President Warns Congress as Ultimatum to Germany
President Wilson addressed a joint session in Washington on April 20 indicting Germany’s submarine warfare against merchant ships. He warned that unless Germany abandons its methods the United States will sever diplomatic relations, urging adherence to the law of nations and humane conduct at sea. The speech outlined prior protests and the escalating dangers to neutrals and noncombatants, citing Lusitania, Sussex, and Arabi as warning examples. The president stressed the need to act to protect neutral rights and halt ruthless attacks.
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House of Representatives
The
Capitol
Washington
Germany
Wilson
Congress
United States
Chamber
Great Britain and Ireland
High Seas
Law of Nations
Great Britain
Ireland
Facts and Figures From A Snapshot Era
A compilation of disparate trivia and biographical notes: Lord Kitchener, Philadelphia wholesale houses, infant height, Robert W. Chambers as illustrator, French government staff, Henry A. Dupont wealth, O L Wilder blind miller, railroad workers share of passenger fares, Theodore Roosevelt as youngest president, Maj Alfred R Quaiffe treasury custodian of gold and silver reserves.
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Lord Kitchener
Philadelphia
Robert W. Chambers
France
Henry A. Dupont
United States
O. L. Wilder
Williamsport
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Treasury Department
Maj
Alfred R. Quaiffe
Theovernment
Musicianship in Cavalry Horses Stirs Courtier Wit
A playful exchange notes horses quickly learn trumpet signals and jokes about singing while mounted.
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Patrice
Those Loving Girls Followed by a Glowering Onlooker
A fragment recalls a man trailing a group with his gaze and a line about following with feet if a veil had been worn, suggesting a tense social moment observed or described in a column.
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Hazel
Aimee
Barefoot Ballet Dancer Quip Highlights Class Gap
A sympathetic girl laments barefoot poverty while her unimaginative father argues some barefoot people could be ballet dancers, underscoring social pretenses and hidden wealth in a brief exchange.
The Real Flattery Jokes Turn Back on the Salesman
A veteran salesman answers a prompt for funny stories with a sharp line. He says letting the other person tell jokes is better than initiating humor to win him over.
Worth Knowing Exports and advances in trade and industry in 1915
Philippine cigars reach 39 nations beyond the United States. A Karachi firm orders 1000 cases of American beer. Danish princes Viggo and Aaga are named. The US used one fifth of world sugar production last year. Platinum deposits found in southern Spain to be developed by the government. A Montana hospital claims the largest electric range with eight ovens serving 1500 daily. An iron ship weighs 27 percent less than a similar wooden ship and carries 15 percent more cargo. Exports of Scotch whisky to the US totaled 396 807 dollars, down over 40 000 from 1914.
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United States
Karachi
India
Denmark
Viggo
Spain
Montana
State Ticket Congressional Favorites Nomination Conceded
Western Newspaper Union reports Sutton concedes nomination while McKelvie HQ backs Morrissey and Fawcett for Supreme Court. Ticket lists vice president candidates and statewide offices with early tallies for chief justice and supreme judges across 31 counties.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
John H
Delegates Elected In District Balloting Report
Reported vote results list district delegates by party. Democratic and Republican slates include multiple names such as Moran Pollard Eager Reid Green Gooch Ransom Are Kennedy Loomis Morrow Kemp Green Thompson SkKiles Placek Swanson Cleary Shea Jansen Colton Barnett Lane Westervelt Brown May Tully Mallery and others in ordered rounds.
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F. H. Morrow
J. H. Kemp
W. H. Green ' O
R. Thompson
C. M. SkKiles
E. E. Placek É
F. T. Swanson
J. L. Cleary
Or P. W. Shea
Congress Nominees Renominated in All Districts
The present congressmen seeking re election were renominated. Party tickets list Democrats John A. Maguire C A Lobeck Dan V Stephens W L Stark A C Shallenberger E P McDermott and Republicans C L Reavis Ben S Baker William P Warner C H Sloan Silas R Barton Moses P Kinkaid in six districts.
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John A. Maguire
C. L. Reavis
C. O. Lobeck
Ben 8 S. Baker
Dan V. Stephens
William P. Warner
W. L. Stark
C. H. Sloan
A. C. Shallenberger
Silas R
Kennedy Leads in Senate Race by 7000 Vote Margin
On the republican ticket John L. Kennedy has the nomination for U. S. senator with a lead of more than 7,000 over his opponent, ex-Governor Ald-Tich of Lincoln.
