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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
4
The Sidney Telegraph notes the postoffice department is self-sustaining with prudent management. It cites franking privilege as a major drain and doubts Congress will abolish it. It comments on President Wilson’s stance on woman suffrage, saying he shows no opposition but lacks support from suffragists.
A New York Stock Exchange committee will study measures to shield investors and curb misuse. The action, though described as voluntary, follows growing calls for blue sky laws and is seen as a moral step intended to set a positive example for other institutions.
The administration secures a major triumph as the government plans dissolution of the telephone trust. The trust agrees to comply with the justice department demands, a move celebrated as beneficial to the public and a potential model for other combinations. It may also dampen calls for government ownership of telegraph and telephone lines.
Government ownership of railroads is debated as not urgent yet likely to reemerge. Seth Low argues private operation benefits railroad workers through pay and rules, harder to achieve under federal control. A Chicago commercial club sends a educator to Europe to study vocational training, highlighting early school dropouts at age 14 and Germany’s practical curriculum to prepare youth for the workforce.
The passage argues that vocational education yields the most beneficial results and that what is advantageous there would likely prove so here. It states that such a system will in time be generally adopted in the country, a view described as more than probable.
Discussion notes that Pennsylvania limits women's hotel work to fifty four hours over six days while men face no weekly cap. The piece argues the law may push employers to replace women with men and boys, harming many workers who need income. California has a similar, contested statute.
The annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission harshly criticizes railroad operating officers for lax enforcement of rules, linking neglect to many accidents. It notes 74 percent of investigated accidents stemmed from employee mistakes and urges legislation to boost vigilance and safety nationwide.
The piece argues for earnest Republican party reorganization to counter a Democratic administration seen as destructive. It calls for capable, loyal leaders, concessions to progressives, removal of discredited figures, and unity to secure a favorable House in next November to halt perceived Democratic overreach and protect national progress.
A preservation note urges revival of the party of Lincoln Grant and McKinley the party of prosperity highlighting historical leadership and the need for renewed unity and strength in the political movement.
A banking and currency reform measure has become law but will not take effect for months. A committee of the treasury secretary agriculture secretary and comptroller of the currency must organize the system and oversee broad duties. Senate amendments responded to bankers and experts, raising questions about benefits and potential sectional bias. Most banks likely to comply, with hope for restored confidence and broad cooperation to implement the reform.
A man dies in California as he completes his final Christmas purchase, a stark reminder of life’s fragility. In Sidney a woman’s onion-cooking remedy for family colds is claimed to prevent sickness, reflecting local superstition and daily routines.
An unclear line of text explores a crossing over water or a river with playful phrasing about not falling, hinting at a remembered journey or metaphorical passage. The fragment lacks concrete names, dates, or places to anchor a full report.
A young Oshkosh man died by his own hand after watching a Bayard crowd perform bear dances. The line about courage of his convictions echoes the phrase see Rome and die, reflecting a grim take on bold choices.
Two Sidney matrons swap lines about Christmas gifts before the holidays. An effort aims to remove the Dawson county clerk over alleged lack of system with his wife signing papers and affixing the seal without proper deputy appointment. The exchange questions whether wives share their husbands’ privileges sans ceremony.
A brief look back at 1913 highlights small vexations and petty troubles that soured daily life. The piece suggests learning from the past year before it is buried and forgotten, urging reflection on ordinary, personal annoyances.
A reflective urging notes that small daily setbacks test character. The message counsels replacing losses with effort, facing grief without signaling distress, and maintaining purpose amid petty irritations. It emphasizes rising to small events with a big soul and filling life with patient, glorious living to choke bad habits.
A 1913 notice states that C E Weyerts and thirty others petition to establish a section line road from the northwest corner of section 31 to the southwest corner of section 28 in townships 16, ranges 49 and 47. Objections or claims for damages must be filed in the County Clerk's office by February 14, 1914, or the road will be established without reference. The road will be known as No 230A. Dated December 13, 1913. H T Doran County Clerk.
Department of the Interior notice from North Platte Nebraska dated December 20 1913 states Edward Collins of Sidney Nebraska has filed intent to make five year proof to establish his claim on the land described in his Homestead Entry No 22805. He will present witnesses John Connelly William J Nolllette Josie M Lip ska and Carl Mahr at the County Judge's office in Sidney on February 21 1914.
Creditors of John Dewey, deceased, must present claims to the administrator before County Judge Henry E. Gapen at the Cheyenne County Court Room. The meeting is February 17, 1914 at 10 a.m. Six months to file claims from December 23, 1913. One year to settle the estate. Published in the Sidney Telegraph for four weeks prior to February 17, 1914.
William C. Couch files in district court to remove clouds on title to land in Cheyenne County Nebraska. He cites mortgages by Joseph E. Zook and by John H Hilton and Annie M Zook as extinguished by statutes of limitation and seeks general relief. Non resident defendants Ella E Reece and Annie M Zook must answer by January 26, 1914 or the petition will be taken as true.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska a county court session dated December 15 1913 considers the estate of Mary B Stewitts. James L McIntosh petitions to probate a copy of a last will from Washington Arkansas. A hearing is scheduled January 6 1914 at 10 am with notices to interested parties via three week Sidney Telegraph publication. Henry E Gapen County Judge.
County court in DeKalb Illinois sets January 24 A D 1914 for hearing on the probate of the will of William Fraser deceased filed by James L McIntosh. Notice will be published in the Sidney Telegraph for three weeks prior to the hearing to all interested parties.
State of Nebraska Cheyenne County 88 county December 19 1913 In the matter of the estate of Charles Meyer deceased A A Clarke praying a final settlement and allowance of his final account filed December 19 1918 and for his discharge as such administrator Ordered January 20 1914 at 10 oclock a m assigned for hearing said petition show cause why prayer should not be granted and notice to interested by four week publication in Sidney Telegraph Sid ney Telegraph newspaper prior to hearing
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