Nebraska Briefs Mixed statewide notices and incidents reported
The Nebraska briefs cover a Hastings tennis tourney, bond vote on storm sewer mains, the Mid Nebraska Exposition at Columbus, and numerous prizes. Medical puzzles at McCook about four month old Marvin Harris, a fatal fall at Nebraska City, and a rural carriers convention delegate to Philadelphia are noted. County fairs, court house dedication in McPherson, and a big military training camp for Omaha youths are listed alongside a 1926 tax levy reduction, Burlington picnic trains, a Massacre Canyon anniversary, a Hastings railway hearing, Columbus excursion day, a York area twister, and state university demonstrations.
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Columbus
McCook
Marvin Harris
Charlie Miller
Nebraska City
Jones
Holdrego
Geneva
Philadelphia
Hastings
Adams County
Jagnee Pawnee
McPlerson County
Countes
Omaha
Forts Des Moines
Snelling
Citizens Military
State Board, of Equalization &Xed
Capitol
Burlington Railway
Wymore
Fink's
Falls City
Concordia
Wanshington
Kans
Niatory
Nebraska
Trenton
Massacre Canyon
Hastings Chamber of Commerce
State Railway Commission
South Platte
Chicago & North Western Railway
Hastings Fremont
Yorking
Eas
The
State University
Potatoes Spotlighted On Northwestern Nebraska Tour
Visitors from across the United States will tour northwestern Nebraska to see certified seed potato from the region. The itinerary covers Kimball Box Butte Banner Scotts Bluff Dawes and Sheridan counties as growers and dealers gather first hand information on seed potatoes.
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Alliance
United States
Nebraska
Kimball
Box Butte
Banner
Scotts Bluff
Dawes
Sheridan
Trenchment in Knox County Roads and Local Happenings
A compilation of Nebraska notices reports Knox County stopping all road and bridge work for the year except projects in progress or emergency. Other items note a $100,000 fund for Fremont waterworks upgrades, a meteor claim near Gibbon, and coal vein reports near Mitchell with investigations planned.
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Knox County
Brocomfield
Knox County Board of Supervisors
Massive church clashes kill many in Mexico amid rights stand
In Mexico City and Guadalajara fierce fighting erupts between Catholic loyalists and government forces. Officials report deaths among Catholics and soldiers, with churches looted and towns mourning as tensions over state church conflicts escalate. Ambassador Sheffield delivers a U S note on petroleum and land laws while the United States signals no intervention.
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Mexico City
Sheffield
United States
Mexico
Wilice
Plymouth
Coolidge
Vid
Pax
State Department
Knights of Coshumabus
Guadalajara
Pascual Diaz
Catholic Crarch of Mexico
Cocula
Morelia
Michoacan
San Francisco
Moebla
Panama traffic shows diverse fleets in last fiscal year
Washington brief notes ships from 24 nations moved through the Panama Canal in the last fiscal year. It cites USDA figures predicting U S cotton exports for the season ending August 1 will top 8 15 million bales with July Canada trade excluded. Rio de Janeiro wood exports to the United States fall versus prior year. The USDA urges housewives to adopt a budget system in domestic buying.
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Panama Cabal
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Rio ‘de Janeiro
United States
Manto
President and Wife Visit Coolidge Boyhood Home
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge visited his boyhood neighbors at the farm. He pruned apple trees and rode to a hill cemetery where four generations of Coolidge descendants are buried. The party then returned to New York after a few days in his home state.
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Plymouth
Coolidge
American Chamber of Commerce Ordered Closed at Angora
The American Chamber of Commerce in Angora is closed by government order. The action affects local business ties and foreign presence in the region.
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Constantinople
American Chamber of Commerce
Angora
Loot at Beggs Bank Amounting to Five Thousand Dollars
Four masked men looted the Farmers National Bank of Beggs Oklahoma taking $5,000. They fled in an automobile and disappeared.
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Oklahoma Bank
Beggs
Okla
Farmers’ National Bank of Beggs
Sailor Hooks 14 Foot Shark at Tampico Meeting
A sailor fishing at Tampico hooks a 14 foot shark and plays the line until a friend arrives with a six shooter. The scene ends with a justice of the peace performing a ceremony where the bridegroom is kissed by the justice, not the bride.
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Tampico
Méale
Celia
Justice of the Peace
Agnes
Clock talk on daylight saving and time zones anecdote
An old New York World item recounts a story from Albany about daylight saving and different time zones. A Black woman at a Alabama home remarks eleven o clock in her town, while others note twelve in New York, eight in Denver, and eight in San Francisco. The tale ends with gratitude for living in a town where eleven o clock is eleven.