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John L. Kennedy
U. S
Ald- Tich
Lincoln
Hitchcock Leads Dunn by About Two to One in Primary
Hitchcock holds roughly twice the votes of opponent Dunn as a Bryan slate campaign stirs support. Sutton has a substantial county lead, with over three quarters reporting and about 1300 votes ahead for Judge Sutton.
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Gilbert M. Hitchcock
I. J. Dunn
Dunn
Bryan
Hitchcock
McKelvie
Sutton
Judge Sutton
Sutton Leads McKelvie in Nebraska County Returns
With unofficial returns from twenty counties and over 800 precincts Judge Sutton of Omaha leads S R Mc Kelvie of Lincoln by about two thousand votes. McKelvie has 17,574 while Sutton has 20,510. Western precincts are slow to report and the race remains undecided as fewer than half of the state's 1,700 precincts have reported.
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Judge Sutton
Omaha
S. R. McKelvie
Lincoln
McKelvie
Chadron Precinct Vote Totals and Early Governor Results
Chadron precinct reported 528 votes with 287 Republicans 236 Democrats 4 Socialists and 1 Progressive. Democratic ballots were being counted at 8:30 pm at about 30 per hour. Governor results show Neville 42 Bryan 25. Senator Hitchcock 44 Dunn 20. In Geneva returns are incomplete but McKelvie likely won Fillmore county. Miles and Madgett had minor support.
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Chadron
Neville
Bryan
Hitchcock
Dunn
Geneva
McKelvie
Fillmore County
Miles
Madgett
McKelvie Wins Key County in Local Election Split Vote
In Lancaster county the Republican candidate McKelvie dominated the ballot with a strong home county showing. Predictions split the day with Miles underperforming in areas expected to favor him. In 58 precincts counted McKelvie had 2,517 votes, Sutton 1,692, Miles 1,107, George 271, Madgett 267.
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McKelvie
Lancaster County
Miles
Sutton
George
Madgett
McCarty Concedes Nomination as Maguire Leads
R. F. McCarty concedes the nomination with Maguire reportedly polling as many votes as both Livingston and McCarty combined. The outcome hinges on continuing tabulation and party support.
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R. F. McCarty
Maguire
Livingston
McCarty
Hastings Voters Back Nominee as GOP Leads In District Races
C. J. Miles, defeated in the primary, pledges support for the eventual nominee. In Adams county Judge Dungan leads with 1,047 votes to Blackledge's 222 for the Tenth district district judge nomination. Ex congressman Barton defeats W. E. B. Andrews for the Fifth district congressional nomination.
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Hastings
Dungan
W. E B. Andrews
R. Barton
Andrews
Judges Morrissey and Fawcett Lead Unopposed For Chief Justice Nomination
In Nebraska political totals Judge Morrissey and Judge Fawcett are unopposed for chief justice. Cornish Barnes and Sedgwick lead for the three associate seats with Hastings Dean and Goss close behind. Cornish polled strongly in Saunders Sheridan Douglas and Lancaster. Complete country returns show gains for McKelvie as Franklin Buffalo and Sheridan vote Sutton. Governor race remains unsettled with Neville leading by about 9,000 as updated counts come in. Lincoln reports Sutton ahead of McKelvie by over one thousand after a Douglas county miscount adjusted totals.
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Cornish
BAMGR
Hastings v
Sedgwick
Dean
Otek
A&8
Morrissey
Fawcett
Barnes
Hastings, Dean and
Goss
Saunders
Sheridan
Douglas
Lancaster
Seward
Cherry
Saline
McKelvie
Franklin
Buffalo
Sutton
Bryan
Neville
C. M. Husted
Douglas County
Husted
McKel
State races show Marsh lead over Minor and other contending tickets
Marsh holds a small lead over Minor for state auditor. Hewitt passes Seymour for university regent running mate with 8S. C. Bassett. George Hall widens the gap over Harry Adams for state treasurer. A. M. Morrissey and Jacob Fawcett nominated unopposed for chief justice. Associate justices listed as Barnes Sedgwick Hastings Cornish Dean and Martin, with Martin over 2 600 ahead of Hunt.
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Marsh
Minor
University Regent
Hewitt
Seymour
8S. C. Bassett
George Hall
Harry Adams
A. M. Morrissey
Jacob Fawcett
Barnes
Sedgwick
Hastings
Cornish
Dean
Martin
Hunt
Bassett and Seymour Lead in State University Regents Race
From fifty-one counties the Republican nominees S C Bassett and George N Seymour lead for the regents of the state university. Bassett has 22 140 votes and Seymour 18 816 with Hewitt Sams and McGilton close behind. Willis E Reed leads the Democratic ticket for attorney general by about 5 000 over George Berge.
