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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
2
Col. Roosevelt signals he will shun both old parties, aiming to chart an independent course. He emphasizes reform over factional loyalty and pledges to address national issues beyond party lines.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to elected Illinois lawmakers at the Progressive conference. He urged adherence to platform principles, attacked the old parties as unworthy, and denounced the bake shop cases as preposterous while criticizing the Republican organization as dishonorable.
London reports Austria's decision not to submit the Austro-Servian dispute to a conference has created a very bad impression. St. Petersburg, per the Daily Mail, notes the incident and stocks fell heavily despite government efforts to avert a panic.
The hotel clerks association session favors a national greeters home. Began in Chicago last July. Members report sufficient subscriptions to buy grounds and begin partial construction.
An earthquake lasting 23 minutes was recorded on the Georgetown University seismograph between 3 44 and 4 07 Monday morning. The tremors were severe and continuous and were felt about 1800 miles away to the northwest. It is suspected that eruptions of Mexican volcanoes have resumed.
Salem prisoners Mike Gorgan Frank Garrison Noble Faulder John W Taylor and H E Roberts opposed clemency when newspaper men reported attempts to commute their sentences. They insisted on death rather than life imprisonment as the five await execution Friday at the penitentiary in Salem Oregon.
Richard H. Townley, a retired naval officer and former secretary of Nebraska's state banking board, died accidentally after shooting himself while cleaning a gun before a hunting trip. He left naval service in 1902 and later served as superintendent of the Lincoln hospital.
A report notes a chemical experiment mixing potassium chlorate with sulfuric acid as part of a trial. The description highlights safety concerns and potential hazards from such reactions.
London reports brighter prospects for a satisfactory and reasonably rapid settlement of the Balkan war and broader European interests. The outlook improves as negotiators seek a durable peace and balance of power in the region.
A report from the home missions committee at the Colm of the Churches of Christ notes a rise in Buddhist activity on the Pacific coast and warns about its growth influencing American religious life.
Veterans of Spanish American War and orphans to be added to pension rolls. Taft outlines a general credit system for farming finance to the governors conference. Myron T. Herrick, U S ambassador to France, will receive a special hearing before the House Banking and Currency sub-committee.
Washington reports the Craig bill passed by the house would extend pensions to about four to five thousand widows and minor children of veterans from the Spanish American War and Philippine insurrection. Widows of service members with at least ninety days active duty between April 18 1898 and July 4 1902 would receive twelve dollars monthly. Each minor child would get two dollars. if the widow dies the pension would go to the children.
Wesleyan University trustees move to launch a half million dollar endowment drive by the executive committee. The endowment committee is to operate as a unit while counties are organized, with a quiet canvass for funds. Ashe reports total productive endowment at 310000 and church collections last year totaling 8500.
Lincoln meeting of the Anti Gabon League of Nebraska votes to immediately organize the state for constitutional prohibition of liquor via initiative and referendum, with representation from all parts of the state.
A powerful cyclone swept through Paris killing more than 100 people and causing extensive damage. Rescue teams worked through the wreckage as scores remained unaccounted. Local authorities urged caution as relief operations continued.
In Spokane the latest education item notes a reduced emphasis on American history in high school curricula. Officials discuss potential shifts amid debates on required social studies content.
Washington reports President Taft will not press Congress to cut tariffs further. In a general message he signals tariff revision to the new Congress elected on a revenue tariff platform. He says it is needless to argue for a protective tariff since the new majority will revise on that basis.
Washington General Hitchcock issued an order authorizing postmasters to deliver Santa Claus letters to charitable institutions in the city or town receiving them. The move aims to aid Christmas charitable efforts as thousands of children write for remembrances.
Two thousand delegates have been reported from 750 state and local agricultural societies joining in the third annual Country Life Congress in Omaha. The event runs December 16 to 19 and is led by cooperative farming interests with the state university extension department, the Nebraska farmers' congress, and the rural life commission. The Omaha Commercial Club organizes entertainment for visiting farmers as noted speakers are slated for the four days.
Chicago dealers report five hundred seventy six thousand eggs dumped on the market at a loss of two cents a dozen. Thousands more offered with no buyers. Commission merchants say storage eggs remain above bottom and predict storage egg stocks over a million and a half will push prices down nearly ten cents per dozen before year end.
Washington report notes Senator Ashurst’s congressional directory description spans lumberjack to lawyer as part of his life’s work. The Arizona senator’s personal sketch reflects a wide range of occupations, illustrating broad experience across many walks of life.
In Omaha members of the American Association of Creamery Buttermakers discussed measures to reduce the price of creamery butter. The session focused on stabilizing markets and aiding consumers.
Mrs Ella B Larsh longtime Nebraska resident and first matron of the Great Eastern Star in Nebraska died of heart disease at her son John’s eight miles southeast of Murray. She came to Nebraska in 1857 married Dr N B Sarah a pioneer physician and territorial legislator. She witnessed early settler hardships and remembered the old block house in Nebraska City. Hastings restraining order halts new rates in Modern Woodmen suit after court action and interim injunction while Illinois case proceeds.
Beatrice Superintendent Salisbury of the Western Union says the telegraph company is studying moving lines underground. The plan is to rent space in the telephone company conduits, allowing removal of telegraph poles from the business district streets.
The government will place seven buffalo twenty five elk and fourteen white tailed deer at the Nebraska game preserve by Christmas time. The animals arrive from Friend and were the property of Mr Gilbert who donated them on the condition that a suitable site be provided.
Bennett Duet returns to Humboldt after seventeen years away. His arrival on an afternoon train last week surprised relatives and friends who had long believed him dead.
Fremont couple Mr and Mrs James S Wilkins marked their golden wedding anniversary surrounded by their children and great grandchildren. The home featured bouquets of golden chrysanthemums in celebration.
Schuyler Word reports Burt Boure of this city was held up in Chicago near his boarding house. The Burt Boure student at Chicago dental college was severely beaten and robbed within two blocks of his lodging.
Andrew D. Wilson, a Colorado pioneer, left a will filed for probate in the county court. The estate is valued between 406000 and 500000 dollars and five siblings including Stratteon Edwin Wilson and Mrs A Jamison of Beatrice Nebraska are remembered.
Gage County authorities authorize prisoner labor to repair roads around Beatrice and nearby towns. The program assigns inmates to maintenance tasks under county supervision to improve infrastructure.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Rutledge was found dead in bed Saturday morning, triggering an investigation by local authorities. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A citizen gives a solicited coin to a tramp and seeks assurance the money will not be used for unworthy ends. The tramp retorts that the money will not be wasted on food and clothes, challenging the claim.
A brief scene from the Boston Evening Transcript shows a tired clerk amid an overstocked counter responding to a customer. The customer asks for the nearest exit, reflecting a simple, everyday interaction captured in the period paper.
A witty exchange praises a surgeon by noting nearly all patients survive long enough to pay their bills highlighting a dark humor about medical success and finances.
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