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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
2
Thousands of Princeton residents and university students packed the town for a rare joint tribute as Woodrow Wilson left for the presidency. The departure followed twenty seven years of his residence in the historic town with broad cheers from townspeople and students alike.
Omaha reports fewer bodies found in the Dewey Hotel fire last Friday than feared. Fire Chief Salter says searches through the ruins have yielded three confirmed dead and about forty rescued or escaped, with no clear evidence of additional fatalities for now. Floyd Pryet of Temple, Texas, remains missing.
A half starved Omaha girl testified before a house committee on wage conditions, saying she eats one meal in two days to cover costs. She earns 83.50 dollars weekly and lost fifteen pounds in two weeks, noting she sometimes has one supper in two days.
President Wilson outlines a national mandate to use the Democratic party for a large and definite purpose. He notes a shift in government, calls for restoration of justice, and lists major reforms including tariff, banking, industrial policy, and protection of health and rights amid economic change.
About 3 000 to 4 900 Princeton residents lined Nassau street to the Wilson cottage after a day of mud and cheer. A brass band fireworks and cheers greeted the president elect as he stood on a box outside the portico to thank townsfolk and say goodbye prior to moving to the White House.
In Trenton on a drizzly Saturday morning Woodrow Wilson formally relinquished the governor’s office to Senator James Fielder at 11 30. Wilson arrived from New York, drove a one horse cab to the state house, and witnessed Fielder take oath as acting governor until the next elected successor assumes office.
The article argues Western Canada leads in development with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta offering vast cultivable lands. It highlights rising immigration, large wheat crops, favorable farming conditions, and American capital and settlers attracted by cheap lands and strong farming prospects.
Mr Wilson and Mrs Wilson called on President Taft and Mrs Taft as their departure from the capital neared. President-elect and Mrs Wilson were escorted to the White House by Col. Cosby with military aides present. The meeting lasted briefly before they returned to their hotel for a family dinner.
Texas Ranger sends greetings to the president elect and Mrs Wilsen. The message notes cordial congratulations and best wishes for the new administration and the state’s continued progress.
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