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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
2
The Central Unemployed Body for London has nearly ceased operations with little work left to do. After fifteen months of war Bripsley Harper said there is no distress and plentiful employment with high wages. Rising living costs have not increased poverty, aided by strong juvenile labor demand boosting family incomes.
Carranza to promote the American game of baseball in the republic as a substitute for bullfights along the border. Adolfo Carillo, Carranza’s consul, says border towns like Juarez and El Paso will see bets and equestrian venues shut down. no recognition of race tracks or concessions therefor.
The army engineering board has closed hearings on the Missouri river project. Seven U S army officers will decide if the river will stay muddy or be redirected to support a large freight business. Middle western shippers expect a favorable report to Congress based on the board's mass of facts.
A Juarez source reports Felix Diaz has joined Zapata forces and leads about 40,000 men threatening Mexico City. The claim, received from two sources, follows a Nebraska Notre Dame football recap noting a 20 to 19 Lincoln victory over the Hoosiers.
The report from Brussels outlines Miss Edith Cavell’s execution and its reverberations. Officials note that only about one sixth of Belgium’s population remains, while appeals for her body and warrants for burial reach diplomats and church leaders.
King George urges subjects to volunteer and provide more men to sustain the armies in the field. He vows to press on for victory and an enduring peace, calling for the nation to rally in the face of the Germanic alliance.
The Armenian Mehak predicts that of Turkey’s 1,200,600 Armenians, only about 200,000 remain alive after the war begins. The Mehak cites an Armenian patriarch in Constantinople estimating 56,000 Armenians fatally harmed or enslaved by Turks.
The report claims a successful human voice transmission across the Atlantic via wireless telephony between Paris and Arlington. Ishn J Carty of AT&T announced the feat, with confirmation by Slater as first to span the distance. The event involved Eiffel Tower signaling and French wireless attaches, amid broader notes on Mexico and Carranza.
Villa army advance guard reaches Aguada Prieta across the border and surrenders with amnesty arranged by authorities. Later, Porter Charlton is convicted of murdering his wife in 1910 by an Italian jury, receiving six years eight months with partial responsibility noted and sentence effectively limited by extenuating circumstances.
Minot North Dakota reports ten thousand registrations as the Fort Berthold homestead opening attracts hopefuls. Minot leads in registrations with 7692. Bismarck and Fargo trails. Interior official James Meshal estimates total settlers not to exceed 25000.
Washington endorses Secretary Garrisons plan to form a continental army for defense. Employers have expressed willingness to grant men leave on fair pay for service training. Enlistment would be six years but two months per year of active duty for the first three years, with intensive field camp training. Cooperation of employers is seen as crucial to success.
About seventy five Mexicans attacked fifteen American soldiers at Oja Del Agua on the American side of the river. In a forty minute battle three soldiers were killed and eight wounded. At least five Mexicans died and some fled into Mexican territory as American cavalry arrived. Slain Mexicans wore white hat bands reading Vive Villa.
President Wilson issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer urging all citizens to observe it in unified devotion. London reports Britain offers Cyprus Island to Greece if Greece joins the Allies in the war effort. In Lincoln Nebraska the Democratic Editorial Association names a publicity committee including J W Cutright William Maupin Frank Eager Doc Tanner Edger Howard William Cramb and Charles W Bryan.
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed appeals by Nick Arrigo and Mike Indovina, convicted in Lincoln for violating the state pure food law, at the instance of counsel.
Charles H. Sherrill former US minister to Argentina urged the United States to demand the relinquishment of European colonial possessions in the western hemisphere. He spoke at the University of Buffalo saying the nation is in a strong position to press Europe for this change.
Eighteen men, suspects in the murder of Harry Smith, Woodman cashier, Saturday night, were lined up before Grace Slater, Smiths companion, at the police station for possible identification. None were identified, but several were held for further investigation amid reports of dubious police reputations.
Nebraska stockmen urged patience to raise quality horses matching European purebreds. Raymond West of Wood River discussed expertise. Kearney Normal School cornerstone ceremony drew 1000s, with Masons led by Samuel Whiting. Grandma Nelson celebrated 100th birthday near Kearney. Omaha postmaster bid centers on William Hall, backed by South Omaha supporters.
Amid a crowd of thousands, children marched in double file carrying American flags along a long parade route as Hastings hosts the South Platte exposition. A fatal elevator accident at the Clark Hotel involving Kay Mackay, a hotel employee, stunned witnesses who could not save him after he jumped aboard to retrieve a package.
The issue mentions the shortest ever county tax fit, new potash beds at Antioch employing sixty men, Lincoln plans a Y MCA ladies bowling league, Ponca Advocate claims no rental vacancies, Hayward school fire causes 10000 damage, Mrs. J W Finch dies of heart failure, Bradshaw resident Charles Hubbell grows a five foot parsnip, electric line contract between Pawnee City and DuBois awarded to Lincoln firm, Claude Walker burned at Beatrice theatre switchboard, Henry F Swanback 100 years old and active in Odd Fellows, North Bend electricity from Fremont plant, and an Omaha woman with a domestic matter.
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports auditor Smith released a new quarterly accounting showing state departments institutions and the university and normal schools spent 981700 dollars in July August and September. Salaries totaled 242751 dollars while postage travel permanent improvements and other costs filled the rest.
Mrs Thomson describes relief from six years of monthly pains during Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product and invites others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A hound pursues a hare on the hillside biting hard then fawning in play. The hare questions the hound's sincerity asking if he is friend or foe. The tale warns that true friends are clear and distrust should be avoided. Also includes The Proper Place with a statue inventor joke and a line about guilt and trembling.
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