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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
2
A looming strike threatens extensive railroad disruption possibly tying up about 250000 miles of tracks across the network. Union leaders warn of potential widespread delays and cargo bottlenecks if labor talks stall.
Grimly determined leaders of 400,000 unionized railroad trainmen have completed ballot tabulation and prepared for a threatened strike that could tie up 250,000 miles of tracks. A formal result will come after talks between railway managers and the four major brotherhoods. They demand an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime and warn that concessions would add 100,000,000 yearly in costs.
Congress passes the farm loan act to provide long term loans at normal rates and Wilson names board members to run the new system. The program aims to let farmers borrow against their land much like the federal reserve supports business paper.
Washington reporters report finance committee members urge lowering the personal exemption from 3000 to 2000 for singles and from 4000 to 3000 for families. The measure would tax the new 1000 bracket at 1 percent instead of 2 percent, after a protracted debate the amendment passed by a one vote margin.
Five automobile bandits held up the paymaster and guards at Burroughs Adding Machine company and absconded with between 33000 and 34000 dollars after wounding a man. Police poured resources into a widespread chase as eleven squads scour the area.
London reports every town and village in the British Isles and across the empire observed the second anniversary of Britain declaring war. Meetings were held and resolutions declared resolve to pursue victory in defense of liberty and justice shared by the allies.
Beaver City Nebraska records an extreme heat wave with temperatures hitting 109 degrees on Thursday and Friday at the government station of the agriculture department. The heat marks the hottest spell in over twenty years since July 26, 1894.
Chairman Cummins says W. J. Bryan agreed to give virtually all time from October 1 until election day to the Wilson campaign. Bryan will focus on the middle west with an itinerary planned for Ohio Illinois Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma.
London August 4 Sir Roger Casement was executed as a traitor at 9 07 am in the yard of Pentonville prison. The execution was carried out by a public hangman named Ellis of Rochdale who earned five pounds. Casement met his end after a Catholic priest offered last rites and prayers were recited by the chaplain before he was dropped.
London reports the Verdun front battle shifted to the French side as Fleury village and trenches from Thiaumont to the village, up to hill 820, came under French control. Berlin acknowledged the French advance along a broad front, easing pressure on Fort Souville.
Secretary of State Lansing and Denmark's Minister Brun signed a treaty in New York under which the United States purchases the Danish West Indies for 25 million dollars. Details will be released after ratification by the U.S. Congress and the Danish parliament.
The Italian mail steamer Letimbro was sunk by a submarine. Twenty eight survivors arrived at Malta and two boatloads reached Syracuse. The ship carried 57 crew and 118 passengers, including women and children, with many believed lost.
On Aug 5 a drop of 42 new infantile paralysis cases was reported in New York while deaths rose by three. The total cases reached 4,680 with 1,025 deaths to date.
Labor leaders for major trunk line railroads said they will resume mediation discussions to settle differences, with the next meeting set for August 8 in New York. The move follows an informal request to avoid a nationwide strike as about half of 400,000 ballots cast favored striking, led by strong Southern support where 99 percent of four railway orders favored a strike.
An article from Newton New Jersey recounts a woman who died from fright during a thunderstorm. It argues that widespread lightning fear harms rational behavior and notes statistics from 1912 showing few lightning deaths and higher risks from other causes.
Portland reports John L Brown of Vandalia Alabama elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. Charles Davis of Denver chosen supreme vice chancellor after a long session nominating four candidates for the top post. Other items note rumors of a South American war and naval actions abroad.
A household publication editor outlines plans for a series on how to manage a husband. He argues the aim is to advertise fashionable goods, requiring the wife to train the husband thoroughly.
A terse saying reflects that men will risk much for fortune, choosing to step into uncertain gains. It underscores boldness and potential folly in pursuit of wealth.
A multimillionaire and an artist clash over a portrait price. The patron claims ten thousand dollars considering time spent posing, while the artist quotes a thousand. The exchange underscores how a powerful man’s weakness can override his strength.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for red rough and irritated hands. It claims a one night treatment with hot soaks and ointment, offers a free mail sample by postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston, and notes the product is sold everywhere.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a poor but proud young man tells of a fortune teller predicting he loves a rich heiress who will not marry him. The heiress on the sofa counters that no fortune teller is authorized to speak for her.
A terse remark notes some men are so unimportant they are not asked to sign petitions, reflecting a view on social or political inclusion.
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