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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1914
Page
2
Westward migration for opportunity. Jensen selects Western Canada as a workable site to farm and raise wheat oats barley and cattle. He plans to cultivate land and potentially add more holdings near a railway with schools and social amenities soon.
The piece notes light particles on the water surface move faster than the bulk as the bath nears emptiness. It explains surface friction differences, with surface flow racing ahead while water along the sides and bottom lags, and mentions the central stream behaving differently.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Hemera and Rept winning time trials and divisions, with scattered phrases about screams and warnings. The readable items reference other names like Wied and Sah, but details are unclear.
A fourteenth anniversary event honoring Secretary of State William J. Bryan featured changes from prior dinners. Women attended for the first time. about 256 participated with their husbands. The toast list included Governor Morehead, former Governor Joseph W. Polk, Senator Robinson, and Governor Cox, with the state speaker absent.
A May meeting of former legislators and lobbyists concluded without contest at the state house. Officers were elected for the coming year with Democrats naming George W. Potts as president H V Hoagland as vice president H C Richmond as secretary C A Schappell as treasurer and Clyde Barnard as assistant secretary. Executive committee members were chosen from Lincoln South Omaha Columbus Wahoo Superior Kimball and other districts.
Warden Fenton cites the lack of crops on the prison farm and high coal use for the power plant as the main drivers of the deficit. The plant serves the prison, shops, the state house, orthopedic hospital, and governor’s mansion, with coal bills at 1700 dollars monthly. The 130000 dollars maintenance fund is 73 percent spent, and feed and meat costs have risen. Farm plans include 250 acres of plowing, 40 for gardens, and a goal of 2500 bushels of potatoes, with winter wheat, oats, and corn also grown. sixteen horses will be needed for spring work.
Nearly eight hundred Nebraska fourth class postmasters must take a May civil service examination to prove continuing qualification for office. The Civil Service Commission issued the order as part of the administration’s policy, with exams required to pass for retention.
In Washington suffragist leaders hailed a one vote margin after a proposal for a constitutional amendment granting women the ballot failed in the United States Senate by thirty five to thirty four. The opposition argued it fell short of the two thirds needed for passage.
In Dublin Brigadier General Gough of the Third brigade resigns his commission rather than serve in Light Ulster. He is followed by many subordinates as General Paget demands immediate decision. A Curragh officer reports over one hundred resignations including all cavalry officers.
Post office moves to cut living costs by parcel post direct from farmer to consumer. Ten cities start the program with crates for butter eggs poultry vegetables and fruit. Postmasters in Boston Atlanta St Louis San Francisco Baltimore Detroit La Crosse Lynn Rock Island and Washington to collect names of local suppliers in retail quantities.
Col. George W. Goethals sailed from New York to Colon to take office as governor of the Panama Canal Zone on April 1. He conferred with Secretary Garrison who approved the appointed heads of branches for the permanent government on the isthmus.
Washington reports a farm bulletin from the agriculture department describing how Chicago slaughtering and packing houses control most of Argentina's beef exports to the United States. The bulletin notes beef prices in the U S are affected but says American firms in Argentina may not be using Argentine beef to drive down Chicago prices.
The Austrian government opened Monday the second stage of its campaign to unravel the alleged campaign in Austria. Nine details remain unclear as authorities advance the investigation.
A Santa Fe express train near Beaumont Texas was robbed of about $14 000. The bandit fled into thick woods after abducting the messenger and deputies from Beaumont pursued him toward Heibig fourteen miles north. The funds were en route to a Beaumont lumber company at Brownell to meet a payroll.
Premier Asquith and War Secretary Seely explained to a turbulent house that army officers who refused Ulster service acted from a misunderstanding. The issue centered on Sir Arthur Paget's orders implying a crackdown campaign in Ulster.
The extension service will not supply exhibits to about fourteen fairs next fall as only six fairs will be selected. Four applications exist for each exhibit and final picks occur by May 1. Henry Pickett in Wahoo Nebraska is listed as secretary for exhibit committee. Selection will be made by a Fair Managers' association panel with Nebraska university farm authorities.
