Ship Lost Off Irish Coast Ends in Loss
A vessel named Irish Coast encountered a fatal disaster when it went down along the Irish coast. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities confirm the incident and search for survivors.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
2
Viknor Lost With All Hands Off Ireland
The British armed merchant vessel Viknor is declared lost off Ireland with all officers and men. The loss is believed due to foundering or hitting a mine as wreckage washed ashore on the north coast amid severe weather. Andrew Morrissey sworn in as chief justice of Nebraska Supreme Court to fill Judge Hollenbeck’s vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mored
Viknor
Ireland
Admiralty
Morrissey Named Chief Justice and Lincoln Political Moves
Andrew M. Morrissey will serve as chief justice immediately and until after the 1916 general election. He was born in Livonia New York and moved to Nebraska in 1891, working in Dawes County clerk’s office, then practicing law in Valentine. He served as Cherry County attorney in 1898, moved to Lincoln in 1911, ran for attorney general in 1912, lost, then became private secretary to Governor Morehead, and later deputy attorney general before his chief justice appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrissey
Andrew M. Morrissey
Livonnia
New York
Nebraska
Dawes County
Valentine
Cherry County
Lincoln
Morehead
Willis E. Reed
United States moves to secure Central American interests
Washington advances a new treaty with Costa Rica to compensate for canal route rights while negotiating with Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to buy a naval base at Fonesca Bay. Secretary Bryan may visit Central America after the Panama Canal opening in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Costa Rica
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Bay of Fonesca
Washington Administration
Bryan
Panama Canal
Wilson Opens First Transcontinental Telephone Link
President Wilson inaugurated the first trans continental telephone system by addressing President Moore of the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Also on the wire were Alexander Graham Bell and AT&T President Vail, congratulating on the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
President Moore
San Francisco
Moore
Alexander Graham Bell
President Vail
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Washington Doings: Senate Actions and House Measures
Senate report on ocean shipping by McAdoo and Redfield. Root attacks ship bill. Philippine changes to self government preamble. House bills on West Point cadets doubling, Pan American bank, war tax repeal, Alaskan seal laws, and private pension bills. Recess 5 to 8 pm. House debate on agricultural appropriation. Flood Pan American finance joint resolution. Opium regulation in China reported favorably. Adjourned 5:37 pm with Bremner eulogies planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
McAdoo
Redfield
Root
Philippine Committee
District of Columbia
United States
Helm
Kentucky
Britton
Illinois
Palmer
Pennsylvania
House
Flood
China
Morman
Mann
Bremner
New Jersey
Nebraska Irrigation Rights Face Loss If Supreme Court Favors Colorado Wyoming
Nebraska's western irrigated lands could lose water access as Colorado and Wyoming argue state ownership of all water in their streams. A pending Supreme Court decision could deem North Platte South Platte and Republican rivers under state control, risking ruination for Nebraska farmers. The Western Nebraska irrigation association urges swift action by the governor and attorney general to defend Nebraska rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
United States Supreme Court
Colorado
Wyoming
North Platte
South Platte
Republican
Western Nebraska Irrigation Association
Army appropriation bill passes House for 101 million
Washington two days of debate on national defenses ended as the House approved the army appropriation bill without roll call. The measure provides 101 million for all army branches for the coming fiscal year, including 300 thousand for twenty five airships and 50 thousand for an armored motor car. A motion to commit with a report adding 1 million for aviation was defeated 253 to 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Washington
House
Gardner
Massachusetts
German Surprise Frustrated by British Patrols Sinking of Bluecher
A German squadron attempting a Scarborough style raid was driven off by a British patrol on Sunday. The armored cruiser Blucher was sunk, two German battle cruisers were seriously damaged, and only minor British injuries were reported. A destroyer battle occurred with unclear results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scarborough
Hartlepools
Arguments on Immigration Bill at White House
President Wilson heard three hours of appeals from about 500 labor leaders publicists social workers students and others urging either approval or veto of the immigration bill The main contention centered on the literacy test proposed to judge immigrant fitness for U S citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
East Room
White House
United States
Population poised to top hundred million in 1930s estimate
