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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1898
Page
2
Notable Mixed News From Early 20th Century North America
A roundup of varied items: Midland Trust assigns in Port Hope. Senator Tabarrin of Italy dies. Saginaw County discovers five-foot vein coal. Hutchison Southern Railroad sold at a receiver sale in Hutchison Kansas. New York raid on bucket shop and counterfeit $100 certificates. Umbria sails to Europe with 600000 ounces of silver. Nebraskan Cuban relief committee issues address. Hawaiian annexation treaty likely to fail in senate. Texas gets added district judge after judiciary committee recommendation. Seaton Perry commits suicide. Alaska territorial government delay. New York assembly considers woman suffrage constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland ‘Trust Company
Port Hope
Ont
Tabarrin
Italian Council of State
Saginaw County
Rich
Hutchison Southern Railroad
Hutchison
Kas
New York
Avere Pebbers
Sub-Treasury
Umbria
Europe
Nebraskan
Senate
House Committee On Judiciary
Texas
Seaton Perry
Washington
Parisian Polydore de Kayser Dies After British Mayoral Term
The late Sir Polydore de Kayser, mayor of London in 1887 88, is reported dead. Other items note a Kentucky fatal melee after a card game eight Black men killed, a Cleveland fire destroying Music Hall built 1885 at 60000 dollars, and various political and military notes including naval loan talks in London and Yale Princeton football revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polydore de Kayser
London
Kentucky
Music Hall
Cleveland
William Booth
Salvation Army
New York
St. Paul
Southampton
Porte
T. C. Twitch‘el
Yale
Yale Princeton
Hawaii
Venitura County
Cal
Washington
Senate passage and resignations headline mixed news
Reports cover the Lodge immigration bill passage in the Senate and Chief Justice Bartley’s announced resignation. Other items note ex congressman Shooper’s death, a Maryland senator’s first vote, a New York grocer-murder suicide, wage cuts affecting 127000 in New England mills, Butterworth burial plans, Luetgert’s upcoming testimony, rising eastbound freight rates, a missing Boston banker clerk and jewelry, Ashby drowning notice, pending Oklahoma judge appointments, bank dividends for creditors, Iowa railroad bill timing, employer-employee clashes in mills, Pettigrew’s auto coupler bill, Dietz murder case sentencing, Wichita warrant actions to oust police officials, and a Nebraska decision impact on police law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
John Mathews
New York
New England
Beni Butterworth
Washington
Luetsgert
Iowa
General Assembly
Yirhere’ Sie
New England Cotton Mills
Benator
Pettigrew
Wilhelm
Dietz
Kansas City
Kas
Ragsell
Lindsey
Kansas ‘Penitentiary
Wichita
Metropolitan” Police
Mnipor
Nebraska
Senate Bribery Inquiry Opens in Ohio Senate
Thursday briefers report the Ohio senate committee has begun a bribery investigation as part of political turmoil. Other items note Gov. Bushnell’s illness and Old Point Comfort recuperation, a Missouri man from Sedalia headed for Kyondike, and naval shipments of silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Senate Committee
Omaha
Gov. Bushnell
Ohio
Old Point Comfort
B. B. Adams
J. D. Silken
Sedalia
Notable Events and Appointments Across Nations and Cities
Reports span U S and world news: Ohio river boom and damage. Senate confirms Bryan as minister to England. New Mexico exposition commissioners in Omaha. Henry George Liddell obituary. Hawaii annexation appeal by Senator Morgan. Bicycle Policeman Lincoln killed in New York. Senator Mason assaulted in Washington hotel. Logan Carlisle funeral in Covington Kentucky. Spinks defeats Schaefer in Chicago balk line 260 to 129. Gen E Lees birthday observed in Richmond. Gen Luque incurs insurgent losses in Holguin district. Spanish column casualties. American Surety Co trustees elect Johnson president. Lyman Sickles and Smith elected vice presidents. Maxwell Williams retired from Fort Missoula. Captain Wilson relieved from Indian agent duty at Shoshone agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry George Liddel
Christ Church, Oxford
Morgan
Senate
Hawaii
Lincoln
New York
Senator Mason
Chicago
Johnson
Washington
Logan Carlisle
John G. Carlisle
Covington
Spinks
Schaefer
American Surety Company
Walter S. Johnson
William &. Trenholm
Henry D. Lyman
David B. Sickles
B. A. C. Smith
W. E. J Err
Maxwell A. Williams
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Missoula
