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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
2
The article reports political contention over tariff and revenue proposals. It cites reductions under the Payne Aldrich bill, projected losses from the Underwood free list, and estimates of total revenue under a proposed bill including income tax. It notes ad valorem changes and compares revenue projections to current rates.
The Supreme Court upheld state power to fix reasonable intrastate railroad rates against interstate lines until Congress acts. Minnesota freight and passenger rate cases mark a broad ruling on state regulation and set forth principles governing the valuation of railroad property and rates.
Mrs Dora Whitney faces trial in St Louis county court after delays due to alleged illness. She has been involved in murder and bigamy charges for four years, with prior linked cases including William J Erder and a Cretected Candies matter. The fragment mentions the death of Alfred Awint post learente on Nov. or May.
The national capital reports reveal Senate hearings by lobby investigating committees in West Virginia and Charleston, Jones pushing a two-clerk-per-senator plan, and the committee given time to June 2 to finish its inquiry. In the House, banking and currency panel considers open hearings, Palmer announces patronage probes, Hinebaugh attacks rail finances, Broussard backs commerce court extension, and Graham seeks three battleships with 15 million dollars now. The Western governors conference in Salt Lake City ends with a principles declaration led by Spry, seen as a victory for radicals despite unanimous adoption, and voices support for broader state jurisdiction.
A rare tornado near Redding California tore a mile and a half of telegraph poles and uprooted fruit trees Thursday night. Residents reported a cream colored funnel cloud and heavy rain following the wind, damaging light structures in the area.
Cadet Taylor, surveyor of customs at Omaha, surveys Lincoln for a revision of entry lists and district consolidation. Lincoln remains a port of entry with a single district headed by Mr. Taylor. a second port likely to open in Wyoming. Panama’s president signs decree banning future Chinese naturalization. 1911 census lists 2313 Chinese on the isthmus.
London reports King George entertained the peace delegates of the Balkans and Turkey at the palace to celebrate the signing of the treaty of peace. The event marked a new chapter in regional diplomacy as representatives gathered for a ceremony of reconciliation and alliance.
A young amateur aviator James Coloran was killed in an aviation accident near Chicago. The incident occurred as the craft collided with an overcast and is being investigated by authorities.
News notes Colonel Cody Gravely ill with nervous exhaustion. The Anti Saloon League plans a referendum on a two mile limit. Washington reports telephones installed in the president’s Capitol room spark keener Senate interest and speculation about President Wilson’s movements.
In Dublin a seizure of a consignment of 509 rifles sparks a Washington bid by Americans to reclaim the shipment. The Senate again fails to ratify renewals of compulsory arbitration pacts with Great Britain, Italy, and Spain in executive session, threatening the U S commitment to the code in force with twenty four nations for five years.
The Anti Saloon league of Nebraska under Supt H F Carson plans petitions to force a referendum on a proposed amendment to limit saloons within two miles of state institutions. About 26000 signatures are needed across at least two fifths of counties and field workers aim to begin by July 1 with no delay.
Dublin authorities seized 500 rifles and bayonets on a Liverpool steamer bound for Ulster. The arms were addressed to Baron Farnham, 33, elder of the Farnham line and former South Africa War officer, a leading Ulster unionist figure active against home rule. London firm supplied the consignments, with authorities uncovering an organized network for arming unionist centers in Ulster.
Mrs. William F. Cody leaves Denver after telegram summons to Knoxville Tennessee to be at Buffalo Bill Cody’s bedside. Colonel Cody, famous as Buffalo Bill, is described as seriously ill from nervous exhaustion and confined to a cousin’s home. Previously he came to Denver for plans tied to a 1915 Indian pageant and then traveled with his company.
Three hundred Americans in southern Tamau lipas representing sixty eight families sent a long message to President Wilson via Consul Miller asking if they can expect protection from the home government. They state they do not want to take self help measures that would embarrass the government without prior notice.
More than 150 Americans with no funds to return to the United States have been sent from Mexico City to Galveston via Vera Cruz. The steamer La Mexicana was chartered for this mission with Red Cross funds. Most of the evacuees reside in Mexico City.
Galveston Texas hosts 1008 refugees arrived aboard the steamship Harry Morse from Tampico. W J Voight a tearer near Tampico is among the passengers. No one could board pending quarantine inspection until clearance for the group seeking safety in the United States was learned.
Mrs. Laura Kellogg, a student of the American Indian, told the senate Indian affairs committee that the bureau must be abolished and the Indian allowed to solve his own existence problem for the red man to return to his former strength.
A group of twenty two American Boy Scouts undertakes a cross country hike from New York to San Francisco led by a guide named Galaraido. The expedition seeks to promote hiking, teamwork and outdoor skills across a continental journey.
Barrister noveliet unfolds in wartime setting with legal drama amid conflict. Key figures navigate justice and survival as factions clash and society fractures under pressure.
Hastings reports its largest graduating class to date while Hemingford replaces board side walks with cement. Beatrice Eagles' meet umpire Mise Buelah Raeder, and Wahoo Catholic church confirms a class over 100. Nebraska towns report weather woes, fires, vandalism, and civic events from Auburn to Fremont.
Melvin R. Gilmore receives Nebraska plant seeds from Amos J. Walker of the Omaha tribe during a Walthill visit. The collection includes three corn varieties blue white and blue and white speckled flint, one squash variety, two Indian beans with eight lost, preserved by the Walker family for at least seven centuries. The seeds and dried plant samples are now housed at the State Historical Society museum.
State Treasurer George reports May end balance of 706 374 29 dollars. General fund 26 836 01 dollars plus permanent school fund 143 268 93 dollars and other trusts bring available funds to 170 104 94 dollars for state warrants. With 600 000 dollars in general fund warrants at 4 percent interest and slow fund receipts, repayment is unlikely soon.
The old Nebraska pen gallows used for several hangings is to be demolished after a new law abolishing hanging. Negotiations to sell to New Mexico failed over price. Brought from Douglas county in 1900, it saw seven executions including William Rhea and Albert Prince.
State Auditor Howard's office via Insurance Deputy Clancy cautions investors against expecting rich returns from fire insurance stocks. He notes some companies pay as little as 5 to 8 percent, with dividends often delayed up to five years. The State Horticultural Society plans a grand exhibit at the upcoming state fair in a new hall during the summer.
SAW HOPE FOR THE BEAR Page describes a southern family with strong ties to home and a beloved dog named Mickey. The dog initially rejects a stuffed bear but the boy Page believes Mickey will accept the bear once he understands it is part of the family.
R H Compton reports to Cambridge Philosophical Society that eight varieties of two rowed barley show left twisting of the first leaf in 58 percent of over 12 000 seedlings. Millet and oats show similar left handed growth, while corn shows no clear tendency. No hereditary peculiarity or special significance is noted.
In a playful tale Marion solves a problem by transforming three fourths of a horse into colts. Her mother doubts the answer but Marion persists with a clever simplification, turning fractions into a more familiar unit.
A fragment from a humorous exchange notes that “two baths a week” suit a busy man, with a line about “Bulging Brow” and a question “How do you know?” reflecting light social commentary.
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