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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
2
Government envoy Wilson completes mission to Mexico. Congress adopts amendment linking paper based on agricultural products with commercial paper for banking use. It also extends note maturation for discount from forty five to ninety days.
Mexico City reports President Wilson's envoy John Wind left for Vera Cruz after meeting Foreign Minister Gamboa. No word on suspension of talks or Mexico changing its stance. Rumors swirl that General Trevino or General Huerta may take or influence leadership roles, but no confirmation.
Washington reports the new federal migratory birds act restricting hunting hours after sunset and before sunrise, with bills now proposed to repeal the agriculture department's governing authority. The rule takes effect after October 1, affecting goose duck and other waterfowl seasons nationwide.
Dairymen of Nebraska plan a unique exhibit at the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln. Prof. H J Prandsen and assistants have worked for days. Katie Ger en, a top dairy cow from the state farm, will be at the fair with the animal model to illustrate cream testing to visitors.
The town of Joseph, Missouri held its first recall election Tuesday to determine whether Mayor Charles A. Pfeiffer should be recalled. Pfeiffer's opponent for the mayoral office is Councilman.
Synopsis of congressional proceedings across sessions. Tariff debate resumes with free list accorded without roll call. Nominations in executive session. Knoxville conservation funding approved. Senate debates wool schedule amid currency caucus and lobbying inquiries. McAdoo report cites $10 million saved in bonded warehouses. Senator Penrose urges troop action in Mexico with $25 million. Pittman backs tariff. Adjournments noted with sessions planned for Tuesday and Friday.
A woman balloonist likely died Saturday evening during a gala day ascent. After traveling about a mile and a half west of Havelock Park Miss LaBelle attempted to cut the parachute to descend but was caught in the ropes and dragged by the balloon to the ground, tearing through wire fences.
A brief notice from Jefferson City Missouri outlines a program offering convicts work details. The item notes a figure of one hundred as a quantity tied to the effort and mentions procedural attributions typical of public work orders.
Chicago bankers at the Hague conference agreed on amendments to the Owen Glass currency bill now in Congress and named a seven member committee to push for incorporation of changes in Washington. They expect administration forces to be swayed to meet banking and business interests with a reasonably satisfactory bill and invite a meeting in San Francisco to discuss present home stead law changes.
Congressman Kin proposes a bill granting the secretary of the interior authority to prescribe rules for opening 300000 acres eliminated from the Nebraska national forest reserve to homestead entry. Filings would be at Broken Bow and North Platte land offices. The measure also allows entry to anyone 18 years or older.
The twentieth universal peace congress closed in The Hague with plans to meet in Vienna in 1914 and to invite San Francisco to host the 1915 congress. Delegates praised President Wilson and sent thanks by telegraph. In Crete Neb a German day celebration drew thousands with parades and flag displays at Vavra’s park.
Washington Senator Penrose introduces a resolution urging President Wilson to take necessary steps to place United States troops in Mexican territory to protect lives and property. The measure states it would be not an unfriendly act toward Mexico and would be declared by the Senate.
A government file notes a person being confined after receiving a thirty day sentence on vagrancy charges. The record provides limited context and names.
United States district court orders sale of Baitalo BIN property on the west and far east shore in Denver Colorado. Public sale conducted under court authority after retirement notice.
Five hundred farmers along the Platte valley plan to file claims against the federal government for crop losses blamed on the stopping of Platte River waters by the Path Finder dam in Wyoming. Officials say no river water is expected after July 1 in future. In Sherbrooke a New York chauffeur linked to Thaw warns he may reveal details if the Thaw case does not gain his freedom.
Washington reports strong hints that the Huerta administration may rethink its rejection of American peace proposals. Crumbling finances threaten a crisis, prompting renewed interest in negotiating a new basis for talks with the United States.
A kerosene can exploded while Mrs. Pittman used fuel to light the kitchen range near Hemingford Nebraska. The blast fatally burned J. S. Pittman’s wife and his three children ages eight five and two and destroyed their home. The incident occurred Wednesday morning four miles north of town.
Denver reports the Army of the Philippines and the American Veterans of the Foreign Service have adopted separate resolutions to merge into the Society of the Army of the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico. The group welcomes all who served abroad including China during the Spanish American War.
Revolver shots were fired at King Charities and Queen Elizabeth Carmen Sylvia of Roumania as they rode in a car near Sinaia in the Carpathian mountains. Both royals were unharmed as the chauffeur sped to safety and reached safety.
The group pledges to focus efforts this fall on achieving record attendance at the Omaha State Fair. They urge members through a letter to travel to Lincoln on the designated day to boost participation.
Nebraska items report park property damage in York, club mergers in Fremont and Minden, paving agitation in Arcadia, many teachers at an institute in Nebraska City, a state fair, and an outbreak of bog cholera in Valley County. Other notes cover aviator Henri de la Roche’s death, injuries in Omaha, rail and crop concerns, a large Broken Bow banquet, and a balloon accident at Havelock.
Food Commissioner Harman condemns unfit food at Ashland Dridge camp cook shack amid unsanitary storage and waste disposal findings. Governor Morehead announces two day roadwork event and Nebraskans are urged to participate. Dairy exhibit rules set for state fair with butter scoring, entries limited and predeadline. Tecumseh Wahee and York high schools qualify for program.
An item from Bovina Center New York reports a personal testimonial about health improvement after trying a remedy. The notice urges readers to seek confidential medical advice and mentions a private correspondence with Lydia Ham Mediciacos.
A Tennessee farmer who feared trains as much as a cyclone finally witnessed the first rail pass. He admitted no harm but quipped that the “gosh-burned thing” would have wrecked cows if it had come sideward, proving the train’s impact was limited.
The Birmingham Age-Herald recalls a picnic that drew large crowds and nearly ended in multiple drowning incidents, highlighting the danger amid the event.
In a courtroom quip at the hearing, Mrs Knicker asks if a business course will help, and Mrs Becker replies she aims to learn how to extract more money from Jack, prompting the judge to react.
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