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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
2
The Telegraph published every Friday lists subscription rates in advance at 160 dollars. It notes entry at the Sidney post office as second class matter and mentions February dates.
Sidney readers report astonishment at Adler-i-ka a simple buckthorn bark glycerine mixture. One spoonful relieves constipation sour stomach or gas as it acts on both lower and upper bowel. A few doses may relieve or prevent appendicitis and a short treatment aids chronic stomach trouble.
A brief city notice urges customers to phone in their orders if they cannot visit in person. The City Meat Market stresses home or phone delivery as a core service, highlighting its readiness to serve patrons remotely.
Two escaped convicts fought a three hour battle with a Newport posse in a cotton compress. F B Williams and Karl Vogan were involved. Williams was mortally shot by the leader who died, and two possemen were seriously wounded. City marshal Gus Martin and constable Terry Guinn were injured. Vogan escaped.
Railroads report more than one billion dollars in net income from operations for the year ending. The total is a peak in prosperity and exceeds 1913's top by over a third. The Interstate Commerce Commission estimates about 1.098 billion in net income, while expenses rose but did not keep pace with receipts. Sidney property is listed with Osborn and Jorgenson.
Neighbors called by a half dressed seven year old discovered John N. Reeves and his wife murdered in their home near Minden Louisiana. Reeves skull crushed and his wife shot. Eleven year old boy clutching his fifteen month old brother and another child aged five battered with an ax. Eldest child died after transfer to Shreveport hospital. A younger brother escaping from the attic reported the attack. A tool chest revealed possible $4000 hoard. Three black suspects arrested.
A snowslide near Ouray killed miner Elmert Anderson and left six companions uninjured or lightly hurt as seven miners were swept by the avalanche on their way to Ouray. The second victim named Cole was among those buried and later identified.
A large schooner disappeared four miles from Dartmouth point in Mahiana bay with all aboard believed dead. Only the topmasts were visible at low tide. SIDNEY LUMBER Co.
Entente forces yield ground in Dobrudja with retreat efforts underway. Allied rear guard clings near the northern province boundary as heavy artillery shells Verdun areas and German pressure intensifies.
The third Christmas of the European War passes with little combat on the British and French fronts as artillery roars sparingly and soldiers are fed and entertained within war’s grim discipline. In Romania the first Christmas for Koumanias sees heavy fighting as Roumanians retreat under German pressure and Russians lose a height north of the Bezen road.
Slow Teutonic pressure drives the Russian Roumanian rear guard northward in Wallachia and Dobrudja. Heavy fighting near Rimnik Sarat with Russian posts forced to retire after battles at Bakovicheni and Vadulsore Sol. Artillery active near Baranovichi and in Verdun region. Macedonian operations halted by bad weather.
The eight hour day dispute nears resolution as negotiators expect early settlement following the switchmen award granting eight hours and a five cent an hour wage rise. Warren S. Stone and William G. Tee, while expressing dissatisfaction with the switchmen’s award, anticipate a swift conclusion to their own wage and hour clash, likely before January 1.
Sir Ernest Shackleton sails from Port Chalmers New Zealand aboard the Aurora to rescue ten marooned sailors near the Ross Barrier. The party, including Captain Mackintosh and nine Aurora crew, have had scant provisions since the ship broke away in a blizzard twenty one months ago with no word received.
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