Rail wage cuts spark limited rail industry warning
Chicago dispatch reports railroad executives say widespread strikes unlikely after the United States railroad labor board’s $135,000,000 in July 1 wage cuts. They note dispatchers and supervisors are spared, and without telegraphers, conductors, engineers, firemen, or trainmen participation a general tie up is improbable.
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Omaha Bee
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Rail Wage Board
Railway Employee Department
American Federation of Labor
Russia
121 Hats in Ring for 21 Offices
Lincoln June 17 Special Telegram Today 121 candidates for 21 major state offices began the race for party nominations which will end July 18 the date set for state wide primary They put two new democratic candidates for governor Charles W Bryan and Will Maupin in the list of entries and also a probable new candidate for United States senator in the republican ranks of the person of Charles H Gustafson Gustafson undecided edmiston filed candidates including A L Tidd John Morehead Emma Hanlon Paul Dale P Stough B Cummings W J Taylor N Norton Arthur Gray and others The primary for the two big offices is certain in the progressive party with Wray Norton to accept The listing shows a contest for every office except a progressive candidate for congress in the Second and Sixth districts Judge George A Day seeks re election to the Nebraska supreme court Turn to Page Nine Column Five
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Lincoln
Charles W. Bryan
Will Maupin
United States
Charles H. Gustafson
U. S. Grain Growers, Inc
Farmers’ Union
Friends of
Gustafson
M. Amsberry
Aimsberry
J. H. Edmisten
Congress
Edmisten
A. L. Tidd
Plattsmouth
John Morehead
Falls City
Emma Hanlon Paul
Harvard
Dale P. Stough
Grand Island
Railway Commission
B. Cummings
Seward
W. J. Taylor
Progressive Party
N. Norton
Polk
Arthur Gray
York
Wray
Norton
Edmiston
George A. Day
Omaha
Supreme Court
Midnight filing rule bars late candidates
Secretary of State D. M. Amsberry ruled that candidates who failed to file by midnight today are ineligible. The ruling follows a conference with the attorney general and excludes those who filed petitions and fees today, who have five days to accept.
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Lincoln
D. M. Amsberry
Amsberry
Medicine Bow Tales From a Wyoming Frontier
A 35 year old reminiscence recalls Police Judge W F Wappich as a young man chasing outlaws near Medicine Bow Wyoming. He describes Medicine Bow’s Bucket of Blood saloon as a cow town hub for dancers and dressers, later replaced by a stone hotel and eventual decline.
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W. F. Wappich
Medicine Row
Wyo
Fred Brown
Manaclera
Medicine Bow
Plains
Butler Attacks La Follette Over Party Lines
In Atlantic City on June 17 Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University denounced Senator La Follette for his speech at Cincinnati with calls for a constitutional amendment to veto Supreme Court decisions. Butler urged La Follette to abandon party trappings and adopt a destructionist uniform and name.
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Atlantic City
N. J
la Follette
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Wisconsin
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
United States Supreme Court
Mother Reunited With Missing Daughter After Call
Mrs. Mary Gerrity of 1145 Park Avenue reported her daughter Margaret Gerrity a 17 year old junior at Central High left home Wednesday at 8 AM and told searchers to stop. A friend telephoned to say Margaret was at their home and fine, but the mother would not disclose the friend’s name or address.
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Mary Gerrity
Park Avenue
Bearet
Central High School
Margaret
Sun Yat Sen Fleeing Canton as Northern Forces Take Control
General Chen Chiung Ming, formerly Kwantung governor, claims the south Chinese government is dissolved and Canton will align with the north to recognize the old republican parliament. Sun Yat Sen reportedly fled aboard a gunboat, with various reports about the fall of Canton and potential counter revolts.
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Pekin
A. P
Chen Chiung-Ming
Kwantung Province
Canton
South China
Sun
Sun Yat-Sen
Yechui
Whampoa
Wu Pei-Fu
China
Li Yuan-Hung
Sen
Wu Ting-Fang
Moscow Rejects Italian Pact
The Russian soviet government refused to ratify the Genoa treaty with Italy saying it clashes with all-Russian executive committee terms. Officials state Russia may enter deals only if conditions apply mutually, and the treaty will be referred to parliament at the next session.
