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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
2
A Balkan committee drafts a brief note to Turkish plenipotentiaries. It warns that peace talks are suspended since January and that Turkey’s negative stance on the Aegean islands may force a break off of negotiations unless it offers a proposal.
Washington reports that Arizona’s electoral vote bearer failed to appear by the six o'clock deadline to deliver returns from the national election. Winfred Webb, custodian of three votes for Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, did not appear at the vice president’s office in the capital.
In Salt Lake City a bill by Dr. Jane W. Sheffield proposes a state bureau of eugenics to govern marriages and sterilize the unfit. If passed a certificate of physical and mental fitness would be required before marriage. The proposal targets criminals and the incurably insane for sterilization.
The United States District Court hears a case to recover from holders 150 acres of California land as part of a withdrawal order. The action targets the Midway Consolidated Oil Company and 39 individuals, with ties to multiple districts. President Taft leads the era context in 1909 while a nationwide inaugural parade national guard response unfolds.
A basement fire at the Paxton hotel in Omaha Neb caused smoke and panic among a crowd of about 140 people who hurried to evacuate the building as flames threatened further damage.
Indictments against Sam Waldenburg, Joseph Clarke, Harry Kateblak, and a Captain were returned by the grand jury in Chicago. The charges allege involvement in defrauding property during the 1918 investigation connected to the Ready in 1918 case.
Summary of congressional actions in Washington with Senate and House notes on appropriation bills tariffs immigration and harbor legislation. Reports include talks on naval observatory investigations and eight hour law, plus adjournment details and remarks by various representatives and senators. States city and industry notes from New York Annapolis and St. Louis.
The fragment mentions Paris and a large sum but lacks clear events or entities. No verifiable action or outcome is present to summarize as a coherent news item.
Miss Eve Lyn Adelia Stewart of Euphémia Ohio says persistent illness led to regular lay-offs until using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. After relief within three months she has remained healthy for 13 years, works as maternity nurse, sews and earns a home, and recommends the remedy for before and after childbirth. She invites inquiries to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
A four year old girl attending a meeting with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children asked when the cruelty would begin. Her mother said the event would not amuse her, yet she stayed calm for most of it before voicing the dullness in a whisper.
A large advertisement invites readers to receive a box of assorted items free of charge from Loose Wiles. Readers are urged to cut out a coupon from the ad and mail it today.
A brief note reflects on consistency as a rare jewelry like trait, valuing steadiness as a precious quality. It contrasts fleeting bursts of effort with enduring reliability. The fragment highlights the value of steady behavior over time.
A brief remark notes that married men often act as if running a small hotel, suggesting a social stereotype about domestic life and roles.
John D Rockefeller Jr. outlines origin and aims of the Bureau of Social Hygiene. Established in 1911 after a grand jury studied New York City vice, the bureau seeks long term reform via a permanent, private organization free from public publicity. The lab at Bedford Hills will study reformists cases, while surveys in New York and Europe inform a practical plan to combat social evil.
Dispatches report Italian British and other warships ordered to proceed immediately to Turkish waters amid mounting tensions. In Constantinople Tailat Bey announces security measures and appeals for public support as Enver Bey gains prominence after dethroning Kiamel Pasha. In New York hotel workers strike spreads affecting many establishments and threatening dining room service with about two thousand workers involved.
An old clipping touts a sham patent remedy from Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories Chicago urging readers to demand the original one-ounce Torts compound. The ad claims hundreds cured last winter and warns against using generic patent medicines and suggests the merchant house be trusted for the genuine product. It also includes a literary aside from Paul West’s Just Boy and a brief nod to Ambrose Bierce’s Argonauts.
An ad urges readers to mail in a coupon from the paper to Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. Omaha Neb for a free box of biscuits. The notice touts the firm as reliable and invites prompt action. The rest of the page includes light humorous quotes about manners and marriage.
Washington report notes the national chamber of commerce adopts resolutions in favor of a permanent tariff commission, a new banking and currency system, and recognition of the republic of China. Discussion centers on whether the tariff commission might hinder chamber work. Also reports poultry plant drive at Nebraska State Poultry Association meeting seeks $7,000 in state university farm funding through the regular appropriation bill.
Since October 16 a public library in Boston displays a frieze of baseball data sparking town talk. The feature prompts readers to view historical stats while residents discuss changes after marriage influencing frugality.
Proclamation by Head, Connell Talbot, of the Modern Woodmen of America, states the executive council has decided to suspend the new rates adopted at the last national convention in Chicago 1912 until after the 1914 head lodge meeting.
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