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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
2
An old advertisement urges mothers to use a 50 cent bottle of California Syrup of Pigs as an inside laxative to relieve children's constipation. It claims a teaspoonful today prevents a sick child tomorrow and advises to ask stores for the product with directions for all ages.
Mrs. B. A. Hitchcock of Canaan, an officer in the Litchfield County Equal Franchise league, writes a letter recounting her experience taming a half dozen angle worms that rose from the earth on cue. She details feeding them and how they responded to her knock and whistle, noting a curious observation of one worm’s behavior.
An advertisement touts a stomach remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and gas describing rapid relief and harmless action. It claims to be the quickest and surest stomach doctor in the world and suitable for day or night use.
Tariff changes affect imports of household necessities including wool yarns blankets underwear and clothing. Prices for cotton goods, linens, vegetables and dairy items shift with duties ranging from free to 25 percent, plus specific per unit charges. new rates list cattle sheep fruit legumes and staples with notable increases and exemptions.
The Democratic tariff revision bill advances to the final stage with broad claims of benefiting the economy. It lowers duties on many articles, preserves some, and extends the income tax framework. The measure includes shifts in customs revenue, changes to the free list for agricultural products, and adjustments to specific goods.
The senate changed tariff classifications on mica and cotton goods. Mica unmanufactured prices set at four cents per pound with tiered duties. cheap glass mica under 14 cents rises 30 percent. over 16 cents per pound faces reduced duties. Cotton cloth classified by yarn count, replacing house method. some fancy weaves face lower rates while most cotton cloth unaffected. Bleached dyed yarns see higher rates, and handkerchiefs cut from 30 to 25 percent duties.
Summary of conference work shows changes to the Underwood bill including an income tax rise for over 75,000 dollars with a three to seven percent graduated scale and a married couple exemption of four thousand dollars with joint deduction rules. Articles added to the free list include pig iron and wheat. Tariff changes feature new automobile classifications and broader reductions on certain goods.
The president began work on his anti trust program for the December congressional session. He held a preliminary conference with Senator Newlands head of the Interstate Commerce Commission and plans further talks with Representative Clayton and other key lawmakers in the two committees charged with trust legislation.
Nome Alaska faced the worst storm in memory as the south side of Front Street disappeared and two miles of land along the sea were ruined. No lives were lost though residents braved icy waters to save belongings while the electric light plant and telephone services were wrecked. The damage estimate reaches about a million and a half dollars.
In Tokyo a mass Buddhist meeting at Hongwanji Temple adopted a resolution urging universal peace and friendship between Japan and the United States. The message to President Wilson emphasized liberty and justice and the exclusion of religious and racial prejudice, delivered after a gathering of about three thousand Buddhists.
The Senate resumed debate on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill and discussed abolishing the commerce court. Action on the San Francisco water project in Hetch Hetchy was postponed after extended discussion. Nominations were reviewed in executive session, and the chamber adjourned at 6 p.m. to meet Tuesday. The House was not in session. The Senate continued its session overnight while attempting to pass the deficiency bill. The vice president signed the tariff bill as the House approved the conference report and adjourned to Tuesday noon.
The Senate Appropriations Committee reports an urgent deficiency bill while weighing abolishing the commerce court and extending judges' terms to December 31. Abridging authorizing bridges over navigable rivers passes. An attempt to pass the Hetch Hetchy bill is set aside. Conference on tariff bill debated. Banking Committee hears bankers on currency legislation. Commerce Committee backs seamen's involuntary servitude bill.
Lincoln Nebraska state chess tournament closes after a Saturday finish. Professor C C Engberg of Neolh earns first with 11 games won one lost and one drawn. LaRue Williams of Omaha takes second with 12 wins and three losses. Rev A W P Kollman of Lincoln places third with 10 wins three losses and two draws.
The Senate conference report on the tariff bill was presented and ordered to lie on the table until Thursday. Democrats caucused at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the conference report. The House was not in session. elections committee began investigation of charges against Representative Whaley of South Carolina. Adjourned at 12 56 p.m. until noon Thursday.
Representatives of small banks from the middle west and south testified to the senate banking and currency committee. They generally endorsed the bill’s aims but urged amendments to aid smaller banks.
Nebraska opened the football season Saturday with a 19 to 0 victory over Washburn College of Topeka. Muddy field favored the heavier Nebraskans as they swept through the lighter opponents’ line.
An inventory of the late Lester Jacobs estate shows vaults robbed of $2,000 around April 18 1906 the fire date. Jacobs reimbursed private fees and heirs’ claim against the government is valued at nil. During the fire and immediate days after soldiers guarded the sub-treasury vaults.
A strong earthquake struck Naples Saturday evening lasting 20 seconds and a second at 7 30 caused panic but little damage. Shocks were felt in nearby Avellino and Foggia where villagers fled homes and camped in fields.
A Russian immigrant named Ston Colsevik traveled from New York to Lincoln Nebraska but learned his steerage ticket was marked Lincoln New Hampshire. Police held him and, via an interpreter, arranged for the steamship company to reimburse his travel costs back to New Hampshire.
An outbreak of hog cholera sweeps Aberdeen County with reports of rapid spread and high fatalities among hog herds over the past two weeks. Local farmers seek veterinary guidance as losses rise.
Archie Edwards, the suspect in the Alliance wife killing and Officer Jordan wounding, was captured by Lincoln fire forces at noon Sunday following a gun battle. Officer H A Burns was wounded in the groin and Herman Curley was shot in the leg. Officer Ben Jordan later arrested Mrs Edwards in Alliance, as Edwards fired from the house.
The Ohio State Journal notes the decline of old time nuts like butternut black walnut hickory chestnut and beech while praising the pecan as the great American nut with high commercial value. It mentions trees bearing 200 to 600 dollars per acre and machines that crack nuts for beginners.
A comic line from an amateur entertainment sketch features Willie the violinist urging Mamma to fix strings while addressing a distracting show in the back. The exchange is captioned in a playful tone characteristic of peer commentary.
The Liverpool Mercury notes Yeu wearing a silhouette-gown as part of a family scene described by the Jinzes. The fragment suggests a visual focus on dress and presence in a related social moment.
Milwaukee Citizens' Savings and Trust Co. founded in 1857 is closed by the state bank supervisor in a formal rescue action. The bank, significant in Milwaukee, faced regulatory shutdown leaving insured deposits in question. Further details on bondholders and creditor status were not immediately available.
Sioux City reports a birth of triplets two girls and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. R. Franklin of Verdél Nebraska. The family welcomes the trio in the new arrival at a local hospital.
Manhattan Kansas warns farmers across Kansas Nebraska and Iowa not to pasture on shock fields or feed dry fodder to sheep and cattle. Dr D F Luckey issues the alert advising safer feeding and grazing practices.
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