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Ausinta
Albanny
New York
Denver
Nie
Is Your Parrot Good Natured
A humorous quote from the Boston Transcript notes a parrot’s behavior when left alone with a cuckoo clock, illustrating the bird’s cheeky temperament.
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Boston Transcript
Food Terms From a Historic Menu List
A garbled listing includes Trish stew chop suey goulash chile con carne turfoil kniackwurst mit schuerkraut Yorkshire pudding Welsh rabbit bertsch gefalitetisch Spanish omelet caviar muyontuise etc. The fragment hints at diverse international dishes and beverages mentioned alongside culinary terms from various cuisines.
Catfish Swims From Green River Toward Owensboro Chair Factory
Workers at a nearby chair factory fed on giant catfish found alive in a pool of water near Owensboro Kentucky. The five foot long fish swam from Green River toward the plant and died just as Amber was to be processed for chair stock.
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Fremont
J. Rex Henry
Board of Public Works
Henry
Chale Company
Owensboro
Bad & Fedet
Green River
Unfortunate Affability in Courtroom Exchange
An amused courtroom moment centers on JL greeting the judge with a genial good morning and the judge misreading the remark as familiarity. The exchange reveals casual affection despite the seriousness of the proceedings. The incident reflects the old offender’s demeanor influencing perceptions in a formal setting.
Indictment Seeks Prohibition Conspiracy In New York
A federal grand jury returned 17 indictments charging 80 doctors, druggists and whisky agents with a conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws and defraud the government.
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Indicta
New York
Secession League Formed in Terth Australia
A secession league has been formed in Terth to assist the movement for western Australia to secede from the commonwealth.
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Terth
Australia
Western Australia
Commonwealth
Flying for Schoolboys Topic Signals Curriculum Change
England studies consider adding aviation lessons to the standard curriculum. The proposal envisions schoolboys learning basic flight concepts and aeronautical skills as a regular part of science and physical education programs in large schools nationwide.
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England
Affection’s Clear Eye Cautions About Real Qualities
Quoted saying by De Moy notes that affections should arise from genuine traits rather than assumed qualities and cannot be fixed by illusion. The emphasis is on authentic character over imagined perfection.
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de Moy
No Better Than He Ought to Be Is Sign He Isn’t Worse
A compact adage notes that a man’s failure to live up to moral standards signals he isn’t at his worst, suggesting moral judgment hinges on measured restraint rather than overt malice.
Little Audreys Acumen And The Country Pig Tale
A brief vignette shows Little Audrey amused by a country afternoon moment where a pig named Hortense is teased playfully. The piece contrasts the pig’s identity with a humorous mischief surrounding the pet. An adjacent ad extols Cuticura Soap and Talcum for clear healthy skin.
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Litte
Audrey
Country
Hortense
Kansas City Star
Toys Beat Big Balloons In Balloon Race
A fragment describes a balloon event at Huris where toy balloons outpaced larger crafts, highlighting a lighthearted race between toy and real balloons.
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Huris
Tangible Results from College and Debt to Friendship
An OCR fragment discusses college outcomes, casual phrases about sweaters aiding a film contract, and advice on lending leadership. It hints at lessons on making long lasting friendships and frugal resource use, but lacks clear events, dates, or named entities. The readable text centers on value of education and social ties.
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Nebraska Tennnis
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Mitchell Lincoln
Mitchell, Neb
G. FE. Cendra
State Soil and Conservation Survey
McMullen
W. A. Warren
Mitchell
Water Weil
Gothenburg
George Keiser
Lincoln
Ohio
Indiana
C. A. Randall
Johnson
Alma
Robert
Wayne
Three Hundred Forty-Ffth Infantry
Crawford
Black Hill
Black Hills
Wyoming
South Dakota
Sheave
Beward
Seward Creamery Company
Dam- Lees
Judge
Washington Briefs
Fisher
Gener Aul
Isher
Chamber
Shark
Bealans
BeLwans
Secession League
Hinaka
Shean Optia
O Street
Lincoln, New
Ciinten Faille Nursery,Co
Owatonna
Janesotsa
Northwest
Custoe Ursery Co
Ostatonpa
Minneosta
W. N. U. Lincoln
Emden
Germany
Chicago News
Eeaeds
Northwestern Yeast Co
North
Ashland Ave
Chisago, Lil
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