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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1919

Page

9

Taft proposes interpretive reservations on peace treaty

The article reports William Howard Taft urging interpretive reservations to the peace treaty and League covenant to win over wavering Republican senators while President Wilson faces staunch opposition. It notes Austria and other nations’ terms, Shantung disputes, and ongoing turmoil in Russia, Mexico, and elsewhere as context for the diplomatic fight.

Wilson Austria Russia Mexico William H. Taft Senate Hays League Taft Washington White House Committee On Foreign Relations Interallied Commission On Reparations Knox Congress United States Shantung Japan League of Nations China International Tribunal Germany Hapsburgs Oderberg Hungary Bela Kun Vienna Budapest Sweden Baltic Commission Aland Islands Gulf of Bothnia Ono U. S Cheyenne Tampigo Puerto Lobos Atlantic Refining Company Carranza Henry P. Fletcher House Chihuahua City

Doings in Nebraska recounts varied state events

The Omaha lodge of the Fraternal Order of Elks discusses a new home while Lincoln firemen receive a wage increase. Dodge county citizens organize a peace league. land sales near Lyons hit new highs. diverse political, legal, and infrastructure notes follow across Omaha, Beatrice, Ravenna, Yutan, and Lincoln.

Omaha The Fraternal Order of Elks Lincoln Dodge County Lyons Burt Utah Nebraska Richardson Wilson Qnitha League of Nations Linco Washington South Omaha Stockman Joseph Rutherford Nelson Gage County Beatrice Cashmere Wash Saunders County Platte River Yutan Lincoln County Court House North Platte State Board of Equalization W. H. Osborn Blue Springs Mad Teal Chand Island J OW Waits Valparaiso Johnson Nebraska City State Board of Control Beatrice Institute McKelvie Fort Calhoun Atkinson Sixth Infantry State Historical Society Takeside Sheridan County

Building Interest in Roads Grows in Good Roads Revival

The piece argues that good roads gain support across society led by Michigan’s $50 million program. It highlights farmers and urban drivers backing road improvements as they save time and reduce operating costs, boosting property values and freight movement. It predicts 1919 1920 will see massive road programs nationwide.

Michigan Birkett L. Williams America

Utah Road Law to Fund 8 Million Highway Projects

Utah lawmakers approve a road law that with federal aid provides about 8 million dollars for highway construction in the state. Plans call for extensive Lincoln highway improvements between the Wyoming line and Salt Lake City.

Utah Lincoln Highway Wyoming Utah Line Wyoming-Utah Line Salt’ Lake City

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