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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
2
News notes report President Harrison style actions as weather and health bulletins accompany a forecast of new land openings. Cardinal Gibbons cancels engagements and plans sea passage to Rome while papal health updates show stationary but fragile condition with occasional coughing paroxysms taxing the pope.
Professor Willis L. Moore, chief since 1895 and Cleveland appointee, was removed after an inquiry into alleged irregularities. His resignation dated to take effect July 31 was withdrawn, and Moore was dismissed from office.
Washington reports three hundred fifty thousand acres of the North Platte forest reserve in Grand and Garden counties will open for homestead entry on October 1. Forest service and bureau of soils found land unsuitable for trees but valuable for dry farming, marking a major test of forest reserve withdrawals by Congress.
The Mississippi Valley Historical Association with 1900 members will hold its annual meeting in Omaha on May 8 9 and 10. The group includes university professors and other history enthusiasts and is among the nation s largest historical organizations.
Lincoln Falls City passenger train on the Burlington paused at Barkey between Nebraska City and Peru after word the Missouri River has eroded to within a few inches of the track. Trainmen warn the line may wash out before morning, signaling several days without service.
The twenty third semi annual session of District No. 7 of the Rebekahs of Nebraska opened Tuesday morning at Odd Fellows hall on South Eleventh street. Primary aim of the district meetings is to conduct schools of instruction.
At the White House President Wilson told reporters the tariff bill would not disrupt healthy business and will immediately lower sugar duties benefiting consumers though overall living costs may not drop at once. He said his main reason for sugar reduction is that the consumer deserves it.
Lincoln Nebraska heads toward a May 1 license expiry for all saloons with May 8 elections and a commission government shift. If decisions by local saloonkeepers aren’t changed, residents may need Streetcar trips to Havelock for drinks through May 14 as the new excise board won’t start until about May 13.
Carl Hagenbeck the animal collector and senior partner of the Handels menagerie and airpark at Stellingen near Hamburg died here Monday.
Sofia dispatch says Bulgaria informs the Balkan league governments that the latest great power note terms are acceptable and requests prompt Allied assent to conclude peace.
The report notes Senator Norris introduced legislation to bring the entire postal service under civil service rules. It also mentions broader U.S. government labor and policy debates in Congress, with various figures and developments across executive and legislative branches.
Domestic Failure has overtaken the German Arctic expedition under Lieut. Schroe der Stranz. MS&1 of the members are believed to have been drowned and to have died from the ice exposure and from scurvy. Rev. Mother M. Rock died after a tornado shock at the Poor Clair convent. The Missouri river rose above the fifteen foot mark at Pierre and Fort Pierre has three feet of water. Ohio and Indiana rail damage from floods estimated at 20 million. Mexico killing of Madero and Suarez involved narcotics and shooting while unconscious. Former Senator John Brooks Henderson died in Washington aged eighty six. Texas files suit against Standard Oil for about 100 million. San Bernardino earthquake lightly felt. Lansing fire at state penitentiary caused by convicts. J B McCullough, involved in Lincoln assassination pursuit, dies in Reno at seventy. Chicago marketing committee to Washington for a market study bureau. Western Kansas snow from two to five inches. Council Bluffs Y M C A arson attempts continue with no clue to the incendiary.
An advertisement from the United Shoe Machinery Company of Boston argues for the value of machine-made shoes and explains royalty costs for using their machines. It claims the maximum royalty per pair is under five cents and the average royalty is under twenty two and a half cents, framing the machines as cost-efficient for factory setup and operation.
United Spanish War Veterans from Nebraska plan a two day Omaha reunion on April 27 and 28. The organization expects a large turnout as camps across the state send delegations to participate in sessions.
Curtis freight engineer Gus Reising died after the engine of the Holdrege Sterling division jumped the track near Madrid Nebraska. He was conscious for fifteen minutes after being extricated from the wreckage where he had been held for two hours.
A barn eight miles south of Fairbury owned by Mrs J E Whitney was struck by lightning during a severe storm and burned to the ground. Three horses eight cattle and two dogs perished, with hay and grain losses. neighbor observers reported the blaze but swift action could not save the livestock.
