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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
2
An advertisement promotes Postum with a simple health claim stating FE requires no scientific training. It urges readers to try Postum for a period, compare benefits, and note improved well being based on a testimonial from years past.
George Miller reports using Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment for facial itching. He claims complete cure within seventeen days after starting treatment on January 1, 1912.
The secretary of war assures no immediate withdrawal of federal troops from Colorado strike districts. Governor Ammons favors keeping cavalry guard until state handles the situation, and would not re deploy militia unless necessary. Mediation steps are being considered.
Washington reports a senate move toward submitting the U S Britain tolls dispute to an international tribunal. While some senators doubt passage, others favor adopting a resolution to refer the matter to arbitration before a vote.
Lincoln Nebraska a state railway commission review considers granting tangible value to water rights as irrigation plans face the irrigation board and boosters. Clark and Forbes assess a U S Supreme Court ruling while Superior origin cases probe how grants shape Nebraska resource development.
In Lincoln Nebraska Owen Daily state lightweight champion meets Johnny Billiter of Toledo crowned world's lightweight champion. Frank Gotch renowned world heavyweight champion will referee the bout at Antelope ball park. A large canopy covers the wrestling platform and ring side seating to protect against weather.
After thirteen days of terrible suffering in an open boat, five survivors from the freight steamer Columbian were rescued by the revenue cutter Seneca off Sable Island area. Eleven crew members died from injuries and privations, their bodies thrown overboard.
Masons marched in a parade that preceded the cornerstone laying for a new Masonic home of Missouri. The procession drew participants from thirty-five states plus Canada and Oklahoma City. Methodist ministers urged the conference to abstain from tobacco, passing a close vote of 118 to 116.
President Wilson delivered an ultimatum to Colorado urging the legislature to end its inaction on the coal strike. The Senate debated Governor Ammons' position as adjournment came with no formal response. Analysts expect state militiamen to return to coal districts and federal troops to be recalled.
Representative Young of North Dakota cites statistics showing about 2,190 workers died in the Panama Canal Zone from accidents and fevers between May 1904 and March 1914. He notes the toll spans the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish American War era.
Chicago reports that twenty four labor evaders in the dynamiting case are ordered by the U.S. circuit court of appeals to surrender to Leavenworth or be taken to the penitentiary from Chicago on June 6. The order affects nineteen of the twenty four men.
Five Nebraska boys will graduate at West Point as second lieutenants on June 1. They include Alien Parker Cowgil and Richera Basies Paddock of Lincoln, Harry C Ingles of Pleasant Hill, Thomas G Lanthier of Omaha, and Dabney Otey Biliett of Fort Robinson. The class is said to be the largest in several years.
Grand Island Nebraska Thursday morning program by the Grand Army featured a Ladies of the A M presentation and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln to the Dodge School, the city’s oldest. Over 500 veterans attended and all public school children, totaling 2,900, formed a mile long line. Department Dempster led and Comrade wore the badge of the post.
Washington reports formal steps to begin administration antitrust legislation in congress. The house rules committee met to draft a special rule for expeditious passage of three antitrust bills. Leaders expect general debate to start midweek and consider possible senate compromises before a July 15 adjournment.
Lincoln reports Secretary Johns after inspecting Epworth Lake park where the Nebraska Editorial association will gather for a week of festivities. He says the event will include talks and activities for all members and their families.
A U S commission studies Panama Isthmus operations to design efficient ship berthing and cargo handling with the Panama railroad, aiming for practical methods and fair rates to recover capital. A Nebraska note reports cows tested under a new pure milk ordinance and a tuberculosis concern.
Reports from Juarez say Huerta authorized delegates to offer resignation to mediate peace, while Carranza prepares to respond. Constitutionalists doubt any halt to the conflict without eliminating Huerta and the Cientificos. Border region sees rush by constitutionalist buyers as U S arms embargo debates swirl.
Wayne A. White the Mexican grand master Mason argues for American intervention as the only solution to Mexican trouble. He notes some Huerta allies seek U S control for business safety and that resentment toward Americans has grown, prompting open insults toward U S citizens.
A fragment notes President Huerta in Mexico and reports 8,000,000 pesos in Paris ready for him, with mentions of fighting involving Gaye Huerta Mas Fortune in Europe and San Francisco as context.
Western Canada shows stronger farming prospects with more mixed farming and improved lands. Horse teams replace some machinery due to labor shortages while moisture and soils hold, alfalfa and fodder crops expand, cattle hogs and sheep appear, new pig houses and cow stables rise, and settlers from Montana Oregon and Washington continue to move westward for better opportunity.
Dialogue snippet shows a child worries about catching lightning. The speaker notes lightning is quick and slippery, fearing it may escape unintentionally. The lines capture a rural, conversational tone and simple family moment.
A fragmentary OCR sample mentions France and an aeroplane appearance with vague quotes about desire for a man with red blood. It includes scattered phrases about politeness and selling, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable persons or events.
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