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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
2
Heavy ballots and late polling delayed returns as Nebraska votes show Morehead leading Metcalfe for governor with Berge third and Howell ahead in the Republican race. Lincoln reports several candidates unopposed in various offices, with names listed for auditors, secretaries, treasurers and other posts.
A late return from three Clay county precincts shows Howell 135, Kemp 37, Hammond 16. Morehead leads Democratic votes with 79, Metcalfe 41, Berge 34. Polk county Osceola gives Berge 23, Morehead 13, Metcalfe 7. Republican Kemp tops with 62, Howell 11, Hammond 2. Precincts in Douglas county tally Hammond 416, Kemp 844, Howell 1,412 for governor. Democratic Metcalfe 363, Morehead 1,053, Berge 221. Fairmont wards add 9 for Hammond, 94 for Kemp, 12 for Howell. Democratic Metcalfe 26, Morehead 29, Berge 10.
Lincoln reports Lancaster County totals with Kemp 265 Howell 250 Hammond 151 across ten precincts while Morehead leads countywide with 359 to Metcalfe 144 and Berge 211 in fifteen. In eight congressional precincts Gering 115 Edgerton 93 Reavis 84 lead, with Maguire 185 in Democratic tally including College View amid post office quarrel.
In Grand Island Halley county third precinct results show Palmer 42 Reese 42 Brogan 41 Hunt 10 Hollenbeck 32 as electrical storm hindered vote returns. In Dunbar Delaware precinct Otoe county lists Hammond 9 Howell 38 Kemp 10 Berge 9 Metcalfe 3 Morehead 24 plus congressmen Delzell 1 Gering 3 Reavis 1 Anness 67 Marshall 5 Price 6 Maguire 28.
Osceola Nebraska precinct results list Hammond Howell Kemp Berge Metcalfe Morehead and Osceola with tallies for two precincts on Aug 18. First precinct shows Kemp 62 Berge 23 Morehead 13 Metcalfe 7 Howell 11 Hammond 2. Second precinct shows Kemp 71 Howell 22 Hammond 6.
In Harvard Nebraska three Clay county precincts Hammond Howell Kemp Berge Metcalfe Morehead report tallies with Howell leading in the gubernatorial nomination early count. York Nebraska notes a large vote polled in city and county as results come in.
Nebraska City results list seven of twenty one precincts tallied. Morehead 133 Metcalfe 61 Berge 51 Howell 131 Kemp 58 Hammond 45. For congress Anness 91 Edgerton 14 Tobey 12 Marshall 68 Kennedy 4 Delzell 12 Gering 24 Reavis 22 Lyford 13. Democrats Maguire 183 Price 64.
Return from two Fairmont wards shows Sloan winning the Fourth district race with 122 votes, Rhodes 34, and Killean 9.
Early results from York and Weeping Water Nebraska precincts show candidates Hammond Howell Kemp and Berge leading in various contests. Congressional votes list Sloan Killean Edger ton Tobey Marshall Kennedy Deizell Gering Reavis Lyford Anness Maguire and Price with district tallies.
Fullerton Neb August 18 precinct results listed for Nance county Hammond Howell Kemp Berge Metcalfe Morehead with vote tallies. Congressmen Spellman Avery Stevens Koenigstein appear with their results. Burt county reports a $70,000 court house tax car noted.
Only one precinct in Hall county contributed results on the supreme court judges. Palmer, 42, Reese, 42, Brogan, 41, Hunt, 10, and Hollenbeck, 32 were listed among those reported.
London observers noted British forces were in France with little public uproar. Crowds remained calm while recruits drilled in parks and at barracks. tradesmen rush to fit out troops and equipment. entertainment venues show no decline as civilians adapt to wartime news. A Amsterdam dispatch claimed a German dreadnought could be seen at Trondheim harbor but lacked official confirmation.
Brussels reports German forces press through Belgium with cavalry near Brussels and defense measures accelerated. The seat of the government is said to have moved to Antwerp amid the advance.
Reports say strong cossack forces with artillery machine guns and mounted infantry push toward Insterburg along Eydekuhnen railway. German columns contest and fall back while main Russian column sits at Kovno and Vilna. War office withholds losses. large numbers captured.
Paris dispatch reports an imminent proclamation by the Russian emperor granting Jews civil and political equality with other subjects. A British official press bureau note adds that any Japanese action against Germany will be limited to the China seas to protect Japanese shipping lines.
