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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
7
Wyatt a Union sergeant captured with incriminating papers refuses Colonel Pickney's mercy offer. Captain Fox conveys a message from a woman ally, inspiring Wyatt to endure. He plans a risky escape using a broken horseshoe and improvised lever the jailer cannot detect.
In a twilight chamber Wyatt awaits eight o'clock court martial after Captain Fox relays Colonel Pickney's decision to hold him until morning. Fox admits no reprieve, noting the strong evidence and merciless disciplinarian tone of the command. Wyatt suspects Raymond's motive ties to a possible feud over Noreen Harwood.
A partial OCR note discusses methods for measuring distances in a triangulation survey. It mentions using a transit and lamps to sight a side, overcoming Earth's surface effects, and the process of measuring a triangle as part of a larger upaged summary of surveying work.
A survey notes an elevation of 2,000 feet enabling sighting at distance, marking a significant measurement feat. The record spans the Mediterranean, between Spain and the northern shores of Africa, over more than two hundred miles.
Fragments discuss habeas corpus and civil liberty with satire on the lawmaking process. The text hints at opposition to a measure and questions legality, noting a political dispute amid public humor. Names and specifics are unclear, but the tone mocks legislation.
The garbled record discusses uncorrected votes and an unexplained omission in the final tally. It references a speaker or figure named Jerk and notes that the majority fell short due to an error in the process.
The volume of forest products harvested yearly includes 30,000,000,000 cubic feet of wood valued at about 1,250,000,000 dollars. It covers 90,000,000 cords in a single year, with hundreds of millions of board feet of veneer and other items such as ties, staves, and pulpwood.
A narrator describes moving debris and a bracket into a dark corner and awaiting night. The scene conveys tension as time passes in a closed space. No other people or events are referenced.
The United States will deem Austria Hungary's reply to the note on Ancona unsatisfactory if official text matches unofficial press versions. Persistent conduct could sever diplomatic relations, though no further communication will be sent unless required.
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls Lord Kitchener reputedly stern yet humorous when a rich officer offered £250 for commissions for his two sons. Kitchener allegedly replied to settle the money on daughters, or take the sons for nothing if they prove worthy. The tale showcases practical wit and character.
A cheerful man wins first prize in a contest of women’s opinions. He is described as reliable, witty, optimistic, and tactful, a trusted judge of character and friend. The sketch imagines roles as doctor and preacher, and hints at broad admiration and possible partnership.
The war department telegraph code is revised and kept under lock and key in the department and at every post commander and field headquarters. The Navy has its own code, and the three departments use others’ codes as needed.
The license was issued Thursday at the municipal bureau to Chief Asher Hoover of the White House staff. The ceremony will be led by Rev Herbert Scott Smith, rector of St Margaret's Episcopal Church. The couple lists ages fifty nine for the president and forty three for Mrs Galt. The president is a Presbyterian and an elder in his church.
The state department will enforce stricter passport rules via an executive order. Applicants must submit duplicate applications and three photographs, list travel dates and departure ports, specify steamers, and file five days before sailing. Agents must inspect and endorse passports, and all travelers leaving the U S for foreign ports must carry passports.
William Ducky Holmes will manage Lincoln baseball in 1916 and lead a campaign to recruit new players. The Lincoln Baseball Association is formed with Holmes CG Sherman Frank J Richards Leo Soukup John D Burker and Ed Young Jr as incorporators. Capital stock set at 15000 with most already subscribed.
French demand for American coal grows urgent as shipping shortages bite. Dealers say France may create a government fleet of steamers to secure fuel. Traditionally France uses about 60 million tons annually, with half from Germany Belgium and England.
The Greek government officially denies Bulgarians have entered Greek territory and Athens sources deem such an intrusion unlikely. The press unanimously warns that Bulgarians in Greek Macedonia would provoke national indignation.
A severe storm swept New England and adjacent states from Tuesday night into Wednesday. Heavy snow sleet and cold drizzle affected New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and surrounding areas in a weather system paralleling the December 6 1914 event.
The Washington report notes Secretary Lansing’s appointment, initially made during a recess, has been confirmed by the Senate. He had been serving in the role under a recess appointment as Congress adjourned.
