President Signs Draft Meas ure and Orders June 5 Registration
President Wilson signed the conscription bill after dinner, setting June 5 as the registration day for all men aged 21 to 31. He rejected a Roosevelt volunteer army provision, directing a regular force deployment to France and outlining the draft as the nation’s main wartime strategy.
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Executive
Roosevelt Volunteer Army
Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States
Congress
Regular Army
Navy
National Guard
Naval Militia
District Court of the
France
Robert Lansing
John J. Pershing
Europe
Senate
Red horse suckers sell for five cents a pound in Milwaukee
Milwaukee residents benefited from a state conservation commission program enabling purchase of red horse suckers at five cents per pound. The fish were shipped from Shell Janke.
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Milwaukee
Wis
State Conservation Commission
Shell Janke
Wealthy cattleman slain near El Paso
The body of Thomas Lyons, millionaire cattleman of Silver City New Mexico, was found in a ravine near a suburb of El Paso. His head was crushed and he had been robbed. Lyons arrived from Deming New Mexico during the night and had come here from Rochester New York.
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Thomas Lyons
el Paso
Tex
Silver City
N. M
Deming
Lyons
Rochester
N. Y
Britain Depends on U S for Food in Coming Months
London reports Baron Devonport stating Britain relies on the United States for food supplies for the next two months until harvest. He credits America as a sheet anchor and supports Hoover’s plan to control U S supplies and channel food to the Allies through entente bodies, awaiting U S action.
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Union News Service
London
Great Britain
United States
Baron Devonport
America
Australia
Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Investigators Cite Food Price Advances Without Cause
Special Justice Department investigators presented new evidence to Attorney General Gregory that indictments for food price manipulation could be based on. Robert W. Childs and George W. Anderson reported many food prices rose without justification, suggesting possible restraint of competition.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Gregory
Robert W. Childs
Chicago
George W. Anderson
Boston
Tax on large incomes questioned amid war‑era reform talk
In Washington Representatives Reavis and Fordney argued tax policy tied to wartime burdens. Reavis urged that small earners suffer most from consumption taxes, while defending wealthier taxpayers from excess levies. He cited his son going to war and urged fair burdens to avoid overtaxing those least able to pay.
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Washington
Sherley
Kentucky
Reavis
House
Fordney
Michigan
Mr. Reavis
German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg Offers Resignation
Dispatch from The Hague says Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg went to general headquarters to offer his resignation, though Berliner Tageblatt reports it was not accepted. The Berlin Deutsche Zeitung, organ of the annexationists, carries the assertion.
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London
Hague
Berlin Deutsche Zeitung
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Berliner Tageblatt
Reduced Submarine Damage London Report
The weekly submarine losses are the most favorable in weeks with ships torpedoed below average and many ships escaping attack.
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London
Death of Joseph Hodges Choate Former British Ambassador
Joseph Hodges Choate a renowned lawyer and former ambassador to Great Britain died at his New York home from heart disease. The longtime figure in international affairs passed away suddenly prompting tributes from diplomatic circles.
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New York
Joseph Hodges Choate
Great Britain
Continue Restrictive Regulations in Chicago Grain Markets
Representatives of leading grain exchanges urged continued restrictive measures until further notice. The rules varied little by exchange, banning May options and limiting July and September wheat trades to selling and liquidation of existing contracts.
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Chicago
Ieading
Nebraska Draft Quota Set At About Seven Thousand
Washington reports that in Nebraska, among men aged 21 to 30 in 1910, about 129 400 lived. From the 500 000 first army quota, Nebraska is allotted roughly 7 000 men, or one eighteenth of those subject to enrollment.
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Washington
Nebraska
Bureau
Nebraska Notes Highlight June Meetings and Local Events
Nebraska schedule lists multiple society, postmasters, and bank group meetings from June 4 to 30 in Omaha, Lincoln, North Platte, and other towns. Highlights include state dental, funeral directors, press association, Sunday school, railway agents, golf, and Masonic activities. Reports also note wheat price concerns, wage advances, prohibition permits, and community projects across the state.
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Nebraska
Omaha
International Ass'n
Railway Special Agents and Police
Lincoln
Nebraska to establish statewide labor bureaus for farms
Nebraska extension service maps a state wide labor bureau system to link farmers with unemployed workers. Local bureaus will list labor, report surpluses and deficits, and coordinate with county and state offices in Lincoln. Governor Neville and Attorney General Reed plan a test case in Douglas county on mock beer legality. Leonard A Flansburg assists.
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Union N News Service
Extension Service
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Neville
Reed
Douglas County
Omaha
Leonard A. Flansburg
Attorney General Reed Explains Prohibitory Law for Nebraska Druggists
Nebraska Attorney General Reed issues a written opinion answering druggists questions on the prohibitory law. He states that licensed pharmacists or corporations must obtain a governor’s permit to purchase alcohol for manufacturing. He notes bitters and Jamaica ginger fall under the same rules as beverages without a federal permit. He cautions doctors about personal beverage use of pure alcohol but allows medicinal or scientific use. He defers labeling rules on denatured alcohol and directs Internal Revenue to advise on government permits. Receipt of tax payment is prima facie evidence of unlawful sale but not conclusive. Malt extract is treated like bitters.
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Reed
Willis E. Reed
Nebraska
Jamaica
Internal Revenue
Loomis of Fremont
Internal Revenue Tax
United States
Government agent to aid Nebraska farmers in securing labor
A special USDA representative will be stationed in Lincoln to assist farmers in obtaining labor for planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. He will work with the State Labor Commissioner, visit sections of the state, and help organize farm communities to optimize labor use. The Land Commissioner’s office is preparing an index of sale contracts for state school lands to show balances due and interest.
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Omaha
A. OG. Watson
Plainview
South Omaha
Douglas County
Moorhead
Co. E. Gunnels
Seward
Nebraska
United States
Ralston
United States Government
Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
Williams
Norman
Capitol
Beckman
the Land Commissioner
New Law On Special Auto Plates For Dealers
Secretary of State Pool informs county treasurers of a new law creating a special number plate for automobile manufacturers and dealers. Duplicates may be used only for demonstration purposes and must be secured from the secretary of state at 35 cents each. Firms with operations in multiple towns require separate registrations and numbers for each location before the July effective date. penalties include fines up to 50 dollars.
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American Automobile Association
State Fair Grounds
America
City of
Lincoln
United States
Union
Secretary of State
Pool
Legislator Richmond Resigns to Join Defense Council
Henry C. Richmond of Omaha resigns from the Douglas county delegation to accept the state council for defense secretary post. He is the second lawmaker to resign after W. C. Dorsey left his seat upon appointment as district judge.
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Henry C. Richmond
Omaha
Douglas County
Neville
State Council For Defense
Richmond
W. C. Dorsey
Seeds tested free under Nebraska seed law changes
A Nebraska seed testing program now offers free analyses under the 1917 seed law. Residents may submit representative seed samples to the state food, drug, dairy and oil commissioner in Lincoln for analysis at no charge. More than 300 University of Nebraska spring degree candidates are listed, led by 178 Bachelor of Arts nominees.
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Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture
College of Pharmacy
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