In Indianapolis the Indiana Democratic state convention nominated a full state ticket except governor and lieutenant governor with United States senator among the picks and adopted a platform endorsing a state wide direct primary law. All nominations were made on the first ballot except treasurer of state and attorney general.
A Rostov dispatch reports a storm in Russia with over 3 900 dead near the Don River mouth. A fishing settlement of four hundred houses sheltered a fleet of 10 000 sailors seeking safety.
Nebraska officials led by Governor Morehead and Land Commissioner Beckman call for state participation in the San Francisco exposition. Subscriptions will be sought from commercial clubs, industries, and individuals to ensure Nebraska has strong exhibits. A campaign committee will organize the effort with one business leader from each congressional district.
San Francisco reports a shortage after a stormy executive session of the Retail Butchers Association. Liver and onions have disappeared from tables and menus, as wholesalers had previously sold liver at 25 cents a cut.
Readable text fragment outlines a brief item with unclear names and places. No definite events or entities can be confirmed from the available material.
A department of agriculture statement notes Germany has solved its own supply problems and routes suggested that the United States should support efforts to improve its potato industry.
Leavenworth inmates Lloyd Bitsburger and Bert Adams escaped by sliding down a carpet rope from a chapel window. They placed dummies in their bunks, used a carpet strip as a rope, and dropped to the ground within a hundred feet of the entry with a shotgun.
A blaze gutted the Evening Wisconsin building in Milwaukee as a patrolman rescued twenty to thirty guests by climbing to the third story hotel. He reported many may have been trapped in sleeping quarters on the upper floor.
Conference here in Santiago Chile has been postponed and will not occur before the end of November. Details on new dates remain to be announced and attendees are advised to watch official notices.
Two members of the board of control began a trip of investigation to review sites for the new state reformatory. They started in Lincoln and planned to visit nearby towns including Seine Batter Re perior and Alma before returning.
An error found in Douglas County petition totals for equal suffrage shows 11 316 names on file versus 10 315 listed by the state suffrage association. Without the extra 1 001, petitioners would have qualified for a ballot submission this fall. Secretary of State Wait will issue an official count before the proposition is placed on the ballot.
Mrs M E B Vance and advisers weigh methods to reduce piano contest entries to about 200. Proposals include county drawings to select entrants or county committees to trim contestants proportionally. Fire Commissioner Ridgell, who helped convict Lew Richey, may disclose case details after Richey’s parole.
An official dispatch reported the Torreon battle began at 1 pm Monday. The action was filed from El Veriel, five miles north of Gomes Palacio, a railroad hub on a plain under Cerro la Pita.
The fragment notes a late Easter Sunday evening scene in Omaha at its western boundary with mentions of hundreds of homes and hundreds of hives. The text is incomplete but suggests a local incident or activity affecting a large area.
Reports of new disorders along the Mexican border are noted. The item mentions Austin Texas and the WHI organization recruiting Texas Rangers to address security concerns. Additional specifics are unclear from the fragment.
The passage touts a harmless Pepe's Dia pepeia product promising quick satisfaction worth a hundred dollars in effect. It urges readers to keep it handy for upset stomachs day or night and to take pride in being the life of the party by enjoying good times without waiting for others.
Miss Marguerite B. Jacobs of Dayton Ohio says pimples and itching on face neck arms and back cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three months. She notes sleeping improved when warm conditions eased and praises the products sold worldwide with a free sample and Skin Book offer. Published as an advertisement with date January 13 1913.
The article notes Argentina as the top South American market for U.S. products with $55,000,000 in sales in the last calendar year. It compares totals to Brazil at $40,000,000 and other South American nations totaling $52,000,000.
An old advertisement touts Danderine claiming hair becomes light and wavy after a brief cleanse. It promises dramatic results after weeks with new, fine hair appearing across the scalp and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
The piece notes a figure described as a southern planter and undertaker in Mobile. It comments on how pools and children reveal truth, often at inopportune moments, reflecting local attitudes and irony surrounding the statue.
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