Unclear Names From Historical Directory Fragment
Fragmentary OCR lists several readable names and professions across Nebraska locales. Included are Frank A Nims printer storage manufacturer and J Novak banker with Wilber J O Connor attorney. George Parr merchant. Watson L Purdy land owner. Theodore Reimers stockman. Carl Rohde potatoacd farmer. John Grosicky publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Nims
weTingea
Falls Citt
J. Novak
Wilber
J. J. O'Connor
George Parr
Nebraska City
Watson L. Purdy
Madison
Theodore Reimers
Fullerton
Carl
Rohde
Columiu
John Grosicky
Madison woman kills child then herself in despair
Mrs Arthur A Gelatt and her three year old daughter were found dead in their Madison Wisconsin home. A note from Gelatt and a $50 funeral expense check were left. Gelatt, a former newspaper man, had recently taken a job as an instructor at the University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Gelatt
Madison
Wis
Gelatt
University of Wisconsin
William Tell apple shot myth challenged by historians
The piece questions the legend of William Tell, noting scholars dispute Swiss dating and origin of the archer tale. It cites Danish legends and the Danish archer Figil, who allegedly shot the apple to test a father's courage, with John Fiske cited as contributing to the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Tell
Tell
Switzerland
Austria
Schiller
Bigil
Nidung
Figil
John Fiske
William Tell
Caribou of the Yukon Herd Led by Old Bull
In Campfires In the Yukon Blarry A. Auer describes watching a herd of thirty four caribou led by a dominant old bull. The patriarch herds, guides them to willow patches, redirects their path, and keeps his group from straying as they move toward lower valleys despite human observers at 200 yards.
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Yukon
Blarry A. Auer
Leks
Portraits and the illusion of truth in painting
The London Telegraph notes that Hopp ber once said in painting ladies portraits he starts with a beautiful face that resembles the sitter and then works down to reveal when observers cry out that they see falseness. Ken Moppner would halt before making it more like the sitter.
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Hoppber
Ken Moppner
London Telegraph
Obati Opinion Sparks Debate in Baltimore American
A quoted exchange discusses Mr Jones as an extreme Obati supporter, with one side insisting he cannot be swayed while the other asserts he is. The Baltimore American notes the disagreement highlighting partisan perspectives.
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Jones
Baltimore American
Her Saddest Hour Verse Exchange
A humorous exchange on women and aging features an amateur poet and his wife. The poet muses that a first gray hair could be a woman’s saddest hour, while the wife retorts that joy or sorrow may arise from realizing the man she left behind has since become a millionaire. Life.
Allies Push On Fifteen Mile Front In Somme Drive
British and French armies advance from Martinpuich to Somme in a coordinated 15 mile arc driving German lines back. Morval, Les Behoux, Rancourt, and Fregicourt change hands as Combles nears isolation and Peronne gains momentum. Aerial warfare sees two Zeppelins shot down while London suffers casualties and damage.
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Martinpuich
Somme
Combles
Les Beouts
Morval
Rancourt
Fregicourt
Peronne
Canal du Nord
Galicia
Dneister
Zborow
Petro Xtrad
Carpathians
Roumania
Dobrudja
Transylvania
Vulcan Pass
Struma
Jenmita
Wamuskelalm
Florina Sofia
Bopha
England
London
Paris
Gerlin
Return of Guards Delayed in National Crisis
The return of national guard regiments from El Paso to their state camps is delayed due to developments in Mexico. Massachusetts brigade officers say an order to turn in surplus equipment was countermanded. First and Third Pennsylvania infantry plans for entrainment with North Carolina troops have been canceled. A second skeleton was found on Verdone farm in Canarsie, N Y, where Joseph Verdone was shot four years ago. Jennie Zeley was tried for murder but acquitted on self defense. Zeley’s husband disappeared just before the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
el Paso
Mexico
Quicers
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Infantry
North Carolina
N. Y
Verdone
Canarsie
Joseph Verdone
Jennie
Zeley
Jennie Zeley
Insurgents Control Crete Island Amid Greek Chaos
An Athens dispatch reports fully armed Cretan insurgents numbering about 30,000 have taken full control of Crete. Canex and other coast towns are held, government buildings are in insurgent hands, and only eleven guards remain loyal to King Constantine.
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Athens
Canex
King ‘Onstantine
Cretan Guard
Romain
queZouers
Ing
Market Ad Promises Fine Steaks and Chops
Extra Fine Steaks chops cutlets in fact every knows out of superb quality in meats can be found at this market.
Japanese Stage Customs and the Flower Path in Theatre
The article discusses how actors in Japan are not highly paid, with top actors earning about 1200 dollars for a twenty three day run and an annual estimate around 7600 dollars after costly costumes. It describes stage mechanics such as the sideways curtain, hidden orchestra, and the Flowerpath bridge from the greenroom, plus how assistants handle curtains for minor actors and the two assistants granted to leading figures under the taiya system.
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Green Room
Japan
M. C. Marcus
Spain
Nogu
Kyogen
The Island of Ascension in the Atlantic
The Island of Ascension belongs to Great Britain and stands out for its unique system. There is no private land ownership, no rents, no taxes, and no use for money. Flocks and herds are public property with meat and vegetables issued as rations. Fishermen bring catches to the guardroom for sergeant major distribution. The population, about 450, are mostly sailors. The island, 8 by miles in size, lies 250 miles north of St. Helena and is governed by a captain appointed from the British navy.
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Ascension
Atlantic
Great Britain
St. Helena
Ivy
Ancient Rome Army Size and Imperial Reach
A Youth's Companion note explains that Rome's regular army never exceeded 275,000 men, a figure smaller than Greek or Bulgarian forces, yet Rome's empire spanned from the Firth of Forth to the Persian Gulf. It credits Roman rule with orderly governance and a clear system of law and justice across provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Betnys
Greece
Bulgaria
Firth of Forth
Persian Gulf
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Hartington
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W. Bender Farmer
Humphrey
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Genca Chash, Brown Real Estate Investments
W. J. Burgess Investments
Harry V Burkley
W. M. Buehman
Albert Cahn
P. J. Kelly Merchant
Miobrara Frank
Kennard Capitaliot
JACO
KLEIN
Beatrice Mud Latta
Teramam A. M. FF
Leflang Capitaliot
W. Megerth
John A Mohnbacher
Wymore Sophus
NEBLE
ROTH
Fremont John Schindler
Stanton
Schmoller
Theodore H. Serk Stockman
Melich
Winssio
Paul F. Skinner
A. F Smith
Jopber Erger “Wholesaler
HON
Stafford
Norfolk N. A
William Stork
Arlington
Robert C Strehlow
George A Tyler
Hastings
A. J Vierling
Paxton & Vierling
Theodore Widaman Btock
Aurora
Willey
Randolph
N Wolbach
Grand Island
R M Wolcott
Central City
Otto Zublow
Schuyler
Commission
St. Louis
Sidney Lumber Co
W. H. Prazier
Prop. Lorenzo
Governor Capper
Kansas
Legislature of
Arthur Capper
Senate Journal
State of Kansas
L. F. Crofoot
W. J. Coad
J. B. Haynes
Omaha
Nebraska
Denmark
Prince George OF
King
Navy
American Press Association
Gaul
Briton
Island of
Crete
Central Meat Market
Frank Hahler
Gund’s Beer
Yellowstone
Old Taylor Cascade
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