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The Sidney Telegraph imprint appears with the post office mark in Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter. F A Gapen.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph imprint appears with the post office mark in Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter. F A Gapen.
The new currency notes planned for issue will be only two thirds the size of current notes yet equally hard to obtain. Philanthropist Carnegie stands with Rockefeller at 157 million dollars as the oil magnate may gain chances to catch up. President elect Wilson faces many troubles from office seekers and may gain enemies. Governor Hadley urges Republican rehabilitation. Nebraska voters have constitutional amendments in place. federal patronage distribution promises conflict between Democrats and Bryans. A Richmond governors conference forms a permanent exchange of views. Nebraska’s indebtedness is about 374 thousand dollars, roughly thirty two cents per person, not a heavy burden, but prudent legislation is urged. The legislature’s pay hike is noted, with calls for better attention and needed reforms.
The Attorney General says the Sherman anti trust law works as civil statute but its criminal provisions are weak. Expanding enforcement to penitentiaries could help solve the trust problem. The piece also notes currency reform debates under Wilson and a South Carolina governor’s controversial stance on lynching.
A state executive defending lynching is unworthy of office and should not be emulated by southern leaders. The Richmond conference governors repudiated the South Carolina leader's position, stressing violence must yield to lawful means and respect for the law.
The high court ruling dissolves the two railroads merger, signaling the breakup of similar railway combinations. It foresees broad, possibly disruptive reform across the railroad system, but removes the fear of a single nationwide monopoly and marks a major shift in U.S. transportation and rates.
President Taft highlights the State Department’s public service, praising its historic role and the leadership under John Hay during the Boxer uprising. The United States asserted bold terms to protect China from dismemberment, securing concessions valuable to global commerce and laying groundwork for later political change.
The piece notes Taft praising the departure of diplomacy from strict empire to serve American commercial expansion. It asserts the policy has yielded results and urges Congress to make it permanent, saying the diplomatic service should be used to broaden foreign trade.
Prominent women in New York and Chicago form a society to curb useless gifts at Christmas. They warn gift exchanges burden working girls and other wage earners, causing worry, financial strain, and frictions. They urge gifts as sincere tokens free of commercialism and reciprocal calculation, not occasions for envy or prestige.
A nascent movement in the United States embraces European agricultural credit methods. A commission from the Southern Commercial Congress will tour Europe next May to study farming finance. Officials say the reform will provide vast financial benefits to American farmers and transform agriculture for years.
Discussion cites potential savings of 250 million dollars in interest if farmers gain access to improved credit. University of North Dakota president endorses enhanced credit facilities, Taft shows interest, and foreign studies are cited. Democratic platform calls for examining rural credit systems abroad to craft a US model for the next administration.
A Cheyenne County bank in Nebraska reports total liabilities and capital structure including capital stock of 825,000.00, surplus 10,000.00, undivided profits 6,551.65, national bank notes outstanding 25,000.00, individual deposits 19,851.92, time certificates 96,047.19, cashier's checks outstanding 3,244.73, totaling 199,095.49. B A Jones, cashier, swears the figures true.
The document presents a bank statement detailing resources and liabilities including overdrafts deposits and loans. It lists current PEMERAG and tax es paid, amounts due from national and state banks, and various assets such as bank furniture and fixtures. It notes capital stock, surplus fund, undivided profits, and deposits subject to check with certificates of deposit. The statement is certified by cashier L. Wri and directors J L Witwis G A Witwis Mrs G H Witwis, sworn on December 7, 1912.
Notice to creditors of the estate of John Hans deceased to present claims March 10 1912 in Cheyenne County Court at 10 am with six months to file and one year for settlement. published four weeks before March 10 1913. Also sealed bids invited by Cheyenne County Board for county stationery 1913 with specifications and deadline January 2 1913.
Nebraska county court in Cheyenne County assigns December 17 1912 at 10 oclock a m for hearing the petition of Lars Jorgensen to finalise his administration account in the estate of Anton Larson deceased. Notice to interested parties via four weekly issues of the Sidney Telegraph. Henry E Gapen County Judge.
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