Insurrection Foe Losses in Mexican Desert Battle
In 12 hours of brisk fighting 6000 rebels under Orozco clash with Huerta's 6000 federals near the Californian border. By daybreak to nightfall the sands north of Yermo show heavy casualties with hundreds killed or wounded on both sides. Meanwhile Omaha society seeks to amend Nebraska marriage laws to curb divorce, crime, pauperism, and degeneration by barring marriages of paupers criminals imbeciles drunks and those with contagious diseases. Governor Aldrich supports the bill.
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Huerta
Here
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Neb
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Nebraska
Aldrich
Eleven Will Compete In Nebraska State Debating Final
In the fifth annual Nebraska High School Debating league state championship eleven representatives from districts across the state will debate on High School Fete day Saturday May 18 at the University of Nebraska. The contestants are from teams that won their district championships. Cannibalism in China reports describe widespread famine with Kiangsu and Anhwei districts suffering. one third of the population reportedly starved with survivors resorting to cannibalism as floods ruined crops since September.
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Nebraska High School
University of Nebraska
China
Shanghai
Kiangsu
Anhwei
Progress in Red Cross First Aid Efforts Rise
Washington reports significant gains in first aid training in the United States over the past four years, with Major Charles Lynch stating about 5 000 people instructed last year. The Red Cross notes the nation still lags behind many others in this field.
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Red Cross
Washington
United States
American Red Cross
Charles Lynch
U S
Officers Decoyed to Death in Gainesville Incident
Gainesville marshal C. Slaughter and Archer deputy Charles White were lured to a lonely spot at 3 am Sunday and killed. Deputy J. Manning feigned death and escaped after being wounded, then shot one assailant and captured him along with three of the attacker’s sons, now jailed.
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Gainesville
Fla
Slaughter
Charles White
Archer
Here
J. Manning
Eastern Star Grand Chapter Session in Fremont
Five hundred members of the Order of the Eastern Star will gather in Fremont this week for the annual grand chapter session. Delegates from various chapters are required to attend the meeting.
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Eastern Stars
Fremont
Neb
Order of the Eastern Star
Soil Survey Planned for Otoe County Nebraska
Washington reports C G Smith of the department of agriculture has gone to Nebraska City to begin a soil survey of Otoe county after months of effort by Congressman Maguire. Chemical tests will be made on every acre and the project will take the entire summer to finish, the first of its kind in Nebraska since 1906.
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Otse County
Washington
C. G. Smith
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska City
Otoe County
Congressman Maguire
Nebraska
Titanic Firemen Action Highlighted at Inquest
During Friday’s hearing Lord Mersey noted how Titanic firemen reached the third class saloon as water flooded their quarters. Witnesses pointed out that life preservers were issued only to crew, not passengers, since third class numbers were small.
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London
Lord Mersey
Roosevelt Scores Delegation Rally in Washington Meeting
Washington report notes Colonel Roosevelt will secure the solid Washington delegation to the Chicago convention. The piece covers party maneuvers, Senate actions on flood and transport bills, and ongoing political chatter across the nation.
Nebraska Primary Endorsed Amendments Carried By Wide Margins
The Lincoln Journal reports that all five constitutional amendments won strong support in the primaries, each endorsed by both major parties and tallied in straight votes. Home rule for cities over 5,000 trailed at about two to one, while initiative and referendum led by five to one or more. Total statewide primary votes reached 117,138 from 91 counties with Douglas missing. final turnout expected near last year’s 128,623.
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Lincoln Journal
State Railway Commission
Douglas
Board Grants Parole To John H. Shearer In Clemency Hearing
The state advisory board of pardons closed sixty clemency applications with most for parole from the penitentiary. The governor acted on one recommendation, granting release for John H. Shearer, who upon arrival at the warden’s office was married to Miss Ollie M. Neusland of Randolph, holding a baby as proof of the prisoner’s new status.
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State Advisory Board of Pardons
John H. Sheare
Shearer
Ollie M. Neusland
Randolph
Extradition Refused for T. T. White in Pender Jail
Governor Aldrich refused to extradite T. T. White on a child abandonment charge. Curtis L. Day, attorney for Pender, presented a written agreement signed by White and his Beresford, S. C. wife, agreeing to live apart. White will pay $50 monthly starting February 14, 1912, for one year plus other expenses, and the wife is to receive household goods and an unborn child.
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Aldrich
T. T. White
Pender
Curtis L. Day
White
Beresford
S. C
Fruit Outlook Predicts Good Harvest With Some Frost Damage
State horticultural reports indicate a strong overall fruit crop this year aside from peaches, which are badly damaged in the southeast and bloom dead there. Apples show some winter injury in northern areas but many fruits like plums and cherries promise a bountiful harvest. Commercial orchards have begun first spraying, with a second due in about ten days.
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H Kiechel
Gerdes Wow Bartling
Banning IK P
Om McFarland
Tanner
Witarmann
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PF Shumway
Whlcox
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Will Brookley
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L. Wessner
George
Junkin
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A Olls, Jr
D. M_ Hunter
Robertson Walt
Hoagland
Howard Miles
F Cordeal
SS. Whita B
K Bushee
Van_ Ferrall Woodruff Ball
A Brewster
Annual nature gathering promises lively editors' reception
The event description notes editors are entertained and cared for in a profitable way, ensuring attendees enjoy the upcoming gathering and its annual continuation.
Postmasters to Convene in Lincoln on June 5
The Nebraska association of assistant postmasters will hold its annual convention in Lincoln on June 5 most likely in the federal court room of the post office building. Notices were sent to about 225. The Owen bill petition to Nebraska representatives in Congress seeks a department of health in the federal cabinet and was signed by doctors at the state medical convention in Lincoln.
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Eugene Y. Dobbs
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House
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China
Peking
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State Department
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Federal Court Room
Nebraska
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California Judge Rules On In Case Of Love And Jealousy
A Los Angeles wife sought a restraining injunction to stop her husband from insisting on being attentive. The California judge refused to grant broader authority to compel affection, noting the difficulty of policing marital intimacy and likening the situation to Solomon’s judgment.
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California
Los Angeles
Solomon
Doctor Fooled by Own Case Prefers Postum Over Coffee
A physician writes of his own experience giving up tea and coffee after palpitations and choosing Postum. He notes boiling Postum with a bit of butter for flavor and color, and says he advises friends and patients to quit coffee. The ad promotes Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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