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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1878
Page
2
A column from an 1877 Omaha-era paper rails at heavy failures, Iowa senatorial contests, and European intrigues. It mocks Persinger and party hacks, riffs on Dollar inflation myths, condemns a Seward County brutality case, and attacks racial ideologies while lampooning editors and politicians.
The Oma ha Herald praises Dr Miller for his charity and announces a new effort to curb horse abuse. The piece denounces cold iron bits and suggests humane alternatives like rubber bits or wrapped bits to spare horses daily frost pain.
A sensational tale claims a young Brooklyn woman, Julia Ward, was abducted on a journey from San Francisco to New York, passing through Ogden and Cheyenne before ending in Burlington and Omaha where police allegedly failed to protect her. The account accuses Burlington officials and Policeman Covell of negligence and calls for action against these alleged assailants.
A wedding party in Allen County Indiana was serenaded by locals when rioters gathered outside. Residents fired to disperse the crowd, injuring nine people, three severely. Two shooters were arrested though no strong prosecution is expected.
Nebraska citizens welcome ex Sen Hitchcock to Paris as consul general expressing pride in his service to the state. Local praise notes his previous contributions and wishes him success in his new field of labor.
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