Nebraska items mix politics sports and incidents
Nebraska clippings report Senate action on Alaska coal and a speed of bills, plus a long list of local notes. Football injuries at Tecumseh and Lincoln, fires in Beatrice and Hastings, burglaries in Grand Island and Omaha, and social news from Humboldt, Beatrice, and Columbus frame a busy slice of state life.
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News Service
Phington
Senate
Simmons
Pinean
Onte
Conde Ons
Alaska
Gage County
Aia
Fremont
Solu Duertolat
Baradaia
Nichols
Seward
Ompha
Tecumseh
New York City
Beatrice
H. C. Letson
Red Cloud
Wilson
Co. F. Shaffer
Alliance
Scottsbluff
William Hartman
Falls City
Roy Haggerty
Auto Ag
Lincoln
Blue Springs
George
John Everett
Avoca
Charles Burns
M. E
Western
Cedar Bluffs
Thomas Endicott
Edith Shoff
Wymore
Sophia Teeters
Eddy Clark
Omaha
Ramee
Méyer Jewelry
Grand Island
D. M. Amsbury
Broken Bow
Republican
C. BE. Shea
Brainerd
Eileen Kavanaugh
Columbus
Trousseau
Hastings Chautauqua Park
Papillion
Masonic Lodge
West Point
North Bend
John J. Ryder
League of American Municipalities
Milwaukee
Bernstein
Harry Huntington
Pawnee City
Shadrach Chaffin
Humboldt
Nebraska City
Beatrices
Frank Morrissey
John McClatchey
York
Earl Thompson
Adams County
Hastings
Lincoln City
War Costs $55 Per Second
Sidney Webb, a noted political economist, told a London audience that the war costs eleven pounds per second, night and day, and that the war acts like an economic earthquake altering everything. He warned the ultimate world impact would be colossal and unpredictable.
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London
Sidney. Webb
School of Economics and Political Science
Webb
Agriculture department lifts corn and tobacco forecasts
Washington reports a large rise in corn by 78 million bushels and tobacco by 92 million pounds in the October forecast. State and state crop boosts include 11 million extra bushels of state corn, 21 million more bushels of oats, and 10 million additional bushels of apples. Spring wheat slips slightly from September but total output for winter and spring wheat remains a record harvest.
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Washington
Apartment of Agriculture
Ats
Revolt Against Dominant Church Alarms Atlanta Meeting
In Atlanta a Rev. 8 G Inman cites revolts as justifiable against land barons and priests. He joins other speakers at a Christian missions meeting defending Latin America as a revolt against dominant church power.
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Atlanta
Oregon Minimum Wage Case Flows to Supreme Court
State officials and employers in Oregon seek immediate Supreme Court action on a constitutional challenge to the Oregon minimum wage. The notice says if several states join, the court will quickly decide on early consideration of the case testing the wage statute.
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Washington
Bt Minisgum
Supreme Court
Oregon
Campaign to Lift $100000 Debt for St Elizabeth’s Hospital
In Lincoln Nebraska a large campaign began with 306 workers from all churches joining to erase a $100000 debt of St Elizabeth’s Hospital. A noonday luncheon announced that the first two hours raised $4001, with the hospital being the city’s sole charity of its kind supported by all denominations.
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Lincoln, Neb
St. Elizabeth's Ospital
Suffrage funds sent to mint for melting pot display
Gold and silver pieces gathered by Philadelphia suffragists were sent to the United States mint for amalgamation. The metal weighed about ninety-two ounces, and items included vanity boxes bracelets brooches rings and pins from a donor after Dr. Anna Shaw spoke on a western tour.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
Anna 4. Shaw
National Oman’ S Suffrage Association
Belgian Capital Move Report Warns of Ongoing Bombardment
The Nieuw Den Den ag says the Belgian government has moved from Antwerp to Ostend and the German besieging force commander sent a white flag message signaling imminent bombardment of the capital. Refugees fled to Holland as the government relocated to Ostend.
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Amsterdam
Nieuw den Denag
Antwerp
Osmd
Holand
Ostend
Indians Rout Industrial Workers in Glasgow Clash
Indians in Glasgow Montana clashed with industrial workers, leaving four dead. Police and deputized braves contained the scene as a celebration turned violent with garish paint and scant clothing. Disorder arose as tensions erupted on a reserve reservation year.
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Glasgow
Mont
Pop Mont
German Siege Threat at Antwerp Escalates as Belgians Refuse Surrender
London reports German heavy guns trained on Antwerp after Belgians refused to surrender. As Brussels falls to German control, Ostend becomes temporary capital. west front fighting intensifies with German counterattacks near Arras, Albert, and Roye and east Prussian forces adopting a defensive posture while Ossowetz fortress is abandoned.