A bill passing the Iowa House may authorize cities to construct theaters if the measure gains Senate approval. Other items note Yaqui Indians in Sonora, flood relief collections in Baltimore, Morgan inheritance tax for New York, ratification of direct senate elections, Red Cross flood death toll in Ohio, a Beatrice suicide, Fontana dwelling fire, a Boston to San Francisco memorial highway proposal, heavy rainfall in Little Rock, women in Kansas City city posts, Omaha’s Peace Oratorical meeting, Clifton Ariz. fire losses, and a Woodmen insurgent meeting in Fairmont with county representation.
London Chronicle laments the decline of traditional pie shops such as the Fleet Street eel pie house linked to the Sweeney Todd tale. It notes disappearance of itinerant sellers and theater sandwich vendors, with fried fish shops multiplying over two decades.
A judge notes practical advice for hosting an opera party with a witty quip about bringing useful boxes. The exchange underscores choosing boxes suitable for hosting and organizing guests, avoiding boxes that invite chatter.
William Jennings Bryan Townsend a 15 year old student of this city died at his home Sunday after an extended illness directly caused by injuries from a fall football practice last autumn. Townsend was among several students practicing when he sustained a severe injury. an operation followed but recovery never came, confinement at home lasting until death.
York Fire Chief W D Fisher reports seventeen fire alarms in the past year and hints a fire bug has been active in the city due to the unusual fires and surrounding circumstances observed by the department.
John Rybolt suffered fatal injuries after a 200 pound Coca Cola barrel rolled from a wagon and fell on him as he descended steps toward the Personet candy kitchen. Five ribs were broken and one pierced a lung, with little hope for recovery.
Fremont residents pack Larson theater for The Gypsy Stranger by Miss Jeanne Boyd. Boyd wrote the music and her former classmate Miss Sophia Pool supplied the lines. audience praised this youthful production under Elks lodge auspices.
In Kearney a women’s movement launches a campaign against local pool halls. The first meeting drew several hundred women who plan youth entertainment alternatives to pool halls.
Charles Boldt a 36 year old farmer killed himself with a 22 rifle in Grand Island. Authorities believe a temporary mental derangement prompted the act. He was described as comfortable and without apparent worries.
James M. Hamilton of Chester Pennsylvania bought the Cody ranch near North Platte. The 2645 acre property changed hands this week for 100000 dollars.
After years of waiting the Loup river waters were diverted for beneficial use. Genoa twenty two miles west of here was illuminated as all streets homes offices stores and churches wired to the Nebraska Power Company power house. Grand Island Woodmen of the World camp adopts resolutions opposing Insurance Code will for fear of wild cat orders raiding fraternals and unfair examination fees.
During the rush session the house showed a shift in pace and mood. Notable recommendations included a maximum nine hour day for women workers in all occupations, a raise for the state penitentiary warden, and a law to permit leasing of convict labor.
After lengthy debate the large 183 section code insurance measure and numerous amendments were approved by the house in a 44 to 29 vote. The session stretched over a day and night with about a hundred amendments offered and 25 members voting on the roll call. A few insurance men who had opposed the bill witnessed the outcome.
The conference committee on the university location question met to discuss conditions in a clear, restrained session. Members express strong hopes to reach a definite action plan before adjournment, with both city campus extension and farm campus consolidation fully debated.
The measure, approved 66 to 11, allows railroads to grant free transportation to stock shippers with one or more cars for both to and from market. Previously only shippers with two or more cars could receive such rates. Some members argued it might raise livestock shipment rates. others defended the bill as limited and overdue.
A senate authority says Senator Ollis favors two regents boards to separate schools. If enacted the two campuses would become distinct with the state farm building a new agricultural university and the main university receiving reduced funding.
Chief Clerk H C Richmond of the house of representatives will receive 1500 dollars for remaining in Lincoln after adjournment to compile the house journal for the printer. The payment was voted by the house Saturday afternoon on motion of Palmer just before adjournment.
After days of opposition the Heasty sterilization bill was again brought to a vote and, after a brief clash, approved by a narrow margin.
The passage of bills in the house will be a whirlwind rush day and night, leading to errors and unforeseen complications. After adjournment members may discover they voted for measures unaware of details, a consequence of the closing hour haste.
The house has been in feverish haste while the senate sits in half day sessions waiting for the house to finish. The senate has held large appropriation bills on slow speed and still must consider maintenance and special claims, which will take several days.
A special senate investigating committee report harshly criticizes four years of administration at the Kearney Industrial School. It condemns management as worse than slovenly corner grocers and argues the state would have saved money by housing the youths in costly city hotels. The findings accuse mismanagement and waste.
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