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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
2
An advertisement recounts a Miss Marguerite E Jacobs of Dayton Ohio describing severe pimples and itching on face neck and arms for about a year. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with immediate relief and full cure, inviting readers to request samples and the 32 page Skin Book.
At the eighth annual American meat packers convention speakers called on small farmers to raise at least two beef steers a year and convert pasture to farms to stabilize output. They urged regional shifts toward New England beef production and replacing cotton with corn to boost cattle and hogs. Meanwhile New York mourned Mayor William Jay Gaynor as his funeral drew an estimated one million people from City Hall to Greenwood Cemetery.
The Benito Juarez arrived from Mazatlan with fifty passengers including Dr. Charles W. Bean who fled Mochuicahul Sinaoloa after consul Stratton warned departure. Smithsonian’s A A Orcutt left his work due to worsening conditions and moved north seeking safer conditions.
In Ashland Nebraska a severely mangled corpse was found beside Salt Creek near a narrow road six feet above water. The remains show a chopped leg and multiple incisions in the bones suggesting an attempt to sever limbs. Authorities describe a gruesome murder scene lingering in the report.
The first German Lutheran seminary in Nebraska was dedicated Sunday afternoon in a tent on the seminary grounds at Twenty ninth and Sumner streets. The dedicatory services were led by the seminary’s board of administration, and the building will be named the Osterhome memorial.
Albanian forces armed with modern rifles threaten to attack Servia as agents infiltrate territory to incite rebellion among Albanians previously at peace along the frontier.
Scotland Yard detectives report a startling discovery that convicts at Peterhead prison produced counterfeit bank notes so skillfully made they deceived local bankers and shopkeepers.
Ver Cole is named mediator as tensions rise in the impending coal miners' strike. The announcement sets the stage for negotiations between miners and coal operators seeking a peaceful resolution.
A forest fire near Pine Grove in the Banning area, California, destroyed land but a boy hero risked himself to save lives. Washington reports note the incident following a banking and currency committee update on administration measures. The senate committee plans hearings and invitations for Frank Vanderslip and Vice President Talbot of National City Bank to discuss the currency plan, with an official from the comptroller of the currency assisting on technical questions.
In St Paul a relief elevator operator unknown by name guided cars to upper floors during a six story fire at Louis Dow Co office fixtures. He saved many lives while the blaze fatally injured two men and caused about 210000 dollars in losses.
A major forest fire in the Cleveland National Forest near Banning destroyed a prime pine grove and watershed area supplying Redlands and San Bernardino citrus growers. The blaze, advancing for several days, reached the Santa Ana River south fork and threatened Seven Oaks mountain resort. District forest rangers call it the most serious of the past three years.
A Boston Citizens Public Celebration committee proposes linking Columbus Day with Discoverers Day as a pan American holiday. The plan aims to standardize observance across Latin American nations and is spearheaded by organizer John Barrett.
Counsel for former governor Sulzer failed to halt the case in the opening session of the high court in Albany. The legal team sought to prevent trial by raising objections to the validity of the indictment and the proceedings.
The prince of Mopeo has won the affection of Cody Wyoming with his romantic charm and erotic manner, captivating residents and earning their enthusiastic regard. His visit to Cody has become a legendary local sensation as he expresses affection for the town.
Former United States Congressman Washington Gard ner of Albion Michigan was elected Friday commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the final business session of the forty seventh annual encampment in Detroit Michigan. Other officers elected include Thomas H Sward Guthrie Okla senior vice commander William T Rowe Pitts field Mass junior vice commander Z L A Weaver Morristown Pa surgeon general Horace M Carr Parsons Kan chaplain general.
Rev. Thomas Nicholson of New York spoke at Grace church in Lincoln urging the Nebraska Methodist conference to increase patronage to the university. He noted a debt near 100000 dollars, annual income about 99 dollars per student, and a cost per student about 149 dollars. The school, with 600000 dollars in property and 1000 attendees, would be maintained and debt reduced if 60 cents per conference member per year were contributed.
Washington report notes President Wilson sees no incongruity between Huerta's message to the Mexican congress and the US reading of the last note from foreign relations minister to Jobr Lind So Ascostian cures. The Huerta government believes he is ineligible for election and will not seek the presidency, while the US favors resuming negotiations through Mr Lind on that premise.
Table Rock reports ground conditions improved by recent rains with favorable outlook for fall wheat sowing and some corn. Pastures turn greener and could provide feed if rains persist. Fremont Baptists in the Omaha district back a Nebraska law requiring physical exams for marriage candidates and pledge to push it next session.
Wheat tested for seed in Richardson County shows favorable results as farmers in the area push to plant a large acreage of wheat in Parls City Nebraska.
Officers of the American Meat Packers Association announce that at its annual convention to be held here the organization will go on record amid concerns over a meat shortage.
Reports show Senate discussions on the administration currency bill with banking committee hearings and tariff conferees resuming work. The House passed the currency bill with the Buckley rediscount amendment and other minor changes, adjourned sections noted, and appointments confirmed including Joseph W. Folk as state department collector.
A six month investigation by the military court in Mexico City concluded that the deaths of former President Madero and Vice President Suarez were not the result of a punishable crime. The inquiry began after Huerta seized power following a ten day street battle in February.
The state university receives a dedicated Methodist pastor to work exclusively with about 1,000 Methodist student members, following a Methodist conference decision on Saturday afternoon.
At Atchison Kansas Charles Prim aged 82 who helped survey Nebraska and the Karras territories and once freighter across the western plains died at his home near here Wednesday. The report notes a French maneuver near Castel Sarrasin France with 120000 men and President Poincare witnessing the clash, described as the closing feature.
The record high temperature in California was 127 degrees at Silver Lake on Wednesday, with observers reporting substantial crop damage. The report comes as other weather notes from Mineola New York mention the death of Oliver Livingston Jones, father of Gardner Jones.
A defendant tells the judge his wife forced him from a burlesque theater job where he sat in the audience and could be kissed by a soubrette twice daily. The questioning probes the nature of the position and potential salary questions.
A fragmentary item presents a line about a stool pigeon and a remark on brotherhood by Ruskin. It then lists an ad like phrase for Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and child teething relief, followed by a murky note about youth becoming misfits in later life.
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