Sidney busy with work and oddities in Telegraph files
The Telegraph notes much activity in Sidney with thirty-nine unfinished buildings, lumber arrivals, and two smelting interests eyed for spring. It records a hired girl market stringency, local prices for butter and venison, a recent anti bussing club and odd medical tale of a man who swallowed a lizard during a droughty night drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
H. Y. Redington
Spotted Tail Agency
Tilack Mills
Baldry
McClintock
Bortling
Mattock
Essig Bros
Omaha
Bobby
Dudley's
Balmoral
McDonald's
Lark’s
Jenkins
VanTassel, Kinney and Walrath
Guster City
Rapid City
Deadwood
Hillis
Henry Weld
Camp Clarke
North Platte
A. Sidney
Dream Theory Unveiled In Milwaukee Freud Called Civilization Hypocritical
Dr William J Durant, former philosophy instructor at Columbia, argued in Milwaukee that dream insights reveal primal impulses. He cited Freud saying civilization rests on repressing aggression and sexuality, with monogamy described as artificial and moral masks shed in dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thais
William J. Durant
Columbia University
Milwaukee
Doctor Durant
Freud
Peculiar Death From Gauze Left in Patient
World War veteran Harry A. Larlee of Perth died at a Soldiers' Re-Establishment hospital after a 34 inch surgical gauze was found in his abdomen following an earlier appendectomy in Portland Oregon. He later returned to New Brunswick as a patient, underwent another operation, and after gauze removal failed to rally.
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Harry A. Larlee
Perth
Portland
Ore
Larlee
New Brunswick
Soldiers’ Institution
Labor graft alleged by Chicago building trades leaders
Federal grand jury probes in Chicago into building ops reveal extortion of thousands from contractors by five prominent labor leaders. Indictments expected as investigations cite payments to keep peace amid threatened strikes, including a loop skyscraper contractor paying about $20,000.
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Chicago
Jan
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
New York
Curzon Warns of Unrest and Unemployment Ahead
In a New Year message to the Primrose League, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, secretary for foreign affairs, warns of trouble at home and abroad and anticipates long unemployment due to deep economic factors. He adds governments should not expect easy fixes or magical solutions as winter approaches.
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London
Primrose League
Earl Curzon of
Kedleston
Bandits Slay Heads Of Firm In Cleveland Plant
W W Sly president and George J Fanner vice president of W W Sly Foundry were murdered by five payroll bandits who escaped with 4200 cash after holding up the plant. Sly and Fanner died instantly. An unrelated report from Springfield Tennessee notes a bank robbery where an unknown man took 50000 in bonds, wounded a policeman, and was shot dead by officers.
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Cleveland, O
W. W. Sly
George J. Fanner
W. W. Sly Foundry Company
Sly
Fanner
Nashville
Tenn
People’s Bank
Springfield
Over all company in Lynchburg seeks new owners
The Over all club movement failed to secure a lasting improvement for the Jobbers Overall company of Lynchburg and its Blue Buckle mills in Rock Hill. A creditors committee of New York, Lynchburg and Richmond bankers was appointed to take over the concerns. Liabilities and assets total 7,560,000 each. Main causes cited are weak markets, $3,000,000 in construction spending and delays.
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Lynchburg
Blue Buckle Mills
Rockhil
S. C
New York
Richmond
Labor Meet Delegates Seek U S Help At Pan American Congress
Delegates at the Pan American Federation of Labor congress in Mexico City moved to act on reports, elect officers, and finish sessions begun last Monday. Gompers, seen as likely to be re elected president, faced calls for independence from U S domination and for Latin American autonomy in labor affairs. A Santo Domingo resolution urged U S relief and demanded Wilson intervene. The body also backed Latin American admission to the League of Nations to give labor a say in international talks.
