National Body and State Officers Listed in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory lists the national and state offices including U S Senate members Ino M Thurston and William V Allen and state leaders Governor Silas A Holcomb Lieutenant Governor Robert Moore Secretary of State Joel A Piper Auditor Eugene Moore Treasurer Joseph S Bartley Attorney General Arthur Churchill Superintendent Henry R Cobbette Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings Henry O Russell and U S Land Office entries John M Adams P A Griffith among others with office titles and districts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Holcomb
Robert & Moore
Joel A. Piper
Eugene Moors
Joseph S. Bartley
Arthur
Churchill
Henry R. Co Bette
Henry O Russell
Moayland and North Platte Legislative and Judicial Districts
The document lists multiple Nebraska political and judicial positions by districts and towns. Names include M Grimes judge North Platte, A Pease Sidney sheriff, J Neubauer Sidney judge, CG Chambers Colton surveyor, Robt H Wills Camp Chirk coroner, Leroy Martin attorney, W R Woods Weyerts judge, and J W Harper Bronson district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moayland
North Platte
BP Morgan
Chappell
M. Grimes
A. Pease
Sidney Sheri
W.R Woods
Weyerts
W Atkins
Sidney
W. Harper
Bronson
Local School Board Names Staff and Faculty Members
The minutes list A Penso as moderator and T B agyi as treasurer. Geo F Blanchard is noted as director with John Baker and James J McIntosh among members. Chas Doran is principal, Miss Whitehead assistant, with Miss Blanchard Miss McKee and Miss Mueller in grammar and primary roles. Frances Wright leads music and Delsarte instruction.
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A. Penso
Griffilth
T. B. Ag Yi
Geo. F. Blanchard
John Baker
James J. Mcintosh
Chas. Doran
Chase
McKee
L. F. Shelton
Mueller
Frances Wright
Music
Delsarte
Religious Services and Schedules in Local Churches
The Methodist church offers Sunday services morning and evening with Sunday school at 9 45 and Epworth League at 6 30. Catholic Masses are on Sunday at 8 and 10 am with an Ogallala Mass on the third Sunday. Episcopal Church holds services weekly with Sunday school at 10 am and sermons at 11 am and 7 pm led by Pastor FIL Strout and Rev Allen Kenworthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
J Osborn
Allen Kenworthy
Episcopal Church
Local Fraternal and Auxiliary Lodges Schedule
Fraternal orders list monthly meeting nights and officers. Frank Welch Lodge No 75 meets first Tuesday. Sidney Lodge No 125 meets second and fourth Thursday. Rebecca Degree I.O.O.F. No 66 meets first and fourth Wednesdays. K of P Valiant No 9 meets second and fourth Tuesdays. U R K of P Sidney Division No 31 meets last Wednesday. Army and Navy Union Col. Conrad Garrison No 33 meets third Wednesday. G A R Summer No 12 meets first Saturday. S of V Henry A Morrow Camp No 17 meets third Friday. W R J W meets first and third Saturdays. M W of A Sidney Camp No 1001 meets third Friday. A O U W Sidney Lodge No 1% meets second and fourth Thursdays. A O H Division No 1 meets first and third Sundays. Order Railway Trackmen meet first Sunday after payday. K K M Sidney Tent No 20 meets first and third Thursdays. Providence Chapter OES meets second and fourth Wednesdays at Masonic ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Joseph
Conrad Garrison
Regular Army and Navy Union of the
U. S
H. DeCastro
Thos. Welleman
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
P.R. Borgquist
Wm. Ottoman
Providence
E. R Brelsch
C.P. Davis
W.M
Billiard Jokers Among Ivory Ball Pranks Lovers of Cold
Dudley Kavanagh recalls a 30 year old Fulton street billiard room tale about cracked ivory balls when chilled by drafts. The prank involved swapping a cracked “heart” ball mid game to astonish the unaware player as spectators roared. Other players like Sexton Flynn and Maurice Daly later kept heartless balls as curiosities in New York San.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Kavanagh
Fulton Street
George
Dudley
Sexton
Tim Flynn
George Slosson
Maurice Daly
Flynn
New York
San
Father of Great Half Back Receives Sudden Fame
An elderly Chicago man of means gains high esteem in church and charity work. His son’s touchdown elevates him to public prominence, with calls of congratulations and renewed attention, turning a private figure into a household name as “the father of a great half back.”
