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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
6
A compact roundup of accidental, criminal, political, and social notes from diverse regions. Short items summarize notable events, incidents, and updates drawn from multiple quarters for quick reader briefing.
The brief notes Secretary Alger shows improved health. A strike potential grows in Colorado coal fields. Leading Kentucky distillers plan a large pool. In De Soto Missouri one burglar was shot and killed during a forced entry. President Diaz approves concessions for Mexico packing houses.
Tuesday reports note Glar stone’s health worsening and bread riots in Girgenti Sicily. NSW wheat yield is estimated at 9,747,000 bushels while a death rate in a large city falls to 14 per 1,000. Executions loom for Theodore Durrant as a Mississippi college president is shot. Chicago indicts Aldermen Powers and O’Brien for gambling. Eckies becomes Commercial National Bank president. Cuba aid committee names Barton Scheren and Klopsch. Gold deposits in NY total 34,112,548 with silver at 6,000,923 ounces. I P Sargent protests Paxson appointment to interstate commerce. Huntington comments on government sale of indebted Central Pacific assets.
A wide clutch of brief notices covers fires in Commerce Texas and insured losses, suicides in New York and Galt, a North Dakota rail tax ruling, Maher versus Sharkey talks, post office reclassifications, Count Tessener’s death in Rome, William Carson and Dr. Dabney deaths, mint December coinage, Li Hung Chang recalled, Cuba sugar shipments, land claims suit in North Carolina, Terre Haute treasurer shortfall, US Supreme Court admission of Morrison, Weyler defiance and immunity issues.
Congress reconvened yesterday while Omaha plumbers strike for higher wages. A $500,000 fire disrupted Stockton California. A London disaster in Ontario killed twenty five workers.
The cold in Florida has damaged fruit prospects and raised concerns for growers. A plan is underway to build electrical stations in South America. President predicts Senator Hanna will seek reelection.
Windway Jan 7 notes Gen Booth preparing to sail from London to this country while Church Stowe of Nebraska is named consul at Pamera. It lists Moscow physician Dr Zacharin dead, plans for James Angell to China, Grosvenor predicting Hanna succession, Maryland speakership deadlock, pension examiner cautions, Servia army decree reorganization, Dawes appoints Oakley as bank examiner, Merrill named for Lincoln customs post, post office reform, Pettigrew bill on South Dakota invasion costs, Senate mils panel backs two artillery regiments, and sale of the St Louis Browns to Brush Schmidt and partners.
Jan 8 brief roundup includes Mrs. Ballington Booth's slow recovery, Buckley's suicide, Cuban independence aims, a New York theft labeled million dollars but small in sum, Butterworth's improving condition, plans for a Louisville tobacco factory, a $500 fire loss at A. D. Farmer & Son foundry, Mrs. Julia Leard murdered by a Seminole near Maud Oklahoma, a Turkish service nomination replacing Angell, Britain’s potential loan to China, Emperor William decorating Baron von Buelow, Byrne funeral in New York with baseball figures present, the Toledo ice house collapse at Whitemore Lake killing two and injuring others, and Union Pacific reorganization final payment totaling $58.4 million.
Senator Thurston introduces bills for Charles A Perkins of Omaha to receive 36 dollars and Caroline Mulcahy of Omaha to receive 24 dollars. He also seeks a branch home for volunteer disabled soldiers and sailors near Beatrice with 150000 dollars, plus land for the home.
A resolution endorses an Omaha educational congress as Chancellor McLean of the State University and others address the question. The move shapes statewide discussion on teacher issues and public schooling.
Lincoln delegates applauded a resolution endorsing an educational congress in Omaha next year if dates do not conflict with the National Educational Association meeting in Washington, D C, July 10 12 1893. Chancellor MacLean urged merging academy and university studies to extend advanced education into graded schools.
The game law passed by the last legislature is defective. Attorney General Smythe says section 7 is inoperative as written, since fines apply to transporting game out of state and not within it. The error arose from a bungled amendment, likely limiting penalties to out of state transport and benefiting railroads and express companies.
Captain John L. Carson president of the First National Bank of Lincoln and a founder of Drownville died recently after a prolonged rheumatic illness. He suffered confinement for weeks due to a complication of troubles worsened by his rheumatic tendency and was well known in western banking and in the early settlements of the state's southeast.
The World Herald reports an exposition souvenir medal featuring an Indian figure with a buffalo and a composite of Nebraska’s most beautiful women. Judge Neville of North Platte urges statewide participation and asks for two cabinet‑size photos within twelve days to select two finalists.
