Prohibitionists rearm after Hobson defeat in Congress
In Washington the Prohibition forces regroup after the Hobson constitutional amendment failed to gain two thirds in Tuesday's house vote. Leaders say a victory came with a majority backing the measure and anticipate renewed effort in the sixty fourth congress. Hobson himself predicts a material gain next session and flags the issue as paramount for 1916 campaigning.
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Union News Service
Washington
Hobson
Congress
House
Norfolk Gains Counties In Nebraska Redistricting Plan
Washington lawmaker Congressman Stephens proposed a bill to redraw Nebraska judicial districts. It moves Cedar Cuming Platte Nance Boone Wheeler from Omaha to Norfolk and Hamilton from Lincoln to Grand Island, adding a second Norfolk court term each year for convenience.
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Washington, D. C
Stephens
Fremont
Nebraska
Norfolk
Omaha
Cedar
Cuming
Platte
Nance
Boone
Wheeler
Hamilton
Lincoln
Grand Island
After Holidays National Defense Message Delayed
Differences over how to pressure Congress to expand the army and navy postpone the National Security League resolution. The committee referred the text back for revision. William T. Hornaday noted a post holiday surge from a committee of about seventy to support stronger defense.
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Security League
New York
National Security League
Congress
Army
Navy
Executive Committee
William T. Hornaday
Feague
Whisky greatest menace to American Indians
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, says in the department annual report that whisky harms the Indian by destroying constitution inviting disease and making the Indian an easy prey to unscrupulous threats more than any other factor referenced in the report.
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Washington
Cato Sells
Indian Affairs
Insanity From War Wounds Reaches Allied Lines
London reports many allied soldiers in trenches around Ypres suffer nervous breakdowns after weeks under German fire. Insanity wards in southern England hospitals receive patients who collapsed and were sent home for treatment.
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London
Ypres
England
Bankers Hear Testimony on Federal Reserve City Designations
Washington D C bankers protest reserve city designations and district definitions by the reserve bank organization committee. Nebraska and Wyoming bankers seek to move from Kansas City to the Chicago district, with a hearing set for February 3.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Reserve Bank Organization Committee
Nebraska
Wyoming
Kansas City
Chicago
Emperor and Empress donate 3000 yen to Salvation Army
The emperor and empress gave 3,000 yen about 1500 dollars to the Salvation Army, marking the first time imperial recognition has been shown to the organization.
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Salvation Army
Tokio
Worcester woman, 108, longtime DAR member dies
Mrs Tr uoulsa Waterman Carpenter of Worcester dies at age 108 after long life as the oldest living member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her passing marks the end of an era for the local DAR chapter.
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Worcester
Mass
Tr.uoulsa Waterman Carpenter
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Red Cross Unit in Kansas City Formed
Sufficient funds to equip a third Red Cross unit for European war service were raised at a monster jubilee in the convention hall. A prior week’s drive by the Kansas City chapter under Taura Nelson Kirkwood, daughter of William R Nelson, secured 46000 dollars, claimed to be the largest per capita contribution in any American city.
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Kansas City
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Taura Nelson Kirkwood
William R Nelson
Wheat prices hit record highs at Portland Wheat Exchange
Portland Oregon traders saw all grades of wheat reach new peak prices on Monday at the Portland wheat exchange. Prices jumped 2 to 3 cents per bushel as buyers pressed for even higher levels. February bluestem bid at 1.28, January blue stem bid at 1.25 and fortyfold noted.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Wheat Exchange
Doings at Washington: Lawmakers on National Development Plan
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Senate hearings on water power site leasing and a plan by Senator Newlands to coordinate river and harbor improvements into a broad national development program. House members hear Colorado officials push for a Rocky Mountain national park. sessions adjourned to December 29 noon.
