Alaska legislator from Nebraska gains fame as Alaska’s prohibition father
C K Snow of Alliance Nebraska now in Lincoln recalls his Alaska career as the “father of prohibition” and the eight hour labor law. He introduced the 1915 referendum making Alaska dry and drove dog teams to Juneau for last spring’s legislative session. Alaska’s placer mines suffer from war while copper coal and fishing industries boom. salmon output last season reached 5,400,000 cases. Snow is a teacher turned miner and legislator now visiting Lincoln after twenty years away.
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Chester K. Snow
J.F. Snow
Alliance
Arvilla
Charley Snow
Lincoln
Lincoln State Journal
Snow
Journal
Nebraska
State University
North
Altho
C. K. Snow
Alaska
The
Territorial
Juneau
Amoun
Budget system to be used soon in war effort
Robert Graham returns from Lincoln and Omaha where a war conference discussed inaugurating a budget system to distribute burdens by ability to pay. John L. Kennedy urged fuel conservation as ships lack coal. Newlins of the Shipping Board cited 2,000,000 tons possible in 1918 and 500,000 troops in France, stressing faster shipbuilding and food conservation to aid Allied transport and war needs.
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Robert Graham
Lincoln
Omaha
Graham
Council of Defense
John L. Kennedy
Newlins
Los Angeles
The
Shipping Board
France
U. S
Great Britain
Norway
Australia
India
Fremont Wins 1919 Convention for Nebraska Firemen
The Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's Association awards Fremont the 1919 convention after praising last week's hospitality. Officers elected include President John W. Guthrie Alliance First VP William P. McCune Norfolk Second VP Robert Lewis Humphrey Secretary E A Miller Kearney Treasurer F B Tobin Sidney Chaplain Rev W C Rudin Mitchell.
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Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Fremont
Fremont Commercial Club
John W. Guthrie
Alliance
William P. McCune
Norfolk
Robert Lewis
Humphrey
E. A. Miller
Kearney
F. B. Tobin
Sidney
W. C. Rudin
Mitchell
Broken rail derails passenger train No 42 near Gillette
A broken rail derailed passenger train No 42 about a mile west of Gillette Wyoming on a Monday night. The baggage car and a chair car overturned while the others left the track. No serious injuries or deaths occurred. Injured passengers were taken to Gillette for care. Wreckers from Alliance and Sheridan quickly cleared the line by noon the next day. Damage was about $6,000.
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Gillette
Wyoming
Alliance
Sheridan
Music House Moves to 213 Box Butte
Music House announces a relocation to 213 Box Butte and urges attendance at the Big Removal Sale with emphasis on the move and sale event.
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Box Butte
Patriotism and unity urged to win the war
The piece frames President Wilson as wartime commander in chief and warns against civilian critics and German propaganda. It calls for universal loyalty, support for the administration, and personal sacrifice to ensure victory, stressing that a divided nation cannot win the war.
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Ten Wilson
United States
Wilson
Farmers Red Cross Sale At Alliance Saturday
The first farmers Red Cross sale will be at 3 p m Saturday in Alliance with eggs butter poultry potatoes and other donated items. Livestock will be sold and proceeds donated by owners with a percent optional. Harry Coursey donates his commission. Items may be left at Lester's Barn or Community Club.
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Farmers Red Cross
Red Cross
Harry Coursey
Lester
Alliance merchants set fixed hours for all stores
A special Alliance meeting at City Hall approved citywide business hours by category. A five member committee led by Mayor Rousey established open and close times, with Sunday closures for pool halls and soft drink shops and a planned delivery cooperative amid fuel authority oversight.
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Alliance
Robert Graham
County Council of Defense
W. D. Fisher
Alliance Community Club
State
Tuel Commission
Rousey
L. H. Highland
Geo. Moliring
Glenn Miller
Danny Lyons
State Council of Defense
Kennedy
Food conservation measures broadened across Nebraska hotels
J. M. Miller of the Alliance Hotel received a letter and telegram from the Federal Food Administrator of Nebraska announcing new rules. No meat may be served between five and nine in the morning, eliminating one meat meal daily. One additional day must be wheatless and another porkless, totaling two porkless days weekly. The shortage among Allies and the need to feed soldiers justify these measures. Public cooperation was urged to assist hotels and restaurant operators.
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J. M. Miller
Alliance Hotel
Federal Food Administrator of
Nebraska
Nebraska to Furnish Big Army Under Draft
Captain Walter Anderson states Nebraska will place about 22 000 men in the first class. Nebraska has 118 000 registered under the selective draft law with an 8000 man first draft quota and 85 percent already sent. Including the national guard and volunteers Nebraska contributed 18 000 to 22 000 soldiers. if all first class is called the number could reach 52 000. Estimating still eligible, about one thousand more may join, leaving 92 000 still registered and subject to service, yielding 21 900 men available.
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Walter Anderson
Nebraska
National Guard
Knitted Helmets Lifesavers At Camp Funston In Winter
Snow grips Camp Funston as soldiers don ear muffs knitted helmets and mufflers beneath regulation hats. Steam heat and coal-fired systems keep barracks warm while drivers and night guards persevere in the cold. Red Cross director John Dillon resigns to enlist as a private in the 89th division, guiding morale from the ranks.
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Camp Funston
Kansas
Uncle Sam
Funston
Red Cross
John Dillon
Topeka
National Army
Government war insurance uptake at Camp Funston
New military insurance for officers and enlisted men is described as a great benefit from Camp Funston figures. The 89th division reports total coverage nearing one million dollars across several organizations and many soldiers taking the full ten thousand dollars.
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Camp Funston
89Th Division
Third Officer Training Camp Students At Funston
Determined cadets at Funston follow a rigid three month program. They devote study and recitation time, with over six hours daily in drill and practical work, achieving in three months what typically takes four years at West Point.
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Funston
West Point
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Germany
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