Wyoming 91st Division Remains in France for Training
A letter to the Oregon governor from Major General Johnson confirms the 91st Division stationed at Camp Lewis will not return home soon. The Dust is to stay in France for continued training and possible action, with the division comprising California Utah Montana Wyoming Oregon and Washington troops.
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Salem
Ore
91At
Camp Lewis
Johnson
France
California
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Oregon
Washington
91St
World Plans for Shipping Board of This Country
Paris December 26 The Shipping Board announces a global network starting in London Paris and Rome with ten to twelve additional offices including Shanghai Yokohama Bombay Buenos Aires Rio Janeiro Rotterdam and Calcutta to streamline supply movement to Belgium and France. Subordinate centers will be manned by shipping experts assigned from the United States for efficient fleet management.
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Paris
United
London
Paria
Rome
Baward N. Hurley
Shanghai
Yokohama
Bombay
Buenos Ayres
Rio Janeiro
Rotterdam
Calcutta
Belgium
France
United States
Weather Outlook Warm Friday and Saturday
The forecast calls for a fair to mild pattern with rising temperatures Friday and Saturday. Warmer readings are expected in the northwest portion, with pleasant conditions across the region.
A Combination Jelly From Cranberry and Apple
A Nebraska extension service method combines cranberries and apples cut small then boiled with water. Juice is strained and recombined with pulp, then sugar is added and boiled to gel. Jelly is tested with a spoon and poured into sterilized glasses for sealing.
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University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Cattle Tick Eradication Shown More Profitable
Investigations by the United States Department of Agriculture over the last year show dipping cattle to eradicate ticks pays off. Expenses per animal range from 26 to 58 cents, with an average estimated gain of 9.76 dollars per head. Supervised eradication enables higher quality beef and dairy cattle, improving profitability for livestock farmers.
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United Sates Department of Agriculture
Gibraltar Swap Talk Hints Bid Over Gibraltar Return
Reports from Son say Spain may swap Morrocco for one billion francs with France and demand Gibraltar’s return from Britain. Riots of rumors swirl about Ceuta and a possible Gibraltar land tunnel linking France to Africa as peace conference talks loom.
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Gibraltar
Spain
May
England
Ceuta
Great Britain
Raomanones
Wilson
M. Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Channel of
France
Africa
English Channel
Paria
Thea
Improved Oats for Distribution From University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska offers an improved Kherson oats strain after eleven years of testing. The new oats yield about 7.8 bushels per acre more than standard varieties in four years of trials. Farmers may buy ten bushels or more at $1.15 per bushel plus sacks and freight via county agents or direct to the agronomy department Lincoln.
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University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Agronomy Department
University Farm
Lincol
Twelve Bolshevik Rebels Executed After Omsk Uprising
Washington reports twelve men were shot by court martial or ders after an armed Bolshevik uprising at Omsk on December 2. Government troops rounded up participants and swiftly executed them. Following the outbreak, most released prisoners were recaptured or returned voluntarily.
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Washington
Omsk
Omak
Tractor Short Course At Nebraska December Start
Four week University of Nebraska course begins December 30 teaching practical tractor operation and repair. Hundreds seek aid for common tractor problems as US Department of Agriculture notes magneto spark plug and gear issues as top troubles. Free guidance offered. for more details contact H. E. Bradford University.
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University of Nebraska
United States
Debot of Agriculture
Turtier
H. EB
Bradford
Wilson Welcome Draws Massive London Crowd
London crowds greet President Wilson and Mrs Wilson as they arrive, with estimates up to two million along processional routes. The king and queen receive ovations, a flag in the queen’s hand and a union jack for Mrs Wilson, while the president thanks Londoners amid a historic, jubilant scene.
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Palace
Mra. Wilson
Farmers Organize A Dairy Co Operative
Farm bureau leaders and the county agent aided Middlebury farmers in forming a cooperative dairy company after a milk plant bankruptcy left dairymen with no buyer for their milk. A $15,000 bond covered the plant’s claims. A creamery expert valued the plant and a patron meeting led to organizing the cooperative to purchase and assume the plant’s obligations.
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Farm Bureau
Aggat
Middlebury
Bankruphcy
Farm Bureau Prement
State Department of Agriculture
Co-Operative Dairy Company
Co-Operative Company
Stolen War Savings Stamps From Greeley Post Office
War Savings stamps worth 36000 dollars were stolen from a Greeley Colorado post office safe between six and ten o clock tonight. The theft was discovered when lights failed and an employee found the safe open. Bloodhounds were brought to trace the robbers near the postmaster's office where many men worked.
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Associated Preen
Greeley, Colo
Greeley Point
Ofice
French Losses Reported in World War I Debates
Paris December 26. War Secretary Abars told the chamber that French casualties totaled about 1,071,000 officers and men. The breakdown showed 42,600 officers and 1,789,000 men dead or missing, with 3,000 officers and 811,000 men missing. Prisoners still living numbered 8,200 officers and 438,000 men.