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Congress of the Pan-American Federation
Mexico City
Wilson
Republic
Congress
Pan-American Federation of Labor
John V. Frey
Lemuel Gompera
American Federation of Labor
Guatemala City
Cartagena
Colombia
U. S
Resolutions Committee
Argentine Federation of Labor
Pan-American Federation
International Trades Union Congress
Gompers
United States
Santo Domingo
Nicarazuna
San Dom
Latin America
League of Nations
Keen Birthday Celebration Attracts Global Medical Leaders
Dr W W Keen of Philadelphia, famed surgeon, will celebrate his eighty fourth birthday with a testimonial dinner January 20 at the Bellevue Stratford hotel. Invitations have been sent widely by Dr William D Robinson. A life size bust by Samuel Murray will be presented, symbolizing medical, scientific, civic and other city organizations. On a prior trip to Europe, he received Belgium's crown order from King Albert for wartime services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
W. W. Keen
Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
William D. Robinson
Doctor Keen
Samuel Murray
Order of the Crown
Albert
Mother Dies with 3 Babies in Chardon Fire
Mrs Louis Green and her three sons aged one three and six were burned to death when their two room house burned in Chardon Ohio Mrs Green refused rescue and entered the fire to stay with her children Her husband had died two weeks earlier in an unrelated tragedy.
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Chardon, C
Louis Green
Agen
Second Auto Victim Dies in Plymouth Tragedy
Eula Price, second victim of the Plymouth automobile crash that killed Miss Iola Rennberg, died without regaining consciousness. Three other Bremen basketball team girls remain in serious condition after the car plunged into a ditch, trapping five under the heavy vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Eula Price
Plymouth
Iola Rennberg
Lfe
Bremen
Three Die After Auto Collides With Train Near Croesing
Three people were killed near Croesing Grand Island Nebraska when their car was struck by a Unico Pacific motor train. Mrs Albert Dammann and her father also died in the crash along with the third occupant.
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Croesing
Grand Island
Neb
Albert Dammann
Unico Pacific
Kidnapped Editor Safe After Nationwide Search Ends
Jacques Villard, legless editor of The Free Age from St. Louis, was found safe in Chicago after a nation wide search that began December 27. Police indicated he had been held in Chicago and escaped. A taxi driver and witnesses reported hearing his cries for help near Lake Shore Drive and Chestnut Street before disappearing with the taxi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacques Villard
Free Age
St. Louis
Tlote la Salle
Villard
Willard
John F. Dopp
Lake Shore
Chestnut Street
Dopp
Geraldine Allison
Fairbanks Court
Allison
Lake Shore Drive
Michael Dalley
Dalley
Teglers Cripple
Lydia Edwards
Bonus Hit State Finances in Washington
Olympia, Jan. The World War bonus for soldiers, approved at the November election, will cost about 18 million dollars. James A. Davis, chairman of the appropriation committee, said the bill’s heavy cost requires the state to cut all appropriations as sharply as possible, though initial estimates stood at 11 million.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington State
James A. Davis
Davis
McCormick Sails Home From Paris on Imperator
United States Senator Medill McCormick of Chicago arrived in Paris on Friday and sailed for New York on Saturday aboard the Imperator, returning home from his visit to France in January.
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Chicago
United States
Imperator
Paris
France
Medill McCormick
New York
Grand Prairie Social Roundup of Visits and Preparations
Grand Prairie residents report visits from Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards and daughter to Richard Sellin, Carl Lundgren returning from Nebraska relatives, and Bernice Schrader with Albert Johnson hosting Holm youths. District 17 visitors, upcoming sales, illnesses, and a party with an oyster supper at Johnson Bros. with about twenty guests.
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John Edwards
Richard Sellin
Carl Lundgren
Sturday
Nebraska
Bernice Schrader
Albert Johnson
Holm
Mr. Holm
Earl
District No. 17
Chappell
Albert Ferricks
Will Meyers
Poshilt
Meyers
Boshult Place
Gernice Shrader
Johson Bros
Wil
Papers Combined at Broken Bow
Emerson Purcell closed a deal to buy out a competitor in Broken Bow and merge the two papers into one. He surveyed business leaders and townspeople who favored a single paper and agreed not to support another for two years, effectively preventing new entrants. Purcell also acquired a job printing plant to run alongside his newspaper, expanding from pure publishing.
