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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1916
Page
2
The senate approved the conference report on the army reorganization bill after an all day debate, with no roll call. Officials see a workable path forward as discussions continue. Red Cross relief in Europe totals over a million dollars in the first nineteen months of hostilities.
A miscellany of inventions and notices from New Zealand and abroad. Potential items include a combined megaphone and fan, a claim of less than 1 percent death rate, a vacuum bottle designed for full disassembly, enamel glaze pottery without heat, Japanese matches that light wet, widespread electrical uses in households, quick setting concrete molds by a Missouri inventor, plumbago as a key mineral in Ceylon, a French air propelled hydroplane for shallow rivers in Africa, and an advertising mobile resembling a giant wooden shoe.
A notorious New York figure known for feigning sympathy and the odd ability to dislocate knees and elbows earned a living by deception. Police kept vigilant watch and he was blacklisted, forcing a move to calmer occupations. his life is described as one of the most disjointed on record.
Professor O W Firkins speaks on Emerson as a figure of evolving religious spirit. He argues Emerson is not yet a true teacher but a revelation of capacity, an adjourned hope and a momentous fore shadowing for humanity’s next phase.
A concise aphorism attributed to Hpictetus notes that philosophy rests on two guiding words: sustain and abstain. It frames ethics as choosing restraint and ongoing support for principle.
Secretary McAdoo presented revised fiscal estimates to Congress showing only about 150 million dollars in extra revenue needed for the next year, far below prior estimates. The plan relies on taxes from incomes, inheritances, and munitions to cover preparedness expenditures.
Nebraska’s industrial base faces a Navy survey to determine which factories can contribute to war needs. An inventory begun by state Navy consulting board members will list every plant capable of war production, with questions on owners, floor plans, night work, labor force, materials, and shipping facilities to identify suitable munitions and army navy outputs.
Stockholm dispatch reports two German steamships Kolga and Bianca torpedoed off Landsort in the Baltic. Kolga shelled for twenty minutes then sunk. thirteen crew saved, four missing. Bianca shelled and torpedoed soon after. all crew saved by the rescuing Swedish steamer, two slightly injured.
Stockholm reports the Swedish crisis has passed as activists failed to force a war scenario. The government states Sweden will stay firmly and impartially neutral, with no alarm over Russia fortifying the Aland Islands off Sweden between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic. Riksdag chambers issued reassuring statements.
Lincoln Nebraska reports that W J Bryan will not serve as an alternate delegate from Nebraska nor accept offers to be a delegate proxy from other states. He has joined a syndicate to provide daily stories to morning and evening papers from both national conventions.
Five hundred wagon drivers from seven express firms strike after layoffs of union members. Police guard company barns and headquarters. Firms named include American, Adams, Wells Fargo, Northern, Merchants' National and Western Express companies.
The Glass rural credits measure, creating a federal farm loan board and twelve land banks, passed the house 295 to 10. A similar bill has already passed the senate.
Major General Scott reports to Secretary Baker that El Paso conferences convince Carranza the United States aims only to stamp out brigandage in Northern Mexico. An unwritten understanding awaits demonstration by Carranza forces to show they can handle the situation as a step toward withdrawing the American punitive expedition.
Seattle immigration commissioner White reports a second warning from Terance Powderly head of the information division of immigration warning Americans against seeking work in Canada. The letter cites over 1000 men unemployed in Vancouver and many BC men relying on public charity due to lack of jobs.
San Antonio reports minor alterations in the personnel of the officer list delay mustering in the Texas militia encamped there. Four companies were sworn in and are expected to be incorporated into the regular establishment at once. General Funston said border station assignments would be made by week’s end. The border patrol reorganization plan was finished but details were not announced.
The state board reports multiple building programs including a $268,000 suite of projects. Beatrice Institute for the Feeble Minded will add a $38,000 fireproof building with auditorium. Lincoln Hospital adds a $28,910 male-patient wing for 75 beds. Additional costs include a $4,250 corridor and porch, a $8,734 TB hospital expansion at Kearney, and a $23,400 convalescent unit. Milord Milford adds $4,703 nursery addition after $2,698 stucco. Lincoln hosts a $325,765 home for dependent children. Norfolk seeks a $50,151 fireproof wing and a $44,492 women’s cottage. Kearney normal school plans a $55,000 auditorium as part of a four-state normal-school building program.
Z F Leftwich of St Paul was elected president of the Nebraska live stock feeders association at the annual meeting at the state farm during beef products and live stock feeders day. Vice presidents include C N Beaver York Heberford central City L Wu ene Pawnee City Robert Mous Cambridge J J Lutz Papillion and A B Gould Kearney. Charles B Lee of the university farm was secretary treasurer. About 200 livestock men attended as Dean Burnett gave the welcome address.
The Nebraska state railway commission rejects a baggage rate increase tied to a 3 cent fare rise and asks Rock Island Railroad Co to restore 1907 baggage levels or face an order to show cause. The report also covers Massachusetts governor autograph efforts, Nebraska debt, school land, bonds, and state regulatory activity.
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