho. A second rescue attempt to reach the stranded crew is underway after failed prior attempts due to ice. Meanwhile Charles W. Kouns, longtime Santa Fe Eastern lines general manager, dies in Topeka after involvement in wage dispute negotiations in Washington.
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Sir Ernest H. Shackteton
Elephant Island
Shackleton
Portas Arenas
Chile
Nui Well
Yetcho
Shachieton
Funias Arenas
Enachieton
Rea Ly
Port Stanley
Park and
Ielands
Charles W. Kouns
Santa Fe Railway
Earctern
Topeka
Washington
Kounse
Crowd Hurls Stones At Street Car In St Louis Tragedy
Over 100 people pelting windows attempted to seize the motorman after a Natural Bridge street car struck and killed two year old Benjamin Seran. Police intervened to protect crew and control the scene as the car was moved to safety.
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St. Louis
Benjamin Seran
Cnr
United Doctors Offer Free Consultation and Bloodless Treatment Claims
The United Doctors of Nebraska advertise free consultation and examination during this visit to prove a 7 percent system of treatments for deformities and chronic diseases. They claim expertise in stomach and nerve disorders, blood and organ diseases, and promise nonoperative care for conditions like appendicitis and gall stones. A urine sample is requested for analysis, and couples or minors must accompany guardians. The ad also includes a note about loans from Sidney Lumber Co.
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The
United Doctors
Nebraska
America
Jaboratories
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
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Fenske Bros
the Home of Quality
Sungs, Nebraska
the Telegraph
Sidney
New York
Chicago
Gund’s Beer
Reading
Yellowstone
Old Taylor Cascade
J.c.den
Prop
W. H. Frazier
Lorenzo, Neb
News OF Nebraska
Calij
GPE
First National Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Kouns
DOD
Maxwell
C. E. Harper
Neb
Hotel National
Sidney Lumber CO
Central Meat Market
Brank Hahler
E.V. Metz
Sidney, Nebr
Thom
Caricaga
Western Drug Co
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