Personal liberty and debt in constitutional rights
An editorial argues that personal liberty includes the right to contract and privacy, but not an absolute right to do as one pleases. It clarifies that involuntary servitude bars imprisonment for debt except for fraud or breach of trust, and notes alimony and child support are not debts. It also cautions that taxes are not debts and penalties for nonpayment do not amount to debt imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Government
Uncle Sam
The Tide of Fictional Crime on West Coast Broadcasts
A survey of weeklong crime programming on the West Coast shows a flood of fictional murder attempted murder robbery arson burglary and assault. Experts differ on impact but many urge caution toward safety for society and young listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Nny
Teenagers urged to take action and work, not dream
A Seattle clipping cited by the Telegraph urges Nebraska youths to quit dreaming and start contributing. It calls on teens to stay home, do chores, learn to cook, get a job, aid the church and Red Cross, study, and carry themselves with backbone rather than a wishful mindset.
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Seattle
Nebraska Press
The
Telegraph
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Population growth prompts sober views on world problems
Leesburg Florida daily recollects that while families plan spring chores and garden work, the world population rises by about 200,000 people this weekend and births exceed deaths by over 100,000 daily, urging statesmen to address the resulting challenges.
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Leesburg
Fla
Design Of Things Reflects On Government And Survival
The columnist argues that government should not remove all adversity and worry, critiquing modern planners who dream of a flawless society. Folding Darwinian ideas into faith, they insist only the fittest endure, and humane designs cannot override nature’s design or historical lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nance
Darwin
What If Oil Searchers Were Discouraged
An excerpt argues that oil and gas wells wear out and searches for new productive reserves are costly and risky. It notes a 27 percent depletion allowance and reports Treasury opposition to cutting it to 15 percent, warning reductions could curb future supply amid record gasoline demand of 57.402 billion gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Department
Private Enterprise’s Fight Over Utility Advertising Speech
A privately managed public utility contests a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service disallowing certain advertising expenditures. The suit argues the decision curbs free speech and could set a broad limit on private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeroy
Arizona
U. S
Internal Revenué
Anger Like Wind in Ellicottville Post
A provocative editorial from the Ellictottville Post declares anger as a wind that blows out the lamp of intelligence, arguing it distorts judgment and undermines thoughtful discourse. The piece urges restraint and reasoned debate amid rising tempers.
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Ellicottville, N.Y
Eight Years Ago In Sidney Area Wheat Faces Hail And Mosaic
In the Sidney trade area eight years ago the winter wheat crop likely to mature in two weeks, contending with two major foes hail and Mosaic. Fort Sidney Days celebrated as a financial success, per General Chairman L E Wamsley, with a dramatic pageant recalling early western development. City Manager search begins as Virgil Knowles departs for Parsons Kansas. Local professionals and residents noted in traveling and civic updates.
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Sidney
Fort Sidney
L. E. Wamsley
West
Virgil Knowles
Parsons
Kansas
Western Nebraska Bar Association
Kimball
Ivan van Steenberg
Steve James
J. K. Mahr
Emma Mahr
Vera Steinhardt
Denver
Elizabeth Schwasnick
E. L. Davis
Ronnie
Marilee
Price
Utah
Tragic boating accident near Sedgewick claims two lives
A Sunday family outing at Julesburg reservoir ends in drownings when a fishing boat overturns. Lorenz Laaker, 20, and Glen Bivens, 45, perish. Bivens is father to five and brother-in-law to Laaker. Both men farm south of Sidney. The incident follows damages and theft reports in the region, including an Oldsmobile theft and recovery, plus local civic and church notices from surrounding Nebraska communities.
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Julesburg
Jumbo
Sedgewick
Colo
Lorenz
Laaker
Glen Bivens
Bivens
Louise, Laaker
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
FBI
May Roche
Delta
Union Pacific Rip Track Nears First Anniversary
The Union Pacific rip track in Sidney, begun July 1 as an emergency measure during a rail strike, has grown into a fixed, expanding institution. It started with a handful of unskilled workers and a $10,000 stock and now stands as a substantial enterprise.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Crossword Puzzle Across And Down Clues Mixed In Text
Puzzle list blends across and down clues with garbled letters and stray phrases. It appears as a fragmented crossword header containing obscure terms like chalcedony and acme, interwoven with misprinted numbers and partial words.
Sidney Company Grows Wealthy Emploment and Assets
Pair business in Sidney has steadily grown and now employs eighty five men with daily wages near four hundred dollars. Stock valuation is estimated at seventy thousand dollars. Grounds guards hired to stop trespassing at Sidney Country Club pool. Lorenz Jessen retires after forty seven years with Union Pacific. Kraus struck by lightning. Leo Killgore may lose sight in accident. Sidney baseball team loses to Dalton 9 to 6. Reflector tower light arrived to aid night aviation at landing field.
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Sidney
Sidney Country Club
Frank Lally
Lally
Lorenz Jessen
Union Pacific Crossing
Mr. Jessen
Union Pacific
Sidney Roundhouse
Central Avenue Street
M. F. Kraus
Leo Killgore
Union Pacific Rap Track
Athletic Park
Dalton
Boxing Contest at Lodgepole Sees Narrow Knockout
Forty five years ago a Lodgepole boxing card featured Parks vs Handlon with Parks scoring as Handlon was stopped after the seventh round. Preliminary Frank Kucera vs George Barlow entertained. Handlon showed the manly art. Wedding at D R Jones home June 24, 1913 united Mary Jane Jones and Clark Walsey Fuller. Sidney Military band serenaded at luncheon. Worden ranch dance. Hiack string band provided music. Auto party to Kimball noted. Willis brothers painting high school roof amid town work.
