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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
2
Secretary McAdoo charged that the drop of government 2 percent bonds to 96 is largely the result of a campaign by New York banks to defeat the currency bill. He cited widespread bank ownership of the $730,882,000 issue, used mainly as security for national bank notes, as a factor in the decline.
General Huang Sing, commander of southern forces, tentatively declares for separation of north and south and abandonment of the punish Yuan expedition. About 3,000 southern troops arrive from Nanking to Yang Chow aiming to pressure General Heo and his 3,000 men to join them.
Aurora Illinois Vice President Thomas R Marshall speaks to twenty thousand at Mooseheart to dedicate a new $5,000,000 industrial school gas home for orphans and elderly. He warns against misreading the sign P C as preach Christ, noting it means plow corn. The Loyal Order of Moose will direct the project.
The Mair and Grimm brothers lead winter wheat yields with 27 acres along the river producing 48 bushels per acre. Tyson grows 55 acres at 40 bushels plus six over. Harris, Smith, and Binnell report 38 bushels. Tucker and Maher 35.
The United States claimed the Dwight F. Davis trophy in a Wimbledon final as Maurice E. McLoughlin defeated English veteran Charles P. Dixon 4 6 3 6 2. The American singles champion secured the international lawn tennis supremacy on Monday.
A Tulsa area oil well explosion killed Charles M. Wright a welder and four fellow workers near an oil field two miles south of Tulsa. The same incident started a fire and authorities investigated possible causes including arson and accidental ignition. The federal gunboat presence appears in the fragmentary text.
El Paso Texas reporter notes Charles B Dixon Jr of the United States immigration service was shot in Juarez Mexico and later released to El Paso after US Consul Edwards demanded immediate arrest and trial of the soldiers involved. The consul warned Mexican authorities that the US government holds Juarez military leaders responsible for noncompliance.
In Bermondsey England ninety three Civil War veterans gathered to mark Gettysburgs fiftieth anniversary led by George Munroe a Confederate Navy survivor age 104. He marched in the parade attended speeches a luncheon and reception staying lively and mentally sharp despite his long life.
Word from Penome reports Sagundo Sanchez declaring himself messiah. He predicts world destruction by flood soon, while followers build an ark and pair animals. Armed adherents prompt government steps to avert trouble in Paris and Panama regions.
London doctors treating Emmeline Pankhurst after release from Holloway jail order immediate blood transfusion due to extreme weakness and inanition from hunger and thirst. Attendants state she could be no worse.
Sacramento report notes twenty three Japanese land corporations formed in California with total capital of 620000 dollars and 307000 subscribed. Articles of incorporation filed daily as Japanese seek to avoid the Webb anti alien land law which takes effect August 10.
President Wilson rules that no faction in the Mexican revolution may obtain arms or ammunition from the United States and that neutrality must be observed in its strictest sense. The decision follows conferences with Bacon and chairmen of the foreign relations committees.
A mine in Germany collapsed following a recent heavy rainstorm. Fourteen miners are reported trapped or missing, authorities initiate rescue efforts as weather complicates access.
Washington officials indicate a defined policy approach before events unfold in Mexico. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson will report directly to the president and Secretary Bryan, who says no interrogation is planned regarding Wilson’s alleged involvement with Madero’s downfall and Huerta’s regime.
Mr and Mrs Richard L Metcalfe and their three children arrived from Lincoln on the final leg of their trip to Panama. Mr Metcalfe will soon assume duties as a member of the Isthmian commission. Earlier Nebraskan friends doubted Senate confirmation but dispatches dated July 3 confirm his appointment with no objections raised locally.
President Wilson plans an anti-trust policy of his own through a legislative program that may add statutes defining monopolies without amending the Sherman act. He will not discuss ideas until tariff and currency issues are settled.
A fruit growers banquet at Arbor lodge and J Sterning Morton's old home in Nebraska City Aug 14 will recall early horticulture efforts in the state. Joy Morton will attend as officers outline a program and discuss association business including definite grade standards and plans for selling this year's apple crop.
Omaha retailers brace for a nine hour female labor law likely forcing citywide closing by 6 p m most days The move would not alter department stores except Saturdays when 9 p m close remains The retailers association committee investigates early Saturday closing practices
In Birmingham two men, Donald A Kennedy a chauffeur and Christopher Gustin an iron molder, died after an electric shock at the Loyal Order of Moose hall during an initiation. Initial reports said they fainted, were taken to a hospital, and died shortly after as officials investigate the current that flowed during the ceremony.
Lincoln Nebraska reports two Nebraske organizers distributing Buffragiet literature in a public space. Local authorities monitored the activity and warned against public spreading without approval. No arrests reported.
A cryptic report from Iowa City describes a dramatic act by an elderly man. Few details are clear, but the incident drew local attention and prompted authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the event.
In a condensed summary of congressional action this week the Senate debated tariffs with six lawmakers and a number of nominees advancing. John A. Davis WV nominated solicitor general while post office rate reform faced postponement. Bryan discussed parcels post reforms and emergency currency was proposed under Aldrich Vreeland. Boland reported Alaska railroad financing discussions before territories committee.
The Senate debated tariff bill considerations with Mulhall letters and testimony heard. Burleson testified before the post office committee and announced parcel post charges effective August 16. Virginia tobacco growers addressed by the joint committee as gaps in the tariff were debated. Adjournments occurred across the House and Senate while leaders pressed filibusters and committee actions continued on railroad valuations and sage brush industry prospects.
Gossip from state capital notes a sweeping reform that bans public communion cups in churches and extends prohibitory standards to saloons, theaters, schools, parks, factories, and all public places. Venues must cleanse drinking vessels after each use and await formal adoption by the state health board.
Food Commissioner Harman reports major egg losses due to lack of proper refrigeration on the Missouri Pacific railroad. Tests from Falls City to Lincoln show deteriorated eggs after four days, with several cases spoiled or cracked, costing merchants about 1.48 dollars. Findings will go to the railway commission to push refrigerator service.
State agriculture figures indicate rye acreage rises 33 percent this year across eighty four counties, from 66 259 last year to 137 032. Barley expands 76 percent to 91 602 acres, while 1912 barley was 62 018. Guardsmen receive typhoid vaccination ahead of summer maneuvers as Blair company is mustered out.
C C Marehall secretary of the state board of horticulture resigns to become secretary of the Masters Nebraska Fruit Growers association taking effect August 1. President Clyde Barnard may fill the vacancy temporarily as he oversees state fair exhibits. Boys State Fair encampment in Lincoln runs August 20 to September 5 with Governor Morehead as ex officio head and the state board of agriculture paying railroad fare for delegates.
A man hides his cat's remains by chloroforming it and shipping the bundle home to dispose of it. After a string of near misses on trains and buses, he returns to a kitchen porch reveal: the bundle is a six pound roast of beef. The tale claims the story is true.
Robert C. McCready recalls long ranch beach rescues noting the typical outcome is humility, not wealth. He recounts a Philadelphia watchman saving Smith from icy Race Street wharf, then a tense exchange over helping move a packing case where Smith refuses, arguing the watchman is not owed a favor.
A clipping recalls Frank Parker, editor of the Rt. Louvin Chronicle, and correspondent Irving Cobb. Cobb allegedly added a Louisville date line on a dispatch, Parker printed it, and later the newsroom faced pressure to retract or discipline Cobb for the improvised dateline.
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