Primaries show Neville leads in Nebraska with wide margins
County results push Neville past 12 thousand in Democratic governor totals while McKelvie posts a near 20 thousand Republican lead. Norris expands over Sloan and Hammond to about 5 thousand as legislators and officials listed for multiple districts and offices. Omaha and Douglas favor a constitutional amendment on voting eligibility.
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Neville
Bryan
McKelvie
Johnson
Norris
Sloan
Hammond
Omaha
Douglas County
Keuvin Y
Nebraska
Washington
Purape
Beys
Nefraska
Taternativendaed Harvester Co
State Council of Defense
Ome
Liberty Loan
Omnaha
Netrakka County
Association of Western Nebraska Stockmen
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Fourth Liberty Loan drive and wartime measures in Nebraska
Wartime notices detail a statewide drive for the fourth Liberty Loan opening September 28 with drives in Madison County. Citizens discuss reports on sugar allotments, food administration rules, depots, and penalties for German sympathizers amid a broad war effort in Nebraska including farming, transportation, and veteran affairs.
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Madison County
Fremont
Bf Hotine Guards
Omaha
Eubierriers
Netraxka
Columbus Fay
Nebraska
Union
Pacific
Northwestern
Davidity
Aire
State Food Administration
Wee
County Council of Defense
Kansas City
Oamisha
Defense Council
Fred Steinhubier
Sterning
Dawson
Lincoln
Frontier
Swenk
Department of the State. University
Ak-Sar-Ben
Great Lakes
Chicago
Nebraska Liberty Loan Committee
Consulate Flag Lowered as U S War State Declared
Washington dispatches report Bolsheviki in Petrograd issued a pronunciamiento declaring war between Russia and the United States. Consul Imbrie handed the flag over to the Norwegian consul after Moscow action. about twenty Americans remained at the Petrograd post awaiting instructions.
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Washington
Russia
State’ Department
Robert Wimbrie
Petrograd
United States
Imbrie Tepert
Dia Giepateh
Poole
Moscow
Imbrie
State Department
Weekly Press Must Curtail Washington Policy
The War Industries Board ordered country weekly newspapers to reduce publication space by 25 percent beyond eight pages. The plan includes suspending subscriber deliveries after three months past expiration, halting free copies for exchange within the county or a forty mile radius, stopping extra copies for advertising simulation, and ending returns of unsold copies from news dealers.
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Washington
Baruch
War Industries Board
Reincarnated Eastland Ship To Become Sea Fighter
A Chicago event plans to launch a vessel reborn from the Eastland disaster tale. The rebuilt hull is touted as a sea fighter to chase pirates, with 160 survivors from the S Sehure to crew and command by Commander W B Wells.
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Chicago
Eastland
Wilmette
V. S Sehure
Atlantic
Shortage of Laboring Men Delays War Projects
Washington reports a shortage of 1,000,000 unskilled workers and exhausted skilled labor reserves. War work progress slows as 60 serious shortages delay army and navy projects. Field agents plan to pull laborers from nonessential industries to fill gaps.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Sisters of American secretary of state win French War Cross
Emma 8. Lansing and Katherine E. Lansing of Watertown New York sisters of the secretary of state are decorated with the French War Cross and cited in army orders for heroism at the Bapernay front during bombardment while serving at the American Red Cross canteen. They are the first Red Cross canteen members honored. Harvest Grain on the Piave Front Under Fire Italian forces civilians harvest grain on the Piave right bank despite enemy shelling.
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Paris
Emma
Katherine E. Lansing
Watertown
N. Y
American Red Cross
Rome
Piave
Packers' Profits Are Regulated
The public should understand that the profits of the packers have been limited by the Food Administration since November 1, 1917. For this purpose, the business of Swift & Company is now divided into three classes.
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Food Administration
Swift & Company
Fruit Prices in Belgium Highlight Rationed Goods
Belgian Bulletin notes high fruit prices with apples at 1 per two and a half pounds, Trussels at 1.30, pears 45 cents each, lemons 60 cents each, and about 2.50 per pound. It mentions herring rations and James Dowling, a British private, with 12 war medals. Philadelphia stores will begin daily deliveries.
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Belgium
The Kaiser in Indiana
The Indianapolis News reports William D. Kiser of Winchester's Farmers and Merchants Bank met Mrs. A L Nichols and her four year old grandson in an exchange. The boy asked if the man was the Kaiser, creating a brief local vignette about a bank official and a political family.
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Kaiser
Indiana
William D. Kiser
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Winchester
A. L. Nichols
Alonzo Nichols
Red Cross Ball Bive Proves Popular At Grocers
In a curious local vignette two youths from France discover half sections on a back with ends sticking up They balance a plank across and merrily seesaw. The notice circulates at retailers promoting Red Cross Ball Bive.
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Red Cross
France
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