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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1888
Page
2
For President Benjamin F. Harrison of Indiana and Vice President Levi P. Morton of New York. For Member of Congress in District George W. Dorsey.
The document lists county representation: Cheyenne 1, Dawson Keith 4, Lincoln Logan 3, Perking, and Unorganized Territory. Signed by HU. SMITH and L. A STRVESs as secretaries, Cincinnati.
The republican electors of the Ninth semialternative district of Nebraska are called to meet in convention at Ogallala on Thursday at 7 p.m. to nominate a candidate for representative and transact other proper business. Counties are entitled to representation as follows Beha MacL Mu ee Cheyenne Welch Lincoln McPherron Perkin Total W.H. Detgan J.W Dixtete Chad rinin secretary
Fragmented OCR summarizes a series of upcoming meetings fairs and state events across multiple locations. It references a senatorial convention in August and September dates, Sioux City and Lincoln events, and Cheyenne County fair logistics, all with jagged punctuation and partial names.
Mrs. Jo Kalen Poster of Iowa, chairwoman of the Woman’s National Republican Committee, urges women to form Republican clubs. She extols the party’s past protections for citizens, families, workers, and the home, calling on American women to join in the coming campaign and support leaders like Harrison and Morton.
A speech urges young women to pledge loyalty to the Republican party and defend republican civilization. It frames the state as a temple built by citizens, warns against reckless actions, and calls for leveraging moral power to uphold Republican principles. It also references a Decatur meeting and critiques a prohibition candidate’s past.
In Cheyenne county farmers push to build a two thousand dollar mill to grind locally grown wheat into flour. They argue thousands of dollars stay in county if a practical miller evaluates the venture and the wheat raising efforts show solid results.
The text notes Democrats are searching for a candidate to run for representative. It mentions J J McIntosh as a possibility but suggests Mae will not run after a weak Democratic nomination anticipated this fall.
A fragmentary clump of political buncombe in the Farmer story fails to clinch the case against Chappell and Gering papers. The piece hints at broader motives aimed at Sidney but lacks clear outcomes.
Ot n citizens urged friends from the east to visit Sid ney during the fair. Attending the event offers a quick glimpse of Cheyenne county beyond routine travel.
kK. J. Snorr of Ogalatla seeks the Republican nomination for representative at the convention in Ogalatla next Thursday.
At the St Louis convention of Brotherhood men the strike is to continue and wages for strikers increased. Engineers will receive sixty dollars per month and firemen forty dollars, a move not reflecting weakness in Brotherhood ranks per the Hailway News Reporter.
The Cheyenne Live Stuck Journal argues that shipments of thin Wyoming beef fetch poor prices due to quality. It condemns sending lean cattle to markets as wasteful and urges delaying slaughter until cattle fatten on abundant northwest feed. Texas can supply canners, keeping prices low for lean stock.
In a New York courtroom a libelous tale emerges concerning the Pye household. Boarder Tompkins allegedly kissed Mrs. Pye at numerous locations while Mr. Pye was away. Witnesses describe a brazen pattern of kisses and suggest a personal bias against restraint. The court prompts the witness to proceed and then denies further questioning.
A Chicago Herald reader recounts a lurid anecdote of a young medical college student who supposedly purchased a dead man, skinned him, tanned the hide into a bag, and sewed violet and forget-me-not decorations, all while appearing innocent on Michigan Avenue. The narrator calls for moral outrage at the girl from a Midwestern town.
A Southern Opinion warns that intraparty fights in Fulton County risk harming the Democratic base and the South's political survival. It urges party unity behind nominees even when not ideal to maintain strength and avoid damaging the national cause.
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