Beatrice Robberies Hit Several Churches and Homes
Reports from Beat Rice indicate slot and card machines shut down by order of Mayor Schultz’s chief Burke. Saunders county banks show deposits of 3 234 622 43, loans and discounts 1 791 314 77, cash 1 369 059 91. Beatrice sees robberies at three churches and about a dozen homes with no clues yet. Land prices rise near Wood River as farms sell. unions track river bridges and rail upgrades.
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Beatrice
Wood River
Gage County Board of Supervisors
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Leavitt
Rural homes glow with acetylene lighting spread
Gas lighting moves from cities to countryside as calcium carbide and water produce acetylene. The compact generator delivers exquisite, eye friendly light without tainting air and is easy to install in cellars or outbuildings for suburban and rural homes.
Sacred Room Haunts Speak in Quiet Farewell
Mrs J describes a room filled with sacred memories as she bids farewell to a nervous young minister spending the night. She recalls deaths of her first husband in the bed and her father’s ghostly expectations, and notes a son who died of heart disease in the same house.
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Mr. J
Repeater tale cited amid Philadelphia voting fraud chatter
At a dinner discussion Judge Gordon recounted a tale about a repeater in Philadelphia. The mayor's counsel described the accused as ignorant and unmoved, noting the man asked what crime lay at his door after being charged with voting twice.
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Philadelphia
J .G. ‘Gordon
Power from Food Promises Stronger Bodies and Health
A Missouri woman shares how difficult digestion and stomach troubles followed by weight loss improved after using Grape Nuts. She reports eased heartburn, reduced gas, weight gain from 98 to 116 pounds, improved strength, and resumed housework after a ten day trial. Postum Co. promotes the claim with the slogan There's a reason.
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Missouri
Postum Co
Battle Creek Mich
Nebraska Governor Talks Rail Rates and Special Session
Governor Mickey in Omaha to testify in railway tax cases and to attend the soldiers and sailors monument ceremony. He questions a special session this year, cites unjust freight rates, notes wheat shipment costs from York to Omaha compared with Omaha to Chicago, and endorses surrendering railroad passes in line with Republican and public sentiment. He warns Nebraska must fix rates promptly to maintain prosperity.
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Omaha
Nebraska
York
Chicago
Prominent Speakers Coming to Nebraska Bankers Meet
Lawrence Y. Sherman Illinois lieutenant governor and former House speaker headlines the Nebraska Bankers Association convention in Lincoln on October 24 and 25. He is billed as a brilliant, brisk speaker whose sharp sarcasm challenges bankers to argue against his points. President S H Burnham and Secretary Shaw of the national treasury will also attend. Charles G. Dawes, ex comptroller of the currency, has secured Sherman’s invitation and will escort him to Lincoln.
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House’ of Representatives
Lincoln
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Abraham Lincoln
Sherman
Middle West
S .H. Burnham
Shaw
National Treasury
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Mr. Sherman
Omaha Judge Rules Part Of Anti Cigarette Law Unconstitutional
Judge Day of Omaha declares the act unconstitutional for omitting in its title the prohibition on giving away cigarette papers. The ruling grants habeas corpus for tobacconist John Alperson and releases him. The judge cautions the rest of the act could fail if the omitted subject influenced passage.
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John Alperson
Omaha Official Defaults in Money Order Embezzlement Case
John J. Riley, a defaulting assistant superintendent at the Omaha money order department, waived examination before United States Commissioner Anderson and was bound over to the federal grand jury on $2,000 bond. Principal witnesses include E. Burnheister, J. I. Woodard, Patrick Mostyn, and Inspector Moore, each pledging $100 bonds to testify in November. Riley admits a shortfall of $900, says losses occurred over a period and denies gambling, claiming funds supported his family. Court was crowded and sympathy shown. he has not secured counsel.
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John J. Riley
Omaha
Postoffice Money
United States
Anderson
E. Burnheister
Money Order Department
J. I. Woodard
Patrick Mostyn
Police Department
Postoffice
Moore
Riley
Not Guilty Verdict in Elsam Murder Case After Ten-Hour Jury Trial
The Elsam murder trial in Minden ended with a not guilty verdict after ten hours deliberation. The defense argued the defendant did not shoot his wife and that he was insane. Medical testimony supported insanity, and witnesses described the couple’s secluded farming life near Axtell.
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Elsam
Minden
Axtell
Eisam
Stewart
Nebraska officers win commissions for bravery
Captain W. H. Oury of the Twenty fourth Infantry and Lieutenant Clarence C. Culver of the Third cavalry, both Nebraska natives, have earned regular army commissions for distinguished bravery. They are guests of Adjutant General Culver in Lincoln and will depart with their regiments to Alaska and the Philippine islands respectively after duty at Fort Assiniboine, Montana. Oury, a state university graduate, previously served in the First Nebraska regiment and Grigsby’s Rough Riders. Culver is General Culver’s son and served in the Spanish war and Philippines.
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W. H. Oury
Twentyfourth Infantry
U. S.A
Clarence C. Culver
Third Cavalry
U.S .A
Lincoln
Culver
Fort Assiniboine
Montana
Colony Stotns
Oury
Alaska
Philippine Islands
The
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Nebraska
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Rough Riders
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Philippines
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises Easy Ironing
An advertisement urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming each 16 oz package costs 10 cents and never sticks to the iron. It accuses grocers of selling 12 oz packages to clear stock and emphasizes absence of injurious chemicals.
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Defiance
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