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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
2
Action of the leading transportation firm signals tariff changes likely to be followed by other Nebraska roads. The move could affect shipments, rates, and regional commerce as carriers adjust pricing strategies.
General Passenger Agent Wakeley of the Burlington announces a two-cent Nebraska rate will take effect via new tariffs, with preparations underway to apply the change by thaw. Other railroads may contest legality, but expect to match the Nebraska rate. Gerrit Fort of Union Pacific notes interstate rates require separate approval and may take about sixty days, with adjustments for Missouri River gateways and potential ICc actions.
Northwestern road says it will obey Nebraska's new two cent fare law while preserving right to contest later. other roads likewise reserved to challenge the measure if they choose.
Two disguised men held up a Missouri Pacific passenger train near Pittsburg Kansas at 7 20 p m. One man killed Lou Jeff a colored miner at camp 31 of Central Coal and Coke company while protesting. W L Westlake of Toledo Ohio was shot in the hand by a stray shot. Cash and a few watches and revolvers taken. Suspects described as dark complexioned, tall and slender, with false mustaches and goatees.
The March Century leads with Stephen’s article on Longfellow early homes in Maine. It highlights the Portland birthplace tenement, the Longfellow mansion public site by the Maine Historical Society, and Wadsworth Hall, the poet's boyhood farm. Drawings by Harry Fenn accompany the piece.
The New York Central fast mail from Chicago to New York derailed near Tivoli at an interlocking switch injuring ten people. The train had baggage and smoking cars, four sleepers, and a dining car. four rear cars derailed while the rest stayed on track.
A derailment caused freight cars to topple onto a siding near the Hudson river while passenger cars stayed upright. The wreck halted the train as the freight cars prevented a plunge into the river. Causes may involve a switch derailment or a broken journal. the locomotive pulled one third mile beyond the point before dragging end of the third car.
March 5 marked the opening of Russia’s douma amid a large Putilov era protest in St. Petersburg. Police clashed with students and workers as authorities deployed troops to guard streets and prevent a repeat of red Sunday. Demonstrators shouted slogans and urged support for parliament.
The president issues memoranda and signs proclamations creating or expanding thirty two forest reserves in western states. The action bypasses an agricultural bill provision that reserves be created only by Congress, aiming to preserve critical timber areas while Congress may later challenge the move.
The two cent fare bill sparks predicted retrenchment across Nebraska railroads. Burlington plans in Lincoln expect details soon, with possible work stoppages and reduced service. Union Pacific may halt double tracking west of Omaha as roads cut expenditures for 2–3 years.
Quote highlights the railroad’s stance that service depends on profitability, acknowledging public frustration but insisting operations must only run where the demand covers costs. The statement frames the dilemma as mutual, with the rail line eager to serve yet constrained by financial reality.
Charley Claffy, an employee of the Lincoln Ice and Cold Storage, was badly scalded while inside a boiler cleaning it. A fellow worker released steam without checking for anyone inside, but escaped serious burns and shut off the steam, saving Claffy.
I B Richards, car superintendent for the Northern Pacific at St. Paul, visiting Omaha, says there is no fuel famine in the northwest and that the movement of cars is under control.
Nebraska railroad workers were surprised by minimal telegraph line damage after a heavy sleet and snow storm. The Burlington reported a few broken poles near Crete and minor wire breaks near Harvard with several small outages, but no major disruptions.
Al Russell, owner of the Te Cumseh Neb nurseries, suffered a deep laceration to the back of his hand when a buzz saw blade caught his glove after he had turned off the power. Sixteen stitches were needed to close the wound. the blade did not sever the bone, and had the saw remained powered he could have lost the hand.
The Nebraska state fair board met in Lincoln to finish the premium lists with focus on the speed department. A committee was formed to study the department after a lengthy discussion. Hog stall requests reached 675 while 661 stalls are available. cattle stall demand is rising and larger than last year. Buildings will get paint, an addition, new closets, and an enlarged sewer system.
W. E. Dawson was arrested by Sheriff Phipps at Craig. He had a $40 overcoat belonging to Frank Salmon, a conductor on the M. & O. road. Salmon says the coat was taken from the way car of train No. 16 last Wednesday at Tekamah or Oakland.
The Dodge County Board of Supervisors reports the river has eroded seven feet toward Fremont since last summer when a new bridge span was added. A discussion meeting is called this week to plan adding a second span to the north approach.
Frederick G. Carlton a South Omaha delegate to Lincoln was found dead in his bed at Aunt Mrs. George F. Collins home at 2509 P Street. He reportedly felt a stitch after stepping from a car and later collapsed. a physician said he had been dead for hours with heart failure as probable cause.
Government detectives located W. A. Margraves, wealthy Rule ranchman linked to land grabbing scandals, in France after prior reports of his death by a runaway team last summer. Many Rule citizens doubt the claim of his discovery as the trial with other defendants looms.
William Alderman of near Elk Creek was cutting wood last Tuesday when his axe struck his thumb, leaving a gash along its length. No further injuries reported.
Charles Norman, a farmer four miles east of Oxford, is ill with a pronounced smallpox form and his home is quarantined. Near Mascott Mr. Coe and four children are also being treated, with additional nearby residents watched for symptoms.
Fred Neff, a mill worker at F.8 Johnson & Co. in Milford Nebraska, was caught in shafting at the elevator. His injuries are not yet known but are likely fatal.
O L Canfield of four miles east of Beaver City Nebraska reports his son James Canfield was found dead in San Pedro California bay with a bullet hole behind the left ear. No motive for the death is known. The youth had left home years ago and worked for the Southern Pacific railroad.
The bill known as H. R. No. 99 was amended by striking out a ban on automatic guns. The senate recently passed the measure with amendments, including a clause to bar automatic guns for hunters, but the provision was removed to avoid difference from pumps guns.
Mrs Isabelle Beecher Hooker’s will faces a contest by Katherine Burton Powers of Brookline Mass granddaughter of Mrs Hooker The bulk of about 70000 dollars goes to Dr Edward B Hooker of Hartford son of Mrs Hooker Mrs John C Day of New York daughter receives nothing citing provisions from her late husband’s estate as the reason
A London Field writer recalls spotting a 27 or 28 foot crocodile near 5 or 6 smaller crocodile guards. An old Cawnpore resident claims the mob resemble bodyguards that warn of danger to their overlord.
An old man with many losses and misfortunes pursued real enjoyment through wholesome recreation and humor. He chose happiness as a duty and kept his face to the sunlight, extracting as much joy as possible from life.
A 1907 advertisement invites readers to write truthful letters about coffee to Postum Cereal Co. Prizes crown top 5 with $10 gold, next 20 with $5, then 100 with $2, and 200 with $1. Contest ends June 1, 1907. judges are external.
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