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Chicago
Mr. Rush
Athletic Club
Nautical Saloon Turns Teeming Night Ship in Town
A New York saloon near Vesey and Greenwich streets recreates a shipboard tavern with naval uniforms, brass lamps, nautical bric a brac, and a commodore proprietor. Patrons speak in sea terms, orders echo on the bar, and sailor veterans spin yarns as bells clack like shipboard time.
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Down Town
Vesey
Greenwich
Jack
Lee
New York
Pittaburg Dispatch
Ship Run Aground Off Sandy Hook in Thick Fog
Passengers on an Anchor Line vessel awoke to the ship grounded after fog shrouded Sandy Hook. The crew kept engines running while tugs and newsboys fed a startling chorus as word spread of the stranding. In Japan, waterproof paper coats have been used for at least ten centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sandy Hook
Scott
Jerusalem
London Telegraph
Japan
Beware of Mercury and Blood Disease Cures
A warning against mercurial treatments for blood diseases cites patient Henry Roth from St. Louis and a New York specialist. The piece promotes Swift’s Specific Co. S S S 8 as a mercury free remedy and urges readers to request free books about the disease and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roth
South Ninth Street
St. Louis
Idc
New York
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Telegraph prank ends visitor’s nightly calls
A telegraph operator recalls how a rival, out of work, visited nightly during business hours. The intruder sat in silence and listened to the clicks until a sharp message from the other end caused his departure. He has not called since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Fatigue and the rhythms of life and labor
The article explains fatigue as a natural result of labor with cycles of activity and rest. It notes heart and breath rhythms, warns against overtraining causing heart weakness or nervous exhaustion, and cites increased cold risk after exertion. It advocates absolute rest for habitual insomnia from fatigue.
Burns hotel keeper declares no responsibility for husband or son's contracts
A Burns Oregon hotel keeper, described as one of eastern Oregon’s best looking and most successful, announces in a local paper she will not be responsible for any contracts made by her husband or her son from now on.
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Burns, Or
Oregon
Delta
What a Boy Can Do Says a Child’s Poem
A children page poem asks what a boy can do. It lists playful mischief such as making a parent speak in four languages and causing a cat to drill a hole with ammonia. The verses end by questioning what a boy cannot do.
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Minneapolis Journal
Bluffton man praised for blunt true tales
A Washington Star quote frames Major Bluffton as a plain, talkative man whose stories are accurate to a fault. The exchange notes his common nature yet acknowledges the truth of his anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Bluffton
Washington Star
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the Telegraph Directory
U.S. Senate
Ino. M. Thurston
Omaha
William V. Allen Madison
M. Kenr
Broken Bow
U. S. Land Office
John M. Adams
P. A. Griffith
Legislature
Villiage Trustees
Julius Neubauer
Baker
J. McDaniels
Very
Greenlee
A. A. Ricker
Frank Welch
A. F
A.M
Eesday N
J. E. Wart
Sec'y
Geo
E. Taylor
Sidney Lodge
O. F
A. K. Greenlee
Sec
W. C. Milthorpe
Rebecca Degree
Wm. Chowins
Lily ‘Chowns
Valiant Lodge
K.of P
F. Hi. DeCastro
J.J. Mcintosh
D. C
Pierre Sanders
D. F. McKee
E. V. Summer
J. W. Nelson
E. V. Sumner
W. R
Washburn
F. P. Osgood
Sidney Camp
M. W. of A
Thos. Ishmael
L. Fitch
W.O
L. H. Bordwell
W. M. A. Armstrong
A. O. HL
P. Sanders
KK. Forrest
Pest
K.O.T. M
L. J. Bordwell
J. J. Snyder
R. K
A.P.T.L
The
American Protective Tariff League
League
Inail
Wekama Gernered
Beart
Woot
Blackwell's
Durham Tobacco Company
Durham, N. C
Who Retail
White Star Soap
Blackwell
Durham
United States
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Ivory Globes
Mr. Rash
Mercury
Henry Rorg
Orego
Weasteeme
Chowins & Son
Chowins Block
Nebraska
Oberfelder Block
Postofice
Neb
Chas. Vernon
NEW York Weekly Tribune
the Telegraph
Gee. W. Heat
Trivene Building
New York City
Wasklt Tribune
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