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Moscow
A. P
Italy
Leonid Krassin
George Tchitcherin
Genoa
Executive Committee
Russia
Women Reject Corsets Stir Dressmakers Revolt
In London June 17 English dress makers revolt against lax dress rules as tropical weather pushes women to discard corsets for elastic belts. Couturiers say many customers revert to light flexible corsets after fashionable over development alarms.
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London
England
Mary
Action on Shoals Is Put Over
Washington report notes no consideration of the Muscle Shoals project at this session. Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairing the agricultural committee, expresses doubt about accepting the Ford offer. The debate follows pressure from the Mississippi Valley association and remarks by Senator Underwood.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Agricultural Committee
Ford
Senate
McKinley
Illinois
James B. Smith
Mississippi Valley Association
Muscle Shoals Project
Underwood
Alabama
Smith
Mr. Smith
Ford Project
Jewell Says Railway Workers Split by Wage Cuts
Bert M. Jewell, president of the railroad department of the AFL, says three wage cuts for about 1,200,000 railway workers aim to split the union. He claims the plan creates two classes: those with cuts and those vital to running trains, aided by an anti strike machine.
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Jewell
Cincinnati
Bert M. Jewell
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railroad Labor Board
Mr. Jewell
Nise
Follow Your Dollar Through The Omaha Bee Survey
The board of The Associated Retailers of Omaha marks the survey noting The Omaha Bee has the strongest buying power among subscribers. Advertising cost per 1000 is lowest among papers daily and Sunday, with circulation higher than claimed in city carrier and grand totals. Advertisers seek concrete results, not volume rhetoric, and The Omaha Bee shows growing circulation and advertising volume.
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Omaha Bee
Omaha Sunday Bee
The
Nebraska Will Send Clothing to Russia
A large shipment of clothing will leave Lincoln July 6 for the famine area along the Volga River in Russia under the Central States Volga Relief society. Jacob Volz of York accompanies the effort, directing distribution from Saratov. All clothing must reach Lincoln by July 5 and will be packed in 100 pound bales covered with oil cloth.
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Lincoln, Neb
Volga River
Russia
Central States Volga Relief Society
Jacob Volz
York
Neb
Saratov
Lincoln
H. P. Wekesser
Ersons
Wekesser
Walther League Meet Set for Omaha July 16 20
Two thousand delegates and guests are expected at the 13th international Walther league gathering of the Missouri Synod Lutheran church. The event will be held at Hotel Rome and the Auditorium in Omaha from July 16 to 20. Ak-Sar-Ben hosts planned July 17 activities and an automobile city tour on July 18. A Yellowstone park trip is offered with a special train chartered. A. A. Grossman of Milwaukee is president and Miss Amelia Wehrs chairs the entertainment committee drawn from five Omaha leagues.
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Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Omaha
Rome
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Ben Field
Yellowstone Park
A. A. Grossman
Milwaukee
Amelia Wehrs
Bodies of Two Soldiers to Reach Omaha Today
Two overseas soldiers will arrive over the Great Western at 4 15 Tuesday afternoon. The body of Barnard Sueper is consigned to Lindsey Nebraska and the body of Fred eeeeliens is consigned to Utica Nebraska.
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Omaha
Great Western
Barnard Sueper
Lindsey
Neb
Fred
Price of Soda Will Save Life of Needy Baby
The Bee sponsors a free milk and ice fund aiding malnourished infants. A dime daily can cover a cup of ice and milk, with the current total to date at 193.16 dollars, including prior acknowledgments to Mrs. A. G. Bra.
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Visiting Nurse Association
Machinists vote nearly solid for strike over wage cuts
Railroad machinists in Local Union No. 31 held a Friday night meeting at the Labor temple and voted almost solidly for a strike in opposition to wage cuts. About 350 members participated, with tabulation to be sent to Chicago after today’s tally.