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Western
Union News Service
Senate
Lands Committee
Newlands
House
Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park
Senate meets at noon with executive session on safety pact
The Senate held a brief session then an executive meeting. A proposal to rescind ratification of the London safety at sea convention failed. Senator Works sought 400000 dollars for an aviation corps training station at San Diego Bay. Senator Lodge proposed two bills to annul labor provisions affecting Belgian migrants. Water power leasing hearings continued as the House met at 10 a.m. and debated Hobson's constitutional amendment for national prohibition, which was defeated 197 to 189, short of two thirds.
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Senater
Works
Aviation Corps
San Diego Bay
Lodge
House
Hobson
Senate Resumes Immigration Bill Action and House Session Schedule
Senate resumes consideration of immigration legislation. Lands committee to close water power site leasing hearings next Wednesday. Judiciary defers nomination of B G Bland for U S marshal of western Missouri. House meets 10 a m Tuesday until prohibition amendment disposed of. Urgency deficiency appropriation bill reported at 4 370 905 dollars. Bill to establish military schools in several states introduced by Representative McKellar. Passed joint measure authorizing removal of Coenties reef wreck area and related entities. Lever warehouse bill also passed.
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Senate
Lands Committee
Judiciary Committee
B. G. Bland
Missouri
House
Representative McKellar
Tennessee
Senate-Met at Noon and House Session Reports
Senate hearings featured Walter L. Fisher testifying on the water power site leasing bill while immigration vote efforts on January 4 were defeated by Senator O Gorman. Hearings continued on Philippine independence and Redfield reported exports of war munitions to Europe. House action included criticism of delaying rural credit legislation and Ways and Means backing tougher Alaska fur seal laws.
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Senate
Walter L. Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
Lands Committee
O’gorman
Philippine Islands
Hitchcock
Redfield
Europe
House
Bulkely
Alaska
Ways and Means Committee
Emperor Francis Joseph Rumor Circulates on His Dying
In Rome a circulating report claims Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary is dying and has reportedly received the last sacraments.
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Emperor Francis Joseph
Rome
Austria-Hungary
Germans Arrested in New Orleans Over Plot Against Rochambeau
Police seized a box with seventy five pounds of dynamite set to explode in six and a half days. Four Germans were arrested. two allegedly confessed. They believed the Rochambeau would sail from New York on December 13 and a miscalculation led to their plot failing.
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New Orleans
New York
Carranza trip interruption by Zapata forces reported
Washington dispatches say General Carranza’sTehuantepec railway journey from Vera Cruz was halted when Zapata troops captured Soldad and derailed the approaching train. No injuries to Carranza or his party are reported. Officials say consular advices confirm Carranza’s departure but offer no comment.
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Washington
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Thesthmus
Tehuantepec
Zapata
Soledad
Icc grants 5 percent rail freight rate increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves a five percent flat increase in freight rates for eastern railroads, excluding coal coke iron ore and lake and rail joint shipments. About 125 railroads are affected with an expected revenue rise near 50 million dollars, per the commission's findings. Commissioner Clements dissented.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clements
Foot-and-mouth Quip Draws Laughs On Streetcar
An early morning streetcar rider declares to the crowd that he has foot and mouth disease and jokes about coins and a toothache as the conductor calls for fares. The crowd gives him room and resumes smoking while he rolls a cigarette.
Von Kluck Seeks Nurses for 1400 Lunatics at Chauny
Berlin reports say Von Kluck's army near Noyon demanded nurses to care for 1400 insane patients at the Chauny asylum. German medical officers said many French doctors and some nurses deserted as German forces advanced. later the Germans took charge and spared lives of some staff.
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Berlin
War Office
von Kluck
Noyon
France
Nursce
Chauny
Luxury In the Trenches in East Prussia
Officers dugout quarters in the trenches of East Prussia are furnished with rich carpets handsome bedsteads costly pictures and shelves of costly books captured from houses and towns. The description reflects the unusual comforts found by the front line command.
