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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1911
Page
3
In a Bevington residence under quarantine, a society circle squares off over a whispered romance while a night watchman reports a sighting of a man on the parapet. A cigarette trace and a near miss with a falling board fuel a sensational arc as reporters and neighbors watch the suspense unfold.
In the morning Jim wakes Piannigan to start the fire while Flannigan stays abed. Bella rises angrily before ten, burns her hand, starts the fire, and carries a tray for Aunt Selina and herself amid household chaos.
Special Officer McCloud reports an escape attempt at the quarantined area near James Wilson, artist and clubman, on Ninety-fifth Street. Members of the Four Hundred resist police action amid the breach.
In a tense exchange between Jim and Anne, a suggestion of attempted escape looms as Flannigan enjoys a carefree moment. Anne urges departure and calm, noting luncheon must be arranged and the household must act, while the narrative promises more to come.
The United States government tested an un usually powerful submarine signal device on the Sandy Hook lightship near New York harbor. Signals have been installed at 31 Atlantic coast points, aiding over 600 steamships with bell tones and telephone guidance to steer safely in dense fog. A second fragment refers to corporal punishment of a boy and a separate unrelated sentiment about beating the devil around stump.
Lincoln and Lancaster county Spanish War veterans prepare for the fourth annual reunion on April 26 27 1911 in Lincoln. All Nebraska Spanish War veterans may attend from any state. Report for registration at Lindell Hotel on arrival. Letters from comrades abroad and locals will be available, with 150 to 200 letters already sent. Each unit will hold its own reunion followed by a camp fire. Theater tickets for outsiders and a banquet night are planned. Secretary Frank I Ringer invites readers to send details of their unit and address.
Twenty six Garden county petitioners appeal to the attorney general to stop cattlemen from driving homesteaders off the land. Similar petitions have surfaced over the past year as federal investigators probe reports of outrages. Edward Ohnesorge of Henley in Sioux county testified to the governor about cattlemen who live in Wyoming and push homesteaders aside. Settlers urge aid from the state or the general government.
Banks cannot advertise guaranteed deposits until the state banking board confirms they meet the law. Secretary Royse of the banking board says the process may take months, so few state banks advertising now are premature under the interpretation.
The supreme court mandate dated May 19 directs Warden Delahunty to carry out the death sentence on Thomas Johnson. The death warrant is signed by Victor Seymour, deputy clerk, with the governor’s intervention as the only likely delay before the 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. execution window.
State Accountant Tulleys reports a $1700 shortage in the Bea trice Institute for the Feeble Minded, found after examining the books of Thomas Stewart, bookkeeper. Officials note most losses stem from errors in addition and other clerical mistakes.
Dr J H Tyndale urges Secretary Wait to spend the $40 000 appropriation for indigent consumptives on Tabitha Home near Lincoln. The fund is usable only if the institution lies west of the 99th meridian, which excludes Tabitha Home.
At a state board of agriculture meeting the decision was made to replace wooden posts with iron posts every thirty two feet for the proposed grand stand at the fair grounds. The change could raise costs to about 27000 dollars and halt other improvements as the legislature provided only 15000 dollars.
A Denver resident attests Swamp Root relieved months of kidney and bladder pain. The letter praises the remedy as an absolute cure and urges others with similar issues to try it, noting a sample bottle offer from Dr Kilmer Co. and reminding readers to mention the newspaper.
The National Association reports sixty five open air tuberculosis schools in twenty eight cities since January 1 1907. The first US open air school began in Providence Rhode Island on that date. A May 1907 Pittsburg school and a July 1908 Boston school followed. Results show many children restored to normal health and function. The association urges one such school per 25 000 population in cities.
A New York judge declared a recent law requiring motorists to stop and identify themselves unconstitutional. The judge argued motorists may refuse to bear witness against themselves in criminal cases, even if they strike a pedestrian who bleeds to death. James Harden Wilkes, president of Atlanta’s Defense Society, mocked the ruling, calling it justice and comparing it to a blind man searching for a hat in a dark room.
A brief saying notes that character shows in small acts of everyday life, attributed to Lee.
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