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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
2
President Taft displays strong showing in Ohio as delegates meet in Columbus. Actions committee reports a majority recommendation to endorse Taft's administration, with a twelve to nine vote. The convention in Lincoln links Taft support to the party line.
United States Senator W S Kenyon of Fort Dodge was defeated by former Senator Lafayette Young of Des Moines by about 50 000 votes. The result reflects a wide swing in northern southern and eastern districts with Kenyon's call for Progressive alignment failing to gain traction in key counties.
More than 126 editors and their wives registered by late Monday at the state press association meeting in Lincoln. The attendance sets a record for the fortieth year of the association, surpassing last year's numbers and all prior recorded years.
A major blaze on Monday swept through Stamboul the Mohamadan section of Constantinople burning two thousand houses and several mosques. The fire cleared a wide lane from the walls of the old Sergalio palace grounds to Little Aya Mosque about three quarters of a mile.
The report notes 6,000 pounds of dynamite used without result after two weeks of dry weather across north Texas. Crops suffer, cotton especially shows signs of stress while other fields remain impacted by the drought conditions.
San Francisco endured its hottest Sunday in three years with noon readings near 98 degrees. The heat extended to the Central Valley where Fresno reached 106 degrees, making this among the highest temperatures recorded by the weather bureau.
The Henry Texas proposal to move Congress to meet on the second Tuesday of January each year sparked six hours of discussion in the house on Saturday. A constitutional amendment would enshrine the new date but the plan remained under consideration after adjournment.
A fragmentary report from North Yakima Washington notes the death of Philip O Par, one of the Wright aviators, who waved and smiled as he plunged to his death. A witness described the scene with vague details and a crowd watching.
A pilot leaped into flight amid a gusty west wind Saturday afternoon. Three minutes later his broken body was recovered from the wreckage of his biplane in an apple orchard in the Moxee valley two miles from the start. The exact cause of the disaster may never be known.
Havana reports General Estenez, leading 800 insurgents, captured and burned La Maya on the Cuba railroad branch near Santiago. A regular column under Major Sanguily occupied Lamaya for days but sent troops out after the insurgents.
A player was struck in the abdomen by a hard basketball during a game. Medical staff provided immediate assessment and treatment on site. Further details on condition and prognosis were not disclosed.
Several thousand Porto Rico inhabitants are stateless after thirteen years as Congress weighs a bill to grant citizenship. The measure, already passed by the House, sits in the Senate committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico awaiting action.
New York report notes Senator Crane is awaiting action from the upper legislative branch of Congress regarding the addition of 1,000. The brief mentions pending approval and legislative scrutiny at the federal level.
Frontline units in Oriente province, near Guantanamo San Luis and Santiago, halt as main body weakens. General Monteaguedo, from Santiago with 1500 reinforcements, delays advance to rest troops and plan attack. insurgents hold impregnable positions echoing earlier fights in Cuba. In the U.S. scene, Clark leads Wilson Harmon in a New Era vote tally at the northern Baptist convention in St Paul as freight handlers drift from strike.
The Washington Congress marked Memorial Day by passing the annual observance measure amid ceremonies and formal votes. Key officials and lawmakers participated in the session, underscoring national remembrance and legislative approval.
Complete tabulation in the Democratic primary reports Governor Harmon with 100,090 votes and Governor Wilson 89,116 in Columbus. Harmon leads by 10,983. Colonel William J. Bryan has 2,490 votes, one more than Champ Clark, with final tallies pending official tabulation.
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Martins bill to create a national game preserve for buffalo and elk passes the House as an amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill. It carries a $32,000 appropriation for fencing and water supply improvements.
A vintage advertisement claims Doan’s arthritis relief reduces back and joint pain. It promotes a fifty cent price, a Foster Milburn Co. distribution in Buffalo New York, and a testimonial about passing stones as a sign of recovery.
A collage of quotations and ad lines appears, including remarks on queer topics, theatergoers, Paxtine Antiseptic, and jokes about ball games. Miscellaneous brands and literary lines mix with medical syrups and motivational maxims, reflecting a scattered 19th century newspaper page.
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