Charles H. Wilson
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Shoshone Agency
Wyoming
Various Notices and Obituaries From January Times Briefs
The London Times deems Cuban questions gravely worsened. Judge Shel don defines intimidation as threats to use force. Salvation Army may hold Greenpoint meetings with cornet. Western railroads cut Mardi Gras rates to New Orleans again. William Terrise left nearly 100000 to widow and children. Cc. D. Walker of Kansas announces Republican bid in First district. Dr. J. F. Stroud named pension examiner at Ardmore. Dr. S. O. Davis at Warsaw and Dr. J. T. Arnold at Gainesville. Blackiey in Beaver County Oklahoma alarms cattlemen. Missouri names added commissioners to the Omaha exposition. George McDill resigns from Union Pacific to promote YMCA rail work. Eugene R. R. Leland, longtime Brice associate, dies in New York at 64.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Sheldon
Boston
Salvation Army
Greenpoint
L. J
New Orleans
William Terrise
Richard Prince
London
Cc. D. Walker
Kas
J. F. Stroud
Ardmore
J. T
8. O. Davis
Warsaw
J. T. Arnold
Gainesville
Blackiey
Beaver County
O. T
Stephens
Missouri
A. Stuckey
Carthage
W. P. Mansur
Chillicothe
George McDill
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
United States
Young Men's Christian Association
Eugene RR. Leland
Calvin 8. Brice
New York
German Missionary Homeyer Returns Safe to Namjund
The German missionary Homeyer from Namjund, robbed and wounded near Langzhen, has returned and is out of danger. Chinese authorities have taken steps to protect the missionary station and promised satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Homeyer
Namjund
Langzhen
Rumors of Cuba as Five Battleships Reach Harbor
Five battleships arrive off the Bar-He port Mae II as special guards are set around Consul General General Lee to protect him. The report notes heightened tensions and concerns about the security of U S diplomatic officials in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heport Mae II
General Lee
Fleet of U. S. Battleships Arrives Off Havana Bar
Telegraphs from Key West report Admiral Sicard with the New York Indiana Massachusetts Iowa and Texas near the harbor. The Maine Montgomery Detroit and torpedo boats Cushing and Dupont joined the fleet while Havana reports intensified security for Consul General Lee amid rumors of an assassination plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Key West
Shard
New York
Indiana
Massachusetts
Iowa
Texas
Maine
Montgomery
Detroit
Cushing
du Pont
Havana
Lee
Times-Union
Blanco
General Lee
Admiral Sicard
Bar
Toredo
Dupont
Uncle Sam
Washington
State
Navy
Senators Debated Pension Office Dismissal and Silver Bond Plan
On opening Saturday's Senate session Mr. Allen of Nebraska displayed a rose tribute titled a testimonial from department ladies for defending a woman's honor. Mrs. M. F. Roberts had been dismissed from the pension office. Mr. Cannon of Utah proposed publishing the pension roll. Gallinger of New Hampshire urged barring pensions payable through power of attorney to foreign residents. Stewart of Nevada invoked a silv er dollar bond discussion, warning disregard of the law caused calamities and the present panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen
Neb
Senate
M. FE. Roberts
Cannon
Utah
Gallinger
N. H
Teller
Cole
United States
Stewart
Sliverites Form The American Drama Company
Democratic free silver leaders form The American Drama Company with Washington and Virginia figures including Lawrence Gardner and Maj. E. W. Anderson. The first production is The Curse of Gold, billed as an anti slavery play to energize campaign work and go on tour soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Jones
McMillin
Chauncey F. Black
Slayback
Virginia
American Drama Company
Lawrence Gardner
Congressional Committee
Marshal W. W. Wines
Robert E. Mattingly
Maj. E. W
Escapes From Tahlequah National Prison By Tunneling
Twenty five prisoners at Tahlequah national prison in Indian Territory saw ten escape and the remainder confined after tunneling through the basement wall in a mass breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Prison
Tahlequah
I. T
Talmage Marries Again in Quiet Pittsburgh Ceremony
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage of Washington D C and Mrs Fieree McCutcheon Collier of Allegheny City wed at the Collier home 41 Irvine Avenue the ceremony performed by Rev W J Robinson D D pastor of the First United Presbyterian church The marriage surprised friends and followed a recent death in the family Mrs Collier is 40 and her husband 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmage
