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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
3
New York February 5 Thaw case opens with defense arguing emotional insanity and self defense. Assistant DA Garvan outlines events night of killing and prosecutors assert deliberate premeditated murder. Jury panel list includes ten jurors and witnesses face scrutiny while mother and other relatives may testify.
A Nebraska joint committee on direct primary votes ten to four to draft a statewide primary bill for submission to the legislature. Senator Aldrich of Butler leads the push while sub committees form to draft the measure amid broad debate on open versus limited primary approaches. County option discussions also surface in the judiciary and senate with public hearings slated for the week.
Randall of Madison chairs the public lands committee delegation that toured state institutions in Grand Island Kearney and Hastings. The Grand Island soldiers home seeks a 15000 ward building while Kearney normal requests a 100000 building. Hastings asylum reports 1000 inmates and no new buildings but seeks maintenance increase to 400000. Grand Island home houses 519 residents with eighteen applications on file and no room for more. Commandant Askwith notes ten year projection to admit current numbers, counter to belief that admissions will fall.
Senator Patrick of Sarpy leveled public accusations against brewers and the Nebraska retail liquor dealers association. He alleged legislators were paid between three thousand and zero dollars two years ago for votes on the county option bill and similar measures, and that a fifty thousand dollar fund was raised in Omaha to defeat the Gibson bill. He also introduced a bill to hold petition signers liable for damages along with saloonkeepers.
A Thursday senate session saw clashes over senate file 25 by Thomas of Douglas. The bill would let street railways invest in interurban lines and aid them with capital stock, with later provisions allowing stock ownership and sales. Amendments sought notice of stock sales due to fear of railroad monopolies. Burns defended the measure while Thomas said it allows Metropolitan Street Railway of Omaha to extend country lines and back interurban groups. Aldrich moved to send the bill back to the judiciary committee.
The joint railroad committee is asked to hear railroads on the railway commission bill and the two-cent fare bill. A date is not set. Senator Wilsey of Frontier will grant a courtesy hearing. The anti pass bill draws little railroad interest and must align with the Republican state platform before a governor's signature.
Byrnes of Platte favors stronger game protections, likely to introduce bills amending Nebraska game laws. He frames the sportsman as humane guardian of birds and fish, opposing slaughterers who seek profit, and would stop all spring shooting.
In Austin the Bailey investigation features FE N Mentz testifying as Senator Bailey accuses Cowart of lying about a trip to New York to handle Kirby Lumber business. Deputy White stops Bailey from advancing, Bailey apologizes, and the committee proceeds with further testimony as Gates is subpoenaed.
In Ponca Nebraska on February 5 Frank Brink shot Bessie Newton at her home and then, after a short chase, wounded himself. Newton died en route across the street. Brink, a locally known youth, survived with critical injuries after the double tragedy triggered by a rival suitor.
Railroad representatives from Burlington Missouri Pacific Rock Island Chicago and Alton Santa Fe and Wabash are working to compromise the pending two-cent fare bill in Missouri. They propose a maximum passenger rate of 2 1 2 cents per mile and a 10 percent discount for round trip tickets valid for one hour, yielding about 2 1 4 cents per mile.
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