U S Allies Hold War Councils and Paris Battle Rages
Edward W. Pickard reports on the opening of Allied war councils in Washington with leaders like Balfour and Viviani, Wilson's conscription battle in Congress, and naval measures. Across France, Nivelle and Haig push German lines near Reims Soissons, with 14,000 German captives and 16,000 casualties in two days as British gains broaden near St Quentin.
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Willy Nilly
Maude
Bagdad
Asia Minor
Plea for Universal Service Urges Frontline Soldiers
Major General Wood urged universal military service at a Boston Red Cross fund meeting of the American Cotton Waste Exchange. He warned voluntary service falls short and warned the nation to raise an army of a million, admitting only 6,000 men enlisted in two weeks and stressing leaders must supply manpower for the war effort.
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American Cotton Waste Exchange
United States
Red Cross
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Senate Adopts Conference Report on Prohibition Bill
The senate approved the conference report on the prohibition bill by 30 to 3 after harmony talks. The amended bill awaits the governor's signature and is expected to take effect May 1.
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Senate
Doys
Joint Conference
Urges Increased Corn Production Across Regions
The report urges expanding corn acreage this year, citing its role as America's key cereal and feed. It highlights the eastern plains and high-production states as best for increased planting, with guidance on seed, labor, and land use.
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America
University Senate Grants Wartime Credit for Seniors
The state university senate vows full credit and diplomas in absentia for seniors enlisting for government service. Other students enlisting receive full semester credit. Chancellor Avery urges faculty to forget past bitterness and unite behind the government, noting speech freedom while urging support for the president.
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The
State University Senate
Avery
Petition to require flag display on national holidays in schools
Lieutenant Governor Howard presented a petition to the senate urging passage of H. R. 739 requiring the flag to be displayed on national holidays and special school occasions. The bill was resurrected from the general file after a motion killed all bills not on the sifting file.
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Howard
Senate
Nebraska Will Not Print New Statutes This Year
State officials confirm no new statutes will be printed this year and current Nebraska statutes will be used. Denver firm reportedly to prepare up to date statutes after the legislature adjourns, but that plan is not approved by the state. Secretary Pool dispels rumors guiding users to rely on 1913 statutes and the 1915 and 1917 session laws.
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Nebraska
Denver
Pool
March grain shipments from Nebraska reach two million bushels
Nebraska railway commission figures show 2,000,000 bushels were shipped in March mostly wheat with no re consignments. With April and wartime demand rising shipments dropped to nearly none due to wheat shortages and holdings aimed at securing higher prices.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Railway Commission
Germany
Five of Six Favor Continuing Capitol Bank Loss Probe
Five members of a joint senate and house committee, appointed to study recovering 194 502 02 lost in the Capital National Bank failure of Lincoln in 1893, favor pressing the matter. They ask the legislature to appropriate 5 000 with 1 000 set aside for further investigation of collecting the loss from the bank's directors.
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Capital National Bank
Senate
House Committee
Lincoln
New Jersey Man Seeks Halt to Church Bell Ringing
A New Jersey man seeks a court order to stop the ringing of a church bell near his home claiming it is so loud it woke him Sunday morning. He did not attend services.
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New Jersey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mental Anguish Damages Question After Wreck
A railroad attorney taunts a plaintiff about damages saying there is no scratch on him, while Van Hardup quips about mental shock and low mood at not finding a scratch after a wreck in Port Jervis.
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van Hardup
Port Jervis
Photoplay Notes on Dining Etiquette and Knife Use
Pye comments on a planned photoplay featuring a fashionable dinner party. He notes the sequence should open with proper table manners, suggesting the correct use of a knife and fork. The remark frames attention to social conduct and visual refinement in early cinema.
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Pye
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Compound in avoiding operations
Des Moines Iowa and Richmond Indiana letters claim the vegetable compound cured serious female ailments allowing women to avoid surgery. The ads note doctors sometimes overestimate surgery and invite inquiries to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice from women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Des Moines
Iowa
Richmond
Ind
Lydia KE. Pinkham
M. O. Johnston
Route D
Box 190
Setback in Washington case cited by lawyer
John G. Johnson described the setback as resembling a man whose dying wife asks if he would remarry. George answers gloomily that he would, if the trap were set differently.
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John G. Johnson
Washington
George
Cuticura Skin Relief Soap and Ointment Ad Paste
FOR SKIN TROUBLES The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal. They usually afford immediate relief in itching burning eczemas pimples dandruff and most baby skin troubles. They also prevent small skin troubles from growing daily use. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
What does this chap do for a living
A secret service man questions a man about his occupation. The reply is that he writes musical comedies and has no involvement in any plot. The ad promotes Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for pimples boils carbuncles and skin complaints in tablet or liquid form.
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Secret Service
Doctor Pierce
Woman Quips About Diet in Tense Family Dinner
In a salon scene Mrs Come Up explains their lean eating habit. The line You don’t eat much meat in your family do you prompts a witty reply admitting they are valetudinarians.
Marital Graft Exchange in Humorous Dialect
A comic exchange unfolds as Mose Johnsing asks Parson Jackson for a marriage fee to wed Melindy the next day. The parson offers two dollars, and Johnsing proposes five dollars with the extra sent to Lake Squeedunk for their honeymoon.
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Mose Johnsing
Melindy
Parson Jackson
Puck
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