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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1919

Page

6

Allies Urged to Aid Polish Stand and Peace Talks

Edward W. Pickard reports on Polish resistance to German and Bolshevik forces, Polish aims to add Prussian lands, and bolshevik advances to Ufa and beyond. Allied diplomacy grows, with Lloyd George and others at Paris, plans for a larger peace delegation and possible continued congress on League of Nations. News from Archangel, Riga, and Baltic ports shapes the broader struggle.

Sir R. Haking Spa Siberia Vincent Astor Palace of Versailles Poland Ignace Jan Paderewski Posen Danzig Prussia Berlin Bearlin Gusta Ufa Nonbolshevik Ural Mountains Sterlitumak Lithuania Vilna Kovno Esthonia Livonia Lenine Reval Riga Romerskof Dvina Liban Windau Courland Baltic Pats M. Clemenceau Lloyd George Great Britain Balfour Bonar Law Viscount Hardinge William G. Tyrrell Louis Mallet Esme Howard Ralph Paget Eyre Crowe Robert Cecil Congress League of Nations Wilison

State Board Overhaul Threatens Agriculture Agency

A Nebraska pay and staffing review shows state salaries average 2 568 workers with many tied to universities and state institutions. Gov plan to replace the Board of Agriculture with a commissioner to oversee livestock sanitation, veterinary, seeds, weights and measures, and possibly pure food, prompting a proposed compromise to include farmer organization representation.

State Board of Agriculture

State bank guaranty fund reaches over two million dollars

Lincoln The state guaranty fund for bank deposits has risen to 2 012 858 with the first semi annual 1919 assessment adding about 134 424. The fund totals four fifths of one per cent of deposits and assessments continue until the fund equals 1 3 percent of deposits. About 940 banks are covered and only two withdrawals have occurred in eight years.

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State weighs truck load limit law for highway safety

The legislature will consider a motor truck load limit to protect roads from damage. The State Engineer supports the measure, saying without limits drivers would push for heavier trucks and constant road upgrades, a costly race.

Nebraska state carries own insurance policy for buildings

The Nebraska state government avoids private insurers by self insuring its buildings, relying on unlimited capital. State officers and lawmakers favor this approach over paying premiums to insured companies with limited capital. The record notes a historical appropriation of 7 aere MAL.

Nebraska

Limit Truck Loads to Protect State Highways

The legislature may be asked to pass a law limiting truck weight on highways to prevent road damage. Officials argue without such limits trucks would grow heavier, repeatedly harming roads, and the state engineer supports constraining body height and tire width.

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Nebraska bank guaranty fund reaches milestone total

Nebraska's bank guaranty fund established in 1911 now stands at 2,012,858 dollars. The January 1, 1919 semi annual assessment adds about 134,424 dollars, lifting the total above two million. Deposits in state banks averaged around the guaranty fund as four-fifths of the deposits, with assessments aligning them to par.

Nebraska Bank Guaranty Fund

Governor's Mansion Office Plan Scrutinized

Governor McKelvie seeks an engineer report on using the Governor's Mansion for state highway offices without damaging the building or requiring remodeling. Some critics fear the move would scar floors and interior woodwork and mar decorations.

McKelvie State Highway Department

Colonel Paul Named Adjutant General in Nebraska

Col Herbert J. Paul a lawyer from St. Paul Nebraska has been appointed adjutant general He served in Company B 2nd Nebraska Volunteer Infantry during the Union era

Herbert J. Paul St. Paul Neb 2Nd Nebraska Plunteer Infaystry uSlsaonds

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