Bukowina falls to Russians in swift campaign
Petrograd reports full occupation of Bukowina after a four week drive. Two thousand more prisoners join 175,000 taken, with vast booty as German forces pull back. Berlin notes ongoing skirmishes and repulsed attacks on the northern front amid retreating enemy columns.
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London
Bukowina
Pflanzer
Carpathians
Petrograd
Kilikhof
Toulokhof
Snitatyn
Kimpolung
Kuty
Vischnitz
Ewe
Izhany Station
Susiava
Berlin
von Linsingen
Zaturcy
Przewieska
von Bothmer
U Boat Sinks Two Warships In Otranto Straits
Paris reports the Italian auxiliary cruiser Citti di Messina and the French torpedo boat destroyer Fourche were torpedoed in the Strait of Otranto. The Citti di Messina, escorted by the Fourche, was first hit. the Fourche later attacked the sub and disappeared. The Fourche was then torpedoed, with most of its crew saved.
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Paris
Minister of Marine
Strait of Otranto
Messina
Four Autoists Die in Iowa Train Collision
Four men were killed near Wilton Iowa when their car was struck by the Rocky Mountain Limited on Sunday. The deceased were Dr H A Johnson Charles Moff Henry Livernz and Elmer Hire all from Princeton Iowa. Dr J Barker survived by leaping from the vehicle as the train neared.
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Wilton
Rocky Mountain Limited
Muscatine
H. A. Johnson
Charles Moff
Henry Livernz
Elmer Hire
Princeton
J. Barker
Dissolution Ordered of Corn Products Refining Co
Federal Judge Learned N Hand ordered the dissolution of the Corn Products Refining Company and allied concerns found in violation of restraint of trade. The decree directs the federal trade commission to devise the dissolution plan.
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U. S
New York
Corn Products Refining Company
Learned N. Hand
Federal Trade Commission
Sheriffs Push Harsh Penalty for Auto Thieves
Sheriff representatives announce a drive for stricter penalties against auto thieves and horse stealing through proposed legislation in the upcoming session. They plan to press lawmakers to expand laws to cover motor vehicle theft and related thefts, seeking deterrence and tougher sentencing.
Nebraska summer events planned in several cities
A schedule lists the state golf tournament in Omaha from July 5 to 8, the Northwestern Hotel Men's Association meeting in Omaha July 10 to 12, the Missouri Valley Veterinary Association convention July 10 to 12, the Variety Merchants of Nebraska annual convention in Kearney July 11 to 12, the annual state tennis tournament in Wayne July 17 to 22, the Nebraska Democratic convention in Hastings July 25, the Nebraska Republican convention in Lincoln July 25, the Summer Assembly of the Church of the Brethren in Beatrice July 30 to August 6, and Tractor Week in Fremont August 7 to 11.
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Northwestern Hotel Men’s Association
Omaha
Missouri Valley Veterinary Association
Variety Merchants of
Nebraska
Kearney
Wayne
Hastings
Church of Brethren
Beatrice
Fremont
German U-35 Sunk Provence. 3000 Lives Lost At Sea
The U-35 arrived at Cartagena and sank the French liner Provence in the Mediterranean with over 3,000 lives lost. The submarine also claimed to have sunk 50 Anglo French ships. A confidential letter to King Alfonso and a donation of an autograph from the German emperor were discussed by German officials in Madrid and Cartagena.
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Cartagena
Spain
Provence
Mediterranean
Arnault
Madrid
Paris
Alfonso
Kamerun
Roma
Cataluna
Pats
DBS
Russians Press German Lines In East Front Drive
In war updates from Petrograd and London, Russia reports 174 484 prisoners taken in Volhynia and Galicia as German divisions rush east to stem the offensive. German reinforcements move to the Lutsk Kovel and Brody Przemysl fronts while counterattacks rebuff Russian crossings near Gruziatyn and Sereth.
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Petrograd
War Office
Volhynia
Galicia
Stokhod
Germany
London
Lemberg
Geneva
Lutsk-Kovel
Brody
Przemyslany
Berlin
Styr
Kolki
Gruziatyn
Turina
Sereth
Austro- Hungarian War Office
RUSH GERMANS TO EAST IN PUSH TOWARD CARPATHIANS
The war office reports three villages west of Radauts 30 miles south of Czernowitz captured with 800 prisoners. Villages Gurahumora Straizia and Saracch taken along with Vennitz on the Galicia Bukowina border. Berlin reports Linsingen advance west and southwest of Lutsk despite Russian counter-actions.
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Petrograd
Bukovina
Carpathians
War Office
Radauts
Czernowitz
Gurahumora
Straizia
Saracch
Vienitz
Galicia
Bukowina
Berlin
London
von Linsingen
Lutsk
Brody
Fortifications Bill Passes House For Defense Funds
The fortifications appropriation bill totaling 34,300,000 passed the House on Thursday by 165 votes to 9. It increases defense spending by about 17,000,000 from last year and includes an amendment by Representative Taverner of Minnesota to abolish stop watch systems and bar labor bonuses at government arsenals, approved 197 to 115 after a hard fight urged by labor groups.
