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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
2
Blizzards hit the Klondike with 24 feet of snow. A St. Paul department store fire caused about 150000 in losses. The United States urges China to observe neutrality in the Russo Japanese war. Other notes include political shifts, legal sentences, and local incidents across 1904 era reports.
Legislature action features Mockett securing a special order for his divorce bill after a clash with the judiciary committee. Other measures pass or move while bills address county engineers, Missouri River land, mortgage taxation, exemplary damages, and expansion of eminent domain for interurban lines.
The House passed H. Rt. 1 by Burns to require personal surety bonds for state officers and H. R. 21 by Roberts on patent heirs. Ernst proposed a bipartisan inquiry to Kansas Penitentiary on a binding twine plant to aid Nebraska’s pending plant bill. Other acts cover prairie game seasons, football ban, banking charters, and county bridge contracts.
Senate recommends passage of the juvenile court bill by Senator Mockett with three probation officers in large counties and county judge or police judge in smaller areas. Neglect of children becomes an offense and parents are held responsible for children in bad surroundings. Attorney General Brown asserts constitutionality. Funds shift 18 000 from Norfolk asylum to Lincoln asylum. Senate files 20 and 43 pass, with a joint resolution backing the South Dakota Nebraska boundary commission.
In the house session on the 26th a large number of bills were reported. Details on the specific bills and actions were not provided in the readable text.
In the senate on the 27th only a few committee items advanced. The judiciary panel said defining exemptions from taxation is futile since courts interpret the constitution and laws. They cited a self acting provision and a general law requirement for exemptions for agricultural, school, religious, cemetery, and charitable uses. Senate file 17 faced indefinite postponement but was sent back for more study. A child dependency bill was discussed despite potential conflict with juvenile court measures. New measures include suspended sentences in wife desertion with maintenance bonds, requiring life insurers to deposit securities, punishing perjury to secure criminal convictions, and abolishing capital punishment.
The Nebraska House passed H B 17 moving Morrill and university cash funds of 200000 from government to the university with an emergency clause after a meeting requiring a call of the house. Bills H R 31 H R 104 H R 60 and H R 82 H R 61 were recommended for passage addressing animal bounty physician and dentist licensing soldiers relief compensation and burial rules. First readings included taxes and township road funding measures and a plan for more even state common funding.
A report outlines a plan for a school fund to pay tuition for pupils from districts without high schools. It includes a memorial and joint resolution seeking Congress to grant pensions to Nebraska territorial militia members. It also proposes an act requiring school trustees to present voters with an estimate of school expenses before the annual meeting.
The senate debated the Mockett divorce bill which tightens residency requirements for divorcees and strengthens service of process. It limits divorces to those with real domicile in state for at least one year, or two years for the respondent, and allows alimony petitions from either spouse in home proceedings. It also requires personal service or proved notice, with pub
A graduation address delivered by a young Indian student at the agency school mocks white assimilation and government control. He quips about towns with few souls and many agents, and foresees the red man’s decline amid assimilation, whisky, and legal wrangles.
A clergyman recalls preaching on divine wisdom and sunlight for plants. After service a woman praises the talk and reveals she never knew what was wrong with her fuchsias until then. The anecdote ends with the idea that care and timing reveal unseen needs.
A set of maxims guiding respectful speech, honesty, and courage. It urges eye contact, clear words, silence when needed, and thinking before speaking. It advises doing hard tasks first, confessing mistakes, and weed the garden before play to maintain a clear conscience.
In Moscow a quiet mood holds within city limits but workers fear a broader strike. Large mills remain guarded while smaller shops active with warnings. Rumors of a state of siege rise as Cossacks disperse about 3,000 obstreperous workers near the Alaska district. no deaths reported. Captain Grove seeks clarity on telegrams alleging Anglo Japanese instigation and will report to St Petersburg. General Trepoff named governor general of St Petersburg. Sviatopolk Mirsky rumored for Moscow post.
Secretary Shaw asks Congress to authorize a refund of duties paid on imported wheat used for seed. He notes seed wheat scarcity in several Northwestern states and cites prior coal duty refunds as a model. He argues against free entry for seed wheat but supports refunds under treasury rules to curb fraud and improve seed access nationwide.
The revised agreement regulating professional baseball was completed today by the national commission and will be published soon. Most changes were agreed at the recent Cincinnati meeting, increasing the commission's enforcement authority and promoting more open dealing in drafts and selling, with many minor amendments.
Fire discovered after midnight Tuesday in Lincoln Nebraska raged through five story buildings at Thirteenth and P streets called the Halter block and the Furniture block. Loss estimated near 250000 dollars with entire block destroyed.
Report from Edinburgh states that more fishermen have drowned due to long boots than from all storms, prompting concern over clothing practices and safety aboard fishing vessels.
Negotiations reach a workable time for voting on the statehood bill with a tentative Saturday February 4 date. Opponents of joint statehood consent to the date but may seek changes to hear remaining speakers. Initial vote expected on an amendment admitting all current territories as states, followed by consideration of Indian Territory and Arizona.
A Paterson woman describes nine years of back pain headaches dizziness and bleeding with kidney trouble. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with relief after starting treatment, noting improved back pain blood rushes and other symptoms. Sold by all dealers for 5 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A critical description of a venture that starts strong but collapses rapidly after initial promise. The essay likens the enterprise to a fragile bubble that bursts under scrutiny, leaving little lasting impact.
During Swedish government firing experiments bullets failed to penetrate pasteboard at three inches thickness yet easily pierced wooden planks five inches thick indicating inconsistent armor performance.
A book purchase in Londonaivation paid 20000 for a Codex Psalm dated 1459. The manuscript reportedly had limited numbers of copies originally pointed and now carries a high historical value.
A New York contemporary asks whether Julius Caesar is dead and notes no death notice has appeared. The item contrasts long lasting telegraph wires by the sea with shorter life spans in manufacturing districts.
A Port Huron bricklayer, G Cleghorn, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a complete cure for diabetes and bladder disease. He spreads the news and says the pills helped from the first use, recommending them to friends. The ad claims kidney cures from backache to Bright's disease and rheumatism.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment not local remedies. Hal's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is marketed as the only constitutional cure, taken internally with a ta teaspoonful dose and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward offer for any cure failure.
A concise admonition argues self discipline is required rather than judging others harshly, urging personal accountability and restraint in speech and conduct.
Among those receiving the Grand Prize is A JT Tower Co, makers of Fisit brand slickers. Readers who visited the Fair saw exhibits on waterproof garments and many departments of world work praised. The Grand Prize honors a long established manufacturer in the country.
aphorism stating dedication to one’s craft yields advancement and success in that field.
Ad copy touts Defiance Starch as yielding best results in starching plus 4 ounces more for seveney no cooking required. Slogan implies urgency with time to burn and references a burning furnace metaphor.
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