Deadly Wreck Caused by Rain Near Chadron Nebraska
A cloudburst flooded Big Cottonwood Creek and broke a trestle 15 miles west of Chadron. Northwestern train No. 606 plunges three cars into the swollen stream, killing five and injuring thirty two, with several fatally hurt. Names of dead and injured include C. M. Buck and F. Bosmer among others.
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Chadron
Nebraska
Big Cottonwood Creek
C. M. Buck
Grand Island
Frank Bosmer
Lander
Wyo
F. M.stewart
Tressle
Cottonwood Creek
Here
Secretary allocates 100000 for Pueblo detail work
A telegram from U S Senators Lawrence Phipps and Samuel Michelson and Representative Guy A Hardy reports the War Department allotment of 100000 dollars for Pueblo detail work as deemed necessary by Secretary Weeks.
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Pueblo
Cole
Dortion
United States
Lawrence
Bank Closure Shocks Denver Bank of Pueblo Instate Probe
Floods force the Bank of Pueblo to close with its affairs under state bank examiner review. Officials attribute the shutdown to flood damage and ongoing state oversight.
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Denver
Colo
Bank of
At Pdeblo
State Bank Examiner
Votes to Terminate War in House of Representatives
The House approved the Porter resolution by five to one to end the wartime status with the Central Powers. The Knox Senate substitute seeks repeal of the declaration of war. A conference committee will seek harmony between differing resolutions. potential delay could force a presidential compromise.
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Washington, D. C
House
United States
Senate
Kelley
Michigan
Geadlock
Conference
Harding
National Commander of American Legion Elected
John G. Emery of Grand Rapids was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion at the national executive committee meeting in Indianapolis. He succeeds Col. Frederick W. Galbraith Jr., killed in an automobile accident near the city. Emery, who served in World War I, attended Fort Sheridan training camp in 1917 and became a captain sent to France. Born July 4 1881 in Grand Rapids, he serves on the Grand Rapids city commission.
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Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
John G. Emery
Grand Rapids
American Legion
Fredrick W. Galbraith, Jr
John Garfield Emétry
Fort Sheridan
France
Emery
Norris Scores Packers in Senate Critique
Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairman of the agriculture committee, accuses the big meat packers of excessive earnings and urges passage of a bill for industry supervision in Washington.
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Norris
Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Senate Committee On Agriculture
U S Japan Begin Direct Negotiations On Key Issues
Washington negotiators start direct talks with Japan on set of pending questions including Yap immigration alien land and settlement status. A Yap agreement could render league of nations debate unnecessary.
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U. S
Japan
Parieys
Washington, D. C
United States
Yap
League of Nations
Great Increase In Crime In D C Says Moran
William H. Moran, chief of the U S bureau of secret inquiries, reports a sharp rise in crime in Washington D C during the last year, the highest since 1897, signaling a broader national trend. The finding highlights growing criminal activity and calls for attention to law enforcement.
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D. C
United States
William H. Moran
United States Bureau of Secret
Banks Advised to Advertise in Atlantic Ga
M B Wellbeorn, governor of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, urged banks to advertise at a meeting of the financial advertising association of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World in Atlantic Georgia.
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Atlantic
Financial Advertising Association
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
M. B. Wellbeorn
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Plan to aid farmers with grain storage certificates announced
Secretary Hoover announced preliminary work on a plan to make storage certificates on grain available to farmers by him and Secretary Wallace. The plan is considered practical and advantageous, requires no federal legislation, and would be independent of other proposals.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Wallace
Said
Nebraska News Roundup of Births Jobs and Legislation in 1921
Nebraska reports show 188 families with ten or more children in the first quarter. Harvester wages fall from several dollars to 2.50–3 a day. Cities consider Sunday closeages for movies and sports. Officials update license rules and law enforcement powers. Grants and contracts for bonds, dams, statutes, and bridges appear as the state faces drought, flood risks, and reform.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
City Council of
Superior
Nonpartisan League
McKelme
Snyder
State of
Red Deer Lake
Cherry County
Lincon Grain
E. W. Stephens Publishing, Co
Columbia
Buckram
Norfolk
Madison
Hastings Union
Adam
South Platte
North Platte
Dubois
McCook
van Cole
Western Canada farm prospects boost wheat and fodder yields
A letter from Western Canada reports widespread early wheat germination and strong prospects as homesteads open on May 1. Oat barley farming boosts farmer wealth with favorable climate and low production costs. Fodder crops including corn sunflowers alfalfa and sweet clover expand, with large silo construction planned in Saskatchewan Alberta and beyond.
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Western Canada
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Aspirin packaging history hints at early drug refined
Fragmentary notes reference aspirin packaging and salicylic acid origins. Mentions Bayer as a manufacturer and implied refinement processes, with unclear details about other contributors.
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Bayer
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Porter Resolution
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Lewellen
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Yellowstone
Missen
George E. Johnson
Ne A
West Central
Nebraska Press Association
Dawson
Kieth
Deuel
Garden
Perkins
Arthur
McPherson
State Board of Control
Tiala
Hastings
Superior Order of
Platte River
Tilinoia
Cedar
Ira Lyman
Wakefield
James B. King
R. L. Taylor
Nebraska State Penitentiary
W.E. Stewart
Gage County
Minataire
Hilly Springs
Beatrice-Fairbury
Fairbury
Plattsmouth
Burplus
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