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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
6
A string of short quips notes January talk on pet shows, typo gaffes, egg storage, and a list of varied topics. It mentions a Chicago opera in English, high school commercial courses, education dangers, a Denver surgeon with appendicitis, and U S foreign trade value, with sly references to aviation and Russia as a market for typewriters and razors.
A strong movement favors performing grand opera in English despite critics who say it hinders refined conversation. The discussion highlights tastes in vocal works and the push for accessibility in concert settings.
A Boston woman proposes a five dollar tax on bachelors to encourage marriage yet doubts any man would value her so cheaply to wed for a mere sum. The idea reflects social humor and gender norms of the period.
Harvard astronomers report a newly discovered star that garners limited attention from students, with little campus buzz despite scientific significance. The item notes the contrast between scientific discovery and student interest.
A jurist remarks that Chicago is a burglar’s paradise. He adds that aside from a few defects it is a good place to live if one is not particular.
Europe weighs Tolstoi declared insane though debate continues over his influence. The remark suggests that more of such controversial impairment might help Europe feel less restrained.
The writer cautions that if the trend of tight trousers and padress coats becomes common it will make many men look less imposing and diminish their appearance.
A Chicago woman claims she rode all night on guest cars to cure a headache and used the tale as an excuse for people who stay out until the wee hours, presenting a novel rationale for late-night behavior.
A Nebraskan report describes D J Quillan posing as a theater actor who borrowed four dollars from the Knights of Columbus in North Platte and later sent back a thousand plus with a note claiming the loan was used for the order. In Grant an auto garage explosion shattered glass and wreckage but left Frank Yenne uninjured with only a hair singe.
Local horsemen met to push a racing circuit in this region and other north of the Platte cities. Participants from Shelton and Aurora attended as enthusiasts secured a twenty acre tract just north of Grand Island. Plans include eventual county fair features linked to the racing events.
The Neligh Booster Club advocates moving the state capital to Neligh. Resolutions call boosting the cash bonus from 250000 to 400000 and providing light heat and water for 100 years for performance of contract.
Humboldt Commercial club restructured. Platte Lodge I O O F marked 50th anniversary in Plattsmouth. Nick Rastick of Columbus killed by a train. Peru council orders Sunday business closures. Bassett wolf hunt covers 175 square miles with women participating. John Carlson injured at Burlington shops Plattsmouth. Fremont butcher John Beck killed in a shooting incident. Rev Moodie leaves Wisner Church for Blair. Relatives of John Beck sought without success. Burglary at W J Burger Son Doniphan through a basement entrance. Jefferson County collects first inheritance tax from Mrs George Galbraith 223.27. Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association meets at Minden led by President Henry Wallace.
The house completes amending the initiative and referendum bill and orders engrossment for third reading. The amended bill mirrors the senate version with two key differences a 15 percent petition threshold for constitutional amendments and a 35 percent voting requirement for passage with certain statutes excluded. The senate bill requires 35 percent for both statutes and amendments.
After spirited discussion the senate placed Volpp's measure on its third reading list. The bill would disfranchise students in the school town if they receive any support from home, targeting university students able to influence local affairs according to Senator Tibbetts.
The debate centers on a bill claiming students deserve different treatment in voting. Supporters include Albert, Banning, Bartling, Buhrman, Horton, Jansen, Kohl, Morehead, Pickens, Placek, Reagan, Smith, Talcott, Tanner, Tibbets, Walpo, Wilcox. Opponents listed include Robinson, Brown, Coddeal, Cox of Kearney, Cox of Hamilton, Hoakland, Kemp, Lee, M.Grew, Ollis, Reynolds, Selleck, Skiles, Smith of Fillmore, Varner.
Democrats of the senate and house held a caucus tonight to back all platform pledges. Senators Tibbetts Albert and Placek and Representatives Quackenbush Morarity and Groseman will push bills that carry out the pledges and advance them swiftly toward passage.
Authorities pursue renewed probe into alleged fraud after ambiguities in poll book documents and payment records emerge, triggering a review of submitted ballots and related paperwork. Assistance from election officials and investigators seeks to determine if irregularities affected results.
President Taft insists on an honest vote on the Canadian reciprocity bill and will not be deterred from calling an extra session. He seeks a decisive, merit based test, deferring to Republicans to name the convening day while urging leaders to report their views. Efforts to secure votes from reciprocity supporters oppose delaying tactics.
Lawton Oklahoma reports that Quanah Parker high chief of the Comanches died Thursday from poison given by Cheyenne medicine men, not pneumonia as white doctors stated. Comanche medicine men plan to send White Parker, son of the late chief, to the Cheyennes to investigate.
Washington orders to national forest heads direct rapid extermination of wild animals and beasts of prey in the Black Hills forest to reduce losses for stockmen and ranchers, with wax ball poisons noted as method.
Detectives from the Welle Fargo Express company investigate a robbery on a through express train. Seals were broken at New York, and packages were stolen after the train reached Chicago. Officials say the stolen goods contained no money.
Washington reports from American Consul Wood that about 13,000 Jews in Tripoli, one third of the city’s population, face desperate need of food and clothing as they crowd into a cholera infected quarter. The warning stresses urgent humanitarian relief.
Postmistress Joseph at Fuller in a coal camp reports a robbery by two men from Pittenburg Kas Mra Gus. They allegedly stole ten thousand dollars then, with a later claim of sixteen thousand dollars robbed in a separate incident nearby.
An incomplete advertisement from Morton's Gap Kentucky promotes Lydia Pinkham's Compound as a cure for backache and female weakness. The text urges readers to write for a special offer and claims relief by addressing the root cause.
A woman worries she will not arrive in time for a local bargain sale, highlighting the urgency and crowded nature of the event. Her concern centers on securing discounted items before stock runs out.
Advertisement note offers two cent samples of Gold cards with five samples, mentioning Motto Post and ros Soi Club at 731 Jackson Street Topeka. It reads as a mail order call to request samples and promotes card beauty and colors.
Miss Anna J. AlHebach is the first woman to be elected a Mennonite minister in the nation though two women in Hobland act in that role. She leads the New York University Philosophical Society and was ordained January 15 in Philadelphia.
Fragmentary diary like scene shows Mabel addressing John with affection while he agrees to write to someone. He promises to return home soon, with a brief, uncertain exchange hinting at a housebound moment. The passage is a damaged example from Harper's Weekly.
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