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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
3
Odd clipping recounts a acrimonious exchange about a medical daughter and a shipwreck tale. A wireless operator reports a yacht accident with a millionaire seeking to shield his wife from true danger by misreporting engine trouble as a mere screwdriver failure.
The text notes that annual per capita alcohol consumption is about 23 gallons, with roughly 21 gallons from beer. It also references the notion of reaching the "Just the Right Age" in relation to a millionaire.
Soldiers under Gen. Salazar mutinied at Casas Grandes refusing to join the Chihuahua campaign. Salazar and officers reportedly held by their men after the mutiny. The unit had aligned with Huerta and was ordered to advance against insurgents threatening the state capital. Private advices indicate most troops refused.
London reports little new on Eesad Pasha in Albania and the Balkans scene remains opaque. A Galonika message confirms orders to evacuate Greek positions but states the orders were later countermanded and denied.
At the Nebraska department encampment in Omaha, Lincoln was set as the 1914 meeting site by unanimous vote. Officers for the year were elected: Frank J. Rimger Lincoln commander L H Warner Geneva senior vice commander F H Beals Norfolk junior vice commander Henry F Meyers Omaha inspector Dr Charles Wallingford Geneva surgeon August Waggeter Columbia judge advocate the Rev Mr Underwood Omaha chaplain F H Thomas Duncan marshal E H Phelps Lincoln officer of the day Burton Fisher Geneva officer of the guard. The installation followed the election.
Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania introduces a progressive pension plan. It would pay between $1 and $4 weekly to seniors over 65 with incomes under $10, disqualifying criminals lunatics almshouse inmates and those over 63 who have failed to earn as allowed by their ability.
A judiciary committee in Phoenix, Arizona, was instructed to draft amendments to Arizona's alien land law to apply only to noncitizens. Support for the changes favoring this scope indicated the amendment would target aliens ineligible for U S citizenship.
A historic speech envisions the United States and Canada as a granary built on shared resources along the St Lawrence. Governors urge preserving soil fertility and expanding trade free of tariffs to foster mutual growth and peace across borders.
The text shows Katherine upholding virtue while her greedy twin Howard is accused of taking peppermints meant for grandmother. Their mother questions the siblings, and Katherine denies stealing as she accuses Howard in a playful family moment.
A father explains that in Kentucky a classic is a horse race. The exchange blends rural wisdom with reflections on work, bets, and the value of finding better opportunities. The fragment hints at teething remedies and wind colic cures without clear context.
Perry Emery a Gage County pioneer dies at his Beatrice home. J M Reese longtime York county resident dies in Roseburg Oregon. J J Mutchie of Eddyville badly burned by wood alcohol explosion. Mrs Eliza Murdock of Raymond fatally burned burning rubbish in yard. Joseph Kreesi killed at crossing near Burks by Burlington train. Local notes cover rail extension talk and wide wartime era incidents.
Gleaned items from the 1913 Nebraska session describe laws creating a non-salaried livestock and good roads commission, stallion registration, irrigation amendments, and a blue sky law. Budget items include funding for university extensions, state farms, experiment stations, and several agricultural and health programs. Guard encampments and railway commission hearings are scheduled, with educational observation trips and school inspections noted amid broader state affairs.
The excerpt presents a fragmented conversation about travel at night and day journeys. It mentions LEW LEWIS and hints at opinions on engagements and marriages as a pathway to stability.
Brief note defines suffragette as a woman willing to stand for her rights anywhere, even in a crowded place.
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