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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1896
Page
2
In Fremont the oratorical contest crowned Warren Sisson as first honors. The same edition notes Pleasant Dale planning a creamery with 61 000 capital, and various local incidents from Lincoln to York.
Nebraskans in Omaha and Lincoln weigh in on trans Mississippian exposition aid and real estate support. Reports cover county clerks, jail escape capture, court openings, runaway accident, suicide, and local railway shop costs as Nebraska club pushes immigration and state promotion.
Washington notes report the river and harbor bill sailed through the House in about thirty minutes under suspension of the rules. The measure passed 216 to 40 amid sharp exchanges led by Mr Mepburn who denounced pork in the bill and praised Mississippi river projects. Catchings of Mississippi defended the legislation and praised its value.
Ex President Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick will wed this afternoon likely between four and six o clock in St. Thomas Episcopal Church New York. The time is kept secret to avoid crowds surrounding the church at the ceremony.
A Key West correspondent reports a women’s volunteer unit fighting under General Maceo in Cuba. The women act as a cavalry detachment riding astride, cutting hair short, wearing bloomers and a distinctive uniform. Florencia Palmas is cited as an idol, and four members are described as colored.
Cipher dispatch from Carlos Garcia reports that 108 men and heavy artillery were landed in a bay between Bahia Hondo and Muriel about fifty miles west of Havana on March 22 with no interference. Hotchkiss guns other heavy pieces and ammunition were landed. General Calixto Garcia leads the Bermuda expedition to Cuba.
The Rev. Thomas Murdock father of Colonel M. M. Murdock editor and R. P. Murdock business manager of the Eagle and Senator T B Murdock of Eldorado died at his Emporia home today at age eighty four.
Wear City Missouri April 7 The Magnet mining plant at South Carterville caved in last night killing night watch man Andrews. He leaves a wife and five children. The loss on the plant is about 20000 dollars.
Mrs Emma Yorke of San Francisco was arrested in Denver on arrival from a train after a telegram from San Francisco charged her with stealing 22,500 dollars from her daughter in law Mrs Gibea.
In Washington on April 7 Senator Wolcott argues for consolidating country and suburban post offices into city districts to curb spoils appointments. He cites over 70,000 postmasters and urgent need for civil service virtues while praising Postmaster General Wilson's administration.
Jefferson City April 7. The Missouri state labor bureau reports rising farmer indebtedness. Reports from fifteen counties show mortgages currently in force are higher than five years ago. The article notes a table listing mortgages in force across the counties and dates.
A blaze at a Clark Street dime museum on Easter Sunday caused rapid crowd surges as two theaters filled with over 1,000 patrons. Stage manager Charles Bell kept order guiding escapes, and all attendees and performers fled without injuries, many in stage outfits.
In Florida on April 7 during the final days of the season, thieves raided seaside hotels securing items valued at $30.00. The heaviest loss was Mrs. Henry M. Cutting of New York robbed of jewelry valued at $13,000.
The Senate committee on army affairs reduced the proposed salary increase for noncommissioned officers. The town of Lucas Iowa may face indictment for bootlegging as the Raines law is enforced in New York hotels selling liquor. Troops are ordered to Opelousas Louisiana to quell a political disturbance. Governor Lowndes of Maryland is groomed as a Republican favorite son. Dick Bruce the jailbreaker from Lockport Missouri has been recaptured after six months. St Joseph Missouri aldermen plan a curfew for minors on the streets at night. Missouri experiment station reports corn fodder waste last winter would have wintered all livestock in the state.
A Rocky Mountain News report transcribes Wharton Barker of Philadelphia urging a united political front for silver remonetization. Barker quotes John Converse endorsing a single gold standard and calls on factions to unite on a definite policy and organize for action ahead of St. Louis conventions. He argues Democrats and Republicans alike should adopt pro silver aims for national policy.
Navana April 6 report says Cuba will produce at most 130000 tons of sugar this year, risking a $36000000 loss. Tobacco, hides, mahogany and cedar are scarce. Stock and produce exchanges are lifeless, essentials unsold, money vanished. Juvana resembles a tomb as Holy Week ends. No newspapers printed.
A congressional election contest from Alabama's First District, filed by independent Populist W. C. Robinson against Democrat George P. Harrison, was decided yesterday by Elections Committee No. 1 in favor of incumbent General Harrison with a unanimous vote.
In Inon Mountain Michigan a mass meeting of 1 200 miners and others heard Detroit Mayor Pingree declare for governor as a Republican and protectionist. The gathering mainly consisted of miners with representation from about a dozen nearby towns.
Washington April 6 The House measure requiring a one year residence for divorce suits in the Territories won favorable indorsement from the Senate committee on Territories. The panel amended the bill to exclude suits already started from its effect.
In Gutnamr Oklo on April 6 Judge Dale sentenced R S Cox to eleven years in the United States penitentiary for perjury in a land case York Crawford to four years in the State penitentiary for arson after burning a neighbor's barn and Sam Roper to one year for shooting with intent to kill.
In Washington April 6 the House elections committee voted to replace Democratic incumbent James E. Cobb with Goodwin, who ran as a Populist. With no Republican candidate, Goodwin drew substantial Republican votes. Final tally the committee cited shows Cobb 10 651 to Goodwin 8 908 amid ballot box stuffing and intimidation claims. Cobb is completing his fourth term and authored the phrase Where am I at.
Baltimore woman Jessie Shea suffered months of nervous prostration, loss of appetite, and insomnia. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills her sleep returned, appetite improved, and she regained health saying the pills revived her blood and nerves. Sold 60 cents a box or six for $2.60 by druggists or mail from Dr Williams Medical Co.
Practical tips cover baking protection using a water dish in ovens, reviving old leather with French polish, safe handling of fruit skins to avoid microbes, dressing for cold weather, sweetening butter with salt and soda, cementing glass or china with gum arabic and plaster of Paris, a lemon honey cough remedy, and making wax polish from beeswax turpentine for wooden floors with step by step application tips.
A devotional reflection states that loving God blesses the lover regardless of feeling and warns that zeal for good works can blind us to rightly judge others.
The passage highlights the queen of Roumania enjoying literature, the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha playing the fiddle, and King Humbert of Italy with a fragile heir. It also mentions Crown Prince William of Germany as not very bright and strong, a claim disputed by Speaker Reed who says his family urged him toward ministry.
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