Senate Split on Wage Garnishment and Cigarette Sales Bill
The Nebraska senate divided into business and legal factions over two bills. A 18 to 10 vote killed House Roll 97, restricting debtor wage exemptions to 75 percent. In another measure, 17 to 12, the senate indefinitely postponed House Bill 297 to curb minor cigarette sales amid a heated debate on the demon drink issue.
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Lincoln
State Senate
Weaverling
Reed
House
Senate
Weidenfeld resigns under fire over anonymous senate letter
George Weidenfeld, board accountant, resigns amid allegations of authoring a spurious anonymous letter to the senate clerk. Senator Bradstreet admitted responsibility for the letter read into senate records. Malcolm Black, a senate page, signed an affidavit tying Weidenfeld to the delivery of messages to Bradstreet. The matter goes to the committee on state institutions.
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State Board of Control
George Weidenfeld
Senate
Senator Bradstreet
Grand Island
Malcolm Black
Weidenfeld
Bradstreet
Committee On State Institutions
Senate Committee On Education
Bushee
Board of Regents
House Committee
House Committee On Trade and Commerce
Pure Food
Cordeal
Supreme Court
Hostetler
Legislative House
Good of Dawes
Omaha Stock Yards
Mathewson
Committee On Corporations
House
Sa Committee
Nebraska News in Brief From Lincoln to Platte Valley
The Lincoln Commercial club plans a Pershing Highway route from San Francisco to New York. Nebraska joins veteran units like Lieutenant Carroll G Evans of Columbus returning from France with the 163d aero squadron. Community groups in Platte county form a permanent veterans organization. Banking capacity grows with Nebraska leading per capita deposits. Potatoes move slowly as growers seek buyers. Schools and churches discuss college moves and church synod plans. Crop stocks, wages, and real estate trends shape state economy. Public notices include elections, hotel plans, and vehicle thefts. Nebraska boosts war memorials and education while counties plan civics and infrastructure projects.
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Nebraska
Carroll G. Evans
Columbus
New York
France
163D
Aero Squadron
Lafayette
Evans
Platte County
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
North Platte Valley
The
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
Fremont
Fremont College
Midland College
Atchison, Kans
State Board of Agriculture
Red Cross
Superior
May Daily
United States
London
Denver
Kearney
War Trade Board
South Omaha
Omaha
Lincoln
Ord
P. H. Young
Valentine
Kansas City
Miller & Son of
Chester
Chadron
Nebraska City
North Platte
Navy battleship debate halts six cruisers amid new ship type talk
Secretary Daniels ordered a pause on six 35 knot cruisers as experts clash over future capital ships. A study trip to Europe will inform a forthcoming report to Congress, with a conference planned to determine whether to pursue a cruiser battleship or a different design. The disagreement risks delaying nearly half a billion in spending and could obsolete existing battleships.
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Daniels
Department
Europe
Benson
Sims
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
Navy
Navy General Board
War department plans to sell vast aviation assets
Washington reports that the war department contemplates selling for junk most aviation equipment from the war. It would reduce the Military air service from about 30 000 flyers and mechanics to 3 000 and sell countless planes motors and training resources to the highest bidder. The plan also calls for selling airplane spruce and linen and disposing of aerodromes and a balloon depot.
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Washington
War Department
Congressional Military Affairs Committee
Department
Military Air Service
Russell warns League of Nations failure imperils Europe
Charles Edward Russell, returning from Paris, asserts that failure of the league plan would bring the greatest catastrophe in history. He notes European masses demand action to avert future wars and warns Bolshevik danger and failed relief plans could overturn the world.
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New York
League of Nations
Europe
Charles Edward Russell
Russia
Paris
Mr. Russell
Irish officers urge home rule at peace conference
A petition to King George signed by several prominent Irish officers who served in the British army during the war asks that home rule be considered by the peace conference.
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London
George
Dock Workers Strike in New York Paralyzes Piers
About 20,000 longshoremen walked out in sympathy with a marine workers strike. They refused to handle freight to piers by boats crewed by non union workers, halting deliveries along major harbor terminals.
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New York
Parade plan in Buffalo blocked by police sanction refusal
Buffalo police prevented a planned unemployment parade after city authorities refused sanction. The event was not carried out and no disorder occurred.
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Clamps Ltd
Buffalo
Ford Plans New Car Factory Network at 250 Dollar Price
Detroit report says Edsel Ford announced plans with his father Henry Ford to withdraw from Ford Motor Co and form a new company. The goal is to build factories nationwide to produce a motor car priced at 250 to 350 dollars for sale across the United States.
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Detroit
Edsel B. Ford
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
United States
Paris Peace Terms Cut German Army to 100000 Men
The supreme war council adopted disarmament terms limiting Germany to an army of 100000 men enlisted for twelve years.
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Paris
Supreme War Council
Bungalow Design Promises Cozy One Floor Living
The article by William A. Radford extols small bungalow living as cost efficient and flexible. It describes a 35 by 32 foot design with a 30 foot terrace, large living room, two bedrooms, an unusually large bath, three big closets, and a kitchen with a back porch ice box. The plan allows reconfiguring rooms to suit exposure and owner preference, presenting a comfortable home for small families.
Maid Threads Quiet Craft Amid Domestic Visit
A placid scene shows a new maid sewing at a dismantled pantry as a bride rushes to start dinner. John’s parents plan their first visit of inspection, while a mop hangs in a half washed bucket and luncheon dishes sit in the sink.
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John
Camels Deployed in Desert Warfare Tactics
Camels set among acacia clusters with a mounted spy, described as safest concealment. Camels endure long without water and carry loads of 400 to 500 pounds, highlighting desert warfare utility.
Painting for Mrs Fatpurse an Order of Deer Ducks and Fish
A humorous exchange features a client demanding a commissioned landscape full of deer ducks quail reed birds cattle pigs and a lake plus an ocean and abundant fish for a dining room. The Great Artist confirms capability.
Bequest of Hollister Leaves Albatross Toothpicks to Sons
An Englishman named Jabez Hollister left his sons a curious bequest a full set of albatross toothpicks stating they should never have to sit in a dentist chair.
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Jabez ‘Hollister
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Ad Claims Kidney Cure
An old advertisement claims Kilmer’s Swamp Root offers a cure for kidney and bladder ailments. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s medicine as successfully diagnosing and treating kidney disease, urging readers to request a sample bottle through Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton.
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Kilmer
Amr
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Civilization’s Debt to the East and Westward Influence
Fragmentary sketch traces civilization from ancient East origins to Armenian and Persian influences shaping Jewish and Christian faiths and science. It notes long wanderers, arid landscapes, and later declines as peoples regressed toward pastoral existence in a tentative historical arc.
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Asia
Danelles
Armenia
Sury
Persia
Alps
Ely’s Balm Promises Quick Relief for Cold Symptoms
An old advertisement touts Ely’s Balm to open nasal passages and end cold or catarrh. It claims quick relief from snuffles, mucus discharge, dryness, and breathing difficulty by applying a fragrant antiseptic in the nostrils.
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Ely
Shifting Responsibilities in a Railway Organization
A fragment discusses who bears responsibility in a railway company from dividends to accidents. The excerpt suggests the president handles dividends while the motorman bears responsibility for accidents, reflecting broader views on accountability.
Fragmented OCR snippet yields unclear headline
The readable portion shows stray letters and broken words, no coherent events, names, dates, or places to anchor a factual news item. Interpretation is impossible without clearer text.
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