Limping League Shows No Action on Bolshevik Threat
The peace conference failed to curb Bolshevik governments in Russia and Hungary, issuing a weak address to Hungarian leaders who defiantly rejected it. Critics question when stronger action will come and warn of a weakened League of Nations if Bolshevism persists. This condition demands immediate settlement, not theory.
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Russia
Hungary
Associated Press
Europe
League
Bela Kuhn
America
League of Nations
Countrywide Prohibition Begins at Midnight July 1
A new epoch in social policy starts at midnight on July 1 as the nation adopts prohibition on the sale and use of all intoxicants. Proponents claim the sweeping measure will reduce social ills and transform society on a grand scale.
Prohibition Policies Compared by Nations in Montgomery Advertiser
The Montgomery Alabama Advertiser reviews prohibition as a policy and contrasts Russia and Turkey. It argues Russia’s experience was philosophically judged and deemed unfair to condemn the entire policy. It notes Turkey’s cities largely unenforced the law due to religious training.
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Russia
Turkey
Montgomery
Alabama
High Cost of Living Investigations Mark Time
The piece notes rising living costs despite numerous investigations at Washington. Production climbs while consumer numbers stay flat, and critics urge direct price-formation inquiries among dealers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and suppliers to reveal where increases occur.
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Washington
Cone
No information on nations league war stance
The remark questions public sentiment on joining a League of Nations to avoid war. It explores pride and readiness to fight and references how men were raised to be soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Bryan Comments on Liquor Question and Suffrage Amending Pace
The piece notes Victor E. Wilson of Polk County Nebraska as an expert on three per cent beer. It also reports William Jennings Bryan addressing southern states about ratification of the suffrage amendment and questions the timing given Georgia and Alabama delays.
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Victor E. Wilson
Polk County
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Georgia
Alabama
Neighbors debate plan for a new constitution
In Nebraska vigorous discussion swells about drafting a real constitution. Advocates expect a workable instrument ready to pass to the people for final scrutiny.
Quayle Says He Wants To Stand Behind The President
A column reflects on Bishop Quayle avoiding athlete or acrobat labels while noting lively activity in the Quayle family. It mentions Osceola sewer plans and a gun battery analogy, plus old and new Bastille day jokes and political chatter about Burleson resigning and Bryan’s stance amid party alignments.
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Bishop Quayle
Quayle
Polk County Commissioners Raise Clerk Salary to 1000 Annually
Polk county board met in adjourned session with all members present. County Judge F H Ball requested raising the county court clerk salary to 1000 per year, paid monthly, which was granted. The board approved numerous claims across General Fund Orphans Home Public Lighting Road Funds and Poor Fund with detailed disbursements to individuals and services. The session adjourned to July 15, 1919.
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Osceola
Nebr
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
F. H. Ball
Sandell
Oscar Monson
Emil Monson
Arthur Gustafson
General Road Fund
Meridian Garage
H. B. Branting
Joe Lockard
Rystrom Implement Co
Advance-Rumely Thresh. Co
Tepaits Ce Eee
Standard Oil Co
Galion Iron Works & Mfg. Co
H. B. Brantin
An- Geetsou
Gust A. Peterson & Sons
H. Humiston
Chas. Humiston Labor
Elliot
M. A .Hartson
H. BE. Hartson
Cotest
C. A. Jenner
John A. Johnson
Kae Owas
Carl Lind
Marry Bridges
W. H. Pelter
Ernest Opplinger
Sam Mschler
Harry H. Sheldon
John Sjoblom
Florence Earthquake Haunts Tuscany. Deaths and Injuries Rise
The Florence earthquake has killed over a hundred and injured thousands. Shocks began Sunday morning, building in intensity until the afternoon. The Mugello valley felt the worst impact, with Vicchioni and Dorgo San Lorenzo among communities struck hardest as factories and stations were destroyed.
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Florence
Tuscany
Mugello
Dorgo San Lorenzo
Time to Stop Look Listen on Nebraska Constitutional Convention
A Nebraska editorial warns of a proposed 1919 constitutional convention with 100 delegates to be chosen by petition and possible September primary. It argues the new constitution should modernize laws and resist socialist influence from factions and North Dakota. The New Nebraska Federation urges broad, nonpartisan civic participation to keep Nebraska strong and free of bolshevik aims.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
North Dakota
A. ©. Townley
St. Paul
Minnesota
New Nebraska Federation
Hamburg Threatened as Second Munich in Socialist Upheaval
Hamburg grips with Spartacists and communists threaten to seize control. Rioters stormed city hall and overran troops capturing ammunition and machines. Civic guards reclaimed the rail station as jails fell and criminals were freed. Streets littered with debris and citizens’ clothing torn amid arson attempts.
