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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
4
A burglary in Fairbury ended without access to the safe as the money drawer was empty and the burglars fled. No arrests reported as the investigation continues.
Mrs. Ezra Brown born Susan A Fetterhoff in Catawisse Pennsylvania on March 10 1846 died in Los Angeles California on September 24 1912 after a 15 month illness. She married Ezra Brown September 1 1865 at her birthplace. The family moved to Fairbury in 1885 and remained there. She leaves eight children including Wm H Brown Geo M Brown Sarah wife of Vine Pease Anna wife of H Diller Adam Brown of Steele City Hannah M Houghtellin in Los Angeles Mary Hart of Topeka and Emma Hust of Pittsburg plus siblings. Funeral was held in Fairbury on October 1 at 3 40.
A fragment from an old page notes concerns over a route described as risky but not yet deadly. It mentions measurements and potential safety issues without detailing a confirmed incident or casualties. The piece emphasizes caution and ongoing assessment by authorities.
Fragments in a garbled report mention Hafky Bieler and a group named the Forsyth Weavers. Little coherent detail remains, but the item hints at a local event or dispute involving these names.
Photography students caution against handling sensitive dry plates and advise keeping them at arm’s length and screened. Reports note occasional marks and fogs on plates, puzzling unless actinic emanations from the body are involved, per the New York Tribune citing a French researcher.
The Panama Canal will use a novel acetylene lamp system lit by the sun. Copper gas cylinders in the lamps expand with morning heat to close gas valves, and contract in cool air to open them, allowing gas to feed burners lit by small pilots.
Two small bone handled daggers believed Circas sian and owned by George W. Rhoades are eight inches long and worn slung across the body from the right shoulder. One handle is wire wrapped, the other with copper.
A baby sea elephant weighing 900 pounds valued at 5000 dollars was seized by customs officers at San. The incident involves entry procedures and wildlife protection enforcement. Authorities are likely to pursue further actions under applicable laws.
The readable parts reference Victor Hugo and his literary prominence. The text hints at speculation about what he could have achieved, but is incomplete and lacks clear events or dates.
A fragmentary report outlines a man named Grech facing hardship amid a wider crisis. Authorities and aid groups coordinate limited relief as observers note severe personal impact and uncertain outcomes.
Two boys hiking for squirrels in the mountains faced a copperhead bite. The 14 year old brother was bitten. the younger boy torn his suspenders to constrict the leg and bound venom, then rushed for help to summon parents and doctors.
The article cites Erasmus calling war the malady of princes and estimates 6,860,000,000 men dying on battlefields by the mid nineteenth century. It argues wars persist among civilized powers due to ongoing fear and powerful armaments.
A reader describes Professor Scoggins as very tiresome. He treats an ordinary scene as an affront, calling it a derisive term that reveals his obsessive pedantry.
The text contrasts Solice smiling in sleep for dream angels with a claim that 80 people perform as musical comedy stars. It appears as a fragmentary dialogue or caption with unclear origin and no concrete events or dates.
Auctioneers advertise sales globally with a promise of satisfaction and invite readers to visit the press office to schedule dates.
Legislative text proposes amending section 4 of article 3 of Nebraska’s constitution for the general election to be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1912. It outlines submission to electors and details of the joint resolution.
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