American Reply to German Note Over Lusitania Sinking
The document transcribes the June 9 1915 note from the United States to Germany defending humanitarian principles in naval warfare. It reiterates the obligation to protect noncombatants and asserts the Lusitania tragedy as a test of that duty. The letter urges Germany to adopt safeguards for American lives and ships and states the United States will report any evidence of failure.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Lusitania
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Washington Sets Interim Secretary After Bryan Resigns
Robert Lansing, successor to John Bassett Moore, becomes ad interim secretary of state after Secretary Bryan resigns. Lansing is John W. Foster’s son in law. President Wilson plans no immediate appointment, delaying a permanent pick for two to three weeks amid gossip on a future nominee.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
John Bassett Moore
State Department
Bryan
John W. Foster
Harrison
Wil‘yn
County tax remittances total nearly half a million in May
Seventy six of sixty three counties sent funds to State Treasurer Hall in May totaling 486,923 dollars from taxes and fees. County by county receipts include Cum $15,861 Wayne 9,000 Johnson 4,999 Cherry 3,060. Seventeen counties have not remitted yet. A university bulletin warns tobacco juice injures melon vines, detailing a recipe using tobacco solution. State Auditor Smith has refused to register 8,000 dollars of Shelton town light bonds due to insufficient public publication notice prior to the election.
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Tnety
Hall
Wayne
Johnson
al D. Valley
Cherry
W. H. “Smith
Shelton
Aviator Wins Victoria Cross for Zeppelin Attack
Reginald A. J. Warneford a young Canadian sub lieutenant in the royal navy has been awarded the Victoria Cross for attacking and destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium. He dropped incendiary bombs causing the airship to crash and burn. all twenty eight crew aboard were killed.
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London
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Royal Navy
Belgium
Warneford
State board ends old waiting list for bonds sale
State Treasurer Hall and the board of educational lands and funds abolish the prior waiting list. Bonds offered to the state will be bought in order of actual presentation, or returned to the issuing city, rather than by recorded offers.
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Hall
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Tragic Tractor Accident Claims Lyons Boy
Joel Yeaton six years old was killed when a tractor engine backed forward as he watched from the yard. Edgar Yeaton, his father, mourns the loss while owner Ko hlmeier rushed to grab the throttle but failed, and the wheel crushed the boy’s head.
Socialists Draft Memorials on Mexico and Colorado
The national executive committee of the Socialist Party met in Chicago and drafted two memorials to President Wilson. One protests his policy shift on Mexico and urges no interference, the other urges a Justice Department investigation into Colorado elections amid the coal miners’ strike.
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Chicago
Socialist Party
Wilson
Colorado
Mexico
Department of Justice
State Takes Over Policies On Hand Craft Plant Stock
The board of control assumes fire insurance on Hand craft Furniture plant stock and materials at the penitentiary, totaling over 11000 dollars. Policies expire within a year and cover 1000 or 2000 dollars each. Unearned premiums paid amount to 136 dollars at two dollars rate. No other state institutions in Nebraska carry insurance.
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Board of Control
Nebraska
Historic trees turned to lumber in Tecumseh project
David Pickering sawed three German origin pine trees in Tecumseh for H. H. Schadt of Cook neighborhood. Brought from Germany over thirty years ago, they flourished until recent dry summers killed them. The logs are to be processed into lumber for an unspecified purpose.
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Tecumseh
Charles Helscher
David Pickering
H. H. Schadt
Cook
Germany
D. Schadt
Beatrice buyers active in area for European war horse trade
Horse buyers from Beatrice have purchased many horses and mules in the region over the past weeks. Farmers resist parting with high quality stock despite offers above average prices.
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Beatrice
State cuts farmers institutes to one day with two speakers
The Agricultural Extension Service reduces all farmers’ institutes to one day sessions due to a lack of funds. Two speakers will be supplied by the state to fill the agenda.
