Telegraph Chooses Stee Lightning Transport Mishap
A telegraph line failed during a Valentine event causing a ladder of pranks on streetcars. One person was hurt seriously in the chaotic incident described as a near miss with a high voltage line.
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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1898
Page
1
A telegraph line failed during a Valentine event causing a ladder of pranks on streetcars. One person was hurt seriously in the chaotic incident described as a near miss with a high voltage line.
Amid a political row, Judge Monroe L. Hayward receives unanimous backing for sheriff of the county, with biographical notes detailing his New York birth, Civil War service, move to Nebraska, and long legal career in Nebraska City. Other candidates discussed include George A. Murphy for lieutenant governor and T. L. Mathews for auditor, with Mortensen and Duras among noted contenders for state treasurer and county treasurer respectively.
A battered OCR snippet lists multiple fraternal and veteran groups in Steele City including Lodge No. 16 A O U W and Stele City Lodge No. 2M 1.0 OFe, K P and K of R roles, and the 14th G A R camp. It notes regular meeting times such as the second Tuesday and the first and third Saturdays at 7:30 pm.
Threstes to Gait Werk Priceprae Aug 11. If the reduction adopted at the general convention of the United Mine Workers is obeyed, all diggers in the Pittsburg district not receiving the district price will quit work today. Inasmuch as in many mines there is general unrest and uncertainty over the new scale.
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