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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
6
A granddaughter of Bismarck proposes to marry the man she loves, causing a stir in European society. Sir Wilfrid Laurier faces troubles but is better off than Mr. Asquith, who must deal with suffragettes camped on his doorstep.
President Castro faces a stubborn bubonics outbreak in Venestela. Officials consider intensified sanitary measures to defeat the visitor and protect public health.
Old square pianos lose value as dealers reject them for trade in new instruments. They are heavy and awkward to store, earning the nickname Ichabod as their era wanes.
M. Tournay, a Belgian engineer, is commissioned by the committee for the international exhibition at Brussels in 1910 to build a tower at Ixelles far taller than the Eiffel. The project is estimated to cost 240000 dollars.
Visitors at a Paris hotel awoke to missing footwear with a single boot left behind bearing the message Not good enough for me. The incident suggests a deliberate theft by a lone burglar targeting guest items.
A chapel bell presented to Tufts is noted as a beautiful gift. The piece remarks that college chapel bells now attract more devout listening than in earlier days when student attendance at religious exercises was more compulsory.
The passage notes a man taking a pretty girl to a baseball game and spending two hours trying to explain political differences. The tone is observational and dated with unclear context and partial phrases.
The text notes doubt about the near term availability of coal despite other natural wealth being present and to be tested. It hints at lingering uncertainty and possible supply concerns affecting broader resource prospects.
C E Bradley attaches a two horse power gas engine to his harvester to run the binder, leaving only the weight of the machine for horses to pull. He says the invention could save Nebraska farmers thousands of dollars. Bradley farms six to ten miles northwest of Fremont on the Platte bottom, where recent rains leave fields wet and soggy, hindering the binder’s work.
The district court sentenced Shumway to death for murder in the perpetration of a robbery. Chief Justice Barnes wrote the opinion finding no ground for reversal and the evidence most convincing. Shumway, a former farm hand, fled to Kansas before capture and trial.
The battleships Maine and Alabama leading the fleet arrive in Manila during their world cruise. The Chicago health department starts a drive to reduce infant mortality with 75 physicians deployed to care for babies. A Kearsarge boiler accident at Honolulu injures five crew members.
Mr Bradley devised a plan to attach an engine to run the machinery while the team pulled the binder through a flooded field. The improvised setup enabled cutting grain standing in water six inches deep.
The Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company of Beatrice distributed 4720.56 in semiannual dividends to employees as part of a longstanding profit-sharing plan. Total distributed in the past year reached 9441.12 with an additional death benefit of 375 set aside for families, subject to limits. Eligibility requires two years of continuous service and sobriety from excessive alcohol use.
Bryen and Taft urged to attend as the Epworth Assembly gains popularity in Nebraska drawing large throngs to annual sessions. Mentions LaFollette Russell Bricencer George W. Bain Governor J. Frank Hanly and others, though details are unclear.
The Supreme Court closes by noting the jury imposed the death penalty and after careful review finds no reversible error. The evidence is convincing, the defendant had a fair trial by an impartial jury, and the record supports the verdict.
Burlington brakeman Ford died from injuries after being crushed between cars and a rock wall at Louisville quarries on Wednesday. He formerly worked in station service at Roca and recently joined train service. He was en route to Lincoln when the accident occurred.
Union Pacific freight No 69 known as the Grand Island train was departing Columbus when a wheel can on the car caught fire. Officials attributed the blaze to spontaneous combustion. A switch engine hauling the wreck sustained heavy scorching while the crew avoided broader damage.
An old settlers reunion is slated for Union on August 14 with programs outlined. Organizers invite former residents to attend and participate in the event.
T B Knox brother of Senator Knox of Pennsylvania dies in Los Angeles. J E B F McGee of Independence Kansas dies in Barnesville Oklahoma. Admiral Rojestvensky of the Russian fleet dies in Bad Mayheim Germany from heart disease linked to battle injuries. President Taft delivered a principal address at a courthouse dedication and is in serious condition. Mrs Mary Holliday of the Holliday family, connected to the Santa Fe railroad, dies in Topeka. William Walker of New Britain is also noted in the report.
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