Legislative notes on McKelvie code bill and other measures
Governor McKelvie defends the centralization bill as it slowly passes the house amid opposition on constitutional grounds. The legislature debates road, boxing, and minor officer nomination bills while advancing Senate File 261 and House Roll 127. Debates touch judiciary terms, soldier pensions, and a cap on bail insurance costs.
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Lincoln
McKelvie
House
Senate
King of
Secretary of Finance
Dor
Stout
Barton Green
Porter
Omaha
House Committee
Ffty
Friends
Third Reading House
Reading
Douglas County
New York City
Maude Ganson
State Normal School
Kearney
J. M. Tizor
Industrial School For Boys
State Capitol Commission
Capitol
State Supreme Court, Library and Historical Society
Taylor
Siman
Nebraska National Guard
Osterman
Nebraska notices and elections stir towns and troops
Nebraska county and town items span a busy mix from a Coming County Farm Bureau plan to July first and a Columbus July 4 celebration for returning service members, to women voting strongly in several cities and Hinman winning Fremont’s mayoral race by write in.
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Columbus
Omaha
Germany
Nebraska
Otoe
Cass
Douglas
L. L. Frisbie
University Place
C. W. Watson
Havelock
Lincoln
Rachel Conway
Nebraska Base Hospital No. 49
American Expeditionary Forces
Fremont
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Parent
Tecumseh
North Platte
Crawford
Auburn
Table Rock
Society of
Fatherless Children of
France
H. W. Abts
W. M. Alden
Hyannis
Jno
F. Boyd
Neligh
T. Bressler
Wayne
Col
C. F. Coffee
Chadron
F. J. Dworak
Ord
J. F. Heine
Hooper
E. J. Hested
W. FF. Justice
Long Pine
S. M. Knapp
Palmer vows to oppose Debs clemency and uphold wartime law
Attorney General Palmer announced he would oppose clemency for Eugene V. Debs, the socialist leader jailed for ten years under the espionage act. He warned against any interference with the court’s mandate and pledged firm action against calls for a general strike.
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Washington
Palmer
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Canton
Ohio
Poles Alarmed by Danzig Question Reopening
Ignace Jan Pederewski the Polish premier says Poles are bitterly disappointed by the reopened Danzig issue. Telegrams from Warsaw show anxiety about the situation and fear consequences unless Poland is clearly independent of Prussia and can access the sea via its own port at Danzig.
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Paris
Ignace Jan Pederewski
Danzig
Warsaw
Poland
Prussia
Builders Face Record Season Across the Nation
Washington reports a surge in public and private building across the United States led by the West. Henry T. Teague of the labor department cites widespread projects from New Orleans docks to Studebaker’s 38 million factory in South Bend and a Milwaukee apartment hotel. Private contracts reach about 100 million in February with steady week by week gains, industrial, business, and residential sectors expanding, signaling easing costs and robust activity nationwide.
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Fronthier County Farm Bureau
Broken Bow
Clay Center
C. H. Pillasch
Friend
Union Congregational Church
Garland
Seward County
Miller
Barta
R. J. Holland
Lincoln
Nebraska
Buffalo
Butler
Dawson
Dodge
Platte
Keith
Aurora
Famiston County
FE. D. Ebersole
Wakefield
American Army of Occupation
Germany
Medeline
Beaver City
Curtis
Brewster
War Risk Bureau
Treasury Department
Baker
McKelvie
War Department
Washington
Red Cloud-Holdrege Oil Com Company
Blue Springs
Gage County
Beatrice
Regina Connell
North
39Th St
Omaha
Neb
Middle West
Henry T. Teague
United States Department of Labor
Teague
Atlantic
Pacific
West
Eeast
New Orleans
Mr. Teague
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Newark
N. J
J. L. Bamberger
Kansas City
Sioux City
Terminal Grain Corporation
Milwaukee
Allentown
Detroit
Mich
Cleveland, CO
New Haven
Conn
Grace Hospital
Evanston, T
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Department of Labor
Division of Public Works and Construction Development
New England
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Kansas
New York
New
Minnesota
Dakotas
Whole Sibert family in WAi
Washington. Major General William L Sibert, director of the chemical warfare service, is noted as a leading figure with five sons all in service and an esteemed record. The piece discusses his role in building the Gatun dam and spearheading US expeditionary forces to France, plus secrecy around chemical warfare and a proposed future assignment.
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Washington
William L. Sibert
Chemical Warfare Service
United States Army
Theodore Roosevelt
Sibert
Army and Navy Club
Army
Alabama
America
Gatun
Panama
France
Pershing
Ani
Gadsden
Alo
University of Thiat
West Point
Regia Wissons
Money for Everybody in Washington This Month
Money circulating in the United States this month suffices to give each person $54.56. The total money available for paying pills is $5,847,363,641. Population is estimated at 107,166,000, up 44,000 since March.
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Washington
United States
Millionaire Hoarded Sugar in War Food Case
Hulett Merritt of Pasadena a reputed millionaire was sentenced in the U S district court to five months in jail and a five thousand dollar fine for hoarding sugar in violation of war food restrictions.
