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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
2
A report highlights Phereicent Willow addressing a gathering of leading woman suffragists. The event emphasizes ongoing efforts for women's voting rights and civic participation.
The president met with Congress in a formal setting and said he would not press subjects not already part of organic Democratic party consideration. He voiced support for creating a standing House committee to study woman suffrage and pledged to share views when asked by lawmakers.
Completes the rout of Huerta's federal force in northern Mexico as civilians and soldiers who deserted Chihuahua City reach Ofimaga opposite Presidio. General Salvador Mercado and many officers flee the desert trek of eight days over fourteen miles, lacking food and water, escaping Villa's rebel army.
Lincoln report states W M Eddleman sixty eight year old, son and daughter in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He cashed a wage and after two store purchases near the postoffice he rode a Cemetery car and was robbed at Fortieth and M streets at 3 pm Monday. Two men named Richard Donovan and John Cart were held by locals until police arrived to take them into custody.
An unclear report notes a death of Marela As she knelt before a station of the rosary in St Patrick's church. The text also mentions a Micanor Kirby and references to Mexican Federale Claim 2 Victory and Menlo City with garbled details about Zapata and winter events.
The fragment notes a large order of Bible and related books with references to counts and a council word. It hints at ongoing discussion or planning, mentioning Pete and a likely committee or group, with a continued segment left unread.
Summary of Senate and House actions across several days including currency bill debates led by Senator Swanson, a proposed literacy test for immigrants, good roads advocacy, and naval and aviation spending discussions. Adjournments occurred daily with committees reporting on railroad, stock exchange, and Hetch Hetchy matters.
Chicago reports a downturn in the egg market with wholesale demand weakening for firsts and nearby lots. Authorities note a slow market in late season trading and price adjustments across wholesale channels.
Frontier County reports a local boy wins a corn growing prize for irrigation in arid districts across Nebraska and Washington. Secretary Houston's first annual report to President Wilson foreshadows reorganizing the Department of Agriculture into five or six main groups to improve coordination, including research, state relations, rural organization, forest service, weather, and regulation.
Representative Silas R. Barton seeks federal action to irrigate Nebraska arid lands. He calls on the government to provide assistance benefiting both Nebraskans at large and his own district.
Lincoln Jesse Correll, sixteen, is named champion boy corn grower in Nebraska by judges in the state contest under the University of Nebraska agricultural extension. Correll harvested eighty eight bushels from one acre in Frontier county and earns a Washington trip plus sixty dollars in cash.
Reports from the Brazos River bottoms indicate a death toll surpassing fifty with about four thousand stranded and suffering from hunger and cold. The Brazos ran three to five miles wide for over fifty miles, placing scores of flood refugees in peril as the known dead rose to thirty three.
A report claims General Huerta secured a 750000 peso loan from an American linked firm with Mexican ties in exchange for concessions. In Utah, Ralph Lopes remains at large as a vast search across Apex mine fails to locate him, with sheriffs and deputies foiled repeatedly.
Speaker Champ Clark tells about twelve hundred Ohio farm youths to stay out of politics and stick to farming at a reception. He says the farm is the proper sphere for men and that successful legislators are rooted in rural districts. Senator Pomerene adds a homely contrast about baking bread and family meals over social acclaim.
A recall petition with 1 806 names was filed at Lincoln city clerk’s office shortly after 4 p m Friday. It was delivered to city hall by O W Miller and Leon Hugkins and names Sanh Melick as a candidate to replace Commissioner King. The petition accuses King of incompetence out of harmony with the will of Lincoln’s citizens and of extravagant expenditure.
Durkin plans to leave the penitentiary after serving time and says he burned a box car to speed his release. Warden Fenton notes Durkin’s release, while a friend in Ireland uses family ties to influence him, illustrating the lengths sought for freedom.
A mixed batch of brief items reports an Odd Fellow in the state dying in Superior. Stanton militia beats West Point High 17 to 0. John Kerr cleared of arson at Roseland. Deshler firemen to banquet December 1. a New Year’s ball planned. Methodist anniversary at Hastings. gasoline tank explosion wrecks Charles Bartz’s country yards at Kearney. J. B. Griffin dies after paralysis. Tecumseh band earns over 200 from a Ticklers concert. Frank Howe killed by a train near Auburn. Rev J W Sapp called to Smith Center. theft of a Children’s Home box in Seward. flour mill near Aurora to open spring. Mount Oion Cemetery chapel near Peru. Dr J A Norden injured when auto hits a dog near Nebraska City. Gil Reynolds served Sunday vegetables from his garden. Alice Bjorkman of Lincoln may lose sight after pencil wound. arson rewards offered in Kearney. hog cholera affects Fontanelle farmers. Rev Vawter revival stolen rifle traced to two boys. Mrs Johanna Peterson’s ninety fifth birthday at Fremont. Sam Hays slugged and robbed in University Place. Mrs Dora Fowler Downing said to be wrecked by morphinism. Mrs J R Cox in Pawnee City loses 132 head of thoroughbreds to theft. Lincoln Commercial Club mulls junior high student club. tank explosion during water works incident.
The extension service announces fifty three days of work across thirty two points this month. Short course programs attract many towns, while some requests must be declined due to unsuitable structure. December schedules include Weeping Water Havelock Springfield and more with farmers institutes driving interest.
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