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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
2
The Ottawa campaign drama centers on reciprocity with the United States and a possible Newfoundland union with Canada. Liberals push for favorable terms as Newfoundland shows interest in sharing in access to the American market with free fish entry.
The Chinese government concentrates troops on the borders to quell disturbances in Sze Chuen province. Sixty Canadian Methodist missionaries are among Cheng Tu refugees, totaling about 100 with thirty Americans. No word has arrived for days. they are believed escorted toward Yang Tse Tiang by Chinese troops.
Excavation of prehistoric Jamese Plateau ruins north of Albuquerque and west of Santa Fe has begun under Frederick W. Hodge of the Bureau of Ethnology and Edgar L. Hewett of the School of American Archaeology. K. M. Chapman Karl Kleisher and Nathan Goldsmith from Cornell University have joined the expedition with pack trains.
Theodore M. Stanisics, sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary for complicity in arson, is believed to have disposed of about $70,000 in property and has inquired with attorneys about countries with no extradition laws while on bond under $5,000.
Ann Arbor residents vote to boycott the state fair on September 18 to protest President Taft’s presence and his stance on reciprocity for farmers and home markets. The Braun arbor gleaners township group backs the action citing agricultural policy support.
Miss Clara Barton of the American Red Cross lies near death at her summer home in Oxford. She is ninety years old and a native of Oxford, having long maintained a summer residence there.
Mr and Mrs William J Bryan made a short visit to Ber Harbor Maine during a provincial lecture tour. The trip highlighted local interest in national figures and education events in the area.
Reports on August crop yields show a decline from last year while cholera remains absent in the United States since July. Notes on Latta’s recovery after surgery, LaFollette’s possible October tour, Walsh parole bid, and Bailey’s reelection denial accompany dispatches on Taft’s 13 thousand mile itinerary and speeches on tariff reciprocity and Alaska. Floods on the Yangtze, a Panama minister wedding by proxy, livestock show entries in St Joseph, and a world Sunday school convention in Zurich round out the diverse items.
Reports say the Des Moines street railway strike will be settled by arbitration. Various other items include cholera spreading from Turkey, the Nebraska state fair breaking records, and notable visits and incidents across the country.
Attorney General Martin rules banks new to state fund deposits need not offer a new surety bond as security, but existing bonds must remain in force. State funds will be protected by both bonds and the guaranty law, with the old requirement of bonds twice the deposited amount and not exceeding 30 percent of bank capital still in effect.
Nebraska railway commission engineer Hurd applauds a Lincoln meeting of engineers and railway commissioners. They discussed physical valuation and rate regulation defense. States aim to present a unified front to courts, aligning theories and evidence for common defense.
The university board of regents announced it will proceed with Curtis agricultural school construction unless enjoined. Attorneys Shughman and Hoagland urged a hold on claims to compel mandamus, but the regents refused. North Platte interests argued the Curtis project could hurt the Curtis station and the only filed claim, a $10 dispute for E. B. Cowles, had been paid by the state auditor.
J L McBrien director of university extension at the University of Nebraska submits resignation to Chancellor Avery dated August 31. He leaves to take up lytrinum work but will remain in Lincoln city.
The Nebraska Legislative League was organized at the state fair with forty four House members and seven from the Senate present. John Kuhl became temporary chairman and H C Richmond temporary secretary, with permanent officers to be elected after a constitution is adopted. The league plans annual state fair meetings and to include all men who have ever served in the legislature.
Three day reunion of Old settlers of Scottsbluff County reported. A runaway incident injures Mrs Wothke of Coase with possible fatal outcome. Southwest Tennis tournament at Arapahoe drew large crowd. Beatrice schools open with slight drop in enrollment. Cherry County hay crop praised despite poor rainfall. Nebraska Telephone completes Stella to Shubert line. Kearney Swedish conference ends after three days. Omaha streetcar accident kills six year old Francis Patterson. Several local accidents noted including hay stacker collapse and a man shot over hay division. Valencia train incident and university board of regents accepts J L McBrien resignation with October end date. Sheriff Fischer's car crash injures him and companion near Nebraska City.
The letter showcases Mrs. Sallie Stevens of Waurika Ohio and Mrs. Janet Bates of Massachusetts crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring health after long struggles with nervousness fatigue and female ailments. Doctors reportedly failed to help before the remedies provided relief.
In Brighton England a will reveals a coachman left £160 if employed at death and not dying from a carriage accident while he drives. A humorous note says Mrs June Hall mixed up bonny and boney in a verse about an heiress.
A Philadelphia speaker argues diet improves nerves and stamina for demanding lecturing. She recounts prior poor digestion and fatigue, credits regular Grape-Nuts use for rapid improvement, reduced weakness, and sustained energy during tours citing ten days to noticeable benefits.
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