Plattsmouth Faces Electric Crisis With Broken Transmission
A city editorial laments May day transmission lines failing Omaha Red Oak supply. It recalls promises of 24 hour service and a ready home plant, notes three days without ice and widespread outages, and urges action before the current franchise ends. It calls for a municipal or upgraded plant to ensure reliable power.
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Plattsmouth
Abbott
Manlove
Sweezey
Idral
Plattemont
Omaha
Red Oak
Amile
Journal
Anheim
Sweezy
Plattemouth
Teamsters in Omaha End Walkout Return to Work
In Omaha about ten days of general strike threat ends as striking teamsters and truck drivers resume work for “fair” employers. Central Labor Union order prompted restarts. roughly half of workers returned, with placarded trucks noting fair treatment. By Monday, officials forecast the strike’s end and routine service restoring delivery citywide.
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Omaha
Central Labor Union
Organized Labor
Soeme
Zimman
Furnishing Employment Posters Urge Veterans’ Hiring
This morning James M. Robert son distributed posters appealing to the public to furnish employment for returning soldiers. The notices were designed to be catchy with pictures and a call to put fighting blood into business efforts.
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James M. Robertson
Nehawka Chautauqua Concludes After Five Day Run
The Nehawka Chautauqua concluded a five day event with good attendance and strong numbers. Two airplanes planned to perform stunts were canceled due to engine trouble and a storm, but the overall gathering was a success enjoyed by many locals including farmers who were busy with work.
Mrs William Foxwell Returns Home From Omaha Hospital
Mrs. William Foxwell who had been receiving treatment in an Omaha hospital shows improvement. A letter from her sister Mrs. B S Ramsey indicated she could return home today. Ramsey left for Omaha and accompanied Mrs. Foxwell on the noon train.
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William Foxwell
Omaha
B. S. Ramsey
Chamberlain's Tablets for Constipation and Indigestion
A man forgets the exact product name and uses a substitute. The notice urges carrying this cut to ensure obtaining Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion, promising satisfactory relief.
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Chamberlain
Maurer Family Welcomes Seven Pound Baby Boy
The Eugene Maurer household celebrates the arrival of a son weighing seven pounds. Both parents express happiness and say the baby is perfect in every way. The family praises the newborn and looks forward to sharing joy with relatives and friends.
Miss Merna Morrison to travel from Plattsmouth to Adétic Rapids
Miss Merna Morrison closes her season in Mrs. Emma Pease's millinery shop tonight and departs for Omaha then Adétic Rapids Iowa. She was the guest of Mrs. James T. Begley at a dinner Thursday night while staying in Plattsmouth as a distant relative of Judge Begley.
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Merna Morrison
Emma Pease
Omaha
Adétic Rapids
Iowa
Miss Morrison
James T. Begley
Plattsmouth
Judge Begley
Uncle Jacob Grassman Feels Better After Illness
Dr W Grassman of Alliance visited the city for the day from Louisville where he stayed with his father. Jacob Grassman, aged 87, has been ill but is now up and about in reasonably good health for his advanced years. He will stay with his nephew Jillard Grassman and H T Batton and wife during his brief visit.
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W. Grassman
Alliance
Louisville
Jacob Grassman
Mr. Grassman
Jillard Grassman
H. T. Batton
British admit Scapa Flow sinking could not be prevented
Washington reports the British embassy states no measures by the Admiralty could stop the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow without breaking armistice terms. Internment instead of surrender left no guard feasible, and even guards could not have prevented the sinking due to German crew expertise. The council overruled a recommendation to surrender the ships. Admiral Von Reuter allegedly ordered the sinking on his own account.
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Washington
Scapa Flow
Allied Naval Council
von Reuter
Republicans Oppose 10 Day Senate Recess
Washington June 27 Proposals for a 10 day senate recess after the annual supply measures pass are urged by some democratic senators but republican leaders refuse to suspend work. They cite President Wilsons early return and his plan to address the senate. It is understood they favor a three day recess for treaty consideration. Senator Hitchcock Nebraska and Swanson Virginia are named among those urging a brief recess.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Administration
Swanson
Virginia
Lost Tire on Cedar Creek Road Notice
Lost: between Plattsmouth and my farm an inflated Republic tire on demountable rim. JOHN W FALTER. 28-2tditw.
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Cedar Creek Road
Plattsmouth
John W.falter
Neat printing assured if you have it done at the Journal office
The note promises quality printing services at the Journal office, asserting guaranteed neat results for customers seeking printing. It emphasizes reliability and local availability, suggesting a straightforward service offer without additional details.
