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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
2
Two former Lyons citizens are now practicing medicine in Belfast Ireland. The note highlights the migration of local professionals abroad and marks the spread of Nebraska trained doctors to Ireland.
Gov. Teller County under martial law, Gen. Sherman Bell pledges deportation for idle men and promises protection for workers. He accuses the Western Federation of Miners of lies and says only those who rely on talk, not work, must emigrate if Governor Peabody orders.
Butler county attorney Matt Miller returns from ten day trip to St Louis praising Nebraska exhibits and moving pictures. He notes 3000 to 3500 daily viewers and questions from crowds, saying visitors are more persuaded by visuals than words about Nebraska great fields and crops.
The national World’s Fair commission sent President Roosevelt and the secretary of the treasury the exposition company’s April financial statement. It shows a March 31 cash balance of 1 047 627 dollars and an April 30 balance of 1 451 277 dollars. Total receipts through April 20 were 15 178 326 dollars and total disbursements 13 727 049 dollars.
A small blaze starting in a jewelry store at Cisson California grew into a general conflagration that wiped out the town’s main portion. Loss estimated at 300000 dollars with little insurance. Schuler & Knox face 65000 and the Shasta Box and Merchandise Co. 60000 in the heaviest individual losses. Other losses range from 5000 to 8000 dollars.
State Superintendent Fowler notes that the 1903 levies will likely drop despite higher assessed values as districts with heavy debt or low months of school seek more funds. Antelope county leads with 22 mills while Douglas county averages 7 mills. statewide average remains about 15 mills.
Charles D. Henderson Jr of Jersey City and Joseph M. W. Newton of Philadelphia represent George River of Marietta Ohio in a New Jersey chancellery suit in Trenton to dissolve Standard Oil Company alleging it is illegal and violates federal and state anti trust laws. The bill claims the Ohio unit is illegal and the New Jersey corporation is a holding company. it seeks dissolution and distribution to stockholders after paying secured debt, with a receiver sought for the process.
News from Plattsmouth reports the death of Samuel E. Hoffman a local printer. He died at a San Francisco hospital after briefly enrolling as a member of a medical union at St Barnardino prior to his passing.
Admiral Togo reports Japanese torpedo boat destroyers attacked the Russian force outside Port Arthur. Russian fleet including six battleships and fourteen destroyers planned a dash southward but suffered losses as torpedoes sank a battleship and disabled Sevastopol. Shirakumo suffered crew fatalities and wounds while Chigori, and destroyers 64 and 66 sustained minor damage.
Under the Kinkaid act effective June 28 at 9 a.m. every qualified head of family or age twenty one may take a 640 acre homestead, with widows eligible. The notice lists numerous county land offices and total acres withdrawn from entry under the irrigation act, highlighting Scotts Bluff Deuel McPherson and Lincoln counties.
Colonial Girl a five year old mare owned by Otto Stifel of St Louis and racing for C E Rowe Co won the world's fair handicap at a mile and a quarter. Hermis the eastern champion placed second three lengths back Moharib owned by Jno W Schorr finished six lengths behind. The track was fair and about six seconds slow. Prize money totaled forty one thousand five hundred dollars to the winner.
Secretary George D. Bennett completed certifying the new railroad valuations for assessment. The total assessed value of railroad property in Nebraska is 46,082,852.75, up from 27,077,353 the previous year and 26,588,612 in 1902. Lancaster leads in mileage and value, while Douglas, Cars, and Gage show lower lines. The figures are one-fifth of actual value and will influence county rates once audits are published.
Edward Delaney a bartender was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the theft of a $22 000 gold bar from the Pacific Express Company office in Detroit years ago. Justice Sellers discharged him and police urged dropping the charge as evidence did not warrant trial.
Irish Lad wins the $15,000 advance stakes at Sheepshead Bay New York driven to the limit in the final strides to claim a world record 2 17 3 4 for one and three-eighth miles. Ort Wells places second Bryn Wawr finishes third as crowd numbers rival Suburban day.
Mrs J B Bowles of Durham North Carolina reports long bed confinement with backache and gravel feared surgery. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she recovered enough to walk and work again. Free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box.
A brisk exchange unfolds as Blair bets his partner he can expose a would‑be trick via a telephone ruse. Central objects to eavesdropping while Algy brags about a costly overcoat bought from a pawnbroker, claiming it came from a prince, not a dealer.
A terse meditation notes death strikes the poor and the rich alike while contrasting how reporters accompany the wealthy and elites, whereas the poor often receive no such entourage. The comment frames mortality as universal and media attention as class biased.
In Roland Illinois June 27 a Baptist minister Rev Thos P Norman reports strong relief from diabetes after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims the pills cured the worst form of diabetes and notes early stages like backache and rheumatism also respond well, urging others with the disease to try the remedy.
A brief comic exchange features Weary Willie offering a ten cent show to a lady and the amused reply questioning the purpose of the performance. The street theater bit captures the vaudeville style of audience interaction.
The Defiance Starch Co offers 26 round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition with five winners from each of Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri. Entrants send in trade marks from a ten cent 16 ounce package received by September 1 1904. Winners notified by September 5th.
A Sears Roebuck & Co advertisement promotes high grade binder twine at low prices with guaranteed refund and hail insurance. It invites readers to mail the notice for a return contact and lists Chicago as the address.
Advertisement notes Mother Gray a nurse at a Children's Home in New York promotes her powder to cure feverishness and teething disorders. It claims to move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. Sold by druggists for 25 cents with a free sample. Address A. S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Housekeepers prefer Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming it is better and provides 4 oz more for the same money.
In a sharp portrait, the piece criticizes cheap boarding houses and the cynicism bred by such environments while noting life among tenants and the reputations of the people who run them. The author hints at broader social patterns without sensational detail.
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