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Emerson Purcell
Broken Bow
Draken Bow
Purcel
Northwestern Bell Employees Advised To Join National Thrift Plan
The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company announces a savings plan for its 11 500 employees under the National Thrift Movement. Workers may choose a bank, set monthly deductions, and keep their own bank book with withdrawal rights. the company will send a monthly deduction check to the chosen bank. Free household budget books will be supplied to interested employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
W. B. J. Bell
Emigrant Portuguese press warns on new wave to US and Brazil
Lisbon papers report a campaign to curb Portuguese emigration to the United States and Brazil amid worker idleness and factory closures. A letter from a New Bedford mill worker warns companions of misery after relocation, urging return to Portugal. Local ad note mentions Conklin pens and a Rexall store promotion.
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Portugese
United States
Brazil
Lisbon
Seculo
Prinst
New Bedford
Maass
Portugal
Atlantic
Legion Aids Ex-Service Men With Employment Agencies At Home
The American Legion moves to help unemployed veterans by establishing employment agencies across posts and conducting a national survey led by F W Galbraith Jr. Massachusetts posts report 20 percent job placement, while Minnesota posts share job prospects. Spokane veterans and families receive food aid. Congress and officials express support for rehabilitation reform. Paris France Post seeks to host the 1922 Legion convention in Gay Paree.
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American Legion
American Legion Weekly
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Spokane
Legion
Aris
France
Gay Parce
American Legion distributes five thousand campaign manuals
National Headquarters of the American Legion distributed five thousand copies of a manual for use by members of the national speakers bureau during upcoming membership campaigns. The manual, prepared by the American Legion News Service, covers a brief history, outlines achievements for ex-service members and the nation, and sets forth future plans.
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The
American Legion
the Legion
National
American Legion News Service
Legion
Oregon Legislature Seeks Immediate Passage of Fourfold Compensation Bill
The Oregon state legislature sent a memorial to Congress urging urgent action on the American Legion fourfold compensation bill, with unanimous support. The Propaganda for immigration policy drew debate, as Braxton County Post members at Sutton Virginia condemned the current system, with 49 percent favoring total immigration halt, 11 percent for a two to three year pause, and 40 percent backing a strict regulatory system, none supporting the existing system.
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Oregon
Congress
American Legion
Braxton County
Sutton
Legion post formed by Detroit disabled veterans
In recognition of the American Legion's efforts on behalf of disabled veterans the sick and wounded ex soldiers of Detroit have organized a Legion post with a membership of more than two hundred.
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American Legion
Detroit
American Legion Sunday spans five hundred towns in New York
Following an appeal by the New York department to eight thousand ministers of all religious denominations more than five hundred cities and towns joined in American Legion Sunday on January 16. Minnesota Legion posts will help ex service men obtain their quota of four thousand eight hundred Liberty bonds and six thousand six hundred unclaimed discharge certificates filed in Washington. Alphabeticalists of owners have been issued to each post by Legion state headquarters. T Semmes Walmsley seeks ideas from ex service men on a war memorial for the United States and asks for information on fecal memorials to be sent to 302 Marine Bank Building New Orleans La.
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New York Department
American Legion
Minnesota
Washington, D. C
Legion State
United States
T. Semmes Walmsley
National Memorials Committee
The
Marine Bank
New Orleans
Worland club offers free Legion memberships to Floyd Minch Poat
Members of a Worland Wyoming commercial club showed appreciation for the American Legion by extending free active memberships to the Legion members of Floyd Minch Poat in their town.
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Worland
Wyo
American Legion
Floyd Minch
National Legion Commander to Visit Connecticut Cities
F. W. Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion will tour Connecticut January 31 and February 1 delivering talks on rehabilitation of ex service men. He will be joined by John F Pickett Department Commander Thomas J Bannigan State Adjutant and Justus J Fennell Connecticut member of the national executive committee.
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F. W. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Connecticut
John F. Pickett
Thomas J. Bannigan
Justus J. Fennell
Automobile Insurance and Home Offers by Sidney Lumber Co
Local ad promotes automobile insurance and a good home in the beet town. Sidney Lumber Co invites readers to visit their Electric Shop one block east of Subscribe for The Telegraph for electrical supplies and services.
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Earth
Sidney Lumber CO
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Secretary of Foreign Affairs
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Virginia
U.S
Lake Kront
State of Washington
M’cormick
Grand Prairie
National Thrift Movement
Conklin
Rexali
Telegraph
American Legion News
F. W Galbraith
Automobile
C. W. Hornaday
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