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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
6
Missouri Pacific northbound train was held up near Nowata Oklahoma south of Coffeyville Kansas. Bandits blew open the express car safe and rifled registered mail and valuables worth thousands. The crew were forced to abandon the cab and hide as the thieves operated.
Levi Naftager millionaire and bank president must serve 15 months in Leavenworth for acting as a fence for post office robbers. A $5 000 fine is imposed alongside the prison term. Frank Burt, former Wichita police chief, gets 1 year and a $1 000 fine for testifying. Callahan receives five years and $1 000 fine, while Edward Earl and Ray Templetor get five years and $100 fines each. Naftzger and Callahan appealed.
A massive blaze at the Triangle Waist factory on 23 Washington Place kills 141 to 148 people, mostly girls from the East Side. Most victims die on the eighth to tenth floors. many leap to escape, and dozens are crushed in elevator shafts. Firefighters respond quickly but the disaster leaves a devastated scene and a property loss near $100,000.
Eight killed and more than a dozen injured when Atlantic Coast Line Dixie Flyer, running Chicago to Jacksonville, plunged from a trestle into the Alapaha River 18 miles east of Tifton Georgia after an engine axle snapped. Express, baggage, two day coaches and one Pullman wrecked in the stream.
London reports private cables from Far East representatives noting business houses expect a tariff or price rise soon. They claim costs may jump from five to ten percent as tensions threaten trade and stability.
The California legislature supports calling a constitutional convention to adopt an amendment for direct state election of U.S. senators. The Sanford resolution passed the Senate on March 18 after introduction March 6 and cleared the Assembly unanimous vote of 57 to 0, with 33 states now on record in favor.
Kansas City officials of the Santa Fe passenger department launched a campaign to boost courtesy among railroad workers, deeming polite conduct the best kind of dividend for the line.
Senator A. B. Cummins addressed about 400 Grant club members in Des Moines opposing the Canadian reciprocity treaty. He argued Taft called an extra session to consider it and urged substantial amendments to the agreement.
President Taft’s communication to Governor Johnson has quelled proposed anti Japanese laws in Sacramento California, restoring a calm political climate. The intervention aims to ease regional tensions and keep legislative efforts focused on other issues.
The Illinois Central railroad laid off all telegraph operators at relay stations and Memphis headquarters as trains run by telephone. South to New Orleans, the system operates without telegraph. A two week referendum among telegraphers seeks a strike decision, signaling a system wide demonstration.
Berlin reports two German scientists Dr Leimbach and Dr Loewy have applied wireless telegraphy for underground communication. Messages were sent between potash mines in the North Harz at 1600 feet depth over nearly a mile and a half, arriving clearly. They believe much greater distances are feasible, noting the potential utility in mine disasters.
The State Department ordered its consular offices near Chihuahua and Agua Prieta to investigate reports that four Americans were shot by Mexican soldiers in Chihuahua and four more at Agua Prieta. Officials said there was no official confirmation of executions.
Washington report states Civil War veterans or widows must reside and cultivate their homestead entries for one year, same as other settlers, under ongoing allotment rules.
Miss Mary W. Kerr of Harrisburg pa told the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbytery of Washington that Americans spend about seventeen thousand dollars on chewing gum for every three thousand dollars given to charity. The remark drew limited notice but drew attention to charitable giving versus frivolous spending during the meeting on Frenzied Finance in Missions.
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch as stronger and thinner than competing brands enabling fabric to retain softness and shine. The copy contrasts it with ordinary starch causing stiff paste and hidden quality. Included are consumer testimonials and eye remedy product spots for Marine Eye Remedy in new tube sizes and prices.
A fragment notes a question about a brother injured during pole vaulting last night and optimism that he will recover. The exchange hints at a family member involved in a track and field incident with hopeful resolution.
A fragment mentions a judge and a verdict set aside involving Geraldine who claims to be twenty two. It references private hospitals and keeping a bottle tie on hand. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or dates.
The fragment hints at a remark on flattery and advice from a lawyer, noting a spinster and widows who wear heavy veils to conceal joy. The text style resembles an old newspaper quotation snippet. It lacks clear names, dates, or locations to pin down a full report.
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