Washington reports two official forecasts for the U S population reaching one hundred million. Census geographer C D Sloane projects 100,000,059 by April 2 while Treasury actuary J S McCoy estimates 100,016,000 on February 1 with the milestone hit January 27 or 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
C. D. Sloane
Census Bureau
J.S. McCoy
Treasury Department
Alabama to Be Day State Prohibition Law Passed
Alabama will become a prohibition state on July 1 after Governor Henderson vetoed related bills and asked a special election. Both houses overruled him, passing the measures by large margins. the house vote was 72 to 20 and the senate 24 to 10 on repassage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Henderson
House
Senate
Senate at Eleven A M Debates Ship Bill Amid Speeches
The Senate met at 11 a m with Republican senators speaking against the administration ship bill. The House also convened at 11 a m and discussion continued on the army appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate fights over shipping bill and defense funding
The Senate Republicans pressed the administration shipping bill while work on the rivers and harbors bill began in commerce. Senator Martine failed to advance a proposal prohibiting armed guards by corporations. An urgent deficiency bill passed reimbursing owners for cattle slaughtered in the foot and mouth disease campaign. The House debated the army bill and approved a Niagara river bridge project at Lewiston. A Democratic caucus for February 4 was called to organize the Sixty fourth Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tee
Martine
House
Niagara River
Lewiston
Chicago Jobs Report Shows 100000 Idle In Winter
The public welfare commission to Mayor Harrison reports one hundred thousand Chicagoans out of work this winter. Excludes drifting idle population. 248 firms submitted statements. most cited business depressions as the reason. Fourteen firms reported more employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nebraska agriculture acts for economy with salary cuts
In Lincoln Nebraska heavy rain sparked budget scrutiny as the state act of agriculture moves to cut costs. The premium list revision committee urged clerks salary reductions while Secretary W R Mellor opposed and proposed pay cuts for all members to four dollars a day plus rail fare while on duty. The boards managers salaries were eliminated and all officials shifted to a four dollar daily rate during employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Une
Nebraska
Nebraska Population Up and Revenue Per Capita Rises
Nebraska's 1913 per capita revenue stood at 3.05 dollars per person, ranking 14th from the bottom among states. During 1903–1913 the population grew 11.5 percent while per capita revenue rose 66 percent, and per capita government cost reached 2.70 dollars, up 39 percent since 1903. Nine states had lower per capita costs in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Union
Railroads Seek Higher Fare Law In Nebraska
Railroads in Nebraska plan a legislative push to raise the fare from 2 to 3 cents per mile. Attorneys for the railroads have drafted a bill and will circulate petitions statewide. The railway commission says it cannot raise the fare without explicit legislative authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Railway Commission
Oklahoma Representative Proposes Extra Session for Rural Credits
In Washington a resolution to call an extra session of Congress to consider rural credits legislation was offered in the House by Representative Dick T. Morgan of Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Dick T. Morgan
Oklahoma
First Sky Battle In History Along the Dunkirk Coast
A fleet of twelve to thirteen German airplanes mounted air radars attacked Dunkirk on Friday in what historians call the first great aerial battle in world history. British and French aviators rose to clash at a dizzy height along the Belgian French seacoast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dunkirk
Thoughts and Words in a Witty Exchange
A loquacious speaker vows to think before speaking while Miss Cayenne counters that he must think more to conjure so many different ways to say the same idea. The exchange showcases quick banter and verbal wit between two characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Cascarets Claim Quick Relief for Bilious Headache
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for biliousness headaches and digestive ills. It claims the product cleanses stomach and bowels while you sleep, removing undigested food and poisons for a morning head clear and regular liver function.
A Counterfeit Smile Starts at the Lips Not the Heart
A proverb notes that a fake smile reveals vanity rather than genuine feeling, suggesting true emotion arises from the heart not the lips.
A Handsome Woman Mirrors Vanity in Reflection
A witty characterization notes that true beauty is tied to vanity, as a handsome woman is defined by how her mirror reinforces self-admiration. The line plays on appearances and self-perception with a sharp, social edge.
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