Sidney Telegraph masthead notice and publisher line
The Sidney Telegraph is published every Saturday in Sidney Nebraska by F A Gapen and entered at the post office as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph is published every Saturday in Sidney Nebraska by F A Gapen and entered at the post office as second class mail matter.
A 1912 calendar note urges joy through giving to children. It emphasizes Christmas as the children's day, urging readers to make them happy within their means and appeal to humanity’s better impulses.
A reflection on the joy found in contributing to others happiness and the fulfillment derived from acts of kindness. The speaker emphasizes that sharing and helping others provides the deepest personal satisfaction and purpose.
The piece notes the progressive party headquarters will be in New York to ease access to George W. Perkins and Wall Street contributions, while discussing shifts in government staffing, anti-lobby enforcement, and contemporaneous debates on pensions, agriculture, and party financing. It cites Taft on land ownership and a California senator labeling Roosevelt backers as promoters and corruptionists.
He described Roosevelt’s campaign conduct as reprehensible and noted that although the country is aware of these events, the authoritative testimony remains noteworthy and worth recording.
The Christmas time awakens memories of parental love childhood dreams and renewed friendships. It honors the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and urges acts of kindness toward the young and needy. While commercialism worries some, the true spirit remains evident in charity and family bonds.
The Telegraph offers heartfelt wishes to readers and patrons, hoping Christmas brings unsullied happiness and the day retains its elevating wholesome influence now and forever.
Secretary Wilson's final report highlights farm output doubling over sixteen years and total farm wealth exceeding one hundred five billion dollars, underscoring agriculture as the nation’s mainstay. The piece urges measures to boost production, ease burdens, and expand capital access for farmers to reduce living costs and avert food scarcity.
The United States has exempted coastwise vessels from Panama canal tolls, provoking British protests and potential arbitration. European powers and Japan back Britain, risking foreign pressure on American commerce. Washington shows cabinet and Congress split, with some deeming the canal a domestic matter and others urging restraint.
The piece argues arbitration for the dispute over treaty violation, noting U S support for arbitration but a Senate view that the Panama toll issue is closed. It warns that rejection could undermine credibility and provoke retaliatory actions if foreign governments react as suggested.
The death of Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to Britain, marks a great loss to the U S diplomatic service. A former journalist and Civil War correspondent, Reid rose to editor of the Tribune and later the Times, helped shape the liberal Republican movement, ran for vice president in 1892, and was appointed ambassador to Great Britain by President Roosevelt in 1905.
The article weighs whether Colonel Bryan should receive a cabinet post or be sidelined. It notes Wilson risks alienating Bryan and his followers if he appoints him, yet ignoring Bryan could hurt relations with Clark Underwood and other Democrats. The piece suggests Wilson may wish Bryan could be knocked into a cocked hat.
Lincoln December 19 The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered Police Commissioners John J. Ryan and Joseph Pivonka of South Omaha removed from office for misfeasance and malfeasance. The decision confirms Referee Holcomb of Broken Bow and ends a long, bitter clash between reformers and gang politics in South Omaha.
Hastings Neb Dec 18 a large livery barn owned by William Heffran burned with many vehicles and adjoining property the total loss estimated between 45 000 and 75 000 partially insured thirty six horses perished in the blaze which started in the rear of the barn from an unknown cause
Gust Pagpos is notified that on the Seth day of November 1912 an attachment order for ten dollars was issued by Henry E. Gapen Judge for Cheyenne County Nebraska in a case where Albert Kruse sues Gust Pappos. Wages due the defendant were attached. The cause was continued to January 16, 1913 at 1 o clock a.m. Albert Kruse, Plaintiff.
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