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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1904
Page
2
A collection of brief, varied notes references Sid ney Telegraph items, with lines on international figures, measurements, unions and social trends. Mentions include Bobrikoff letters to the czar, Jop soldiers height, Mr Schwab returning from Europe, marital beliefs, King Edward and Booth, Ramon Corral, and a claim about Georgia peach crops amid a presidential year.
The text jokes that J. Pierpont Morgan is gradually retiring but at the current pace would take about 367 years to fully exit business. The quip lampoons his prolonged influence despite advancing age.
Scientists pursuing methods to destroy the mosquito assert that religious prejudice does not hinder their work. The remark emphasizes commitment to scientific solutions despite social bias.
Quote suggests a contrast between Thomas Jefferson’s assertion of equality and common clubroom views that women are not treated as equals. The remark highlights enduring gender biases present in social groups and civic discourse.
The passage notes men prefer watching baseball rather than working on hot summer afternoons. It describes how spectators sit on the bleachers under the broiling sun to enjoy a game.
A brisk rebuke notes that New York units refuse service for Manassas next September claiming many are unused to manual labor and thus unfit for field duty, reflecting wartime strain and manpower debates.
Mrs Mussell Sage is described as very charitable and a key executor in charitable work. She acts as Russell's right hand, with the likelihood that the left hand remains unaware of the right hand's actions.
The renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt restores her working partnership with her longtime reading partner and now performs again at a London theater, continuing a storied career she has sustained for many years.
The statement argues Iceland should divide into wards, form alderman boards, and build good government leagues to abandon its long held slow governance and embrace modern reforms. It frames governance as a pathway to progress from a deeply traditional system.
A newspaper correspondent was seized by Russians, blindfolded, and dragged to Port Arthur where he was placed in a pitch-dark dungeon. The incident provokes pushback from the managing editor.
Japanese critics press Vice Admiral Kamimura to resign or take his own life. The commentary suggests the admiral may be unhappy when reading the hints for hot weather in Japanese journals.
The agricultural department reports boric acid given as a steady diet is not wholesome food. It urges extending similar testing to carbolic acid to assess safety and effects on nourishment.
A lightning bolt struck a house in Denton Maryland killing a pet cat sitting by the open door but injuring no people. The item notes irony about immortality theories. It then jokes about the British Admiralty appointing a dead man to office and questions whether they imply the appointee is physically dead.
A St. Louis judge rules the father of a young woman may go downstairs after 11 p m to interrupt the proceedings but provides no guidance on how to prevent the young woman from awarding the fight to the young man.
London reports no British mediation initiative though open to urging belligerents toward a suitable broker. King Edward Kiel talks not linked to war. Japan cites need for strategic point like Liaoyang before any mediation. Hayashi reiterates prewar terms remain unacceptable.
Detailed dispatches from Tokio recount the capture of Fen Shui Pass on June 27 with heavy Russian losses. Japanese forces outflanked the Russian position along Shi Muchen road, attacked in three columns, and after a day of fighting renewed the assault at midnight to secure the breakthrough.
Berlin papers largely pass over the Kiel meeting between King Edward and Emperor William. Where mentioned it is in general terms about relations between Britain and Germany and the Russo Japanese War is not referenced.
Newly named minister to Santo Domingo Thomas C. Daw son cabled the state department that he arrived at Puerto Plata. He will tour principal ports aboard the Newark or, if occupied, the Bancroft or Scorpion before presenting himself to President Morales and assuming his post.
In Omaha the heirs of George Francis Train plan a federal suit to recover possession of about 500 acres of city property valued at 20 to 30 million dollars. The land, bounded by Union Pacific tracks, Twentyeth and Vinton streets, and the Missouri River, was bought in 1865 and later foreclosed. The heirs claim Train was declared a lunatic and seek recovery of land or its monetary equivalent.
