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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
6
A compact roundup presents brief summaries of notable events and developments from the period. It captures political shifts, social changes, economic updates, and cultural highlights in concise entries, reflecting the era’s pace and interests. Each item highlights key actors, places, and outcomes in a brisk, archival style.
Unofficial reports from Nicaragua claim Captain Godfrey Fowler former U S army commander in Chamorro artillery died of wounds from the Tisma engagement. France negates Knoxs neutralization plan for Manchurian railways aligning with Russia and Japan. A tide of anti clerical and Catholic meetings roils Spain with rioting in Bilbao.
A mixed set of brief items reports labor strikes in Philadelphia and other unrest, a major cotton warehouse fire in New Bedford causing 385000 dollars in losses, and various political, economic, and military notes from the era. Notable mentions include a Norwegian violinist’s grandson reportedly in Omaha, 225 killed in Nicaragua battles, and policy debates in Congress and state legislatures.
William J. Bryan arrived at Buenos Ayres greeted by government representatives while touring in a special car from the Chilean frontier. Senate committee questions Colonel William H. Bixby on Missouri river improvements. Nicholas Longworth denies knowledge of a plot to carry Ohio for the Republican ticket. Mint reforms to extend to Denver San Francisco and New Orleans. Charles B. Brooker is said to offer to cover the treasury deficit if the corporate tax publicity is erased. Taft dinner described as one of Washington's most beautiful by Secretary Wilson and guests.
Panama’s president Jose Domingo de Obaldia is dead. J Pierpont Morgan arrives in Naples in good health. Wilson and Pinchot clash before senate panel. US tariff commission to negotiate with Canada. War on Irish race souvenir cards proposed. Roosevelt fatally injures two bulls and a cow during Nile hunt. Failleries hosts Charles W Fairbanks at Elysee. Spokane couple marks sixty years married. Bixby urges government control of reclaimed lands. West Point class of 1927 sees 27 of 106 pass exam. Dr L F Cain, Ohio legislator and Oklahoma aide, may become deputy auditor of the navy department.
The Nebraska Experiment Station reports on oat varieties tested over six years, noting early types yielding 53.5 bushels per acre and later types about 40.1 bushels. Kherson and Texas Red are among top early varieties. Lincoln Oats tops among late. Seeding rates vary by variety, eight pecks per acre for drilled Kherson and ten for broadcast. eight to nineteen pecks affect plant density. Drilled sowing + harrowing increases yield about 4.8 bushels over seven years. broadcasting with harrowed often lowers yield. Nebraskans not on the mailing list can request the bulletin free.
Growers learn a simple four to six day germination test using a box with moist sand and cloth checks to compare kernels from ears. Numbered cloth squares match ear numbers to select ears with strongest life for seed. Experts note testers exist and advise testing every ear before planting.
The supreme court holds that after county board approval the county’s discretion ends and it must pay the $370 premium on County Treasurer Gilbert E. Haase’s bond. The board believed bond payment statutes were not mandatory and could refuse all or part of the premium.
A university committee meeting signals stricter scholarship enforcement as three students are dismissed for poor grades, bringing total dismissals to thirty-one since last September. Authorities increasingly focus on student welfare and academic standards.
Adjutant General Hartigan wants both Nebraska regiments to attend the Fort Riley encampment now set for August 15 instead of September. He asked the War Department how many men may accompany him but has not yet received a reply. No company under forty three officers and men will be allowed to go, so smaller companies must recruit to that minimum or stay home.
Prof E G Montgomery of the state university told the Commercial Club that Nebraska farmers face a potential loss of about 12.5 million dollars in surplus corn. He noted the 1909 fall was wet and there was insufficient drying weather before freezing, leaving corn with high moisture vulnerable to snap.
The State university Chancellor Samuel Avery cancels fifteen planned speeches over the next two weeks due to a severe attack of threat trouble. After prior speaking tours the daily strain proved too great and his physician advised canceling all engagements.