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S. C. Bassett
George N. Seymour
Regents
The
State University
Bassett
Seymour
Hewitt
Sams
McGilton
Willis E. Reed
George Berge
DeVoe to Challenge Reed on Republican Ticket
Robert W. DeVoe of Lincoln will run against Reed next fall on the Republican ticket. DeVoe, a Lincoln attorney, has won support from both drys and wets and carried 20,000 votes from two-thirds of the counties, while Halderson had 14,000 and Anderberg 10,000.
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Robert W. DeVoe
Lincoln
Reed
Mr. DeVoe
Drys
Halderson
Anderberg
Neville Leads Democratic Race by Twelve Thousand
Returns from eighty eight counties show Neville ahead of C W Bryan by about 12000 votes in the Democratic contest. Partial results indicate Neville strong in several counties while Bryan gains in others.
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Eghty
Neville
C. W. Bryan
Suttons manager predicts Nixon win in Nebraska nominating vote
In Omaha Judge Sutton's campaign manager says heavy rains and muddy roads kept about 20 percent of farmers from voting in the primary. He claims Sutton carried 15 counties that could act as equal fighting ground, predicting a small margin victory despite McKelvie votes being dampened.
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Omaha
Neb
Sutton
McKelvie
U S Plans for Any Move If Germany Breaks Ties
The United States prepared for every conceivable situation after severing diplomatic relations with Germany. Plans reportedly cover protection of American citizens in the German empire and supervision of German interests in waring nations, though officials will not detail specifics. The navy yard urgency is noted as orders speed up work and the tariff repeal issue is mentioned with free lucar in the tariff bill.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Germany
German Empire
Senate approves repeal of free sugar section in tariff law
The senate passed a bill repealing the free sugar section, ending the free list by May 1. By 59 to 10 the senate receded from an amendment extending the duty, which the house did not accept in conference. Democratic senators cast all ten votes against the house measure to maintain an indefinite duty. The repeal now awaits the president's signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
Making the Fleet Ready for May Battle Practices
Charleston reports orders to speed up repair and overhaul of Atlantic fleet vessels. Secretary Daniels directs commandants to use ship personnel if labor scarce. The effort is a preparedness test to prove how quickly ships can return to normal condition for May 20 maneuvers. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt discusses staffing the New York yard for 24 hour operation.
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Charleston
S. C
Daniels
Roosevelt
New York Yard
Japanese Ambassador Chats With Wilson on Immigration Bill
Washington reports Viscount Chinda the Japanese ambassador conferred with President Wilson on the pending immigration bill as it would enact the laborer restriction pact. A memorandum on the subject has been sent to the state department. Japan deems formal inclusion of the informal agreement repugnant to its government.
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Washington
Viscount Chinda
Wilson
State Department
Japan
Root
Takahira
Taxes in Britain spark calls for higher levies
London reports Premier Asquith urging the public to brace for steeper taxes as the exchequer seeks new revenue. Critics on the rich side demand taxes on workers while workers push for conscription of wealth amid rising wages.
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London
Asquith
Conference on animal inspection near Lincoln
State Veterinarian Andersen and Dr. H E Cosford met in Lincoln to discuss inspection work in Gage and Johnson counties. Dr. W B Howe of Denver will confer soon to plan further action to stamp out the disease across the state.
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Lincoln
Neb
Andersen
H. E. Cosford
Gage
Johnson
W. B. Howe
Denver
Packers Efforts to Forestall Livestock Market Probe
Washington hearing reveals Chicago packers failed to gain approval from the Department of Agriculture or cattle raisers by offering information on all aspects of their business. The aid attempt was discussed at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a Borland of Missouri resolution.
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Washington
Chicago Packers
Department of Agriculture
House Judiciary Committee
Borland
Proposed Larger Signal Corps for Nebraska National Guard
The War Department proposes enlarging the Nebraska National Guard signal corps with a new company to manage wireless operations. Captain Henry Jess plans to advance the proposal and likely establish Schuyler as the headquarters since Fremont cannot support a second company.
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Signal Corps
N.-N.g. Fremont
Neb
War Department
Signal Corps of
Nebraska
National Guard
Henry Jess
Fremont
Schuyler
County Fairs Schedule by Towns and Dates
A list of Nebraska county fair dates and locations for the fall season, naming towns such as Albion Beatrice Lincoln Grand Island Seward Chadron Beatrice Hastings Kearney Nebraska City and others with September to October windows. Several entries show ranges like September 12-15 and October 3-6, including district fairs at Frontier Maywood and Deshler.
