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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
6
President Taft plans to frame the tariff as the central issue in the 1912 campaign. He will defend vetoes on wool and cotton bills and attack Democrats and progressives who backed them, while focusing the fight on progressive Republicans in their own regions. Beverly Massachusetts reports the administration’s strategy.
Twenty six people died and more than sixty injured when a film exploded at the Canonsburg opera house. A shout of fire sparked a deadly crush as patrons rushed to a narrow doorway, with the stairway reportedly ten feet high with agitated crowds. The panic was described as senseless.
President Pinchot argues the United States must own one or more railroads in Alaska to control its vast northern resources, a plan described as essential for national interests and regional access.
Washington DC. Postmaster General Hitchcock after talks with the third assistant postmaster general Mr Britt announced an order to remove from the mails all stamps labeled stamps, specifically the Red Cross stamps and the McNamara defense fund stamps.
A severe hail storm brought two inches of hail at Dose Points and Mitchett's area, with heavier accumulation than other nearby locations. The storm caused property damage and disrupted local activity as residents assess the impact.
Captain E. Van Schaick, former commander of the General Slocum, recently paroled from Sing Sing after three years and four months of a ten year sentence. The pardon board granted clemency allowing release when the required portion of the term was served, ending a case tied to the 1904 disaster that claimed about 1000 lives near Ossining, New York.
In Manchester New York passenger train No 4 derailed after striking defective rails. Twenty five people died many already identified as veterans returning from the Grand Army encampment. About sixty injured locals describe mangled remains amid debris near the station.
Mysterious holes appeared in the farm of N. K. Farmer near Yahola, fifteen miles west of Muskogee. Some holes sink to ten feet, large enough to render fields unusable for cultivation or pasture, alarming nearby residents.
Two American white tailed deer trained for a year by Dy Vrank B Clemons will be hitched to a light wagon and start from this city for New York City. The deer are described as well broken and responsive to the driver’s commands with horse-like harness.
President Taft attacked La Follette and allies in Congress and Democrats for political games. The tariff battle is seen as the start of a fierce 1912 campaign conflict between Taft and the insurgents.
Chicago widows of twenty four firemen killed in the stock yards fire of December 22, 1910 secure an order from Judge Cooper directing the relief committee to distribute the $211 000 raised for their benefit without delay.
Chicago dispatch reports Louis and Temple Abernathy sons of John Abernathy Oklahoma riding from New York to San Francisco on horseback. They were two days behind schedule when they passed through Chicago Friday on their ambitious equestrian trek.
A discussion on canal construction asks whether all canals can be built and water delivered the day a property is taken. The speaker claims he has no land to sell yet will share findings with church members.
Parisian journalist Andre Jager Schmidt arrived by automobile at the Daily Excelsior office on Avenue Champs Elysees. The fragment suggests a dramatic travel record or report but the text is incomplete.
Miss Josephine Kalman daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Kalman of St Paul married Richard Edward Blacque Bey first secretary of the Turkish embassy in Berlin in a ceremony that united two wealthy families from America and Turkey.
The Memorial University in Mason City Iowa will be permanently closed trustees announce. The move follows the grand encampment of the Sons of Veterans in Rochester deciding to terminate the institution founded ten years ago at a cost of 100000 dollars by the Sons of Veterans of the nation.
Sabine predicts that night binding will become the vogue in the northwest, signaling a shift in regional trends. The remark emphasizes a forthcoming preference for nocturnal restraint and style in local fashion and behavior.
Descriptions note a phenomenon so bright it can be seen with opera glasses or small telescopes and will soon be visible to the naked eye, signaling an extraordinary sky event for observers.
Washington reports the army's fiscal year estimates will total about the same as the current congressional appropriation. Officials say the figures align with existing military expenditures and do not exceed the prior year.
The Democratic federation of precinct clubs is organized to back a progressive presidential candidate and platform. Senators Robert L. Owen and George E. Chamberlain led the effort in a meeting at the Senate Democratic conference room with most remaining Democrats in Congress in attendance.
Secretary Wilson will speak at Lincoln on September 5 as part of the state fair program. Attention focuses on Judge Norris who will deliver a speech on September 6. The event is viewed as a significant first in the sequence of speeches planned at the fair.
A fragmented line hints at a major wartime gathering described as the largest of its kind in the country. The terse note references a pivotal moment with prominent emphasis on unity and national efforts.
A small blaze at Pecan Grove Vineyard prompted a preliminary inquiry by local authorities. Fire investigators cordoned the scene as crews worked to determine a cause and assess any damage to facilities and nearby equipment.
A Mattoon resident reports rapid health decline with kidney trouble and persistent appetite loss. After short use of Doan’s Kidney Pills the condition improved greatly and led to complete recovery following continued use.
A quirky remark about a man praising a woman’s musical laugh leads to a joke about romance. The snippet mentions a binder, a cigar, and a line about a woman’s need for ice cream alongside a proverb about bread.
A brief note from Baltimore describes a fifteen year old girl whose image before treatment shows paleness and darkness, and after a curing process the daughter appears restored. The account emphasizes a personal recovery and a hopeful tone in the family report.
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