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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
2
Debate over the high price of commodities stalls as the Democratic caucus backs the chairman of the banking and currency committee. No amendments passed. The interchange features charges of "peelew" and "caucus vote" with limited cross party concessions.
The judicial branch has joint guardianship of Marty K Thaw by writ of habeas corpus issued at Concord. United States Marshal EB P Nute becomes custodian, Thaw to Littleton NH for proceedings before Judge Paget Aldrich. The writ seeks to prevent Jerome from moving Thaw across the New York border.
The June 16 1913 federal labor department bulletin shows bacon up 128.5 percent and round steak about 102.5 percent since the prior decade. Other increases include smoked ham 84 percent and corn meal 67 percent while sugar drops.
Mrs. John Varga, mother of nine, was shot and likely fatally wounded during a charivari at her home on Trimble and South streets at 7 p.m. Monday. Charles Weir, a carpenter, was arrested and jailed. Mrs. Varga, seated in a rocking chair, heard a bullet shatter the window before being struck by a second bullet.
Reports from Congress describe spending proposals including 100000 to repatriate Americans from Mexico and 2009000 for good roads in cooperation with states. Mentions tariff debates, river regulation talks, and adjournments in both Senate and House with resignations and memorial notices.
News notes mixed across cities with tributes to Mayor Gaynor in New York and memory of the late mayor. Reports from Washington discuss tariff legislation and currency reforms as Senate and House continue debates. Mexico City reports say about one hundred Americans captured by rebels during crossings.
A tribute is planned as Mayor Gaynor lies in-state at City Hall while funeral arrangements are noted. The commemoration will be held at downtown malls and public spaces.
The Nebraska conference of the Methodist church met this week with about four delegates present. Reviews of the year’s work and pastoral leave takings were noted. A carload of California G A R members was welcomed in the city with a reception at a hotel before heading to the Gettysburg reunion.
A foreign seation reports the elevation of the American delegation at Madrid to an immediate higher status. Details remain unclear in the fragmented text but indicate official changes in representation and duties.
The text reports Republican objections to the handling of a currency bill and a defense by Representative Hardwick of Georgia. It notes his acknowledgment of faults yet support for party passage. It also mentions the body of William Jay Gaynor laid in state at Liverpool Town Hall, a rare honor for an American mayor.
Washington action shows the House approved a joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation of two thousand dollars daily to aid Americans in Mexico with only twelve thousand dollars currently available. The measure moves to the Senate for quick consideration as committees review evidence related to the president. In Kansas City Dr. B Clark Hyde’s fourth murder trial for Col Thomas M H Swope’s death is postponed at the state's request.
Partial OCR line shows scattered letters and fragments likely from a technical or funding note. No clear names dates places or events emerge from the readable portion. Further readable context is needed to identify a concrete subject and produce a proper summary.
Lincoln reports Ned-Orville Hanning of Watton won the prize for best day at the state fair in a “better babies” contest with 98.8 percent. City entrants outscored country rivals with fifteen of twenty city prize winners at 98 percent or higher. Other notes include plans for German day in Lincoln, a proposed electric plant in Cook Bee, and a spate of local incidents and civic items across Nebraska.
Rivers and Brooks discuss a clipped item about the King of Gweden allegedly raising prize dogs. The line hints at dogs kept for Stock 2am life as the typewriters clatter resumes.
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