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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
7
The official vote of Nebraska records the canvass results from the November 5 general election. The document preserves figures for all candidates across all counties and notes miscellaneous Nebraska matters in various sections of the state.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Watson issues new attendance certificates and blanks to school authorities in several counties to ensure compliance with the child labor law. The revised forms align with the official schedule and address prior faults in records.
Sterling Nebraska December 3 Sheriff Strong took Joe Hobbs to the reform school. The boy has caused extensive trouble to teachers and parents for several years and appears incorrigible. He was expelled from school months ago. Recently he lured a young girl into a barn and attempted to assault her. The girl and her parents filed a complaint.
Governor Savate following the state board of charities and corrections recommends removal of inmates from Norfolk institution citing sanitation issues and crowding. Great Prairie Fire burns northwest of the town with extensive damage reported including a fire near Arlington and losses of livestock.
Manila dispatch reports insurgent Gen Lukban offered surrender terms to Gen Smith but the American commander refused the negotiation. Actions on Samar include Frolic destroying 147 smuggling boats in November and Smith ordering coastal Filipinos inland unless armed or informed. Five hundred natives offered to fight. 100 accepted. Lt Bainese’s dawn attack on a rebel fort yielded heavy losses, captured officers breakfast, and an arsenal with cartridge tools.
Members packed the house galleries to hear President Roosevelt’s first message. They discussed expected legislation and the new president’s personality. Speaker Henderson opened the session and announced adjournment rules and a five member Rules Committee: Henderson, Dazell, Grosvenor, Richardson, and Underwood.
Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania called the new House of Representatives to order at noon. The chamber in the capitol’s south end was repainted regilded and refurnished during recess with a higher angled floor and mahogany desks arranged tier upon tier in an amphitheater style for comfort and sightlines.
Washington D C December 4 General Ghattee issued a general order after the Batangaya disaster claiming troops were surprised by supposedly friendly Filipinos. The directive urges officers and men to distrust professions of faith and friendship and to keep military vigilance high to prevent future treachery.
Chicago December 4.—John Dupree and his firm Schwartz Dupee & Co prominent in grains and stock trade in Chicago and the West announce that the firm will retire from business January 1. The copartnership terminates by limitation on that date, as the firm has been a leading, prosperous player in speculative grain trade on the board of trade since its organization.
In Washington on December 4 the President and Senate leaders gathered in the Senate chamber and adjacent cloak rooms. Close allies of the President pressed for arbitration in a key state matter while readings of the major address drew anxious attention from senators.
A collection of vintage ad lines and humorous notes promoting tonics, cleaners, starch, and household tips. Mentions Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and Defiance Starch, with addresses and price cues, plus proverbs about effort and marriage.
An advertisement claims Rheumatism cures are fast and safe but promotes Defiance starch for home ironing. It notes literacy gaps in North Carolina and Louisiana and says first class laundries use Defiance starch. It suggests groceries can supply it or request delivery from local stores.
A compact aphorism notes that idle hands invite mischief and trouble, suggesting moral caution about idleness and ill intent.
The Big Four to run through Pullman sleepers from Chicago and Indianapolis to Jacksonville and St Augustine starting January 6 1902. Service includes dining and observation cars with daily departures at 2 p m except Sundays. For details contact J Co Tucker in Chicago Warren J Lynch or W P Deppe in Cincinnati.
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