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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1916
Page
2
President Wilson resumes leadership of U S foreign policy amid the Persia submarine crisis. Proposals for a peace commission attract Nebraskan Democrats while Britain pursues compulsory military service. Also noted are the Natal explosion, prohibition advances, and global upheavals shaping markets and diplomacy.
British labor leaders and activists mobilize against conscription, arguing the draft undermines workers' rights and personal liberty. Organizers vow peaceful protests and political pressure to block compulsory military service.
Organized labor in Great Britain rejected the government compulsion bill by a large majority. Resignations followed from key coalition ministers including Henderson Brace and Roberts. The London labor congress, a pivotal gathering, drew over 1,000 delegates from 400 unions and 3 million workers.
The senate on Wednesday confirmed a slate of Nebraska postoffice appointments ending with C F Gilbert of York and a long list of nominees including Zander Zuhike Bancroft D H Michaels Liberty James Badger Arlington M G Doering Battle Creek Thomas Lane Bloomington Leslie Hummel Burwell William Nick Cedar Bluffs Charles Payne Clear Water Ellis Potter Crete Thomas Hinds David City George Nicholas DeWitt Daniel Kavanaugh Fairbury C C Davis Falls City 8 A Tobey Gresham Paul Morgan Lincoln William Rusmisell Mason City E O Harshman Minatare Ernest Smith Mitchell Fred Shively Oakdale Oscar Swanson Oakland J J McCarthy M H McCarthy ONeill Anton Helms Randolph A N Conklin St Paul Otis Newkirk Stapleton George Sandusky Sterling William Day Ulysses Carl Carlson Valparaiso E J Waltenborn Waco Nelson Ludi OKayne Wood River C F Gilbert York.
New York advisory board of the American Defense society passed resolutions urging military readiness within twelve to thirteen months. Attendees included Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Phillip Roosevelt, Hudson Maxim and David Jayne Hill. Proposals call for forty eight dreadnoughts and a standing army of 200000 with obligatory citizen soldiers. Roosevelt declined comment, calling the meeting private.
Secretary Tumulty stated for the president that the administration will use every means to obtain full facts in the submarine crisis following the Persia sinking and will act as soon as information is collected.
Representative Shal lenberger proposes a rural credit system using postal savings loans via postmasters with land as security at low interest. The bill eliminates the deposit limit for postal savings patrons.
The fourth trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde for the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, a Kansas City philanthropist, was postponed to the April term of the circuit court in Kansas City.
The national prohibition convention will be held at the auditorium in St Paul Minnesota on June 19 instead of Minneapolis as originally planned by the national executive committee in Chicago.
The cabinet crisis in London continues with Sir John Simon resigning as home secretary after a long meeting with Prime Minister Asquith. Officials expect the resignation to be announced when Parliament reconvenes.
A fragmented report from Phoenix notes a movement launched by various commercial interests across the state. The brief mentions organized activity and statewide coordination without detailing specific groups or goals.
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry reports satisfactory hog cholera prevention work in Johnson and northern Gage counties during the year. Dr S E Cosford led the program with assistants Drs D W Hurst and J A Gray at Tecumseh.分析 hog losses reached 6000 in 1913 as organized effort began.
Fifty three members of the Cook family gathered for a county reunion at Cook. Proceedings filled Cook Methodist church as the family shared a big dinner prepared by local cooks. The Cooks are described as pioneers of the county.
Bloodhounds were brought to Firth to pursue suspects after a fire destroyed J. E. Harris lumber yard. Loss estimated at about 14 000 dollars, partly insured, amid a spate of recent fires the authorities suspect were set.
J Swartz of Endicott precinct raised 355 bushels of corn from 3.5 acres, an average of 10217 bushels per acre, with corn weighed at seventy five pounds per bushel.
State Superintendent A. O. Thomas has completed aid distribution for weak school districts under a seven month plan. The 385 dollar seven month baseline plus state apportionment, plus a new method, aims to improve western districts toward self sufficiency. Brown county reports ten districts voluntarily levying 45 mills. counties, districts, and apportioned amounts follow.
The entire seed corn supply of C. W. Buck of DeWitt who won prizes at the local corn show was purchased by German Nurseries of Beatrice. First class seed corn is in demand here and will sell quickly at a fancy price.
A reunion at Ike Brandt’s Hooper residence gathered seventy eight relatives, the first time in thirty years that Grandma Denman and all her children and grandchildren met together.
Paul T. Means son of Edgar L. Means of Osceola Nebraska is appointed Cecil Rhodes scholar at Oxford University from Nebraska. He will depart for England next September.
The State Sheep Breeders Association meets in Lincoln January 19 and mid winter meetings of organized agriculture occur January 17-22. Fremont hosts several associations including title men January 25-26. A Falls City printer, George Burt, was killed at Napier Missouri while alighting from a freight train. A state hospital worker, Mrs Carrie Huddle, recovers from burns sustained in a turpentine explosion. Nebraska University graduate Burdett Lewis named New York City commissioner of corrections. A 16 year old Omaha girl fainted after five hours of roller skating but recovered. A Democratic press banquet in Lincoln January 11 is expected to draw crowds. Coroner finds bonds worth 11000 while probing Peter Brandenberger’s death near Lincoln. Ellis Gay discharged from US Navy and returns to Tecumseh. Donald McDonald near Wymore suffered frostbite and amputations. hospital care follows. County treasurer reports 1915 collections of 1 344473 70 up 882124 65 from last year. Pay-up week underway.
The article argues that Japanese editors publicly critique reforms and living standards, noting emaciation from poor nourishment and high taxes. It contrasts German social gains after Bismarck with Japan's weaker nutrition and costly credit, urging disciplined borrowing and labor, and cautioning against easy living to sustain self governance and national strength.
An investigator tallying past sessions finds in 1915 there were 16 senators and 29 house members who had served before, with four veterans from earlier years. Similar patterns appear for 1913 and 1911, averaging about one third of members with prior legislative experience. Fifteen state institutions costing 1.394 million dollars housed 5,242 people, yielding a per capita cost of 264.06 dollars.
A El Paso dispatch notes West Love of West Texas rose from a cowboy with no horse to a millionaire cattleman with vast herds and a self contained ranch. He saved wages in cows, began with seven head, and later could not count his entire herd. He worked for Jim Powell near Fort Davis as a boy earning $25 monthly in clothes and cattle.
Japan has begun exporting playing cards for the first time since the war began. Large orders with Japanese makers total over 7.5 million dollars. Most cards go to Europe as gifts for soldiers, with the rest sold through English merchants.
A Pittsburgh Gazette-Times note recounts a retired merchant who buys new “boxes” for his feet and falls on the sidewalk as onlookers, including Mrs. Wagonseller and Mrs. Binnacle, react with laughter. The tale ends with a vow to lobby Congress while locals joke about his misfortune.
Medical note cites Professor Fischer on using ipecac as a preventive mouthwash for early pyorrhea. A few drops of tincture or two drops of fluid extract in a half glass of water rinse before bed may slow progression and prevent spread, though not cure established cases.
George grows curious about soldiers and crafts a full repertoire from a paper hat with a plume to a wooden sword. He borrows brushes to imitate Napoleonic scrubbing brushes seen in a picture, expanding his imaginative army attire.
The article notes Massachusetts tops cranberry production with about 400000 bushels annually, New Jersey follows around 350000, and Wisconsin ranks third at roughly 100000 bushels.
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