Coal Famine Looms as Northwest Faces Shortage
Duluth leaders warn of imminent coal famine across the northwest and urge federal action. The head of the lakes shows 500 000 tons of bituminous and 200 000 tons of anthracite on hand versus much larger year ago levels, with rail capacity strained and a possible wood shipment plan being considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Northwest
Ales H. Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Duluth Chamber of Commerce
Fwe
Detroit Elks Host Omaha Party on Route to Atlantic City
Detroit welcomes a delegation of Omaha Elks traveling to Atlantic City. They were met by Detroit Elks member Fred Ingersol, had breakfast, toured the city by auto, lunched at the Elks club, and some members visited Canada before boarding the Cleveland to Buffalo. They plan Niagara Falls and then Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Omaha Elks
Atlantic City
Detroit Elks
Fred Ingersol
Elks Club
Canada
Buffalo
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
International Kiwanis Policy Outlined by Omaha Leader
E D White president of the Omaha Kiwanis club and delegate to the Toronto convention spoke at the Friday luncheon about the international policy. He urged a clear club objective each member having a definite task and a pivotal focus on helping under privileged children with plans to share radio reports from international trustees. Nebraska Iowa district governor Joe Long heads the district as 68 100 Kiwanians in the US and Canada belong to 802 clubs with nine in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Clubs
E. D. White
Omaha Kiwanis Club
Toronto
Rome
Mr. White
Omaha
United States
Canada
Nebraska
Nebraska- Iowa
Joe Long
Nebraska Progressives endorse slate of local and state nominees
At a Nebraska Progressive club meeting, endorsements were announced for governor Adam McMullen congressman Nathan Bernstein attorney general William C. Dorsey state treasurer M B Myers sheriff Mike Clark county attorney Henry Beal register of deeds W G Ure county treasurer Dr Harry Foster Ninth district state representative A H Kaimas Seventeenth district state representative L E Adams county surveyor municipal judge William F Wappich municipal judge Charles S Elgutter The club also voted to support the direct primary law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Progressive Club
Committee of the Noble
Adam McMullen
Nathan Bernstein
Congress
William C. Dorsey
M. B. Myers
Mike Clark
Henry Beal
Joe Morrow
Register of Deeds
W. G. Ure
Harry Foster
A. H. Kaimas
L. E. Adams
Republican City Girl Sets School Attendance Record
Verona Vivian of Republican City Nebraska graduates from Republican City High School with perfect attendance. She was class president and school pianist, attends the University of Colorado Boulder this summer, and plans to teach near her home next winter.
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Republican City
Neb
Verona Vivian Owes
Republican City High School
University of Colorado At Boulder
Northwest Calls for More Forest Fire Fighters
Western Washington timber protectors mobilize all available men after cooler weather slowed fires. State Forester Fred E. Pape reports no new major blazes, but reports of growing fires push crews and railroads to increase forest firefighting capacity. Vancouver Island fires intensify with winds, threatening untouched forests and forcing evacuation of Campbell River area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Washington
Fred E. Pape
Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
Minzies Bay
Campbell River
Lang Bay
German Experts to Seek Moratorium on Reparations
Berlin reports two German experts travel to Paris to request a moratorium from the reparations commission. The move aims to allow Germany to spread cash payments over a longer period, semi-officially stated after noon.
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Berlin
A. P
Paris
Reparations Commission
Germany
Passengers Ordered Off Burning Liner at Hoboken
The Nieuw Amsterdam, carrying 660 passengers bound for Europe, was evacuated after a fire in hold No. 5 started at 8 this morning and could not be quenched by the crew.