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Agricul ‘Tural
Bryan appeals for fair judgment amid wartime policy clash
William J. Bryan urges the American people to judge him for resigning as secretary of state amid international tension. He defends the new persuasion doctrine over coercion and seeks public understanding of his stance against Germany’s submarine warfare notes.
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Union’ News Service
Washington
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Germany
Prince of Peace
United States
Balkan States Hold Safety Line Amid War Talks
Berlin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette reports Bulgaria and Romania leaning toward safety. Romania rejects the Entente’s first offer as unsatisfactory and Bulgaria, while not formally rejecting, aligns with Romania’s stance, suggesting potential non-entry into the war with the Allies.
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Balkan
Bulgaria
Fall Caused Steckelberg's Death at State Hospital
Norfolk Neb coroner jury rules Charles Steckelberg Wakefield patient died from a fall to the cement floor during a scuffle with assistant foreman Edward B Newson at the state hospital for the insane. Foreman tried to place the patient under control with no violence intended. Inquiry called by County Attorney Bowling.
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Norfolk
Neb
State Hospital
Charles Streckelberg
Wakefield
Edward B. Newson
Bowling
Resignation of secretary unsettles Lincoln voters
Lincoln residents reacted with surprise as the secretary resigned from the cabinet. Republicans and Democrats alike questioned how the move would affect Wilson’s administration and the negotiations with Germany, while forecasting a far reaching political impact.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Germany Admits Its Submarine Duty in Ellispontos Sink
Athens reports the German government acknowledges responsibility for the April 18 torpedoing of the Greek steamer Ellispontos in the North Sea by a German submarine commander. The government will compensate the vessel's owners, with value to be set by Greek and German experts.
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Germany
Athens
Ellispontos
North Sea
Hardware merchant injured by gasoline tank explosion
Walthill resident Charles Hudec, a hardware merchant, was badly burned when repairing a new underground gasoline tank. He was soldering inside the excavation when the blast threw him from the hole, causing serious injuries.
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Walthill
Charles Hudec
Hudec
Provisional President Emerges in Mexican Convention Government
The election of Francis Colagos Chazare as provisional president of the convention government of Mexico draws interest from the Villa Zapata factions and U S officials. Chazare succeeds Roque Garza, who held the post after Eulalid Gutierrez fled months ago. Chazare, former Vera Cruz governor under Madero, is described as a Villa supporter.
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Washington
Francis Colagos Chazare
Convention
Mexico
Villa-Zapata
Chazare
Roque Garza
Eulalid Gutierrez
Vera Cruz
Madero
Villa
Will Pay for the Frye War Claims Amid Contraband Rule
Washington reports Germany asserts the 1828 Prussian American treaty allows destruction of American vessels carrying contraband. Germany promises payment for the destruction but denies any violation occurred. The note argues destruction is a logical inference from treaty language.
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Washington
Germany
W. H. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
United States
Cavalry Plans to Sail for Philippines Halted on Orders
Orders suspending the Fifteenth United States cavalry’s sail to the Philippines were issued from Washington and the unit will stay on the border. In Phoenix Arizona officials report readiness to field with little notice as fever and smallpox are noted as common in Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Fifteenth United States
Philippines
War Department
Washington
Fifteenth Cavalry
Phoenix
Ariz
Mexico
Arizona
Nebraska to Pay Daily Wages to Convicts at State Penitentiary
The Nebraska board of control and Warden Fenton plan a new system paying convicts daily wages for labor. An eight hour day will be observed and inmates receive 20 to 25 cents per day plus board and lodging. Initial work starts in the wicker and fiber furniture factory. later expansion to farming and other tasks is planned.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Nebraska Penitentiary
Board O'Control
Handcraft Furniture Company
United States
Board of Control
Fenton
Nebraska
Food Commissioner Harman Rejects Suspension on Misbranding
Harman says prosecutions will not be withheld for misbranding by patent medicine makers. An attorney for about 200 manufacturers urged delaying actions until a friendly test suit. The word cure is criticized. Washington allows it only for medicines that actually cure, a rule Harman will apply nationwide.
