War taxes and food price plans dominate world news
The United States and allied nations discuss a standardized sixteen ounce bread loaf at six cents and a fourteen ounce loaf at fifty cents, aiming to cut current prices. The Senate passes a war tax bill of about $2.4 billion with key objections by four senators.
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the Food Administration
Senate
House
Borah, Gronnah, LaFollette
Norris
Food Administration
War Emergency Council
National Association
Europe
American Red Cross
United States
Germany
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
France
War News Wrap: Russian Front Boosts and German Peace Talks
Dispatches report Kornilov's troops advancing near Petrograd and forces moving toward Tosno to sever rail links. In Germany fuel shortages drive consolidation of key industries while peace talks loom ahead of Christmas. British papers flag a Russian crisis overshadowing other fronts and cautious optimism about German intrigues failing.
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Germany
Post
Russia
The
Times
Name In Full Sign Card for Agricultural Duty
Sign card requests entry of full name for agricultural registration. Vague form shows instruction to print complete legal name and verify spelling for official records. No additional details provided.
Public Notices From Industrial Professional Pubic
Classified style fragment lists age race citizen status and service pledges with placeholders for names and last name. Reads like a volunteer or civic service form noting time pledged and training request details. Contains sparse readable fields without full context or complete identities.
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Volun
Service records form for Red Cross Allied Relief Women’s Committee
A scanned form lists training fields and occupations from manager to engineer and technician roles, asking for personal details pregnancy status, nationality, and service preference. It shows training choices and asks when the applicant can start, with sections on volunteer or paid service and home town.
Deming Off for War Effort Through Sugar Industry Talk
Lincoln dispatch reports Nebraska troops mobilized on six trains from twenty two towns. Soldiers left with cheer and generous home packages, each packing favorite dishes as goodbyes and blessings followed them to the front.
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Western
Union News Service
Lincoln
Nebraska
Deming
State Capitol lists hunting seasons and license fees
Open seasons are set for waterfowl September 16 to December 31 and for prairie chicken grouse and sage hens September 15 to November 15. Other species have varied dates with protections for several birds year round. Licenses cost residents 1 dollar and non residents 10 dollars. fishing with line and hook is 2 dollars. Bag limits allow twenty five birds ten squirrels and fifty other game birds or game fish in possession.
Governor Neville Praised by Crowder for Nebraska Mobilization
Washington letter from Sept. 4 praises Governor Keith Neville Lincoln for detailed plans for entertaining and mobilizing Nebraska’s first five percent of quota on Sept 5. Crowder, Provost Marshal General, says such preparations reassure national army mobilization efforts.
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Neville
General Crowder
Nebraska
Washington
Keith Neville
Lincoln
Ned
Governor Neville
HE. H. Crowder
Labor federation backs war education fund for children
The State Federation of Labor approved a plan led by C. S. Eckert of Lincoln to create a fund for educating children of laborers. The proposal, discussed at last week's meeting, calls for a loan program to assist worthy applicants through college with support from all unions.
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State Federation of Labor
C. S. Eckert of
Lincoln
State Federation
Nebraska Adjutant General Steele Appointed in 34th Division
Adjutant General W. E. Steele of the Nebraska national guard has been named assistant adjutant of the thirty fourth division, U S army, and must report for duty at the Deming New Mexico training camp. Major J T Hollingsworth of Omaha will temporarily become adjutant general of the Nebraska national guard as requested by Governor Neville. The appointment carries the rank of major.
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W. E. Steele
Nebraska National Guard
United States Army
Deming
N. M
J. T.hollingsworth
Omaha
Ordnance Department of
State Administrative Staff
Neville
Steele Carrier
No Sick Men Reported Among Lincoln Troops
Lieutenants Hart and Boler of the sanitary squad report no sick men among Lincoln troops for over two weeks. They note 400 men are in good health and that while some complain about meals, the lack of variety and pie or cake keeps stomachs steady.
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Hart
Boler
Sanitary Squad
Lincoln
Corlain
Nebraska Women Register for War Service Across State
Registration continues through October 17 as Nebraska women are urged to sign the patriotic service card. The Woman's Department of the State Council of Defense outlines county precinct structures and registrars to ensure every loyal woman is registered, with emphasis on statewide organization and ongoing precinct drives.
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Nebraska
Altho
Woman’s Department
The
State Council of Defense
Woman’s Committee
Council of Defense
County of Defense
Nebraska County Fairs Yet to be Held
List of Nebraska fairs yet to be held compiled by William H. Smith secretary of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers. Weeks of Septomeber 24 and October 1 and October 8 note fairs at Clay Center Frontier Stockville Beatrice Hayes Center Chambers Pawnee Pawnee City Indianola Wahoo Fairbury York and other towns with respective secretaries listed. Schools to Knit for Soldiers program to supply yarn and needles for knitting woolen items for soldiers with cooperation from Webster Scotts Bluff Polk and Stanton counties already on board.
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Nebraska
Wm. H. Smith
Nebraska Association of Fair Managers
Clay
Clay Center
R. A. Burkit
Frontier
Stockville
L. H. Cheney
Furnas
Beaver City
W. C. Lumley
Gage
Beatrice
H. V
Henry Pickett
York—York
Geo. W. Shreck
Jefferson—Fairbury
O. H. Sollenberger
Department of Education
American Navy League
Webster
Scotts Bluff
Polk
Stanton
Alice Florer
State Department of Education
Lincoln
Neb
Miss Florer
Nebraska at Omaha convention warns of food waste
At the Live Stock Breeders' association convention in Omaha a speaker stated that more food is wasted in Nebraska than is consumed. The remark highlighted agricultural inefficiencies and prompted calls for better stock feeding and storage practices.
