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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
2
Washington reports President Harding will back the Cummins-Esch labor board if railroad unions stage a theatre strike protesting war reductions. The administration would use full power to enforce wage adjustment provisions as critics note organized labor weakened enforcement.
President Harding display stronger posture in Washington as disputes over the tax, the soldier bonus, the ship subsidy, and liquor policy test his authority. He signals a shift from non intervention by urging Senate action through Senator Lodge and pressing for the tariff and subsidy bills to move ahead of the bonus.
Edward A. Smith comments on the state supreme court action and urges Omaha housewives to celebrate by buying only standard loaves during the summer of 1922. He proposes a kitchen holiday with no home baking and a shift to standard loaves from licensed bakers.
Assurances of cooperation to keep coal prices down after a Hoover conference with producers and retailers. Retailers pledge to sell at cost plus a reasonable margin. Nebraska reports a March April tuberculin test of 41 000 cattle across 20 counties, a new state record. Fire on Arverne shore destroys 600 700 buildings, multiple colonials rescued. Chicago cuts transit fare: seven cent cash fare with three tickets for twenty cents.
Operators seek a nationwide peace with unions as Pittsburgh reports a new Pennsylvania coal operators association. T. K. Maher of the Maher Colliers Co says conferences are under way to push negotiations. Local miners face the chance of a first break in the four state agreement as tension eases.
The court holds taxes and penalties under the prohibition act cannot be collected by distraint. A.B. Allen, internal revenue collector, given official notice from Washington. Prohibition workers call this a major enforcement setback with large unpaid sums in Nebraska and nationwide.
The Smith standard loaf bread law, set in Nebraska, was upheld as constitutional by the state supreme court. It required loaves of one, one and a half, and two pounds, with backers arguing it ensured value while bakers warned moisture content could complicate strict weights.
Thirty thousand young men will attend a government funded month long camp. Recruits come from offices factories schools and farms and will learn rifle handling wear army uniforms drill and exercise. The program aims to foster physical fitness and a broader outlook on life.
John Donlin of the American Federation of Labor told the department annual meet that the nation is tired of strikes and jockouts and disgusted with such institutions that wake them. He favored national agencies to eliminate strikes and solve troubles in the building industry.
Washington reports vegetables grown in the United States in 1921 valued at 1.104 billion dollars, 15.7 percent of total crop value. Debtors submit statements on their financial conditions to the Allied Debt Funding Commission. Kansas needs about 90 000 harvest hands from outside the state to assist wheat gathering. Nebraska Supreme Court upholds authority to buy sell and manufacture cholera serum for farmers. Chicago notes rising bituminous stains affecting prices little in near term. Lincoln reports twenty eight men employed on farm to farm exchanges.
Nebraska weekly crop report praises corn with encouraging 7 while wheat and other crops disappoint. Weather and storms blamed for damage. fires, livestock tests, and power plant developments noted across multiple counties. Community projects, church activities, and local incidents including drownings and accidents fill the regional summary.
The United States Railway Labor Board ordered wage reductions totaling about 5.5 million dollars annually, affecting 1.2 million workers including clerks and signalmen. Clerks lose 2 to 6 cents an hour, signalmen 5, and firemen 2. Union protests and looming strike votes follow across seven to ten unions with ballots already underway.
Washington warners say a rush of business will hit rail systems in coming months as 305000 idle freight cars are converted to service. Carriers race to repair equipment at high speed to move goods once orders flood in nationwide.
Washington reports that administration officials are willing for the house to act freely on proposed Muscle Shoals development legislation. President Harding has shifted to a stance that supports or opposes Ford’s plan as a legislative matter, not a press issue.
A report released after commencement exercises shows overall enrollment at the University of Nebraska up 10.75 percent over 1921. The graduate college rose 50 percent, agriculture 38 percent, arts and sciences 17.6 percent, and business administration 14.7 percent reflecting broad gains across all colleges.
Seven year old Mary Ellen refuses a baby sister and is told the baby came from a faithful bird called the stork. She vows to tear down the birdhouse to stop more nests. The piece blends a child’s mischief with a physician’s explanation and a moral about mistaken origins.
An excerpt portrays a quarrel where a husband accuses his wife of infidelity while the wife resists the claim. The text includes a product placement for Cross Ball Blue as a trusted household cleaner, highlighting its claim as the finest of its kind.
The report notes 26 percent of farm houses have telephones while 27.1 percent have electric lights and 71 percent own vacuum cleaners. It adds 16.2 percent possess electric washing machines, illustrating ongoing improvements in rural amenities.
A cryptic note suggests marriage as a union facing modern tensions. The text implies social expectations clash with practical needs, hinting at evolving roles and dependencies without detailing individuals or places.
The Boston Transcript reports a minister struggles with a pew collar during a sermon misquote. His wife asks for the morning text while he groans through the tugging and halting speech.
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