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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1904
Page
2
Nebraska notes diverse items from Diller to Beatrice. New incorporations ashland and Benson banks. farm sales, popcorn yield leadership, and a Beatrice dam project. Towns report burns, thieves return stolen watch, and a Colorado bound marshal's fate.
Motive power experts forecast a shift to gasoline propulsion for branch lines, enabling cheaper operation and profitable lines. Burlington Railway experiments with gasoline cars show a 45 HP engine powering a rapid inspection car capable of 30 miles per hour, with crews expanding maintenance and potential mainline use in the future.
Superintendent Fowler lists October meetings for school officers teachers and associations across counties and cities. Events include Boyd county sessions in Butte Spencer and Lynch from October 5 to 7. Dodge county in Fremont October 14. inter county and Western Nebraska groups in Lincoln Ogallala Hastings and Peru through late October.
McCoy earned the decision over Jack Sullivan of Boston after twenty rounds at the pavilion in Los Angeles. The bout was fierce from start to finish with heavy exchanges and Sullivan bleeding from the nose and mouth in every round after the early exchanges.
Judge Hollenbeck in Fremont sentences Howard Baily to twenty years in the penitentiary after a guilty plea for assaulting Pearl Olsen three weeks earlier.
Porto Rico reports 60,000 pupils enrolled in 1,700 public schools at the start of the American occupation. Comparatively, the first school year had 25,000 pupils in 800 schools.
Fremont hosts the Neber man Evangelical Lutheran Synod meeting after J F Krueger's ordination. Vice-President Mueller officiated. President Dierks absent due to a death in his congregation. Delegates and alternates to the Pittsburg general assembly were chosen, with several ministers licensed and assigned to positions.
The United Brethren Conference announced assignments across districts including A Boyd P E Amherst E F Wagner Angus C E White Aurora Jennie P Starkey Atlanta T J Gollaher Beaver City J Mason Driftwood L E Hart Elba William Tooley Elwood F M Kennedy Garden Plain to be supplied Gibbon CW Miller Hayes county J H Pickett Tooster J R Street Kearney W G Harper Northfield W G Arnold Oak H E Myers Platte Valley J W Griss Pleasanton Litchfield C W Bohari Prairie Gem G H McVey Merna Ss Koffroth Redland A J Springston Roseland F H Harmon State Line J E B Darby Valley W A Dickman conference evangelists C M Fuller L P Huntzinger
Registration at the Nebraska university shows total attendance near 2,500 for the year, with 1,450 enrolled so far and figures nearly the same as last year. There are many extensions and late registrations that may raise the final count slightly, especially in music and agriculture.
A general order from the navy department streamlines contracting with railroad firms for moving officers. This is among Secretary Morton’s efforts to cut red tape and speed department operations.
A special session of the United States circuit court in New York arraigned 206 alleged offenders on naturalization law violations and the federal judge issued 148 additional indictments in naturalization cases.
About 8 p.m. last night three horses belonging to Zwon echek and Aksamit burned to death in a barn owned by Anton Bauer at 730 North Tenth Street Lincoln. Driver Yeck in charge of four horses left the barn an hour before the fire and went home. One horse was rescued. the others could not be reached as firemen arrived after the blaze was nearly out.
The state labor bureau reports 1903 shipments by county. Phelps leads wheat with 3 125 331 bushels while Dodge tops cattle and hogs, Hall counties head sheep, and Knox leads horses and mules. Major counties include Cass Otoe Gage Lancaster in various commodities.
Ed Barker, a young transfer worker, was found mangled on a small bridge near the stock yards east of the station. Reports suggest he drank that day and joined a card game held under the bridge, with investigators seeking witnesses. Barker came from Fairfield and leaves a wife and eight month old baby. an inquest is urged.
After three days of fighting near Port Arthur the Japanese took several strategic posts and threaten theRussian forts guarding the town. Chinese reports claim under 3,000 Japanese casualties, while Russian sources say losses were much higher. Fort Kuropatkin fell, a water source fort, now controlled by Japan.
Col. W. G. Swan of Tecumseh sold his entire peach orchard output to a Hastings buyer at 20 cents per timber on the trees. A carload of 360 bushels was shipped before the sale, with about 400 bushels sold earlier. The yield may reach nearly 2,000 bushels as peaches and grapes face waste due to the crop size and high express rates. Friends of the orchards owners were invited to help themselves to the fruit.
Mirsky reports an ovation at the Vilna arrival and St Petersburg reception. Public and press expect sweeping reforms in the interior ministry. The prince enjoys strong imperial confidence, signaling changes and the possible end of the von Plehve regime.
The Chicago Tribune reports Pullman will resume work after a pause at the car shops with 2,000 former workers rehired at wage cuts of 10 to 20 percent. They will work in the repair department and wage scales ranged from 1.75 to 7.8 dollars daily.
The Auburn Nebraska canning company completed a total pack of one million three hundred seventy six thousand four hundred cans in six weeks. Rain delays reduced gathering, using 2200 acres of corn including 1400 grown by the company and 80 by farmers. About 200 acres used for seed. The peak day produced 77000 cans on August 31 and September 3. Six weeks employed 260 people with a 6000 dollar payroll. Twenty four carloads shipped to fill contract orders.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes United States rail accidents are frequent due to rushed construction and time saving schemes, amid England’s criticism of America’s rail safety. The piece argues the vast country’s sprawl does not excuse the high accident rate and hints at systemic flaws.
Former Speaker David B. Henderson, aged and frail, is at home in Dubuque Iowa. He has failing memory and does not recognize some intimate friends, with dim recollection of key events in his storied political career.
Cotton planters near Augusta Georgia prepare to start picking by moonlift. Pickers are scarce and a bonus will be paid to workers from gupdown to midnight.
Prof Henry Hamilton of Jefferson University argues storm windows reduce one third to one half of annual fuel bills by sealing outside casing and blocking cold winds. Tests show even in prairies they stabilize home temperatures and cut coal costs, with vents to air the house without removing windows.
Mrs Waterstock Gust reports from Europe as Blanche Roxton’s marriage is hinted at being grand. Mrs Ritchie corrects a rumor noting that precinct reserves were not mobilized.
Advert says Defiance Cold Water Starch saves time by not sticking to the iron. Each 16 oz package is a full pound, while other brands come in 4 or 12 oz packs at the same 10 cent price. Promotes chemical free formula and urges grocers to stock Defiance.
A teacher explains the meaning of recuperate to Willie by comparing effort and fatigue. The dialogue shows the child’s father finishing work and the mother seeking clarity on the daily routine after a hard day.
The Corporal recalls the moment firing began Captain Flicker fled the field and headed home. The Sergeant notes an officer always desires to be where fighting is heaviest and mentions ongoing quarrels with his wife.
A fragmented dialogue depicts a Florid old lady asking which car is the most dangerous on a train. The conductor jokes the last car belongs to her, and a line about marrying for money surfaces followed by a remark that money does not guarantee happiness. The speaker muses that money might help facilitate the search.
A discussion between a contributor and an editor highlights a push for strong, original ideas over novelty. The editor emphasizes quality content as the priority for publication.
Mrs. C B Earnest of Jersey Shore Pennsylvania praises Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming they cured her after five weeks bedridden. The ad urges women to cure kidneys with Dodd's Kidney Pills, asserting women’s health hinges on healthy kidneys and the remedy never fails.
A brief dialogue shows a character teasing another about waking in their clothes. The reply confirms the person wore them to church last Sunday, implying a rushed or humorous morning routine.
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