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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
2
The Senate approved a one year extension of the emergency revenue law by 45 to 29 after a partisan debate. President Wilson signed the measure. Both houses adjourn for two weeks and will reconvene on January 4 to pursue the national defense program and related fiscal plans.
Secretary Redfield in his annual report warns that foreign agencies will employ every stratagem of industrial warfare to threaten American markets after the European war. He proposes using the departments of justice and treasury and urges Congress to strengthen laws to give the federal government effective tools to curb unfair competition.
The annual report of Secretary Wilson shows U S immigrant aliens fell from 1 218 480 to 225 700 in the year ending June 30. Total admissions of aliens both immigrant and non immigrant dropped to 434 244 from 1 403 801 the previous year.
Paris dispatch from Saloniki dated December 15 reports the Fifth Greek army corps commander delivered a formal protest to General Sarrail against fortifications in Saloniki before the Greek evacuation. The protest mirrors an October protest over allied troop landings.
The British embassy in Washington says London authorized safe conduct for Captains Boyed and Von Papen, the withdrawn German naval and military attaches. They will not be required to promise nonparticipation in the war after returning to Germany.
In New York the Curtiss Aero plane Co has reportedly closed a contract with the British government for 15 000 000 in aeroplanes. For the fiscal year ending October 31 the company produced over 6 000 000 worth of aeroplanes and motors, most of which was sent to Britain.
The article reports parcels of land surrounding the abandoned Fort Niobrara being offered for sale. Details remain unclear in the OCR, but the sale involves property once connected to the fort and regional holdings slated for bidding.
The United States warns Austria-Hungary that its reply to the American note on the Ancona incident will be deemed unsatisfactory if identical to the unofficial press versions. Diplomatic relations could be severed if Austria-Hungary persists, though no further communication will be sent before action.
Wilson's marriage license issued at municipal bureau shows ceremony by Rev Herbert Scott Smith of St. Margaret's Episcopal. Chief Asher Hoover obtained forms and delivered the license to the president. Ages listed as fifty nine for the president and forty three for Mrs Gait.
Washington reports tighter passport regulations under a Wilson executive order. Applicants must submit duplicate applications and three photo copies, name sailing dates and ports, and file five days before departure. State agents will inspect and endorse passports, and all travelers abroad must carry one. In Paris, Greece denies Bulgarian incursions into Greek territory amid Macedonian tensions.
A severe general storm spread over New England and parts of New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey with snow sleet and cold drizzle through Tuesday night. The report notes it parallels a December 6 1914 storm and mentions Secretary Lansing's confirmation in Washington.
Government records show an increase of nearly 300 percent over last year in funding for large artillery, coastal defenses, and related fortifications.
Officials say Austrian admiralty backed the submarine commander who sank the Ancona and note Germany’s Berlin office drove wartime concessions after similar actions with the Lusitania. The report shows the Vienna government could not contact the commander before replying to the U.S. note.
New York reports the Anglo French external war loan of 500 million dollars sees 280 million withdrawn for investment at 96 percent, 40,000,400 sold at 98 by public subscription, leaving 180,000,000 unsold to be redistributed among syndicate members. Managers pay non withdrawing participants cash dividends between 10 and 11 percent of their participation.
Washington Secretary Houston reports the annual value of American farm crops and animal products at 9.872 billion, a record and up about 83 million from 1913. Cotton declines from 125 to 7.3 cents a pound. In Lincoln, William Ducky Holmes will manage the 1916 baseball club and seek new players.
The report states that at least 3,000,000 men answered Lord Derby's call for volunteers as England's recruitment campaign closed. Definite totals await Derby's full report to Premier Asquith, expected to be delivered to a parliamentary committee on labor.
Washington report indicates Congress will be urged in the current session to submit the question of national Prohibition to the states for ratification. The movement seeks a constitutional amendment establishing nationwide prohibition and broad social policy changes.
President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Edith Bolling Galt wed at 8:30 PM in a simple ceremony at the bride’s home. They left for a Honeymoon in Hot Springs Virginia, traveling by private car attached to a special train. The event drew few attendees and had no ushers or attendants.
The president signed papers moments before leaving the executive offices for dinner and commuted to expiration the three months sentence of J. B. Turner, a defendant convicted in the northern Georgia federal court on the charge.
Gen. Villa under pressure from his generals and defeat in Sonora weighs options with his wife's counsel as reports place him heading toward the United States. The fragment suggests a retreat or escape amid mounting military and political strain.
Extraordinary security surrounded the president as police held six blocks of perimeter. Chief Pullman directed guards with Chief Flynn leading an enlarged federal secret service squad and a contingent of White House plainclothes officers in the mix.
Advices to the Mexican consulate report a ninety day ban on selling alcoholic liquors in Mexico City by decree to curb typhus spread. Governor Aiva of Yucatan is said to have issued a permanent prohibition as well.
London reports the British withdrawal from Gallipoli marks a major turning point in the war. The announcement shocks the public while rumors had circulated for days about the move and its reception among policymakers and allies.
United States military officials and Villa movement representatives urged that Francisco Villa and his brother Hipolito be allowed to cross the border without criminal or civil actions. In exchange the Villa delegation promised a new leader would be chosen to head the movement and hand over control to the Carranza government if immunity holds.
The United States prepared a note to Austria Hungary about the Ancona incident and sent it by cable to Ambassador Penfield for presentation to Vienna. Secretary Lansing and State Department officials would not disclose details. Reports indicate the final draft was completed, encoded, and dispatched.
London reports a lull in offensive campaigns except for Italian pressure on Austria after Serbia’s expulsion. The focus is on possible upheavals as central powers seek a decisive win while opponents plan winter ramp ups for spring warfare.
New York steamship agents warn that without more European immigration the country will face a shortage of unskilled labor early next year. Trade expansion could stall as ha period numbers show 17,111 for the last half, with none yet recorded for this week.
A collage of humorous lines and ad copy about staying healthy with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The blurb shelves brief quips about aging eyes and eye remedies, interspersed with jokes and magazine snippets about social missteps and flirting.
Druggists refund money if PAZO Ointment fails to cure bleeding itching or piles. First application provides relief and a related note about love at first sight prompting consulting an oculist.
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