Post Office Deficit Reduced by Economy and Reorganization
Postmaster General Burleson reports the European war cost the U S postal service 21 million dollars. Economies shaved the deficit to a little over 11 million for the year ended last June. Service expansion continued despite adverse revenue. Savings from reorganization before and during the war kept the deficit down by at least 13 million. A small portion of the total deficit came from higher salaries and railway mail pay due to legislation.
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Union News Service
Washington
Burieson
Direct Vote Primaries Set For Democratic Nominating Convention
The Democratic Party will choose delegates to the St Louis convention by direct popular vote. Chairman William F. McCombe orders state organizations to hold presidential primaries where not required by law. The move fulfills a 1912 platform plank and includes election of national committeemen from each state.
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New York
United States
St Louis
William F. McCombe
Prosperity Sweeps Nation Says Insurance Presidents
New York officials of six leading life insurance firms declare real prosperity has arrived in the United States. They credit eastern gains in war supply orders and a postwar rebound in other regions as the national mood shifts from the wartime low. They spoke at the annual meeting of the association of life insurance presidents.
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New York
United States
The
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Peace Demonstration Besieges Reichstag In Berlin
A Copenhagen dispatch to the London Telegraph says several thousand protesters gathered outside Berlin's Reichstag. They attempted to force entry as crowds blocked streets and halted streetcars and buses. Police took three hours to restore order amid cries of peace and hostile remarks toward the royal house.
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Bertin
London
Exchang- Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Reichstag
Royal House
Rates May Be Increased By Railroads In Mississippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission says most proposed passenger rate increases in the Mississippi Valley were not justified and may be implemented by railroads after December 29. Railroads must file five days notice to the commission and the public before taking effect.
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Washington
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Pubic
Nebraska Educator Leader Named State Teachers Association President
Dr G W A Lacker dean of the graduate school of education at the University of Nebraska is elected the new president of the state teachers association. The next meeting will be held in Omaha early in November.
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Lincoln
G. W. A. Lacker
Graduate School of
University of Nebraska
State Teachers’ Association
Omaha
Asquith Signals Allies to Discuss Any Peace Proposals
Premier Asquith stated in the house of commons that any serious peace proposals from enemy governments, whether offered directly or via a neutral power, will be discussed by the allied governments. This remarks outline cautious handling of potential peace overtures amid wartime.
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Longon
Asquith
House of Commons
Germany Signals Change in War Stance via Constantinople Report
A Rome dispatch to the Daily Telegraph cites indirect news from Constantinople claiming Germany has abandoned her earlier policy, signaling a shift in wartime diplomacy and alliances during the ongoing conflict. The report notes sources imply a reconsideration of strategic commitments.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Rome
Constantinople
Germany
Diplomatic Crisis Over Austria U S Relations Deepens
Washington reports indicate a grave danger to U S Austrian ties following the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona with American casualties. Officials keep negotiations silent while a Vienna reply to Secretary Lansing's note looms, demanding disapproval of the attack, compensation, and assurances for safe passenger ships. A separate dispatch notes radical income tax reform talks and Secretary Garrison’s warning that compulsory military service could follow if a continental army plan fails.
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Unniot
Washington
Austria
Ancona
Germany
Lansing
Vienna Foreign Ofce
War Will Bring New Order. Wilson Urges US Prep in Columbus
President Wilson, addressing the Columbus chamber of commerce, predicts a patched up peace after the European war and urges American business leaders to mobilize resources to prepare the United States for a larger role in world affairs and to help bring about justice after the conflict. He spent eighteen hours in Columbus with an enthusiastic reception.
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Columbus
Wilson
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
United States
Britain allows German dyestuffs export to aid US industry
Washington reports Great Britain will permit exportation from Germany of sufficient dyestuffs to meet immediate American industry needs. State Department negotiations begin with Germany to secure export of dyestuffs without prior concessions. Britain continues to bar imports of fustics or cotton from the United States.
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Great Britain
Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Representative Shalemburger seeks irrigation fund details
Washington reports Representative Sha Lemberger has learned the Reclamation Service says funds for a proposed irrigation survey in Gosper Phelps and Harlan counties are nearly exhausted. He will request Interior Secretary’s statement on Nebraska’s contributions to the reclamation fund and expenditures in Nebraska.
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Washington
Shalemberger
Reclamation Service
Gosper
Phelps
Harlan
Shallenberger
Secretary of the Interior
Nebraska
Nebrask
Japan to Protect Residents Amid Shanghai Disturbances
Tokyo moves to safeguard Japanese residents and interests in Shanghai as tensions rise. Japanese warships are already in the area and the cruiser Teureari has left Yokohama and is expected to head toward Shanghai.
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Tokin
Japan
Shanghai
Teureari
Yokohama
Shanchai
Minister George Announces Government Munitions Establishments
The minister of munitions David Lield George states there are eight thousand twenty four government controlled munitions establishments.
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Landon
David Lield George
Britain Moves to Seize Securities for War Liabilities
The House of Commons approves a temporary measure to mobilize American and Canadian securities by purchase or borrowing. The plan aims to use them as collateral for British liabilities in the United States while avoiding flooding the market. The scheme is voluntary, and officials insist payments will reflect market prices.
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Union News Service
London
Reginald McKenna
House of Commons
Great
United States Demands Reparation From Austria Hungary
Washington reports the American note to Austria-Hungary demands prompt denunciation of the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona. It calls for punishment of the submarine commander and for indemnity for the deaths and injuries to innocent American citizens. It asserts that good relations require a shared respect for law and neutrality.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Ancona
United States
Town Almost Wiped Out by Fire Hopewell Wa
A mushroom town of 25 000 people near a Dupont Powder plant was nearly wiped off the map by a fire that started in a restaurant and caused more than a million dollars in property damage. The Dupont works stayed safe though briefly menaced. scenes of disorder and looting were reported with no deaths and only minor injuries.
