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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
2
Pass Christian Mississippi reports President Wilson foresees prosperity with tariff and currency laws in effect. He expects the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant part of the eastern railroads rate increases, boosting equipment orders and fueling a new wave of business, while aiming to eliminate the trust bugaboo to avoid dampening growth.
A circulated report says Enrique Cerestieta will become president of Mexico early next year and General Huerta will resist rebels, with Georgg Geros tieta named foreign minister and Huerta retiring from the presidency.
The third assistant postmaster general has sent details to nearly 60,000 postmasters about parcel post rate and rule changes effective January 1. Rates drop in zones three to six, first and second zones gain a higher weight limit to fifty pounds, and books move to the fourth class after March 6 with standard rates for eight ounces and under.
Mrs Adelia Stevenson, 72, wife of former Vice President Stevenson, died after a several months illness in Bloomington. She is survived by her husband and three children. Stevenson led the Daughters of the American Revolution as president four times and recently published a history of the organization.
Henry Miller arrived from Monclova with a tale of wells poisoned by troops commanded by General Cercado. He says four hundred people died near Monclova after soldiers poured poison into water as they fled toward the border during Chihuahua evacuations.
Jacob V. Wolfe longtime Lincoln resident died Friday at his winter home in Semmes Mobile County Alabama after brief illness. He had visited the area for several years during cold weather months. His remains were sent to Lincoln for interment.
An explosion at a fireworks factory in Torre Anhusiata collapsed the building burying workers. Fourteen people died and five were pulled from the wreckage with injuries.
A Kansas-Nebraska robbery in Kearney involves seven registered mail packages from Omaha to City National Bank of Kearney. Two opened packages held 5000 and 2700 dollars. six inspectors investigate. Bloodhounds trace thieves who entered via window and used the safe combination. contents of five other packages remain unknown.
President Wilson signed the Glass Owen currency bill at 6 01 pm Tuesday transforming it into the Federal Reserve Act The move reorganizes the nation s banking and currency system and provides a mechanism for free elastic credits for merchants and manufacturers for the first time in fifty years.
William Sullivan, a laborer, unearthed an 1804 silver dollar at Yale area during ice rink site digging seven feet down. The coin, highly valued by numismatists at about 3500 dollars, lay under a jar and a Nuremberg silver snuff box. The discovery also included Connecticut copper coins and various notes and rings.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, in Indianapolis for a holiday vacation, lauded the tariff and currency acts and said the Democratic Party should not pursue more laws now. He added there is no need for anti-trust legislation at present given the two key measures.
Forty two hundred rebel cavalry with ten cannons and six machine guns depart Chihuahua to strike federals at Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas. General Ortega commands the assault as General Villa orders to exterminate federals and leave no prisoner alive this side of the border.
In arid western states the final test of a water right is beneficial use. A resolution adopted by project managers of the U S reclamation service and agriculture officials at Salt Lake on November 12 16 states a user is entitled to the amount of water that yields a reasonable maximum of good with reasonable economic handling.
Kirksville Missouri Attorney General Barker seeks one million dollars in recovery from the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad for excess passenger and freight charges collected in the past.
A meat shortage looms in Paris as the Slaughterers' union votes to strike over employee grievances. Officials warn供应 limits may affect markets and public meals.
A letter from Postmaster Burleson forwarded to Mila le asks Congress for a $1,000,000 appropriation to improve rural mail roads. The communication emphasizes the need for better rural transportation to speed mail delivery and support remote communities.
Carl F Carlson of Lincoln Nebraska shot and killed his mother Mrs M C Carlson at 1 28 am Friday in their home believing an intruder was entering the house The 38 calibre revolver bullet pierced her breast and he called police frightened by the event He could not clearly explain the tragedy to officers arriving at the scene
A missing Omaha woman who had been scouring the country to locate herself was found in a city hospital in St. Louis. Officials confirmed she is safe and receiving care as authorities determine her next steps.
The 1913 record of six million American farms shows ten billion dollars in products and five billion dollars in cash income despite droughts. Crops total 6.1 billion, cereals 2.896 billion, animals and animal products 3.65 billion. Cash income projected at about 5.848 billion with 52 percent of crops and 20 percent of animal products remaining on farms.
The northern division of the Mexican federal army suffered a dramatic retreat from Chihuahua to Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas. About 4,000 federals were scattered after their first battle with the rebels with many dead or wounded and some retreating into the United States before being pushed back.
Washington reports a South African ostrich breeder asserting the United States lags 25 years behind in ostrich raising. The Agriculture Department studies feather grading in New York and Arizona, with Arizona flocks producing feathers priced at 90 dollars per pound. Officials see potential for a useful domestic ostrich industry.
Secretary Mellor of the state board of agriculture says a protest from the Nebraska board against raising the quarantine on foreign potato imports has been received and will be considered. Growers in the northwest led the effort and cited disease risks from foreign seed potatoes.
Mrs. Hila Flagg Young, reelected superintendent of public schools in Chicago, returns to work after a two week absence. Mayor Harrison had removed four school board members who opposed her, and she was reinstated following public demand.
Rome voices suspicion over Cardinal Rampolla death as search for his will continues. Newspapers call for exhumation and chemical analysis of the cardinal's organs amid the ongoing inquiry.
The east announces a Father and Son Movement urging fathers and sons to unite on New Year’s Day to share time together and engage in wholesome activities as a public observance. The proclamation calls for families to bond and participate in joint events across communities.
Coroner's jury heard two witnesses suggest the Christmas Eve disaster in Calumet may involve a white badge similar to the Citizens' Alliance insignia. Western Federation of Miners lawyer O N Hilton said further developments would follow. Union members denied seeing such an insignia and claimed the alarm came from inside Italian hall.
Milwaukee dispatch reports Charles H. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners, badly beaten and shot three times amid a strife in copper country. Charley Tanner, auditor and fellow victim, also injured but not shot. Moyer with bullets in his back and a scalp wound, to be treated in Chicago.
A false alarm of fire at a copper mine striker Christmas celebration in Italian Hall Calumet triggers a deadly panic. Four score persons, mostly children, die as crowds rush toward exits while Santa distributes gifts near a brightly lit tree.
Calumet Michigan reports the deportation of Charlies H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, following a shooting and beating during the copper miners strike. A special jury will conduct the investigation into the incident.
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