Nebraska Draft Registration Costs by County
Lincoln county filed the largest claim at 116 dollars for census and card work. Other counties report modest costs from 10 to 58 dollars for printing registrar services and transportation. Commissioner Moorhead notes Douglas county expenses totaled 2222 dollars but were donated, with 10 dollars outstanding.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Neville
Boone
Donuglas
Gosper
Hooker
Garden
Sioux
Loup County
Moorhead
Douglas County
Pawnee County
Farmers Sue Railroad Over Missouri River Erosion at Folsom
Owners of farmland along the Missouri in Sarpy county sue Burlington Railroad for nearly 200000, alleging revetment work by contractor August Johnson redirected the river at Folsom Iowa, causing erosion of their land from 1907 to 1912.
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Omaha
Missouri River
Sarpy
Burlington Railroad
Folsom
Iowa
Folsom Station
August Johnson
Drainage Ditch Saves Crops in Nemaha Valley
Tecumseh reports drainage ditches built along the Nemaha river and tributaries in Johnson county prevented flood damage after a heavy rain. Between June 8 and 9 rainfall totaled 556 inches, most water washed into streams, saving thousands of acres of corn and hay lands from destruction and protecting farmers along the streams.
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Tecumseh
Nemaha River
Johnson County
Nemaha
Nebraska bankers oppose stamp tax on checks
The executive council of the Nebraska Bankers' association passed a resolution here protesting the proposed stamp tax on checks and drafts considered by Congress. They call it a great inconvenience to business and warn it would cause currency contraction nationwide.
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Omaha
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Congress
Plans Ready for New St Francis de Chantal Church
Randolph plans for a new St Francis de Chantal church to be built here with an estimated cost of 60000 dollars and a seating capacity of 625.
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Randolph
Keith County Roundup Plans At Fair Grounds
The second annual roundup by the Keith County Community Club is set for July 3 4 and 5 at the fair grounds. Provisions include new stalls and buildings, an enlarged grandstand with 8000 seating, and ropers from Montana Art son and New entered for the event.
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Ogallaia
Keith County Community Club
Fair Grounds
Congress Rates In Force In Lincoln A U W
Grand Master Workman John Stevens states in an official letter that current rates set by the national fraternal congress will stay in force until changed by the grand lodge. Members may reduce certificates if not paying the new rates, but those going to war will have lapsed certificates unless they pay 1.50 per month per thousand dollars.
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Lincoln
John Stevens
Grand Lodge
National Fraternal Congress
U. W
Scheme to Help Feed Guardsmen in Nebraska
Captain Crawford leads a plan to conserve vegetables from Nebraska gardens by forming Red Cross groups in towns to collect surplus produce and have boy scouts prepare it for shipment to state National Guard camps after July 15. The proposal also reuses railroad old ties on right of way to be loaded into cars for fuel at the training camps, saving money for the fuel fund.
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Lincoln
Crawford
National Guard
Nebraska
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Nebraska Guard
Omaha Court Finds Liquor Amount Unreasonable
Police Judge Madden convicts Sam Joe, owner of a restaurant, in the first Omaha ruling on an un reasonable liquor amount. The court fines $100 plus costs for possessing fifteen cases of beer ninety six bottles of whisky and eleven bottles of wine at home.
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Omaha
Madden
Sam Joe
Auto crash near Aurora leaves one dead
Verne Parsons was killed when a Studebaker car carrying W. Mitchell and N. B. Navarre wrecked near Aurora. The vehicle was traveling at 52 miles per hour at the time of the accident and the other two occupants were seriously injured.
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Aurora
Verne Parsons
W. Mitchell
N. B. Navarre
Studebaker
Nebraska Income Tax Paid in Fiscal Year
Nebraska individuals and corporations paid government income taxes totaling 1,435,442 for the fiscal year ending. The nationwide total for all states reached 330,565,628.
Glenwood School Board Votes $4000 for Rural School House
The Glenwood school board at its annual meeting voted four thousand dollars for the erection of a modern rural school and community center house in New Rural School, Kearney.
