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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1880
Page
2
Military figure Maj. Gen. Hancock of Pennsylvania is proposed as a candidate for the presidency in a sparsely filled civic notice. The agency lists his rank and state of origin, suggesting an election context without detailing platform or dates.
The document outlines opposition to centralization, calls for church and state separation, public education funding, honest money, a strict civil service, and protection for free ballots. It condemns military interference in elections, praises Tilden, and highlights reforms, trade, and public credit, with notes on Nevada fires, Omaha registration, and local party activity.
The Dawson County Pioneer denounces Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory 1880 as unreliable for Nebraska, citing 17 errors in a page and a half. It urges a state press on the directory, warning advertisers of misrepresentations and urging scrutiny by publishers.
Fragmented report notes ex confederate mayor Grimes of North Carolina was shot dead by unknown parties while driving near Lancaster Pennsylvania. It also mentions indictments against R Off Adams publisher and a Philadelphia diploma mill operator who died by suicide in Camden New Jersey. There are reports of a fatal Oakland house fire and a U S court appearance of Captain Payne and his men in Alabama over an Indian Territory entry charge.
Live stock prices show losses of 160 cents across all grades with light packing and shipping sales at 64050516 and heavy packing at 440500, good to extra smooth shipping at 475515. Cattle receipts 20,175 head. market steady and fair for sir to good shipping grades. Texan and Colorado steers in demand with cows at 250 and steers around 310 to 435. Fresh receipts 3,074 head.
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