Sidney Telegraph Second Class Mail Notice
The Sidney Telegraph is published every Saturday and entered at the post office in Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter under A. Gapen.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1912
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph is published every Saturday and entered at the post office in Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter under A. Gapen.
Debate swirls over presidential prospects with Cummins and La Follette facing mixed support while Pinchot and Johnson tilt toward Roosevelt. Court rulings on the bridge fund and corporate fines draw attention as Taft fires up the Lincoln Day banquet and Beveridge urges imprisonment over fines to curb anti trust violations.
Governor Aldrich received a cordial greeting in Sidney and delivered an eloquent tribute to Nebraska’s people. The audience appreciated his belief in the state’s great possibilities and praised educational progress. Though some disagree with his political views, his administration is described as clean and judicious, worthy of renomination and re election.
Five amendments to the Nebraska constitution were submitted by the last legislature for the April primary. They cover initiative and referendum, doubling legislative salaries, an appointive board of control for state institutions, biennial elections after 1914, and city charters for towns over 5 000. The Nebraska legislative league approved them, with initiative and referendum likely to win broad support.
The veteran politician W. J. Bryan faces rebuffs from allies yet remains a strong contender for delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention. While favoring Wilson for president, he could maneuver within a crowded race to influence the party standard bearer and press his bid in the convention arena.
The piece discusses the admission of the Chinese Republic as a new republic and its reception by democracies, especially the United States. It reflects on the influence of American political ideals on a historically insular society and raises questions about the implications.
The author doubts the viability of a Chinese republic, arguing oriental temperament and deep rooted Buddhism and Confucianism resist republican principles. Overthrow of the Manchu dynasty is praised, but proclaiming a republic is not yet establishment and full success will take time.
A cryptic citation from the New York Evening Sun notes that a scholar warns by the River Wye of Falstaff murdering Hamlet and despoiling Forlago, while declaring the world mad and fame worth pursuit despite a cipher reaching zero.
Fritz Humfelt Jefferson county farmer is cited for contempt for blocking a highway near Fairbury despite a court injunction. He must appear in district court March 5 to show cause why he should not be fined for contempt after building a fence to block the road between his and Henry Arend's farms. County Attorney Rain obtained the injunction in December and cited Humfelt to appear following a surveyor's findings.
Closing prices across commodities show Wheat May at 100 and July 95 cents, Corn May 67-68 cents, Oats May 52.4 and July 47.5 cents, Pork May 15.50 and July 15.74, Lard May 9.95 and July 9.20. Chicago cash bids list No. 2 hard wheat 99 1/4 to 103 1/4 cents, No. 3 corn 62 3/4 to 63 1/8, No. 2 white oats 52 1/4 to 53 1/4. In live stock, Chicago cattle receipts 14,000 with ranges from 4.70 to 5.00 for beeves and western steers around 4.80 to 7.00, hogs at 5.90 to 6.37 and butchers 6.00 to 6.19, sheep steady with natives 3.30 to 4.73 and lambs 4.20 to 6.90. South Omaha cattle 1,500, beef steers 5.00 to 7.50, hogs 6.15 to 6.20, sheep 2.75 to 4.25, lambs 4.80 to 6.30.
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