This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1892
Page
2
A historical newspaper masthead lists L. and Cary with the label Editor and B. Lyon as Business Manager, indicating the editorial and business leadership of the paper. The snippet reflects traditional masthead formatting common to early 20th century publications.
A. D Youn of Hastings is reported as shooting and killing Myron Vanfleet, broker, on Monday. Details of motive or courtroom actions were not provided. The item notes political nominating events for Judge Heist and delegate selection, with the national convention set for April 27.
The piece surveys regional economic views on free coinage and production proximity, notes a Syracuse state convention May 31 to pick delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and comments on farm and factory proximity boosting home markets and profits. It mentions a murder sentence, comic papers, figures like Cleveland Hill and Minter, and proposals for direct senatorial elections.
The Independent praises Benjamin Harrison as a model of our host civilization and questions free coinage. It warns that free coinage could send American gold abroad, lifting prices and cotton sales in the South while harming the North. It criticizes the current Democratic House for low productivity. Jay Burrows sold his stake in the Farmers Alliance to C N Pirtle, who earned $500 more than any reform official before.
Opinion grows for letting people vote directly for United States senators. The piece notes no harm in closer citizen access to the Senate, and cites a New York Tammany convention where a Hill loyalist delegation was chosen and anti free coinage sentiments were aired. It mentions tinplate market shifts and evolving Democratic stances amid party infighting.
The year ended with prosperity for the country. Despite McKinley bill critics, commerce thrived and people had plenty to eat and wear. Abundant harvests and strong Europe demand boosted exports and imports, increasing labor demand due to higher mill product demand from tariff hikes.
Senator Warner Mullien of New York forecasts a strong Republican chance in the November elections. He cites a statewide reaction against the Democratic party led by David B. Hill and Albany abuses. Republicans are unified and energized to defeat the Democrats and win New York state.
Hill has killed Cleveland as a Democratic presidential nominee while Cleveland’s friends and early convention movement have also killed Hill. He may secure the nomination but not the election. The spectacle of New York under a governor who dismissed business men’s plea with a loud “Rats” is ignominious.
The article lists entries for the colt stakes trotting race to be run in 1893 for foals of 1889 1890 and 1891. Entries by Wd Doran Chas H Doran A W Atkins include Lottie D Lady Vi Black Jack Lawrence Fork Maid and Daniel with sires Lamont Willful. It urges large entry numbers to boost western Nebraska horse interests and predicts growth in breeding and market for roadsters and trotters. Count Valensin recounts acquiring Flirt dam of Frout rou with a tale of Oakland California and N W Ticks linking to Flirt the dam of Frou Frou and world champion memories.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.