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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1915
Page
2
A loan arrangement is reported involving Mengate of Ganker with actions described as promising and prudently arranged. The source text is fragmented but indicates a financial arrangement tied to the named parties. Further specifics are not clearly provided in the readable content.
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports low revenues prompt review of revenue legislation ahead of the next Congress session. A proposed mammoth loan to Britain and France is said to be underwritten by American financiers. Investors would receive a fixed return and government bonds would be issued at par. The loan amount and wartime munitions scope remain undetermined.
A long report on the submarine situation arrived from Count vou Bernstor and a lengthy set of instructions was sent to the ambassador. Both dispatches appeared to reflect a serious diplomatic and military posture in the ongoing crisis.
The coming session of Congress faces a need to raise funds as Treasury Secretary McAdoo and House leader Claude Kitchin meet. Democratic leaders warn customs and internal revenue receipts lag behind previous years while large army and navy appropriations loom amid ongoing European war.
A fragment notes that the foreigner who wished to depart had been offered every facility, according to reports. The brief adds no further names, dates, or locations.
The article describes American soldiers being fired upon by Mexican forces during a border clash near Brownsville. It notes a Carranza soldier was wounded and taken to Matamoros, with authorities denying any Mexican units joining the fight. An investigation is under way, and the president plans to introduce a new method at the Naval Academy.
Wall Street speculation trimmed a proposed aid loan to Great Britain and France from a billion to about five hundred million dollars. Financial circles widely quote five hundred million as the loan amount, with at least one financier saying the sum would be loaned. The commission and American finance heads offered no comment on this aspect.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, leader of the Canadian Arctic expedition that left Victoria in 1913, and who set out with two companions from northeastern Alaska in March 1914, did not die as feared. He found land. the only hardships were short rations. The Ruby schooner reached Herschel Island with dispatches unaware of the anxiety his silence had caused.
The British prize court condemned most of the Americas products aboard four steamships. Valued at several million dollars, the cargoes were declared forfeited to the crown. Judge Sir Samuel T. Evans delivered the judgment.
A campus debate centers on adopting an honor system at the Naval Academy. Proponents argue it would foster trust and integrity among midshipmen while critics warn of enforcement challenges and potential loopholes.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a claim of large gold export involving London markets and alleged Russian links. Details are unclear, but the brief mentions a broker and financial figures tied to international crime.
Premier Okuma explains in Kokumin Shimbun that Japan will mobilize the nation’s industrial resources to boost arms and ammunition output for the allied war effort. He notes France alone can meet its needs and urges continued cooperation among all Entente powers. Japan will reinforce allies with further assistance.
A major loan arrangement is under negotiation with details and financing terms being finalized. Lenders and the borrower are discussing interest rates, repayment terms, and collateral, awaiting formal approval.
A New York opinion piece argues munitions bans won t block a big credit loan to Great Britain and France. It estimates exports are under a quarter of U S shipments to the Allies and proposes methods to stabilize exchange and pay for munitions using gold securities or other methods.
Report from London details heavy fighting on the eastern front as Field Marshal von Hindenburg aims to trap and destroy the Russian forces defending Vilna. German lines offer limited progress notes while Petrograd remains confident in Russia’s ability to break free from the encirclement.
An appeal from American citizens in Mexico City urges the Red Cross not to discontinue relief work. Mabel T. Boardman announces the appeal, and Rockefeller Foundation provides 26000 dollars replenishing funds for Mexican relief. O'Connor at Mexico City HQ is told all reasonable demands can be met for 30 days. The appeal warns relief will stop without new funds.
Plainview Texas. Joseph Pandhayne professional aviator fell 108 feet from his biplane during a fight at the Dale county fair. He died Saturday morning. His widow Miss Carmen Fisher of Omaha witnessed the accident and is prostrated. Body to be taken to Geneva Nebraska for interment.
Civil service exams in Lincoln. girl Anna Strohl of Red Cloud dies. eastern Nebraska fruit crops to reach record size. Auburn horse show planned for September 28. Kearney votes to spend more for payments. over 30 thousand feet of walnut logs sold by Gage county farmers. J. F. Schmidt shoots self in Owashi. Greenley reports ball storm with stones. Walter Gigman killed near Uehbling. Neale Altmeter and L A Schroeder injured in a crash near Kear Beatrice to raise Marine Band fund. Opel Straight dies from bicycle fall. Olympic club of Ainsworth plans a duck bake. Nebraska osteopaths pledge 1000 yearly to Still Institute. Southwest district fair at Maywood October 11–16. horse disease reappears in southeast. Gret Indian fair held for Omahas in Thurston county. Billy Sunday speaks at St Paul’s M B Church in Lincoln. Charles Hahn loses two fingers in threshing machine. Igons adds tram service. prairie chickens bagged near Valentine. Scribner stock parade at live stock show. Reuben Devere rides railroad train for first time in fifty years. Falls City child loses two fingers in knife incident. Hastings post office nearly swamped by catalog mail. August hog vaccinations in Madiaoe county. 87 percent survival. Queen and king from Quivers to attend Omaha parade October 6. Rev. Samuel Conybeare leaves Cedar Rapids for Central City parish. Floyd King and Pearl Greek wedding at North Bend community. Mikett Davie a Cob student.
State Treasurer Hall, after consulting Assistant Attorney General Ayres and Paul Raton, approved 28 warrants totaling 2398.93 drawn from the 1913 appropriation for state department maintenance. The auditor reissued funds to the railroad commission while overall lapses total about 100000, with universities and state schools showing unspent appropriations.
Attorney General Reed completed petitions in two mandamus actions. One seeks to force State Treasurer Hal to allow use of state fees for the Fire Commissioner's office. The other asks Judge Grimes to schedule a term and hold court in Arthur county, which was omitted from district lists by error. Governor Morehead directed the Ridge case, claiming state law requires funds and payroll to be covered from treasurer receipts.
A farmer reports his wife is too ill to work, with the note noting concern and potential impact on farm labor and daily chores.
In a lively chat an editor contemplates a social column after overhearing talk about Mrs Wember inviting Mrs Pifie while Mrs Flubdub is not invited. The Friday mood suggests a column on local social activities and the role of women in gatherings.
Promote Cuticura samples by mail offering a free sample of skincare and hair care. Readers are invited to request via postcard to Cuticura Dept. X in Boston. Sold broadly.
The pupil questions the sentence mentioning tongue as a noun and the teacher explains it as a part of speech. The passage also notes Tasmania imports most of its hosiery.
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