Pittsburg
T. de Witt Talmage
Washington, D. C
Fieree McCutcheon Collier
Allegheny City
McCutcheon
Irvine ‘Avenue
W. J. Robinson
D. D
First United Presbyterian Church
Nebraska railroads grant free transport for educational exhibits
Educational exhibits directed by State Superintendent Jackson will be transported free by the Nebraska railroads to the state exposition. Agricultural horticultural and all other Nebraska exhibits except live stock will ride free, boosting county and University displays as schools prepare their entries. Exhibits go from county seats to Omaha under Jackson supervision for placement at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Jackson
Nebraska Exposition Commission
Thia
Nebraska Roads
Omaha
University of Nebraska
MacLean
University
Tasar Uxwr
Maaood
State Medical Company
Algoriately
Nebraska Territorial Pioneers Hold Notable Lincoln Meeting
The Nebraska Territorial Pioneers association met in Lincoln with about thirty five members present. President Robert W. Furnas praised the gathering as among the best since the 1892 founding. The secretary W. B. Bowen noted 575 registered members and discussed the 1833 white settlement by Baptist missionaries near Bellevue. A plan aims to move the old mission chimneys to the Trans Mississippian exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Territorial Pioneers
Nebraska Territorial Pioneers’ Association
Lincoln
W. B. Bowen
Robert W. Furnas
Old Territorial
Nebraska
Bellevue
Missouri
Platte River
Grand Army Encampment and Relief Corps Meet in Norfolk
The Twenty second annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment for Nebraska and the fifteenth annual Woman’s Relief Corps convention will gather in Norfolk on February 9. Mathewson G A R post and the Woman’s Relief Corps invite delegates and visitors from across Nebraska to attend and enjoy Norfolk hospitality with free lodgings for Relief Corps delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of Nebraska
Weeman's Relief Corps
Norfolk
Comrade and Sisters
Mathewton
Womania
Relief Corps
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
Nebraska
Norfol
Woman’s Relief Corps
Lawyers for Home for the Friendless seek Supreme Court mandamus
J H Broady and H A Babcock filed briefs in a mandamus suit against the boards of Public Lands and Buildings and Purchases and Supplies. They seek to compel the state to pay for the Home for the Friendless, arguing the legislature's 1897 appropriation was misapplied after a lower court ruling. The brief contends the state erred in the prior decision and now aims to gain funding through appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For the Friendies
J. H. Broady
H. A. Babcock
Society For the Home For the Friendless
Supreme Court
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Board of Purchas and Supplies
Aleo
Lincoln Stock Yards Yearly Business Report
The Lincoln Stock Yards company releases a yearly statement showing 58,132 cattle 60,640 hogs and 108,432 sheep handled. It notes the yards' role in feeding stock en route to South Omaha, with 53,000 cattle and 107,000 sheep fed there during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Stock Yards Company
South Omaha
Creamery Companies Rise Across Nebraska
The formation of creamery companies in Nebraska's settled regions marks notable progress this winter. New organizations continually file articles with the secretary of state as dairy business expands, aided by a university dairy course drawing more students than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
State University
Aid for the Cubans Relief Ad Urges Quick Donations
The State Relief Committee issues an advertisement outlining the Cuban hunger and distress situation and lists the parties to send donations to. It calls for rapid, doubled contributions to aid those affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Relief Committee
Appeal for Cuba relief urged by Nebraska leaders
The Nebraska state relief commission urges Nebraskans to aid Cuba amid famine, disease, and war horrors. Governor Kalcomb backs a central relief plan from New York, asking cities and towns to form committees and send money food clothing and supplies through Lincoln or Omaha for prompt delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
India
Relief Commission