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Journal
Harney Thomas Family Brother Seeks Visit Amid Discharge News
Harley Thomas, Wyoming guards veteran and World War I operator, was deployed overseas for over two years before a discharge order. His brother Harry Thomas, from Cheyenne now in Omaha, hopes for a reunion as Harley is sent to Camp Dodge for discharge. A Wyoming troop train last Sunday forwarded notification via Charles Staska.
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Harley Thomas
Harry Thomas
Cheyenne
Wyoming Guards
United States
New York
Harry
Omaha
Wyoming
Charles Staska
Camp Dodge
Matthew Herold
Burlington League to Be Formed by Local Baseball Fans
From Thursday's Daily. Tonight a meeting of Burlington baseball fans will organize an inter-Burlington league. Five teams will include the store department blacksmith shops coach shops machine shops and the freight car department. Excellent play last evening inspires more players to join. Further details will follow after organization.
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Burling
Murray Young Man Arrives Home From Overseas
Walter Jenkins of Murray arrived in New York aboard the Santa Teresa along with 1939 soldiers. Eighteen were from Nebraska and Jenkins was the sole resident of Murray County. He will soon be discharged at a cantonment and is expected home shortly.
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New York
Walter Jenkins
Murray
Santa Teresa
Nebraska
Mr. Jenkins
Peculiar aluminum ring linked to wartime aid gift
Attorney D. O. Dwyer wears a unique aluminum ring with a copper rivet. Gift from nephew J. H. Blackburn who recently returned from overseas service. Blackburn received it from a Russian prisoner of war whom German captors released after the armistice, when freed POWs bartered trinkets to survive.
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D. O. Dwyer
Mr. Dwyer
J. H. Blackburn
Blackburn
Germany
Dwyer
Booze Not a Cure for Colic Says Ames Paper
The Ames Iowa Intelligencer argues against using whiskey for colic or stomach pain. It advises sending the sufferer to a doctor or giving Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy instead. The piece notes a widespread belief that alcohol relieves such ailments.
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Chamberlain
Wanted Engineer to Run Steam Engine Through Threshing Session
Employment note seeking an engineer to operate a steam engine for threshing. asks P. A. Hild for details or a journal want ad reference. appears in a historical classifieds fragment.
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P. A. Hild
Calvin Robyler Home Again From Overseas Service
Calvin Roybler of Weeping Water arrived home with Will R. Andrews after being discharged from Camp Dodge. The two men recently returned from more than four years overseas in the Field Hospital corps of the 40th division. Roybler then headed to Weeping Water to reunite with his parents and old friends.
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Will R. Andrews
Calvin Roybler
Weeping Water
Camp Dodge
Cass County
Field Hospital Corps
40Th Division
Mr. Andrews
Roybler
U.S. A
Nebraska
Wheat License Blanks To Be Sent Out Soon
Applications for wheat licenses will arrive at the zone managers office in Omaha tomorrow and be mailed to dealers. Julius Barnes announces that President Wilson has signed the proclamation making licenses necessary, effective July 15. No license fee is charged.
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United States Grain Corporation
Omaha
Julius Barnes
Wilson
Grain Control Committee Named in Omaha
Washington announces definite plans for a dual permit system to regulate grain shipments. Committees will oversee grain movements in Duluth Minneapolis St Louis and Omaha with three members each two from railroad administration and one from the United States. Omaha jurisdiction includes Council Bluffs Detroit Toledo Cleveland Cincinnati Indianapolis Wichita and Fort Worth.
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Washington
Hines
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Wichita
Fort Worth
Railroad Administration
United States
Grain Movement Controls via Blanket and Individual Permits
The transportation division plans blanket permits to railroads for grain movement to primary markets and individual permits to shippers for movements between markets and to Atlantic or Gulf ports. This dual permit system outlines how grain logistics will be controlled and coordinated.
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Train Corporations Transportation Division
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Dealers in St Louis urged to contest wartime liquor ban
John P. Pensa, president of the St Louis Retail Liquor Dealers, told about 600 members to keep selling all liquors after July 1 to test wartime prohibition enforcement. He said a New York court of appeals ruling would not alter local saloon plans for test cases. About 600 saloon-keepers have applied for licenses for the last six months of the year, conditional on lifting wartime prohibition.
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St. Louis
John P. Pensa
United States Court of Appeals
New York
U. S. Army Airplanes Ready for Immediate Use
Washington reports 23,400 Army aircraft in commission for instant service after a nationwide inventory. Of these, 1,240 battle planes could form 50 squadrons, with 62 more recently tested in storage ready for quick commissioning and 1,394 trained pilots available.
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Washington
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