A semester report shows 80 percent of flunkers are boys and 20 percent girls across departments. Five boys failed in one or more subjects for every girl who failed, creating a sharp shift from prior years. State Oil Inspector Mullen deposited $2,004.02 into the state treasury for January, the highest monthly receipts of this administration.
Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks of Cornell University will speak at the University of Nebraska spring commencement. He has accepted the invitation to deliver the address.
James J. Hill plans to address the Commercial club at its annual spring banquet. A telegram confirming the talk was received by Secretary Whitten.
Assistant secretary of state received copied claims from foreign citizens in South Omaha for damages from the 1909 riots. The list totals 248 418.84, including Austria Hungary 3134, Turkey 454, Greece 6900, plus 11368.20 for personal injuries and 226 562.64 for business property.
A Cass County dairy farmer complained to the governor’s office that state inspectors condemned four cows from his herd for tuberculosis, sent to the packing house, then found to show no signs of TB. He seeks repayment for his losses due to the inspection.
Rescue efforts for the Skookums camp avalanche site two miles north of Roslyn reveal eighty one dead or missing aboard Great Northern trains. Eighteen laborers escaped as officials warn no survivors likely. bodies found include two electricians from a Wellington cabin carried 300 feet downslope.
A dialogue exchanges concern about impending trouble as Mrs Blink warns of harsher times while Mr Blink asks about his mother’s arrival. The brief exchange centers on anticipation and family timing.
A winter remedy advertised as a public benefit describes mixing two ounces glycerine half ounce Concentrated Pine compound with half a pint whiskey. A teaspoon to tablespoon after meals and at bedtime is recommended, with emphasis on using genuine Concentrated Pine and noting impure pine extracts can cause nausea.
In Juneau Alaska twenty three miners died at midnight when a powder magazine exploded at the 1100 foot level of the Mexican mine part of the Treadwell properties on Douglas Island. Eight were seriously injured and four feared dead. The magazine held 275 pounds of powder and was thirty feet from the workers awaiting boarding to go up. The mine suffered little damage and bodies were recovered. Two horses nearby were killed or fed in place.
A woman at a Wagner performance pointed out a man she knew as her butcher among the audience. The butcher, a German, is a familiar figure who chats about opera and other topics during morning markets.
Treasury department figures show a March 1 money in circulation of 3,134,093,350 dollars for a population of 89,883,000. If evenly divided each person would receive 84.87 dollars in theory, with a 49,315,241 dollar increase from the previous year.
Hewitt notes some men talk without saying anything. Jewett retorts that his wife is the same, calling the exchange a sharp back and forth on conversational habits.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum softening reduced inflammation and pain and wind colic relief. The copy adds a moral warning about a youth sowing wild oats suggesting fathers resort to thrashing.
Advertisement notes the product Bromo Quinine as a laxative claimed to cure a cold in one day and mentions BR W Grove’s signature. It states the item is used worldwide and priced at 25 cents, with a prompt appeal for assistance to those who need it.
Dr James R Hull charged in a joint indictment with Alma P Vaughn in the murder of Prof J T Vaughn by poisoning was freed on 15000 bond and returned to Monroe City to await a May hearing Prosecuting Attorney Reiger withdrew opposition to bond as habeas corpus hearing loomed
Bloomington Illinois report says Mabelle Snell Mc Namara niece of Col Thomas Snell may lose all property received from him if suits filed by Richard Snell succeed. Attorneys claim she exerted undue influence over the colonel in his later years.
Lawrence Odom, a cattleman, killed three farmers Joseph Stokes C Goldman and David Gortman four miles from Sitronelle Alabama Thursday afternoon. Odom surrendered to a deputy marshal fearing mob violence and Mobile officers arrived to restore order. Odom cites an old feud as motive.
Peoria reports fifty to sixty bodies discovered huddled at the north entrance of the St. Paul mine in Cherry. Mine Inspector Richard Newsam, sent to Cherry to relieve Inspector Moses, notes the bodies are mummified and unlikely to be identified.
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