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London
Antwerp
Ostend
Brussels
Berlin
The
Hague
East Prussia
Ossowetz
Russian
Poland
Drostken
Augustowo
Suwalki
Sink German Destroyer by Submarine E-9
British submarine E-9 raided German waters off the Ems mouth and sank a torpedo boat destroyer. It previously sank the cruiser Hela off Helgoland on Sept 13 and returned safely to port. Other items note German casualty lists, Canada offering 500000 troops, cholera in Galicia, Yap occupation by Japan, and Belgian refugees arriving in Folkestone.
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London
Ems
Helgoland
Berlin
von Walter
Tarnovka
Russian
Poland
New York
Canada
Germany
Sam Hughes
England
Cedric
Allies Claim Ground Gains In Long French Battle
Allied dispatches from Paris claim the left wing recaptured ground between Chaulnes and Roye as French forces advance in the center with little opposition. Cavalry penetrated toward Armentieres near the Belgian border as German reports note on the right wing. The northern battle enters its twenty sixth day with no imminent end.
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von Kluck
Lassigne
Antwerp
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
France
Belgium
Landwehr
Landsturm
Berlin
Amsterdam
London
Arras
Lille
Lens
Albert
Roye
Oise
Meuse
Verdun
Alsace-Lorraine
von Klack
Osse
Chaulnes
Armentieres
la Bassee
Somme
Woevre
Indian Troops in Europe and Asia Form Notable Allied Army
The article surveys British Indian forces with allied troops, totaling about 150,000 in the field, half likely in France. It highlights the diverse units including Gurkhas Sikhs Mahrattas and native princes, noting their long joint combat history and the cultural contrast with Aryan roots and Kiplingesque imagery.
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France
India
Germany
Europe
Ita
Chitral
Tibet
Ghurkas
Kiplingatory
State treasurer reports maintenance funds for normal schools
The state treasurer submitted to the normal board a statement of funds available in the maintenance accounts for each normal school. It may be necessary to transfer 5000 from Wayne normal to Peru normal. Last year the board appropriated portions of the state normal tax levy for maintenance, with details showing appropriations, expenditures, and remaining balances.
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George
Normal Board
Wayne Normal
Peru Normal
Churches Open Doors for University Students Night
Twelve churches in the capital city hosted a Friday night reception for university students. St. Paul’s drew the largest crowd with more than 400 attendees. Two separate receptions for men and women merged after 9 p.m. Musical programs and pastor talks were common, with one church offering dancing.
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St. Paul’s Church
Auditor to file suit on long outstanding insane fund
Auditor Howard will initiate suit against Dakota Boone Burt Gage and Stan ton counties to recover about 18000 dollars in principal plus roughly 27000 dollars in interest from a 300000 dollar statewide total. The case cites a state supreme court ruling in Douglas county confirming the law.
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Howard
Dakota
Boone
Burt
Gage
Stanton
State Supreme Court
Douglas County
Penitentiary Considers Moving Picture Fund Drive
Visitors may donate to a fund for a moving picture machine at the state penitentiary. Convict cartoonist Naylor is crafting a sign for the collection box used for a baseball fund earlier in the summer. The warden plans to show films in the new dining rooms with whitewashed walls serving as screens.
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State Penitentiary
Fenton
Naylor
Alfalfa Feeding For Working Horses And Seed Corn Storage
The article discusses feeding alfalfa to work horses with caution due to palatability, noting daily quantities by weight. It also reports Nebraska Experiment Station findings comparing seed corn germination in different storage conditions, with higher viability in a seed room than in a shed or outside.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Darwin Seeks Contentment in Chicago Boarder Life
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls Charles G. Darwin’s move to a third floor apartment in Chicago shared with Mrs Houghton and her sister. He worked at a Dearborn street office then found the back porch overlooked seven train tracks while the pair and three boarders shared meals and a modest life.
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Chicago
Charles G Dom
Howe
Darwin
Mss Houghton
Houghton
Dearborne Street
Hes
Ste Deans
California
Son Park
Angeles
Charles G. Dory
Belle B. Houghter
Hypnotism Case Report From New York City
Fragments describe a hypnotism case linked to a New York woman Mrs Eggert of Elmira and a Keuka contractor. The article mentions a stolen hotel jewelry incident registered with police and a move toward recovering stolen goods from Buffalo. Names and places show a regional mystery.
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New York Hi
Owen
Ametl
Eggert
Elmirs
Jewe Young
Keuks
Keuka
New York
Leazard Wen
Buffalo
Buffalo Poll
Adele
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