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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
2
The Supreme Court unan imously approves the 1908 employers liability law replacing the fellow servant doctrine. It marks a pivot in labor law by making employers liable for an employee’s negligence to an interstate worker, reducing contributory negligence and freeing workers from assumed risk in many situations.
Discussion on emperor abdication continues without a decision. Divergent court advice halts progress while Wu Ting Fang disclaims responsibility. Imperial suppression labeled warfare. Captain Sowerby's relief party reaches Ho-Nan with nineteen from San-Fu amid abdication delay and retirement terms under Republican offers.
The Kan Su imperial army advances to within sixty miles of Gian Fu after heavy fighting. Shen Si province is in turmoil with numerous towns looted and deserted. Rebels reportedly massacred about 10 000 Manchus in Shen Si, according to dispatches.
A 25 year romance from Union Nebraska culminated in a Seattle wedding. Harry R. Wills chief clerk at the Great Northern docks married Harriet Pollard Barnum at the bride’s sister Mrs Harvey B Shotwell home. Both had remarried after losses before finding each other again.
Dr. Charlies A. Bundeen of Denver has been knighted with the order of Vasa by King Gustave of Sweden for work related to establishing a national home for Swedish consumptives in Colorado.
Paraguayan revolutionists seize President Liberato Rojas and force him from power. The city garrison remains neutral as events unfold.
Washington report notes about 15 percent of savings bank deposits come from married women. article discusses wives as steady fund holders and their role in family finances amid prevailing economic trends.
The Manchu princes resolved to advise the throne to retire to Jehol, 120 miles northwest of Peking, raising fears of a possible capital shift to Nanking and foreign intervention. A patriotic fund for the suppression campaign reached about 850,000 taels. Dr Wa Ting Fang telegraphed Premier Yuan Shikai proposing a twelve day armistice extension.
Detective William J. Burns is released from charges of kidnapping labor leader John J. McNamara. A federal judge dismisses all indictments and praises Burns for rendering a service to his country, noting he would apologize if the court had any role in his arrest in Indianapolis last April.
A family lessons schedule leads to a dramatic kitchen confrontation when a porch intruder begs for police assistance. The evening headline proclaims Nervy Children Capture Desperate Burglar, highlighting the burglar’s plea and the family’s swift response.
A vintage ad touts Cream of Rye as a healthful breakfast option for energy and lower living costs. It promises a Free Silver Spoon in every package and urges readers to ask their grocer for a package.
A punny exchange asks why Gamps failed in his bed making business. The reply notes his downfall was sympathy for the work and therefore he lay down on the job.
An old advertisement notes Cole’s Carboli salve claims to stop pain from burns or cuts. It cites J. Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin as the supplier.
Dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal depicts a man rushing to find a gift for his wife. The fragment mentions offers and a sense of urgency amid a chilly setting.
Washington reports Senator Lodge’s arbitration treaty resolution as explanatory and not changing the president’s negotiated treaty. Senator Brown notes public sentiment shifted senators toward ratification, with Lodge’s opposition softened by additional sentences that clarify the situation.
Berlin reports a strong socialist gains in the empire wide elections with early returns showing four conservatives elected, thirty nine centrists, two liberals, no radicals, thirty eight socialists and one Dane.
About 250 men, warned of constant danger, proceeded into the Equitable Life building’s skeleton understructure on a Friday. They sought wages to shore up the ailing enterprise and access its vaults holding $2,000,000 in securities.
Discharge of 1100 census clerks due to budget cuts will not halt the thirteenth decennial census work. Director Durands reports to Secretary Nagel that completion of many subjects by June for publication remains unlikely.
Washington report says Nebraska's delegation will hold a conference within ten days to outline proposed amendments to the reclamation service law. Western water users seek a twenty year repayment term, and the delegation is likely to support extending the term.
A collage of aphorisms and lines from 1911 era chatter. The excerpt blends ironic maxims about marriage fame and personal assurance with ads and weathered proverb style. It notes a projected fire loss of 200 million dollars for 1911 in the United States and Canada.
Grand Island Nebraska report says Sheriff James Dunkel of Chicago was killed after being struck by a train during a patrol. Pat Crowe, described as a kidnapper, is named in connection to the incident.
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