Roosevelt Speaks on Ameriganism at Fifty Year Parade
Theodore Roosevelt addressed the capitol grounds on Ameriganism during a ceremonial parade honoring Nebraska’s fiftieth anniversary. The event featured armed guards, state bands, veterans, Civil War memories, and groups including Lincoln Greeks, Bohemians, and Navy recruits, emphasizing loyalty to the United States over other allegiances.
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Union News Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Nebraska
Capitol
Copperheads
Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt Leads Nebraska Parade With Veterans and Bands
Thousands line the streets as Colonel Roosevelt appears with Governor Neville Mayor Miller and club leaders J H Hansen and Frank H Woods driving. Civil war veterans, fife and drum corps, four bands, and a historic oxen yoke highlight the lengthy parade spanning over a mile. Spanish American War veterans march in double file.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Neville
Miller
Frank H. Woods
Commercial Club
J. H. Hansen
Nebraska
Parade details at Lincoln led by Gen Phil Hall
The Roosevelt car bore England and France flags beside the Stars and Stripes as the parade flowed under Gen. Phil Hall. The staff corps mounted orderlies Company B of the signal corps on police duty in Lincoln, with the Spanish war veterans led by Department Commander Fero and Chaplain Kline under Captain Allen. Colonel C. J. Bills served as marshal of the day with nine mounted aides.
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Mr. Roosevelt
England
France
Staff Corps
Department of Mounted Orderlies
Company B
Signal Corps
Lincoln
Phil Hall
Fero
Kline
Allen
C. J. Bills
Parade Features in Nebraska Historical Society Procession
A long parade through Wymore showcased oxen teams, a page ant, floats with an Indian camp and pioneer implements, a candle, ox yoke, and a housewife, plus a display by the Nebraska state historical society. The line included two mounted Sons of the American Revolution, a bannered group of twenty five automobiles, and fifty more cars after the band. Every vehicle bore flags and bunting as a dozen Negro marchers carried a We’re not slackers we’re Americans banner. The procession stretched over a mile, taking about thirty minutes to pass any fixed point.
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Green
Omaha
Phil Hall
Lincoln
Farragut Fife and Drum Corps
America
Nebraska State Historical Society
Wymore
Sons of the
Nebraska Semi-Centennial Celebrations Highlight State Events
The Semi Century celebration drew a large state crowd with the historic exhibit at the city auditorium. Alumni day at the state farm attracted many university people. A pioneers meeting at St Paul church drew enthusiasts seeking a yearly glimpse of the past. Auto races occurred at the fair grounds while the Pageant of Nebraska played at the fair grounds coliseum.
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Nebraska
City Auditorium
State Farm
St. Paul Church
Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds Coliseum
Golden anniversary marks Nebraska pioneer relic exhibit
During the semi centennial period the auditorium housed relics of pioneer life in Nebraska. Pioneers and descendants examined pictures letters and everyday items once common to settlers. Time has turned fifty year old artifacts into treasured memories as the state moves toward the future.
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Nebraska
State historical society to catalog pioneer exhibit donors
The bulk of the exhibit belongs to the state historical society which has built collections for years. Cedar county brings a large exhibit to be turned over to the society. The Woman's Relief Corps and the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution contribute displays along with many small private collections. A Tuesday morning inspection drew pioneers registering while a future list will compare visitors fifty years hence.
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State Historical Society
Cedar County
Society
Woman’s Relief Corps
Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution
Nebraska’s Semi-Centennial Amid Wartime Patriotism
The piece reflects pride in Nebraska’s fifty years of statehood while urging future effort. It links the celebration to sons going to the front, noting Nebraska’s standing among states and strong wartime response as bands play and recruiting rises at army and navy centers.
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Nebraska
Army
Navy
Flag pole at Fort Kearney exhibit broken at base
The fifty foot flag pole first erected at Fort Kearney in 1848 was rescued from mud ten years ago after rotting in water. It is now broken off near the ground and remains part of the exhibit.
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Fort Kearney
Collection donated by A. M. Bowling features antique arrowheads
A Hastings donor, A. M. Bowling, contributed a collection to the society. It includes flints found at Repub lican City and the only wool cards preserved from early settlers, along with innumerable Indian arrowheads and other curios.
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Society
A. M. Bowling
Hastings
Republican City
Nebraska counties report costs for selective draft registration
Lincoln County led Nebraska with a large claim for registering men under the conscription act, while most counties reported little or no expense. The report lists county by county charges for clerk hire, printing, registrar pay, and related costs, noting several donations and minimal outlays overall.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Neville
Douglass
Gosper
Hooker
Sioux
Loup County
Moorhead
Douglas County
Farmers Sue Railroad Opposing Missouri River Revetment
Farmers along the Missouri River in Sarpy county sue Burlington railroad for about 200000 in a set of nearly identical petitions. They claim river erosion from 1907 to 1912 at Townland and Folsom station worsened by revetment work by contractor August Johnson, shifting the channel away from the town shore and harming landowners.