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Hopewell Wa
Dupont Powder Company
Dupont
Setttement
Floods ruin Blue river farmland near Fairbury
The Blue river floods washed out soil and destroyed productive land in western Jefferson County Nebraska. Farmers fear repeat high waters unless the channel is straightened and banks cleared. Embankments protect individual farms but shift flood volume downstream. Engineers advocate river straightening as the best long term solution to save land and crops.
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Fairbury
Tax On Modest Incomes Proposed By McAdoo
Secretary McAdoo urges radical income tax changes in his annual report to congress to widen the base and improve collection. He proposes to lower exemptions so that individuals with incomes as low as 3000 dollars and single persons with 2000 dollars would be taxed, expanding the reach of the levy to fund defense.
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McAdoo
Washington
Congress
Full ticket in Nebraska predicted by Dall moose group
Washington reports Frank P Corri and Lincoln figures predict a full ticket for next year in Nebraska by the Dall moose organization after attending a progressive conference in New York where they met Colonel Roosevelt. In New York John Bassett Moore told the international trade conference that the U S may need to revise all wartime commercial treaties.
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Nebraska
Washington
Dall Moose
Frank P. Corri
Lincolnn
New York
Roosevelt
John Bassett Moore
State Department
United States
Clergymen Open Coffee House After Prohibition Starts
Dean Martyn Hart and other Episcopal leaders open a coffee house in Denver's lower business district. The aim is to offer a social alternative for men who now frequent saloons, as Colorado's prohibition law takes effect January 1.
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Tor
St. John’s Cathedral
Former Senator Cockrell Dies at 81 in Washington
Francis Marion Cockrell, a five term U S senator from Missouri, died here Monday at age 81 after a period of illness. A Democrat, he served in the Senate from 1875 to 1905 and was later appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Roosevelt, serving until 1910.
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Senator Cockrell
Washington
Francis Marion Cockrell
United States
Missouri
Cockrell
United States Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Falters to Give Satisfaction in Allied War Council
Indications grow that the new allied war council at Paris is failing to satisfy military naval leaders diplomats and politicians. Reports from Paris and London indicate unresolved differences of opinion despite exhaustive discussions and continued pursuit of peace without concessions to Austria or Germany.
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New York
General War Council
Paris
Hemsarvy
London
Anti-Suffragists Meet in Washington Convention
The national association opposed to woman suffrage held its annual Washington convention on Monday with delegates from twenty anti suffrage groups. Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge of New York presided as opening session read a letter from Mrs. Robert Lansing via her father John W. Foster, both opposing woman suffrage.
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Washington
National Association
Geipgates
Arthur M. Dodge
New York
Robert Lansing
John W. Foster
Harsh Punishment InFLICTED Across Nebraska News
A readible Nebraska statewide item notes authorities enforcing severe penalties in ongoing cases. The dispatch, sourced from Western Newspaper Crion, highlights public concern and regional interest in justice outcomes across Nebraska and nearby areas.
November-December events calendar for Nebraska groups
List of upcoming meetings and shows across Nebraska from December to January. Includes Corn Show at Norfolk December 16 to 18, county commissioners in Columbus December 17 and 18, Nebraska Engineers in Lincoln December 17 and 18, State Bar at Omaha December 28, Lancaster Poultry at University Place December 28 to 31, Gage county chicken show Beatrice January 3, Democratic Dollar Banquet Lincoln January 11, State Historical Society Lincoln January 11 to 13, State Implement Dealers Omaha January 18, county assessors Lincoln January 19 and 20.
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Norfolk
County Commissioners and Supervisors’ Association
Columbus
Nebraska Engineers Society
Lincoln
State Bar Association
Omaha
Lancaster Country
University Place
Gage County
Beatrice
The
State Historical Society
State Implement Dealers’ Association
Beatrice Regulars Punished by Minister for Auto Ride
Six young men in Beatrice received six months of Sunday school attendance as punishment from Rev C F Stevens of the First Christian Church after riding in his automobile. The incident followed a wedding at a church member's home when the minister's car disappeared and was recovered the next day. The youths pleaded guilty to avoid arrest and faced the church's disciplinary action.
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Beatrice
C. F. Stevens
First Christian Church
Stevens
Beatrice Postoffice Creates Superintendent of Mails
Owing to rising business at Beatrice postoffice the Washington postoffice department approved creation of the superintendent of mails position here and authorized G. H. Van Horne, a longtime employee, to fill it. The change takes effect January 1, 1916.
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Beatrice
Beatrice Postofice
Postofice Department
Washington
G. H. van Horne
Section Hand Multimillionaire Lincoln Heiress Emerges
Sir J Alfred Bourne, Australian multimillionaire and ex railroad laborer in Lincoln, has come into his own after Australian lawyers sought him as the heir to millions. Telegrams to local men who aided the case reveal he is enjoying the fortune to the utmost.
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Lincoln
J. Alfred Bourne
Baromet
War stock trade and local accidents in Nebraska report
Tecumseh buyers secured fourteen carloads of mules for the foreign market at a cost of $55 000 as Nebraska stock drives continue. Fremont pastor Rev G Jones escaped injury when his car overturned and landed in a ditch after a twenty five foot plunge. At Omaha 138 lambs raised by Nebraska university students sold mainly at 8 70 per head with one at 7 60 due to wood shortages shifting value.
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Tecumseh
Nebraska
Nebraska Lambe
Omaha
Howard J. Gramlich
Animal -Husbandry Department
Nebraska Agricultural School
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