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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
2
A noted statistician argues that 2 percent of people hold vision and leadership while 98 percent follow. He cites 2.5 million strong leaders directing the majority, noting the nation’s advances come from small, service-minded elites and that the public often undervalues these pioneers.
Chicago’s underground freight tunnels stretch 62 miles under the Loop with 6 by 7 1/2 foot sections and 150 electric locomotives. About 300 daily trains move 10 to 15 car shipments between rail terminals docks and firms, easing surface traffic while keeping a constant 55 degree dry air in the tunnels.
Harper's Magazine contributor Jack Black argues crime stems from graft and weak governance. He contends reformers push unnecessary laws while systemic flaws undermine police. He cites Canada’s simpler statutes and public respect as models for effective enforcement.
During threshing season farmers waste vast straw by burning while few plants convert it into insulation boards. Wheat straw can become valuable insulation material, and factories exist elsewhere. the region lacks such an enterprise, wasting thousands of dollars yearly that could be turned into cash.
The writer mocks the Vienna congress of the World League for the Rights of Men while debating gender roles and alimony. He ridicules female dominance of closets and daily comforts, then shifts to tariff debates and farm prices, warning higher living costs may provoke public dissent in Washington.
Arthur Crawford writes that Republican leaders in Washington are heartened by rising farm prices, a fortunate break that could avert a crisis for the Hoover administration. Wheat and cereals had fallen, threatening surplus and unrest, but renewed stability now appears possible.
Cleveland Press notes federal mail censorship blocks 5000 Mooney pamphlets claiming defamation and lewd content. It highlights anew the fight by the American Civil Liberties Union and Mooney defense groups to overturn the ruling, arguing the action suppresses free speech and threatens American liberties.
Superintendent C C Holtorf of Sterling and Commercial Agent D Kastrup of Scottsbluff joined Burlington Agent M A Shipman for a Wednesday tour of the north table. They were impressed with crop and harvesting conditions.
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