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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of brief items includes a Kansas City man fined 350 dollars for defending his case, a Detroit man who tied death to a safety pin, and a St. Louis woman awarded 601 dollars for an old hen remark. Other notes mention suicides in Prussia, Niagara Falls peril, and a fireproof wood invention.
A Paris moment recalls King Edward's relief at misreading a supposed blast as a photographer's flashlight. A London health journal links fresh food to dipsomania while noting frankfurts suggest beer, a curious dietary observation.
A New York man testified about a horse racing loss and was urged to name anyone who has earned a million dollars at the races. The remark indicates prosecutors sought broader connections to gambling wealth.
The passage notes Hetty Green living in poorer areas and hints she may undertake settlement efforts, though she has not previously pursued fashionable reforms.
A brief satirical note asserts future Portuguese kings will seek spouses, dismissing Joan heiress prospects and noting European queenship scarcity while emphasizing national duties at home.
In a gathering with 80,000 more women than before, participants stood in concert, eyes bright with resolve. A female speaker’s determined gleam energized the crowd as she urged action and solidarity.
A clipped, unclear excerpt hints at an editor asking if a Chinaman labelled figure is an anarchist. The text is fragmentary with garbled phrasing and missing context.
Preparations underway in Belfast for a ship to be 1000 feet long. The article suggests possible New York to Europe automobile races on the decks of the larger steamship once built.
A distorted relic of a memorial debate surfaces with a nondescript reference to a 500000 dollar World memorial and remarks on genius versus hard work. The quotation by Mr. Edison attributes success to two percent genius and ninety eight percent effort, while contrasting others who fail to earn more than two dollars daily.
The column surveys Nebraska events from Gretna smallpox ends to Columbus saloon counts, Beat Rice sale of Paddock block to Telford and Watson, Utica preacher beaten, and a bankruptcy petition against Pawnee City dry goods merchant Faugier Munneke. It notes Sutherland’s water works push, Fremont YMCA auxiliary reaching 500 members, Daniel Freeman's return home ill but not serious, and a $1600 penitentiary refrigerating plant plan.
In Cheyenne Wyoming a coal mine explosion trapped workers and a large rescue party. At three o clock the fire worsened and a second blast followed, killing between fifty five and seventy in total with many miners still missing. State Mine Inspector D M Elie was among the dead.
Ex Wells Fargo messenger A Bailey was killed on train 115 between Florence and Newton. Robbers looted both safes, taking about 1900 dollars and jewelry. Keys left with Bailey, investigators seek suspects, and Wells Fargo offers a $1000 reward. Unclear whether an insider helped.
Mexico City, Mex experienced two strong shocks Thursday. The first at 4:30 p.m. lasted 4 minutes 28 seconds, causing numerous wall cracks. A stronger quake hit at 9:17 p.m., halting clocks, alarming crowds, and causing more wall collapses though no major damage or deaths were reported. Telegraph service was briefly interrupted.
Telegrams claim Emperor William refused Dr. David J. Hill as U S ambassador to Germany are denied. He reportedly made no objection to Hill’s appointment and only regret over Charlemagne Tower leaving the post.
Two men were killed and several injured at a Saturday meeting in New York City after a blast disrupted a peaceful assembly. Authorities investigate the anonymous attack amid claims of anarchist involvement.
The summary notes key items from the day’s sessions including agricultural appropriation debate driven by Mr Macon of Arkansas, and Mr Scott of Kansas favoring independent action. It documents Kentucky feud deaths near Hemlock, bans on La Questione Sociale mailing, a silver dollar transport limit, veteran rail passes, Parker’s Samoa assignment, and a 2 million dollar deficiency bill to keep the Washington naval gun factory operating.
In response to a December 2 call by Peoples party chair James H Ferris the national populists convention will be held in St Louis on April 2 at the Olympic theater to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and conduct other business.
Comptroller William Barrett Ridgely announced that the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City meets all conditions for reorganization. A certificate approving the capital increase and resuming business was issued Friday, with operations set to begin Monday, March 36.
A detachment of the signal corps on duty at the army service school will travel to Kansas City on March 30 under Lieutenant Hughes to install a wire on the war college tower at Fort Leavenworth.
A wagon carrying Henry Gilhouse his wife and two infant children forded the Meramec River two miles west of Pacific when the swollen current overturned the wagon. Mrs Gilhouse and one child were saved by fishermen. The other infant died.
Chester Gillette died in the Auburn prison electric chair after a pre execution statement from his spiritual advisors claimed no legal error occurred. The condemned man, who never publicly admitted guilt, left a final prepared note urging young men to lead Christian lives.
Estelle Taylor of Galesburg pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretenses and was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail by Judge Kersten. Seven witnesses had urged release. Taylor, a University of Minnesota law graduate, forged checks last winter while at Northwestern University in Evanston.
Gen Richard C Horne who was acquitted of murdering H J Groves editor of the Kansas City Post was sent to St Joseph to enter the State Asylum for the Insane The assault with intent to kill theater manager O D Woodward formerly of Omaha was dismissed
Prof F W Woll of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Wisconsin states in bulletin No 1651 that stock foods provide no benefit to healthy animals when fed as directed and offer no cure for livestock diseases, noting most ingredients are fillers with little medicinal value.
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