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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1915
Page
2
Berlin papers react to Germany’s reply to the American note on the Lusitania and submarine warfare with generally favorable comments. Most editors seek a path to preserve friendly relations with the United States and other neutrals without significant disarmament amid the war.
Rev Mr Van Dyke, former secretary to Dr Henry Van Dyke, says Holland supports U S neutrality stance in war. He notes Holland’s army could mobilize about 360,000 and remains apprehensive yet aligned with President Wilson’s notes to Germany.
Secret service men uncovered a plot to destroy ships carrying munitions to the allies after finding unexploded bombs on three vessels reaching Havre in May. The names of the ships are kept secret. The missiles were loaded at ports in this country before sailing.
Fred M. Abbott formerly of Limekiln resigns as secretary of the Indian Commission. The resignation took effect July 1 and Abbott has left for Chicago where he is said to have entered land development business.
Lincoln Nebraska Laurence A Bruner professor of entomology at the state university is Nebraska s most distinguished citizen chosen by a committee to search for such personage He will be guest of honor at the Panama Pacific exposition on September 19 and will receive many honors for the distinction Several other names were considered by the committee along with Bruner s"
Cincinnati reports twenty two dead ten missing and property losses exceeding one million dollars. The storm struck at 9 30 p m Wednesday plunging the city and suburbs into darkness, paralyzing the telephone system and halting streetcar service as residents gauge the damage.
The first cargo of 1915 wheat to be exported from any American port was loaded Thursday aboard the British steamship Malta. She will take up her voyage after loading at Galveston Texas as officials expect steady shipments to follow.
A notice discusses a forthcoming Russian campaign for the defense of Warsaw. The document outlines strategic considerations and regional military movements linked to the city’s security.
Bandits hold up a party of Yellow Stone tourists in Washington D C while American farmers plant record acreages. Department of Agriculture reports prospects of record crops with corn set to reach new highs. Officials say money values for crops will also break records. The note on submarine warfare states the United States will not engage in negotiations with Germany until a formal reply is received from Berlin. Ambassador Gerard will refrain from comment and await that official reply.
A 25 person party including U S Senator James H Brady of Idaho was robbed in Yellowstone park by three highwaymen. A New Yorker named Rice was fired on as he leaped from a stage coach and fled. The bullet struck a rock. bandits fled as the alarm spread among the others.
The Liberty Bell arrived by special train in Lincoln at 1 PM on Friday with Philadelphia officials escorted by Governor Morehead and Mayor Bryan. A crowd of 20 000 to 25 000 Nebraskans joined a brief program before the train continued to its western destination.
London reports that with strong reinforcements the Russians have temporarily checked the Austro German advance toward the Lublin railway. Both sides claim a battle near Krasnik south of the railway, with Russia reporting a serious defeat and Austria noting vigorous Russian reserves.
The funeral of General Porfirio Diaz, ex president of Mexico, took place at 14:30 in the Catholic church of St. Honore d'Eylau Paris. Officials from the French government and the city were among the many attendees. The city prepared for the burial of the late Mexican leader.
Budapest correspondent of the Morning Post reports a severe cholera outbreak at Debreczen Hungary with 1400 cases and over 300 deaths in one week among inmates at the camp, signaling a dire public health crisis.
Indications suggest the café against General Huerta charged with conspiracy to violate U S neutrality may be abandoned. Huerta will appear before a United States commissioner for a hearing next week and reports say there will be no prosecution. He is said to agree to leave the Mexican border and reside in the northern United States to interfere no more in Mexican politics.
Lincoln hosts a statewide prohibition convention on September 28 and 20 to plan the 1916 campaign including organizational details from school districts. Seventeen Nebraskans sign the call as supporters for the movement and its nominating limits.
From Laredo Texas a passenger reports Coahulla’s ten year high wheat crop rotting due to lack of farm labor. In Lincoln Nebraska a proposed dollar tax on cats would affect about four percent of the city’s 50 000 felines on the cat directory.
