Effort to Modify Day Amendment Seeks Beer Use Provisions
Washington June 29 The administration began a determined bid to alter the food bill in the senate to remove prohibitions or grant the president authority to permit using foodstuffs in beer and light wine manufacture. President desires authority to halt malt and vinous liquor production in emergencies but does not seek immediate prohibition, says Senator Phelan.
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Former Congressman Becomes Marine Corporal in Training
Edwin Denby aged 47, a former U S congressman from 1904 to 1911, prominent Detroit attorney and former president of the local board of commerce, was promoted to corporal in the U S marine corps today at Port Royal South Carolina. He led a competitive exam in his company after enlisting as a private, saying he could serve best as an enlisted man.
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Edwin Denby
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Port Royal
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Hhis Company
Marine Corps
British Capture 2000 Yards of Trenches at Oppy
London reports a British offensive seized the German forward positions on a 2000 yard front south and west of Oppy in the Arras sector. The capture was confirmed by a British headquarters telegram issued June 29.
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London
Oppy
Arras
Cities Debt Of 213 Big U S Cities Far Exceeds Federal
A census bureau report shows 213 American cities with populations over 80,000 hold a net indebtedness of 2473,103,681 dollars, about 76.64 per capita, far higher than the federal government's 9.77 per capita. Cities report excess expenditures and reliance on property taxes as major revenue sources while New York City alone carries 951,060,754 in net indebtedness, more than three fifths of all others combined.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
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Brookline
Mass
Portsmouth
Heether
Philatelphia
Greece at War With Germany
Athens reports Greece regards itself in a state of war with Germany and its allies after coming to power. Greek diplomats have recalled representatives from the central powers and their allies, and Greece later breaks diplomatic relations with Germany Austria Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Athens
Greece
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Princess Mary Dons Overalls At Windsor Munitions Plant
Princess Mary, daughter of the king, visits a Windsor munitions center unannounced to serve hot midday meals at a canteen. Dressed in blue overalls, she greets workers beside a large urn and chats with them, prompting many to buy extra chocolates and buns for another smile.
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London
Mary
Windsor Castle
Ann Martin backs pickets at museum unveiling
Two suffragists Iris Calderhead of Wichita and Elizabeth Stuyvesant of New York were arrested as they entered the National Museum for the Robert Emmet statue unveiling. They carried a banner challenging President Wilson on democracy and representation, and were taken to police HQ.
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Robert Emmettotatte
Wilson
Pesident
Iris Calderhead
Wichita
Kan
Elizabeth Stuyvesant
New York
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New Zealand
Denmark
Sweden
Canada
England
Russia
Missiie Martin
Nevada
Nationg Woman's Party
Democracs
Europe
United States
America
Judge Norcross Improving Rapidly Returns to Reno
Carson City friends report that Judge Norcross, who went to San Francisco for medical treatment weeks ago, has shown great improvement and expects to return to his Reno home within a few days.
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Carson City
Judge Norcross
San Francisco
Reno
Carson News
German Bank Reports First War Time Gold Reserve Drop
Copenhagen June 29 The Imperial Bank of Germany weekly report shows a decrease in the gold reserve for the first time during the war. The report indicates 76,000,000,000 marks less than the preceding week.
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Copenhagen
Imperial Bank of Germany
German attack repulsed near Verdun and Ayncourt wood
Paris reports that picked German troops launched a heavy assault on the Verdun front near hill 304 and at Ayncourt wood after a severe shelling. The official statement says the attack was broken by French artillery and that the Germans gained footing only at a few points in the first line trenches.
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Paris
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Ayncourt Wood
Regent Abel Back From Eastern Trip
Prof J F Abel president of the Nevada board of regents returned from a two month eastern and midwest tour to recruit a university president and faculty. He plans a Reno meeting next Monday to present six eight eligibles for the presidency and four faculty candidates. Abel visited Northwestern Chicago Washington Yale Harvard Penn Syracuse Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Nebraska Kansas and Ohio area colleges. He notes war dominates discourse and is expected to continue about three more years while crops in the midwest are in good condition despite a short three week lapse.
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New Sheriff Chosen in Lincoln County
Death of J A Nesbitt creates vacancy in Lincoln county exemption board governor Boyd wired that a new man will be appointed J F Roeder named temporary sheriff by county commissioners may be appointed on exemption board final appointment set for July 5 at regular meeting
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J. A. Nesbitt
Lincoln County
Boyd
Washington
J. F. Roeder
Premier's views on duration of war
London June 29 George Lloyd discusses peace terms with Germany stating that if the war ends any moment before the Allies reach their initial aim it would be the greatest disaster to mankind.
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London
Gemany Lloyd
George
Churchill cattle thieves taken to jail
Guy Mitchell and Leo Sepulveda implicated in stealing cattle owned by Levy Brothers of California. They were sent to the state prison yesterday by Churchill county sheriff M L Wildes, each sentenced to one to fourteen years by District Judge Hart. Sepulveda confessed and became the state's leading witness in the Swift and Mitchell trials. Swift faces a third trial after two hung juries.
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Leo Sepulveda
Churchill County
Levy Brothers
California
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The
Gazette
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Sepulveda
Michell
William Swift
Mitchell
Swift
Salisbury
State superintendent probes elementary principal conduct
Bray returned from Las Vegas after a three day inquiry into charges against an elementary school principal. Evidence recorded by a stenographer is being transcribed for the state board of education which will soon consider the matter. The deputy superintendent suspended the principal’s certificate temporarily.
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Bray
Las Vegas
State Board of Education
Carson News
German Press Gag Intensifies In Germany
London June 29 Rotterdam dispatches say it is inferred from the gagging of the German newspapers that something drastic has happened or is about to happen in Germany. The newspapers are being more rigidly censored than ever before.
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London
Rotterdam
Germany
Notice to water users south of S P tracks
Water will be shut off at 9 tonight to connect a new twelve inch line to the Commercial arrest system. The outage may last the rest of the night. Consumers needing water after 9 should stock enough for the night south of the Southern Pacific tracks Elko Water Works by T J Critchley. The British offensive is getting insulting in its disregard of the Kaiser's feelings. House for rent four rooms near the W P roundhouse apply to Russell ranch.
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T. J. Critchley
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