Hunger on a map of Europe reveals widespread famine risk
The hunger map shows every European country facing serious food shortages except some with shipping access. America must export at least 20 million tons to meet needs, especially for Belgium, northern France, and Serbia, to avert famine, revolt, and threats to world peace.
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Europe
Ukraine
Belgium
France
Serbia
United States
America
Commission For Relief
Germany
England
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Poland
Baltic
Finland
Bohemia
Roumania
Montenegro
Greece
Albania
Italy
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Turkey
Stephens May Join Federal Trade Commission After Reelection Loss
Congressman Dan Stephens of Omaha, defeated for reelection on the Democratic ticket, is reported to be in line for a significant appointment with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. He sits on the House Commerce Committee and has studied issues within the commission’s remit as it confronts its duties. President Wilson described the League of Nations as a moral force guiding global conscience from Paris. Milo H. Piper, accused bigamist, killed in a cell suicide at Muskegon while on murder trial for Frieda Weichman. A friend said Piper knew of the murder but was not involved. Shoe trends point to brown and gray shades dominating women’s footwear into autumn.
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Dan Stephens
Omaha
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Commerce Committee
House
Trade Commission
Wilson
University of Paris
League of Nations
Milo H. Piper
Frieda Weichman
Muskegon
Michigan
Piper
Berlin Enclave Faces Mass Unemployment and Street Beggars
Report from traversers in Denmark notes over 100,000 unemployed in Berlin with streets filled by beggars. U S navy doctors announce quinine injections into veins may prevent influenza from turning into pneumonia.
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Denmark
Germany
Berlin
United States Navy
Nebraska Professors Lead War Aid Effort in France
Prof M M Fogg of the University of Nebraska sails for France to organize the University of a Million Students project in cooperation with the War Department and YMCA. J E Lawrence becomes acting professor of journalism in his absence. J W Reinhardt is named deputy state auditor at a salary of 1806 dollars per year.
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M. M. Fogg
University of Nebraska
Four Minute Men
France
Army “University
National War Work Council
Young Men's Christian Association
War Department
J. E. Lawrence
Lincoln Daily Star
State University
Fogg
J. W. Reinhardt
Lincoln Insurance
George W. Marah
Omaha Man Plans Bid for State Senate Seat
W. J. Broach of Omaha announced he will contest the seat of Senator J. M. Tanner, editor of the South Omaha Democrat, in the state senate race as soon as the legislature convenes.
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W. J. Broach
Omaha
J. M. Tanner
South
Election certificate issued after soldier vote shifts senate race
Mr. Broach a Republican state senatorial candidate led until the secretary of state reported the soldier vote. The final tally gave Tanner a six vote edge, earning the certificate of election.
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Venes
Broach
Secretary of State
Tanner Democrat
Polar survey flight to north pole by Aero Club plan
Capt. Robert A. Bartlett will lead a team to the polar region next June to survey the north pole by aeroplane. The announcement was made in New York on Sunday by the Aero Club of America.
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Robert A. Bartlett
Polar
North Pole
New York
Aero Club of America
Russian War Casualties Report From Petrograd
Figures from Petrograd show Russia's war casua ltes total 9,150,000 men with 1,700,000 killed. Disabled number 1,450,000 and 3,500,000 wounded. Prisoners total 2,500,000.
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Petrograd
Russia
Greek Soldier Recovered At Fort Des Moines Ward Four
Anastacias Geo Honschopup, a Greek soldier in the American Expeditionary Forces, is reported resting in Ward Four at Fort Des Moines hospital with Red Cross notes confirming his return from overseas. He answered roll call as a gas shell burst nearby and attempted to finish pronouncing his name before donning a gas mask.
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Anastacias
Geo. Honschopup
Theodo Koumoumtourcother
Fort Des Moines
Red Cross
Idaho health chief urges eugenics law for sterilization
Dr D Orr Poynter, superintendent of the Idaho State sanitarium at Nampa, asks the Idaho legislature to pass a eugenic law authorizing sterilization of mentally and socially unfit persons in his annual report to the board of directors. President Wilson travels to England this week from France with over fifty American newspaper men invited as guests of the British government.
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D'Orr Poynter
Idaho State Sanitarium
Nampa
Idaho
Wilson
England
France
Hensa
Gunderman Confesses in Erie County Slaying for $100
Mildred Gunderman alias Dolores Smith confessed at Elmira New York that she shot and killed Leo Martin in Youngstown Ohio last September for one hundred dollars. Major General Leonard Wood announces Camp Funston will become a winter university for soldiers to receive instruction in industrial and mechanical lines.
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Mildred Gunderman
Dolores Smith
Elmire N. Y
Leo Martin
Youngstown
Ohio
Camp Funston
Leonard Wood
Winter wheat in Nebraska in strong condition this year
The Nebraska Bureau of Publicity reports the winter wheat crop statewide is in excellent condition for this time of year. Moisture in late November and early December was unusually favorable, with four weeks of precipitation well above normal as winter wheat enters the core winter period.
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Nebraska Bureau of Publicity
Jelly from Cranberries and Apples Promises Good Spring Canning
The article notes stable acreage and favorable rain for soil ready for spring plowing. It presents a jelly recipe pairing cranberries and apples in equal parts, detailing steps from chopping and juicing to boiling and sealing jars. The process emphasizes sterilized glasses and proper sealing for preservation.
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University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Drink More Water to Ease Kidney Trouble Adverts
An old health ad claims excess uric acid from meat exhausts the kidneys causing backache headaches and irritative symptoms. It advises drinking lots of water and taking Jad Salts from a pharmacist before breakfast to flush wastes and relieve the condition.
Christmas Letters at the Boarding House
Slush and Mushc Christmas at a boarding house features gift giving and humorous romance. A touching letter asks if Jeff will ever grow as tall as Matt, answered with a playful, flirtatious reply about height. Also noted are Nebraska’s high automobile population and state prosperity claims.
Job Ad Seeks Energetic Salesmen Aged 30 to 40
A newspaper notice invites active salesmen aged 30 to 40 who can "live" their jobs. It seeks a number of energetic applicants with a strong commitment to devote all energy and interest to the role.
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