Governor Neville praised for steady wartime leadership
The York Daily News Times lauds Governor Keith Neville for steady governance during wartime. It notes his tact in handling loyalty debates and enforcement of prohibition, acknowledging the political strain and his effective performance as he departs to North Platte with the people’s thanks.
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Neville
Keith Neville
Wets
Drys
North Platte
York Daily News-Times
Claude Green
France
127Th Field Artillery
Newport News
Gates
Lucille
Bletzman
State Defense Council Resigns After Armistice
On January 4 the state council of defense members sent resignations to Governor Neville claiming the armistice ended the council’s work. The governor accepted the resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Council
Lincoln
State Council of Defense
Neville
Auction reveals secret confession in cake bid tale
In Aurora Sun lore a Red Cross cake auction at the courthouse park ends with Colonel Bergeson declaring a lifelong wish for a "little brown eyed woman" who later becomes his Christmas gift. The notes mix wedding hints with local social chatter about visitors and daily errands across towns including Lincoln, Fairmont, York and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Bergeson
B O. Bergeson
Red Cross
Court House Park
J. B. Cunningham
West Side
Aurora
Harm Objects German Language in America Objection
Bloomfield figure William H. Harm a German born ex mayor argues that German has no place in America. He says talking the language honors a people who violated laws of humanity and war crimes, and he condemns those who defend German language as hardship or privilege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Harm
Bloomfield
America
Europe
Belgium
France
Fragmentary OCR Notice of Local Names and Dates
A garbled OCR entry lists individuals and places with unclear roles. It mentions C. C. McCune and Mrs. L. A. Kah, with references to Shelby and a dated context, but the text is fragmentary and omits concrete actions or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McCune
War Savings Campaign Opens January 17 1919
Nebraska gears up for the 1919 War Savings and Thrift drive with a January 17 kickoff. State leaders urge county chairmen to organize Society meetings, sign new membership cards, and close 1918 accounts. Public notices promote sales, fuel, and local events as communities prepare for the national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kountze
Benjamin Franklin
Nebraska
War Savings Society
Glass
Federal Reserve
United States
Hoover Says Germany Must Wait For Food Relief
Herbert Hoover, head of allied food relief operations in Europe, announced from Chicago that 38 American investigators are in Germany assessing conditions. He said German needs should await food from allied and neutral nations and that delay may occur until those countries are fed.
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Herbert Hoover
Germany
Chicago
Allied Food Relief
Work In
Europe
United States
Roads and life emerge from dawn in a medieval view
The passage depicts dawn over the dark ages with roads, crowds of travelers, merchants, clergy, and soldiers flooding the waking world. It names Roman roads and routes from York to Hadrian’s Wall, Cornwall, Chester, Anglesey, and Cambridgeshire, highlighting a web of movement and commerce.
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Walsingham
Ceinterbury
Southampton
Compostela
Tome
Watling Street
Ermine Street
Icknield Street
Akeman Street
Fosse Way
York
Hadrian
Great Wall
Cornwall
Chester
Anglesey
Sir Arthur Quiler-Couch
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Lester Stark
Elmer Cash
Dr. Slusser
Omaha
Jennie Smith
Progress Sanctum
Percy McGinnis
Polk
Richard Dahle
G. L. Spencer
G. R. Romm
Ernest Kerker
Osceola
W. P. Warnick
John B. Jones
Strand Lumber Co
Oscar Bergland
Hordville
Bergland
Chas, Bodine
Clarence
Frazier’s
Aspegren & Strand
Progress Office
Dennis Mills
Columbus
Te Bey
Keatom
Pictorial Review
Dhurs
Wan sAvines
Lithia
Pete
Dpatatea Anals
Bretzman
LYKO
Tonié
Are Louiptaires
Alwa
Canada
Haarlem
Fusehol
Waarlem
Holand
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Hoellam
Lydia E. Pinkhami
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. Cruamine
R. No. 1
Hallam
Fa. Lowell
Mich
Lydia I. Pinkham
Elise IE
R.no. 6
Box 83
Lowell, Mich
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