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Agua Antelope
Neligh
Doone
Albion
Butte
Alliance
Tyne
Boyd
Brown
Ainsworth
Butler
David Clay
Buffalo
Kearney
Chase
Imperial
Cheyenne
Sidney
Clay
Center
Custer
Broken Bow
Dawes
Chadron
Dawson
Lexington
Dixon
Dodge
Scribner
Ida Dodge
Hooper
Douglas
Bengon
Eanby Dundy
Benkelman
Fillmore
Geneva
Franklin
Frontier
Stockville
Furnas
Beaver City
Gage
Beatrice
Greeley
Hall
Grand Island
Eee To
Aurora
Harlan
Alma
Reed Hayes
Hayes Center
Hitchcock
Culbertson
Holt
Chambers
O’neil
Howard
St. Paul
Jefferson
Fairbury
Johnson
Tecumseh
Searney
Minden
Keith
Ogallala
Kimball
Imball
Knox
Creighton
Lancaster
Lincoln
North Platte
Madison
Merrick
Clarks
Morrill
Bridgeport
Nemaha
Auburn
Nuckolls
Nelson
Otoe
Nebraska City
Pawnee
Pawnee City
Pierce
Platte
Columbus
Polk
Osceola
Red Willow
Indianola
Saunders
Wahoo
No Fair
Scottsbluff
Mitchell
Seward
Sheridan
Gordon
Sherman
Loup City
Siren Stanton
Thurston
Walthill
Valley
Webster
Bladen
Maywood
Clash Over Nebraska Reduced Rail Rates Court Battle
The Nebraska railway commission and Attorney General Willis F Reed sharply split with railroad lawyers in the Nebraska Supreme Court over how order No 19 reducing class rates should be defined. The attorney general and rail attorneys sought to extend rule day from May 15 to September 15, effectively a continuance the court granted believing the commission acquiesced.
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Nebraska Railway Commission
Willis F Reed
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Nebraska
H. T. Clarke
H. G. Taylor
T. L. Hall
Nebraska Water Users Rights Push In Colorado Wyoming Suit
Attorney General Reed reports surveys in the North Platte and South Platte valleys under State Engineer Johnson to gather evidence for Nebraska water users in the interstate suit over headwaters. Reed plans to appear as Nebraska counsel to defend the users against Wyoming and Colorado claims.
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Reed
North Platte
South Platte
Johnson
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
State Bank Board Grants and Withholds Charters
The state banking board led by Governor Morehead Attorney General Reed and Auditor Smith granted charters to two new banks and refused charters to two others Under a new rule the board instructed Secretary Royce to refuse charters to state banks at Sidney and Scotia The board ruled that the towns banking facilities are sufficient to handle expected business for some time
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State Banking Board
Morehead
Reed
Smith
Royce
Sidney
Scotia
Nebraska to Contest Water Rights in Platte Valley Suit
Surveys in the North and South Platte valleys are being conducted by State Engineer Johnson to gather evidence for the state water rights suit with Colorado and Wyoming. Attorney General Reed will represent Nebraska interests in the case.
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North
South Platte Valleys
Lincoln Telephone farm line rate rise approved
The railway commission granted Lincoln Telephone Company the right to raise rates on farm lines from Syracuse to 46 cents per month. The company originally requested an increase to 500 cents per month.
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the Railway Commission
Lincoln Telephone Company
Syracuse
Society of American Widows Incorporation Filed in State
Mrs. Bessie C. Turpin of Omaha filed Articles of Incorporation for the Society of American Widows with the secretary of state. The organizer formed the group four weeks ago and it now lists 235 members.
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Society of American Widows
Bessie C. Turpin
Omaha
Women Excel in University of Nebraska Scholarship Study
Sorority members at the University of Nebraska outperformed male fraternities in the first semester, per Dean Carl Engberg. Delta Delta Delta led the sororities while Acacia topped the fraternities, with averages of 249.9 and 147.7 points respectively after deductions for delinquencies.
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University of Nebraska
Carl Engberg
Acacia
Masonic Fraternity
Delta Delta Delta
Prize music contest for Nebraska poem celebration
The state committee announces a prize of 100 dollars for the best music composition for mixed voices to accompany the Nebraska poem. Submissions must be sent to the State Superintendent A L Thomas Lincoln by July 1.
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Nebraska
Union of States
John D. Haske
Wakefield
A. O. Thomas Lincoln
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