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Parks
Frank Kucera
George
Barlow
D. R. Jones
Mary “Jane
Clark
Walsey Fuller
Fresno
California
Hayes
Fuller
Sidney Military Band
Henry Worden
Hiack
Kimball
Scanlon
Ahrens
B. A. Jones
Russell Dedrich
Willis
Storm Messes Wires and Fires Hit Local Spots
A 6 am lightning strike burned fuses in about 125 telephones on Rose Street near the central office, while a Pacific Hotel blaze last Sunday caused an estimated 2360 in damage covered by insurance. E.V.S. Pomeroy’s horse Sluggard won two Denver races as other horses were killed by lightning during last Saturday’s storm. Union Pacific stores 8000 tons of coal and seeks labor to unload cars. Citizens urged to direct wandering jobseekers to the coal chute foreman as James Fitzsimmons heads to California to train James Jeffries.
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Rose Street
the Pacific
Bayer
Iwitch
E.V.S. Pomeroy
Denver
Henry Leichty
Union Pacific
James Fitzsimmons
California
James Jeffries
Fight With Corbett August Event Reported
A note about a boxing match featuring Corbett scheduled for August is included. The text shifts to local quirks describing Frank King of Morrow addition having his residence painted by Charlie Osborn. A German citizen complains about a missing horse and tells the editor to publish his notice. He recounts a funny miscommunication about pigs and a mare in a yard with a five dollar reward promised.
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Corbett
Frank King
Morrow
Charlie Osborn
Sinking of Victoria tops naval disasters and Derby bets
Five years ago the sinking of the British warship Victoria in the Mediterranean after a ram accident caused heavy loss of life. Admiral Tyrone and around seven hundred sailors perished, influencing naval ram warfare. Also reported is a near million dollar prize surge at the American Derby in Chicago. South Carolina eyes liquor sale by state officials, hoping to fund government expenses. A lightning strike near Weyerts killed one boy of eight and stunned two others. Dan McKee shows a World’s Fair water set collection. Frank Tobin’s ball game injury confines him to bed. J T Johnson runs railway post between Omaha and Grand Island. Sidney visitors include Bullock, Herrington, BaldWin, Keifer, and Steadman.
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Victoria
Mediterranean
Tyron
Chicago
South Carolina
Hippen
Weyerts
Dan’ McKee
Frank Tobin
J. T. Johnson
Cheyenne County Railway
Omaha
Grand Island
Sidney
Messrs
Bullock and
Herrington
Lodge Pole
A. S. Baldwin
North Platte Land Office
Keifer
Chappell and Co
Steadman
Julesburg
Colo
Dakota Game Laws and Local News Mix
The item notes strict Dakota game laws banning elk antelope deer and birds seasonally, with a rumor about Fifth Cavalry and Fourteenth Infantry moves led by Gen Hunt, possibly shifting from Colorado to the Department of the Platte. It also mentions General Howard passing, Ah Saam selling the Sidney laundry to Chung Lee, the school’s closing on June 22 with literary exercises, and firemen pursuing a July Fourth celebration plan.
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Dakota
Fifth Cavalry
Wyoming
Fourteenth Infantry
Hunt
Colorado
General Howard
Fort Steele
Sheridan
Department of the Missouri
Department of the Platte
Fourteenth
Meeker
White River
Union Pacific Railway
Ah Saam
Sidney
Chung Lee
Black Hills
Chadron State Calls for Remodeling Bids
Chadron State Teachers College seeks bids for remodeling the heating plant and electric and water distribution systems. Estimated cost is 207000 dollars. Governor Victor Anderson approved proceeding under the state institutional building levy funding rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron
State Normal Board
Victor Anderson
Chadron State Teachers College
Carriage Bolt Versus Machine Bolt Differences Explained
A carriage bolt has an oval head and a square shank to prevent turning as the nut tightens, while a machine bolt has a square head and no square neck. Carriage bolts are used for neater appearances where the bolt should not be visible or turned, unlike machine bolts.
Appreciation for Sidney Air Fair Day Support
Editor thanks Sidney citizens for strong support of Air Fair Day at Sidney Airport. Local organizations including the city, Chamber of Commerce, Civil Air Patrol, Civil Aeronautics Association, Overland Air Service, and Frontier Airlines helped promote aviation expansion. Thousands visited the airport, viewed displays, and many experienced their first airplane ride in Frontier Airlines DC-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Civil Air Patrol
Civil Aeronautics Association
Overland Air Service
Frontier Airlines
Oitstanding
Telgié Clube
Cand Ek Q
Cape Hatteras links Blackbeard death to Wright brothers flight
The Outer Banks of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, famed as Blackbeard’s violent end site, is also where the Wright Brothers achieved the first powered flight on December 17, 1903.
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Cape Hatteras, N. C
Blackbeard
Wright Brothers
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Iowa State College
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District No. 2
Gardner
Cheyenne County Farmers Union
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Tnday
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Kahse
Fred Spencer
Edwin
Cecelia Sdndquist
Bayard
Clayton Parks
Sandquist
Wander
Sandarae
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Chadron State
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Hungary
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