A mechanical inventor seeks permit to install rolling tub ride at the Trans Mississippi Exposition. A 75 foot switchback track will send passengers in seven foot tubs with inside seats. Tubs rise and fall on sharp inclines, then springs propel them back, lifting riders for another load. The promoter says the ride has operated in eastern venues with favorable reception.
Lincoln detectives say two of three robbers who held up Dr. Hitchcock, a city druggist, were captured after Beatrice hounds traced the trail to the Fedawa residence in the east part of the city. Jay Fedawa and a man calling himself J W Rice were jailed. the third suspect remains at large.
The term just ended marks the highest enrollment in the school's history with 638 students across the entire school and 305 in the normal proper. Officials anticipate even larger numbers next term as the training institution gains recognition under Dr Beattie and a capable board of trustees.
R R Anderson treasurer reports January 20 1896 balance on hand 1163 88 fees 887 sale of single tickets 86 50 interest on certificates of deposit 42 50 total 2169 88 expenditures 813 07 balance on hand 1356 81 auditing committee finds account correct and commends treasurer Atkinson for systematic work.
The Ponca Journal notes Dixon county has no corn to ship outside markets this year. A large cattle feeding level in the county would consume the entire crop, leaving little or no surplus for sale.
Since the new year several clerks have changed roles in the state auditor's office. W. B. Price moves from insurance deputy clerk to bond clerk and J. W. Simpson shifts from bond clerk to examiner of county treasurers, replacing J. J. Beveringham who becomes clerk in the Insurance department.
The Pawnee people push new measures to halt raffles following the removal of slot machines from town venues. Local leaders say the shift aims to curb gambling activity and regulate community fundraising practices.
The Governor faces a budget clash as the State Horticultural Board must be funded from members’ pockets, since members receive no salary or official support. The issue underscores financial strain beyond patriotic duty.
The State Horticultural Society fears budget gaps as a $1000 annual appropriation covers only premiums, leaving officers unpaid and officers who must advance funds. The board expects a grim meeting over wage support and a cloth bound annual report.
The retirement of Chief Justice A. M. Post has T. O. C. Harrison becoming the tenth chief justice since state admission. Among the ten, two served two terms namely George B. Lake and Amasa Cobb. Maxwell held three terms. Little Mason Gaunt Reeze Norval and Post served one term. Little and Gaunt died during service. Mason also died. The rest remained active in business. some sat on the bench a third of a century ago.
Washington dispatch reports Congressman Mercer urging the War Department to notify South Omaha packing houses of proposals for government relief supplies for Alaska. Two thousand dollars is appropriated and much will go to canned meats. Assistant Secretary Melklejohn notes interest as the secretary’s illness requires meeting parties from foreign governments aiding Arctic miners.
Dispatch from Washington reports the Lincoln Nebraska national banks end of business December 15 1897 with an average reserve of 26.94 percent. Loans and discounts rise from 1 769 169 to 917 305 while stocks and securities and gold coin show gains and total specie increases to 187 287. Legal money also grows and individual deposits advance from 1 260 862 to 1 480 759.
The article notes that good air flow in bedrooms helps reduce morning headaches and fatigue, emphasizing ventilation as a preventive measure for readers.
Town Patent Office report discusses Hartshorn style ratchet shade rollers and patentability. It explains that a patent may cover the full four part combination of ratchet pawl spring and roller and that removing any one part breaks the claim. It notes that improvements to a single element may be patentable if they yield a new result.
A Philadelphia policeman arrested a boy in breeches who proved to be Dublin Joe a 40 year old pickpocket known to locals. Bystanders demanded a complaint but none was entered at the station.
Reader notice promotes the Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker with a 50 gallon capacity offered for the low price of 12 dollars and 50 cents. The ad highlights affordability and usefulness for farm operations.
By feeding poultry and stock cooked food during winter months, one third of food is saved and stock stays healthy reducing hog cholera while hens lay freely. The Cooker pays for itself in a week and is sold by Empire Manufacturing Co of Quincy, Illinois, with catalogs on all sizes. A cup of hot water before meals relieves nausea and dyspepsia.
A fragmented advertisement touts 160 acre free farms in Canada with high yields in wheat oats and barley, cheap taxes, and government free land for sons at 18. It also includes a cure claim for fits and offers a medical remedy and a hot sand treatment claim.
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