Johnson released on bond in Mann Act case
Jack Johnson the pugilist was freed in Chicago on $30,000 bond on Mann Act violation charges. Albert C. Jones, who signed the bond, was jailed a year for contempt. A Brooklyn car crash killed Mrs. Andrew Reid and injured others. Frank Rockefeller plans to sell Kansas farm properties. Augustin Max known as the Blind Banker of Paris confesses $2,000,000 misappropriation.
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Jack Johnson
Carpenter
United States District Court
Chicago
Albert C. Jones
Landis
Highland Boulevard
Brooklyn
Andrew Reid
Frank Rockefeller
Cleveland
Kansas
Wichita
Kiowa
Augustin Max
France
Paris
Various World Events Reported From 1912 Era Headlines
Pension to ex-presidents set at 25000 yearly by Carnegie. AFL endorses Gompers policy. Chicago deemed healthiest city by statisticians. Seizure of 60 barrels whisky and 60 barrels beer in Kansas City bound for Tulsa. Italian Dominic Selvaggio electrocuted in Columbus for triple murder. Acambay earthquake toll tallied at 200 bodies recovered. Football season records show 1912 had many deaths and injuries. Burglary at Berg & Co. in Chicago yields 2500 worth of gems. South Dakota gold output sets a record at 8035598. MacVeagh seeks Gideon Bantz resignation. Christian S Pearce named successor. National Horse Show at Madison Square ends in success. San Toy camp hostage Willam Fink held for 5000 ransom near Chihuahua. Virgil Conkling dies in Kansas City after long illness. Aimee Givins reconciles with chauffeur Edward Boehm. National Federation of Retail Merchants pushes anti trust, repeal of parcels post, and price fixing defeat. Jack Johnson given three weeks to file demurrers to Mann Act charges. October imports into New York reach 109,821,079, a record. Cecelia Farley acquitted of first degree murder in Columbus. National Grange reorganized in Spokane. C. S. Stetson elected chairman. Three new counterfeit notes unearthed by Secret Service. Smallpox case prompts quarantine for eight transit passengers to Castle Rock. Bryans welcomed to Miami. mayor hosts welcome. U.S. deemed bread packet nation by commerce bureau. Modern Woodmen injunction blocks new rates. U S Motor Co. petition filed, assets far less than debts. Sidna Allen found guilty of murder in second degree. fifteen year sentence.
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Alerican Federation of Labor
Gompers
Chicago
Tulsa
Oklo
Kansas City
Dominic Selvaggio
Columbus
Acambay
Mexico
Berg & Co
Michigan Boulevard
South Dakota
MacVeagh
Gideon C Bantz
United States
Bantz
Christian S Pearce
National Horse Show Association
Madison Square Garden
New York
Willam M. Fink
San Toy Mining Company
Chihuahua
Virgil Conkling
Jackson County
H Clark Hyde
Thomas H Swope
Aimee Givins
Edward Boehm
Kirkman
Edward B. Kirkman
National Federation of Retail Merchants
Golden Christmas Reading Package Offer for 1912
The ad promotes a bundled deal of The Sidney Telegraph, The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer, and The Farm and Home, plus a Christmas package of 226 pieces including ecards seals stamps and post cards. Price is 1.90 with subscription dates extended to January 1 1914 for new signups or renewals. existing subscribers can push expiration dates ahead one year.
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Sidney Telegraph
Inter Ocean
Farmer
Farm and Home
State Journal offers year-long bundled subscription deal
The State Journal announces a limited time offer valid through December 28 to pay $4 for daily and Sunday papers plus a free year of Independent Farmer and Poultry Topics, with Sunday Journal optional at $3. Readers in Nebraska receive extra incentive and free balance of the year. Sidney Telegraph offer echoes a January 1, 1914 deadline.
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State Journal
Daily
Sunday Journal
Independent Farmer
Poultry and Home
Journal
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Robert F. Whiston Evangelist at 7 30 p.m
Prominent evangelist Robert F. Whiston is announced to speak at 7 30 p.m. in the city venue, inviting local residents to attend a faith gathering. The notice highlights his past revival campaigns and expected attendance.
Farmers Stock Up as Feeder Cattle Shipments Rise
Heavy shipments of feeder cattle moved from yards to feeding lots as farmers stock up against a potential cattle shortage next year. Last week 14,386 head in 479 cars were shipped to regions between Indiana Colorado Missouri and Oregon, up from 11,987 head in 386 cars a year earlier. Traffic Manager Shoemaker of South Omaha urged restocking. Range officials say range stock is dwindling, underscoring the need to restock feeders promptly. Chamberlain's Tablets help with disordered stomachs and headaches. Available from dealers.
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Indiana
Colorado
Missouri
Oregon
Shoemaker
South Omaha
Union Pacific to re open the right of way case
Union Pacific plans to reopen the right of way dispute across its system. The railroad will appeal to the United States Supreme Court challenging Norris law reducing the width from 400 to 200 feet. The case affects Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Wyoming with potential impacts on farms, businesses, and buildings along main line.
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Union Pacific
Omaha World-Herald
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Norris
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
United States Supreme Court
Edson Rich
Union Pacific Legal Department
A. G. Newton
Greeley
Colo
Christmas in Benton's Day Sparks Warm Family Scene
Jessie Benton Fremont recalls a Jackson era Christmas at her ancestral Staunton home. Family gathers around the fire as her father arrives with a trunk of gifts and oranges for the sick grandfather, the memory framed by quiet, intimate moments and seasoned with nostalgia.
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Jessie Benton Fremont
John ©. Fremont
Thomas H. Benton
Jackson
Mrs. Fremont
London
Christmas Compassion and the Christ Spirit
The piece laments the harshness of the calendar year and praises Salvation Army and charity for offering help on Christmas Day. It contrasts daily crowding of failures with a single day of compassion as a display of the Christ spirit.
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Salvation Army
Norfolk Boy Hangs Himself After Whipping
Dilmore Neligh a twelve year old boy in Norfolk Nebraska hanged himself in the city park after being whipped by his mother for running away from school. The tragedy occurred on November 27 in the public park and authorities investigate the incident.
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Norfolk
Norfolk, Neb
Dilmore Neligh
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