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Hamburg
Munich
Disease Costs. Billions a Year in Preventable Illness
The piece reports that preventable diseases cost the U.S. economy billions annually, citing Illinois data from 1918 and national extrapolations. It details funeral costs, value of life, and medical care losses, arguing health equals productivity and urging greater public health focus.
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New York
Linois Health News
Illinois
United States
New York State Industrial Commission
Kissless Bride Virginia Reeves Harris War ner
The so called kissless bride Mrs Virginia Reeves Harris Warner faces an unsettled secret marriage with a youth who claimed pity for married couples with children and showed no affection. After marriage they avoided kisses to hide the union while she sought to live with him on 150 dollars a month but he refused. She notified her parents triggering the dissolution the knot. Harris is a society favorite in Washington and Philadelphia and is stepdaughter to Commander Archibald L Parsons of the Philadelphia navy yard.
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Virginia Reeves Harris Warner
Warner
Miss Harris
Needle In Body Found After Twenty Years In Massachusetts Woman
A surgical needle remained inside Mrs. F. J. Hannum of Concordia for over twenty years. She suffered cramps in the leg before a physician removed the needle, finally ending years of trouble.
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Concordia
Mass
F. J. Hannum
Ban‘bum
German Admiralty Denies Cyclops Docking in Berlin Port
The German admiralty states it has no information about the fate of the United States collier Cyclops and denies any claim that the ship is in a German port. No submarines were reported near the disappearance, and records show nothing about this vessel.
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Berlin
Admiralty
United States
Cyclops
Twin Brothers Re enlist in Army of Occupation
Jesse H. Bruce and Robert H. Bruce, twin brothers from San Francisco, recently re enlisted after discharge arrived from overseas with the 868d unit. They asked Col. John H. Gardner to place them in the same unit so they can remain together as they go to Germany.
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San Francisco
Jesse H. Bruce
Robert H. Bruce
Army of Occupation
John H. Gardner
Bruces
Argonne
Germany
Lewisohn's Garden Party Ties With National Committee Meeting
Adolph Lewisohn, aged 70, hosted a garden party at his Ardsley country home. The event was combined with a meeting of the national committee on reforming county jails.
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New York
Adolph Lewisohn
Ardsley
National Committee
Fire department builds new cottage motor truck in Medford
Medford firemen complete construction and equip a new central department motor truck at a cost to the city. The engine unit is assembled from parts of existing apparatus, reflecting improvised reuse of materials and efforts by the department.
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Medford
Mass
Innit Rojo
Ir Gy
In Foreign Clash, Crops Breach Town and Civilians Hurt
After a clash between American and French forces in Brest, several Frenchmen were wounded and the streets placed under military control. Civilians joined the fighting as Americans suffered numerous injuries. Military police fired their revolvers to quell the disturbances.
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Craw Brest
Frian
Brea Y
Krupp Works Sold to American Interests Details Unknown
Dispatches quote Maj. reports that the Krupp works in Munich and several Bavarian concerns have been transferred to American ownership through American buyers. The London scenes note the sale being part of broader transfers to U.S. interests.
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Krupp Works
London
Kruppworks
Munich
Amery
Maj
Timber Land Fire Burns Acres in Wyoming Creek
Forest fire in the Yo Creek watershed Wyoming, controlled by Fred Morrell acting district forest supervisor, has burned about twenty acres since Thursday.
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Denver
Yo Creek
Wyoming
Fred Morrell
Distr
War Brides Sail on Wilson’s Ship to United States
Several thousand men in American guards and a sea of French war brides sailed aboard the presidential ship for the United States after marriages in Paris. The brides sent a tearful farewell to President Wilson as they began the voyage home.
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New York
United
Paris
Amere
Wilson
Pang
Li Wei Ste Ela
Kentucky Liquor Surplus Reported at Four Percent Fill
Officials note a stated surplus of 40,000,000 gallons of whisky in Kentucky with the 4 percent liquor sales tier. No allocation method has been determined to dispose of the excess.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Southern States Oppose Ratification Move Sent by Louisiana
Governor sends letter urging Southern states to oppose ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. Baton Rouge sources say he asks other governors to join in delaying the measure through their legislatures and official channels.
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Baton Rouge
Telesi
Louisiana
Robbers Loot Mine Office Near Benton W Five
Three employees of the company were wounded as five robbers looted the Middle Fork office two miles east of Benton. The band escaped with forty one thousand nine dollars in cash.
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Benton
Middle Fork
Here
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