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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1914
Page
3
Washington reports reveal high officials urged drastic steps to send U S troops from Vera Cruz to Mexico City to curb chaos if Carranza rejected peace overtures and constitutionalists failed to reach an accord. President Wilson resisted, fearing war with the approaching constitutionalists.
Washington reports show a delayed adjournment as Europe’s war reshapes Congress. Administration and Democrat leaders quibble over timing while republicans favor early leave. Officials say time will determine when lawmakers end session as global conflict continues.
Federal agents have been sent to Cleveland Providence Boston Pittsburgh and Buffalo to aid a nationwide inquiry into rising food costs. U S district attorneys nationwide have begun inquiries and grand juries are active in multiple locations. Buffalo DA John L O'Brien will lead broad efforts to find the cause of higher flour prices. Kansas DA Fred Robertson notes wheat prices falling while flour climbs and cites Kansas City daily papers.
Schuyler, Nebraska authorities continue a wide net in the Mick murder inquiry after Frank Heldt was jailed for killing Louise Mick. Investigators suspect a planned kidnapping plot with at least two more people involved. A man and woman vanished from Schuyler around the time of the abduction, and are being sought for possible ties to the crime.
A light dray wagon, piled with dead birds picked up from Hastings lawns and streets, attracts hundreds of onlookers after the Wednesday night hail storm.
Secretary Houston announces the Department of Agriculture has sent no communication or advice to farmers nationwide urging them to hold crops. The statement counters any circulating notices and asserts no official guidance on crop withholding has been issued.
Across national forests thousands fight uncontained fires while Canal tolls total 25000 in one day. In Mexico Flalinepantla General Velasco surrenders to Obregon and awaits constitutionalist orders. Carranza’s entry into the capital is delayed as disarmament of federals proceeds.
Christine Terhune Herrick analyzes humor in housekeeping and domestic power dynamics. The piece uses anecdotes of wives and husbands claiming supremacy at home and jokes about role reversal, showing how dominance often comes from those who say they are oppressed.
Panama canal tolls reach 100000 dollars after opening on August 15. Sunday saw 25000 dollars collected in tolls from the barge line, with the rest from commercial steamers. Three steamers have passed through. four more await orders.
Washington reports one thousand forest firefighters battling in Montana and northern Idaho. Four hundred on a single line, fifty uncontrolled fires, and winds driving risk up to levels unseen since 1910. Officials warn of grave danger to public and private property with several reported deaths.
In Hastings Nebraska A Walters slipped into a water filled cellar while preparing to pump out flood water Neighbors hearing cries rushed to his aid and rescued him He had been using gasoline powered pumps nearly continuously since Friday to drain the southwest district of the city.
The pursuit of five bandits who killed Joseph Shaler and two companions and robbed Glen Alum Fuel payroll of 8000 dollars ended when the culprits were killed in a mountain cave dynamited Sunday. The death toll rose to eleven.
A wealthy German farmer Leo Ports carried a strange woman from a circus tent after she swooned in his lap. He later told police he was robbed of 10 dollars. Officers doubt the woman is local and suspect she may be traveling with the circus.
The fragment mentions a person with a cold, haughty look and worry over his arrival. It hints at a temptation involving a $20 bill to influence him to hurry, suggesting an underlying tension or challenge surrounding his presence.
In Albion Nebraska Frank Heldt the laborer accused of murdering Louise Mick an 18 year old Schuyler girl crouches in his Albion jail cell fearing a mob. He shows fear yet refuses to answer questions when pressed by outsiders. A breakdown is expected soon.
The item notes a boy from the church has not yet joined college sports or crew teams and has not yet made base or football squads, indicating early progress status.
Advice on reviving gilt frames suggests rubbing with bread moistened with ammonia or washing in onion water with a touch of sulfur to preserve the yellow tint and enhance shine.
The line portrays Uncle Eben as a man who laughs at trouble and may be a philosopher or a man with a strong sense of humor. The quote highlights resilience and wit in facing adversity through a playful, homespun outlook.
Little Lillian visits a friend's home where the family cooks with their own grandmother. She returns, recounting the shocking and cruel practice with trepidation, fearing her mother will disallow future visits.
A 1914 testimonial from George Wolters of Little Falla Minnesota credits Outicura Soap and Ointment with curing his feverish sick child in three weeks. The notice promotes Outicura products and lists Department L Besten.
A fragment hints at a crime related scene described as a crook play. The speaker notes uncertainty but suggests the content merits review by the grand jury, implying scrutiny of criminal conduct or public wrongdoing.
A pithy aphorism notes that taking on unnecessary trouble incurs high costs of worry and consequences, even if the trouble itself is not owned or earned. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility and the hidden price of risky choices.
A society girl Miss Dixon spent the summer elevating simple country people she boarded with. As she prepared to leave she exchanges a farewell with Mr Ingersoll, who notes she has learned a lot despite calling her green at first.
A exchanges between students captures a clash over fashion, with one student praising sheer items as stylish and another calling them sheer nonsense in a quick, playful moment.
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