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Petrograd
East Prussia
Nebraska Briefs Roundup Of Local News Items
A Nebraska digest lists events from January shows and dedications to fires and injuries. It notes a Hastings poultry show January 12 to 15 and a state bar association meeting in Lincoln December 28 29. It reports burglar suspects in Gering and a Humboldt fire destroying the Odd Fellows building.
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Hotdrege
Armory
Hastings
State Bar Association
Lincoln
J. I. Adams
Adams
Gering
Scotnbluff
J. F. Hade
York
Geneva
Grand Island
Odd Fellows
Humboldt
Seward
Frank Rustler
Lushton
New Christian Church
Sutherland
Benjamin F. Rengler
Overton
Howard Mapes
Avoca
Carl Gloebel
Nebraska City
Mike Curtin
John A. Dempster
Nebraska
Omaha
Saengerbund
Monroe
George Ireland
Pawnee City
J. H. Kemp
Fullerton
Charles Tyner
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Mary Sprague
Brotherhood of the Christian Church
Auburn
M. KE
Bradshaw
Howard Pipher
Cara Ford
Dean
Hazel Boop
C. A. Boop
Johnson
Gage County
Germany
Beatrice
Barneston
Filley
Hanover
Clatonia
Cortland
Wymore
Nebraska-Iowa
Richard Manning
al Harding
Hall County
K. C. Leonard
Robert Shiverick
Toronto
Danseuse
Canada
George Heintz
Ainsworth
Verne
J. C. Sydenham
Broken Bow
Funds for NN and state capital gossip
Adjutant General Hall reports a proposed basis for distributing a 2,000,000 fund among militia groups in several states. Nebraska aims to secure higher allotment through attendance at inspections, while the Bittenbender case related to the Lincoln excise board's enforcement of prohibition advances to the supreme court.
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Union News Service
Adjutant General Hall
Cials
Hall
Nebraska
Tyre
Supreme Court
Barnes
Bittenbender
Lincoln Excise Board
H ©Uttentender
Ada M. Bittenbeder
District Court
Excise Board
Governor Approves Health Board Claims for Supplies
Governor Morehead approves an $80 claim from Milburn & Scott of Beatree for supplies to Dr Fallin during his tenure as a state board of health secretary. A $15 claim by Dr Crone for the First Baptist Church of Lincoln is also approved. The church hosted a February meeting of village and town health boards called by health board secretaries. Reimbursement rests with the next legislature.
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Morehead
Milburn & Scott of
Beatree
Fallin
State Board of Health
Board of
First Baptist Church of Lincoln
Dp Carr
Board of Health
U Lage
State Board
Uniform shipping rules on livestock debated at breeders conference
A veterinarians live stock breeders conference in Linenin discussed formulating uniform rules for shipping livestock between states. Breeders urged safe and sane regulations with limited inspection fees, while veterinarians pressed for broad inspections of cattle hogs and horses entering the state to protect the industry.
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Linenin
State banking board urged to limit duplications in charters
Secretary Royse of the state banking board recommends restricting new bank charters in towns with existing banks to prevent overbanking. The board argues only a few banks can adequately handle local business, and a tighter charter policy should be considered by the new session.
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State Banking Board
Royse
State Board considers new quarters for dependent children home
The state home for dependent children plans new quarters after a room became uninhabitable. The board of control weighs a recommended $25,000 funding for a state building to house the institution and addresses necessary renovations including space for a choir.
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Board of Control
University Maintera Proposes Large Nebraska Budget
A proposal from University Maintera suggests a two year budget near 3 million dollars for Nebraska. The plan includes funding for salaries new buildings and campus expansion as advised by official J S Dales and reviewed with the state auditor.
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University
Legisi
Thy of
Nebraska
J. S. Dales
Legislative Appropriation Estimates for Thirty Departments
Auditors report 1916 estimates show total appropriations rise to $1,871,000 from $1,748,000 two years ago. Projected increases reflect regimental funding needs and anticipated higher expenditures. A net rise of about $122,633 is indicated in the auditor’s calculations.
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Sion
Auditor’s Office
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