Paris reports the British war council will exclude war correspondents from fighting forces and the French war department plans the same step. It is likely reporters in Belgium will also be ordered out of the country.
Tokio demands German warships leave the Orient and Kian Chau evacuated by Sunday August 23 or face Japan action. Takaki Kato met with US ambassador George Guthrie to assure American interests in the Far East and China's integrity would be safeguarded.
The British official press bureau states that any move by Japan against Germany will stay within the China seas and is only to protect Japanese shipping. No broader military action is indicated.
The government intends to consult its ambassadors in Paris St Petersburg London and Berlin on the war situation. The move signals coordinated diplomacy as the crisis mounts.
London reports a growing problem of housing and guarding prisoners as the war begins. More than 6,000 Germans have already been captured before major battles start, with Belgian forces contributing to the prisoner flow.
London reports the German push through Belgium continues toward a front from Namur to Haelen as Belgian outposts harass German wings. French forces move into Charleroi to aid Namur defense while the Vosges ridges and the Le Bonhomme and Sainte Marie-aux-Mines passes provide the French strategic leverage.
German regular troops have moved from scattered detachments to concentrated brigades near the Russian border. Cavalry and infantry occupy border villages in reserve. Skirmishes occur between outposts but no major battles yet. German military aeroplanes are observed daily heading toward Kovno in the Baltic province.
The Japanese steamer Shikoku Maru was seriously damaged and a crewman killed when a cannon fired from a British fort at Hong Kong struck amidships as the ship entered Shanghai harbor. After two warning shots, a third shell stopped the vessel. A government tug guided it to berth.
Brussels reports say Belgian, British and French troops have formed a junction across the German advance line in Belgium. The exact troop locations are not disclosed, but future operations are expected to be coordinated among the three armies.
Three thousand Americans have registered at the American embassy here and await passage on government steamers sent to Europe for relief. Additional names are entering at 300 to 400 daily as officials organize evacuation.
Recruits for the army come in at several thousand daily. Businessmen organize employers into a fifth line of defense. Most able-bodied men are drilling in home organizations.
Italian ambassador Tommaso Tittoni posts a signed notice in Paris stating Italy has proclaimed and will maintain strict neutrality. It says Italians may reside in France in full security. Paris announces France has broken off diplomatic relations with Austria Hungary and the French ambassador has left Vienna.
Compiled notes highlight happenings across Nebraska communities with brief items on events, meetings, and local interests. Public notices and short reports cover civic affairs, school activities, and regional updates shaping the week's regional commons.
The nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon became stuck by the neck when a window dropped as she tried to crawl feet first from the home. She hung for ten minutes until Mrs. J O Lyne, heard by screams, freed her. She suffered bruises but was not seriously hurt.
A rare heavy downpour hit Hastings on Wednesday with about 3.5 inches of rain. Streets flooded and basements in both residential and business areas flooded. A severe electrical storm accompanied the rain causing crop damage from hail.
Three harvest hands from Kansas were killed and one man injured when they fell asleep on Burlington train No. 42 in the Hemingford yards. The deceased were Gus Steinbring William Peters and Orin Straudman. James Trainer of Medicine Hat Alberta Canada was severely injured.
A severe Hastings Nebraska storm spawned four tornadic bursts over four hours washing out homes and killing thousands of birds. Nearly five inches of rain forced residents to basements as heavy winds flooded windows. One man recovered about four hundred dead birds.
The Teutonia lodge No 15 of Nebraska City donated 500 from its treasury to German war sufferers at a recent meeting. An additional collection from about thirty members raised roughly 150 more.
Mr and Mrs David Whitten longtime Boone county residents were killed near Albion when their horses bolted after a circus parade elephants frightened the team. The couple perished when thrown from the buggy in the accident reported in Albion.
Ninety nine year old former Sioux chief Little Crow joins a Pine Ridge party for a war dance under electric street lights in Crawford. He moves with effort yet shows enthusiasm as Jack Red Cloud leads the performance.
Scores report a series of Monday losses: Hastings 12 Beatrice 5, Grand Island 5 Norfolk 3, York 0 Beatrice 0, Kearney 2 Columbus 0, and Beatrice 6 lost to Superior on Sunday while Columbus shut out the home team 6 to 0.
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