Bandits Roam Mexican Oil Regions English Victims Among Casualties
Passengers aboard the steamer Topila recount terror in Mexico with the killings of British nationals W. H. Y. Buckingham and George Bannerman near Nanchital on March 9. Outrages in oil fields near Puerto Mexico and Minatitlan illustrate bandit control in Carranza and Zapata zones.
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Western Newspape Union News Service
Galveston
Topila
Mexico
W. H. Y. Buckingham
Aguila Oil Corporation
Tehuantepec
George Bannerman
Cashier
Nanchital
Buckingham
Eight Hour Day Becomes Real For Lincoln Rail Workers
Lincoln Nebraska and Burlington engine crews adopt an eight hour day after the supreme court upholds the Adamson law. Details of pay and schedules are unresolved but the change is effective. An engineman calls it an entering wedge for wider eight hour implementations across rail labor.
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Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Supreme Court
Bible Chosen for Alien Literacy Test Passages
The labor department announces literacy test readings for aliens will come from the Bible. Passages will be selected in over one hundred languages to ensure broad accessibility and simple, idiomatic translations for the general public.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Department
Water for Low Line Canal Nebraska Irrigation 1917 Plan
The secretary of the treasury announces water will be furnished during the 1917 irrigation season to irrigable lands not yet in public notice in townships 21 to 23 north ranges 51 to 53 west sixth meridian Nebraska from the North Platte project. Charge is 55 dollars per irrigable acre. Water right applications go to the project manager US Reclamation Service Mitchell Nebraska on the provided form. water will be furnished only under such application.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
West Sixth Principal Meridian
Nebraska
North Platte
United States Reclamation Service
Mitchell
Neb
G F Cooper Dies in Omaha After Illness
G F Cooper deputy commissioner of public lands and buildings since January 1 died at his Omaha home after a ten day illness due to pneumonia and kidney trouble. He served in public lands and buildings and was a noted official in the city.
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Omaha
Neb
G. F. Cooper
St Joseph Turn Verein Removes German Flags in Hail
Henry Vogelman president of the St Joseph Turn Verein orders removal of German flags and portraits from Turner Hall. Red, white and blue banners and images of American statesmen replace them. Vogelman asserts St Joseph Germans are loyal and that the United States will not war with the German people.
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St. Joseph
Henry Vogelman
Potatoes Rotting In Pits Near Fort Collins
Four hundred carloads of potatoes stored near Fort Collins Colorado are rotting in pits as merchants refuse to handle them due to no market. Growers report declining demand nationwide with potatoes mainly used for dinner parties.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado
United States
Lands Opened to Entry in Arizona Forest Exclusion Areas
The interior department announces forty thousand acres once excluded from Cook national forest in Arizona will be opened to public entry May 238. Applications under the homestead laws may be filed within twenty days prior. Lands lie in Gila Pinal and Graham counties with portions having agricultural value and others in a mineral zone.
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Washington
Cook National Forest
Arizona
Interior Department
Gila
Pinal
Graham
Land grant for Scottsbluff dry farming project approved
The Norris bill passed authorizes patenting 800 acres near Scottsbluff to the state university for dry farming experiments. The report notes other developments from Washington including federal plans to supervise newsprint distribution and a big navy recruitment push as war looms.
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Western
Union News Service
Washington
House
Scottsbluff
The
State University
Parliament approves franchise reform amid debate
In London the house of commons passed legislation by a 279 majority following a heated debate. The measure aligns with the speaker's conference recommendation on franchise reform and marks a milestone in parliamentary proceedings.
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House of Commons
Four regiments moved from El Paso for civilian training camps
Four regiments of United States regulars are ordered from El Paso to other points for service at civilian military training camps. Government officials push food production as key to wartime effort against Germany and potential U S involvement.
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United States
el Paso
Germany
Nebraska fair appoints new superintendents 1917 list
Secretary E R Danielson releases the 1917 Nebraska state fair superintendent roster. Mellor of Loup City shifts from board secretary to automobile hall superintendent as many positions are renewed. Notable assignments include St John officers and Lincoln heads directing diverse exhibits from bands to textiles and better babies.
