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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
Washington reports unprecedented U S cereal yields with records shattered across spring wheat oats barley rye and hay. Corn and potato crops also expected to reach their greatest harvests on record, signaling a bountiful year for farmers nationwide.
Podgoriza Montenegro reports the Montenegrin army opening hostilities against Turkey with a strong frontal assault on a Turkish position near Podgoritza. Prince Peter fired the first shot, triggering a line-wide duel as five Turkish guns were silenced and the Turkish front retreated from Mount Planitza by noon.
Miguel Encisco, leader of about thirty remnant fighters, requests amnesty from the state government. The offer requires the men to return home and their chiefs to be banished temporarily to the United States.
After three weeks of a copper company tie up in Bingham forty former employes answered the Utah Consolidated Mining Company's whistle call. Sixty striking miners led by Western Federation organizers blocked returning workers but deputy sheriffs intervened and one organizer was knocked down. No shots were fired.
The railway 150 kilometers southeast of Juarez is cut by rebels, halting interior communications. Telegraph lines, bridges, and a freight train are reported burned, and conditions at American settlements along the line are unknown.
Massachusetts Supreme Court voids a trust of twenty one million dollars created by the will of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Christian Science church for the denomination. The court holds a charitable trust remains and new trustees may be appointed to administer it.
Mrs. Russell Sage donates 150000 dollars for the birds of North America and buys Marsh Island near New Orleans to dedicate it in perpetuity as a wild bird refuge.
New York Postoffice authorities and Cuban officials are searching for a registered mail package containing 200000 dollars that disappeared between Havana and New York last week. The funds were sent to a major downtown bank in New York.
New Orleans authorities report a well developed yellow fever case removed from the British steamer Chaucer at the quarantine station near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
A Chicago measure to protect housewives against long stored poultry eggs butter and fish awaits Mayor Harrison's signature. It fixes ten months for eggs and poultry twelve months for butter six months for fish with a $200 fine per violation. All items must be tagged with storage entry dates.
Mrs Perry Stark head of the department of women and children of the Minnesota bureau of labor collapsed and died at St Paul Union Station while preparing to board a train.
The Nebraska state team from Lincoln won first prize at the American Royal cattle show in Kansas City. Team member Mr. Pier captured the individual record, marking a top performance for the university squad.
A compact wrap of the latest developments across politics, economy, and society. Key names, places, and dates highlighted in concise items suitable for quick reading.
The roundup reports losses in Nicaragua as American forces take ground against rebel leaders. Uinta grazing land sales open in Utah. Interior plans to ease coal land to private interests. An aviator survives a 2200 foot fall. Banks curb excessive loans following a warning from the Comptroller. Central America relief remains dire with food shortages. Wireless regulations affect thousands of stations. Accidents and crimes appear in Chicago and Lincoln. European tensions and suffrage debates feature across states and nations.
A roundup of brief items notes peace between Italy and Turkey sealed at Ouchy Switzerland on Thursday night. Other entries report missionaries recalled from Hinghwa north of Amoy China amid disorder, bank robbery thwarted in Kremlin Oklahoma, and a fatal streetcar crash in Kansas City.
The third annual anniversary celebration opened in Lincoln with a parade over a mile long, featuring 150 decorated vehicles, hundreds of marchers, and about a dozen bands. Thousands lined the route through the business district, cheering as notable figures and attractive floats passed by.
Harold Wilson, two year old son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Wilson, fell from a second story window to the cement sidewalk but escaped with no broken bones. Doctors reported the child badly shaken and severely bruised though unbroken. He rolled from the window while playing on the second floor.
Mrs Susanna Parrish aged 102 years and 2 months died at her Seward home Saturday. Born in Ohio in 1810 she moved to Nebraska in 1880 and was mother to seven children, with twenty seven grandchildren and twenty seven great grandchildren. She knew Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson and admired William Jennings Bryan. She retained all mental faculties to the end.
Beatrice hosted W. J. O’Brien Beatrice state fish commissioner who left a consignment for Blue river planting. The shipment includes 1000 black bass 500 croppies and 500 perch. J. W. McKissick and BR. H. Conlee oversee local handling. commissioner led the car northward.
The Wymore Independent Telephone company has been organized at Beatrice with officers and directors elected. It aims to fight the recent consolidation of telephone systems, has capital stock of 25000 dollars with 7000 subscribed, and line building will start at once.
E Bowker secretary of the canning company reports a Monday freeze followed by a sharp temperature rise causing a loss of 10000 to 12000 bushels of tomatoes. Vines were killed and tomatoes ruined as surfaces froze to about half an inch.
Warm week accelerates farming activity as Box Butte county farmers begin potato harvests. Officials estimate the total crop could reach about 500000 bushels, signaling strong yields and economic relief for regional agriculture.
Dr Schmela's automobile struck a dog on Hooper's main street causing the car to overturn. The machine was badly damaged but Dr Schmela escaped injury.
After an official count a sufficient number of students signed petitions at the state normal seeking a single tax for all student activities. The plan would cover athletics debating lecture course commencement concert and school paper with total costs about 2500 dollars and about 750 dollars needed beyond existing support.
J R Gifford the contractor’s representative said cement work can be pushed through cold weather and that the bridge will be rebuilt by March 1 per contract. County supervisors and Fremont merchants had feared Platte River freeze would delay construction and spring reopening.
Lincoln school board plans a one story tabernacle like recent Lincoln structures to house grade pupils without a school home. Professor Barbour and Mrs Hinman named to secure plans for Clinton grounds site and report to trigger a special meeting for action.
