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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
4
The Diller Record operates from Diller Nebraska with office in E L Look building rooms 4 and 5. Subscriptions run one year six months or three months in advance with prices, and advertising rates set at six cents per line per insertion. Published Fridays January 25 1907.
The piece contrasts the Brownsville battle with Juan Hill and warns of bomb throwing in society. It notes Standard Vil stock fell, Ottawa Herald hedges, and remarks the Indiana legislature opened with prayer with members joining in enthusiastically.
A local item notes ministers salaries to rise to 10000 dollars sparking talk. The piece then explains the phrase refers to foreign ministers and adds a quip from the Guide Rock News Letter about cement sidewalks being slippery in bad weather and very hard.
At the meeting in Lincoln last week President Peter Youngers Treasurer E Z Russell and Secretary W R Mellor were re elected. The State Fair will be held the first week in September as usual. The Treasurer's report showed a cash balance on hand of 37 406 12 dollars.
A newspaper writer arrives to cover a house fire. He asks for the lady of the house and learns she is out. When he inquires about the rest of the family, the maid says they are all out. The fire itself is confirmed as out by the maid.
Lincoln dispatch reports strong Nebraska legislature sentiment for a tipping ban. Three bills including a sweeping measure from the senate judiciary committee would criminalize accepting tips and accepting or offering gratuities for services, with fines from five to fifty dollars per offense. None of the judiciary committee members is currently boarding at local hotels.
A defense of building multiple large battleships yearly to maintain naval prowess. The author compares U S strength to other nations as of Jan 1 1907, argues for rapid construction, and links preparedness to peace and protection of coastlines and commerce. The piece warns against a one ship per congress policy as retrograde.
Municipal plants pay no taxes and reduce tax receipts. The piece argues that lost taxes are a hidden cost of municipal ownership, as taxes once paid by private utilities become charges against the public plant’s operation, harming city finances unless profits exceed the lost tax revenue. It compares dispossessing private service firms to losing rental income and tax payments.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger forecasts a major shakeup in the water department after an inspection of pumping stations reveals neglect and inefficiency. Officials admit serious conditions with machinery unable to meet full duty and repairs using defective material, a situation long known to council members.
Lakewood Ohio authorities billed the city 35 dollars yearly for street lighting from the municipal plant. Tax bills prompted citizens to hire expert accountants who found an annual cost of 129.56 dollars per year over seven years, despite moonlight level service. A private firm offers all night service for under half, but the lighting committee calls the experiment a partial success.
A Kirkwood dispatch says the municipal electric light plant failed and will shut down. Electricity will be bought from a private firm at one third the cost, with the city charging customers a price to cover street lighting debts, while users gain no extra benefit over gas or oil users.
The municipal bakeries at Catania in Italy failed with a 30000 deficit. A request for an 8000 loan was refused by a royal commission, leading to the closure of the institution as reported by Mr. Churchill the British consul at Palermo in United States Consular Reports.
A Washington Post account recalls how Jay Gould pressed the United States Express to share profits with the Erie railroad. Gould threatened to enter the express business, bought twenty four safes to prove his resolve, and then secured a favorable contract by showing he could use the safes in the partners’ future operations.
Vernon H. Cook files for divorce in Jefferson county Nebraska District Court on December 27 1906 alleging habitual drunkenness adultery with unnamed men and seeks legal dissolution. Respondent required to answer by March 11 1907. Plaintiff's attorney is Cons. Currox.
A New York philanthropic society planned a benefit in a theater with many prominent women as patronesses. Facing engraved announcement orders, the president sought advice from a woman who insisted on alphabetical arrangement. She argued that in New York society precedence is strictly alphabetical, regardless of wives’ achievements or titles.
A young man asks about his latest poem and Miss Cayenne compliments its traits. She notes the work shows industry and publication demonstrates moral courage, reflecting a Washington profile of literary endeavor.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County probate matter for Mary Elen Weigel deceased. Executors Eugene E. Weigel and Jenny Live seek final settlement and discharge. Hearing set for January 30 1907 at 1 PM in Fairbury County Court Room with notice by publication in the Ditter Revcorp weekly newspaper for three weeks.
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