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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
11
Jas A Rodman of Kimball Nebraska announces candidacy for the nomination for State Representative in the 76th District on the Republican ticket, subject to voters at the August primary.
Guy Roberts of Oshkosh announces candidacy for State Representative in the 76th District on the Democratic ticket. He pledges wartime cooperation with the federal government, support for prohibition and woman suffrage, postwar public works, a State Labor Bureau, and state ownership of terminal grain elevators, asking voters for support.
J. W. McDaniel of Sidney Nebraska declares his candidacy for the sheriff’s nomination on the Democratic ticket, subject to the August primary voters’ decision.
B. K. Bushee declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to the State Senate from the 27th District. The bid awaits voter decision at the August primaries.
President Wilson in a Mt Vernon speech pushes a united international policy amid war efforts. The piece notes allied and neutral reactions and joint Fourth of July observances across borders, highlighting Italy’s regard for American ideals and the deployment of American forces on Italian soil.
President Wilson hosts a ceremony with Tuscany municipalities presenting banners from medieval guilds. Italy designates a national Fourth of July holiday, linking American constitutional influence to global republican ideas, while the war fosters a more thoughtful, conservative American populace.
A wandering street vignette contrasts marital fusion with escape through barriers. A passerby notes a dirty yard, open screens, and a intoxicated rumor, only to reveal a sober, faithful husband. The piece ends noting the odd, sometimes misleading social impressions.
The writer argues that idle women and girls should be rounded up for work as households laundries and shops need help. It criticizes those who wear impractical dress and avoid steady hours and notes some hires quit quickly leading to dismissal.
A rambled, biased voice criticizes reformers and Sunday pleasures with references to Austria and Italy, war bread, and the Huns. The speaker warns about loose talk when intoxicated and hints at social chaos. A small boy receives a generous but odd treatment involving a banana split.
The Republican state convention is set for Lincoln on July 30 at noon to adopt a platform select a State Central Committee and handle business. Delegates are based on 1918 presidential electors vote with Cheyenne County receiving six delegates. proxies discouraged. Credentials due five days prior. county central committees to be reported to the State Committee. Dated July 2, 1918. Lenses ground and glasses in an hour after examination at Betts Jewelry Tobin Corner. E S Sherrer, Eye Sight Specialist.
David J Lewis reports safe arrival at a Texas camp and placement in an infantry company. He feels optimistic and hopes to beat the harvest. Glenn J Jackson, in New Orleans, broke an ankle and must idle while troops depart for France. As a sergeant, he has trained well and longs to go.
James W McDaniels at Camp Funston is held at sunp while others are sent across. He directs the care and handling of one thousand horses with no negre for each one hundred. Mrs Simodynes has a card announcing her husband’s safe arrival Over There and hopes for more details.
Oscar Johnson son of NP Johnson writes glowing reports of service abroad. Clarence and Elmer Wright, in separate French postings, keep in touch. Elmer serves as sergeant. Paul Heinzmaan, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Heinzman, likely en route overseas with his company after a Norfolk posting.
Albert Greenlee and Blaine Grabill at Berkeley have passed their electrical engineering exams and are ready for the next hill. Frank Verba at University Farm studies for Uncle Sam while reading The Telegraph. Ivril Montgomery, son of Mr and Mrs W C Montgomery, passed radio service exam at Great Lakes Illinois and is on furlough before heading to Harvard for final navy tests.
Hugh Slawson has already been transferred to Florida but shows little time to decide the next step. The brief note suggests unsettled plans and a need to determine future directions.
War Savings Societies are forming across Cheyenne County with numerous drives in Sidney. County Chairman J. W. Tohnson urges wide participation to make the county lead, with Anna McFadden directing efforts.
Local and personal items from Sunol to Downs and Laramie mark a busy Fourth of July. Visitors include Miss Mary Willis of Downs and Mrs. James Curtis of Laramie. Mrs. Isola Wasson plans a Des Moines trip to see Lt. Manor Wasson before his overseas voyage. Lena Jessen and her mother return from Indianapolis after visiting Harry Bangart on the trip east. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cogley of Aberdeen, on a bridal tour, visit Mrs. D. B. Jones. Ross Perry’s car flip near Trognitz ends without serious injuries to him and Billy Lowe.
A large Fourth of July celebration in Sidney featured parades with Boy Scouts and Home Guards, a prominent Uncle Sam float, and a prize winning Sammies float. Henry C. Richmond delivered a hard hitting speech on loyalty and denunciation of profiteers, slavers, and slackers. The day included a grand pageant, a film showing of Over There, and multiple bands and a Cheyenne dance, drawing an audience of several thousand.
About 2,000 people attended by five o'clock as refreshment booths and a Red Cross sewing division drew large crowds. City service crews displayed colored lights and flags, while traffic cop Jack Benedict managed Lincoln and Rose to ease a continuous congestion during a busy delayed press day.
Miss Harriett Radcliff adopts four year old Louise Sanson, a French war orphan, with both parties contributing to her support while her mother works in a munition factory. The note mentions J W Beacom, a Pennsylvania West Virginia oil and gas pioneer who also invested in wood alcohol and carbon black, and promotes a serial at the U S A on Saturday at 2:80 pm.
The ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Herman Mintken died at their Dalton home on Thursday afternoon February 27 at 3 30 from congested liver after measles. He had been ill about two months and bore his pain patiently. Funeral services were held at Holy Trinity church in Dalton led by Reverend W Seville and assisted by Reverend Smith.
A Fordson tractor demonstration at the Trognitz ranch drew many on Tuesday and Wednesday. The machine moves four to five miles an hour, pulls two plows, and matches the work of ten horses on various ground. It runs on kerosene, with two quarts of oil lasting a ten hour day, and features belt and drawbar power for stationary or field use. Henry Ford and family own the venture, promoted as a war era productivity solution, with demonstrations attracting crowds and refreshments provided by local hosts.
Coal is Cash Co announces all coal purchases at their yards will be strictly cash only after July lth with no deviations. The Cheyenne County Lumber Co The Central Granaries Co The Sidney Lumber Co endorse the policy in a joint notice.
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