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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
2
A compact digest covers national politics, public affairs, and notable personal items. Highlights include key votes, policy updates, official statements, and concise reports on individuals and organizations shaping current events.
United States coast artillery plans border deployment near California as civil and military efforts quicken. Gun boat Annapolis crewman I M Laughter dies after Mazatlan clash with Carranza forces. War Secretary Baker briefs Wilson as refugees stream through Vera Cruz and rail shipments are restricted. Aero Club pledges aid with aircraft while Chicago food industries mobilize for border service. International talks and an El Paso citizens conference seek peaceful solutions amid U S tensions with Mexico. Tenth Cavalry reports say fighting at Carnival began after an unprovoked attack on Americans.
General manager E Stenger of the St Joseph and Grand Island railroad is appointed general superintendent of the Union Pacific with headquarters in Omaha. A June crop report estimates Kansas winter wheat yield at 90226000 bushels this year, down from 108000000 last month due to Hessian fly green bug and weather. Eight members of the Photo Engravers Board of Trade in New York City are indicted for conspiring to raise engraving prices from 44 to 150 percent.
Mary Jane Sunday mother of evangelist Billy Sunday died recently at his Winona Lake Indiana residence. The report notes her death occurred at the latters home in Winona Lake. It highlights her relation to the famed evangelist and lists the place of death.
President Wilson signs federal incorporation for the Boy Scouts of America while Senate and House debate military and fortification appropriations. Bills propose $34.3 million for coast defenses and artillery, plus a separate $35.9 million measure. Reports show Congressmen in the National Guard lose pay in color service yet keep seats. Gregory nomination to the Supreme Court discussed. Agriculture notes watermelon acreage up modestly, cantaloupe down slightly. Flood control plans push $2 million for the tri county flood project in Nebraska.
Havas correspondent reports Bulgarian troops began an advance in the Firima Monaster region. Russians push into Bukowina pursuing Austrian forces. Farther north in Hast Galicia and Volhynia,Teutonic allies check Russian progress amid fierce attacks and counterattacks.
Commander Arnault says German submarine U-35, now in Cartagena Spain, sank the French liner Provence with over 3,000 lives lost and claims the vessel has sunk 30 other Anglo French ships in the Mediterranean, according to crew members.
Lawmakers plan to broaden the horses theft statute to cover auto bandits during the upcoming legislative session. The move aims to close gaps that could shield offenders who steal vehicles by disguising them as horse theft cases.
The state golf tournament will be held in Omaha from July 5 to July 8 featuring top amateur players from across the state. Local clubs field strong entrants aiming for titles in multiple divisions.
The Nebraska Sheriffs Association discussed a penitentiary term of five to ten years for automobile thieves and better capture methods. They plan to meet again in Hastings in December and urge legislators to change horse stealing laws to cover auto theft, with garage records aiding detection. Critics faulted the state board of pardons for freeing prisoners without county officials presenting a case.
Sixteen civilian rifle clubs totaling 628 members have been organized in Nebraska in the past five months, per a memo from Major Fred H. Phillips. Government equipment is provided, with discussions to establish at least one club per county. Listed clubs include Greater Omaha, North Platte, Norman, Gothenburg, Plainview, and others with member counts ranging from 13 to 104.
The Chautauqua festival begins in Dodge on July 19 and continues for five days. It marks the first season for the event in Dodge, managed by the Commercial club, with local boosters confident of a successful series.
The First Methodist church finance committee reports progress toward building a new edifice. It will not start construction until at least 30,000 is subscribed, and pledges exceed 15,000 already.
S S workers report 1684 registration at the state Sunday school convention held in Falls City Nebraska with 2229 Sunday schools, 1715 active. Beatrice Christian Church has 1100 members, University Place Methodist 1085, Lincoln Grace Methodist 1063. New officers: President J S Dick Crete, Vice H L Lomax Broken Bow, Recording Sec E R Mathers Falls City, Treasurer L C Oberlies Lincoln. William A Brown of Chicago delivered farewell address.
Beatrice resident F Schirmacher, who spent the past year building aeroplanes in Germany, has returned to South Beatrice aboard the Berendam via Holland. He recalls passengers aboard a North Sea crossing hearing the roar of a recent naval battle between Germany and Britain. He notes German optimism at the time of his departure and reports good wages and ample work in Germany.