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Washington
House
Taverner
Miinosa
War Department Allows Reporters to Accompany Troop Trains
Washington reports the War Department issued orders to permit newspaper representatives to travel with National Guard and other troop trains to the border at their own expense. Regulations for reporters with troops in Mexico remain unchanged.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Mexico
Sheriffs Outline Auto Thief Crackdown At Nebraska Meeting
At the Nebraska sheriffs biennial gathering in Hastings delegates pressed for five to ten year penitentiary terms for auto thieves and urged changes to horse stealing laws. They plan to lobby lawmakers, ask garages for car records, and seek state board of pardons reforms, while scheduling December meetings in Hastings.
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Hastings
Nebraska Sheriffs’ Association
State Board of Pardons
Many Rifle Clubs Formed Across Nebraska
Sixteen civilian rifle clubs with a total membership of 628 have been organized in Nebraska in five months. Major Fred H. Phillips notes the clubs are under consideration to have at least one per county. Government supplies equipment. Nebraska clubs and memberships include Aurora 82 Ashby 22 Bladen 35 Brunswick 3 Morrill 16 Farnam 22 Giltner 38 Greater Omaha 63 Gothenburg 23 Custer 71 Loup City 31 Norman 13 North Platte 104 Plainview 28 Scotia 32 Stanton 47.
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Nebraska
Fred H. Phillips
National Board For the Promotion
Washington
Aurora
Ashby
Bladen
Brunswick
Morrill
Farnam
Giltner
Greater Omaha
Gothenburg
Custer
Loup City
Norman
North Platte
Plainview
Scotia
Stanton
Dodge Chautauqua Opens in Dodge This July
The Dodge Chautauqua begins July 19 and runs five days. It is the first season in Dodge and is managed by the Commercial club. Local boosters promise a successful event.
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Dodge
Church fund drive nears $30,000 for new Fremont edifice
The First Methodist church finance committee in Fremont reports strong encouragement from pledges for a planned new building. It will not start construction until at least $30,000 is subscribed, and pledges already exceed $15,90.
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Fremont
First Methodist Church
Plelges
S and S workers select Omaha for jubilee convention
The state Sunday school convention totals 1,684 registrants with 2,229 Sunday schools, 1,715 active. Falls City Brethren boast largest cradle roll. Beatrice Christian Church leads membership with 1,100. University Place Methodist has 1,085. Grace Methodist Lincoln 1,063. Omaha wins next year’s golden jubilee as birth city. New officers include President J S Dick Crete and Vice President H L Lomax Broken Bow. William A Brown of Chicago delivered the farewell address.
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Falls City
Neb
Grace Meth Mist
Lincoln
Omaha
J. S. Dick
Crete
H. L. Lomax
Broken Bow
E. R. Mathers
L. C. Oberlies
William A. Brown
Chicago
International Work
Association
Beatrice man returns from Germany with war impressions
Beatrice resident Beatrice F Schumacher has returned from a year working on aeroplanes in Germany. He traveled via Holland to New York aboard the Berendam and heard the roar of a naval battle in the North Sea. He found Germans optimistic about victory and noted good wages and ample work at home.
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Beatrice
F. Schumacher
South
Germany
Holland
New York
North Sea
Invents New Cultivator by Pleasanton Resident Fox
Pleasanton resident G. R. Fox filed patent papers in Washington for a new cultivator. The device provides a lighter draft for horses, eliminates heavy lock weight, and allows a four horse team to work closely together enabling closer fence positioning and shorter turns.
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Pleasanton
G. R. Fox
Buffalo County
United States Patent Office
Washington
Fox
Damaged by Trial. Aurora Claims Against Hamilton County
In a sensational sequel to the Fred Luff assault trial, Luff files with Hamilton county commissioners a claim for 15,565.25 for expenses damages due to false arrest false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. He seeks 3,565.25 for expenses and attorneys fees.
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Aurora
Fred Luff
Hamilton County
Luff
Elevator Construction Starts at Blair Farm Co op
Ground has been broken on the Farmers' Co Operative Elevator Co plot for a grain elevator with a 25 000 bushel capacity. Total cost to erect the plant is about 25 000 dollars.
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Blair
Farmers’ Co-Operative Elevator Co
Foote Couple Marks Golden Anniversary in Hastings
Mr and Mrs M R Foote celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Hastings Nebraska, noting they arrived in the state on March 2 1867 when it was one day old.
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State
Hastings
Nebraska
M_RFoote
Farm Hands Scarce in Chadron Dawes County
Dawes county farmers struggle with spring work delays due to heavy rains. Many producers solicit farm hands to help with planting and seeding across the Chadron area.
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Dawes County
Chadron City Council Buys Sixty Horsepower Fire Truck
The Chadron city council has completed negotiations for a sixty horsepower motor fire truck to be used by the local fire department, expanding the city’s emergency response capability.
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Chadron
Sheriff Seeks Damages in Whitcomb Suit
Hastings residents report Sheriff Cole files district court petition seeking damages totaling 20500 from Bert Whitcomb. Alleged injuries include loss of a limb and serious finger injuries from a recent shooting incident. Hospital fees of 500 are claimed. Whitcomb is said to have over 1700 cash and other property.
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Hastings
Bert Whitcomb
Cole
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