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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1909

Page

3

Gompers Accuses Van Cleave of Corruption at Tempied Hearing

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, testifies accusing James W Van Cleave, former president of the American Manufacturers' Association, of corruption and selling out national politics. The exchange occurred during cross examination in a case involving injunctions against Bucks Stove and Range and other federal officials.

Wasitington Fede Abor Samuel Gompers Re Lereation of Labor Taft Coucie Federation Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Bucks Stove and Range Company St. Louis Gompers Jackson H. Ralston Ralston

Fire Destroys Frame Buildings in Arapahoe Nev

Fire in Arapahoe Nevada destroys five Main street frame buildings owned by D Allemand. Occupants included a broom factory wind mill salesroom and shoe shop. Estimated loss 3000 with partial insurance. Senator Norris Brown's campaign stops include Blaine Upland Oxford Indianola McCook Arapahoe Clarks Central City Ord schedule.

Arapahoe Nev D. Allemand Kearney Nebr Norris Brown Blaien Upland Holdrege Oxford Indianola McCoux Clarks Central City Ord

Daring Lamp From a Train

Sherman Morris alias Frank Sherchiff escaped from a sheriff while en route to Canyon City to serve a twenty five year term for murder of John Walsh Leadville saloonkeeper The escaped convict had testified in a prior case and had a notable criminal record including a diamond robbery in Iowa reported from Leadville Colorado.

Leadville Col Sherman Morris Fank Sherchiff John Walsh Canyon City Morris Hax Michigan Omaha Butte Montana Iowa

Train Collision in Fog Injures Postal Clerks

In dense morning fog on the New York Central line a westbound mail train struck a West Shore train paused in blocks near Little Falls. Three postal clerks were seriously hurt including W. E. Gilbert of Syree with a broken jaw. others lightly injured or bruised. Passengers in sleepers were shaken but reported uninjured by the railroad.

N. Y New York E. Gilbert Syvee

Excursion Carries 100 Businessmen to North Platte Celebration

An excursion from Oshkosh carried 100 business men to North Platte yesterday. The trip honored the completion of the Union Pacific to the town with a celebration and barbecue.

North Platte Oshkosh N. Th Platte Union Pacific

Fitzgerald Resigns as Rock Island Roadmaster in Fairbury

John Fitzgerald a Rock Island roadmaster of twenty years resigns and plans to move to Watonga Oklahoma to join his brother in business. J J Breheney is appointed to fill the vacancy with jurisdiction from Fairbury to South Omaha. J La Hayes is appointed roadmaster over the Horton and Nelson lines on the Nebraska division.

Eeaster Fitzgerald Fairbury Neb John Fitzgerr Rock Cchat Bmowar Buchanan Sheridan America Uncle Bret Harte Henry Wallace Shaw Josh Billings George Kennan Russia Siberia Jack of All Trades Middle Lffe Jerome KX Jerome Atlantic Robert Colyer

Frontier Days at Grand Island October 6 to 8

The Commercial Club plans the Grand Island Frontier and Harvest Festival October 6 7 and 8 with 32000 prizes plus a 250 saddle and 500 in farm prizes. About 100 cowboys from the west compete in steer roping wild horse and pony races with US cavalry units and Soux Indians to perform exhibitions and Capt Tharey will shoot glass balls from a speeding automobile each day.

Grand Island Commercial Club Cheyene West TJ. S Tharey Lionel Legare Dr. Carver

From Prose Poems and Prose Sketches In a Fragmented Page

A collage of clipped anecdotes and quotes touches on nature phenomena rain tadpoles and mud turtles, political verse from Longfellow, jokes about golf and music, farm fairs with a diving horse act, and a long list of historical events and dates from early American and world history.

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