The Commonwealth Power company has submitted two new filings in the Loup River Power case now before the Board of Irrigation. These documents advance the dispute over power project authorization and regulatory review.
Congressman Maguire says the addition to the federal building will likely begin around December 1, based on information received. Local officials and contractors await final approvals and timeline confirmation.
The State fire commission notes three theater fires in Nebraska this year based on office data. Authorities are reviewing causes as part of ongoing safety inquiries.
Dr Ralph S Hart of Schuyler is appointed by the governor to a medical department post in the Nebraska national guard with the rank of first lieutenant.
Dean O V P Stout of the University of Nebraska and H W Roberts assistant state engineer attended the international irrigation congress in Salt Lake City last week.
A copy of Fremont's first daily paper, folded in a pasteboard spool box, has been found after about thirty eight years and passed to the state historical society for preservation.
A Scandinavian club for university students is being considered and could be organized soon. The group would include students of Swedish Danish Norwegian and Icelandic ancestry if formed.
Vaccination of horses with a cattle serum against black leg aimed to protect horses from a strange epidemic has proved costly and damaging in several Nebraska localities, causing significant losses for farmers.
Superintendent C. B. Manuel reports to Land Commissioner Cowles a September decline from 205 to 185 inmates at the Kearney industrial school for boys. Thirty-one boys were paroled and eight were received during the month.
The stock judging team sent by the state farm to the American royal cattle show in Kansas City won the first Price. Prof R K Bliss of the animal husbandry department, with the team, reports the victory. Mr Pier, a squad member, captured the individual prize.
A department of journalism may be established at the university at the opening of the next semester. During the summer a group of subjects was prepared detailing country newspaper training and could form the basis for a separate department.
Under Chancellor Avery the university band now operates as a business, allowed to perform for remuneration at any time and place at a fixed uniform rate. Past attempts to profit caused officials to face difficulties, but the move formalizes the arrangement.
Bishop Warner of Calcutta addressed ministers and laymen at a Tuesday luncheon in the Lincoln YMCA red room. The missionary bishop, traveling in a relief and reinforcement campaign, spoke on foreign mission work in India and abroad.
A joint meeting of the board of public lands and buildings and the state school for the deaf trustees met at the capitol on Saturday to discuss buying fifteen acres for an expansion. The lands board has refused the purchase, deeming the price exorbitant and the land unnecessary.
Dr. W. H. Wilson, inspector for the state board of health, returned from Washington where he attended the international congress of hygiene and demography. Two or three thousand delegates representing thirty three nations were in attendance.
Randall sends a letter to all county superintendents urging that public school teachers conduct fire drills at least twice a month across the state. The move aims to strengthen safety procedures in districts and ensure regular practice for students and staff.
The "great development" of colleges and universities during the last generation and rising numbers of graduates in important roles were the themes in Chancellor Avery's address to state university students at the ongoing convocation marking the school year's start.
The state oil inspection bureau collected a record $6,956.72 in fees during August, the highest monthly total in its history, far exceeding past months.
Secretary of State Wall states candidates in districts spanning multiple counties must file nominating certificates with both the secretary of state and the county clerks in the component counties. This answers Hastings letter and clarifies conflict between primary and general election laws.
Historical data chart US coal output rising from 6.3 million tons in 1850 to over 500 million by 1910 and a claimed 750 million consumed annually with 250 million wasted. Petroleum dominates in the west. California leads oil production and daily consumption reaches about 225 thousand barrels with far less waste.
A humor piece notes aging signals for men. Young women calling him sir, a fading mustache, and wrinkles mark time. The testantly cited moment occurs when a new passenger arrives and the man shifts away from a pretty girl to let the newcomer sit between them, revealing true aging.
A St Louis union Sunday school service invited six year old Johnnie to deliver the golden text I am the bread of life from the rostrum. Facing a sea of faces he hesitated then blurted I lam a loaf of bread in a shaky voice before the crowd.
Hemenway reports rising prices for castor oil in foreign markets fueling renewed interest in the castor plant. The crop thrives with minimal soil fertilization once established, with Jamaica and East Indies varieties showing promising yields up to five tons per acre in the East. Jamaica varieties may exceed East Indian oil yields. The oil is increasingly used as a lubricant and the plant shows pest resistance.
Senator Poindexter referenced a tale about Wash White entering a lawyer with no cash but valuable items. The anecdote centers on a claim of robberies at an Atlantic City bathhouse and includes vivid possessions used to illustrate a defense strategy.
Rose Pastor Stokes recalls a feisty country girl at a New York dinner describing her clothes as charity gifts. The girl laments her husband’s ill fitting attire saying she has nothing but leaves to wear and nothing but leavings.
In a humorous exchange reported by Taylor Holmes AppEas ing from The Million, a pickpocket is convicted and fined twenty five dollars. The lawyer questions the judge about the defendant finding the money and the prisoner requests a brief release to prove his claim, while the judge refrains from comment.
Two hundred racers answered the question who is the greatest woman in history and the judge awarded the prize to the wife of a farmer of moderate means who does her own cooking washing roasts sewing brings up a family of boys and girls to be useful to society and finds time for intellectual improvement.
Stakeholders from New York aim to establish the world’s first butterfly farm in Red Bank. The venture will raise colorful decorative specimens for sale to society women who desire butterflies for parlors and conservatories.
A short antiquated line by James Russell Lowell praises truth and self-commitment, asserting that those who love truth most are the ones who act on their dreams. The couplet emphasizes personal integrity and courage in pursuing ideals.
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