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Western
Union News Service
Ww. R
Mellor
Loup City
Neb
Nebraska Board of Agriculture
E. R. Danielson
Joseph Oberts
Freemont
Oq Arora
W. Leonard
Pawnee City
W. Arnold
Verdon
W. B. Banning
Union
Hove
Chas
Strader
Lincoln
John Hasik
Abie
J. H. Harms
Upland
H. Myers
W. J. O’brien
Gretna
Gates
T. H. Wake
Seward
Wm. Foster
Sreerse
Pai
P. L. Hall, Jr
Lin‘coln
J. H. Taylor
Colon
James
Dorchester
W. B. Shermerhorn
Z. T. Leftwich
Staul
G. E. Hall
Waterloo
T. B .Keedle
Minden
James IE. Ryan
Indianola
W. C. Andreas
Beatrice
E. ‘E Brown
Central City
J. P. Masterman
R.jd. Sutherland
Nelson
Alice Florer
Cc. G. Crews
Culbertson
W. R. Mellor
LeMar
Osceola
Hawis
Chadron
Nebraska Fire Loss Preventability Rates Revealed
A Fire Commissioner bulletin cites that 16.6 percent of Nebraska losses are strictly preventable and 57.1 percent partly preventable, totaling 1,825 fires. Damages include 289,078 dollars for strict preventables and 991,676 dollars for partly preventable fires, with unknown causes affecting 456,850 dollars. Nebraska leads or trails Kansas and South Dakota in party preventable rates.
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Nebraska
Ridgell
Mamie Muldoon
Fire Commission
Kansas
South Dakota
Nebraska car distribution bill signed with emergency clause
Governor Neville has signed H. R. 40 the Liggett Henry car distribution bill with an emergency clause to take effect immediately. The act requires the Nebraska railway commission to enforce distribution of freight cars by railroads based on the relative volume of business. Cars are allotted first to railroad divisions, then to stations, then to shippers at each station according to shipment volume.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Railway Commission
Neville
Liggett-Henry
Governor Neville Seeks $100000 for Emergency Mobilization
Governor Neville sent a Monday message to the house urging immediate state military preparation and requesting a $100,000 appropriation to cover mobilization expenses and maintenance for the next two years.
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Neville
Senate committee amends Bates bill on school land rental share
The Bates bill H. R. 297 distributing 10 percent of 415000 rental on state school lands to western Nebraska counties is amended to allocate the same percentage to the entire $1.9 million annual temporary school fund. Senator Bushee's name is added to the bill in the committee report.
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Nebraska
Senate
Bushee
Controversy Over Newspaper Subscription Contests
Ainlay proposes a bill to ban or restrict newspaper subscription contests. The measure would place contests under a three member commission chosen by the promoter county judge and patrons. It targets contests based on popularity esteem beauty or other criteria and aims to curb what critics call promotional schemes.
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Ainlay
Ainlays
Record of Auto Recovery Aimed at Theft Prevention
A Dill endorsed by state sheriffs and auto clubs requires garages and repair shops to keep records of automobile numbers and owners. The measure, backed by the association, carries up to two years in prison or a $500 fine, or both, for violations to aid theft detection.
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State Sheriffs’ ' Association and
Automobile Clubs
U. K
Robertson amendments debated in Lincoln Nebraska Senate
Lincoln Neb senators debated the Robertson amendments to the prohibitory enforcement bill. Beal McMillen Sandall Me Allister and Chappell spoke in favor of the house bill. Robertson amendments were largely adopted with votes 18-15 to 20-13 as the session adjourned for the day.
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Lincoln
Neb
Robertson
Beal
McMillen
Sandall
MeAllister
Chappell
Senate
Albert
Legislative League Banquet Draws Record Nebraska Crowd
Nearly 500 members of the Nebraska Legislative League gathered for a Tuesday night banquet described as the largest and most active in league history. Bill Dech was elected president A M Walling of David City vice president and Henry C Richmond of Omaha secretary, with Marsh Elder in attendance after prior years of advertised absence.
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Nebraska Legislative League
League
Bill” Dech
Henry Richmond
Marsh Elder
A. M. Walling
David City
Henry C. Richmond
Omaha
Federal game law enforcement to pursue spring duck shooting violators
United States Attorney T. S. Allen announced strict enforcement of the spring duck and goose shooting ban. He warned there is no Agriculture Department order permitting such hunting and said prosecutions will follow if the act is upheld by the Supreme Court in a pending test case. Allen noted a large list of violators and said cases will be presented to the grand jury if constitutional.
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United States
T. S. Allen
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court of the
Alen
Grand
Senate Kills Suffrage Bill In Upper House Battle
Senator Sandall of York led the suffrage measure against a faction led by Judge Albert of Platte. The bill was barred from further action after an arbitrary ruling by Lieutenant Governor Howard, with the chair overturned 21 to 12 on appeal.
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Sandall
York
Albert of Platte
Senate
House
Howard
McLane Bill Likely to Be Upheld by Supreme Court
The McLane federal bill bans spring hunting nationwide and allows hunting only from September 16 to December 30. It overrides state and local laws and is enforced by the federal government. Court tests are underway, with many expecting a constitutional ruling and immediate enforcement once issued.
