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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
6
Judge McKenna of California arrives in Canton amid talks tied to a presidential cabinet post. He declines to specify preferences while acknowledging his name has been mentioned. He notes lawyers have held top posts including treasury and attorney generalships and interior remains a desirable department.
Colonel George A. Garrison, head of the transportation and escort committee, has laid out special trains for the McKinley inauguration. The president elect and escorts depart Canton March 1 at 3 PM and reach Washington next morning at 1 AM. The Eighteenth Ohio regiment from Canton will precede the main train to provide an escort from Pennsylvania Station to the Ebitts house.
Senator Mathew S Quay and Senator-elect Penrose of Pennsylvania arrived in Canton and were greeted by Secretary Charles Cooper at the depot before going to the McKinley home. Penrose described part of their mission as supporting Governor Hastings for a cabinet position, but no specific appointment was stated.
The U S secretary of the navy orders gunboat Machias from Canton to Bangkok to back U S minister Barrett in pressuring Siam over the maltreatment of vice consul general Edward Kellett. The move aims to shield American interests and support Barrett in his representations to the Siamese government.
Senator Sherman reported at Union depot that McKinley’s Cuba policy would closely resemble Cleveland's. Sherman indicated the next cabinet will include John Sherman as secretary of state, stating the United States should avoid interfering in the Cuban war and refrain from imposing a peaceful government on the island. He cited Canovas outlining reforms granting Cubans practical autonomy to quell the issue.
In the House yesterday private pension bills dominated the agenda. The widow of Major General John Gibbon receives $100 monthly, and that of Brevet Major General W A Nichols gets $75. Supporters argued against pensions above $50. Additional bills favored included $50 for General Green Clay Smith’s widow and $5 for General Henry A Morrow’s widow, with an increase from $50 advocated by Representative Vereer.
Washington Jan 18. Supporters fear the free homestead bill is dead for this Congress after Speaker Reed sent it to the House Public Lands Committee to consider Senate amendments. If the committee fails to report adversely or act before adjournment the measure would be disposed of.
Sevarisa Mo Jan 18 Tipton business man John Snodgrass kills his wife with a pistol and then takes his own life after suspecting infidelity. The couple had separated recently amid jealousy and the husband reportedly observed visits from two young men before the fatal shots.
Ethel Assnes sues Abraham Assnes in Cleveland alleging marriage based on false wealth representations. Abraham counters with a similar divorce claim. The couple wed two months ago after a Hebrew scammer convinced them both the other was rich.
A House bill proposes offices in the service become vacant at 65 years of age with an exception for Civil War veterans and their widows. The measure, introduced yesterday, aims to standardize retirement across service positions.
Patrick Donahue, who wed Thursday afternoon at 1 o clock, was arrested yesterday on charges of murdering his wife in Philadelphia.
Mexican press history notes a new daily and weekly free silver paper to be published with editor J Newton Cross who previously ran the Mexico Press. Mexico once supported two dailies and now has one, as per early reports.
A doctor narrator meets Charles Carriston an amiable young artist in Bettws y Coed during a 1864 holiday. The pair become fast friends sharing sketches and talks on art Carriston's sensitive vivid mind and hidden restlessness foreshadow deeper tensions as the story hints at his precarious health and future inheritance.
A German inventor showcases a house built around a frame of water tubes. Water circulates through horizontal and vertical tubes creating a constant temperature. In summer cool water cools walls while in winter heated water distributes heat, aiming for uniform indoor temperature.
Patrick Healey, visiting Wilkesbarre, was stricken deaf and dumb after a social gathering. He wrote on paper not to be alarmed, stating the attack would pass in three days. He recalls a prior similar incident in Ireland ten years ago and another episode four years earlier.
A jumbled vignette describes a medical scene where a doctor tests heart action with a stethoscope. A patient reacts angrily, revealing a $3 bill tucked in a pocket and remarking on doctors probing a man’s private finances.
A prominent Omaha figure Mr Nf Smith, founder of Rescue Home, shown as improving in health and continuing his charity work. A testimonial from Nod. Swuarm praises Dr Kay Lung Balm for curing a chronic cough and illness. The passage also notes assorted brief items about calendars, ad campaigns, and other topics from the era.
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