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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1915
Page
3
The immigration bill with a literacy test passed the Senate 50 to 7 and the House 241 to 126. Presidents Wilson and Taft oppose the test, and White House signals suggest a veto if sent in its present form. Senate action indicates the bill could gain a two thirds margin if vetoed.
Senator Walsh of Montana testified in the Senate about war disruptions to U S commerce. He endorsed the government's note to Great Britain and urged the release of every detained shipment with no prima facie guilt, stressing that honest trade should be safe while detained copper cargoes worth 5 5 million remain seized as contraband.
The Russian volunteer fleet steamer Tambov docked in Vancouver after unloading its cargo. It will load a large quantity of heavy field guns and projectiles made in Pennsylvania and moved west via the Canadian Pacific Railway. Another substantial consignment of American guns already reached Vladivostok and is being rushed to Poland.
According to Constantinople advices the Austrian and German embassies in the Turkish capital are transferring their archives to Asia Minor, fearing imminent action by the British and French fleets against the Dardanelles and the capital. Foreigners are preparing to quit the capital for the interior.
F B Houghton, freight traffic manager of the Santa Fe railroad, was notified that the Constitutionalists of Mexico had removed the duty on importing wheat from the United States, impacting cross border trade and shipments.
The annual postoffice appropriation bill carrying 321 million dollars for the postoffice department was approved by the House for the next fiscal year.
Senator John W. Kern steps into leadership to shield the president's legislative program in the Senate as party lines tighten. He aims to rally support amid opposition and coordinate strategy with allied colleagues. Kern's moves come amid growing pressure over key policy measures and fiscal proposals impacting national politics.
Reports from the front describe French forces occupying Steinbach near Thann and Russians advancing in Galicia while German offensives toward Warsaw push to the northeast but face repulsion. London notes limited major battles with intermittent artillery, and global markets react as stock trading resumes and wheat soars.
Cattle receipts remain liberal with steady to higher prices for fat cattle but overall market softer versus last week. Hogs traded near steady after early strength waned. sheep and lambs showed active demand with prices steady to strong. Lambs top at 8.65 with ewes around 5.50 to 6.85. several value ranges listed for feeders and cows.
John H. Weeks notes in Among the Primitive Bakungo how the king’s court enforces ceremony. Men kneel three times, perform dirt finger dirt transfers, and the king’s wave signals favor or insult. Delinquent chiefs and traders risk royal rebuke or owed dues being remembered.
A fragmented roster lists national party names and local offices in Sidney including Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Land Office officials in North Platte, Sidney Fire Department leadership, Post Office leadership, and county judicial and municipal roles. Also appears are district commissioners, village trustees, and the Sidney Public Schools superintendent.
Local fraternal groups list meeting times and officers across several lodges and chapters. Details include Camp No. 12 Royal Neighbors 7:30 P.M. third Wednesday in 1.0. OF hall with Elizabeth Greenlee as Oracle and Ask a Wright as Recorder. Frank Welch Lodge No. 75 A. F. & A. M. first Tuesday with Lranig Neubauer as Secretary. Providence Chapter No. 10820 and FE meet second and fourth Wednesdays at Masonic Temple with Myrtle Nicholson as Secretary. Also includes O. R. C. son, Rebecca Degree meetings, Cheyenne Encampment No. 19 O. F. meets biweekly, S. G. Bixey P. L. Neubauer Scribe, and other groups Sidney Lodge No. 911 I. O. O. F. meeting weekly, and various Ladies auxiliary items with officers listed.
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