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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
2
A Washington bulletin notes a strong year for U S exports in November and for the first 11 months, led by breadstuffs meat dairy products and food animals. Exports totaled 105 311 000 in November and 788 257 000 for 11 months, with wholesale gains over last year.
The article describes Poland's dire state with Warsaw business down sharply, deserted boulevards, half empty restaurants, and a loss making hotel. Troops flood the city and officials face killings and arrests amid terror. It notes a forthcoming autonomy and predicts eventual peace as Russian liberalism prevails.
The motor car frees travel from railway schedules and ugliness, restoring wonder and novelty. Edith Wharton notes driving restores the chance to reach towns by back ways, revealing intimate past scenes and unshared villages once hidden by embankments and large stations.
Mexico ends the year with exports at 271 million dollars up 63 million from last year and imports at 220.651 million dollars up over 42 million. The report highlights peaceful development under President Diaz and a move away from upheavals to stable, self governed progress.
A Pullman sleeper on train No. 8 traveling from Council Bluffs to Chicago caught fire while in motion near Missouri Valley. Louis De Lario of Laramie Wyoming, clerk of the house committee on irrigation, died as flames smoldered in his berth. Three others were injured including O H Johnson Salt Lake City Henry Cabro Salt Lake City and Mrs B Higgins Carbondale Pa. The fire caused dense smoke and scorched cabins as the train neared Loveland Missouri Valley. A prior collision between No 8 and No 2 had occurred a week earlier near Brule Nebraska.
The 1905 06 fiscal year saw 1 100 785 immigrant aliens and 65 618 non immigrant aliens admitted, totaling 1 166 353. The report cites schemes to bring foreign labor, including Japanese workers via Hawaii to the northwest, often circumventing laws and examinations.
President Roosevelt approves Secretary Hitchcock order directing the General Land Office to enforce the 1885 act removing illegal fences and obstructions on public lands. Special agents and receivers must ensure fences are removed by April 1 1907 or be torn down by the government.
Manila quarantine officials announce the daily contagious disease bulletin for port officers is no longer needed after health conditions improve for four years. Railroad expert F A Molitor resigns, reportedly due to Governor Smith disapproval of cost estimates for Cebu rail routes and potential plan changes.
Tangier dispatch reports Cape Spartel signaling villages toward Zinat in flames with firing heard. Sidi Mohammed Gabbas and the sultan's army assemble near here awaiting El Ksar's second column to trap Raisuli. Ben M Sur at Zinat contained. west escape blocked. east encircled by Riff tribes.
The Osservatore Romano publishes a Vatican communique stating France plans to publish selected documents seized in Paris on December 11. The Holy See disclaims responsibility for the publication, inviting any injured parties to seek redress, noting no inventory was made at seizure.
The fuel famine and cold wave forced many North Dakota farmers to abandon homes and move families to hotels. Great Northern freight officials say they are pressing to deliver coal to needy communities, warning a blizzard could mean death for many residents.
Eugene Merrifield of Alma Nebraska fatally shot S E B Harkness during a dispute over possession of a house. Merrifield, a tenant, and Harkness were alone at the time. authorities note the lack of other witnesses makes the exact sequence uncertain.
The last act of Nebraska Governor J H Mickey grants Lena Margaret Lillie a full pardon for the 1902 murder of her husband Harvey Lillie. Warden Beemer informs her at the penitentiary as inmates react with tears and support. Some praise the decision, others condemn it amid debate on guilt and justice.
The Louisville and Memphis federal courts held unconstitutional the employers liability act. President Roosevelt will direct an appeal. Attorney General Bonaparte plans to bring the cases to the Supreme Court at earliest date.
President Shea of the Teamsters Union and associates on trial cheered by a cablegram from Samuel Gompers of the AFL in Havana. The message said he would come directly from Cuba to Chicago, though it had been understood he could not travel due to his trip to Cuba.
Strike declared off after a settlement between Southern Pacific officials and railroad brotherhood leaders. Arbitration panel to judge contract abrogation, with engineers and firemen to return to posts. seniority to be decided in Houston meeting. about 500 workers affected will resume duties.
Three firefighters Lennon Campbell John Seufert and J J Quinn were buried when Hill's paper house in New York City collapsed after a wall caved in Rescue efforts paused when Seufert heard a faint voice from beneath the debris He said he and Campbell were alive and awaiting extraction while rescuers prepared an improvised mouth suction and coffee stimulant for Seufert before continuing to remove debris under danger and pressure from above.
Western railroad representatives met in Chicago to form the Car Efficiency Bureau. The group aims to increase use of active freight cars by pressing prompt loading and unloading by shippers and consignees. Headquarters will be in Chicago with Arthur Hale of the Baltimore and Ohio as chairman of the executive committee.
Judge John F. Phillips in Kansas City permits an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from his ruling denying a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Myers. She faces death on January 10. Her lawyers hope the appeal delays execution about nine months.
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