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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
6
Fragmented excerpts reference Minister Wu Ting Fang and Iowa honorary LL D, a New Jersey minister urging wives to speak, a restitution of $40000 to the US government, revival of bicycles, and vague notes on journals and nobility plates, all hinting at eclectic early 20th century topics without a single cohesive event.
The state reports a $54,000,000 increase in assessed land value, about 36 percent higher, with Cedar Cherry Grant and Thomas counties showing decreases. Assessments filed from nearly all counties except Gage Hooker and Scotts Bluff await state board review for possible adjustments. The board will recheck county assessor work as it may raise or lower values on property classes.
A 1908 Nebraska appeal urges public support for tuberculosis education campaigns led by the Nebraska Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Members pay one dollar yearly to fund printing and postage while volunteers provide services. the note emphasizes public cooperation to prevent spread and cites historical disease efforts.
Nebraska and other western states would gain special rates for the state fair with a one and one third fare for round trips. A Western Passenger association meeting in Chicago endorsed applying the 1908 rate season, with line specific minimums to be set later. Chicago Great Western threatened to revert to three cents per mile round trip.
A severe storm with hail and lightning damaged farms near Broken Bow. On the J. E Wilson farm near one and a half miles northeast, grain was cut by hail. The Charles Heaps farm suffered total crop destruction.
Mike McNulty a Burlington brakeman based in Wymore for about two months was killed when a freight car wheel crushed his legs and chest as he apparently felt the wheel strike. Ian Pawnee W morning report says the fatal mishap occurred during the shift.
Curacao German consulate protest over Castro trade policy. London Olympic track highlights show United States lead with 114 5 percent. Iowa district nominates Judge Prouty for Congress. Walker jailed for bank and church fund theft. Mexican troops battle Papago Indians. casualties reported. Bishop Potter funeral in Cooperstown and later New York. Chicago bomb at National Hotel. no injuries. Wild man rumor in Macon county Missouri. Chicago indicts 29 mail order firms for mail fraud. Gettysburg storm kills three guards. tents blown down. Marietta gunboat reports calm in Honduras. Panama Canal work advances. 40 938 575 cubic yards removed. Standard Oil reversed for new trial. Mayflower collision with a lumber schooner. crew saved. State fair rail fare set at one and a half. Danish Swedish defense alliance discussed. Four injured in incident.
A broad news roundup reports a missing $400 from Kanenas City, military academy dismissals, Democratic officers chosen in Oklahoma, a state geological survey head in Oklahoma, American cars winning a New York Paris race, Catholic press group formation, a bank fraud conviction in Ellinwood, Louisiana flood starvation, Portland fire losses, a Boston suburb shooting, a Chicago tent bombing, fleet movements to Auckland, Sunday theaters banned in Kai gas, Central American war fears, federal tax enforcement rulings, food preservative warnings, and Taft seeking Roosevelt’s preapproval for a campaign speech in Cincinnati.
Personal Representative William B McKinley of Illinois is named as chairman of the Republican congressional committee. Adlai E Stevenson announces Democratic bid for Illinois governor. Louis E Snow, leading Midwest insurer, dies at his St Louis home. Francis King, Nebraska elder, dies in Beatrice at 96 after birth in Bohland. Gov Hughes of New York signals renomination if Republicans offer. Harry K Thaw reported ill with stomach trouble in Poughkeepsie jail.
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