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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
2
The state fair in Lincoln ends with a 2000-person grandstand speech by William J. Bryan as 104,342 visitors attend over five days. Attendance surpasses last year by more than 40,000, marking the most successful exposition in Nebraska history. Exhibits are dismantled as crowds depart and grounds return to near-empty.
Fire swept the O. W. Gillespie livery stable in Murdock seven miles northwest of Elmwood on the Rock Island. Fifteen horses were housed there. eleven burned. two severely injured, likely to die. Loss included buggies, carriages, harness, three tons of hay, and two loads of pits. Insurance covered horses and equipment. the barn owner’s neighbor Mrs. Sam Kitts also faced losses. No origin clue. nearby hotel also caught fire but stopped. Murdock lacks water works, hindering containment.
Russian troops killed and wounded hundreds during a brutal strike in Siedlce with attacks on civilians including Jews. Police and soldiers patrolled streets as fire raged, and reports describe looting, arson, and a large death toll while a detachment was sent to restore order.
John St. Clark of Lincoln won the seventh annual Nebraska chess association tournament with fourteen wins, one loss, and two draws. C. C. Pagberg, also of Lincoln, finished second with fourteen wins and three losses. Professor Hinman placed third with twelve wins, three losses, and two draws. B. F. Moser of Beatrice took fourth, A. L. Bixby of Lincoln fifth. The meet drew praise as the best yet despite only eighteen of fifty members participating.
Seventeen year old Towner Walker of Oconto was charged with trying to wreck a Union Pacific train near Lomax in Custer county. His preliminary hearing before Judge Humphrey at Broken Bow found insufficient evidence and he was discharged.
From Humboldt word indicates drainage ditch work to straighten the Nemaha river channel is progressing. Engineer Munn County Surveyor Rantsma and assistants began staking and surveying after completing preliminary plans. Staking starts at the western district edge and follows the stream, with completion expected in a couple of weeks and contracts for excavation likely to be let. If satisfactory, another drainage district may be formed.
Alexander Green, a railroad crew worker at Pleasant Dale, fired six shots at his wife after a dispute over a ring. He earlier searched a neighbor’s house in Seward on a warrant, then bought a revolver and threatened the woman before firing in a cornfield. Captured by locals, he is jailed in Seward awaiting preliminary examination.
Grandma Feasle a aged resident of North Central avenue Humboldt was knocked down and trampled by a recently purchased animal. She sustained several severe bruises and a heavy shock but aid arrived in time to prevent fatal injuries.
Albert Stark an employee at the Northwestern roundhouse in Norfolk was killed while working under a locomotive. He was lowering the engine with a jackscrew when the handle swung and struck him in the jaw, causing a base of brain fracture. Stark recently moved from Ponca.
Fred Gutshall of Blair a fence man for the M and O road was killed near Norfolk when a hand car struck by a train from Sioux City threw him into the air and killed him instantly. His body was mangled and coworkers called him to move the car from the track as the accident occurred.
Burlington officials plan to place passenger train service on the Ashland line between Lincoln and Sioux City. Officials indicate a probable installation of service within a short time.
Auburn endures a gasoline famine with shortages lasting two weeks as local suppliers report tight inventories and rising demand affecting motorists and daily life.
Roger C. Sullivan of Illinois issues a lengthy reply to William J. Bryan attacking him. He challenges Bryan to a poll of Springfield delegates under Illinois Supreme Court direction to test fraud claims and to decide whether Sullivan should resign if proven.
The Devlin estate trustees and First National Bank of Topeka receivers agree to an amicable division valued at 600000 with the bank to receive about 300000. Debits totaling 55 percent have been paid and the remaining 46 percent will be issued in three dividends soon, closing the bank’s affairs after its July 1905 failure.
President Palma suspends constitutional guarantees in Pinar del Rio Havana and Santa Clara provinces and enforces public order. A supplemental decree revokes a previous amnesty and orders rebel arrests. Liberal leaders including Alfredo Zayas disappear as veterans denounce the government and radicals edge toward opposition while peace talks collapse.
Gov. William T. Cobb, Republican, wins re election by under 8000 as Maine votes largely to preserve the prohibitory law. Democrat Cyrus Davis from Waterville gains a strong total in a high vote for his party. In Congress, Charles E. Littlefield, Republican, of the Second district, is reelected by a reduced margin amid AFL opposition led by Samuel Gompers over labor claims.
An advertisement extols Peruna as effective for hay fever and catarrh noting Columbus Ohio customer testimony. It describes hay fever as a late summer illness from atmospheric irritants and pollen and claims Peruna boosts the nervous system to resist harmful emanations, helping many avoid attacks.
During Philadelphia centennial celebrations in 1876 members of the Universal Peace union donated swords to be forged into a plow symbolizing peace. The blades were worked into a field cultivator now displayed in the Geneva hall with an inscription detailing the device’s history.
Emma E. Wilson of Lig. comb Iowa describes severe eczema affecting chest face neck and limbs cured after using Cuticura Remedies. She notes a later recurrence prevented by renewed use and states five years with no return and strong faith in the products.
Natives on the Malay peninsula use a wafer like coin made from tree resin. It is valued at about ong twenty thousandth of a cent and represents the smallest current coin known.
A playful ancient tale twist imagines Adam choosing the apple first. Eve dares him, prompting a reflection on choice and consequence within a mythic frame.
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