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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
12
The London Strand Magazine notes Richard Harding Davis as a rare case of easy early success. At Lehigh University he sold a cane rush description to a local paper for 1.15 dollars, the first paid writing, prompting a small celebration of brass candlesticks bought with the money.
The Philadelphia Press reports no authenticated case of sudden hair color change due to fear or grief in two centuries of Royal Society records. It explains that only new growth may appear gray if pigment supply falters, while existing outer hair retains its color.
In a striking death by own action, Falaha’s king faced a Moham Medan assault on the west African coast. Unable to resist, he gathered family and chief officers, declared rejection of Mohammedanism, and set fire to gunpowder stored for the defense. The blast destroyed the palace and all inside.
Burlington crop report shows heavy rain damaging wheat across Nebraska with 25 percent of small grain unharvested. Ground too wet to operate harvesters, corn prospects rely on late dry weather, while pastures stay good and hay is spoiled in places. Apple and potato yields expected to be abundant.
The body of A Bauman former Dodge county sheriff was found drowned in the Platte river two miles east of the river bridge south of Fremont. He was seen alive Friday with Ralph Johnson as they approached the bridge. Bauman aged forty five left a career of crime pursuit and had worked in real estate since leaving office.
July receipts reached 52155.36 under Secretary of State Pool, up from 45996 last year. Growth driven by corporation permits and a surge in automobile licenses with 6630 new car registrations this month and 21715 new automobile licenses issued year to date. Renewals also exceed any prior year.
Britain replies to American protests over British sea control rejects claims of illegality and cites international law. Notes argue new warfare conditions like submarines and German atrocities justify extreme measures. blockade remains aimed at severing German seaborne trade while neutrals suffer minimal impact. Also reports German advances in Courland and near Warsaw threaten Russian sea access as Austro-German forces push along the Vistula and Narew fronts.
In winter 1898-99 Rob ert C Losey recalls a party crossing the Rampart mountains toward Quall creek when a companion slipped into a glacier crevasse. The man, fifty four, asked to be left, gave his Missouri connections, and froze to death after fading from voice. His coolness under dying pressure marked his grim end.
In a Detroit Free Press note the couple share joy as he finally proposes after two years. She reveals the happiness comes not only from marriage but from proving doubters wrong about his intentions.
Coe college has appointed Professor Julian Gist to occupy the chair of English. He previously taught at Bellevue college in Bellevue Nebraska and is a postgraduate from Town university's summer session.
A fine of 1,000,000 dollars is levied against Brussels by German authorities after the destruction of a Zeppelin at Evere. The act is attributed to aviators of the entente allies, heightening postwar tensions between the occupiers and the city government.
A historic wartime budget shows France allocating vast sums in the first five months of the campaign. Officials report expenditures totalling $1.6 million to support military operations, logistics, and allied commitments amid ongoing hostilities.
A dense roster of government and school posts across Sidney listing post office officials state and local offices land office personnel and public school staff. Names include Mabel Closman A. K. Greenlee W. L. Bates and J. L. McTotech among others with districts and roles shown.
A dense roll of local fraternal groups lists Camp No. 18 Royal Neighbors and multiple Masonic bodies meeting monthly on various Wednesdays and Mondays at lodges and halls. Officers and secretaries named include Elizabeth Greenlee, Anna Whianr, Griffith, Mary McIntosa, and Cox, with chapters and tents such as Providence Chapter 108, Sidney Lodge 196, and Knights of Pythias noted among many others.
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