Lincoln as educational center and residence booster
The article praises Lincoln Nebraska as a premier educational and residential city while noting its strong place in commerce and government. It also reports on a local investigation into mistreatment at a home, detailing cruel punishments by staff, involvement of Miss McMahon and J W Fagan, and a forthcoming round of testimony expected to shape public opinion.
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Lincoln
Capital City
The
Herald
Middle West
Linden
Nebraska
Unbiased History Promised On State Lands Oil Potash Leases
A government official pledges a concise factual history of the ongoing state lands and mineral lease proceedings. He stresses presenting only essential facts without opinion to allow the public to draw conclusions. The history will cover charges of unfairness and misrepresentation by interested parties.
Potash Bill Draft Details State Land Leasing Rules
The draft Potash Bill outlines leasing limits for state lands including a 10 000 acre cap for development companies, three year lease terms with renewals, and reporting requirements for permit holders within specified timeframes. It covers royalty structures, revenue allocations to education funds, rights of way, and conditions for renewal, transfer, and joint operations, plus penalties for unauthorized extraction and Meandered water rights provisions.
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Fuller’s Earth
Tripoli
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Board of Educational Lands
Conservation and Soil Survey
Nebraska
United States
Board of Educational Landa and
Funda
Board of Lands and Funda
Board
State House Information in Nutshell for Nebraskans
The Nebraska state capitol information service offers concise facts about state government from an independent viewpoint. It promotes unbiased, readers-ready material to help citizens judge public issues on their merits.
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Nebraska
Indicated Inquiry Over State Girls Home Leader
Investigation by the state institutions board examined a resignation request by Lydia J. McMahon after a probe into misconduct at the Geneva Industrial School for Girls. The inquiry centered on J. W. Fagan, accused seduction of Grace Moore, alleged drug involvement, and schemes to influence marriages and custody.
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Board of Commissioners of State Incatitutions
State Industrial School For Girls
Geneva
Lydia J. McMahon
Board of Commissioners of State Institutions
McMahon
J. W. Fagan
Grace Moore
Fagan
Miss Moore
Lincoln
Alliance sergeant reports arrival overseas
Sergeant C. F. Wykoff of Alliance reports arrival in France in a card read by The Herald. He is a member of the Alliance Volunteer Fire department and says he has arrived safely overseas.
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C. F. Wykoff
Alliance
France
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Herald
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Ansonia
Great
New York Harbor
Franz von Rintelen
New York
Heinrich Albert
Brown
Robert Fay
Canada
Hopewell
Germany
Welland Canal
Franz Kopp
U. S
Kurt Boy
Villa
Columbus
N. M
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