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Labor Temple
Tom Wilson
Wilson
Chicago
Omaha Real Estate Ads Highlight Home Ownership Level
Nearly half of Omaha residents own their homes according to a reading of the Real Estate For Sale Want Ads. The Bee urges readers to explore city listings for homes with small down payments and to stay informed on local values in the Daily and Sunday editions.
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Omaha
Where to Find the Big Features of the Sunday Bee Part One
A brief guide highlighting where to locate the big feature stories in the Sunday Bee. It outlines sections and page markers for readers seeking in depth articles, profiles, and special reports included in the edition.
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Sunday Bee
Navy Yard Junking Commission Planned
Senators McCormick and Poindexter with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt meet to study and propose a commission to scrap navy yards and shore stations. The plan aims to cut costs under the naval reduction program though new legislation is needed to dispose of property.
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Washington
McCormick
Illinois
Poindexter
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Navy
Exposition Head Arrives to Discuss Harmony
Col. David C Collier head of the American Brazilian Exposition commission arrived in Washington to address discord within the commission over Frank A Harrison of Nebraska. He did not discuss harmony but planned a briefing with the president for a full discussion of the matter.
Tokio Chamber Opposes Fordney Tariff Policy
The Tokio Chamber of Commerce will circulate appeals to the American Chamber of Commerce urging opposition to the Fordney tariff bill. It argues the measure will limit Japanese silk exports to the United States and hinder American machinery and cotton shipments to Japan.
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Tokio
Reprisals in Erin Resuned Burned Homes In Bessbrook Raid
A Protestant massacre in the Bessbrook area near Newry left four men and one woman dead and several wounded. Homes of Protestants were burned as a large raid unfolded, described as the first since British forces cleared the Pettigo area. Cardinal Logue and Archbishop O Donnell were stopped by special constables in County Armagh during a motor ride and their car was searched.
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Belfast
Bessbrook
Newry
Pettigo
Cardinal Logue
O'Donnell
County Armagh
Bond Syndicate Leaders Sought in Chicago
Post office inspectors pursue the four bond syndicate leaders now believed to be in Chicago as they continue probing the $2,000,000 New York theft. Investigators say clearing house operations tied to the stolen bonds may have been carried out there and many bonds have been recovered.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New York
Bee Radio Monday program with a star violinist
The Bee airs a Monday program on the Omaha Grain exchange station with market updates and news bulletins. A radio concert features two vocalists and two instrumentalists, including W. C. Kerr, Leon H. Connell, Harold C. Miller, Rita hemas True, and 11-year-old Samuel Carmell performing pieces by Bond O Hara Strickland and Drolla. Carmell praised as Nebraska’s top emerging violin talent by the Nebraska Music Teachers association, earning a field medal.
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the Bee
Omaha Grain Exchange
I the Bee
W. C. Kerr
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Leon H. Connell
Annie E. Glasgow
Geoffrey O'Hara
Lindy Sou
Strickland
Harold C. Miller
A. M. Borglum
Ritahemas True
Samuel Carmell
Drolla
Emily Cleve
Nebraska Music Teachers’ Association
Nebraska
Carmell
Prisoner Brown Captured After Three Week Hunt
Fred Brown, sought for the Siefken murder and Sid ney jail siege, was wounded near Medicine Bow Wyo after a 21 day flight across three states. He admitted his identity and tying up officers but refused to discuss further details as doctors treated his critical wound.
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Fred Brown
Omaha
Brown
Medicine Row
Wyo
W. G. Taylor
A. A. Sanders
Carbon County
Union Pacific
W. J. McClement
Nebraska
Gus Hyers
Bill Carlisle
Rawlins
Sidney
Neb
Medicine Bow
M Bow
F. R. Keifer
Wyoming State Penitentiary
C. E. Cooper
Wade
Gus Fleisch
Casper Road
Rock
Cheyenne
Rawelins
R. K. Sell
Dr. Sell
Ernest Busch
Frank Walker
Hyers
Siefken
State Penitentiary Hospital
Corps of Physicians
E. A. Kell
Hadsell
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