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Asa Butler Wood (August 26, 1865 - May 7, 1945) was an American politician and newspaper publisher, serving as a state senator in the U.S. state of Nebraska from 1924 to 1930. Life Born in Wapello County, Iowa. Wood entered the newspaper business as a printer in his teens. In 1887, at the age of 21, he founded the Gering Courier The ''Gering Courier'' is a weekly newspaper serving the Gering, Nebraska community, currently published in Gering's sister city of Scottsbluff. History Established by Asa B. Wood in 1887 as a Republican-leaning weekly, the ''Gering Courier' ..., a newspaper he ran until his death in 1945. He was known as "the dean of the newspapermen of the Nebraska Panhandle,” and was at one time president of the Nebraska Press Association. He was also a breeder of cattle, and, like many publishers of that time, the local postmaster. In 1925, he was elected state senator of Nebraska's Thirty-third District. He served as a Republican senator through 1930, and wa ...
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Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. It is the only triply landlocked U.S. state. Indigenous peoples, including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota ( Sioux) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Nebraska's area is just over with a population of over 1.9 million. Its capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members a ...
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Wapello County, Iowa
Wapello County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,437. The county seat is Ottumwa. The county was formed on February 17, 1843, and named for Wapello, a Meskwaki chief. Wapello County is included in the Ottumwa, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 34 * U.S. Highway 63 * Iowa Highway 16 * Iowa Highway 137 * Iowa Highway 149 Transit * Ottumwa station * Ottumwa Transit Authority * List of intercity bus stops in Iowa Adjacent counties *Mahaska County (northwest) * Keokuk County (northeast) * Jefferson County (east) * Davis County (south) *Monroe County (west) Demographics 2020 census The 2020 census recorded a population of 35,437 in the county, with a population density of . There were 15,734 housing units, of which 14,167 were occupied. 2010 census The 2010 cen ...
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Gering Courier
The ''Gering Courier'' is a weekly newspaper serving the Gering, Nebraska community, currently published in Gering's sister city of Scottsbluff. History Established by Asa B. Wood in 1887 as a Republican-leaning weekly, the ''Gering Courier'' was the first paper in Gering. By the mid-1910s, it had a good reputation, with the ''Alliance Herald'' calling it one of the best papers in the West. In 1915, it moved into the new Gering Courier Building, a structure now on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1927, it absorbed competing paper the ''Gering Midwest''. For over fifty years, Asa Wood was publisher and editor. A one-time president of the Nebraska Press Association, he was also a breeder of cattle, a state senator from 1924 to 1930, and, like many publishers of that time, the local postmaster. Described as a "walking encyclopedia" of western Nebraska history, he was one of the best known newspapermen in the state. He left the paper to his son, Warren Wood, on his ...
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1865 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * Feb ...
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