Bomb kills ten in Milwaukee central station
Milwaukee authorities probe a bomb blast that killed ten and injured two at the central police station. Six Italians are detained as detectives suspect a band of anarchists from the Bay View area. rewards are offered by city and state.
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Milwaukee
Central
Chicago
Gulliani
Maude Richter
Tony Massone
Deckert
BE. L. Philipp
William S. Greene
Louis Weiss
Frank M. Caswin
Henry Deckert
Fred W. Kalger
Avid O’brien
Stephen H. Stecker
Edward Spindler
Albert Templin
Paul Weller
Catherine Walker
Pietsch Dye Works
Charles Zehauer
Janssen
Bay View
Housekeepers Warned by Hoover About Imposters
Washington November 24 Herbert Hoover United States food administrator warned of crooks and con artists posing as government agents to seize food from households. He said no department will demand household food and urged police action against petty frauds while agencies investigate the cases and seek information on the impersonators.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
United States
Food Administration
U-boat Crew Captured After Depth Bomb Strike
Forty members of a German submarine crew were captured by American destroyers near Washington on November 27. One German drowned and another died of wounds after the Teuton submarine was forced to surface when its crippled rudder was hit by a depth charge. The crew surrendered with hands raised.
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Washington
Teutons
Chauncey Sunk in Collision. 21 Men Lost at Sea
In the war zone the United States destroyer Chauncey was rammed at night with lights out. Three officers and 18 enlisted men died. Commander Walter E. Reno perished at the bridge. about 70 others were saved. A Navy department notice gave no details. Also reported President Wilson met railroad brotherhood chiefs and urged a plan to avoid transportation disruption while seeking wage solutions.
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Washington
United States
Chauncey
Sims
Walter E. Reno
Navy Department
Railroad Brotherhood
Wilson
Brotherhoods
Weanne Lee
Carter
Garretson
Railway Brotherhoods
One Eastern Rail System Formed For War Freight
Washington reports a single railroad system east of Chicago created to speed freight during wartime. A committee of vice presidents will run the lines such as New York Central and Pennsylvania to maximize movement. The plan pools railway capacity and directs fuel and waterways development to ease rail pressure. A prohibition on luxury holiday travel may be proposed after Christmas.
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Washington
Chicago
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Erie
War Board
National Fuel Administration
Penrest
Comtee
Officer Whips 3 Texans in South Texas
There are three cattlemen in south Texas who taunted J John V. Clinnin of the One Hundred Thirty-first infantry two days ago and threatened tar and feather. They armed themselves and rode out with guns, returning with bleeding noses and cheeks as the officer faced the mob.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
J. John V. Clinnin
One Hundred Thirty-first Infantry
Clinnin
Teutons Gain on Italian Front Freezing Fronts Reports
Berlin says the summits of Monte Fontana and Monte Spinuccia between the Brenta and Piave rivers were captured by Tyrolese imperial riflemen and Wurttemberger troops. Rome reports Austro German forces advanced on Fonitanna Secca outposts but were repulsed elsewhere on the northern Italian front.
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Berlin
Monte Fontana
Monte Spinuccia
Brenta
Piave
Rome
Italy
Fonitanna Secca
War Office
British Lose 17 Vessels To Submarine Mines
The British admiralty reports seventeen ships sunk last week by mines from submarines. Ten vessels exceeded 1,000 tons and seven were under 1,600 tons. The weekly statement was issued Wednesday.
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British Admiralty
Iowa Pastor Is Acquitted
Red Oak Iowa November 27 Rev Lyn G acquitted in a local church case involving church trustees and a minor dispute as the trial concluded today.
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Iowa
Red Oak, In
Lyn G
Bankers Asked to Aid Loans for Soft Corn Feeders
Nebraska livestock committee urged seven thousand feeders to buy and feed soft corn to boost meat and fat production. Bankers were asked to lend readily at reasonable rates to support feeder operations and stabilize markets by balancing receipts.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Livestock Committee
Federal Food Administration
K. L. Burke
Burke
Nebraska Raised Big Fund In War Work Drive
Nebraska subscribed 516 407 66 to the Y M C A war work fund exceeding the 250 000 request. Ministers across the state offered prayers of thanks for the successful drive and Nebraska's strong participation in the campaign.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Union
Catholics Raising War Fund In Nebraska Campaign
The Knights of Columbus in Nebraska launch a two weeks drive to raise a war camp fund of 150000 dollars. The effort is government aligned rather than a Knights project and mirrors Y M C A war relief work across the state.
