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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
2
Eighteen bodies have been recovered. thirty seven men trapped in the lower mine died after a catastrophic coal dust explosion at the Vulcan mine of Rocky Mountain Fuel company near New Castle Colorado. Rescue work progressed slowly as wives and children gathered in grief.
General Francisco Villa issues a decree at Chihuahua City confiscating all property of Luis Terrazas Jr Enrique Creel and Juan Creel including banks mines lands cattle homes and effects. Terrazas a refugee in the U S ranks among Mexico's wealthiest, with holdings estimated at two thirds of Chihuahua. The Creel brothers are noted as Terrazas nephews. the decree warns no indemnity if the revolution succeeds.
Mary Erickson a 32 year old widow desperate for food and work hurled a brick through a cigar store plate glass window in Los Angeles. A Christmas crowd gathered as she waited for the police wagon. She claimed she wanted arrest fearing starvation after a month without work and days without adequate food.
The National Aerial league completes plans for a 1400 mile flight across the Sahara desert in a flotilla of aeroplanes. The route starts from Oran and Timuktu in French Sudan, with pyramids of stones marking milestones along the journey.
Dan Carney, who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary near Lansing, hid for sixteen days behind a condenser in the engine room. Guards found him and escorted him back to his cell following the prior reported escape on November 30.
Four battleships Wyoming Arkansas Utah and Florida reached port after a five day gale that capped a 9000 mile voyage, marking the end of their long cruise for New York reporters.
Members of the Milwaukee County Medical society announce they will refuse to perform the mandated eugenics marriage examinations and issue certificates, a state law passed by the last legislature that becomes effective January 1.
A blaze swept the Salvation Army home in Cincinnati, leaving six dead and one fatally injured. Several residents were overcome by smoke as flames engulfed the hotel housing men.
Lake Shore officials believe deliberate wrecking caused partial derailment of train No. 16 from Chicago to New York near Wickliffe. Spikes were removed from rails and a reward of 1000 dollars is offered for the arrest of the rail tamper. Alfred H. Smith, newly elected president of the New York Central system, was aboard in a private car but was not derailed. The engineer, Joseph Lamb, reported the engine leaped as if an unseen obstruction caused the derailment. Smith helped summon aid after reaching a telegraph office.
Los Angeles reports pier wreckage and damaged boats with three men seriously hurt by waves. Scientists attribute disturbance to a seaquake. Separately, in Newark an auto crash near New Berlin killed L J Moore of Salisbury and Mrs Harry Pierce of Wilmington. Germany frets over universal church strike drive. Emil Seidel to head Milwaukee Socialists again. A bombing at O K Bottling, New York, kills Ida Auswitz and injures manager Thomas McCabe. blast shatters windows.
The chamber of deputies on Saturday approved unanimously a credit of 85.7 million dollars for a major railway construction program to run over seven years.
San Francisco December 16 Governor Hiram W Johnson will be asked by the Progressive state central committee executive committee to run for the senatorship next fall The committee so decided
Reports from Tampico and Chihuahua describe federals repelling rebels after heavy fighting. Villa dictates in Chihuahua, seeks vast sums from Terrazas family, and seizes foreign property while threatening consuls and executions. Americans and foreigners report aid to Villa and border pressure.
Sentinels on the fortifications and artillery testing ground in Mayence Germany have faced stoning and gunfire for nights. They have been ordered to shoot their assailants on sight.
Glasgow reports W. Watson the unionist candidate won the bye election for the South Lanarkshire parliamentary seat, left vacant by the death of Sir Walter Menzies, a liberal home ruler.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, stolen from the Louvre in 1911, was located in Florence. An Italian resident of Paris allegedly offered it to an antiquary, and both the painting and the suspect are in police custody. The theft inspired numerous stories and the British government was said to have offered $5,000,000 for the work.
Five defendants in a federal case against brokers who formed a cotton pool in 1909 pleaded non contendere before Federal Judge Grubb and were fined $4,000 each. The accused include Col. Robert M. Thompson of New York Eugene G. Seals of Dallas William P. Brown and Frank Hayne of New Orleans and W H Rothschild of Woodsville Texas. The judge said the fines followed the same grounds as a prior $4,000 fine on James A. Patton of Chicago.
The U S battleship Vermont returning from the Mediterranean cruise with starboard main shaft broken and compartments flooded, limps toward Hampton Roads under convoy with Delaware Orion and Jason. A radiogram from Rear Admiral Charles E Badger says there is no cause for alarm. Vermont sails on port engine at eight knots in smooth sea.
In Cameron Mills Steuben county postmaster James A Smith shot himself as a postal inspector began examining the Cameron Mills post office books. The death occurred on December 16 in Corning New York reporting location.
A Saturday afternoon blaze in Vienna destroys seven store buildings on the north side of the main street. Loss estimated at 765,000 dollars with no injuries reported. Authorities investigate cause as fire sweeps through the business block.
President Wilson ordered an investigation by the War and Navy departments into satirical performances at the Order of Carabao annual banquet. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison urged reprimands for officers involved, including Rear Admiral Howard and Quartermaster General Aleshire, amid insults to Secretary Bryan and a mock naval voyage.
Washington December 17 the senate voted 40 to 35 against the Hitchcock amendment to the administration currency bill The proposal would have set four regional banks and required public ownership The Democratic majority supported the administration bill and Owen's motion to table Hitchcock with Poindexter among Progressives voting for the tabling The Republicans backed the Hitchcock plan.
New York on December 17 Judge McKenna's daughter Mrs. John Legget Pultz won a divorce after Referee Scanlan recommended the grant. Pultz was found guilty of misconduct at the divorce hearing.
Secretary Bryan announced that Holland has agreed to enter into a peace treaty with the United States similar to the existing six treaties with Latin American republics.
Hanish, dubbed "little master" of the Mazdazan Sun cult, was jailed for six months and fined 2500 dollars for violating federal laws banning obscene literature sent by express.
The Red Cross seal campaign aims to raise funds for tuberculosis work with more than 100,000,000 seals printed and distributed. If laid end to end they would span about 2,409 miles from New York to Salt Lake City.
Jenny talks with her schoolteacher uncle on a May day about proper grammar. He corrects her using phrases like you are not going and we are not going while she learns to say I am not going. The exchange ends with the line there ain't nobody going.
A historical advertisement urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for the real TELAY signature. It touts more than 30 years of use and notes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, emphasizing trust and familiarity in parental care.
A witty line about playing a joke on a fiancé unfolds as a friend arranges a dark hallway meeting. The setup yields a kiss intended for the narrator, described as a good joke and banter among companions.
A quirky item notes Binks inheriting his wit from his grandfather and jokes echoed through generations. It mentions Dr Dean’s Mentholated Cough Drops and Seat Drug Stores as cures. Arizona hosts the world’s tallest cactus at 232 feet, which beard wearers may view as a barometer, while advice on blue liquids and Red Cross Ball Blue appears in this fragment.
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