Boundary tensions rise as U S troops face Mexico turmoil
Washington reports 1500 additional regulars ordered to the Mexican border amid growing anti American sentiment. Consuls in northern Mexico warn of unrest as Carranza's hold weakens. In Europe heavy fighting continues along the eastern front, with Russian advances toward Czernowitz and Austrian defenses in Bukowina.
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Washington
Mexico
Pershing
Laredo
Coleman Ranch
State Department
Rodgers
Mexico City
Carranza
London
Gulf of Riga
Bukowina
Riga
Jasielda
Pripet
Pripet Marshes
Russia
Lutsk
Russian War Office
Galicia
Czernowitz
Raider Wore Carranza Uniform In Ranch Raid Near Laredo
One of the three Mexican bandits killed in the chase of outlaws who raided the T. A. Coleman Ranch wore a Carranza uniform bearing the insignia of a Carranza lieutenant colonel. The gang, reported as 11 to 15 members, included several Japanese and first raided near Palafox, fifty miles west of Laredo, capturing two American cowboys who later escaped.
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Laredo
Tex
T. A. Coleman
Carranza
Palafox
Let Gas Wells Pay Bills for Shoshone Debt Relief
Congressman Mondell proposes a bill in Congress to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease gas and oil rights on the Shoshone Wind River lands in Wyoming. Proceeds would first liquidate any debts owed to the United States and then benefit Shoshone tribal members.
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Washington, D. C
Mondell
Wyoming
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
United States
State House Gossip Highlights Budget, Sessions, and Trials
The year’s state government outlays run below prior terms. The annual state university summer session and sixth school of superintendence opened. The hog cholera law of 1916 deemed unconstitutional for monopolistic risk. Flag day orders issued by Grand Army of the Republic. Rock Island agrees to lower excess baggage rates. Forty-one physicians licensed after May exams. Governor Morehead seeks Oswald Lewis’s return from Minot for auto mortgage theft. State Treasurer Hall responds in suit over $126,000 old fees for department expenses. Prohibitory constitutional amendment ballot title drafted for general election placement.
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Ilall
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Food, Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission
Reed
Secretary of State
Pool
State university six months revenue report through May
For the six months ending May 31, the state university earned 124 915.66 from miscellaneous sources. This includes tuition, hog cholera serum sales, stenographic service and all funds not from state appropriations. A cash balance of 3 000 remained on May 31.
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State University
Labor Commissioner seeks harvest hand needs in Nebraska
Labor Commissioner Coffey sending requests to farmers county clerks and commercial clubs in Nebraska to report how many harvest hands will be needed this summer. He and other state labor commissioners cooperate to secure work for migrant harvest hands yearly moving north for the wheat gathering season.
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Coffey
Nebraska
Nebraska Manufacturing Establishments and Output 1915
A state bureau of labor report shows Nebraska had 1 390 manufacturing establishments in 1915 with capital of 46 428 992 45 dollars. They produced goods worth 161 972 974 38 dollars, employed 28 281 people, weekly wages total 316 447 02 dollars, of which 281 830 86 went to males and 34 646 16 to females.
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State Bureau of Labor
Nebraska
Nebraska Faces Another Grasshopper Year Across Plains
Reports from Lincoln warn that northern and northwestern Nebraska may endure a repeat grasshopper invasion. Despite limited current damage, fields and pastures are reportedly filled with millions of young hoppers, raising fears of extensive future destruction.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
A Hint on Beards and Soldier Style From Flatbush Anecdote
The passage notes Mrs Flatbush Alexander the Great shaving his face to set a style for soldiers and observes fewer beards among married men today. It presents a humorous, archaic aside on facial hair and social change.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement urges bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse and purify, then applying Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. Claims stop itching and clear pimples, dandruff, scalp irritations, and rough hands. Free sample by mail with Book. Send postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
March Stealing Sparks Quiet Home Summer Plans
Mr Dustin Stax discusses summer plans while remaining at home as his family departs. He envisions relaxing in shirt sleeves and smoking cigars in the best rooms of the house, turning a potential departure into a personal retreat.
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Dustin Stax
Difference Between Whole Soul and Foot in Effort
A reflection on how fully committing to a task contrasts with a half hearted or cautious approach. It contrasts total immersion with tentative participation, using metaphor to warn against superficial effort versus deep dedication.
Coldest Air Over Equator Reveals Upper Wind Layers
Harvard professor Alexander McAdie reports in Geographical Review on upper air experiments using sounding balloons. The atmosphere comprises troposphere and stratosphere with strongest winds just below the stratosphere. Stratosphere height is maximal over the equator and minimal at the poles and varies by season. At the equator the air cools with height more than in temperate regions, with the lowest temperatures above the equator.
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Alexander McAdie
Harvard
The
Geographical Review
Equator
Professor McAdie
Dr Kline Medicine Promises fifty years of epilepsy relief
An advertisement from the Dr Kline Company of Red Hawk New Jersey touts fifty years of uninterrupted success with Epilepsy Medicine. It markets a large trial offer and claims lasting results for sufferers of epilepsy and related ailments.
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Dr. Kline
Honeymoon Plans Prompt Humorous Confrontation
Two friends spar over when to congratulate Jim on his honeymoon. One urges immediate congratulations, the other worries a hypocritical impression will linger for life. The exchange ends with a blunt insult, You brute.
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Jim
Quiet Trolley Dignity Sparks Seat Offer
A humorous exchange contrasts reposeful feminine carriage with crowded transit. One line wonders if admiration depends on circumstance, followed by a man noting some women cling to a strap with such air of dignity that he feels compelled to give up his seat.
Washing gear for tourists folds compactly in car
A dialogue notes a new washing equipment designed for travelers that folds down to a small size for car storage. The exchange shows curiosity about whether a place exists where washing is unnecessary.
Love may be blind father dog need oculist
A playful witticism notes that love may blind a couple yet the girl's father and the dog rarely require eye care, using humor to suggest practical judgment outlasts affection in some matters.
Nebraska medical examiners test twenty applicants for license
Twenty young men sat in the senate chamber as state health board secretaries questioned them. Most had fresh medical college diplomas and seek further evidence of qualification by another exam. Phi Beta Kappa at Lincoln abolishes math or language hours as a membership barrier. election opens to any arts and science college student graduating next with average at or above the society standard.
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State Board of Health
Senate
State Board
Nebraska
Phi Beta Kappa
Louise Pound
Lincoln
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