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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
2
Indianapolis report notes union miners suspend work statewide over wage disputes. More than 400 000 miners abandon mines for a short vacation. pumpmen stay to guard against flooding while bituminous and anthracite sectors await ratification of the Cleveland wage agreement.
The Republican state committee voted 15 to 4 to endorse Taft for renomination and to hold two conventions. One in Columbus on June 3 and 4 will select six delegates-at-large to the national convention, and another later will name a state ticket. The dual conventions reflect a concession to Roosevelt forces. The governor candidate depends on the presidential nomination. Primaries will be held in each county.
A man in the audience leapt to the platform during a senator's address and drew a club from under his overcoat, swinging at the senator's head. Judge P. C. Harmin reacted quickly to avert the blow as chaos erupted among the crowd.
Denver shooter A. G. Bitterly scored 2487 of 2500 with a 2 caliber rifle to establish a new world mark at a German rink target. Arthur Hubelek of Brooklyn previously held the record. Bitterly achieved the score at twenty two yards using standard German target format.
A digest of varied items including 8000 post offices in postal savings, a house vote reducing homestead residence to three years, Niagara Falls protection delays, Sitka naval station abandoned, and $200000 urged for Knoxville conservation expo. Also covers trial of Isaac Stephenson, farm credit bill intro, veteran service discrimination, John Arbuckle death, Ohio convention adjournment, New Mexico senate election, British coal strike infant mortality fears, Ohio Dem-Progressive primaries, papal audiences, Illinois preferential voting, Roosevelt speeches, Standard Oil stock surge, Chicago packers trial verdict, New York political questions, Berlin subway collapse, and Nebraska prison murders.
Norfolk endures the worst flood in 35 years after a sudden rise in the local river. The disaster prompts emergency warnings and relief appeals as residents seek shelter and safety.
Widespread flooding devastates eastern Nebraska and stretch of the Mississippi valley. Ten million dollars in estimated flood losses, hundreds of houses flooded, and large swaths of livestock lost as towns like Springfield Waterloo Elkhorn and Vailey endure torrents. Ice jams and rising rivers threaten further damage with levees under strain and residents evacuated in Rock Island Waterloo Yankton Norfolk Schneider and nearby areas.
Record flood heights flood lower Platte valley from North Bend to Plattsmouth breaking dams and inundating farms. Water covers railroad tracks near Waterloo and Ashland. Authorities fear a river gorge may block the channel between Ashland and Fremont, diverting flow west of Fremont.
Omaha reports the Platte and Elk Horn valleys resemble miniature seas with widespread flooding across eastern Nebraska. A boat convoy was dispatched to assist Valley residents at the urgent request of Banker Waldron.
A damaged OCR fragment notes exposure suffering with no confirmed deaths in the day. The text references seas of life and tea but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to identify a specific incident.
Rapid Platte river flood near Waterloo Nebraska floods eight mile stretch from bluff to bluff. Rising waters wash away farms and a lumber yard and grain elevator fire destroys buildings. Residents seek shelter on roofs and in trees with scarce food and clothing.
Louisville Kentucky and Columbus report four feet of floodwater with houses adrift while residents seek high ground. The Mississippi levee at Hickman withstood the night but rising waters threaten its integrity, prompting sandbagging and levee reinforcement as barges patrol. State aid discussions loom for bridges over Platte Elkhorn and Loup rivers, referencing the Cronin bill to share costs on wide streams.
A large portion of the new Fountain Lake dam broke Saturday flooding Albert Lea Minnesota. One third of the city underwater with Rock Island railway yards submerged and water about four feet deep around the railway station. Loss to date estimated at $100,000. Many families are homeless.
Burlington trains covering 200 miles Sunday to link Omaha and Lincoln due to washouts on the Oreapolis line. Routed via Napier Missouri and Rule Nebraska to Kansas City Billings line causing about five hour delays.
A sudden river change flooded north Fremont Nebraska inundating fifty homes. A gorge below Ames diverted water across the Union Pacific tracks and sent flood through Rawhide creek bottom flooding hundreds of farms.
Platte River subsides after crest moves into the Missouri River. Platte and Wikboro valleys remain far from normal yet damage is not expected to be extensive. Authorities anticipate beginning repair work promptly.
Eight spans of the Northwestern Lincoln line bridge are cut and many miles of Union Pacific track between Fremont and Columbus and Fremont and Valley will be replaced. Great activity prevails in local railroad yards where material for repairs is being assembled.
Norfolk city brief notes ongoing fire damages in business streets with broad smoke and river area affected. Officials report slight improvement in the situation as crews work through the still active blaze and assess property loss.
Mrs. Mary Halstead reports troubled with female weakness and backache improved after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes better sleep and reduced nervousness and says she will recommend the medicines to suffering women. A second case, Mrs. Amelia Dahl of Walcott North Dakota, is also cited.
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