Persians Turn Bolshivk and Global Oil Race Heats Up
Edward W. Pickard surveys upheaval from Moscow to Persia with Brusilov coup rumors and Bolshevik spread, while France cracks unions and America faces price cuts, wage debates, rail strikes, and a growing oil power struggle among nations.
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Edward W. Pickard
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Brusiloff
Soviet
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Kiev
Borisoff
Dvina
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Wrangel
Deniline
Soviet Russia
Morgan Shuster
Shah
Enzell
Caspian Sea
Siiberia
Caucasian
Egypt
General Federation of Labor
France
Nebraska News in Concise Form Highlights Rail, Farm, and Public Works
Rural Dodge County clubs organize for poultry pig calf cooking sewing and gardening. Lincoln area stores slash prices 20 to 30 percent to ease living costs. Corn planting nears completion in South Platte region. Kearney Amusement Park opens May 22 drawing tourists via the Lincoln Highway.
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Linceoln
South Platte
Kearney
Lincoln Highway
Trenton
J. H. Presson
Omaha
Nebraska G. A. R
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Martha A. Carmony
Hhickory
O'Neill
Gene Nuse
Norfolk Daily News
Belgium
North Nebraska
Scribner and
Hooper Fair
Lincoln
Farmers’ Union
Nebraska
National Co-operative Association
Flitchcock
Missouri
War Department
Alson B. Cole
Vincent Allen Grammer
State Prison
Cole
Supreme Court
Vogt
Howard County
Grant Hackenberg
Wanamaker
New York
Nemaha County
Hebron
Miller Seed Co
Kansas City
Venango
Salvation Army
Army
Moments With Mark Twain editor explains turnips tale
An editor recalls a humorous Mark Twain anecdote from the book Moments With Mark Twain. A skeptical farmer questions an agricultural column about a line claiming turnips should not be pulled, prompting a literal misreading and a ruined manuscript.
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Oy Alhoere Bigelow Paine
Mark Twain
Hlow
Forest Figures Expose U S Lumber Drain Risks
A Boys' Life summary warns that annual US lumber cut equals three times natural growth. Forestation erodes as western districts expand toward Washington. 30 billion cubic feet yearly valued near 2 billion dollars, railroad ties drive demand. US uses 90 million cords of wood yearly. 200.9 million acres are national forest land. over 5 million dollars yearly to protect and manage them.
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United States
Washington
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Porto Rico
Graves Exhibit in House of Commons Shows War Grave Models
Four grass grown graves displayed in the British House of Commons tea room illustrate models prepared for the War Graves Commission. Members view how actual battlefield cemeteries in France will be laid out and marked.
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House of Commons
War Graves Commission
Tfrance
Duel Mentioned In Court Sparks Slander Case
In a heated Kinsale courtroom a lawyer called another “a workhouse brat” and implied unknown origins. The argument escalated into a lawsuit for slander, with the aggrieved party pursuing damages.
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Kinsale
Weathering the storm: summer lightning tests
A witty exchange hints at expectations of summer storms and the unpredictability of lightning. The remark suggests ironic acceptance that nature may strike unpredictably, mirroring broader uncertainties in seasonal weather patterns.
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C. M. Lewis
Loldrege Amusement Company
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Thomas Tarrison
Kearey
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Board of Control
Yokel
State University
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T. J. Flynn
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