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Harman
Washington
National Pure Food Office
State Treasurer reports cash on hand and fund totals
The monthly report shows total state funds at 1 193 597 95 dollars with 1 151 487 68 at the start of May receipts 660 706 12 disbursements 618 595 85 cash on hand 12 11 cash on deposit 900 992 46 warrants held as cash university normal school balances and trust funds total 9 706 915 97 with 13 815 uninvested and 5 200 paid out since report completion university building fund 371 249 general fund 9 958 42 temporary school fund 454 718 to be distributed for public schools.
Warrants Issued During May by State Auditor
Warrants issued by State Auditor Smith in May totaled 4,097 with a value of 455000 plus. Warrants were distributed across funds led by General fund 235075.71 and University fund 70867.95 along with smaller amounts in University cash Morrill fund Experiment station fund and others.
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Smith
General Fund
University Fund
University
Morrill Fund
Experiment Station Fund
State Aid Bridge Fund
Smith-Lever Fund
Fire Commission Fund
University Income Fund
Special
Redbades
Grow Over 100 Crop Specimens At University Farm
Practically every farm crop that can be grown in the United States may be seen at the University Farm. With careful effort over 100 varieties of grasses legumes cereals and miscellaneous plants have been grown for student use and general inspection. In the list are sweet clovers sorghums and other crops watched with interest.
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United States
State Board Guidance on Taxing Nebraska School Lands
Secretary Bernecker of the state board of equalization told assessors to list all school lands under contract of sale to private individuals for taxes. Lands are valued as real estate, then the amount due to the state is deducted. the remaining equity is assessed as personal property.
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Bernecker
State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
State Seeks Corporate Occupation Tax Payments
Secretary of State mails notices to between 3 500 and 3 600 Nebraska corporations to pay the state annual occupation tax based on paid‑up capital stock. Penalty 15 percent for delinquency. Fees range from 10 dollars to 2 500 dollars. domestic firms due July and delinquent August 1. foreign corporations due August 1.
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Secretary of State Pool
Nebraska
Cranky Cranke's Latest Prank Stirs Train Disorder
In Spokane and Colville reports a notorious practical joker Cranke arouses a commotion on an O R N Pullman train near Pendleton. Rail crew intervened to quell passengers as Cranke frightened travelers by rummaging under berths with a cane late at night.
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Spokane
Colville
G Welles
Pendleton
Cranke
Comical Footwear Farce On Train Berth
A doctor appears from a train curtain to rebuke a porter over noise. The porter shows one Cranke shoe shining while the other rests on Cranke's artificial leg tucked in a berth net. The leg is passed out, causing the colored passenger to recoil in alarm as trains passengers tumble awake in a panic. The crew works to restore order.
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Mr. Crankes
Mr. Cranke
Barber Shop Bomb Blast Wounds Pittsburgh Man
William White, after a barber's visit on the North Side, was struck by a pipe bomb with a burning fuse bursting through the window. The fuse proved to be rope, the pipe empty, and White lost a large part of his nose while Beymer and patrons avoided injury. Police hunt for the bomber.
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Pittsburgh
William White
John Beymer
Beymer
White
Big Coon Attacks Copper in Seattle Chase
In Seattle on Queen Anne Hill Patrolman A H Ellis pursued a large raccoon that leaped atop him and bit his coat. Three shots rang out as the officer chased the animal along McGraw Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues West and into an alley before subduing it.
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Seattle
Wash
Queen Anne Hill
A. H.llis
McGraw Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenue
Ellis
Music to Convert Crooks of Pittsburgh
Police superintendent W Noble Matthews uses a singing quartet to reach offenders. The choir performs nightly in Central Station after Billy Sunday services to calm drunks and curb crime. Crooks and pickpockets face revised routines and limited cell time under the program.
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Pittsburgh
Nilice W. Noble Matthews
Billy Sunday
Tion
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