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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
3
London reports a global drive to assist Jews amid war pressure. Parliament adjourned after McKenna’s first reading of a blank-check bill potentially up to one billion pounds. State notices include new appointments, county levy plans, insurer licensing, and farm labor needs in Jefferson County.
The authorization allows spending a substantial war-related amount but provides no method or details for how the funds will be raised, leaving financing unresolved. The text notes the gap between approving expenditure and ensuring a concrete revenue mechanism.
German foreign office experts begin drafting the response to the American note on submarine warfare. A first draft should be completed by week’s end and, after internal review, likely sent to Emperor William at headquarters for final approval next week.
A nationwide Jewish emancipation committee formed in New York, with Champ Clark elected president. The drive seeks global relief for Jews, especially in war-torn Europe, gathering letters of support from governors, college leaders, and lawmakers for Henry Green, the secretary. Elsewhere in Farnam Nebraska a seven to eleven inch hail stone storm damaged crops, livestock, and buildings after a long electrical tempest.
In Atlanta a crowd of hundreds gathers at Peachtree Road near the governor’s home, barred with barbed wire as country police clash with demonstrators. Governor Slayton calls out the militia for protection after Leo M. Frank’s death sentence commutation triggers protests.
Govern or Morehead must appoint a third member to the state prison board and advisory pardons board. The State Board of Assessment plans to sue express companies for 19.90 under the 1913 Smith tax, with W. H. Smith leading the bill. Office clerks handle a flood of occupation tax mail as Milburn and Anselmo Tele phon e Company gains rate relief.
Sixteen rural districts in Chase county, with a school population of 138 and an area of 120 square miles, approve consolidation to build and operate a single high school. The district has one post office in Lamar, a small trading point off the railroad.
Following Attorney General Reed's opinion, the state normal board is likely to repeal the October 1918 rule that removed principals from business control. The change would return business power to the principals while keeping educational duties intact.
Adjutant General Hall shifts the national annual school of instruction for Nebraska national guard officers from Capital Beach to the state fair grounds. The aviation school led by Captain Shafer will run at the fair grounds June 20 to 26, teaching guardsmen to operate bi planes.
Adjutant General Hall orders a six day officers camp at Lincoln state fairgrounds from June 20 to 26 with 125 officers, six regular army instructors led by Major L S Upton, observer Adjutant General present. Pay denied for four day minimum, includes NCOs and officers from colonel to lieutenant. Three courses target seasoned officers, new attendees, and non commissioned personnel.
Secretary Paine of the State Historical Society found a buyer in Charles N. Dietz of Omaha for the water color of the city in 1869. Dietz, a frequent donor to the Omaha Public Library, may present the painting to the institution. Albert Berthel of London offered the work to the society a few weeks ago for slightly over three pounds, but finances prevented immediate action.
National Saengerfest in Omaha July 21 to 24. State tennis meet in Lincoln during the week of July 26. N N Go camp instruction at State Fair Grounds Lincoln July 20 to 26.
Mrs. Dora Hild of near Murray was bitten on the hand by a pet cat she believed healthy. The cat later died after showing foaming at the mouth, and Mrs. Hild traveled to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment. Neighbors urged sending the head to Lincoln for rabies testing, but the time since death made confirmation impossible.
A large limb fell across power lines near a horse by a fence in Plattsmouth, severing the animal’s head and triggering a live-wire situation. The wire ends lodged on the fence and completed a circuit, allowing the lights to continue. Workmen found the dead horse and broken wire upon inspection.
The former governor’s Osceola dwelling and farm were sold by referee J. W. Fillman to W. S. Heitzman for 263.25 dollars per acre to settle with heirs. The property lies just south of the city limits and is one of the county’s best farms. many people attended the sale hoping for favorable terms.
Robert Dean narrowly escaped death when his car backed off a bridge over the South Platte River. The vehicle fell fifteen feet into the water. A following motor party pulled him from beneath the car where he was pinned, leaving him with severe bruises.
Joseph Layton was shot dead while seated at a table reading with his father-in-law. An unseen assailant fired through a window, the large fiber steel jacketed bullet entering the base of the skull behind the right ear and exiting near the left eye.
Fremont officials refused licenses to three carnival companies within a week. Following condemnations by the Methodist church board the commercial club and others, no more carnival permits will be issued. City officials are commended for their stand.
A blaze at the Henry Edmond farm near Hickman destroyed a barn and killed six horses. Firefighters battled the flames but the animals could not be saved. Authorities investigated the cause of the fire.
The essay argues that relations with God evolve from fear to trust to love, culminating in unity as man and the Father are one. God remains constant while human understanding grows through life’s tasks, leading toward higher consciousness and selfhood. The second piece recounts a kitchen encounter with a grocer’s delivery boy, as a wife fears a robber, while the bill totals $1.87.
A man believes a claim solely because his grandfather said it. He shows credulity by accepting the assertion without independent evidence or verification.
A young woman proudly declares her commencement essay is properly profound and dignified. She tests it by reading to her father, who admits he did not understand a single word.
The quoted exchange hints at earning from soil work and finding pay dirt during prom night activities. The dialogue framing suggests a humorous fortune in digging, with no specific person or place named.
A snippet features a dialogue on money and trouble. One speaker muses that money is trouble and the other suggests that people like borrowing trouble, implying a wary view of finances and risk.
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