Railroads Open To Twice Monthly Pay Bill Spice
A Lincoln State Journal writer quotes a railroad official and lawmakers on a proposed twice monthly pay bill. The article notes that roads favored the measure only if workers and legislators desired it and that many steady employees cared little about passage. Local papers predict pay day changes as July first approaches, with merchants fearing more frequent payroll cycles and higher accounting costs for two payrolls monthly.
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Incoln State Journal
Lincoln Railway
North Platte
Union Pacific
Burlington
First State Bank Calf Club Offers Boys Farm Venture
The bank will gift one hundred calves to boys in Box Butte County, providing a note for the purchase price due November 1 1917 with 8 percent interest. Winners receive cash prizes for best financial performance while profits come from future sale or renewal of notes.
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First State Bank
Boys of Alliance
Box
First State Bank Calf Club
Colorado Ranger
Federal Examiner Hears Evidence in Alliance Case
Examiner George Brown of the inter state commerce commission heard evidence at the federal building in Lincoln. The Nebraska railroad commission intervened to protest Burlington rates on nut, pea and slack coal shipped from Colorado to Angora, Sweetwater and Alliance. Briefs due by May 14.
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George Brown
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Federal
Lincoln
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Burlington
Nebraska railroads delay improvement plans amid rising costs
Nebraska road and rail officials warn of postponed projects due to higher operation costs and wage pressures from the Adamson law. Safety and maintenance top priorities as carriers like Burlington and Union Pacific proceed with needed work, while other lines delay expansions pending car availability and port congestion.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Railway
Supreme Court
Adamson Law
Burlington
Union Pacific
Atlantic
Painters Union Pays War Mortuary Benefits
The International Typographical Union pays mortuary benefits totaling 7 675 to the families of 27 members killed in the great war. Marsden G. Scott notes about six hundred Canadian union members are in the European conflict. Twenty seven crosses mark graves of union members. The Herald notes the union’s record for protecting agreements and equal pay for women workers.
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Carl Thomas
International Typographical Union
Marsden G. Scott
The
International
Scott
Europe
Herald Office
Printers
Terrific Drive Takes Toll of 100000 German Soldiers
Paris reports a French offensive opened and pushed forty miles through German lines on the western front with an estimated 100000 killed wounded or taken prisoner. Berlin cites a world historic battle on the River Ainse as the war’s great clash continues.
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Paris
United States Aviators Drop Wilson Speech Behind German Lines
American flyers in the Lafayette escadrille drop tens of thousands of copies of President Wilson’s war address behind German lines. Edward Parsons leads the first descent, German guns fire but shells fall short as observers report German soldiers collecting the proclamations. A French victory is noted for R. Lufber who shot down a German machine with gun jams cleared by maneuvering.
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Papil
United States
Lafayette
Edward Parsons
Arral
Aisne
R. Lufber
Lufberg
Air raid on Frieburg kills eleven. many injured
The war office says eleven people were killed in an air attack on Frieburg with twenty nine injured and significant damage to the university. A British admiralty statement says a large squadron of British and French planes bombarded Frieburg on Saturday in retaliation for German submarine attacks on British hospital ships.
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Berlin
War Office
Ths
Freiburg
Wilson Proclaims Treason Warning Against All Citizens
President Wilson issues a proclamation defining treason and warning all U S citizens and aliens to abstain from acts aiding enemies. It cites the constitutional definition, criminal code sections, and court decisions and calls for vigorous prosecution of violators.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
War Chest Bill Passes Senate Unanimously
Washington The war finance bill authorizing 7.0 billion in securities, the largest single budget in history, was passed unanimously by the U S Senate after seven hours of debate. The measure, already approved by the House, includes a 3 billion loan to the Allies and was enacted with few changes.
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U. S. Senate
Washington
Senate
House
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First State Bank Call Club
Butte County
Sam
Box Butte County
Alliance, Nebr
Will
First State Bank, Alliance
Alliance
Alliance Herald
Condon
Ainse
U. S
Teuton
Frieburg
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