Scotts Bluff and Dome Rock Rise in Nebraska's Ancient West
A historical sketch recalls Scotts Bluff in Nebraska as a crossroads of plains tribes, traps, and pioneers. It notes Dome Rock and Chimney Rock nearby, the 4000 plus foot summit above the North Platte, and the dream of making the area a national park with restored beauty.
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Joe Roubideaux
Rocky Mountains
Mitchell Pass
Dome
Chimney Rock
Scotts Bluff
North Platte River
Congress
Beams Installed For Nebraska Capitol Tower Construction
Immense steel beams weighing about 15 tons each will be placed over the next two to three weeks as the main support for the central tower of Nebraska's new capitol. Piled on concrete foundations, the beams will be encased in concrete walls and rise above 80 feet in a structure of brick stone and concrete. Construction follows excavation since last summer with Dakota sandstone base. A movable narrow gauge railroad and gas locomotive have been purchased for use on the capitol job and future projects.
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Great Central Tower
Nebraska
Crete
Inner Cross
Capitol
Nebraska Farmer Amasses 71000 in Eight Years Near Conad
A Nebraska farmer near Conad, who requests anonymity, reports assets rising from 7500 in 1917 to 74500 today. He owns 80 acres of land three miles north and two west of Conad and has accumulated a substantial increase in wealth over eight years.
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Conad
Farming profits and land values cited by Cozad realtors
A Nebraska real estate firm near Cozad credits farmers who invest in irrigation and improved land with rising wealth. A man with 87 thousand dollars in assets, including hay, corn, cattle, hogs, and a loan aim, demonstrates how farming can yield substantial income despite high costs and interest.
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Cozad
Dawson County
Omaha Tribe Passes Amendment Despite Opposition
Washington action garners an 8 to 0 vote as the Omaha Indian Tribe approves a key amendment despite critics. Details remain sparse in the fragmented report, but the measure advances under ongoing federal discussions.
Nebraska drives large share in corn and meat output
Nebraska manufactures 60 percent of 236 million bushels of corn and produces beef pork and mutton at high levels, highlighting the state’s agricultural strength and processing capacity.
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Nebraska
Avalanche claims broad toll in Utah mining town
In April thaw an avalanche at the Bay workings near Oquirrh mountains traps many, with seventy feared dead. Twenty mining workers listed. eighteen bodies identified, seventeen unaccounted. Rescue teams save Jimmy and his wife after fourteen hours beneath debris. Previous snowslides in Sabguich claimed three lives in 1890 and six years earlier.
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Che. Swandering Senay
Frank A. Wardlaw
Utah-Delaware Mining Company
Jimmy McDonald
McDonalds
Oquirrh Mountains
Sap Guich
Penal Island for Four Mexicans in Peteet Case
Tes Marias penal island will imprison four Mexicans in connection with the Peteet family deaths in Tia Juana México. Suspected roles include Senadio Llanos former Tia Juana police chief Louis Amador fugitive from U.S. justice and owner of a local bar Refugio Alvares bartender and Francisco Gonzales Tia Juana policeman. A later report notes fourteen counts with unclear details in the ongoing case.
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Tia Juana
México
Tes
Marias
Senadio Llanos
Louis Amador
Refugio Alvares
Francisco Gonzales
Tie Juana
Coait
Youths Rob Water Tower Bank for Eight Thousand?
A group of youths robbed the Water Tower bank and obtained eight thousand dollars in the incident. Police investigate the case and search for suspects.
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St. Louis Bank
Water Tower Bank
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Grand Army
Washington
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