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Los Angeles
Hulett Merritt
Pasadena
U .S. District Court
Holland’s Soap Shortage Sparks Rationing Debate
In The Hague M Holland notes soap is scarce. Families of one to three receive about one cake every two weeks. Toilet soap is withheld from those earning under $480 annually.
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Holland
Hague
Federal Reserve Reports Readjustment Trends From Districts
The Federal Reserve Board released summaries from agents nationwide showing large factory stocks and softer demand with falling prices. Philadelphia district responses reveal war versus civilian work, wage trends, labor availability, re employment, efficiency, and raw material costs, with many firms reporting lower prices and surplus inventories.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Philadelphia
Wilson orders George Washington to French port sparks peace conference debate
Paris reports President Wilson's order for the transport George Washington to proceed at once to a French port prompts wide comment. Some officials view it as a preliminary step toward pressuring a peace conference agreement on an early date.
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Paris
Wilson
George Washington
German Austria Wavering Washington Report
Indirect dispatches to the state department from Virginia indicate a communistic revolution seems imminent in German Austria as advised through uncertain channels.
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Austria
Washington
State Department
Vienia
Pershing Accepts Italian Visit Invite For May
General Pershing will visit Italy and meet the king in May after accepting an invitation from the Italian government. He will be accompanied by a former American ambassador to Rome.
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Pershing
Italy
Rome
General Pershing
Utah Women Boycott Butter Scales in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City federation of women clubs declares a drastic boycott of butter until prices are substantially reduced in the city. Members announce the action will target the product and urge cooperative support from households and local merchants.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Alli es Press Odessa Evacuation As Forces Recede
Bolshevik pressure grows on Odessa the great Russian port on the Black Sea. Allied forces are set to evacuate the city imminently as the defense collapses under renewed assault.
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Russia
Paris
Odessa
Black Sea
Bavarian Troops Express Sympathy for Soviet Idea
Bavarian troops declare sympathy with the Soviet cause while maintaining neutrality and pledging to prevent rioting. Public gatherings show enthusiasm in support of the Soviet idea.
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Munich
Young Rider Survives Harsh Winter Crash
Roland Devore, sixteen, rode to a neighbor for help after his horse fell on a freezing night. Crushed leg, snow piled a foot deep, he crawled and dragged himself through extreme cold until reaching aid, suffering a severed skin wound on his hand.
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Pueblo
Cole
Roland Devore
Snjow
United States Output of Quick Atinvar in Early 1918
In the first half of 1918 the United States produced 17 576 flasks of quick atinvar. The figure reflects wartime production scales and is cited in the period’s industrial reports.
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United States
First Woman Candidate Calls for State Maternity Law
Buenos Aires physician Dr Juli eta Renshaw announced her bid for the Argentine chamber of deputies and advocates state recognition of maternity as a government duty rather than charity. She is the first woman candidate for parliament in the country’s history.
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Buenos Aires
Senora Julieta Renshaw
Chamber of Deputies
Renshaw
Hymn From Unexpected Source Found In Language
A remark on hymns arising from unlikely origins notes that one of the finest pieces in the language, The Spacious Firmament on High, appears in many collections and was written by an unexpected author.
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Henry Christiansen
Blair
German women plan militia to defend frontiers
Frau Broemer an author and publisher states East Prussian women will form a militia to resist Bolshevik hordes. She cites a Bolshevik force of 1,000,000 men advancing toward the German frontier and says delegates may be sent from Weimar back to Koenigsberg.
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Berlin
Frau Broemer
East Pruss
Broenner
Weima
Ler Koenigsberg
Caught Greased Pig in Dallas Police Patrol
Dallas officers Anderson and Isbell nab a stolen porker after a chase described as a pig stuck in crude in a pool. The dramatic capture ends with the greased animal confined by the patrolmen.
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Dallas
Tex
Anderson
Isbell
Unclear OCR Fragment on New York Family Finance
Fragmentary text discusses living costs and income support for a family in New York. Mentions an eighteen year old, a fourteen year old, a widow named Mrs Scott, and a possible 15 percent income allowance. No clear events or actions are stated.
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New York
U. Vs
Scott
Modifying the Demar Scriptural Rule on Tithes
A fragmented quotation discusses giving under a rule: if you feel you cannot afford a tenth, consider giving a sixth or a fraction of your means. The text cites a preq 3Scriptural guideline and names an entity Newd.
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Leonard Spratling
Brown County
Ainsworth
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Norfolk
Burwell
U. P
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George Watts
Rosedale
Garfield County
Ericson
Harry T. Johnson
Scotts Bluff County
Scottsbluff
State Board of Control
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Wilbur
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John I Long
Clarks
T. E. Curren
York
Long
Clark
Ilinois
Wymore
Barneston
Vot Ey
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Franklin C. Sibert
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William ©Yer
U. S
University of
Smith College
Northampton
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Three Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry
Varennes En Argonne
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