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Hoboken Hoboken
N. J
Europe
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Taft Wins Hearts of British People by Homely Ways
Taft's three week stay in Britain drew spontaneous affection from Britons as the former president impressed with joviality kindness and plain manner. He attended 19 dinners 17 luncheons 31 receptions and was made an honorary member of the British bench and bar. Oxford Cambridge and Aberdeen awarded 16 total titles including American honors. Regatta decline and Henley’s social pull are noted amid competing events and rain. Churchill warns of destruction at Dublin Four Courts endangering ancient documents and vital records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
United States
White House
England
Oxford
Cambridge
Aberdeen
Henley
Suzanne Lenglen
Rail Strike Delays Missouri Artillery Entrainment to Camp Knox
The 128th Field Artillery Battery RB from Missouri National Guard at Columbia will not entrain tomorrow for Camp Knox Ky for the annual encampment. Adjutant General Rapp said Governor Hyde postponed the entire regiment's movement indefinitely due to a railroad strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Guard
Columbia
Rapp
128Th Field Artillery
Missouri National Guard
Camp Knox
Hyde
Three Firms File Suit Over Bankruptcy Claim
Three Omaha firms filed involuntary bankruptcy against Emmanuel Verbin and Max M. Harris of Lyons Burt County Nebraska. United States Rubber Co seeks 259 dollars plus. C L Burdick Lambert Co 48 dollars. E R Deputy Co 286 dollars. They allege total debts exceed 5 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Emmanuel Verbin
Max M. Harris
Lyons
Burt County
Nebraska
United States Rubber Company
C. L. Burdick Lambert Company
E. R. Deputy
Verbin
Harris
Witnesses Fail to ID Man in Siefken-Murders Case
State case against Fred Brown for the Siefken killings faltered when Mrs. Siefken and Mrs. Spivak viewed Brown in a county jail cell and could not identify him among nine inmates. A.V. Shotwell arranged the viewing as witnesses faced uncertainty about prior acquaintance with any suspect. The scene followed Robert Siefken’s statement that the man who followed Mrs. Spivak was the shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brown
Charles Siefken
Robert
Sylvia Kulakofsky Spivak
Brown
A. V. Shotwell
Siefken
Town
Special Election for Kinka id's Successor
Governor McKelvie issued a proclamation calling a special election in the Sixth district on July 18 to fill the unexpired term of late Congressman Moses P D Kinkaid. Filings close Wednesday at the secretary of state's office to enable certified candidate lists to be sent to county clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
McKelvie
Moses PD. Kinkaid
D. M Amsberry
Reavis
Emery targets Townsend in Michigan Newberryism bid
Maj. John G. Emery former national commander of the American Legion announces a Republican Senate bid in Michigan. He frames his campaign as a fight against Townsend over seating Newberry and claims strong support through volunteer Emery for Senator clubs.
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Maj
John Emery
Senate
American Legion
Senator Townsend
Michigan
Grafton Wilcox
Omaha Bee
Grand Rapids
Mich
John G. Emery
France
Newberryism
Emery
Charles E. Townsend
Patrick Kelley
Lansing
Townsend
Kelley
Newberry
Maj. Emery
Woodbridge N. Ferris
Youth climbs Third Flatiron, dies near Boulder
John Fitzgerald twenty year old Tulsa Oklahoma student falls while attempting the Third Flatiron rock needle west of Boulder Colorado. He left a picnic party predicting the climb and was found dead at the foot of the cliff after searchers scoured Green mountain. Fitzgerald attended the University of Colorado summer school.
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Colorado Mountain
Boulder
Colo
John Fitzgerald
Tulsa
Okl
Fitzgerald
Green Mountain
The
University of Colorado
Hospitals Taxation Case Heads to Supreme Court
County board of equalization adjourned without action on taxing hospitals and similar institutions. The St. Elizabeth hospital case from Lincoln is before the supreme court, with a decision expected next fall. The ruling will determine whether hospitals are taxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
County Board of Equalization
St. Elizabeth
Lincoln
Home Crater Skewers House as Family Narrowly Escapes
In Scranton Pennsylvania on July 7 the home of John Mullen in South Scranton collapsed into a 30 foot deep crater caused by surface disturbances at the National mine of the Glen Alden Coal company. The six family members survived with shock after their miraculous escape from death or serious injury as the town noted the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
John Mullen
South Scranton
Glen Alden Coal Company
Mullen
Federal Agents Sued for 10000 in Madison Court
Four men detained on Volstead act accusations were released after a habeas petition. Today their lawyers filed $10,000 damages suits against Regional Director Hunt and other prohibition operatives from Minneapolis and Swax City for unlawful custody. The judge warned agents against continuing arrests on courthouse grounds.
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Madison
Neb
Hunt
Minneapolis
McMillan
Swax City
E. A. Whitney
E. A. Gibson
Centerville
United States
Whisky runners fined near Greenwood en route to Omaha
In Plattsmouth Nebraska on July 8 state sheriff Gus Hyers oversaw fines for whisky runners captured en route to Omaha. Wilfred Wilson of Ashland received 100 dollars while Anna Wilson paid 10. Melvin Peterson Stephen Crawford Harry Wallace of Omaha and Dennis Clark of Council Bluffs were fined 100 dollars plus costs. Emma Crawford of Omaha paid 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Plattsmouth
Neb
Gus Hyers
Greenwood
Wilfred
Anna Wilson
Ashland
Melvin Peterson
Stephen Crawford
Harry Wallace
Dennis Clark
Council Bluffs
Emma Crawford
Self-Preservation and Home Ownership Ad
The piece promotes home ownership as a natural duty and self preservation. It urges readers to consult the Want Ads in the Sport Section of today's Omaha Bee for concrete details on building costs down payments and suburban land prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Sunday Bee Magazine Sections Overview
An index listing the Big Features for the Sunday Bee across parts one to three. It covers Editorial Comment News and Features Real Estate and Builders News Motors Shopping Women’s News and Amusements along with serialized fiction The Sack and children’s pages. It notes page assignments and feature titles.
