Nebr legislature moves to revive law amid wartime news
A collage of wartime updates across Europe and the United States includes Nebraska debating a dry measure and electing a populist speaker, while Germany tightens prices and a British steamer is sunk off Cape Antifer. French troops retake trenches in Champagne, and Greek Turkey tensions rise as Balkans and alliances shift. War news, local legislative action, and shortages dominate the week.
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Oreon
Parle
Champagne
Cape Antifer
Sharp Warning Sent England and Germany
Washington dispatch describes notes prepared by Secretary Lansing and revived by President Wilson warning Great Britain and Germany of possible U S responses if neutral ships or lives are endangered. Ambassadors Page and Gerard carried the communications, sparking diplomatic reaction among many nations.
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Washington, D. C
Fitete Department
Great Britain
Germany
Mitaerveara
Unites ‘States
Pan
Page
Gerard
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Neutral Envoys Back U S Protest On Submarine War
Washington officials and diplomats digest two U S notes to Germany and Britain. The tone is firm about flag use and holding belligerents accountable if American lives or vessels are harmed. Neutral envoys largely approve given shared interests amid submarine warfare.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Berlin
Uplift Dismissed by Ex Ambassador at Columbia Club
Former ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson addressed the Columbia club on Mexico policy saying there is no hope for Mexico unless the current administration reverses its policy or a new administration with less uplift and more practical aid comes to power. He stressed his criticism targets policy, not patriotism.
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Indianapolis
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Columbia Club
West Getting Big Orders From Aberdeen Pacific Coast Trade
Aberdeen Washington receives two large barrel stave orders valued at 57600 and 60000 for stock and 60 carloads. a third order for 7500 worth short barrel staves from a New Hampshire firm adds to shipments. The deals promise substantial freight and production impact across rail routes.
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West
Aberdeen
Wash
Cooper- Chiege
U S Ambassador summoned to German war council at Berlin
London reports a German note says the United States ambassador in Washington will meet Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg at the German headquarters in the eastern theater. The scene is to shape a dramatic audience as Gerard arrives with instructions. The aim is pressuring U S to accept German food shipments and end Britain’s sea seizures.
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San Francisco
England
East Prosia
Dieck
Portland
Theodor Kundta
Cleveland
Berlin
Amsterdam
Chicago
Imi
Linn
Washington
D. C
Abassador Pany
Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg
Gertman
Gerard
United States
William
Jenga
Germany
Britain
Belgian Socialists Aid Needy Countrymen in Brussels
The Socialist party in Brussels reports strong relief work through two bakeries employing 186 men with potential weekly output of 220 tons of bread, currently baking about half that. Bakers receive flour coupons from the American Commission for Relief, and workers may perform allowed tasks to redeem coupons, though material shortages hinder widespread work.
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London
The
Socialist Party
Brussels
American Commission For Relief
Commission For Relief
Brunsels
Flood Reservoirs Proposed by Kansas and Colorado
Kansas asks Colorado to join a memorial urging Congress to fund river flood control projects in the mountains using canals ditches and reservoirs. The plan aims to reclaim land and prevent river overflows while sharing benefits with the nation’s waterways.
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Denver
Kansas
Colorado
Ins Memorial
Congress
Thenscky Mountains
Ina
Kansas Memorial Memorial
Mexican Factions Call For Peace Amid Political Debate
In a rhetorical call, leaders urge warring Mexican factions to lay down arms and seek peace. Ville criticizes convention participants, labeling landowners clericals and politicians as exploiters, and asserts personal retirement from politics once national peace returns.
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Ville
Scientifiece
Prince
Mr. Gamboa
Mexico
Twenty-One Miners Die in Nanaimo Mine Disaster
Twenty one men were killed at the South Wellington mine in Nanaimo British Columbia when a shot fired by Fire Boss David Nillerst breached an old tunnel from the Southfield mine of the Old Vancouver Coal company. Manager Joseph Foy and miner David Nillerst perished as water rushed in. Thomas Watson and William Anderson died while attempting rescue. Mine Inspector John Newton ordered pumps to drain the flooded area, with recovery expected to take about two months due to swampy ground and extensive Old Southfield workings.
