Americans Seek Protection and Manufacturer Lobby in Senate Testimony
Martin M. Mulhall testified before the senate investigating committee about plans to protect Americans and defend manufacturers' interests. He cited nearly 400 letters detailing efforts to influence campaigns and gain cabinet consideration, and said the national women for industrial defense raised 500000 to 700000 dollars annually to oppose disliked legislation.
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Washington
Pilana
Senate
Wed- Reeday
Martin M. Mulhall
National Wounen For Industrial Defense
National Association of Manufacturers
Council
Changes in Parcel Post Law Announced by Burleson
Postmaster General Burleson announces changes to parcel post to take effect August 15, increasing maximum parcel weight from seven to twenty pounds and cutting postage in the first and second zones. A parcel post map is abandoned and a chart tailored to each post office will replace it. Plans include purchase of many automobiles for parcel work.
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Extea
Burleson
Exoe
Nebraska National Guard Holds State House Instruction
Twenty eight commanding officers gathered at the Nebraska state house for a school of instruction on Saturday under General P. L. Hail Jr. Attendees included Col. H. J. Paul Lt. Col. G. A. Eberley of Stanton and the majors and captains commanding the various companies.
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Lincoln
Nebraska National Guard
State House
P. L. Hail, Jr
H. J. Paul
G. A. Eberley
Stanton
Lincoln Nebraska fruit grower faces apple crop crisis
Lincoln Nebraska fruit growers near harvest confront a severe problem as a looming shortage threatens the Bountiful apple crop. The region's growers brace for impacts on yields and prices amid limited supplies and potential market disruption.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Secretary to Pacific Light Power to operate Sierra plants
The secretary approves Pacific Light and Power Company of Los Angeles to operate power plants within the Sierra National Forest. The action centers on licensing and regulatory consent for plant operation in the forest area.
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Pacific Light & Power Compenny of
Los Angeles
Sierra National Forest
Bark Opens Doors. First National of McKeeaport Resumes
Bark opens doors in Pittsburgh as the First National Bank of McKeeaport resumes business after a closure for precautionary age measures.
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Bark
Pitteburg
McKeeaport
Fierce Riot Flares In Seattle During Golden Potlatch
Crowds of sailors from the Pacific reserve fleet aided by hundreds of men and boys attacked socialist and industrial workers of the world headquarters during Seattle’s annual celebration. Buildings were sacked and furniture dumped into the streets in two distinct attacks, one near Fifth Avenue and Virginia Street and another in the southern downtown district.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Reserve Fleet
Industrial Workers of the World Headquarters
Fifth Avenue
Virginia Street
The
World Headquarters
Stehr Resentenced for Norfolk Stepson Murder Case
Judge Welch resentenced Henry Stehr at an adjourned district court session in Madison Neb under a supreme court mandate. Stehr, convicted of murdering his stepson in Norfolk in January 1911, received two years in Lincoln State Prison starting November 27 1911 with an indeterminate one to ten year term and two months per year for good behavior.
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Madison Neb
District Court
Welch
Supreme Court
Henry Stehr
Norfolk
Lincoln
Stehr
Foreigners Seek Safety in Texas
An American arriving from Torreon reports that Germans French English Italians and Americans in Torreon are arranging a special National railroad train to Eagle Pass Texas. Consular representatives from five nations have negotiated for a line crossing forces to move foreigners to safety in Texas.
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Texas
Paso
Tex
Torreon
Coahuila
Eagle Pass
Germany
France
England
Italy
United States
Ice keeps Omaha cool amid summer heat wave
Omaha uses 1000 tons of ice daily to cool offices and apartments including Union Pacific Woodmen City National Lafayette and Bran deis buildings. Refrigeration and electric fans aid comfort while artificial ice plants run around the clock to meet demand. Several firms also supply natural ice to customers.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Woodmen
City National
Lafayette
Brandeis
Frozen to Death in July in Brooklyn Ice Plant
Hugo Meisner a young helper at a Brooklyn ice plant was found frozen to death inside a compartment he entered to adjust machinery.
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New York
Hugo Meisner
Brooklyn
Lincoln Study Proposes Removal of Personal Property Tax
Assessment notes poor people's clocks cost 1.50 with a five dollar price tag while the state tax commission urges abolishing personal property tax or exempting 400 to 460 dollars of personal property per taxpayer.
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Lincoln, Neb
State Tax Commission
Lincoln Hero Receives City Medal For Tornado Warning
Lincoln ames Fiotky ran to Port Omaha after the March tornado to warn Major Hartmanen about storm damage. Mayor Ota awarded Fiotky a city medal for his brave act.
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Lincoln
Ameel Fiotky
Port Omaha
Hartmanen
Ota
Banking by Mail Opens to Postal Savings
Washington D C the government introduces banking by mail for the postal savings system deposits may be made by mail and withdrawals handled the same way The change lifts the prior restriction on deposits by non patrons and postmasters are being advised nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
Burleson
Rich Haul of Contraband Ammunition Captured in El Paso
United States officers with Mexican consular agents seized 448000 rounds of rifle cartridges hidden in coal in a car at the Santa Fe railroad in El Paso Texas. Four Mexicans were detained while one man, believed to be the smuggling leader, fled and is being hunted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
United States
Santa Fe
Cers
Water Shortage Hits Scottsbluff Ditches Urgent Action Sought
Lincoln Nebraska reports a water shortage in Scottsbluff country irrigation ditches with an emergency condition noted by the sender. State Engineer Price awaits action and Assistant Deputy Engineer C P Mason has been dispatched to investigate the developing crisis.
