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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1914
Page
7
Brigadier General AL Mills, head of militia affairs, says many states fail to maintain minimum militia strength leaving organizations as mere names. He stresses the criticism is impersonal and aims to spur reform. He endorses a bill to compensate the militia through federal funding.
The jury in the Lyle estate case ruled for claimants Isabella Scott and others, finding they are heirs of William N. Lyle who died in Brady Lincoln County in March 1900. The four Scottish sisters and their deceased sister’s children, cousins of Lyle who came from Scotland about fifty years ago, resided here after Civil War service, and the bachelor died here. The estate is valued around $8,000.
Nebraska railroads announce a state wide series of articles to explain the current rate crisis and financial strains from European war and low freight rates. They urge citizens to listen, discuss, and support railroad securities as the industry faces potential receiverships and vast maturing obligations.
A Sidney Mercantile Company paid advertisement argues the railroad crisis threatens the nation’s financial integrity and interdependence of agriculture and transportation. It urges Nebraska citizens, especially farmers, to read forthcoming articles based on public records, with conclusions to be continued next week.
Mr and Mrs Dick Williams spent Monday near Laura with their children. They found fifteen inches of snow made a poor road bed for travel in their area.
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