Congressmen Denounce Traitors Amid War Effort
Rep Stephens rails against alleged disloyalty in Fremont Nebraska citing bankers and press reports. He calls for investigation and public denial if false and warns traitors to face law as the nation fights for freedom and human rights.
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Ross L.seeisad
Seemiaedk
Yeibene Stephens
Fremont
Nebraska
Sre Vir Eggyr
Free Ee
Ns Elf
Eger
Modern Woodmen Donate To Patriotic Defense Fund
The Modern Woodmen of America's Head Consul Talbott announced a quarter of a million dollar contribution to the national patriotic defense fund. The executive council of camps pledged $1 000 and a liberty bandage in support of fighting units as part of the effort. On December 31, 1916, 186918 men aged 21 to 30 were registered in anticipation of later mobilization.
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America
Patriotic Defense Fund
Talbott
Executive Council of
Camps
Monument Gifts From France and Germany for America
France and Germany donated monuments to the United States expressing esteem. The New York gateway features a Liberty statue and world symbolism with other figures and inscriptions reflecting Franco German friendship.
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France
Germany
America
Ameria
New York
Ger- Ne Ee
Democracy tested by love of law not brute force
The speaker emphasizes democracy's security lies in the people's hearts not in statutes or formal bodies. He praises American unity and cites Lincoln and Wilson, urging military plans to honor the democratic principle of universal liability to defend the country.
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Lincoln
Wilson
Navy bean weevil threat and naval invention note
A brief句 about a weevil attacking navy beans and a light remark on sugar prices. A quip on England and Germany trading blows, implying mutual concern or irony amid wartime rhetoric.
Black Jack Pershing Named for Key Leadership Role
The text declares General John J. Pershing as the correct choice for a major leadership position, expressing strong confidence in his abilities and future achievements.
Food for Dogs Feeds Pigs in Morality Tale
A short moral note suggests feeding scraps to dogs then using the dog’s fate to justify sending it away and adopting a pig. The piece frames a chicken moral about using waste to benefit livestock and ends with a grim implication.
Shared Spirit Across Generations in Revolutionary Era
A quotation emphasizes communal effort in 1776, noting that collective support defined the era. It highlights a lineage of helping and contributing, drawing a parallel to present-day citizens who act in unity.
Happy Thought On Modern Prices And Coinage
A light sketch notes how prices have changed and questions the use of nickels and dimes in everyday life. The piece muses on the value of small coins amid rising costs.
Being organized for war the world seeks lasting honorable peace
The text asserts the global drive to maintain strong wartime readiness until a peace is declared that is both honorable and enduring for all nations. It emphasizes collective resolve and the desire for a stable postwar order.
Kaiser said to be res training agents in opiut
A fragmented line notes the Kaiser training agents and mentions the Department of Justice ready to sub for him if he needs a day off, implying a formalized security or intelligence posture.
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the Kaiser
Opiut
Department of Justice
Post July 1 Deeds Filed With Clerks Altered by New Statute
A recent legislative statute restricts deeds filed with clerks or fictitious values after July 1, prohibiting certain filings. The change affects how property transfers and record entries are handled under the new rule.
Local parade beauty causes stir with bold display
A young woman identified as Seta Mararet Handry, twenty, appeared on Marperitha street in California during a Patriotism showcase. She wore no stockings, low cut shoes, and an extra short dress to display American flags painted on her bare legs, drawing strong public attention.
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Patriotiam
Seta Mararet Handry
Marperitha Cal
Miss Handry
Seers
Grea Pepuatians Alee
We Fight For The Rights We Carry In Our Hearts
The piece asserts that the right to speak under authority is as vital as peace and frames the struggle as defending core values and the voices of those who submit to leadership. It emphasizes courage, duty, and the high stakes of keeping personal convictions alive under rule.
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Tay
Boy Patriot Dies Defending Fort America in Neighborhood War Game
New York report recalls Maurice Halloway a loyal boy who died defending Fort America. The 8 hundred pound rock embankment on 186th Street near St Nicholas Avenue served as the fort as neighborhood lads played war games. Maurice stood on the rock with a wooden sword while Donald Williams and another boy aged fourteen joined the doomed stand.
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New York
Maurice Halloway
Fort America
One Hundred and Eighty-sixth Street
St. Nicholas Avenue
United States
Maurice
America
Donald Williams
Scientific research mobilization urged to aid wartime effort
Dr. George B. Hale appeals to England France Italy and Russia for international mobilization of scientific facilities to beat Germany. The National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council would coordinate military and industrial research with Wilson designated leadership. Textile experts offer to mobilize textile resources for war and Alexander Meyer proposes sharing ten discipline data. department stores asked to advise on purchasing government supplies.
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Washington
Germany
England
France
Italy
Russia
George B. Hale
National Research Council
Defense Council
Hale
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society of England
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
Petrograd
Academia Dei Lincet
Rome
United States
Wilson
Council of National Defense
Alexander H. Meyer
New York
Baby in a Market Basket Hailed as Phone Home Journey
Congressman Doolittle of Cottonwood Falls Kansas returns from Washington with wife and infant Beverly born in the capital. They faced travel comfort issues en route home and solved them by placing the baby in a large market basket lined with pillows and quilts, where Beverly slept most of the trip.
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Doolittle
Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Dpudhey Doolittle
Washington
Beverly
Young Highway Robber Spanked by Victim in Danville
A youthful highway man about thirteen or fourteen years old tried to hold up Theo dore Swindall on his way home. Swindall spanked the assailant across the knee, preventing the theft in a Danville street incident.
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Danville
Theodore Swinall
South Side
Swindall
Battalion of Girls to Patrol Jersey Coast
Miss Ethel A. Grosscup will lead a battalion of 200 girls for a summer coast patrol and Red Cross training at Seaside Park New Jersey. Governor Edge and Adjutant General Barber approved the plan and will provide camp and garrison gear. The group will use Major Moss codes and operate from Miss Grosscup's land with family consent.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Ethel A
Grosscup
Edward EB. Grosscup
Seaside Park
Red Cross
Hollins College
Hollins
Moss
Eidige
Barber
Edge
Sheriff’s Sale Scheduled in Jefferson County Nebraska
Notice of a sheriff sale in Jefferson County Nebraska following a district court order. Milner sues Bert Ballard, sale set for July 9 1917 at 2 PM at the south front door Fairbury court house to settle a judgment of 645.70 with costs. property: Lot seven, Block thirteen, Diller.
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District Court
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Milner
Bert Ballard
Fairrd
Diller
G. Rawes
W. J. Moss
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