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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
2
A mob of about 500 confronted a man reportedly armed with a 32 caliber pistol after a shooting in Athens. The injured victim was seen in agony as officers moved him toward a patrol wagon, with the assailant fleeing in a car to a police station.
Havana reports Antonio Ayala, tied to the National Bank, arrested by order in a case involving a 200000 package believed sent by mail to the National Park in New York on September 27. He was entrusted with the package.
Reports describe two Montenegrin columns by Crown Prince Danilo and General Martinovitch. The uprising near Lake Scutari ended as Montenegrin resistance collapsed and the army advanced north of Lake Scutari and south of Lake Scutari near Antivari. A separate note mentions a Honduran revolution ending and a prisoner run down by a train at a Wyoming sanitarium.
Ten of nineteen escapees from the Rawlins penitentiary yard remain at large after slipping through a broken fence Saturday afternoon. The group, led by Jim Dalton of the Whitney gang, sparked a manhunt as authorities scramble to prevent further escapes and recapture the fugitives.
King Nicholas of Montenegro is chosen by a Balkan coalition to begin hostilities against the Turks over a boundary dispute. Turkish capture seems distant as hills north of town are reported secured. The town is patrolled by armed citizens with residents vigilantly watching for intruders.
Washington reports a swift dispersal of 209 refugees led by Jose Hurt after an uprising against the Honduran government linked to the Nicaraguan revolt. The movement collapsed before exiting Nicaragua. In Weeping Water Nebraska, William H. Pool died after a street fall, possibly from head injury or heart disease, at sixty. Also noted is a mention of a 14 year old involved in a separate incident in College View Nebraska.
Montenegrin forces push along the Turco Montenegrin frontier capturing Rogome near Tushi and fortresses on Detchiteh mountain and Schipehinck hill. General Martinovitz leads southern operations against Tara fortress as Podgoritza and Scutari battle scenes unfold and King Nicholas visits wounded troops.
Four masked men attempted to rob the northbound Kansas City Southern passenger train No. 2 near Potter Arkansas about 1 30 a m Friday. One robber is believed shot by Messenger Burgett of Kansas City and Burgett was beaten and left for dead by wounded bandits according to reports.
Chicago obituary reports Jules Lumbard, famed Civil War era singer praised by Lincoln and General Grant, has died at age 87 to 88 after months of illness and reliance on friends though receiving a $45 monthly pension from the Pennsylvania Railroad. Ames Iowa notes a new silver corn producing at least eighty bushels per acre maturing earlier than northern varieties.
The Jackson Mack Manufacturing Company, a leading New York silk petticoat maker, has declared bankruptcy as falling demand due to women wearing tighter dresses floods the market. In Washington, James L. proposes a fat package transport charge policy for packages regardless of content or distance.
Montenegro says it captured a Turkish stronghold on Deteklich mountain and forced a surrender. Frontiers near Berena also cited as advanced gains while Turkish reports claim repulsion. No war declaration from other Balkan allies and ministers’ movements unclear.
On a Wednesday ceremonies honored the Fort Dearborn massacre of 1812 Perry's victory on Lake Erie and the Chicago fire of 1871. Mayor and Governor Deneen proclaimed a fire prevention day with educational exercises in schools and public offices to guard against fire.
Customs official William H. Hobare confessed to regular fraud involving five tael opium zine filled with axle grease sold to Chinese as contraband. A fire at Haggard Barcusson plant in Des Moines caused panicked evacuations with many escaping smoke and possible suffocation. Iowa suffragists endorse a mother's pension and petition next legislature for a vote on suffrage.
State Food Commissioner Niels P Hansen returned from St Joseph with assurances that Nebraska raisins in 12 or 16 ounce packages will carry a net weight outside the package. The pardon board spent three days at the penitentiary hearing pardons and paroles with six paroles granted and many applications still pending.
Oregon trail memorial commission reports four monuments assigned to Keith county with sites near Paxton Ogallala Brule and the old California crossing one more to be shipped to the Powell-Daykin road location. Nominating certificates for eight Taft electors were filed with Secretary of State Wait by 5901 voters.
Nebraska Greeks anxiously await a response from the Greek minister in Washington to a telegram sent by John Beshilas, president of the local Greek organization, regarding need for intervention. Governor Aldrich issues a proclamation fixing November 5 for a general election on state officers, US senators, and constitutional amendments.
The text notes two Expositions, one in Chicago and one in Paris, France, in 1912, and mentions that Ber received one of the highest awards. It references the mate, Calumet, and light oak, but the passage is fragmentary and unclear.
In a small poultry store run by a widow, a customer asks to see a goose. The shop boy explains Mother will be down directly as the scene centers on a simple domestic interaction from Woman's Home Companion.
Fragmentary line appears to reflect a general musing on women's happiness linked to thinness and fate with no identifiable person, organization, date, or place. No concrete event or reportable detail is present to summarize as a formal article item.
A man whose face bears heavy pitting from smallpox in youth says he can find amusement in his looks. He once explained by claiming to have fallen down a shot tower, and when asked how he could shave times, he answered with a bell punch.
A brief dialogue captures a lecturing tone as one speaker challenges the other about postponing tasks while the counterpart asserts they never delay. The exchange centers on procrastination and domestic disagreement.
A fragment shows a guest asking about acculatory enter tainment at a party. The response mentions only kissing games as entertainment.
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