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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
3
Report notes that several cities considered projects could have progressed sooner if Nebraska had ruled differently. Officials say procurement and funding were affected by the potential reversal and timing remains under review.
A compiled calendar of forthcoming events across Nebraska and nearby cities. Includes medical, fraternal, veterans, stockmen, Elks, Eagles, Swedish singers, undertakers, auctioneers, pharmaceutical, golf, hotel, and political conventions with dates in May through July and locations like Omaha Hastings Alliance Lincoln and Kearney.
Judge J E Hanna of Grand Island ruled the state paving law valid and dissolved the injunction stopping paving in Kearney and about forty blocks. The decision clears the way for the city to proceed with its summer program and addresses concerns about broader Nebraska districts.
County board may reconsider its rejection of a good roads proposal. Washington township and county officials discuss shares of a Lincoln Highway project in which the Lincoln Highway Association provides cement worth 1000 dollars and Grand Island adds 1500 dollars for another cement roadway section.
New tenants at 1720 Chase Street uncover a small child’s bones beneath a cellar board after a tip to dig. Coroner and sheriff hold an inquest but no definite identity or origin of the infant is determined, with the remains likely buried a year to eighteen months.
The ninth annual encampment and reunion of Spanish war veterans will be held in North Platte on June 5 and 6 with events including a camp fire, a dance, rifle shoot, country rides, and a large banquet. Headquarters are at the McCabe hotel. Harry K L Brown camp leads the live entertainment committee and the ladies auxiliary runs a reception committee to assist attending comrades and their wives.
Adjutant General Phil Hall says a citizens training camp may be held at Fort Crook this summer with delegations from Grand Island Lincoln and other cities seeking to join Omaha volunteers. He notes government officer shortages due to Mexican troubles but six guardsmen are available. Plans include a large encampment at Fort Robinson for guardsmen from Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming and South Dakota.
The United States government plans to determine how many bullets shells high explosives war shirts army socks and other supplies can be produced in Omaha and across Nebraska. Industrial plants will each make a few samples yearly as part of a war preparedness program. A five engineer committee appointed by Secretary Daniels will submit secret reports to the War and Navy Departments in thirty days.
Four rural school districts southwest of Howe aim to consolidate and build a large school four miles southwest of Howe. Dr Thomas plans to assist in organizing the new district late this month. Patrons have discussed the idea for years, but action followed the Farmers unions taking charge.
The Beatrice district court is asked by Pickrell village board to annex about ten acres owned by Union Pacific to gain police jurisdiction over the depot grounds. The move aims to regulate railway yards and maintain order amid increased saloon activity there.
W D Fisher formerly served as secretary of the Alliance Chamber and held positions with the Western Nebraska and State Association of Chamber groups. He has been engaged as secretary of the North Platte Chamber of Commerce.
Fairbury reports Ray Wiggins a Rock Island engineer and his 6 year old son drowned while attempting to cross a creek swollen to a torrent by heavy rain. The two perished near Fairbury as they tried to reach safety.
President Holden of the Burlington plans a major union station for Lincoln to be built near the Burlington site. He will present the proposal to Commercial club representatives within sixty days after discussions with Lincoln’s leading men in Chicago. He pledged prompt action from this point.
A French officer saves a wounded foe from punishment after a disputed surrender in Europe. John Callender at Bunker Hill is cashiered for cowardice, reenlists as a private, and earns vindication from a British officer who then writes to General Washington, leading to restoration of his commission.
Practical guidance on overcoming self-consciousness before public appearances. The author advises focusing on the work, crowding out worry with breathing, discipline, and deliberate movement. Techniques include rhythmic breathing, prayer, affirmations, relaxation exercises, and mental redirection to maintain poise.
Seniors in Knoxville Tennessee will conduct a systematic survey of the citys occupations and industries. The project will examine workers conditions wages promotion prospects and other data revealing the character of local vocations along with social civic and economic context.
During a Cort theater performance William Courtenay tossed a string of pearls to a friend below the window. The jewels misthrew into the audience striking a front-row man in the forehead and causing a deep cut and profuse bleeding. He was treated and the press was urged to suppress the incident to avoid deterring theatergoers.
A Atlanta pastor who started with a mere $100 and made about $30,000 from cotton speculation now plans to build a trade school for poor children. He admits using his talent with marked adroitness and impact.
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr states New York leads the world in beauty on the musical stage. He says he has judged about 25,000 young women and selects one in 25 for his productions. The ideal chorus girl is Irish in extraction, not too tall, youthful, graceful, with personality, under 25.
The report identifies lead pencil graphite from Siberia and Germany as a major supply source for pencils. It notes Australia also produces graphite suitable for pencils alongside Siberia and mentions America has a fair amount of lower grade graphite.
Rhinoceros horn canes command high prices, with single piece canes costing up to $500. The steep cost reflects the expert processing required after the animal is slain.
A celluloid or similar elastic transparent watch crystal is sprung into an undercut groove in the bezel. This reduces initial manufacture costs and avoids replacement costs for broken glass crystals by users.
A reflection on happiness as a perception of others' lives rather than one’s own contentment. The passage contrasts imagined fulfillment with real feelings, suggesting dissatisfaction arises from coveting another’s position rather than appreciating current circumstances.
A brief reflection asserts that wealth does not determine virtue, noting that riches and good citizenship need not always travel together and that poverty is not a bar to being a good person.
A Church of Scotland minister once advocated changes that reduced seating to create space. After touring the altered church, the beadle derides the improvements asking where to seat the people if a popular minister arrives. The exchange highlights tensions between modernization and crowding.
A rough-looking man in a saloon, after gorging on free lunch, asks the bartender to trust him for a glass of beer till tomorrow. The barkeep declines, and the man laments that not buying after taking so much is mean.
Mrs Norah Mulvaney meets her friend Bridget Carr who carries her twelfth child. Bridget jokes it might be the caboose, a wry line from an American Druggist piece reflecting humor about large families and Irish American life.
A witty exchange contrasts fishing on a country trip with a last train back, framing a brief humorous vignette about priorities between leisure and schedule.
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