World in Briefs from the Capital and Front Lines
Government and foreign affairs move through wartime, with Germany’s Lusitania talks deemed acceptable to the United States. Senate reviews army bills, Greece Turkey and Austria indemnity seen in Stone bill, and pacifists warn against excess military spending as Britain asserts Appam as prize. Military events span ships sunk, riots, and looming offensives across Europe.
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Hitchcock
Committee On Foreign Relations
Greece
Turkey
Austria
South Omaha
Interesting Bits From a Frenchman’s Invention and Other Notes
A French invention helps language learners by linking spoken words to printed forms and translations. Russian troops gain aid from hundreds of women digging trenches to slow German forces near the Vistula. Persian agriculture along the Caspian depends on irrigation. A Florida editor rejects a poem about a town goat as autobiography. A small two inch thick walled English cinema stands 80 by 45 feet high. Manchuria’s Fushun coal fields, run by Japanese, may hold over 800 million tons of bituminous fuel.
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Vistula
Caspian
Florida
England
Fushun
Manchuria
How It Happened in Detroit as Brown Smokes Again
An item notes Brown resuming smoking after a period without it. The Detroit Free Press recounts how his mood soured when abstaining, with friends remarking the people around him suffered more than he did.
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Detroit Free Press
Surprised Him by Accepting a Cigarette Offer
A polite exchange leads to a woman accepting a cigarette from a man, with her reaching for his case as the moment unfolds. The scene centers on social etiquette around smoking and mutual civility.
Governor Morehead Urges Seed Quality for 1916 Corn Planting
Governor Morehead issues a proclamation to Nebraska farmers stressing the need for good seed corn. He cites late 1915 planting and severe weather reducing germination and warns that replanting often leads to crop failure. He calls for careful seed selection as Nebraska’s agriculture expands and compares seed selection to prudent banking.
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Morehead
Nebraska
Legislative League Reunion Draws Hundreds to Lincoln
The Nebraska Legislative league plans its annual reunion in Lincoln on February 24 drawing hundreds of veterans of legislative service from across the state. Governor Morehead is likely toastmaster with Secretary Richmond prepared to preside and deliver send-off remarks to speakers.
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Legislative League
Nebraska Legislative League
Lincoln
Morehead
Richmond
Coffey Elected VP of National Farm Labor Exchange
Frank Coffey state labor commissioner was elected vice president of the National Farm Labor Exchange at its Kansas City session. The organization aims to manage demand and supply of labor.
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Frank Coffey
Theational Farm Labor Exchange
Kansas City
Morehead Resists Gubernatorial and Senate Candidacy Pressures
Governor Morehead states he will not run for reelection or seek U S Senate against Hitchcock or a First District seat. Close allies believe he will retire at term end and return to Falls City to pursue farm and fruit land interests. Also noted are 1916 1917 state fair prize offers from T C Bowman & Sons aiding Nebraska agriculture. Union Pacific wins removal order in Reed suit to stop two cent fare law violations. other railroads' injunction case continued to March 20 with pleadings extended to March 7.
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Morehead
Unitedd States
Hitchcock
Congress
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Reed
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Secretary of War Garrison Resigns in War Tensions
Secretary Lindley M. Garrison resigns as Wilson resists a continental army plan and independence timetable for the Philippines. President Wilson accepts. Breckenridge also resigns. Major General Hugh L. Scott becomes acting secretary of war.
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Washington
Lindley M. Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Breckenridge
Hugh L. Scott
Army
German Losses and Field Strength in World War I
The Times expert estimates German losses at about 2.7 million over eighteen months. He believes Germany has 3.6 million in the field now, with 9 million mobilized at war start, and a remaining reserve of 2.7 million. He argues a 2 million reserve remains available for duty.
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London
The
Times
Germany
Senate Resolution Urges Day of Armenian Relief
Senate adopts Lodge resolution asking the president to set aside a day for public relief of distressed Armenians. Borah cites Petrograd dispatch reporting the death of American missionary Dr Shimmum, burned to death in oil after fleeing Turkish Persia.
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Senate
Washington
Lodge
Borah
Petrograd
Jacob Stargis
Shimmum
Four Thousand Acres Open for Entry in Alliance Nebraska
Alliance Neb March 24 opening announced for 4 000 acres of irrigated lands offered through the Alliance land office. The tract lies 8 to 12 miles northwest of Bayard and 6 to 8 miles northeast of Mimatre Chicago style.
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Alliance
Neb
Alliance Land Office
Bayard
Mimatare
Nebraska Shackleford roads bill allocates federal share
Under the Shackle ford roads bill the Nebraska appropriation would cap at 514 634 dollars per year. The government would not pay more than half of any project, requiring state or local interests to match the federal portion if the full sum is used.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nebraska
Papal Nuncio Tacci Porcelli Declines Separate Peace Offer
The Giornale d Italia reports Mer Tacci Porcelli the papal nuncio to Belgium presented Germanys proposal for a separate peace to Belgium. He reportedly refused authorization and declared he would adhere to the Allies and not conclude a separate peace.
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Rome
Giornale d'Italia
Mer
Tacci Porcelli
Belgium
Germany
Vatican
Ocean to Ocean Conversation at Lincoln Office
Governor Morehead greeted the national chamber of commerce in Washington via a coast to coast wire conversation. The continental demonstration was arranged by the American Telephone and Telegraph company with the Nebraska Telephone company and the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company and attended by thirty or forty guests in the governor's office.
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Ocean
Lincoln, Neb
Governor Morehead
Mutiny Shuts Bridge Between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo
Mutiny among troops of the de facto government in Nuevo Laredo Mexico led to the closing of the international bridge at Laredo Texas. About fifty shots fired sparked alarm as censorship by Mexican authorities prevents full details. mutineers reportedly captured while loyal garrison members patrol the town.
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Laredo
Tex
Neuvo Laredo
Mex
Carranza Designates Queretaro as Temporary Mexican Capital
A message to the embassy states Washington and Queretaro have been decreed as temporary capitals by General Carranza. Mexico City will regain the capital once the republic is restructured. A constitutional convention will convene in Queretaro on September 15. Queretaro, 110 miles northwest of Mexico City, was the last stronghold of Emperor Maximilian who was executed there on June 19, 1867.
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Jefferson
Antelope
Johnson
Artiur Aa
Kearney
Banner
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Blaine
K. Paha
Boone
Kimball
Box Butte
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Brown
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Loup
Butler
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Cass Cesses
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Ages
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Webster
Olt
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York
Howard
Washington
Queretaro
Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico Cy
Maximilian
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Iowa
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Robert Borden
Newport News
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Portugal
Yussef Tzzedin
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Philippines
China
Yussef Izzedin
Committee of Union and Progress
Cherif Pasha
Prince Vahid
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Red Cross Society For the
Rhine Province
Baron von Rheinbaben
Red Cross Service
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Judiciary Committee
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Indiana
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Wheat Belt
National Farm Labor Exchange
Louis R. Post
Anthony Caminetti
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Spanish Guinea
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