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Nanaimo
B. C
South Wellington
Pacific Coast Coal Mines, Limited
David Nillerst
Southfield
Old
Vancouver Coal Company
Joseph Foy
Foy
Ghead
Matias
Thomas Watson
William Anderson
John Newton
Duma Opens With Nation Shouts And Allied Ovation
The Duma session begins with ministers and Empire Council members present. A half hour religious service precedes the opening, followed by the Russian national anthem. Rodrianko praises the allies and attendees applaud ambassadors from France Great Britain and Japan.
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Council of the Empire
Rodrianko
Addrose
France
Great Britain
Japan
Oregon Ultra Dry hits record as law on liquor adopted
Salem officials report the Oregon Ultra Dry movement went on record on prohibition with a minority report from the committee on alcoholic traffic adopting a 15 to 18 vote. The measure keeps a clause making it unlawful for any person or family to receive from a carrier more than two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors or a quart of malt liquor within a four week period.
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Oregon
Salem
Committee On
Porentroy Mission Becomes Local Landmark Near Berne
Resident Porentroy, 88 miles northwest of Berne, selected a route toward the French frontier shaping a small town’s historical note. The fragment hints at a journey or decision influencing regional boundaries or travel paths in this era.
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Trom Porentroy
Berne
Oregon Legislature Passes Bank Bill With Salary Battle
In Salem the House debated a proposed state bank examiner salary rise to 4000 a year but rejected the increase after snappy discussion. The banking bill revises Oregon laws to align with the Federal Reserve Act, tightening bank capital to at least 75000 and placing examiners under new inspection rules as banks convert to Federal Reserve membership.
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State Capitol
House
Banking Committee
Poderel Reserve Bank
San Francisco
oFery
Lens
Federal Reserve System
Bill to Aid Oregon Goods In Approved State Capitol
Oregon Senate Judiciary committee votes to report favorably a bill by Senator Bingham. The measure would allow public bodies to accept bids from Oregon firms up to 6 percent above those from non state competitors. Dunne of the Manufacturers' Association says the bill would keep plants open and preserve jobs for workers.
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Oregon
Salem
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Bingham
Mittee
Maingham
D M. Dunne
Manufacturers’ Association
Prison Fund Enlarged and Divorce Ad Bill Passed
State Capitol Salem an additional appropriation of 25000 for the state penitentiary was urged to meet a projected growth in population while governors push to place the institution on a well ordered basis. A bill to prohibit lawyers from advertising for divorce business passed the senate amid debate.
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State Capitol
Salem
State Penitentiary
Withycombe
Littlefield
Senate
Strayer
Committee On Revision of Laws
Portland
Kellaher
Se Iftad
Ite
Beneens
Tha Roads and Highways Committee
Committee Pushes Bill for New Judicial Districts
The judiciary committee reports substitute house bill 808 to create new judicial districts 16 and 17 by detaching counties from existing districts. The measure aims to total 17 districts, superseding the Senate proposal and affecting election procedures and voter registration records.
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Selem
House
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Klamath
Flac
Senate ends longest session with ship purchase bill blocked
Washington reports the longest continuous Senate session ended in adjournment after Republicans and Democrats opposed to the government ship purchase bill, aided by Norris and Kanyon Progressive Republicans, leaving the measure fate uncertain though administration leaders avoided admitting defeat.
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Washington, D. C
Norris
Kanyon
Senate
Ferth
House
President Wilson Sends Neve Hncoy to Mexico
President Wilson appoints Neve Hncoy to Mexico City to consult with the Brazilian minister and discuss American interests. Neve Hncoy, long familiar with Mexican affairs, will not present any U S plan or proposals, but will stress the need for a permanent settlement of affairs in Mexico.
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Wilson
Neve Hncoy
Mexico
D. C
Sues to Retain Job Amid School Shakeup
A former school superintendent was reported for duty with class assignments until a notice from Ottawa stated her services were terminated and a new teacher replaced her. Canadian Naval Service warns possible curbs on certain exports from British Columbia and Quebec pending decisions.
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Naval Service Department of Canada
B. C
Quebec
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