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Walther League
Nemed
Polly
Amuzementie
Live Boys of
Omaha
Six Injured As Santa Fe Train Wreck Near Burton
Six persons were seriously injured when Santa Fe passenger train No. 4 crashed into an open switch near Burton Kansas. The dining and buffet cars telescoped with passengers injured including H K Domville of Detroit H E Miller of Mamaroneck Eugene W Smith and Sam Dresher of Omaha R C Malcolm of Pekin and an unidentified man.
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Burton
Kan
Santa Fe
H. K. Domville
Detroit
Mich
H. FE. Miller
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Eugene W. Smith
Sam Dresher
Omaha
R. C. Malcolm
Pekin
China
Frisco
Burton Depot
G O P Leaders to Confer With Harding on Bonus
Senators Lodge Curtis and Watson form an unofficial committee to confer with President Harding on soldier bonus legislation and the senate program. They plan to learn the president's views and how the bonus bill might be modified to fit his wishes.
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Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Watson
Indiana
Harding
Senate
Senator Lodge
Randall Faults Nebraska Rail Commission in Speech
Republican candidate Charles A. Randall of Newman Grove denounces the Nebraska Railway Commission as not functioning and protecting public corporations at the expense of the people. He says the board grants fair hearings but issues unfair decisions in Norfolk Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rail Commission
Norfolk
Neb
Charles A. Randall
Newman Grove
Nebraska
Randall
Vote School Bonds Carry In Broken Bow Nebraska
District C 23 consolidated schools at Gates carried bonds to fund a $1,200 addition to the schoolhouse. Special election results reported from Broken Bow Nebraska on July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Bow
Neb
Gates
Former convict saved from mob bent on lynching in Lincoln
Walter J. Hollaway, a former convict, was saved from a lynching mob in Lincoln after workmen reported an alleged assault on Harriet Carlson and Pauline Carlson in a deserted house. He fled from an attic window and admitted past assaults, claiming mental illness and remorse.
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Lincoln
Walter J. Hollaway
Holloway
Harriet Carlson
Pauline Carlson
Nebraska Penitentiary
Stillwater
Knights of Columbus Picnic for St. James Orphans
Knights of Columbus will host a picnic at Krug park next Thursday for the orphans from St. James orphanage. Mothers may bring their children. orphans receive free lunch and refreshments while others bring their own. Transportation and supply donations requested. contact Harney 4562.
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Knights of Columbus
Two Speeders Fined in Central Police Court
Two speeders were fined five dollars each in central police court Saturday. The offenders were Cornelius Coffey of 3513 Erskine street and Herman Happel of 3221 Harney street.
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Central Police Court
Cornelius Coffey
Erskine Street
Herman Happel
Harney Street
Burlington Gets Court Protection From Railroad Strike
Attorney Beye for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad won a temporary injunction in federal court before Judge Wade. The order bars shopcraft unions from interfering with train operations and use of railroad property across southern Iowa Burlington shops. A July 17 hearing in Keokuk will decide the injunction’s permanence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Aurora
Ill
George Carpenter
Rail strike turmoil halts service to Bloomington and Alton Line
Chicago and Alton officials report all traffic halted to and from Bloomington due to rioting and protection gaps. Troops under Champaign command head toward Clinton. Bloomington officials and deputies fail to provide security as rail workers face threats and clashes.
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Springfield
A. P
John ©. Smith
Champaign
Clinton
Black
Frank L. Taylor
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Bloomington
McLean County
Chicago-St. Louis
W. G. Bierd
Road
Illinois City
Whipple Enters Democratic Senate Fight Against Lodge
Sherman L. Whipple announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States senator to contest incumbent Senator Lodge. Gaston also seeks the nomination. Whipple frames Lodge as aligned with powerful money interests and vows to persevere for victory.
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Bay State
U.S. Senate
Lodge
Boston
Sherman L. Whipple
United States
Senator Lodge
William A. Gaston
Whipple
Senate
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Madison Court
Allen
Sunday Bee
Part
Bing Ribbon
Owen Oliver
Elizabeth DeJeann
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Warren
Earl Halverstadt
Harriet
Halverstadt
Jake Lebsack
Lebsack
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Ieee
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Wade
Alton Road
Mr. Bierd
Ruby Ayres
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