Governor issues war time ex officio duty to police in Nebraska
State council of defense orders Neville and all peace officers to act against treasonable conduct and disloyal utterances. Citizens urged to report anti American activities to sheriff or police. Policy cites section 31 of the defense act and directs cooperation with the council from Lincoln Nebraska.
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Union News
Secret Service Department
State Council of Defense
Nebraska
Secret Service’ Department
Nebraska State Council of Defense
United States
Fraternity
Building
Lincoln
Neb
Fourth Regiment First to Receive Move Orders at Omaha Station
The Fourth Regiment headed to Deming. troops and support units departed Fort Crook, arriving at Burlington Station in Omaha from 2:30 p.m. to midnight as crowds cheered. The first section carried headquarters, supply and sanitary companies, followed by a transport train with supplies. Will aid tenant farmers. Nebraska seeks to credit-strapped farmers for winter wheat seed to recover from recent devastation, with surveys in Merrick Polk Fillmore York Hamilton Clay and nearby counties to identify those unable to buy seed at current prices.
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Burlington Sta Tiem
Fort Crook
Antil
Omahe
Wayne
F. Blair
Madison
Gordon
Pawnee City
Kearney
York
Fta
Nebraska
State Council of Defense
Merrick
Polk
Fillmore
Hamilton
Clay
First Nebraska Field Hospital unit enters active service
The First Nebraska Field Hospital becomes the Nebraska National Guard’s first unit called to active service. One of four of over a hundred field hospital units serving on the Mexican border is chosen to accompany the first composite militia army to France. The unit, with eighty-two enlisted men and two officers, will serve under the Stars and Stripes and the Red Cross as part of the Forty second division, with the departure day not released due to secrecy.
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Nebraska Field Hospital
Nebraska Na Guard
France
Great Red Cross
Europe
Nebraska
Coal prices spark pressure on operators at Chicago conference
Vice Chairman Coupland reports delegates agreed operators charge exorbitant prices at mines. He notes unity on production and distribution pricing and warns of winter shortages in states like Nebraska. President and federal authorities seek swift action to ease the coal situation.
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Coupland
State Council of Defense
Chicago
Joyce
Coupland Seys
Nebraska
Evidence Germany planned war on U S via France England
Western Newspaper Union reports state department confirms Lord Robert Cecil's claim of German war plans against the United States. James Gerard alleged to have brought evidence from Germany. Lansing offered no specifics amid ongoing disclosures of Teuton plots.
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Union News Service
Washington
Germany
United States
France
England
State Department
Lord Robert Cecil
Lansing
James Gerard
Gerard Khimeenf
Teutons
America
SENDING MAIL TO SOLDIERS
Lincoln notes that soon thousands of young men will be in National army camps and relatives will want to write. Instructions explain mailing addresses through state sections until troops are organized and mail goes directly to each company and regiment.
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Lincoln
National Army
John Jones
First Infantry
Camp Dodge
Laws
Minnesota
Iow
Wilson narrows draft to non family heads for war
President Wilson declares the free draft of 687900 citizen soldiers should exclude heads of families. He informs Secretary of War Baker that the selection criteria emphasize men who do not head households as part of the war conscription plan.
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Washington
Wilson
Baker
Nebraska Men Named for Snelling Camp Officers Reserve Corps
The article lists Nebraskans named for aviation in the first Fort Snelling officers' camp and candidates for the second officers' training camp opening August 27. It names about eighty Nebraskans in the aviation group and roughly one hundred fifty five for further training at Fort Snelling, including Breese Winfield Lincoln Bell William H. York Baughn LeRoy F. Lincoln Burke Paul A. Omaha Clark McKinley F. Lisconna Carveth Walter W. Lincoln Campbdet Hither B. Omaha Caldwell Victor B. Omaha Gray Ulysses 8. Lincoln Kirkendall Freeman B. Omaha Kelly Harold C. Lincoln Hubbel Harry Sod Lincoln Hecht Kenneth G. Plainview Lesher Carl B. Grand Island Miller Leland W. Omaha Myers Carl H. Harlan Selzer Milton FR. Lincoln Shillington Waidé EB. Omaha Willams Paul K. Lincoln Williams Hugh V. Lincoln Weaver Edward M. Columbes and others.
