Upcoming state events schedule across Nebraska
Farmers' Co operative State Grain and Live Stock Shipping association convention in Omaha from November 21 to 23. State Federation of Musical Clubs Conference in Lincoln on November 25. Beatrice hosts Annual Poultry and Pet Live Stock Show from December 4 to 9. State Irrigation Association annual convention in Bridgeport on December 6 to 8.
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Farmers’ Co-operative State Grain and Live Stock Shipping Ass’n Convention
Omaha
State Federation of Musical Clubs
Lincoln
Beatrice
Alliance
National Farmers’ Equity Union
Nebraska Farmers’ Congress
Kearney
Nebraska
Auburn
Nebraska State Irrigation Association Convention in Bridgeport
The seventh annual convention will be held December 6 to 8 at the Miller opera house. Topics include amendments to irrigation laws and debates with expert speakers. An automobile trip to the Wyoming line is planned to study irrigation needs. Officers are W. M. Barbour, J. G. Beeler, I. S. Walker, and M Spanogle.
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Bridgeport
Nebraska State Irrigation Association
Miller Opera House
Wyoming Line
W. M. Barbour
Scottsbluff
J. G. Beeler
North Platte
I. S. Walker
Kimbah
M Spanogle
Soldiers Dinner Raised 150 At Beatrice Opera
Nearly 150 dollars was raised at a home talent production of The Chimes of Normandy in Beatrice. Proceeds financed a Thanksgiving dinner for Company C of this city, whose Nebraska regiments are on the Texas border.
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Beatrice
Normandy
Texas
Farmer Loses Six Horses In Two Weeks Near Here
Stella-Jerry Kean, a local farmer, reports six of his horses died in the last two weeks with no known cause. Some believe poison from forage caused the deaths. one horse recovered from the disease.
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Stella
Jerry Kean
Mr. Kean
Fire Burns Ray Nye Barn in Fremont Loss Estimated at 15000
A blaze destroyed the Nye residence barn in Fremont with about 15000 dollars in damage and 6000 dollars of insurance. The fire started from oil under an automobile during repairs by the chauffeur.
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Fremont
Ray
Nye
Nebraska Manufacturers Convene in Omaha in November
The Nebraska Manufacturers' Association will hold its convention in Omaha on November 21 and 22. Delegates will be entertained at the Fontenelle Hotel by the local manufacturers' association and the Commercial club.
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Omaha
Nebraska Manufacturers’ Association
Fontenelle Hotel
Manufacturers’ Association
Commercial Club
Auburn to Place Twenty Five Municipal Christmas Trees
Auburn plans twenty five municipal Christmas trees this year with six trees along each block from J street to Central avenue where the main tree will stand. Each child will get candy nuts fruit and a toy.
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Auburn
J Street
Central Avenue
Big Farmers Elevator Burns in Osceola Fire
Fire destroyed the large Farmers Cooperative elevator in Osceola. The facility contained thousands of bushels of grain and caused a total loss estimated at $75,000.
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Big Farmers’ Elevator
Osceola
Farmers’ Co-operative
Highest potato price recorded in Box Butte County
On November 4, several hundred bushels of early Ohio potatoes sold for 151 dollars, reputedly the highest price ever paid to farmers in the United States that day. Box Butte county growers have largely sold or stored, and the Alliance potato market reports office is closing for the season.
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Alliance
Ohio
United States
Box Butte County
Government Office On Potato Market Reports
Nebraska
Records Smashed at South Omaha Stock Yards in October
The South Omaha stock yards set five October records for receipts. A single day saw 854 cattle cars and 23 451 head, while 1 015 cars arrived that day across all stock. The week ending October 21 brought 2 004 cattle cars or 55 987 head. October totals reached 225 000 cattle and 12 015 cars for all livestock.
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South Omaha
Avoca Writer Margaret Dean Stevens Gains Fame
Mrs. C S Aldrich of Elmwood writes as Margaret Dean Stevens and has stories in major magazines. The Light of Day appears in the November Woman's Home Companion and The Cat Is On the Mat is in the October Delineator.
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Avoca
C.S. Aldrich
Elmwood
Margaret Dean Stevens
Woman's Home Companion
First to Adopt Plan in Seward County Nebraska
Seward County Nebraska becomes the first in the state to organize rural home economics under the new federal law. Precinct and county clubs are formed and Esther Warner of Lincoln is appointed county home economics agent and has begun the work.
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Seward
Nebraska
Esther Warner
Lincoln
Avoca Schools Adopt Hot Lunch System
Avoca schools implement a hot lunch program with one hot dish daily for long-distance students. Each pupil takes turns helping with preparation and cleaning. Parents and patrons favor the new arrangement.
