Nebraska State News Highlights Crop Loss and Industry Growth
A farm incident near Franklin County ends with a farmer losing about 900 bushels of wheat from 30 acres after a mysterious fire. A historic hailstorm damages bridges and floods streams across the county. Hastings College and several churches will receive 1000 each from Henry J. Hall’s will, while Armour & Co plans a Hog market in Hastings with 6 million dollars in annual business. Nebraska legislators publish session laws, and rail work expands with new motor cars on the Omaha to Schuyler line. Deshler hosts Thayer county fair plans with updates.
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Mamesa
Franklin County
Burlington
Franklin
Hastings College
Aurora Presbyterian Church
Bowery Mission
New York City
Presbyterian Children’s Orphanage
Omaha
Henry J. Hall
T. M. Scott
Hall
Amy Bird
Kansas City
Hastings
Armour & Co
Chicago
United States
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
Lou Harrington
National Association
Lawrence F. Farrell
Nebraska Association of Realtors
Harvey Rathbone
Ational
Lincolm
Marsh
Uretma
Hoy Cockray
Tad Ck
Mnengek Gunartasens
Schuyler
Thayer County
Deshler
Rancher barely escapes attack by enraged bull
A rancher named Bitcoft riding south of Going Pine was thrown from his horse when a furious bull attacked. He landed on his head and shoulders, tangled near a fence, and fought to free himself as the animal forced toward the edge. He remained conscious and managed to reach safety despite injuries.
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Harry Bilcoft
Going Pine
Mr. Bittoft
Amsterdam Jews Hold High Municipal Posts
Chicago Daily News notes Amsterdam's Jewish population of 115,223 with strong political presence including three of six sheriffs and significant council representation. It cites leaders such as Henri Polak and state officials Visser and Limburg, and mentions Sephardic Jewish ancestry tracing to the 16th century.
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Europe
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hage
Utrecht
Henri Polak
Socialist Party
Diamond Workers’ Federation
Visser
Limburg
Dutch Republic
Chicago Daily News
Minute jelly offers easy fruit jelly at home
A Short advertisement touts minute jelly a concentrated fruit juice with added pectin that makes jelly without boiling, staining, or seasonal fruit. One bottle yields two glasses, and several flavors are offered by mail from General Packing Corp Cranford New Jersey.
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WAI
General Packing Corp
Cranford
New Jersey
Ocean Currents and the Pacific Fringe
The article discusses the Pacific Ocean current, noting the source in the north equatorial current and denying a branch into the Bering Sea. It explains the Bering Sea’s northerly current arises from local conditions and ends with a Massinger quotation about trust in goodness.
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Pacific Ocean
Japan
Bering Sea
Inventor Joseph Montgolfier and Balloon Partnership
In 1783 Joseph Michael Montgolfier conceived balloons and, with his brother Jacques Etienne, conducted early experiments including a balloon with a car attached. Their collaboration advanced the science of heated air ascent.
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Joseph Michael Montgolfier
Jacques Etienne
Straits and Rejoinders in a Witty Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds with a figure noting strait ened circumstances and a retort about being parallel if twins. The dialogue suggests the humor and irony of misused terms and the idea that lost items may be recovered by donning an old suit.
Libeled the Dead A grave placard sparks arrest in LA
A placard reading Good Riddance of Bad Rub bish was placed on a grave in a Los Angeles cemetery. Police arrested Paul Bender fifteen of Oklahoma for placing the sign and he faces up to 5000 dollars fine or one year in jail. Capper's Weekly calls it a poor way of getting even.
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Los Angeles
Paul Bender
Oklahoma
Capper
Calgary Chosen for $10 Million Motion Picture Plant
Calgary Alberta wins a $10 million motion picture plant project hailed as the country’s Hollywood potential. Officials expect the facility to boost film production and attract major studios to Canada.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Hollywood
Land sale beckons settlers to Montana valley
Prices of rich land range from 10 to 20 dollars an acre with 20 year payments. A new Northern Pacific branch line will open 63 miles from Glendive, offering up to half a million acres to farmers. First settlers urged to inquire and investigate this opportunity.
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Great Redwater Valley
Montana
Northern Pacific Railway
Glendive
Northern Pacific
Posar
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Deshler Public Schools
Lutheran College
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L. T. Suaerland
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