Calendar of upcoming events across Nebraska and nearby areas includes a Fremont race meet July 13 to 18, Purity Sunday July 18, National Saengerfest in Omaha July 21 to 24, Lincoln tennis meet July 26, Carter Lake outing August 2 to 9, Letter Carriers convention in Omaha September, Nebraska state fair in Lincoln September 5 to 10, Fourth regiment reunion in Fremont August 10 to 16, Minatare veterans reunion August 26 to 29, Farmers' Union convention in Lincoln September 6 to 7.
Omaha reports a 50 prominent Nebraskans dinner hosted by Gen John L Webster at a local hotel. The event honored the state centennial admission to the union. A statewide celebration is planned for 1917 with local festivities across Nebraska and a major event in Omaha and Lincoln.
Grand Island reports six hundred head of horses shipped for the British and French armies. Between four and five thousand head remain in meadows east of the city, grazing pastures and requiring feeding troughs. Contractors gather horses from western and southwestern states, sorting them for artillery or cavalry use.
Superior council passes liquor license ordinance on third reading and submits adoption or rejection to a vote of the people set for Friday August 13. Police report no arrests since saloons closed February 1 and no police court cases so far. Steam heat in July noted. Grand Island conductor Lynch reports turning on steam to warm coaches on a Saturday night ride as passengers complained of cold.
Asa Hughes of the river bottoms east of town suffered heavy flood losses. More than 5000 bushels of old corn stored for a dollar market were ruined along with all growing crops. His total estimated loss stands at about 10000 dollars.
Local hay dealers report scarce forage with very little hay available. A recent surplus was baled too soon or not cured properly, leaving shipments requiring proper baling before use.
Williams Becker, longtime editor of the Ashland Gazette, died at home after an operation. In Plymouth, during a bail game between Harbine boys and Highlanders, several youths were injured. Fred Knispel lost consciousness for nearly an hour and lost most of his left ear in a collision. Ted Mudrow slipped while running for a foul ball and fractured his right leg in two places. Glen Richards was struck in the mouth, losing several teeth.
Rev. EB A Smith pastor of a Pleasant Valley township church has won farmer support for Saturday afternoon half holidays. Farmers and families gather for weekly picnics in a grove near the church with ball tennis and croquet games supervised by the pastor and church officers.
The paragraph questions love’s clarity and notes social roles inside Berlin society. A professor laments miscommunications after visiting Privy Councilor Schulze and forgetting his bread ticket, a witty exchange underscoring class and propriety in social visits.
A gentleman delivering a series of talks excuses a night’s talk due to mice destroying part of his notes. In a neighborhood visit he asks a man if he attended the lectures and the reply humorously notes the mice attended all of them.
An ad touts Cuticura soap and ointment for skin care with a free sample offer by mail. A humorous clipped story recalls a Tommy who mistakenly shows a marriage certificate as a train ticket, prompting a railway inspector's dry remark.
The Wall Street Journal notes that autos increasingly replace horses in cattle roundups and warfare lore. It contrasts the car’s speed with traditional horse skills, suggesting automobiles shorten thrills and reshape western roundup dynamics.
In a brief exchange Judge notes that Hooker borrowed books and never returned them. The dialogue touches on a rough joke about time and a remark on California earthquakes.
In a witty back and forth a book agent tries to sell the Secret Memoirs of Louis XIV to an offended reader who declares he is a court stenographer fresh from transcribing a sensational divorce case. The exchange ends with a sharp remark that there is nothing in it.
A light exchange between a couple about summer plans ends with the wife joking she will buy staying at home gowns since they cannot afford a trip. The husband responds with a gloomy remark about not affording a vacation this summer.
The passage notes a cheeky conflict between marriage ideals and a devilish edge in commerce. It references a watchmaker selling watches and a taller watches cells, hinting at irony in skilled trades and market excess.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a father explains to his son that the only real vacuum around is the space between his collar and the spot once occupied by hair. The joke hinges on the wordplay between scientific voids and a dad’s thinning scalp.
A light line about a policeman catching a man in a saloon rather than in flagrante delicto, with a proverb noting a poor mule won’t work both ways.
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