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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
6
Large crowds on the grounds marked the 1907 state fair as attendance totaled 97,880 versus 104,342 last year with a 6,452 decrease. The final day showed a gain over last year but failed to match the peak day in state fair history. Weather was ideal with a dust settling rain before opening.
The state fair met high expectations with complete displays in livestock machinery fish dairy and food products poultry and more. Races improved with bigger purses and a new track meet drew interest alongside animal speed events. Attendance rivaled last year despite no excursion rates and is expected to fund new buildings and future expositions.
J W Deweese, solicitor for the Burlington railroad west of the Missouri, died at his home at Sixteenth and J streets in Lincoln after weeks of indigestion. Doctors diagnosed stomach cancer, and treatment with X rays had begun two weeks prior, with prognosis hopeless.
Ralph Feldman, a Philadelphia resident, was struck by Union Pacific West bound No 16 at Rogers Nebraska and killed. He had been passenger on east bound No 10 waiting on the time track when he stepped onto the opposite side and crossed in front of No 15. He was hurled about thirty feet and died before Fremont.
Mrs. Anna Gorman a patient at St Josephs hospital Omaha committed suicide by jumping from a third story window while her nurse was away. She had been at the hospital three weeks for a nervous disorder. The nurse returned to find her missing and a search found the body on the ground. She died an hour later without regaining consciousness.
Blue Springs official Dan Wonder notes 150 farmers receive mail. only a dozen do not read daily papers. Many subscribe to two or three dailies including local, metropolitan and livestock journals from Kansas City St Joseph or Omaha. He believes quick access to information will yield a well informed electorate and better government.
Food Commissioner J. W. Johnson held cream tester exams in several counties for applicant convenience but attendance was low. He will ask county judges to hold exams at the county seat to save applicants travel costs to Lincoln. The law allows the commissioner to direct examination methods.
The state railway commission reports Burlington will construct a crossing at Milligan and a switch to J. H. Darner's mill in Cozad after Clarke travels to Oxford to discuss the request. Clarke will inspect the Burlington high line due to a complaint about the Holdrege to western state track bed condition.
A month old baby died in the west part of Geneva under suspicious circumstances. The coroner and county attorney investigated, delaying burial about two hours. No arrests were made and no criminal intent was proven. The testimony suggested possible neglect but could not establish negligence.
Prof and Mrs F G Miller of Lincoln left Monday for Seattle Washington to tour key sights en route. Prof Miller has been recently elected head of the forestry department at Washington State University in Seattle.
Brick work has begun on the Bonham State Bank building at Pairbury, Kansas. The $20,000 project is promoted by Isaiah Bonham and sons of Mahaska, with Mr Bonham a prominent northern Kansas financier backing the bank's launch.
A Rock Island express derailed near Norris Iowa after striking a standing freight. Twelve killed and twelve injured, all from the smoking car. Names include P B Oliver Will Goodman John Watson and W H Meyers among others. Injured listed include J A Newell Dr C J O Keefe and Albert Mason. Rescue teams recovered the dead and tended the wounded.
Sleepy eastbound passengers from Lincoln on Rock Island No 8 were robbed of about 100 dollars by two or three men who boarded in Lincoln. Passengers complained of pocketpicking before departure and two suspects were named. Conductor Henry Duval reported further losses after the train reached Alvo and a man fled from a toilet area.
The International Harvester Company of Wisconsin pleaded guilty to a Texas trust law violation in Austin. It paid a $35,000 fine and agreed to a perpetual injunction prohibiting further operations in Texas.
Prominent dealers warn of a milk famine in New York with a shortage of about 8 000 quarts daily. They cite spring scarcity and fodder shortages for cows as the cause and forecast prices rising to ten cents a quart as supply declines.
Rioting fears rise after attacks on Japanese and Chinese quarters in Vancouver B C. Japanese and Chinese rush gun shops to arm themselves. Police halt firearm sales as hundreds arm themselves and militia may be called. No deaths yet though several seriously injured.
Miss Evelyna Palmer daughter of Mrs. Robert Abbe of New York wed Greek poet and writer Angelo Sikelianas in Bar Harbor. The union draws attention for the bride's social prominence and her unconventional attire inspired by ancient Greek fashion during a voyage home from Europe.
Professor Blydle of Ohio State University reports a new anti-toxin that kills diphtheria germs in living humans within three minutes. The discovery is credited to Theodore Wolfram, a German chemist in Columbus. The infusion treatment can be given in any quantity to patients of any age.
Canada, after talks with imperial authorities, consents to refer the Canadian and Newfoundland fisheries dispute with the United States to the Hague conference for settlement.
Two more deaths from bubonic plague occur in San Francisco along with three additional cases, raising totals to 21 cases and 10 deaths. Berkeley deaths excluded. The text notes a very low death percentage compared with the standard rate of over 80 percent.
Announcement from Danville Illinois details a merger of coal properties totaling 12,900,000 in investment. Thomas Bogle of Chicago coordinates the financial end from New York. The deal will include 25 mines across Danville and Clinton districts in Clinots Indiana including Kelly Oakhill and Dering mines.
The crop reporting board of the Bureau of Statistics finds the average condition of cotton on August 25 was 72.7. This compares with 75 on July 25 1907 and 77.8 on August 25 1906, 72.1 on August 25 1905, and a ten year average of 74.5.
A Monterey report says twenty seven miners died when fire broke out in No 1 drift of the Esperanzas mines in Musquit Coahuila. Firedamp is the suspected cause. Physicians are aiding the wounded and crews work to recover the dead amid growing miner fears from recent fires at Esperanzas.
Members of the naval war college arriving in Newport praise the fleet for precise evolutions and well kept distances during maneuvers in southern waters and a trip to Massachusetts. They report the new submarine signal belt system was tested thoroughly off Nantucket shoals in thick fog and the fleet maintained perfect distances despite reduced speed.
A. H. Sniff editor of the Harrison County News in Missouri Valley Iowa was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury for killing Mort Brundige on March 15. Brundige had threatened the editor after criticizing his brother in law at a dance. Brundige followed Sniff to the editorial stairs and Sniff fired after cautioning him not to advance.
A mob of about fifty soldiers from Fort Riley gathered in Junction City to release a jailed comrade. Sheriff and city police fired from jailhouse windows, dispersing the crowd with two arrests and no injuries. Fort Riley guards joined the effort to locate the mob members.
Secretary of State Root was a patient at the Muldoon Institute in New York and left September 8 gaining twelve pounds. He told friends he felt like a new man and departed with his son and nephew Orin Root. He will travel to Oyster Bay to confer with the president about his Mexican trip.
Philadelphia Aerie No. 42 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles housed at Eagle Temple on Spring Garden Street near Broadway was burned. Only walls stand and the loss is estimated at 100000 dollars, insured.
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