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Associated Press
Paris
M. Abars
Chamber of Deputies
France
Pope hopes for a permanent peace path after Christmas audience
In Rome Pope Benedict XVI received the sacred college and Christmas wishes. He urged the coming peace congress to reestablish order and renew brotherhood, and pledged to aid congress efforts toward a just durable peace. He cautioned against lingering rancor and urged moral repair beyond material repair.
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Rome
Sacred College
Presa
Heald
Hereford Man Dies of Spanish Flu on Christmas Day
George Edward Jensen of Hereford Colorado died Christmas from Spanish flu after a short illness. He was born December 29 1904 in Hampton Nebraska and moved to Colorado at age ten. He is survived by his mother two sisters Mia Leo Ackers and Mrs Oscar Cameron and three brothers Paul Tom and Billy Jensen.
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George Edward Jensen
Herford
Colo
Hampton
Hamilton County
Nebraska
Colorado
Mia
Leo Ackers
Oscar Cameron
Paul
Tom
Billy Jensen
Governor Houx Returns From East Trip
Governor Houx completed a ten day journey visiting Annapolis Maryland for a governors conference and Washington DC to discuss veteran employment and land opportunities for returning soldiers with Interior Secretary Franklin K Lane.
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Gov. Houx
Houx
Annapolis
Maryland
Wyoming
Berlin Christmas food prices rise to record levels
In Berlin, ham priced at 640 marks and eggs at 3 marks each reflect a tightening food supply. Even essentials become luxuries as surging costs outpace wages, with legitimate trade shrinking and readers noting the distress among both wealthy and working classes.
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Berlin
Casualties Honor Robertson and Lander Areas
The commanding general reports American Expeditionary Forces casualties totals: killed in action 74, died of wounds 86, died of accident and other causes 92, died of airplane accident 1, tired of disease 140, wounded severely 557, missing in action 270, total 1,180. Named deaths include Private Alma Erickson Robertson Wyoming and Private Willian E Stone Lander Wyoming.
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Alma Erickson
Robertson, Wyo
Willian E. Stone
Lander Wyo
Wounded Soldiers Served Oyster Supper at Depot Canteen
More than ten wounded soldiers and sailors were hosted by the local Red Cross canteen at Union Pacific depot. They enjoyed oyster stew and accompaniments, served by six canteen girls led by Mrs. W. B. Hobson, as they traveled from debarkation hospital No. 1 toward terminal general hospital in San Francisco. A veteran praised the meal, noting long service in France and gratitude for the aid.
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Red Cross
Yesteriry
No 19
Union Paccifie
Debarkation Hospital No
Biegel-Cooper
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Lient
H. W. Moffatt
France
Mra
Edgar
Amokas
Carr Colo Woman Dies of Influenza
Mrs Minnie Johnson aged 02 years of Carr Colorado died at the Private hospital yesterday from Spanish influenza. Survived by husband George W Johnson a dry farmer in Carr area and four small children. Funeral services to be held tomorrow at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner chapel, interment at Appleview cemetery.
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Minnie Johnson
Carr, Colo
Bhota
George W. Johnson
Hobbs, Huckfeldt and Finkbiner
Apkeview Cemetery
German Austrians Voice Quiet Hope After Fall of Habsburg Rule
Vienna December 20 German Austria’s fate remains dire under a military regime but Carl Solty leader of the German Socialists in Austria and president of the German Austrians National Assembly says the bright spot is liberation from Habsburg autocracy. He argues German Austria bore no hatred for the Slavs and history will note its wartime faults while warning the state cannot endure without Entente loans due to food and raw material shortages.
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Vienna
Hapaburg
Carl Solty
German Sociialien
Austria
National Assembly
Entente
Entento
German officials unfold colonial aims amid resignations
Washington dispatch notes Germany intends to regain colonies. Dr Solf reportedly resigns foreign secretary but remains colonies secretary, per the Berlin Tageblatt. Munich Post claims profiteers use airplanes to seize securities from Frankfurt to Switzerland and urges government action to seize capital held in banks.
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Washington
Solf
Berlin
Munich
Minpieh Post
Frankfort
Switerland
Banka
Germans Join Christmas Mass With Ami Troops in Coblenz
In Coblenz on Christmas Eve and Day after midnight combats eased. American troops held Catholic and Protestant services with many taking part. German soldiers joined with about 2,000 Americans in the cathedral mass led by Captain Doughan. Chaplain Edmund Easterbrook led Protestant services with a German organist.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Cobleng
Doughan
Edmund Easterbrook
Russians Downcast After Entente Military Intervention News
Paris reports the Entente decision against broad military action in Russia, drawing discouraging reactions from notable Russians in exile. Premier Lovett urges swift movement to avoid giving the Germans time to exploit delays, while Bolshevik sympathy grows among German circles. France says it cannot now launch a large expedition.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pichon
Ferner Premier Lovett
France
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