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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
2
A British statement reports 28 killed and 99 injured in London and surrounding counties from the September raid. Two airships were shot down near Masex, one crew killed and the other captured. two more deaths and injuries occurred in an East Midland town.
Passengers report the Dutch steamer Prins Hendrik seized by German forces near Zeebrugge was within twenty feet of a German destroyer when an Entente airmen dropped a bomb. One Dutch passenger and two sailors wounded. hull perforated in 23 places. Herbert Hoover, nearby, narrowly escaped.
Terre Haute Indiana sept 26 two men one woman and a child were killed and another woman seriously injured Sunday when their auto mobile collided with another vehicle on a rural road. Police said the crash occurred near the county line as the party was returning from a gathering. Names and full details are not yet released.
Wild rioting by strikers along routes where surface cars ran drew constant police clashes. Dozens of cars were wrecked and a score or more of offenders were arrested. Others were sent to hospitals or hid at home as policemen in autos patrolled in plain clothes through crowded streets.
The admiralty announced that a German submarine sank an enemy transport loaded with troops in the Mediterranean on Sunday. An Austro-Hungarian naval airplane bombed and sank a French submarine in the southern Adriatic. its entire crew of two officers and twenty seven men were rescued and captured.
London reports renewed French combat on Verdun on the two hundred thirteenth day of the battle after a furious German assault on the French lines north of the Somme. The action continues with heavy pressure and significant casualties on both sides.
Brigadier General Bell reports Villa and his band entered Chihuahua City last Saturday and held the capital for several hours. Villa allegedly seized ammunition, delivered a balcony speech from the governor’s palace, and caused doubts about Carranza forces. The report may influence U.S.-Mexico commission negotiations at New London.
French forces north of the Somme near Combles captured well defended German positions and took about 100 prisoners, including three officers. The Franco-British tally of prisoners since July 1 reached over 55,800 by September 15, with 34,000 captured by French troops.
The coastwise steamer Bay State with 250 passengers was forty minutes from shore when a rescue began off Two Lights. The Ossipee revenue cutter and three tugs evacuated all aboard as the ship was abandoned. The incident reports a rapid, organized evacuation and safe arrival of all passengers.
Three one week junior short courses and four series of junior institutes are planned for Nebraska children in seven counties this fall. County superintendent and extension service workers lead schools and act as instructors during institute sessions in various towns.
Rural schools consolidate many institutes into regional bodies with junior institutes set for Boonie Chase Red Willow Scotts Bluff and junior short courses in Stanton Phelps Holdrege Cass Weeping Water. Meanwhile seven Nebraska railroads press for instant new freight mileage tariffs, facing a hearing after a federal suit. Federal court orders confiscation of pork and beans and tomato pulp at Norfolk for pure food act violations. Composer John Prindie Scott of New York wins prize money for hymn music after deaf composer turned to writing. Anthrax blamed for cattle and hog deaths on C W Sprout farm near Madison.
Chancellor Avery of the University of Nebraska discusses respect for mankind, ethical conduct, and the role of preparedness in public respect. He notes how university actions influence public opinion and motivation among students and faculty, alongside a report on early track workouts led by Coach Reed with 35 men training under mild weather.
Nebraska rail commission faces a deluge of complaints about grain car shortages and discrimination among stations. Elevators are full of grain unshipped and farmers lack storage for harvested wheat. Also notes university cadet band may tour Oregon with football team, funded by university and sponsors. Prosecutions begun in Omaha against four employment bureaus operating without licenses. Typhoid cases rise in Winnebago area with tests planned on local wells. Nebraska adjutant general seeks immediate border dental surgeons for each regiment.
Reported insurgent actions on Crete prompted a narrow escape for passengers aboard a Dutch mail steamer. In Mexico City the Mexican American Joint Commission entered a fourth week of talks with no agreement on American troop withdrawal.
In Crete the insurgents, after occupying Canse and Heraclion, captured Canea with little resistance as most of King Constantine's Cretan guard defected. Kandia's fall preceded Canea by a few hours and the city surrendered without bloodshed.
The Dutch mail steamer Prinz Hendrik, seized by German forces and escorted to Zeebrugge, was hit by a bomb dropped by an Entente aircraft while protected, wounding one Dutch passenger and two sailors. The hull was punctured in twenty three places.
American ambassador Thomas N. Page endured two narrow escapes from Austrian shell fire while traveling on the Italian front. He returned to Rome with Captain Elvin R. Heinberg and Lieutenant Commander Charles R. Train after two weeks abroad. The trio was in the Dodomites region when artillery danger arose.
In Des Moines Iowa a woman recounts a doctor’s warning she would not live a year without surgery. Her husband opposed the operation but she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with building up her health and sparing her a surgical cure.
A London Chronicle anecdote recalls a British soldier's joke about the initials R D C on a tunic. An elderly woman asks about them and learns they stand for Reformed Drunkards' Corps, sparking quiet curiosity and amusement.
In his will the donor Vandergelt bequeathed most of his vast wealth to a fund intended to supply gasoline to indigent motorists. The unusual communal charity reflects his concern for drivers facing hardship.
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