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Lincoln
Neb
Scottsbluff
Price
C. P. Mason
Snow Fall in New Mexico and Rain Relieve Drought
Heavy snow in the Santa Rita range reached several inches above timber line while valley rain ended weeks of drought. Livestock suffering eased as moisture returned to the region. In Washington corporations earned 4,3641400,400 over expenses in the current year per internal revenue assessments by Commissioner William H. Osborne.
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Silver City
N. M
New Mexico
Santa Rita
Washington
United States
William Hi. Osborne
Internal Revenue
Newlands Bill Advances Without Roll Call to White House
The Newlands Bill revising the Erdman law to provide arbitration of wage disputes passed the House without a roll call and moved to the Senate, which approved it without a roll call and sent it to President Wilson for signature.
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Washington, D. C
Newland
Erdman
House
Senate
Wilson
White House
Metcalfe Farewell Banquet Says Nebraska Proud to Call Governor Son
Lincoln Neb Richard L Metcalfe bids farewell to Nebraska at a 250 guest banquet praising his service and pledging to shape the canal zone government so Nebraskans are proud. Speakers include H H Wilson Chas Bryan Edgar Howard Mat Miller and many editors and lawmakers. Metcalfes head to Washington then Panama with family in tow.
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Lincoln, Neb
Richard L. Metcalfe
Nebraska
Canal Zone
Ancon
James
Dahlman
Omaha
H. H. Wilson
Aantoin
Chas. W. Bryan
Lincoln
Edgar Howard
Columbus
L. B. Tobin
Star
Will Owen Jones
State Journal
Mat Miller
David City
P. W. Shea
Orleans
Cecil Matthews
Riverton
Horace M. Davis
Ord
J. M. Tanner
South Omaha
A. J. Bixby
William V. Allen
Madison
Matthew Gering
Plattsmouth
J. C. Dahlman
Richard Lee Metcalfe
R. L. Metcalfe
Ted
Panama Canal
Lee Metcalfe
Metcalfes
Washington
Silas R. Barton
William Buebler Metcalfe
Kenneth
Panama
Government selects advisers for migratory bird protection
The Department of Agriculture announces fifteen prominent men in game and bird protection to advise the secretary on regulations to implement federal protection of migratory birds under the act of March 4. They serve without remuneration, aiding in framing tentative regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Alarming Mexico Crisis Report Stirs Washington Officials
Washington officials report alarming claims of an approaching crisis in Mexico. Unimpeachable authority cites severance moves affecting China and the province of Kwang Tang, as reported in high government channels.
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Mexico
Washington, Dpd. C
Hong Song
China
Kwang
Tang
Nebraska Briefs Highlight Heat Waves and Local Events
Short items from Nebraska report record heat across the state with several deaths and accidents. York, Waverly, Fairbury and more note fires, injuries, and public notices. Chautauquas in Osceola and Bethany draw crowds as Interurban expands service to Lincoln.
Gentlemen Guardsmen and Referendum Petitions in Nebraska
Nebraska guardsmen urged to maintain gentlem en conduct and state credit under Adjutant General Hall as inspections weed out roughness. A 32 277 name petition seeks a workmen s compensation referendum. another 27 671 names challenge a 20 000 armory appropriation referendum for Nebraska City. Nebraska City residents oppose the secretary of state's ballot placement.
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Nebraska
Hall
Secetary
National Guard
Nebraska City
Secretary of State
Armory
Demand for cars surges in Nebraska amid harvests
Nebraska farmers and elevator men face heightened demand for railroad cars as 1913 crop remnants tighten supplies. The railway commission considers an emergency order mandating daily car reports and forceful relief measures. Burlington’s pledge of 1000 cars from eastern divisions eases pressure, but Rock Island and Missouri Pacific remain strained.
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Nebraska
Railway Commission
Uder
Burlington
Rock Island
Penitentiary Well Digging Under Convict Labor Plan
The board of control hires Joe Burns of Lincoln to supervise a new well at the peniten tiary as water shortages threaten operations. A 20 foot pump pit will be dug on state land north of the prison while an 100 foot eight inch well is bored. Convict labor will be used.
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Board of Control
Joe Burns
Lincoln
Penitentiary
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Malone Reader
A Malone New York woman reports relief from pain and discomfort using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and digestive and nervous symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cat on Fence Sparks Legal Dilemma and Yard Dispute
A neighbor seeks legal advice over nightly cat yowling and a fence dispute. The young lawyer notes the cat is not theirs while the fence is, concluding tearing down the fence would be unsafe and not a rightful remedy.
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Neighbor Jones
Young Coke Blackstone
Tabby Missing After Corporate Plunder Claim
A Chicago Journal snippet shows a tense scene where a mother consoles Ethel over a missing cat named Tabby who cannot read. The exchange hints at a larger joke about a corporation's long running plunder.
Misplaced. Cinder-Why So Angry Restage
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a pastoral farce with characters named Cinder and Becond. The scene involves references to time wasted and a glass eye as symbolic props in a humorous or surreal exchange.
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Cinder
Wild Beastie Night Warns Boston Reader
A brief note from the Boston Evening Transcript recalls a short lived horse ownership remark. The speaker mentions a single night warning as a memorable caution.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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W. J. Bryan
Monay
Ann McAleer
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Alexandria
Charles Larkin
York
Irving Williama
Roca
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Beatrice City Commission
Alliance
Fairbury Park
Robert Hanson
Dundy County
Penkelman
Jules Fide
Fay
Okla
Falla City
Bethany Chautalqua
Destler
Baseball Association
Moorefield
Blue Springs
Fritz Hurnfelt
Fairbury
Gage County
Wilmington
Del
R. D. Morgan
Greeley
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Dave Hamilton
Kearney
William Berack
North Platte
Michael Poper
Dorothy Werner
Beatrice
Deshler
C. E. Coffey
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