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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
2
A concise roundup notes several brief items from the day, including local happenings, court actions, weather notes, and community updates. Each entry is summarized in a compact line to fit the newspaper brief style.
A compact roundup of personal updates, political notes, and foreign intelligence items of interest to general readers. concise summaries highlight notable figures, policy shifts, and global developments without sensational detail.
Paris reports French troops advanced north of Douaumont taking 7500 prisoners and heavy guns. German forces push in Romania with Wallachia in German hands. Submarine sinkings off the French coast include coal cargo ships totaling 17000 tons and a 6000 ton English vessel. UK finances and naval losses overview.
Wealthy Chicagoans pledge five hundred thousand dollars to insure grand opera in Chicago for the next five years. Other notes report European fuel supply concerns growing monthly per Swiss newspapers, Omaha chosen as next Western Surgical meeting site after St Paul session, a German submarine's 55 days at sea without harbor entry, radium cancer cure trials deemed a failure per Dr. Francis Carter Wood, a Richmond Hill tragedy in which Gustav Blumm killed his two children and himself, a Los Angeles manslaughter verdict in the Caplan case tied to the Times explosion, Ireland’s government taking control of all railways after talks with railway authorities in Dublin, and generally bad weather.
Henry Ford said Germanys action should be applauded around the world in response to Von Bethmann Hollweg peace proposals. In Montana some 110000 acres in the Big Horn and Little Big Horn river valleys with the Crow reservation were to be sold at public auction at Crow Agency on January 2. Stock markets fell in New York after news that Germany notified neutrals of entering peace negotiations. Bethlehem Steel dropped 27 points and other munitions and steel shares fell 4 to 7 points. W G Lee of Cleveland announced rail union negotiations to settle disputes before January 1 when the Adamson law takes effect. AT T president Vail announced 6 million dollars would be paid to certain Bell employees to ease living costs, equivalent to two or three weeks salary.
Word from Chihuahua City says Villa would refrain from further destruction if the United States stays out of his campaign against Carranza. A letter from a Chihuahua business leader to Washington describes Villa planning to split forces and loot along the border and inside the United States. Reports say Dr. Fisher, an American, was executed by Villa near Santa Rosalia after being asked his nationality. Villista advances have captured Jiminez and Santa Rosalia, cutting a supply line to General Murguia’s northern army, with border observers puzzled by Villa’s movements since Chihuahua City’s evacuation.
Representative Lewis of Maryland introduces a bill for federal ownership of Washington, DC’s public telephone system. Immigration bills restricting literacy tests pass Senate 64 to 7 amid presidential veto history. Moor of Pennsylvania proposes a lifetime seat in the House for former presidents at 25000 a year. Farm crop value reaches 7641609000, up 1750000000 from last year. Transcontinental railroads suspend 60 days and raise rates 10 cents per 100 pounds on 1916 outputs from West to East, approved by ICC. Sheppard bill to ban liquor in DC moves to top of Senate calendar pending debate.
At the annual stockholders meeting Union Stock Yards set aside 310000 for improvements next year with 150000 for an Exchange building. R J Dunham says a several story structure costing about half a million is planned within a year or two. A 10 percent bonus totaling about 30 dollars per employee will be paid for the year ending November 30.
The Farmers' union meeting across Scottsbluff Sioux and Morrill counties organized a mutual telephone company. They raised 4000 dollars and formed committees to finance the venture. The line will start at Bridgeport and end at Henry, with exchanges planned for Bayard Minatare Scottsbluff Mitchell Morrill and Henry.
The Nebraska State Sunday School association holds its annual gathering in Omaha from June 19 to 21 to celebrate the fifty year anniversary. Officials expect more than 2,000 delegates to attend the event, which is described as the most important in the fifty years of the organization.
Mitchell arrangements complete to form a federated church in Mitchell to begin operations January 1, 1917. Protestant churches and Sunday schools to operate under a unified system with graded Sunday schools using church buildings. Driven by the Mitchell Community club as part of community spirit.
Plans underway in North Platte for a semi centennial celebration June 26 to 30 to recreate past western days. A holding company will finance the event with J. B. McDonald as chairman and W. H. McDonald as treasurer. George Mooney of St. Louis will direct arrangements. No firm program yet, but aim to echo the old wild west era.
At the Nebraska State Association convention, resolutions were adopted urging the legislature to raise mileage allowances and salaries by about 30 percent. The group also approved amendments to statutes on building and maintaining bridges over irrigation and drainage ditches, with responsibility shifted to ditch-owning corporations. Former officers were re elected, a special legislative committee was formed, and deaths of three members were noted. Omaha was named the 1917 convention site.
The Hastings Y M C A was ordered closed after a fundraising drive failed to secure sustaining funds. Solicitation will continue to January 1, with a $2,500 three year guarantee needed. If not pledged, the building stays closed and donors' money returned.
At the National Supervisors association annual meeting held here last March the organization of music teachers for the state was discussed. Temporary officers were elected and a program prepared for the first annual meeting in Lincoln on December 27 and 28 at the Lincoln hotel.
Farmers from Butler county gathered in David City to form a permanent county agent organization. A board of directors was chosen to direct the work and Butler county is added to Nebraska counties now employing county agents.
Seven numbers drawn by heirs of the late Julia M. Streeter determine the apportionment of $225000 in real estate within a $330000 estate. The will provides for dividing the estate into seven shares after payment of specific legacies.
In a special election here the vote was 73 to 162 approving $34,000 in bonds to erect a new high school building.
The Fremont Aerie of Eagles plans a private home costing about $25,000. Site negotiations are underway.
Four farmers living twelve miles north of Schuyler have purchased tractors made for hauling grain. The machines average four loads of forty five bushels each per day.
National guard organizations totaling 16 000 troops were ordered by General Funston to leave border service and return home to be mustered out of federal service. Groups move to use rolling stock, with first units including the Fourth Infantry Nebraska National Guard and Company A Iona. Movement expected to start in a few days, with all units home by January 5 or 7.
National Guard mobilization for border service is labeled a military failure and prompts urgent calls to abandon volunteers. Major General Hugh L. Scott and Major General Leonard Wood urge universal training as defense against a first-class foe. Wood warns the country is defenseless and the mobilization a tragedy. Scott cites lessons from war requiring 1,500,000 trained men now and another 1,500,000 within ninety days.
Ottawa plans to remove 1000 miles of railway to supply the western front in France and Belgium. Rails will be sent to France and relaid to move troops guns munitions and supplies from French ports to the fighting line. Workers are tearing up 200 miles of government railway sidings and 220 miles between Edmonton and the Pacific coast will be removed. Traffic will shift to the Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific lines.
Suffragists in Huron vote to ask lawmakers to resubmit the suffrage amendment at the upcoming state legislative session in South Dakota.
Warsaw reports the death of Poland’s oldest resident, likely Europe’s as well, a 117 year old farm laborer who lived near Wlozlawek on the Vistula. The final years were spent in poverty and work.
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