G R Fox of Pleasanton has filed patent papers in Washington for a cultivator that reduces draft weight on horses. The machine allows a four horse team to be hitched closely, enabling the operator to drive nearer to fences and make sharper turns.
In a sensational sequel to the Fred Luff assault trial, Luff files with Hamilton County commissioners for 15,565.25 alleging expenses and damages from false arrest, imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Of this amount 3,565.25 is for expenses and attorneys fees.
Work starts on the Farmers' Co-Operative Elevator Co plant to erect a grain elevator with a 25 000 bushel capacity. The project cost is estimated at 25 000 dollars.
Hastings Nebraska residents Mr and Mrs M B Foote celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary after arriving in Hastings on March 2 1867. The couple first settled here when the state was only one day old.
Dawes county farms face delays this spring due to abundant rain. Farmers seek extra hands to help finish planting and fieldwork as work piles up across the region.
Chadron city council completed negotiations for a sixty horsepower motor truck to be used by the local fire department.
Hastings court suit seeks 20500 damages for a shooting incident claims three fingers damaged and a limb lost plus 500 for hospital fees. Plaintiff Sheriff Cole alleges Whitcomb possesses 1700 cash awaiting inheritance plus substantial property.
The board of control awarded contracts for the new laundry building at the Milford soldiers' home. Life insurance companies in 1915 paid out over 2,000,000 in Nebraska, covering death claims premiums and cash surrenders.
Five southwestern Nebraska towns Holdrege Minden Oxford McCook and Beaver City have united into a circuit and filed an application to host the 1917 University Week events.
The state veterinarian reports a Clark resident C. W. Brown owned a horse that died from pernicious anemia, a very rare illness for animals in this state.
An announced program from the university outlines a bachelor of fine arts in music beginning next fall. Prof. P. H. Grummann, head of the school of fine arts, confirms the new course.
The Mexican consul at Kansas City asks Nebraska authorities to safeguard Mexicans who may reside in the state. Governor Morehead is urged to issue the necessary orders to peace officers across Nebraska.
Notice received by Game Warden Rutenbeck states a revised federal game law will permit duck and goose hunting for a one month spring period from February 9 to March 10 inclusive.
Attorney General Reed holds that an electric light company may refuse to furnish current to a building defectively wired and that the state fire warden may declare such a building a nuisance.
The quartermaster general of the army invites bids for horses and mules for national guard use. Nebraska dealers may bid, per a Washington telegram to the adjutant general's office.
Chief Game Warden Rutenbeck notes deputies J Q Holmes and Charles Pilford patrolled from Winslow to South Bend on the Elkhorn and Platte rivers. They confiscated eighteen hoop nets eleven wire traps and other illegal devices with no arrests made.
State Auditor W. H. Smith refuses to register $1,500,000 of road paving bonds and $200,000 of road grading bonds issued by Douglas county. The action follows the bond proposals failing to secure a majority of votes cast at the primary election where the measures were placed on the ballot.
At a school meeting near Humboldt attended by State Superintendent Thomas action was taken approving a consolidation plan for four rural districts. Two districts in Nemaha County Nos. 88 and 89 and two in Richardson County Nos. 47 and 48 were merged with a central schoolhouse location chosen near the county line.
Attorney General Reed issues opinion applying the 1915 fire escape law to city schools like Grand Island. He says the labor commissioner may compel installation of any number of fire escapes on school buildings over two stories if deemed necessary. The question arose from Grand Island attorney T O C Harrison.
The state board of pharmacy appoints C. T. Haines of Omaha as a member of the pharmaceutical examining board to succeed L. W. McConnell of McCook. The appointment runs for five years.
Acting Governor James Pearson added three defeated state primary candidates to his personal staff. Walter Riechel of Johnson Theodore R Nordgren of Aurora and W B Banning of Union were named among the appointments.
C W Hinzle of Omaha representing U C T and T P A asks the state railway commission to require Union Pacific to change how passengers access trains to avoid crossing active tracks. He cites depot area boarding as unsafe and says many trains require crossing in front of depots. Miss Theodosia Trehearn of Beaver is mentioned in the complaint.
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