Cuba
Armas
McKinley
Central Relief Committee
New York
Kalcomb
Neaska
U.a
Lincoln
Omaha
Lfe
Thoulands
H. O. Rowlands
W. N. Nason
J. E. Jutt
M. D. Welch
P. H. Barry
Capitol Building
Neb
Lincoln State Horticultural Society Finances Report
The Lincoln State Horticultural Society met to review finances showing a cash balance over 1,000 with 1,168.78 projected to pay next year’s expenses and premiums. Revenue from June 1897 to January 11, 1898 totals 1,880.47 with sources including state appropriation 1000 and 800 from the Agricultural society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate Horticultural Society
State Horticultural Society
Lincoln
State Agricultural Society
Agricultural Society
Ormer
C.H. Barnard
Agent probes stockmen fence on government land near Lodge Pole
An agent from the general land office investigates reports that local stockmen near Lodge Pole have fenced in government land. The inquiry seeks to determine legality and potential trespass. Further findings will be reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Land Office
Lodge Pole
Dr Jack of Brownville Holds Multiple Local Offices
Brownville figure Dr Jack serves as coroner county physician pension examiner and mayor. The notice lists his joint roles in the town government and health administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Brownville
Anu
Petition Seeks Clemency for Train Wreckers Knudson Family
Carl Knudson circulates a petition in Dakota City asking Governor Holcomb to reduce the 10 year penitentiary sentence for Knute and Hans Knudson, convicted in 1895 for attempting to hold up a Union Pacific train, to five years. Carl, his brother, and their father reside in Dakota County. The family, long established here, has a good reputation and the petition bears many signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Knudson
Dakota City
Holcomb
Knute
Hans Knudson
Union Pacific
Carl Knucson
Dakota County
The Capture of Government by Commercialism
John Jay Chapman argues in the February Atlantic that misgovernment follows the growth and concentration of capital since 1861. He shows capital funds both major parties for its aims, spurring political bosses, while New York’s reform signals a public awakening and a path to national regeneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jay Chapman
New York
Edward M. Shepard
Lord teach us how to pray sermon moment
A Lenox church last summer heard an assistant clergyman recount a man who amassed a fortune by prayer. During the sermon the minister highlighted the tale and, with hands clasped in prayer, asked the congregation to learn how to pray. The Troy Times notes the audience tittered at the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Troy Times
Salzer Seed Co offers cash for new names and seed samples
Readers are invited to submit names for Salzer Seed Co prodigies a 17 inch core and White Oat. Prize money 100 dollars for names plus 10 cent stamps to La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a free seed catalogue and 11 new farm seed samples valued at ten dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer Seed Co
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.n.c
Innocence Claimed Amid Mob Violence In Decisive Trial Scene
A defendant proclaims innocence as a mob overthrows guards and uses force. A rope tightens while the crowd declares the law would save the innocent if true, and logic erodes passion, leaving a chilling verdict.
Do You Dance To-Night Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot Ease
An old advertisement for Allen's Foot Ease powder promising relief from tight new shoes and foot ailments. Claims to cure corns bunions chilblains and sweaty feet. Sample offered free with address in LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Oscalation defined through example in Chicago Tribune
A playful exchange shows Katie asking for the meaning of a coined word oscalation. Johnny offers a demonstration rather than a verbal definition, signaling a humorous or illustrative moment in the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
Unclear Title From OCR Slice About Cure and Weakness in Men
Fragmentary notice mentions a sum and a claim of weakness in men and curing, but lacks coherent details or identifiable people or organizations to anchor a full summary. The readable bits suggest an advertisement or medical claim but are insufficient for concrete events or actions.
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