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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
7
Chicago reports a surge of wheat to market straining elevator capacity and export shipping. If the pace continues, analysts fear an artificial drop in prices as demand wanes and cargo space becomes scarce, forcing farmers to sell quickly.
Des Moines reports 1,600 students at Fort Des Moines predict they will weigh five to ten pounds more on returning home. Camp officials note Uncle Sam spends over $1,000 daily to feed them, with meals served in ten mess halls feeding about 180 each.
Walter W. Head of Omaha reports the father and son movement, begun at a 1907 YMCA banquet in Providence Rhode Island, has reached over twenty nations with more than three million American participants in events during the past year. He spoke before the World YMCA committee.
Governor C W Bryan unveils state committee to promote National Defense Day on September 12. Members include state commanders from Grand Army of the Republic Branish War Veterans American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, plus presidents of DAR S A R National Federation of Women’s Clubs and WCTU. Adjutant General Paul ordered to mobilize the National Guard in towns for parades at no cost to the state.
National Indian war veterans plan annual meeting in St Joseph on September 16 and 17. Men or widows who served in U S territorial or state troops including Texas rangers or in any capacity west of the Mississippi before June 1, 1892 are eligible for membership.
Secretary Danielson of the fair board reports peak attendance of 272000 at the state fair, with expectations of 260000 to 262000 to attend. The fifty sixth Nebraska fair opens Sunday, August 81, aiming to surpass 1919 marks amid favorable factors and strong interest.
General John J. Pershing inspected Fort Des Moines CMTC with a 1600 strong regiment of young men. He praised the unit calling it one of the best he had visited and offered only words of praise for the tramp and provisional regiments.
Cedar Rapids Iowa endured the fiercest storm in three decades causing damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars across the city. Property and infrastructure suffered widespread impacts as residents assessed the aftermath.
Charles G. Dawes, accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination, frames the 1924 race as a clash between progressive conservatism and untried radicalism. The announcement comes from Evanston, Illinois, as part of the national campaign launch.
Copenhagen reports American Boy Scouts received the top honor for participation in the international Scout jamboree and won the prize cup offered by Hing Christian.
A steamer off Borneo encountered a flotilla of floating islands the largest spanning seven acres and bearing palm trees over 100 feet tall. Grapefruit becomes a familiar wartime staple for British households, while mail bags are now airlifted by planes using a hook to grab rope attached to the bags.
The passage explains that divorce in Japan proceeds by mutual consent of husband and wife. Although wives may resist a husband's suit, their consent is easily obtained. Formalities are minimal, limited to informing the magistrate of the contemplated step.
The article notes two thirds of the aggregate population in the ten largest U S cities is foreign stock. It adds Chicago and New York have about one fifth native white ancestry, while about a third of the populations overall are native white. It cites Tokio statistics on communication waste by speaker pairages.
A 1925 Asiatic expedition will feature two hundred camels in winter coats starting in December. The animals will trek under subzero conditions, baffling the notion that camels are only desert dwellers. A Wyoming tourist recounted a gunman’s retort after asking why a notch appeared on the weapon.
In the Persian Gulf a pearl diver wearing only an amulet is lowered by rope with a net and stone weight. He holds his breath, seals his nose, and descends for about a minute. He returns with a net filled with oysters.
Damaged hulls and broken propeller leave the coast guard cutter The Bear wedged on the floes of Katzebue Sound. After fifty trips she abandons her annual relief cruise for natives and settlers in Alaska, a historic shift for the vessel.
Nebraska’s year old pure marriage law shows declining marriage figures as it fails to curb nuptials. Officials in surrounding states without such restrictions attract couples, while Nebraska revenue drops. The piece argues for uniform national marriage and divorce laws to end the patchwork approach.
The Nebraska City Press argues reform requires neighborly aid, warning that one state cannot lead alone due to high costs. A passenger asks why funds from advertising could not boost profits, prompting Mr. Wrigley to quip about the risks of removing the engine while traveling west at sixty miles per hour.
Discovered by Magellan in 1521 the Philippine Islands stayed under Spanish control with only brief British Japanese and Chinese seizures before their cession to the United States in 1898.