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Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Omaha
Nebraska
Nebraska Soil Survey Progress Amid Draft Disruptions
Dr. G. E. Condra, director of the Nebraska Conservation and Soil Survey, reports progress is good despite draft-induced labor shortages. He notes amusing incidents where farmers inadvertently obstructed borings by planting dynamite to destroy crops, hindering soil sample work in the western region.
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G. E. Condra
Nebraska Conservation and Soil Survey
Nebraska
Shortage of Male Teachers Threatens Rural Programs
State Superintendent Clemmons reports an acute shortage of male teachers in rural high schools and consolidated districts. With a rising army enrollment for officers and soldiers, some agricultural courses may be discontinued. The fair exhibit in horticulture is praised as the best in school history, led by Thayer county with Fillmore, Pawnee, and Clay counties showing strong entries.
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Clemmons
Horticultural
Thayer County
Fillmore
Pawnee
Clay County
Nebraska Coal Dealers Survey Aims to Gauge Fuel Needs
The Nebraska state council of defense begins a fuel census to assess coal requirements and on-hand supplies. A circular to 1750 coal dealers asks for stock as of September 1, obligations to receive for contracts made before August 22, 1917, and coal sold from May 1, 1916 to May 1, 1917.
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Nebraska
Hoover Food Administration Grain Corporation forms in Nebraska
Herbert C Hoover's new Food Administration Grain Corporation secures a legal status in Nebraska by filing articles of incorporation with the secretary of state and naming the state auditor as resident agent for service of process. HE Burkett, attorney for the corporation, filed documents at the capitol. The official name is The Food Administration Grain Corporation with capital stock of $10,000 and headquarters in Wilmington Delaware.
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Herbert C. Hoover
New Food Corporation
United States
Nebraska
Secretary of State
HE. J. Burkett
Capitol
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Wilmington
Del
War Department ruling on draft camp assignments and Rhoades exam changes
The War Department limits draft transfers to local boards and allows overseas routing from temporary residences to ease hardship. Chan cellor Avery reports the Rhoades scholarship exam will stay on October 2 and 3 but admitted candidates meeting age limits will be deferred to a later date. Eligibility requires at least sophomore standing in a recognized college. Further information comes from Chancellor Avery’s office.
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War Department
Neville
Avery
Rhoades
Actice
Liberty motor passes final test for U S air supremacy
Secretary Baker announces the Liberty aircraft engine has completed its final test and is the main reliance for rapid production of high power battleplanes. He credits American motordom's brains and industry for the design and construction of the ambitious project.
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United States
France
Baker
Washington
Germany
License System for Sugar Brings Industry Under Government Control
Washington reports the food administration will place the entire American sugar industry under government control starting October 1 via a licensing system covering manufacture refining and imports. President Wilson approved the move to curb speculative prices and ensure fair distribution. Beet sugar producers have accepted price scales saving the public over 30 million dollars through year’s end. Cane sugar refiners will import all needs through a committee named by the food administration.
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Food Administration
Washington
Wilson
Portugal Declares State of Siege After General Strike
A Lisbon telegram reports Portugal in a state of siege as a general strike closes all establishments in Lisbon. Several people including soldiers are wounded by bomb explosions amid the upheaval in the capital Madrid dispatches note.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Madrid
Women in Food Conservation Campaign Plans
Washington outlines plans to enlist women and households in a nationwide food conservation effort. The Food Administration confers with organizers from multiple states to launch a campaign aiming for universal household cooperation. Over a million pledges have been received from heads of families committing to conserve essential food supplies.
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The
Food Administration
Washington
Winter fuel shortages shrink German commerce amid market shortages
The report notes Germany faces winter fuel stress with demand for heat and light. Businesses may consolidate, with weaker establishments closing unless they provide energy. Farmers call for ending crop controls and price caps. London editors focus on the Russian crisis shaping wartime outlook and German influence. The Times warns the situation worsens on all fronts.
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Germany
Copenhagen
London
Post
Russia
the Times
Nebraska Happenings Across The Week In 1918
War service enrollment rises with 2500+ Methodists in Nebraska. Mary Briley, 116, the state’s oldest registrant. Weathered hog losses trimmed by cholera battle. Lincoln conference backs Wilson policies. Nebraska farms adapt to war needs and local improvements surge in Fairbury Elkhorn and Dunbar real estate and infrastructure progress.
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Methodist ‘Churches
Nebraska
Lincoln
Washington
Kansas
Fairbury City
Charles Graff
Nebraska Stock Breeders Association
G.H. Gustafson
Farmers ‘Union
Omaha
State Food Committee
Wattles
Snider of
Hastings
St. Joseph
John O’connor
Qo’ Connor
Wilson
Reed
State Federation of'Labor
Charles H. McKee
Geneva
Gertrude Armstead
North Bend
Platte River
Fremont
Nebraska Guard
Norfolk
South Omaha
Ashar IL. Hulbert
M. EF. Smith & Co
Beatrice
Havelock
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