County Officials and Local Organizations in Sidney
A listing of county officers and local clubs in Sidney includes Treasurer James J McTintosh Sheriff Sidney, Clerk Os Osborn, Judge A A Becker, Supt OG P Chambers, Surveyor LP Scott, Coroner L Burger, Attorney Leroy Martin, and district officials. Also listed are Village Trustees, School Board, teachers, various churches, Masonic bodies, Odd Fellows, K of P, and other civic fraternal groups with meeting dates and officer names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J McTintosh
Sidney Sherif
Raugherty
T Pokey
Os Osborn
A. A. Becker
Sidney
P. Chambers
Colton
Scott
Camp Clark
L. Burger
Leroy Martin
Invention Origins Croak Leads to Telephone Tale
Dr S D Cushman of Racine Wisconsin and later Chicago is linked to early telephony and telegraph work. A 1851 lightning arrester and a frog croak anecdote tie Cushman to the first telephone concepts predating Bell. He also devised Chicago fire alarm systems and held numerous electrical patents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
S. D. Cushman
Chicago
Far West
Cushman
Professor Morse
Bell
Chicago News
8. D. Cushman
Stock Exchange
Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company
The Unhappy Cabman and Monkish Sculptures
A cabman decries low tips and fare disputes in urban life, noting tricks to dodge charges and winter slush aiding his odds. The piece contrasts with monkish sculpture showing humor in church caricatures and devil depictions, reflecting satire in art and attire missteps in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asman
Dewk
Twenty Third
Fifty-eighth
New York Tribune
Frog Croak Signals Telegraph Line in Early Invention
In the Stock Exchange building Dr. Cushman and associates discuss an electrical invention linked to a frog symbolizing a telegraph line. A 1861 receiver experiment reportedly heard the croak 18 miles distant, illustrating a famed but odd demonstration tied to the creator and strong claims of a heavy device weight.
Last of Sanson dynasty and a rare year clock tale
The piece recalls the Sanson family fate during the French Revolution with two officials in the terror era and the 1847 dismissal of the last executioner. It also notes sound trials at Canesbrook Castle and an Indian reservoir telephone anecdote, ending with Queen Victoria owning a once‑a‑year winding Louis Seize clock by Lapante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Philippe
London News
Cansbrook Castle
Isle of Wight
India
St. Louis Republic
Victoria
Matthew Mears
Royalty
Louis
Lapante
Paris
United States
Chicago
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Geo A Beecher
Luthanan Cheech
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Frank Wetch Lodge
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Sidney Lodge
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Sidney, Neb
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