After examining twenty five top schools, an American Bar association committee reports that only nine require study of the Constitution, and in two of those, the course focuses solely on its commercial or legal value.
A blaze in Colorado's Arapahoe National Forest, stemming from a campfire left smoldering by careless motorists, burned about 2,500 acres of pine timber in just over three hours. Forest Service officers and a 2,950-strong fighting force began containment efforts almost immediately.
The United States could support nearly 300 million people with no greater dependence on other nations for food and raw materials than today. Yet such a population would require a markedly higher standard of living and farm and forest land productivity than now exists.
The United States land office in the federal building reports 14 335 acres of vacant land open for homesteading in eastern Nebraska as of July 1, up 171 acres from July 1 last year. Most remaining land is poor sand hill grazing country in forty acre tracts, with large tracts already claimed.
A Lincoln Star excerpt urges persistent effort and self-control to achieve real success. It argues that luck is not enough and comforts or pleasures should not trump long term ambitions. Every successful person worked hard, studied, and sacrificed present ease for future happiness and a better life.
Farmers following Thayer County Cow testing project feeding instructions found a real solution to grain marketing issues. They fed most grain to cows that used it for milk, while higher paying cows were kept waiting and charged at feeding time, simplifying sales and utilization.
Agricultural college extension reports show stinking smut hitting wheat in two thirds of the state with losses up to one quarter and in severe cases more than half. Proper seed treatment with formaldehyde or copper carbonate dust can prevent the damage, with copper carbonate being simpler and equally effective. The agricultural college at Lincoln offers further information on request.
The text notes daylight saving originated in England in 1907 with William Willett’s The Waste of Daylight. A daylight saving law then passed in Great Britain in 1916, with subsequent adoption in 1917 by Denmark Germany Holland Italy France Portugal and Australia.
Eight early presidents were born as British subjects including Washington John Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Quincy Adams Jackson and William Henry Harrison. Martin Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen.
The American Bank of Sidney Nebr a corporation sues Joe Pokorny defendant in the District Court of Cheyenne County to recover 3332.58 with 10 percent interest from Oct 27 1923 and has attached and garnished defendant's property You must answer by Sept 22 1924 or the prayer will be taken as true Dated Aug 9 1924 The American Bank of Sidney Nebraska Plaintiff
Sheriff J W McDaniel will sell at public auction the East Half of Section 2 Township 15 North Range 49 West at the county courthouse Sidney Neb on September 8, 1924 at 10 a m to satisfy a 1923 judgment for 14099 44 with interest and costs. Kepler Kratz lawyers Sidney Nebraska.
Christian Vollmer files a mortgage foreclosure petition in Cheyenne County District Court against Chas Dukek and others seeking $6,000 on a note dated March 14 1919 with 10 percent interest plus coupon and extension fees. The loan is secured by a mortgage on West Half of Section 13 Township 15 North Range 49 West and aims to bar defendants from any claim to the property. Defendants must answer by September 15 1924.
The Chamber of Commerce lists directors including E L Hyde Paul L Martin B W Bonham Wm Winders W R Weeden and Marius Christensen as part of its governance at the organization.
The Burlington Route schedules show EAST-NORTH-BOUND No 308 departing at a listed time and WEST-SOUTH-BOUND trains 804 and 201 leaves at 1 08 am and 3 06 am respectively. Train 2083 departs at 4 12 pm with limited stops at Bridgeport and Alliance only.
The notice lists individuals connected to the country club including J. A. Bentley M. W. Dimery R. P. Kepler A. J. Jorgenson Paul L. Martin J. L. McIntosh R. 8. Oberfelder A. E. Phelps and Dr. R. E. Roche. The fragment appears to be a roster or membership roll from a local club page.
An order from the District Court dated December 14 1923 in the case of Joseph Disney vs Claude D Moorhead et al directs the Sheriff of Cheyenne County Nebraska to sell the South Half Section 24 Township 13 North Range 47 West at the east front door of the County Court House Sidney on September 7 1924 at 11 00 A M to satisfy a judgment of $11942 82 plus costs and interest.
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