The war department proposes a fortifications bill raising spending for coast defense and ordnance by nearly 300 percent. Last year the outlay was 6,060,216 while this year 23,305,123 is asked. Of this, 2,533,000 is for new coast defense works with eighteen new emplacements planned versus eight built last year.
The personal income tax was paid in the last fiscal year by 357,515 individuals, bringing in $41,046,162. This is about $13,000,000 more than the previous year’s total from 357,598 returns. The normal tax group saw the largest rise from $12,728,000 in 1914 to $16,559,000 in 1915.
In central Nebraska a six week evangelical campaign led to a grand total of 4772 converts from the meetings. Free will offerings to Evangelist Hamilton totaled 1350, and Hastings church folk plus citizens contributed over 3000 to expenses, with much of that aiding five other evangelistic workers. A large tabernacle was demolished by forty volunteers.
In Snyder area farmers struggle to hire labor for corn, cattle, and hog husking. Workers scarce despite offers up to six cents per bushel. The crop yields are below average in both quantity and quality.
William Ricker and Rudolph Blumhorst challenge any two in the Tecumseh Osage neighborhood to a husking contest. They husked and cribbed 231 bushels of corn between sunrise and sunset Wednesday, with 130 and 111 bushels by each man. They unloaded six loads by hand, without an elevator.
D F Perdue and C G Auker unearthed a petrified vertebra sixteen feet below the surface on Auker's land in Pawnee county. Judging by its size it likely came from an animal as large or larger than an elephant.
Judge Corcoran sentences George W. Webber to a three to fifteen year term in the penitentiary for the Aurora holdup and robbery of Clark Perkins on Thanksgiving evening. Webber confessed and identified his assistant H. H. Holmes, who is hospitalized in York.
J M Garnatt of Omaha and Hastings superintendent of city schools plan a night school for naturalized citizens in Hastings. The program will launch after other administrative issues are resolved.
Most county officers have set up in the First National bank block and workmen search the burned courthouse ruins for records, finding only a few missing.
Nebraska briefs note Fremont meat markets to close Sunday. Lincoln to display municipal Christmas tree on statehouse lawn. farmers near Liberty form hog cholera club. Hastings revival reports nearly 2000 conversions. Dr. Wesley Queen dies in Lincoln.
Fentern Newspaper Union News Service notes the University of Nebraska is the state's largest single institution by expenditure and employment. State accountant George Q. DeFrance reports 4589 students last year gained valued knowledge, while audit for the biennium ending March 31, 1917 found the university accounts nearly complete with few errors.
Under leadership of noted horticulturalists the Nebraska State Horticultural Society plans a midwinter apple show January 17 to 23. The event will feature a gigantic display at the Lincoln auditorium with modern packing spraying and marketing demonstrations and addresses by prominent speakers.
State Engineer George E. Johnson reports to the United States Reclamation Service chief that the tri county irrigation project can store flood water from the Platte River in off seasons. He corrects a prior assumption and says the project seeks water in winter or when ground is unfrozen, noting subsoil capacity tops 1,000,000 acre feet and would boost land earnings by $10 per acre.
State Food Commissioner C. E. Harman estimates Nebraska dairy products for the year at 40 million dollars gross. Creamery butter valued at 15 million, farm butter for home use 10 million, and cream milk ice cream and cheese 15 million. Butter consumed in Nebraska set at 8 million annually from one pound per person at 25 cents.
Ex Governor C H Aldrich files with the secretary of state as a Republican candidate in the party primaries next April for the United States senate.
The secretary of state records Henry Ford as a Republican primary candidate on April 18. If he does not decline, his name will appear on the ballot after a petition presented by J. W. Marrow of Omaha and thirty six signers, including a district court bailiff.
About 250 corporations in Nebraska organized as non profits must report to the secretary of state in December and send a $1 fee. Secretary Pool is sending letters and blanks to all such corporations, requesting immediate return of the report and fee per H. R. No. 752 from the 1913 session laws.
Nebraska agricultural experiment station tests confirm that a ration of cottonseed cake with alfalfa hay silage and corn increases gains and profits. Cold pressed cottonseed cake lagged in performance compared to the mixed ration.
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