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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
3
A long column reviews varied views on a common language for global business and culture. It cites Professor Judson on polyglot limits, notes English as a practical modern global medium, and argues it could become the universal language though artificial tongues have failed.
An American observer notes Mary Lester, daughter of a Chicago merchant, rising among Indian royals in Delhi. The piece argues royalty rests on illusion, mocks pomp, and says American insight deepens respect for self-governance and ordinary virtue.
The record lists varied facts from timber yields in California and pencil rubber erasers to Damascus age and Hawaii demographics. It notes atmospheric pressure figures, Gulf Stream depths, and historic army winter quarters at Morristown and Middlebrook. It ends with New York horse car lines evolving to electric traction and space efficiency gains.
A terse line suggests suspicion latches onto the shoulder of a married man, implying a social or moral judgment tied to domestic life. The fragment hints at a broader moral or behavioral topic without naming persons or places.
A compilation of labor and economic items: England reports hay as the top profitable crop. New York buys sausage casing in Armenia. Minneapolis noted as a major Scandinavian city. claims about sharpening with aluminum. American sewing machine popularity in Mesopotamia. bacon consumption by English people. U S silk use surpasses France. U S college teaching staff tallied at 11,801. Great Britain miners union membership. Rhode Island factory child labor figures. Switchmen's Union convention set for Indianapolis. new labor unions chartered by the A F of L. Mexican government expands wireless telegraphy. Louisiana child labor test case in New Orleans. Seattle engineers seek state license law. Joplin telephone girls strike prompts unionized operators. blast workers move to Pittsburgh. campaign to cut workday to eight hours. North Carolina labor commissioner urges stricter child labor laws. Memphis bricklayers back postal worker wage efforts. Pullman Car Company aims to shorten hours and end Sunday work. Cleveland labor temple appeal urges unified labor hall funding. city unions’ rent for halls cited as potential labor lyceum funding.
A Mobile man who used to oversleep hired an electrician to rig a waking system. A flashing light, a falling mosquito bar frame, a wagon-rattle alarm, and a water bucket with nozzle would douse his face if he slept past the set hour.
In a Dublin hotel smoking room a priest, angered by scoffers at miracles, seized the boldest heckler and kicked him to the street. The youth returned and the priest asked if he broke his back, the reply No, then the priest declared it a miracle he didn’t.
A Berlin court debated if a starving man can eat a large loaf valued at 8 pence in one sitting. German law excuses theft if a starving person steals to share with others. The worker was acquitted after proving he shared the loaf with a starving friend.
In a playful exchange from the Philadelphia Press Mr. Oldrox argues for a monument to a pet dog while Mrs. Oldrox voices enthusiastic support. The lighthearted dialogue centers on loyalty and affection beyond conventional memorials.
Lincoln Neb March 18 The Nebraska House passes a Ramsey elevator bill to require railroads to give farmers elevator operators equal terms for transportation and handling grain. The measure sets a $2000 investment threshold for new elevators and aims to curb railroad discrimination, signaling likely passage in the session.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on March 18 the Baltimore and Ohio railroad asserted 1852 ordinance rights and began laying track for five blocks on a main street. The fire department repelled the work with a heavy water stream, forcing the workers to abandon. A clash arose between Major Vandervoort attorney for the railroad and the city council.
The court martial of Ensign H. K. Wortman concluded with a verdict of not guilty on charges connected to the six inch gun turret explosion that killed nine on the battleship Massachusetts off Cuba. Commander Winslow delivered the findings in Pensacola and the record goes to the judge advocate for review.
Two Brooklyn women were sentenced in Special Sessions Court to months in the penitentiary for using improper language on the streets. Justice Keady declared he would prevent such conduct in the future and questioned how respectable women could walk the streets if allowed.
Reports describe a catastrophic disaster on the islands with a presumed death toll around six hundred. Authorities investigate the incident and assess casualties while emergency services respond to the scene.
U S dispatches reported a catastrophic Tuamotu hurricane from January 14 to 16 with about 800 expected fatalities and property losses near half a million dollars. Survivors faced starvation and thirst. relief, including distilled water, began as Americans aided with medical aid and ships delivering supplies.
President Roosevelt continues his western trip by horseback from Laramie to Cheyenne with local roop A W N G escort. A cowboy escort is likely, and the 57 mile ride promises rugged scenery and points of interest along the route.
Mrs. Ellen Gallaugher, recently convicted of perjury linked to her husband’s murder trial, was sentenced today to fifteen years in prison. The jury found she denied an alleged improper relationship with Charles Holaday, who is serving a life term for the murder.
Fire in Springfield Sarpy County wipes out ten stores and shops, with losses totaling about 50000 dollars. W M Kreck's dry goods and groceries warehouse suffers the largest single loss at 20000 dollars. Incendiary origin suspected as Bates' drug store ignites the blaze. the town lacks fire protection and the telephone exchange is ruined.
Buffalo officials dispute a published report and insist no shift in opinion. Superintendent Bull repeats a woman is believed responsible for Ed win L. Burdick's death and says Cusack and the district attorney share the view. Former District Attorney Penney denies any Burdick life insurance proceeds go to Mrs Burdick. A New York insurer confirms Pennell holds 30 000 life policy payable to his estate.
In Grand Island Nebraska on March 21 the body of a man was found in his bed at the Union restaurant where he had stayed since last night. A chambermaid found him unchanged this morning and again this afternoon. A letter to My dear wife signed by Mrs. O L Erickson says he had hurt his side and hoped to recover by morning. Believed a liveryman formerly in Hasgis business. Cash totaling 25 dollars found on his person. The death is attributed to natural causes.
Three women were killed and a fourth seriously injured while walking along the tracks between Pawtucket and Phillipsdale on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad. They attempted to avoid one train and were struck by an engine on a different track.
Dr D A Walden autopsied Paul Schindler found dead in Hoag with a large opening in the left shoulder region. The rifle was under a blanket near the shed foot, no bullet recovered after viscera removal, coroner calls circumstances suspicious and an inquest continues.
Walnut Ridge Ark March 21 Sheriff James B McCall his wife and baby with two prisoners in a skiff were overturned in the swollen Black river. The baby drowned while the sheriff and his wife were saved by the prisoners who later went to the county jail seeking admission.
Riverton Nebraska reports a theft at the B M station where an 18 year old man named Roy Ward from Cameron Missouri boarded a freight train, entered the depot, took about $7, hid in an abandoned house, and was captured at 4 PM by James Wilson.
Reports from Nebraska include the death of George Henderson of Bostwick and Otto Hallstein near Seward. News covers church gifts in Wayne, a Johnson county resident’s death from dropsy, a theft case in Nebraska City, wrecks near Minden and Blue Springs, a Burlington rail accident near Ashland and Sioux City, coroner inquest in Papillion, and local infrastructure issues. Also noted are train wrecks, a coal train derailment near Taylor's Siding, a guard’s death in Beatrice rail line, a survey party to Sioux City, and the Richard son County Mutual Telephone Company formation. The Cass and Sarpy teachers’ institute in Plattsmouth August 17 and a dam break at Lake Ericson affecting Cedar valley irrigation are mentioned.
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