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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
2
The final admonition of President Wilson declares fairness in judicial handling. Class exemptions will be permitted, ensuring due process and individualized consideration for cases on their merits.
List of exemptions for men including officers of government states territories and DC ministers students of divinity military personnel aliens without first papers and various dependent statuses. Also pilots merchant mariners married men with dependent families and sons of widows or orphans. Includes morally deficient and religious sect members pre dating May 18 1997.
President Wilson issues guidelines for the draft to minimize inequality and hardship. The plan sets dates for board meetings and outlines the selection process, exemptions, and rapid decisions by local and district boards.
Early earth formed rapidly by meteoric matter accumulation and continues to grow similarly. Scientists note ongoing, though small, increases from space debris.
Reports detail Charley Kirk shooting his wife and then fatally wounding himself with a 44 caliber pistol near Oconto. Mrs Kirk is seriously wounded but expected to recover. The item mentions other local misfortunes, crime cases, and Red Cross recruitment efforts across Nebraska, including arrests in Kearney and tragic accidents in Wahoo and Beatrice. The broader note covers wartime mobilization, livestock sales, crop conditions, and a missing child case in Rosalie.
Exemption claims are assigned to county boards across Nebraska with sheriffs clerks and physicians or appointed doctors where needed. The article lists multiple counties and officials including Lincoln Jefferson Tauster Meckett and many named boards, noting changes and special cases.
The Fifth regiment band led by Arthur W. Haysel has added twenty nine new pieces and reorganized with many old members moved to sidelined roles. Governor Neville explains draft law is federal and home front duties remain, while many Nebraskans seek to shield sons from service. The state bank guaranty fund has grown to 1 565 938 dollars with a 93 006 semiannual assessment and final draft registrations are due by July 7.
Seven county treasurers in Nebraska failed to remit May taxes to the state during June, facing interest from June 2. Counties named Cedar, Clay, Cuming, Garden, Keys Paha, Pheipe and Wesley must comply per state law and Supreme Court rulings. July 19 is Vaccination Day for Nebraska hogs, with efforts to discount serum and require quarantines for cattle from other states. Fire protection measures for large food storage plants are being organized with state and federal cooperation to conserve food supplies.
William F. Shaw of the Nebraska council of defense urges farm hands to help harvest the hay crop in western Nebraska to conserve feed for livestock. Hired men earn 35 to 60 dollars monthly with board. haying starts mid July. Brownlee and Thedford serve as mail and rail access points.
An old newspaper classified style ad promotes Pinkham Medicine Co offerings for women addressing cramps and health concerns. The copy emphasizes herbal remedies and invites readers to write for advice and product information.
In a court testimony a real estate agent disputed a picture show sale for a farm claiming the theater was overvalued due to its location. The witness described neighboring businesses with a shoe shine shop a garage and a saloon saying that was as far as he could recall. The judge called a midsession recess after the exchange.
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