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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1913
Page
2
Cody Wyoming report details a fatal house fire at the Far Tung ranch on South Fork. Albert J Far Tung and his wife were severely injured while their two small children perished in the blaze.
A prominent New York physician warns that if women wore thicker stockings and shoes doctors might lose business. The ad notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly treats coughs and colds, is pleasant and safe, and offers dealer details.
A roundup of community movements includes Bert Bates visiting Sidney from Lodgepole, J M Nelson and C Johnson from Potter, and Judge H M Grimes in Sidney returning from Kimball. Numerous local residents travel for official duties, meetings, and social events at the Firemen’s ball, district conventions, and homestead proofs. Local concerns cover homestead proofs, dental appointments, and health recoveries with several people traveling to Lincoln, Denver, and Ensenada for official or personal business.
Washington says the sixteenth amendment enables direct taxes on all incomes above about four to five thousand dollars. Thirty eight states ratified, with Delaware Wyoming and New Mexico among them. Hull will craft the law to levy a 1 percent tax on most personal incomes over the exemption, with collection at the source. The measure aims to replace the corporate tax and fund federal finances, projecting roughly 190 million dollars annually.
Janesville Wisconsin February 6 the city clerk filed a written refusal to call a special election to recall current city officials as demanded by a petition from the recall element. He cites legal grounds for his refusal.
Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice of England, is reported in a critical condition. His health status has prompted concern among legal circles and officials following recent medical updates.
London Web reports Lord Alverstone still known to many as Dick Webster in poor health. Sonocragy, aged twelve years, is noted, while the sufferer endures heart trouble and a severe internal hemorrhage, requiring frequent oxygen.
Sylvia Pankhurst the militant suffragette teacher received two weeks in Pew Street police court with a 310 fine for taking part in the raid on the house of commons. Nineteen other women shared the same punishment in the same case.
Paris reports Eduard Peiltier a senior official in the French justice department was murdered in his home. A nurse attending him was also killed in the same incident.
Enver Bey and Mahmud Shefket Pasha emerge as the new leaders in Constantinople, signaling a shift of control in the capital as power centers reorganize amid ongoing Turkish political upheaval.
A reader from Ft. Smith Ark recalls a six year ago advertisement for Chamberlains Tablets that matched her fathers case exactly and led to recovery. She notes her sister also benefited and says the product is sold by all dealers.
Washington reports the senate approved a constitutional amendment to restrict the president and vice president to a single six year term. The Works resolution passed 47 to 23 after a three day battle with progressives and many Republicans opposing the term limit. If ratified by two thirds, the measure goes to states for approval.
Washington February fourth the government suffered its first major anti trust defeat as the supreme court ruled that officers of the United Shoe Machinery Company did not violate the Sherman act by organizing the firm. The court did not rule on the system allowing leasing of machines that bans independent rivals. The government will press the remaining indictment charging monopoly and unfair methods as the strongest case.
The writ petition filed by Colonel W. R. Nelson editor and owner of the Kansas City Star seeking habeas corpus after Judge Joseph A. Guthrie sentenced him to one day in jail for contempt was sent directly to the Missouri supreme court. He remains free until the high court rules.
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