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The Anti-Greek Riot Of 1909: South Omaha, John G. Bitzes
The Anti-Greek Riot Of 1909: South Omaha, John G. Bitzes
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The anti-Greek riot of 1909, in South Omaha, Nebraska, was a violent, regrettable, but significant episode in American history. Its importance rests in the fact that it took place at a time when the American people were in the process of making a very important decision concerning immigration. By 1908, the problem of the oriental immigrant entering and living on the west coast of the United States had been solved largely by adopting a policy of exclusion. There still remained, however, the great wave of the "new immigration" from southern and eastern Europe. The American native, largely of northwestern European …
The History Of Blair, Nebraska, 1869-1920, Frieda M. Wurdemen
The History Of Blair, Nebraska, 1869-1920, Frieda M. Wurdemen
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Blair, situated on the Missouri River at the eastern edge of Nebraska, is in the original territory of Nebraska, opened for settlement by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. (Figure 1, p. 2) Prior to this Act small settlements had been made at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, and at Bellevue on the Missouri. There were ferry landings along the Missouri River that later became the towns of Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, and Omaha. The prospered because of river transportation and trails to the interior. Blair was unique in that, through situated on the Missouri River, it came into being as …
The History Of Professional Baseball In Omaha, John Harrison Freeland
The History Of Professional Baseball In Omaha, John Harrison Freeland
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This thesis deals with professional baseball in the city of Omaha from the day of its inception in 1879, until the "demise" of the sport in Omaha in 1962. The reason for the study is two-fold in scope. Nothing has been written in the field of professional baseball in Omaha, and many people do not realize the colorful history of Omaha in professional baseball. Because of the above reasons this undertaking was commenced.