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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
Reports from Juarez say Diaz could retire this week as Madero’s opposition warns of an armed revolution. Discontent grows in northern Mexico with talk of renewed action from former Científicos now opposing the Maderista government.
The Washington Times article argues the 1913 Senate will likely be Democratic after the presidential election. It notes Senator Brown of Nebraska faces defeat, possibly replaced by a Democrat, and discusses Iowa South Dakota races with Norris Brown and Jamble as doubtful.
A fragmentary report claims a mass killing of Chinese people in a Mexican city linked to Porfirio Diaz but has not been confirmed. The text is garbled and cannot verify details or source.
The executive told Mrs. Pom eroy he would seek to lessen the severity of the solitary confinement faced by Pomeroy. Presently the prisoner has no contact with other convicts and is unseen by them.
Washington reports Representative Sloan has introduced a resolution in the House to name General J. H. Culver Milford to the vacancy at the National Soldiers' Home. The action, supported by Norris and Kin, signals Nebraska Republicans move ahead of Democrats who back William Green of Omaha for the post.
Washington report says friends of Senator La Foliette of Wisconsin are weighing an early presidential bid. The group aims to announce soon, amid strong expectations in political circles. The item notes uncertainty and regional interest in a Wisconsin connection to the potential campaign.
Treasury officials report a proposed 50 million government bond loan to reimburse the general fund for Panama canal expenditures. Secretary MacVeagh invites popular subscriptions and expects heavy oversubscription. Preference will be given to smaller bidders in the new securities distribution.
In Jefferson City the state song committee met in Columbia and chose words for the state song but did not select music. Governor Hadley expects to award $500 for music to fit the lyrics, making a total $1,000 prize. One thousand thirteen songs were submitted.
A revised draft to move the president's inauguration to the last Thursday in April and convene Congress on the second Tuesday in January proposes elimination of the biennial short session. Chairman Henry of the rules committee presents the measure to the house.
The South Dakota state Odd Fellows home in Grand Rapids was dedicated debt free costing 75000 dollars. About 5000 Odd Fellows from across the state attended and F D Raymond of Aberdeen gave the dedicatory address as acting grand master.
In a supreme court proceeding the attorney general targets more than forty lumber firms in Missouri for alleged restraint of trade. Testimony was collected in St Louis on Wednesday.
Lincoln report states Thomas Johnson, a Black man, was hanged at the state penitentiary on Friday for the murder of Henry Franklin in Omaha. He displayed calm exterior though he labored under tremendous excitement.
A major fire swept through the Kansas City stockyard and Live Stock Exchange district for about an hour, destroying sheep pens over a block area. The report notes vast losses of sheep and extensive damage to surrounding facilities. Local firefighters contained the blaze, with no further details on casualties or exact numbers.
Six of eight cabinet members are credited to revolutionaries as talks signed by designated representatives of both sides aim to end six months of Mexican hostilities. Dias and Corral to resign as reforms are pursued in the new arrangement. In Lincoln, an insane patient choked roommate Charles Brookman and slept beside the body until discovery.
Diaz must step down and De La Barra will be installed before any peace terms. Congress action is deemed necessary while a provisional government governs. Francisco I. Madero Jr. will not visit Mexico City until De La Barra is in power and may then go to aid in the capital.
Washington Senator Brown of Nebraska won reconsideration of a joint resolution moving Nathan B. Scott to head the home for disabled volunteer soldiers but the action was indefinitely postponed. Delegation members urge a Nebraskan appointment. Chicago reports 53 infants under one year died in four days of extreme heat from May 16 to May 19 due to heat spoiled milk and poor care.
President Falliers of France departs for Rad amid talks with foreign leaders. Officials report discussions focus on trade and security commitments, with no immediate agreements announced.
A naval salute echoed along the Mississippi River at Angola Louisiana as the battleship Idaho fired over the resting place of the wooden war sloop Mississippi. The Civil War era vessel was sunk by Confederate batteries at Port Hudson during river operations. The radio cruiser continues up the river toward Vicksburg.
In Chepstow England a gang of workmen digging in the River Wye mud uncovered timbers. Dr Orville W Owen remains optimistic that the finds may prove Bacon authored the Shakespeare plays.
Mrs. Constance Fay Runcie of St. Joseph Missouri died Wednesday in a sanitarium at Winmetka Illinois. She organized the first United States woman's club at New Harmony Indiana in 1859 and authored many books poems and songs. She served as vice president of the national federation of woman's clubs.
Opinion within the capital shows broad satisfaction with the leader's continued years in power and the prospect of enjoying a well earned fest, with all circles expressing a desire for stability and renewal.
In Washington reports a Nebraska delegation in Congress adopts Wittism echoing J. Bryan's wool policy ideas. The mention signals a stance aligning progressive economic reform with party platforms.
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