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McLane
United States
United States Supreme Courts
Supreme Court
Wolf Bounty Debated in Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska legislators revisit wolf and coyote bounties. The house moved a bill to pay $2 per coyote and $5 per gray wolf, after defeating an amendment to cut the coyote subsidy to $1, seeking to revive bounty payments previously repealed.
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Nebraska
Reducing Force of Employes in Nebraska Senate
The committee on employes reports ten workers in the bill room have been laid off. At the height of the session seventeen were employed. the present number is seven, with plans to cut further if possible.
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Committee On
Nebraska Senate
House Advances Capitol East Wing Bill in Committee
The house voted 58 to 38 in committee to advance a bill appropriating 0.67 mill for a new east wing of the state capitol. A commission headed by the governor will adopt the completed plan before final passage, expected to gain more votes at engrossment.
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House
War declaration urged to raise 700000 Army strength
President Wilson discussed with Senator Chamberlain plans to expand the army to more than 700000 men by boosting the regulars and calling out the national guard. Baker and leaders in congress weigh immediate legislation for wartime military establishment.
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Union News Service
Washington
Wilson
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate’ Military Committee
Baker
Congress
Chamberlain
National Guard
Washington governors mobilize guards for federal duty
The war department freezes muster outs, adding nearly twenty thousand guardsmen to the national force for federal police duty. With recent activations, total guardsmen available for home state protection exceeds fifty thousand, though 22,000 are retained as some units were already slated for federal service. Many are at home camps awaiting orders as conditions require.
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Washington
War Department
Relief Men in News Quarantine The Hague
The German government will require American officials and relief workers with the American Commission for Relief in Belgium to undergo a four week news quarantine to prevent military information leaks. The period starts when they relinquish duties and notify Brussels of readiness to depart. they would convene at a central location such as Liege or a German city like Cologne Karlsruhe or Munich and would be confined there.
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Hague
Associated Press
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Brussels
Liege
Cologne
Karlsruhe
Munich
Navy recruiting surges in Chicago as enlistment booms
War spirit boosts enlistments in the regular army and national guard, though officials withhold figures for military reasons. Long lines of applicants at the national guard armory in recent days signal strong interest, while Navy recruiting stations report unprecedented activity not seen since the Spanish-American war.
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Chicago
National Guard
Navy
Ohio Governor Cox Calls Ohioans to Prepare for War
Governor James M. Cox issued a proclamation urging Ohio citizens to prepare for war amid turbulent world conditions. He warned that assuming things will turn out fine would be incompetence and stressed unity and readiness across the state.
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Ohio
Columbus
James M. Cox
Americans Interned in Belgium Isolated by Guarded Legation
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam reports Brussels that the American legation is isolated under German police guard. It is rumored the Germans plan to seize Minister Brand Whitlock and his staff. Americans in Brussels have been told they cannot leave Belgium for at least three months.
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Brussels
London
Amsterdam
Brand Whitlock
Germany
Belgium
Bryan appeals for peaceful settlement to halt submarine war
In Miami, William J. Bryan urged the senate and house to apply his peace plan. He called for an international tribunal to resolve disputes before war and a referendum to gauge public will if Congress finds war unavoidable.
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Miami
Fla
Willliam
J. Bryan
Senate
House of Representatives
Germany
Bryan
Congress
Recruiting Drive Aims for Five Times Reserve Corps
New York report shows 25 000 medical reserve officers sought by the auxiliary medical committee for national defense. The reserve corps numbers about 3 000 with 2 000 joining in the last eighteen months. A committee of ten physicians will study English and French plans where civilian doctors serving in the military are replaced by physicians who stay in civil practice.
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New York
Auxiliary Medical Committee For National Defense
England
France
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Safe Stomach Relief
This ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a perfect stomach doctor handy at home. It claims rapid relief from indigestion sour stomach gas and upset stomach with a fifty cent case and universal cures praised worldwide.
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Pape
Not Quite Certain the Six Year Old Phyllis Speaks
A six year old girl named Phyllis contemplates visiting her grandmother. She hesitates then replies with a playful line about whether grandma will inspect her and whether she may turn up or not before running away.
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Phyllis
Uncomplimentary Dialogue About Alcohol and Family Respect
A fragmentary dialogue shows Gerald blaming a drink for impairment and Geraldine joking about drinking in unfrequented places. The text references a sixteen year old boy in the house and a vast encyclopedia, suggesting social commentary on propriety and education.
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Gerald
Geraldine
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