Pittman Backs War Resolution in Senate Speech
Senator Pittman of Nevada, on the Foreign Relations Committee, voted for the war resolution against Germany and delivered a forceful floor plea. He warned that delaying action risks German victory and urged united support with the Allies despite toll on lives.
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Germany
Wisconsin
la Follette
United States
Russia
Winnemucca Wool Market Sits Quiet Over Gov Offer
The Winnemucca wool market is quiet after Boston merchants offer to sell the entire season's crop to the Government at cost. No wool has been offered in Winnemucca, reflecting a pause in trade as buyers await government action.
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Winnemucca
Boston
God Bless the Flag by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Poem praising the flag as emblem of justice and mercy. Describes the flag washed in blood, defended by brave soldiers, and its symbolism of national unity amid conflict. The piece extols virtue, endurance, and the flag’s role in guiding nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
War Time Prohibition and Draft Bias In 1917 News
James E Pepper of Kentucky announces Pepper Distilling will not make whiskey during the war due to grain shortages and civic duty to conserve supply. A War Department order discharges married guardsmen with dependents, seeking young single men for enlistment across national headquarters.
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James E. Pepper
Pepper Distilling Company of
Kentucky
War Department
National
Dentist Office Opens in Bailey House on Spring Street
Dr Mabel K Young and assistant Mrs Alma Woods offer all kinds of dental work with guaranteed results at the Bailey House on Spring Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel K. Young
Alma Woods
Bailey House
Spring Street
Fallon cattle thieves bound over after preliminary exam
Guy Mitchell Will Swift and Lee Sepulveda faced a preliminary hearing before Judge T A Jones on cattle stealing charges. Sepulveda testified, detailing the theft at the Williams Estate Company ranch and Fallon Slaughtering & Supply Co with proceeds divided among the defendants. Hides were reportedly burned and a bond of four thousand dollars set for each defendant.
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Guy Mitchell
Will Swift
T. A. Jones
Lee Sepulveda
Mitchell
Williams Estate Company Corral
Lee
Fallon Slaughtering & Supply Co
Swift
L. Holt
Barrel House
Churchill Hotel
Lester Page
The
Slaughtering &Supply Co
Wildes
Hammond
Slaughtering & Supply Co
Sepulveda
War May Force National Prohibition
Washington March 14 Members of Congress aligned with the dry faction plan to push national prohibition during the war to conserve food supplies. They say brewery and distillery use of grain could feed 12 000 people and closing breweries distilleries and saloons would free thousands to meet a labor shortage.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
America
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Senator Pittman
GOD
Baal
WN. P. Morgan
Edgar Eather
Morgan & Eather
Attorneys At Law
W. R. Reynolds
Eureka
Hjal
Brown Hotel
G. M. Roberts
Edwards and Clark Streets
Eureka, Nevada
Fallon Cattle
the Brown Hotel
Main
Station Touring Club of America
Daniel Morrison
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
L. O. Henperson
Lamaert Henperson
Asst
Carhier
Schecline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
United States Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Postal Savings Depository
First National Bank
Hike
J. A. SzweEn
A. E. Knepart
O. F. Williams
E. B. Exwoe
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