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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
2
Simple ceremonies paid homage to the late vice president as family dignitaries and officials gathered. Politicians and colleagues offered condolences while local marching bands played in the background. The event honored the public service and long career of the deceased leader.
In Utica New York Vice President James Sherman’s body lay in a Forest Hill cemetery mausoleum after simple ceremonies attended by President Taft Cabinet members Supreme Court Justices and Senators. The service featured Hayden male chorus Good Night and Asleep in Jesus as Taft bowed with tears and paid his respects. Earlier private services were held at the Sherman home and First Church attended by the president.
A Kansas City Star snippet shows a daughter defending her status as no hayseed and no bloomin angel while her father critiques a department grade. The exchange highlights parental scrutiny and youthful pride in a brief comic moment.
Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania reports relief from dropsy after six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills. He describes swelling loss and fatigue improving, endorsing the remedy and inviting correspondence. The ad promotes 50 cent boxes from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New York with added household hints music and recipes.
A neighbor girl watches a morning bath of a few months old infant and notes with casual humor that the baby has been kept clean while the doll she carries is worn and missing limbs. The child asks how long the mother has had the baby and remarks that the baby has been kept nice.
A terse civic line urges farmers to vote for national safety. The note sterner view contrasts with comments about babies and women, hinting at social prejudices and self perception. The tone implies a political appeal amid gendered and generational stereotypes.
Fierce four day struggle on Istrandia slopes in Thrace with Turk and Bulgar locked in combat. Moonlight enabled prolonged onslaughts as both sides incur heavy losses. News from the front is scarce, heightening the battle's legendary status.
Washington reports Lawrence C. Murray comptroller of the currency issued a statement declaring the resources of U.S. banks nationwide are at historic highs. The note references trends from recent days that have sparked despondency and sensational Turkish rumors.
Sofia dispatch reports Turkish War Minister Nazim Pasha possibly shot or taken prisoner as Bulgarian General Savoff defeats a large Turkish force in Thrace. Constantinople reportedly in turmoil with council debating possible peace terms as Bulgarians close on the capital.
The long expected battle to decide Turkey's fate is underway under Nazim Pasha with Turkish forces clashing in an almost hopeless campaign. Constantinople dispatches say German forces gain the advantage but do not specify battle location or force comparisons.
Refugees report rebel leader Antonio Rojas has begun his brigandage in Casas Grandes settlements in the United States area. He is holding P. Sillsbury for a ransom of 3009 dollars. Sillsbury is described as a wealthy ranchman from Colotia. Pachecho, a Mormon settler, is also mentioned. a number of other Americans have been released after paying smaller ransoms.
Lincoln Nebraska reports two national forest reserves may open in western Nebraska early next year. One reserve in Cherry county spans 114 square miles and may be parceled to 160 acre settlers with the rest for homestead entry under the Kinkaid act. The second reserve covers parts of Keith Garden Devel McPherson and Grant counties totaling 432 square miles.
Comptroller reports 29 000 banks showed aggregate resources of 24 955 000 000 on Jue 14, up 1 324 000 000 from 24 000 banks in 1911. Total deposits reached 17 012 000 000, up 1 106 700 000, reflecting sizable growth in banking figures.
Acting on information from government secret service agents and local detectives, officers raided a house at 8106 Local Avenue in St Louis, arresting two men and a sixteen year old girl in connection with counterfeit apparatus.
Seginaw Michigan reports Robert Chandler of Owosso, a progressive candidate for congress, prepared to resign if elected by the national House of Representatives for the Ninth district. The article notes failure to meet constituents wishes and a move to rail yard work westward. A train wreck damages a car and buffet car.
District of Columbia excise board hears reports from saloon inspectors that tavern owners complain of declining business. Proprietors blame moving picture theaters as poorer families instead of visiting the corner saloon after dinner. The trend is seen as a temperance ally for the film shows.
Informal talks among the Republican National Committee members in New York center on naming a successor to Vice President Sherman for the electoral college in December. Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri has been suggested by several members, but no decision has been made yet.
In Lincoln Almer M. Scott reported missing $3000 after placing $500 in his pocket and betting on Wilson carrying the state during a political argument. He noticed the loss after leaving the saloon. No further action reported.
The Turkish battleship Feth-Bulend was sunk Thursday night in the Gulf of Salonika by a Greek torpedo boat. The Greek commander carried out the attack under Turkish forts without being observed, and the warship went down in five minutes. Part of the crew were ashore. exact fatalities unknown.
Chancellor Frank Strong of the University of Kansas opened the world’s largest fish hatchery at Pratt by turning a valve sending water into a breeding pond. The facility, planned under Prof. Lewis L. Dyche, state se b and game warden, will supply Kansas farmers with young fish to stock streams and ponds.
Five travelers riding from Sioux City to Omaha on October 1 perished when their car careened into the Missouri River at an obscure point along the river road. Police are probing the tragedy as a possible accidental plunge.
Washington reports the Supreme Court limits injunctive power in federal courts the first major equity rules revision in fifty years. It bars notices with mere general claims and requires specific facts in affidavits to show imminent irreparable damage, with hearings on temporary restraints within ten days.
After five years since $173000 vanished from the Chicago sub treasury, former teller George Fitzgerald, indicted in 1910 for embezzlement, will appear before Judge Carpenter in U S court to be tried. Officials and detectives expect the pending trial to finally resolve the long mystery.
Lena Tyler thirteen years old declines to salute the American flag or recite a patriotic formula claiming she would salute a socialist flag representing liberty and justice, leading to suspension from Franklin Public School.
Lincoln report from State Treasurer George notes only 151.51 in the general fund and 12,418.63 in the trust fund available to meet state warrants. Although receipts are rising, the department remains under pressure and funds have been very low for three months.
Washington reports Mr and Mrs J H Kyler of Deuviva welcomed three sons named William Howard Taft Kyler Theodore Roosevelt Kyler and Woodrow Wilson Kyler Assistant Secretary Brahnahy sent a telegram to parents wishing the triplets long and happy lives. Beil Weevil Causes Much Damage in the South Cotton crop loss quoted at 125 million dollars from 2 554 008 bales since the pest first arrived twenty years ago.
Washington reports the First National Bank of Wilburton Oklahoma was closed by National Bank Examiner W E Wilcox after the cashier admitted a shortage of about 66 000 dollars. The bank had a capital of 26 000 dollars. Also noted is a remark from Colonel Roosevelt praising Oyster Bay.
The American League of Peace offers mediation in Balkan affairs. Through Dr William Os borne Melowell the British Foreign Office supports the effort. He travels to England to advance the plan for an inter parliamentary meeting in the United States and Canada in 1916.
A Savannah Morning News columnist recalls a Sunday street encounter with a four year old child, discussing custody in a satirical tone. The piece critiques modern divorce attitudes and parental roles through a candid, humorous exchange.
A city resident becomes marked for insisting on saying nought instead of O when calling a number with ciphers. The operator corrects him, he repeats three double nought and is met with a quiet rebuke.
A fragmented exchange features a boast about a fireless cooker and a joking claim of possessing Emoke Lees husband. The dialogue echoes a playful boast between speakers with no clear event or date.
A speaker remarks on a firm closing, noting regret as it dissolves while a woman recalls secrets and keeps memories intact. The dialogue hints at memory and accountability with a $523 figure cited.
An Ohio woman recalls coffee caused coffee-related dyspepsia and heart trouble. She switched to Postum and reports immediate relief from belching and stomach burning, improved sleep, and better appearance after a month.
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