Train Strikes Auto. Father Killed Child Fatally Injured
At a grade crossing near Sutherland a Union Pacific passenger train struck a car killed Axel Lundgren 35 and fatally injuring his 6 year old son. The accident occurred as the auto crossed the tracks.
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North Platte
Axel Lundgren
Union Pacific
Sutherland
Dance On New Paving in Superior Raises Charity Funds
Dancers in Superior held a municipal dance on the freshly laid asphalt paving before it opened to traffic. The Superior band provided music and all proceeds were donated to charity.
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Superior
Odd Fellows Open New Home in Broken Bow
The new Odd Fellows building with the Lyr ic theater went into commission last Friday. The structure ranks among the state’s fine lodge buildings and represents an outlay of over $20,000.
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Odd Fellows
Broken Bow
Lyric Theater
German Lutheran School Dedication at West Point
The new German Lutheran school at West Point was dedicated Sunday. The structure costs about $10,000 and is described as modern in every respect.
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German Lutheran School
West Point
Ditch Nears Completion in Nehmaha Valley Project
The Ne maha valley drainage district main ditch from Syracuse to this place nears completion as the large construction machine sets a pace for this type of work.
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Nemaha Valley
Syracuse
Canadian Lynx Shot Near Lindsay Mystery Man Claims
Lindsay reports Fred Loeffler shot what naturalists say is a Canadian lynx near his home. The appearance of the big cat in this area is unexplained and considered notable by locals.
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Lindsay
Fred Loeffler
No proof of killing reported in Parral rumor
Western Newspaper Union report from El Paso says no confirmation of a rumor that Americans in Parral Chihuahua were killed when Villa troops entered the town. Officials have no information and telegraph lines south of Chihuahua and Jimenez are out, making verification unlikely. A Chihuahua City correspondent notes rumors of three Americans killed but no authoritative word.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
el Paso
Villa
United States
Chihuahua
Jiminez
Chihuahua City
Parral
Polish State Proclaimed With Hereditary Monarchy
Berlin dispatch reports General von Breséler announces on behalf of the German and Austrian emperors an independent Poland with a hereditary monarchy and a Constitution. Frontier definitions to be determined. The Polish army will be preserved and organized by mutual agreement.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
von Breséler
Warsaw
Poland
Britain Considers Decimal Coinage After War
London reports renewed talk of Britain adopting a decimal coinage system modeled on the United States after the war. Debates over metric weights and measures continue, but officials argue coinage reform would cause minimal disruption and gains support from previous opponents.
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Great Britain
London
United States
Australian Wheat Shipment to California Sparks First Import
Balfour Guthrie & Co announced plans to ship large quantities of Australian wheat to the United States to capitalize on high domestic prices. The move follows news that the four masted schooner Snow and Burgess was chartered to haul a Melbourne to San Francisco wheat cargo, marking the first time wheat from Australia is sent to California.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Australia
Snow
Burgess
Melbourne
California
Connemara and Retriever Sink in Irish Sea Gale
In a fierce Irish Sea gale the steamships Connemara from Greenore to Holyhead and Retriever with coal collided near Carlingford Bar. Both ships sank with about 100 dead. Only one of fifty passengers and crew aboard the Connemara survived, while the Retriever’s entire crew perished. virtually no Americans were aboard.
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London
Irish Sea
Connemara
Greenore
Ireland
Holyhead
Wales
Carlingford Bar
Retriever
U-57 to Escort Deutschland on Return Voyage
Captain Pau Koenig signaled that the German submarine U-57, sister to U-53, may act as convoy for the freighter Deutschland on its return to Germany. Deutschland’s skipper warned he would not be surprised to see the armored sub off the coast while in port, noting unpredictability of government actions.
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New London
Conn
New England
Germany
Pau Koenig
Phoney Fortune
A plumber recounts a joke where a Gypsy fortune teller tries to read coffee grounds. The wife pretends belief, asks about charms, then refuses to pay after discovering the sediment is a substitute. The tale ends with the Gypsy being laughed at.
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Youngstown Telegram
Senator Sorghum Promises Remade If Needed
A humorous remark by Senator Sorghum on campaign promises. He says he does his best to keep them and is willing to renew commitments as often as necessary to satisfy voters.
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Senator Sorghum
Vivid Past Revealed In Confession Of Accident
A wife confronts her husband about a hidden past as he recounts an accident. He describes a vivid flash of memories from a former life while fearing he was drowning. The conversation exposes questions about identity and memory.
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William
Iron Strength Secret Publicized by Doctor Sauer
Dr. Sauer asserts real strength comes from iron in the blood and food, not stimulants. He recommends two five grain tablets of nuxated iron three times daily after meals for two weeks, noting improved endurance and relief from dyspepsia and liver troubles, and warns against crude iron forms. The note adds nuxated iron is not a patent medicine and is widely prescribed.
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New York
N. Y
Dr. Sauer
Europe
Sauer
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