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Lincoln
Knights of Columbus of
Nebraska
Knights of Columbus
Y. M. Qa
Butler County Sends Off Record Corn Harvest
Butler County is harvesting its largest corn crop ever. Farmers report some fields show soft corn, but the general view is the crop will mature if given time.
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Butler County
David City
Yellow paint dumped on Nehawka hardware store steps
Sometime last Friday night someone emptied a can of yellow paint on the steps of Henry Wessel's hardware store in Nehawka. Wessel is described as pro German.
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Nehawka
Henry Wessel
Wessel
O Neill Forms Home Guard Unit
ONeill organizes a city home guard company and adopts a resolution pledging support from citizens of the city and vicinity.
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O'Neill Hae Home Guard
O'Neill
O’neill
Swine Die Suspected Poisoning Near Helvey
In Jefferson county near Helvey, about 100 hogs owned by Arthur Lakey and Clarence Stinabrock died mysteriously. Lakey lost nearly 50 head after a sudden illness. vets cannot determine the cause. Rumor points to could be doping via a live stock preparation, while Stinabrock sent viscera to Omaha for analysis. Excitement runs high among local farmers.
Tragedy Near Cherry County Ends in Fatal Stabbing
Rancher Guy Catlow is stabbed to death at the Blazky home twenty five miles northwest of here as neighbor Blazky resists arrest. Constable Floyd Younte wounds Blazky. Catlow aided in disarming him before the fatal stabbing. Blazky is taken to Hyannis.
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Ellsworth
Guy Catlow
L. Blazky
Blazky
Here
Cherry County
Floyd Younte
Catlow
Hyannis
Younie
Cattle Receipts Break Record at South Omaha Stock Yards
Cattle receipts at South Omaha stock yards set a new annual record with about 1,545,000 head received so far this year. The prior high was 1,484,804 head in 1916. Railroads could not supply enough cars, leaving many cattle to be wintered on ranges.
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South Omaha
Poultry Die Mystery Near Aurora Raises Poison Suspicions
Mrs. Alex McDougall on a farm near Aurora reports four or five dozen chickens and four geese died within five hours after illness without obvious cause. A chicken kept in confinement survived, suggesting possible poisoning. Nearby resident Lee Kramer also lost a steer under unexplained circumstances.
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Aurora
Alex McDougall
Lee Kramer
Regents urged to remove Haller as Nebraska president
A local petition signed by many residents asks the regents of the State University of Nebraska to require Frank L. Haller to resign as president. The community sentiment against him is described as very strong.
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Haller
Brainard
Regents
The
State University of Nebraska
Frank L. Haller
Creamery Proposed for Ainsworth Town
A representative of a large creamery company visited Ainsworth to inspect the town as a potential site for a new dairy creamery. The county's dairying suitability makes Ainsworth a logical location in the eyes of the visitor.
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Ainsworth
Women Husk Corn for Red Cross at Beaver Crossing
Twenty eight Red Cross women harvested an acre of donated corn in one hour then hauled it to the Farmers elevator. They received a check for 42.25 dollars as payment for the work and service to the relief effort.
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Red Cross
Beaver Crossing
May Hire Police Woman at Kearney Depot
A movement in Kearney seeks to hire a police woman and purchase a station wagon for the police department, plus place a matron at the depot to meet unaccompanied young women arriving on late trains.
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Kearney
County Officials Meet in Omaha This December
The State Association County Clerks, Commissioners and Supervisors convene in Omaha from December 11 to 18 to discuss county governance and administrative matters.
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Omaha
State Association
Commissioners
Guards Organized In Gage County Towns
Due to several destructive fires in Gage county over recent weeks, movements to organize home guards in Beatrice and surrounding towns aim to protect property against alien enemies.
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Beatrice
Gage County
To Be Military Advocate Lincoln District Judge Asked to Resign
District Judge P. J. Congrave is named to resign and a move to appoint a military tribunal advocate is reported as under consideration by the Bathe department in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
P. J. Congrave
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