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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
2
A masked gang robbed Credit Mutual in Moscow on Tinka Street securing 423 500. The long break in, quick vault access, and the leader’s precise layout knowledge point to an insider. Guards were bound. exit concealed by crowds as the crew vanished within minutes. Police traced alarm release twenty minutes later.
A severe March snowstorm in northeastern Colorado isolates up to twenty mines near Ouray and Culver, with six hundred miners cut off and as many as twenty feared dead. Rail lines from Durango to Alamosa suffer weeks of disruption as a two foot snow cover blankets the region.
Reports say Mr. Shonts may resign as chair of the Isthmian Canal Commission due to ill health from overwork. War department officials deny resignation talks, noting boils and grip have exhausted him. Secretary Taft ordered a two week rest, and Shonts has been staying at the seaside since June 8.
Mrs. John Morrison was shot in bed in Pottsville Pennsylvania by one of three masked burglars. The intruders woke the couple and forced Morrison to open a purse with money while a third robber kept Mrs. Morrison from raising an alarm. Authorities believe she recognized the assailant and was killed when her recognition was revealed.
At a New York conference, fifteen trustees of the New York Life Insurance finance committee during 1896 1900 and 1904 agreed to reimburse the company for political contributions totaling 148 000. Each trustee will pay about 10 000 from personal funds. The plan to pursue John A McCail estate was abandoned.
Caroline von Dem Busche a divorced wife of a German baron killed herself at Fort Leavenworth by shooting herself in the quarters of her son Second Lieutenant Carl Frederick von Dem Busche of the Eighteenth Infantry U S A. He is a cousin of Freiherr von Dem Busche Haddenhausen, the German envoy secretary in Washington. No motive beyond possible melancholy is known.
Mrs. Rachel Tennebaum swears to a complaint before Judge Cabanass accusing Frank J. Neil Mark Shaughnessy Timothy McGrath Wm Roche Thomas Burke James Kelly and John Robert Frane of killing Harry Tennebaum without malice during a glove contest on February 28 at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Robert Lb. Gregory a wholesale gro cer was nominated for mayor at the democratic convention in Kansas City Mo. The platform favors municipal ownership of all public utilities and states that no franchise shall be granted or extended without adequate compensation to the city.
A census bureau bulletin lists the complete 1905 cotton crop including linters and counts round bales as half bales. The total is 10,697,013 versus 13,697,310 in 1904 and 10,015,721 in 1903.
Gen John Milton Thayer pioneer and soldier former Nebraska governor died in Lincoln at eighty six after a long illness. He received a promotion for gallant services at Fort Donelson and Shiloh and led Nebraska troops in the Civil War. Funeral plans were in place with pallbearers named and more to be chosen.
Jury in Omaha finds O'Hearn guilty of murdering Nels Lausten on January 20 and sets death as the sentence after a brief deliberation. Court guards and officials attend a tightly controlled reading as O'Hearn is escorted away. His wife and mother react with distress. he is sent to the Lincoln penitentiary to await execution.
A mob of about seventy five men seized Ed Johnson from the Hamilton County jail in Chattanooga Tennessee and hanged him from a beam on the county bridge over the Tennessee River. The rope broke and bullets finished the job after the Supreme Court had granted a stay, with sheriffs and jailer confined to a bathroom until the capture.
John Redmond spoke to a St Patrick s day demonstration in Manchester England claiming Ireland has turned the corner and that past election records will not be reversed The Irish leader urged patience as nationalists would not plan a rising against the current government while pledges from the past are fulfilled by London
James Mallack a farmer five miles south of Indianola Neb reports fourteen cattle dead in one day from suspected cornstalk poisoning. An unusual number have died in various parts in recent days.
United States floating dry dock Dewey, heading for the naval station at Olongapo in the Philippines, arrived at Las Palmas Canary Islands last February and now sails in tow of colliers Brutus Caesar and Glacier with navy tug Potomac aboard. It will call at Gibraltar.
A charivari party near Loup City Nebraska aimed at the newly married Johnsons left Felix Kowelewoski with a serious shotgun wound to the arm. Doctors report the injury is severe but not life threatening and no danger to his life is presently anticipated.
A bold reporter describes what she calls a brave woman, venturing into the kitchen to interview the cooklady. The line between curiosity and courage is explored as she faces potential scrutiny and reveals kitchen dynamics.
An old advertisement proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful smarting feet and ingrown nails. It promises comfort, easier shoe wear, and relief from sweaty feet with a trial package free. Sold by all druggists, A S Olmsted of Le Roy New York endorses the remedy. It ends with a quip about absent mindedness in marriage.
Advertisement for Lewis Single Binder the famous straight cigarette a five-cent price and best quality claim from Lewis Factory Peoria Illinois urging customers to buy their product.
The practice of seeing off travelers at sea has declined among prominent people aged around fifty. Relatives and intimate friends are now the only ones expected to bid adieu, while others avoid such courtesies as impractical. Flowers are also scarce due to limited aboard storage, with large bouquets often unused or discarded.
A humorous exchange in which Mrs. Chugwater Josiah questions the meaning of a “senatorial time server” and Mr. Chugwater suggests he’s the man who winds the senate clock, dismissing the query as foolish.
A fragment quotes the saying Motto of the confidence man Watch and prey indicating a sly admonition about duplicitous schemes and manipulation. The line suggests a cautionary note on deceptive behavior in a historical context.
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo publishes a list of ingredients for his medicines including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. A free pamphlet explains native medicinal plants used and endorses Pierce’s remedies. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as laxative and regulator with a free Common Medical Adviser offer mailed on request.
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