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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
4
Local readers are informed that texts entered at the Diller post office are sent through the mails as second class matter and are charged at a rate of 6 cents per line for each insertion.
A stark editorial fragment discusses Anglo-Saxon unity amid 1812 to 1917 overlaps, warning that war between Britain and the United States would be catastrophic. It notes British Prime Minister Lloyd George’s closeness to the League, Zion of nations, racial tensions in the wake of World War I, and cites Washington’s Negro-dating and mob violence against Black residents as a reflection of broader racial strife across the North and South.
The Evening Journal argues that ignorance fuels support for Soviet ideas and that true labor requires capital, protection of property, and thrift. It condemns work without capital and the notion of unearned wealth, asserting only ignorant minds endorse these beliefs.
War Department figures estimate total war costs at between 18 and 195 billion dollars with 7,683,300 lives lost. Shipping losses and vessel counts are cited as part of the era’s financial toll.
The United States steamship Leviathan holds the oceanic troop transport record with 174000 troops carried to date without loss of life. Its peak voyage carried 10844 officers and men to France on August 3. A June 12 return carried 14300 people. The ship is 950 feet long, 100 feet wide, draws 41 feet, displaces 48000 tons, with 80000 horsepower and speeds of 24 knots.
State police arrived in Rome New York to arrest strike leaders after an I W W organized walkout. initial forceful resistance attempt described as rebellion rather than a mere strike.
One half of the American fleet sails toward the Pacific as a permanent base is established. A clash between Japanese and American strength is seen as unavoidable, though every effort is hoped to prevent a real contest.
The Shantung issue is rising in national discussion with a belief that Japan may seize the peninsula if given the opportunity to move against it.
Fragmentary text hints at ambiguities about how war might unfold and the broader impact on America. No concrete events, dates, or named entities are readable.
University agricultural extension engineers report creosote treatment doubles or more the life of common fence posts. Untreated wood like ash and box elder may reach 26 years after treatment. willows rise from 4 to 6 years. cottonwood from 8 to 27. white cedar from 14 to 30. soft maple from 4 to 27.
Tap Peete of Nebraska filed a petition in the matter of the estate of John. George prays that the instrument dated July 1 1919 be the last will and testament. The filing seeks probate and appointment of heirs and estate actions as of August 1919.
A county court sets August 1919 9:00 AM as the hearing time for the petition to appoint Rahmann Aonee as executor. The judge orders notice of the guardianship and hearing to be given to all concerned in the county prior to the hearing. Louis J. Jones is attorney for the estate and seals the document.
Heasty and attorneys for Pinkati file notices of sheriff sale with August 1 first publication and August 98 last publication dates, seeking court action to liquidate property under legal process.
Public notice outlines a sheriff sale with monetary figures and property details referenced by codes and dates. It notes payment requirements and bidding conditions for interested buyers in a local jurisdiction.
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