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New Rural School
Kearney
Glenwood School Board
Fullerton Plans Paving Eleven Blocks in Business District
Fullerton moves to pave eleven blocks in the business part of the city. A new splendid business house is completed and two modern garages are under construction, signaling urban improvements.
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Fullerton
County School Dedicated Near Fullerton in District 16
More than two hundred people attended the dedication of the new modern rural Liberty Knoll school in District No 16, south of Fullerton.
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Fullerton
Liberty Knoll
Two Crops of Hay Planned by O Neill Ranchers
Ranchers in O Neill plan to harvest the wild hay crop twice this summer instead of once, aiming for higher yield. Rain this spring supports the feasibility and some expect a possible third harvest.
Favor New School. Springfeld.
Citizens of this place voted $30,000 bonds for the purpose of erecting a new school building.
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Springfeld
Armenians An Ancient Race and Modern Medical Draft Clash
The article recounts Armenia’s ancient origins from the steppes to Ararat and Haik’s legend, tracing shifts through Assyria Nineveh and Persians to the Armenian nation. It then reports medical students anger over non exemption from military service while doctors are needed for the war effort and civil care.
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Armenia
J. de Morgan
Haiting
Europe
Russia
Lower Danube
Thrace
Hellespont
Phrygia
Haik
Moses
Khorene
Bel
Assyria
Armenia Major
Lazes
Mingrelians
Asshur
Lake van
Nineveh
Hai
Iran
Ararat
Council of National Defense
Paper making in India amid war era power limits
The article notes India could locally supply Asia with paper using cotton stalks or grasses and grounds pulp near forests with water power. It highlights cheap power and water as key factors and mentions electrolysis to produce chlorine from sea water for distant plants. It also emphasizes India's potential to develop water power and transmit electricity to far sites.
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India
Asia
Bird Court Trials Among Flocks Alleged
A report claims birds hold courtroom like trials where crows judge a guilty member. The accused sits within a circle of witnesses and is released if acquitted, but if found guilty, the flock encircles and kills the prisoner.
Indians Utilize Early Irrigation Techniques
The text notes native tribes like the Crow and Apache developed irrigation to farm in river bottoms. They built rough log dams to divert water when dry, creating primitive ditches to distribute the stream across their lands.
Stranger Seeks Lady of House in Unusual Exchange
The odd exchange features a stranger asking to see the missus. the maid refuses saying she is engaged. The man notes his marriage and claims his wife consoles younger ladies, reflecting a curious social scene.
Cautionary Wisdom on Rivalry and Perception
Advice emphasizes humility and vigilance in competition. It cautions that rivals may know more than they appear while you overestimate your own certainty. The guidance suggests cautious strategy and mindful assumptions to avoid overconfidence.
With the Fingers Says Corns Lift Out Without Pain
Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a painless remedy to lift corns and calluses. A small bottle, low cost, can be bought at any drug store or via wholesale houses. The compound dries on contact and does not inflame surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
Tomb of Mohammed Looted by Turkish Government
Intense indignation runs through the Mussulman world as Turkish authorities seize treasures from Mohammeds tomb. Among the items are jewels and the Shining Star a diamond worth over 1.5 million dollars, carried away in the seizure.
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Mohammed
Get Rid Of These Homely Spots With Double Strength
Advert says a treatment removes facial spots and blemishes overnight with a double strength formula. Claims a guaranteed result and quick action, marketed as a home remedy.
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Ipgate
Sears
Heard at the Club About Fred Darling Wife
A club chatter centers on Fred Darling and his wife’s influence. The discussion notes his waxed mustache and manicured nails as signs of her handiwork, with wagers that women did fancy work beyond expectations.
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Fred Darling
The Whole Gamut Insurance Punchline
Mayor Mitchel jokes at a New York dinner about rising wartime insurance rates. A young man asks for every policy type, including life fire burglary and murder, intending to survive wartime danger and cross to England via a U boat blockade.
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Mitchel
New York
England
To Hear Her Talk Willis
A satirical quip notes how Mrs. Bump’s financial talk evokes a fusion of her father’s wealth her husband’s income and the fortune she anticipates from a rich uncle’s death, spoken by a judge.
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Willis
United States
Gillis
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