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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1914
Page
2
Washington telegrams from American consular agents report General Villa’s march toward Mexico City continuing. Two thousand Carranza troops defected to Villa at Leon and garrisons along the line join the Villa column. Agents say Villa will reach the capital with ease and his army is well equipped and moving with precision.
A $175000 blaze in Fremont Nebr on Thursday wiped out Gumpert's department store in the Gumpert block basement fire discovered about 6 o clock. Firemen faced zero temperature fighting flames as adjoining shops R P Turner Co and Haupteman Thomas suffered damage and Gumpert's building was reduced to walls.
The State Department issues a new alert urging Americans to avoid unnecessary travel to warring countries. Naturalized citizens receive special caution, and travelers should carry letters of identification alongside passports. In foreign lands they should verify passport validity with local diplomatic officers and avoid acts or speech that violate neutrality.
Dr Robert J Burdette preacher author and humorist died at his home in Pasadena at 2 oclock Friday afternoon after a two year illness and a week in coma He had been ill for ten weeks since his illness became acute and he had continued literary and journalistic work after leaving Temple Baptist Church Los Angeles in 1909
President Wilson has begun work on his annual message to Congress for the December opening. He is expected to discuss Philippine independence, conservation, the Mexican question, government ownership of merchant ships, and the impact of the European war on the United States.
In Pittsburgh the Protestant Episcopal Church marks a milestone as the synod of the third province decides the provincial board of social service will include one bishop four presbyters four laymen and two women for the first time in the denomination.
Ostriches from the southwest, small at about fifty pounds each, appear in Chicago as a new entrant in the traditional Thanksgiving poultry race. They are offered for sale at fifty cents per pound live weight.
Lincoln man Ned James Ward alias Stewart alias Nolan arrested in Springfield Illinois on counterfeiting charges. Government reports say several counterfeit notes circulated recently in Lincoln with two or three detected in banks and businesses. One counterfeit bill found in a roll of about three hundred dollars deposited by a Nebraska State Bank customer.
Washington reports about 750000 spent to combat the foot and mouth outbreak. The federal government has born roughly 400000, draining USDA funds. An emergency appropriation of around 200000 will be sought when Congress convenes to finish stamping out the epidemic.
A statement from the United States Sugar Manufacturing Association cites the European war as a major help to American sugar makers. It estimates European output for 14-15 at about 5.5 million tons, with a total around 8 million tons, noting price consequences for domestic producers and the impact on U S industry.
London dispatch reports a U S cruiser Tennessee entering Smyrna harbor was fired on by forts and ordered to withdraw The incident follows Allied efforts to protect British French and Russian residents as fighting around Ypres and Verdun intensifies in WWI.
President Wilson asserts no war will be fought with Turkey over the Smyrna launch attack on a United States cruiser. Officials classify the firing as likely a friendly warning about mined port entries. Washington orders full details from Commander Decker and directs captains to act only on explicit navy instructions.
London reports show fighting along the western front with no appreciable shift in position. From Flanders coast to the Lys river area the front sees repeated bombardment as the invaders rely on shelling to weaken Allied resistance before infantry assaults.
A Petrograd dispatch reports four days of violent fighting around Soldau with fierce Russian assaults and stubborn German defense amid heavy rains turning ground to a quagmire. The northwest Poland battle is described as potentially decisive, with Russian advances checked and German counterattacks forcing Russian forces to regroup behind their right flank.
Berlin reports that operations on the eastern front are progressing favorably with German forces leveraging the Wloclawek victory. Russian armies defeated near Lipno are likely near Plock, while those defeated near Wloclawek move toward Kutno and Lesshytsa as ongoing operations are deemed of greatest importance.
Belgians claim French cavalry caused destruction in Ypres area amid reports of 43 private citizens shot by German forces. London reports German staff headquartered in Roulers during the assault with punitive fines levied on the town, military law in force, and hostages held in the town hall.
London reports Field Marshal Earl Roberts has died in France from pneumonia. A telegram from Sir John French to Secretary of War Kitchener confirms Roberts passed away at eight o clock Saturday night, describing him as England's great soldier.
