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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
7
Cheyenne County Fair and Race Meet unfolds September 9 to 11 1915 with multiple events. Purse money ranging from 12.50 to 75.00 in races including mile and quarter mile sprints, pony classes, relay, motor cycle and automobile races, free for all and Cheyenne County ponies eligibility noted.
The premium list details awards across cattle hogs poultry horses and draft teams limited to Cheyenne County. top prizes include best pure bred stallions mares and bulls with cash awards ranging from 1.00 to 5.00 per class and specific age and breed requirements for horses cattle hogs chickens and mules.
General von Besler leads forces that capture about 85,000 Russian troops during the fall of Novo Georgievsk marking a major strategic breakthrough. The report notes the yielding of strong Russian positions and the rapid advance by German units.
Governor Dunne of Illinois will not be present to address the public on Woodrow Wilson day at the state fair. He cannot return in time because he plans to attend a meeting of governors in Boston. Governor Morehead received the notice explaining his absence.
At Union Stock Yards South Omaha Aug 25, cattle receipts near 5 500 head with western range cattle dominant. Prices rose about 10 cents. top steer prices near 9 25 and fat lambs up to 8 70. Hogs about 8 000 head with demand from packers and shippers, best around 7 60 to 7 40. Sheep and lambs volume 23 000 with fat lambs and feeders steady to 10 cents higher, best western lambs around 8 70 and feeder lambs at 8 15.
The Democratic special committee including State Auditor Smith Colonel Maher Earl Gaddis W B Eastham and Clarence Harman met in the auditor’s private office and selected Wednesday September 8 as Woodrow Wilson Day at the state fair.
About 100 Democrats gathered at the Lindell hotel for a banquet with L. R. Willis presiding and introducing Governor Morehead as toastmaster. Dr. P. J. Hall, a Democratic governor candidate prospect, said he never sought office in Nebraska.
James Nelson a young farmer living west of Blair was seriously injured in an automobile accident near Kennard returning from a Fremont tractor meet. The vehicle lost control on a crest and overturned injuring Nelson with several broken ribs burns and possible internal injuries.
Senator Elihu Root of New York was unanimously elected president of the American Bar association at its closing session on recommendation of the general council. Walter George Smith of Philadelphia was a candidate before the council but his name was not presented to the convention.
A London Post correspondent reports that Russia is considering transferring the capital from Petrograd to Moscow. The proposal highlights strategic shifts and potential administrative changes amid wartime pressures.
A collision west of Lincoln at about 10 p m left two cars overturned in a ditch. A bloodied man refused to identify himself at the Lincoln hotel, later found registered as William Wilson of Philadelphia. He said a car carrying four men struck another car with four occupants and all were hurt, but none could be located.
A terse public notice quotes dialogue about a groom facing a surprise. The passage mentions friends warning that two can live as cheaply as one, reflecting marital finances in a Detroit Free Press context.
A Boston Journal line portrays a debtor assuring Brown of payment, claiming readiness and mutual knowledge of funds. The fragment hints at tense financial pressure and awareness between borrower and lender.
Dun's Review of Trade notes international monetary complications and labor unrest as primary uncertainties. It says domestic finance remains stable, while wage disputes have not yet caused major trouble. It mentions belligerent nations' exchange issues, gold imports failing to halt European fund depreciation, and ongoing negotiations for relief. The worst week saw a deadly storm isolating Texas coast cities, disrupting shipping and rail traffic, with crop damage uncertain. Meanwhile, major roads' first-week August earnings surpassed prior months.
Lincoln Brass Foundry secured a $2,500,000 contract to supply brass casing for shrapnel shells for a European belligerent. Owner F. W. Knore returned from Chicago with the agreement and will expand the plant and obtain machinery to begin production.
The interstate commerce commission ordered drastic freight rate reductions on anthracite coal and warned carriers face about 10 million dollars in annual revenue loss. It also urged the department of justice to prosecute several carriers for flagrant interstate commerce act violations.
Secretary Mellor released the entries for the better babies show at the Nebraska state fair. About 179 names are listed, with most entrants from Lincoln and Lancaster counties and a smaller number from towns across the state, judged on scientific criteria for prizes.
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