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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
2
The report describes U S and allied plans to bolster forces for a Cuba crisis. Two divisions of the Atlantic fleet are ordered to add 1 300 marines to 700 already en route, totaling 2 000, with a dozen warships near Cuba ready to move to Guantanamo and Key West as needed. Also notes a Baltimore hotel fire and convict labor on public works.
Governor Aldrich sent idle convicts to the state hospital for the insane where ten prisoners completed their first week of work. They sowed enough onions to supply the institution for a year and worked in fields surrounding the hospital away from inmates. The experiment pleased both guards and prisoners as they returned to labor after confinement.
The Eutaw House, a major Baltimore hotel, was virtually destroyed by a Saturday fire causing about 100000 in damage. The blaze severely damaged the large property, altering the city’s hotel landscape.
Washington reports show lawmakers debating session length with Lodge of Massachusetts and Utah figures pushing for a late spring end. Some members anticipate adjournment by June 15 while others favor longer daily meetings this week.
A blast struck the Paso Del Norte newspaper office in Paso, Texas, just before 11 o clock Friday night. The explosion damaged the building and disrupted the Spanish language publication as authorities investigated the source and motive of the attack.
Rio Grande main dike protecting San Marial NM failed Saturday as the river rose two feet. A vast volume of water swept through the town at midnight raising fears of extensive damage though early reports show no confirmed casualties. Local authorities inspect remaining defenses and brace for possible floods.
A digest of international and domestic events includes government moves against a Brazilian coffee trust, party-formation efforts by the National Manufacturers Association, and remarks by Secretary Wilson and Senator Root. Topics cover tariffs, elections, bridge legislation, and campaign activity across states, with updates on naval orders, Ohio results, and local reform efforts in Nebraska and Michigan.
Reports suggest cement plants in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas may consolidate. The item notes regional industrial reshaping and hints at cross state corporate coordination amid evolving energy and transport links.
The temporary state school fund totals 342 015 56 from interest bonds and land income plus licenses. An apportionment of 90 80 per scholar is set. Labor Commissioner Gaye dismisses a complaint against Myers Dillon Drug Co for employing women beyond legal hours after promises to stop. similar pledges to a county grand jury were not kept. Future infractions will be prosecuted.
The program will run Monday June 10 to Saturday June 17, lasting a week during the university commencement week to allow superintendents to observe exercises. A penitentiary chaplain attempted escape but was recaptured an hour after his departure, with fifteen guards aided by Warden Melick and Chaplain N H Harmon catching him a mile and a half from the institution.
State Superintendent Delzell warns county superintendents about excluding youths aged five to twenty from the census a former ruling. Due to lower rent collections on state lands the 1913 to 1941 apportionment drops about 25 000 dollars. Total apportionment this year amounts to 342 015 versus 375 461 previously.
Over 200 sat to Hartington Commercial club banquet. Morrill mass meeting chose not to celebrate July 4. First alfalfa cut nearly ready with record yield. Lyons postoffice remodel planned for post office city hall and fire department. Mrs. Mitchell of York suicided by hanging at 70. Perry of Doane College buried in Crete after Battle Creek arrival. John Freeze near Prosser injured by bull with fractured hip. MV King issues first G A R order in state. Burlington rate of 3 1/2 cents per hundred on brick Fremont to Lincoln authorized. Douglas County Cow Testing bulletin No 129 issued free by Experiment Station. Gage county jail holds five prisoners facing possible penitentiary terms. Stageville: Brown farm twister devastates chicken houses. Tom Davis acquitted of murder after knife attack on John Strong. Knox county lands tax questions raised on Ponca Santee lands. Nebraska delegation stops in Washington en route to Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Fried of Fremont sister of Congressman Lobeck sail to Paris.
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