David Lloyd George in the house of commons estimated one year of war cost at 2.25 billion dollars and proposed a 1.75 billion loan at 95 with 3.144 percent interest. He backed doubling the income tax on one third of income, plus higher beer and tea levies to fund the war effort.
Turkish forces moved into Russian territory and seized enemy barracks at Kusco near the Trebizond frontier in a surprise attack aiming for Batum on the Black Sea according to an official statement received via Berlin and wireless.
A Montpelier dispatch citing a Beziers letter reports Colonel von Reuter, involved in the Zabern affair, has died. A priest who carried him on a stretcher says he was severely wounded by a bayonet thrust in Alsace.
London officials closed the rumor of 80 000 Russian troops landing at Archangel and marching to France noting no Russian forces moved through Great Britain for the western war arena.
Relatives of Joseph Ullman a wealthy New York farrier issued a denial of reports that he faced a death sentence in London as a spy. They stated he had not been arrested and was safe in Germany.
A Tauben aeroplane flew over Paris this morning and was pursued by the French aerial squadron. It was brought down near Beauvais, ending the incident.
Readers receive guidance on selecting seed potatoes and preventing issues like dry rot and leaf roll. Nebraska growers are urged to adopt hill selections and sanitize cellars. the Nebraska College of Agriculture notes benefits from disinfecting seed potatoes, while the governor plans to proclaim workers compensation law once canvass results confirm the affirmative vote, with the law taking effect on proclamation day.
Nebraska has no foot and mouth disease symptoms yet, reports State Veterinarian Kigin. He urges sharp vigilance and quick action if footholds are suspected, including heat treatment of milk to 112 degrees for fifteen minutes to kill germs. He notes standard pasteurization is higher heat and longer. He cautions heating milk from all herds if infection is suspected.
The law states that muskrat mink and otter may be killed only between February 15 and April 15. Quail hunting closes after the fifth of the month. Prairie chicken season ends December 1 and ducks on December 15. The rule is a federal statute.
The Nebraska Experiment Station begins a 100 day trial with 250 western lambs divided into five groups of 50 to compare alfalfa hay with corn silage and a medium versus heavy corn feed. A parallel study with 800 lambs starts at North Platte to observe western Nebraska conditions.
State Treasurer George E Hall has awarded a million dollar surety bond for the two year term to Massachusetts Bonding Insurance company The premium on the bond is 5000 dollars for the delendium at a rate of 14 1 4 per cent per year The state pays it by special legislative appropriation while the treasurer earns only 5000 for two years salary
State auditor receives estimates from several departments and associations for the next biennium. The banking department asks for 1800 less than two years ago, the insurance department and the printing commissioner’s office seek the same as the current biennium, while most others push for increased appropriations.
State veterinarian receives report from Weeping Water practitioner of four horses dying recently from a disease resembling spinal meningitis. The treating veterinarian suspects the same illness may have caused earlier horse deaths in the state.
A compendium of Nebraska items reports youth music groups organizing in Fremont, officials and obituaries, fires and accidents across Omaha Wymore Seward Lincoln and Gothenburg, plus local band anniversaries and library offers. It lists fire losses, court appointments, and school activities including a Carnegie library pledge.
In New York a suave con man named Eaton posing as Williams and Brown deceives wealthy women at luxury venues and hotels. He steals about $15,000 from Miss Kohn and targets Mrs Gertrude Pike, using his apparent charm as confidential secretary and wine firm head to blend with high society. His wife remains unaware of his crimes.
In a complex case Eaton befriended a woman and escorted her from Hotel Astor. A theft at Mrs Pike’s apartment followed, a $500 payoff arranged, and detectives later shot Eaton as he fled a station house. Papers show extensive stock dealings and gambling, with his wife kept unaware of his double life.
In Oakland California a mother identified as Mrs Clyde Web tossed her four month old baby into the air, the child fell lifeless, investigators reported. The tragedy occurred during a deadly mishap as authorities sought to determine the sequence of events suggesting accidental death.
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