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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1912
Page
2
A young woman named Maude Deuren from Pall City Nebraska leaped from the twentieth floor of the McCormick Building in Chicago and died on the stone alley curb below. Eyewitnesses described her fall as nearly 260 feet with a crowd of pedestrians watching as her body struck a fire escape and toppled into the alley.
Scientists from the geological survey report soluble potash salts in Jenne Lake Sheridan county Nebraska with an average 25 percent available potash. Investigations will continue as similar deposits may exist in western and northern shallow lakes.
The United States is forecast to export more than 100 million bushels of wheat in 1912, a rise over 1911 and 1910. Ten months ending in October show 76 million bushels, up from 67 million in the same period last year.
After eight years the gallantry of Herman Victor of Omaha Nebraska in rescuing two children from the Missouri River was officially recognized by the federal government Secretary MacVeagh awarded the medal of honor. On December 24 1904 three children playing on thin ice fell into the river and Victor saved two.
Homestead gold mine announces a $100,000 Christmas present for its 2,500 employees. Each worker on the December payroll will receive a sum equal to seven percent of their total year’s wages. The cash Christmas gift is open only to December payroll employees.
The French government has ordered cars to the colors and directed railroads to assemble trains at strategic points for troop transportation. Military readiness and mobilization measures expand nationwide as France strengthens defense.
Fort Scott Kansas reports a federal arrest involving Bu Deda a socialist candidate for ae Fred D. Warren editor of ome in a case returned here against them.
Auburn reports Elder John G. Alber, pastor, crafted altar furniture for the new Christian church. He is described as an expert wood worker who excels in furniture making and fitting, surpassing factory work.
Plattsmouth notes Nehawka’s village quarry, a major revenue source, has secured a large order for stone for the Northwestern road. The contract ensures quarry operation through winter with delivery set to Blair.
Okete-Henry C Waters Jr of the Place has operated a wireless receiving station at home for over a year. His experiments have reportedly picked up messages from Cape Cod Detroit West End Pensarsia and a government station at Vera Cruz New Mexico among other distant points.
A blaze at the Latta ranch near here wiped out twenty four horses and five thousand bushels of corn plus three thousand bushels of wheat. The barn and its contents burned completely but were insured. A large grain crib near the barn was also a total loss. Cause unknown.
Frances Pescinsky four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Staniaus Pescinsky of Grand Island died after a kitchen fire incident. The child wandered from the yard into the kitchen and caught her clothes on fire from the stove, suffering throughout the night before death.
Fremont Lob srers club considers stocking McClean's Island with twenty five deer and pheasants. An option on the island is taken and a herd of twenty five deer from the western part of the state can be bought for five hundred dollars.
Farmers near Table Rock report a deadly outbreak in many hog herds. The illness is not believed to be hog cholera, and authorities suspect the issue may stem from feeding on new corn.
York William N. Newcomer Jr. died at his home from injuries believed to be caused by a horse kick. He was found unconscious in his barn Sunday evening with a bruise near his back and succumbed several hours later.
A stream of notices details state finances including a premium on a millennial bond for the Nebraska labor bureau, herd tuberculosis findings by Dr. Troemper at the Beatrice facility, and treasury movements. Reports note county remittances aiding the state treasury, a Tekamah inmate’s silver dollar request to a warden, Campbell Circus bankruptcy petition, and the Lincoln horticultural show set for January. Also listed are Nebraskan crop values per bushel, total production, and tree counts, plus state veterinarians’ claims and glanders checks, with ongoing constitutional reform and railway commission codification.
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A court hearing centered on a teacher’s mastery of curriculum. The judge upheld the teacher’s expertise and highlighted her readiness and command over the lesson content.
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