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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
2
Insurgents plan a meeting in Minneapolis as Secretary Knox’s visit to Colombia is seen creating a tense moment. Col ombia's minister notes the views expressed are his own and not officially official policy.
Officers of the Rational Woodmen assembly in Minneapolis organize to oppose the Mobile bill adopted at the Modern Woodmen gathering. They seek court action or a separate organization to challenge the measure as too high.
Headlines cover Champ Clark campaign HQ in Washington, Mexican protests over Mormon raids, justice department probes into living costs, AFL leaders in contempt proceedings, Roosevelt weighing Chicago governors’ meeting, tariff bill boosting revenue by 3.53 million, and multiple criminal cases including dynamite conspiracies and railroad robberies. Also notes a Syracuse official dying, a Michigan governor calling a special session, a Nagasaki steamship disaster, and other political and legal developments.
Report notes extensive snowfall across Kansas with widespread coverage and no reported structural damage. An unrelated brief mentions an earthquake felt in Butte Montana with no damage and a dam fire causing substantial loss.
The document lists state executive offices and eight presidential electors, plus state senators and representatives, five constitutional amendments for party measures. Amendments include fixing legislature term and pay, creating a state institutions board, establishing biennial general elections, and allowing cities over 5 000 to draft their own charters.
The Nebraska Legislative League in Lincoln served 250 attendees at its closing ceremony. Randolph was named president and Henry C. Richmond of Omaha secretary. The group endorsed five constitutional amendments after a controversy over the Bronze Tablet issue. Daniel C. French, the New York sculptor, will supervise modeling of a bronze tablet for the Lincoln statue on the State Capitol grounds.
The article notes a one year leave of absence policy for Prof. G. W. A. Lackey and outlines a university rule allowing a year off in return for service. It references the Nebraska hotel commission inspecting properties and issuing notices to owners to comply with the law.
Nebraska notes cover Darwell pushing a library project, a midwinter state university graduation, unsolved Graft Island murder, reappointed Eustis superintendent, local trials, farm seed concerns, church resignations, crime sentences, livestock branding expirations, a youth suicide, and public building contracts shaping state facilities.
Patient reports chronic throat trouble since childhood and a trial of a remedy described in papers about Peruna. After taking three bottles, appetite improved and general condition changed, with the patient noting a difference and continuing the course.
A compact comparison discusses Foltite Eye Salve with Wilt Week and Sere Eyes He Ah. Genevieve contemplates the vast ocean and feels small as she gazes at the boundless sea. The passage blends medical product note with wistful reflection on nature.
In a remark among the ancients, Democritus introduces the idea that the visible universe results from random atom collisions. He notes it would be subject to Mr Gompers approval. He adds a quip about magazine debates and being clever.
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