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Omaha
Missouri
Sarpy
Burlington Railroad
Folsom
Folsom Station
August Johnson
Drainage Ditch Saves Crops in Nemaha Valley
In Tecumseh, drainage ditches along the Nemaha river and tributaries, built at great expense in Johnson county, proved effective after a rainfall of 5.46 inches between June 3 and the period. The ditches carried most water away, preventing floods that would have wrecked thousands of acres of corn and hay, saving crops for local farmers.
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Tecumseh
Nemaha River
Johnson County
Nemaha
Nebraska bankers oppose stamping checks resolution adopted
The executive council of the Nebraska Bankers' association passed a resolution here opposing a proposed stamp tax on checks considered by Congress. It argues the tax would be a great inconvenience to business and could trigger contraction in the currency nationwide.
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Omaha
Nebraska Bankers’ Association
Congress
Plans Ready for New St Francis de Chantal Church
Plans are complete for a new St. Francis de Chantal church to be built in Randolph with an estimated cost of 60,000 dollars and seating for 625 people.
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Randolph
Ogallala Roundup Set For July 3 4 and 5 at Fair Grounds
Ogallala plans the second annual roundup under Keith County Community club at the fair grounds on July 3 4 and 5. New corrals buildings and an enlarged grand stand and bleachers increase seating to 8000. Professional riders ropers from Montana Arizona and New Mexico enter for 2000 in prizes.
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Ogallala
Ogailala
Keith County Community Club
Fair Grounds
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress Rates In Force For AOUW Members
Lincoln Grand Master John Stevens states in an official letter that the rates adopted at the grand lodge session will stay in force indefinitely unless changed by the grand lodge. Rates follow the national fraternal congress model. members may reduce certificates if desired. War-related lapse will occur unless $1.50 per month per thousand dollars is maintained.
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Lincoln
John Stevens
Grand Lodge
National Fraternal Congress
Order
Scheme to Help Feed Guardsmen at Lincoln Station
Lincoln Captain Crawford proposes conserving state garden vegetables to supply Nebraska National Guard camps. Red Cross chapters collect surplus produce from Nebraskan gardens, boys scouts prepare it, and trains send the food to guard camps after July 15. He also suggests repurposing old railroad ties as fuel for the training camps to save fuel funds.
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Lincoln
Crawford
National Guard
Nebraska
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Nebraska Guard
First Omaha court rules liquor amount unreasonably excessive
Police Judge Madden in the state versus Sam Joe, restaurant proprietor, held fifteen cases of beer, ninety six bottles of whisky and eleven bottles of wine in his home to be unreasonably excessive. He fined the defendant one hundred dollars plus costs.
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Omaha
Oaha
Madden
Sam Joe
Omaha Hopeful for Army Cantonment Expansion
Omaha residents faced disappointment as Des Moines and Fort Riley locations cut Omaha from the first sixteen cantonment sites. Yet there is hope that if Congress approves pending legislation to raise the number of cantonments to thirty two, Omaha could be chosen as a site for one of the towns.
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Omaha
Des Moines
Fort Riley
Congress
Parson Killed in Auto Accident Near Aurora
Verne Parsons died in a Studebaker wreck near Aurora while riding with W. Mitchell and N. B. Navarre. The car was traveling at 52 miles per hour when the collision occurred, leaving the two passengers seriously injured.
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Aurora
Verne Parsons
W. Mitchell
N. B. Navarre
Studebaker
Here
Nebraskans Pay Income Tax in Fiscal Year
Lincoln reports Nebraskans paid 1 435 422 in state income tax for the fiscal year ending. Within the nation overall 330 565 628 was paid by all states in the country.
New Rural School in Kearney Voted $4000 Center
The Glenwood school board at its annual meeting recently voted four thousand dollars for the erection of a modern rural school and community center house.
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Kearney
Glenwood School Board
Fullerton to Pave Eleven Blocks in Business District
Fullerton plans paving for eleven blocks in its business section. A fine new business house has just been finished and two modern garages are under construction.
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Fullerton
County School Dedicated At Liberty Knoll Near Fullerton
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 Local Ranchers
Ranchers in the area plan two cuttings of wild hay this summer instead of one as in prior years. Some expect yields to rise by a third due to the unusually plentiful spring rains enabling a second harvest.
Favor New School Springfield Bond Vote Passed
Citizens of Springfield approved $30,000 in bonds to fund the construction of a new school building.
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Springfield
Canada Wealth and Trade Hold Fast Amid War Conditions
A Western daily correspondent notes no financial low mood in Canada since the war began. Bank calm, strong branch systems, and rising clearings support a sturdy economy. Savings reach 1913–1919 levels, helped by prohibition and restrained taxation, with farmers and industry adapting prudently.
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Canada
Dominion
Winnipeg
Savings Bank
Apius Leccece
Newness
Confident Exchange on Skill and Service Offered
In a terse dialogue a veteran declares the need for brains in the business while a younger respondent offers his services, signaling a credentialing moment and potential mentorship or employment opportunity. The exchange hints at professional rivalry and the value of competence.
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