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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
3
A Farmer criticizes congressional guidance as informative yet impractical, seeking actionable advice on converting farmland into a real estate subdivision. Farmers discuss why silver onions are called that, noting they come in sets for table use.
Secretary Colby delivers a note to the League of Nations council asserting that the United States cannot consent to the disposition of former German overseas possessions without its assent. He argues the U S as a principal allied power has an equal concern and voice in the territories’ disposition.
Edwin T. Meredith secretary of agriculture estimates American farmers are $5 billion poorer due to reduced prices for farm products and foodstuffs. He argues for practical aid to the farming industry as plantings this year may be adequate to avoid a serious food shortage.
Twenty seven people are dead and more than 1000 injured after a collision of New York Central No 151 from New York to Chicago and Michigan Central No 20 from Chicago to Detroit and Toronto. The crash destroyed a wooden coach and a combination passenger and baggage car at a junction about fifty miles from Chicago.
U S Department of Commerce reports January 1921 exports at 655 million and imports at 474 million, with the trade gap 446 million. December 1920 figures were 721 million exports and 474 million imports, marking a drop from 1920. Nebraskans visiting Washington include educators from Wayne, Chadron, Kearney, Peru and others meeting Senator Hitchcock.
Thousands in Panama react to a call by President Perris to enroll for military service as Costa Rica troops occupy disputed Coto territory. The report notes massive mobilization including France and the National Disabled Soldiers league, plus a post office robbery totaling 7450 dollars in Liberty bonds. A federal immigration bill moves to the president after passing Congress, limiting arrivals to about 350,000 annually. Train bandits disrupt lines in Jacksonville and Chicago areas.
Clues to a second mail robbery within four months were found when postal authorities recovered five tie rack pouches near Mynster Spur at the northern city limits and east of Lakeview park. The bags held newspapers and third class matter, suggesting thieves sought registered mail possibly involved.
Senator Cummins of Iowa predicts US railroads will be owned by the government within a year unless costs are cut. He spoke after returning from Florida with Harding and urged action on the railway crisis amid the Cummins-Esch act. In Washington, talk centers on federal control and cost reductions.
Indianapolis American Legion posts face a warning from national headquarters about a revival of German propaganda. A bulletin notes mass meetings planned in several cities, including Omaha, as early national manifestations of the campaign and urges posts to report any activities.
Elaborate preparations are underway in Marion for an old fashioned farewell reception for President-elect Harding two days before his inauguration on March 2. Local organizers plan a formal send off highlighting civic pride and national events.
A claims and deficiencies bill proposes a $338,104 appropriation to cover state debts incurred in the last two years. Chairman Clark Jeary leads the committee. Deficiencies include $258,000 for state institutions and $42,573 for vocational education, plus smaller amounts for departmental deficiencies and miscellaneous claims.
Paris report states the League of Nations council discussed using a blockade under the covenant when economic measures are needed. A blockade commission is being organized with delegates from France Britain Italy Japan Norway Spain Sweden and Cuba. An international conference on the welfare of women and children was called to meet at Geneva in June.
Washington demands Congress enact a law declaring labor organizations are not co partnerships and shall not be so treated in law or equity. The declaration, approved after an all day conference chaired by Samuel Gompers, urges immediate restoration or repeal of anti combination and conspiracy laws.
Pittsburg Kansas officials paid 220 to 19 year old Karl Mishmash a Polish miner as required by a state industrial court order. The strike called by Alexander Howat’s union has been declared off and the dispute resolved.
Washington senator says soldier bonus legislation will be delayed by the Senate until the extra session. Chairman Penrose of the finance committee notes Senator McCumber plans a cost statement for the relief measure and expects Army and Navy data to provide an accurate cost estimate.
A Boston Transcript excerpt explains that fresh onion emits a gas causing strong aroma and eye irritation. Nerves signal tearing to wash away particles, forming a tear curtain that protects the eye. excessive tears overflow, leading to a runny face.
A medical explanation shows cold exposure triggering tiny jaw muscle spasms that make teeth click as the jaw lifts and drops. The act is involuntary and akin to a mild spasm, with clenching temporarily stopping the chatter. The text also includes a joke about a professor's wife and an absent minded husband in a Boston Transcript comic sketch.
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