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Fort Gneilling
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Snelling
Nebraste
Breese
Winfield
Lincoln Bell
William H
York Baughn
LeRoy F
Lincoln
Burke
Paul A
Omaha Clark
McKinley F
Lisconna
Carveth
Walter W
Campb
Paul K
Lincoln Williams
Hugh V
Lincoln Weaver
Edward M
Columbes
Fort Snelling
Nebraska
Omaha seeks 659 Regular Army officers for Nebraska regiment
The War Department directs Omaha to recruit 659 men at once for the Nebraska regiments and smaller units. Unmarried men 18 to 40 are eligible. enlistment is for the war. National guard members may seek a commission. those with local board notices cannot enlist after notification. Locals include Grand Island Sidney Alliance Hastings.
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Omaha
Nebraska
War Department
Grand Island
Sidney
Alliance
Hastings
National Guard
Nebraska Briefs Highlight Farm Sales and Fair Preparations
Local notes report the James Hill farm near Fremont selling for 162.60 after a 1908 purchase price of 40. The South Omaha hog market posts a record 19.25 price. Crete residents Atwater celebrate a golden wedding. Fremont Canning hires 100 workers for fall. Fort Omaha to add barracks for troops. Beatrice high school reports a coal basement fire but no serious damage. The state fair features better babies shows and strong attendance. Major Sturdevant moves to Camp Cody, and editor John F. Albin dies. Des hier hosts Nebraska's Greatest County Fair August 28 29 30 31 with new stalls and grandstand add-ons.
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Nebraska
Deshier
Fts
No Cause for Alarm in Alley Scene
Women hurry through a poor quarter to a house where a window opens. Mrs Skinner’s husband is said to be facing ten days, prompting whispered reactions from Mrs Jones and others as they discuss the possible trouble and rent.
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Mra. Skinner
Mra. Jones
Cuticura Soothing Treatment for Skin Surfaces
An advertisement praises Cuticura Soap for bathing affected skin, drying gently, and applying Cuticura Ointment with morning and night use for relief and healing. Free samples offered by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also notes Uruguay has 22 meat packing plants.
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Dept. L
Boston
Aady
Uruguay
Woman in Perfect Health Proclaims Cure by Lodia Pi and Blood Purifier
An anonymous woman from Paterson New Jersey reports rapid health improvement after using multiple bottles of Lodia Pi ham and Lodia B Pinkham’s Blood Purifier. She believes the products can relieve her troubles as they did someone named Exate J. Van per Sanpa in New York Street.
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Ham
Lawyer’s Objection Shocks Court In Tense Hearing
In a crowded courtroom a sharp objection interrupts testimony as opposing counsel argues a technical point of law. The judge loses footing in the exchange while the prisoner waits, and the advocate finally concedes a gap in the benching question.
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Crowed Court
Wats
Too Much to Expect
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation recalls a car-conversation about work and weather. An worker quits a job, saying fans would demand continued performance in bad conditions, illustrating a weary attitude toward endurance. The piece also notes a joking exchange about automobile knowledge and police experience.
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Collinwood
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Woman Chooses Favorite Novel in Local Column
A reader shares her pick for a beloved novel featured in the vt comarca column. She notes personal resonance with themes and characters, inviting others to read and discuss.
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Vt Comarca
Prepare for Opportunity Not Size in Success
The saying warns against assuming larger means better and stresses readiness when chances arise. It emphasizes the value of preparation over size in achieving success across endeavors.
Kaminer's Drug Store Ad Skeptical Patent Medicine Claim
A dated fragment from 1916 references Kaminer's Drug Store and Kilmer & Co with lines about patient samples and a skeptical quote on petitions. The unreadable text suggests personal recommendations and general health claims tied to a sample product.
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