In St Petersburg the press notes silence from General Europatkin as June 27 passes without front dispatches. The Bourse Gazette claims an impending conflict could decide Manchuria and Corea with both regions likely to come under Russian control for blood ties and corridor safety for Vladivostok to Port Arthur.
London correspondent reports at Matsuyama Japan on June 30 that 508 Russian prisoners were admitted to an army hospital for wounds. 209 discharged as cured. 12 officers 37 NCOs and 245 privates under treatment with one paralyzed. Five temporary hospitals staffed by Japanese ladies missionaries and Red Cross workers assist nursing.
The Nebraska supreme court issues a life sentence for Lena Marga ret Lillie in the murder case against her husband Harvey Lillie. The decision surprised several jurists who had urged a new trial. Efforts for a re hearing may follow while she is sent to the penitentiary to begin serving the sentence.
Acting Secretary Oliver allocates the $1,000,000 militia appropriation for arms and equipment across states. Arkansas receives 17,952. California 19,947. Colorado 9,978. Illinois 53,858. Iowa 25,932. Missouri 85,905. Montana 5,984. Nebraska 15,958. Nevada 5,984. Oregon 7,979. Texas 35,905. Washington 39,?73. Wyoming 65,984. Arizona 5,767. New Mexico 5,234. Oklahoma 13,104. Hawaii 7,500.
Unofficial reports say Chik Wan Shan Chuan Shan and So Cho Shan forts southeast of Port Arthur defenses were captured after an all day fight that began with artillery. So Cho Shan fell first and the others soon after as Russians retreated west leaving about forty dead. Japanese forces included all branches. three Japanese officers were killed.
Crowds line the streets overnight at the Sidney land office to file under the Kinkaid act. Miss Nettie Pitts and her father secure the first two 480 acre homesteads as filings surge, with up to 400 locations registered in a day and a $5,000 cash office total. Officials expect about 850,000 acres in the Sidney district to be opened in three months.
At Indianapolis national convention the Prohibition Party named Silas C. Swallow of Pennsylvania for president and George W. Carroll of Texas for vice president. The platform denounces legalized liquor sales as ruinous and pledges to abolish all manufacture and sale of liquor. It accuses the two major parties of lacking statesmanship and says the Prohibition Party alone can govern correctly in the public interest.
In Pittsburg ex Senator J. K. Jones national Democratic chairman says William J. Bryan will not bolt his party ticket if Judge Parker is nominated. He doubts Bryan would back Cleveland and asserts Hearst could win the most instructed delegates besides Parker.
Missouri democrats meet Wednesday in Joplin to elect thirty six delegates to the national convention at St Louis. They likely will be instructed to back Francis M Cockrell for president. Leading would be United States Senator William J Stone Gov A M Dockery Champ Clark and D A De Armond for at large with a move to place ex Senator George G Vess in the big four.
Nebraska news notes Burlington plans a new depot at Beatrice. Other items report tax millage changes in West Point and North Platte, a Geneva farm sale for 9000, and O K Brown buying the Beatrice area property. Burton French wed Miss Winifred Hartley in Norfolk.
Washington authorities publish detailed information on land available for homestead entry under the Kinkaid act set to take effect June 28. Eligible heads of families or individuals 21 and US citizens may claim 640 acres, with many counties listing large acre totals and about 1.5 million acres withdrawn under the irrigation act, mainly in Scotts Bluff Devel McPherson Lincoln Cherry Box Butte and neighboring counties.
Papillion reports the Forest City drainage project will drain about 5,000 acres of swampy land through two ditches totaling 32,365 feet. The main ditch drains 5,102 acres, costs 9,648.81 dollars and requires 49,362 cubic yards of earth removal. A spur adds 2,600 feet, drains 9,336 acres, costs 673.42 dollars. Total 10,323.73 dollars.
Franklin Easter, longtime resident and popular figure near AYA, was found dead in his cornfield a mile and a half southeast of the town. While lightning was suspected during a storm, Dr. Talbot ruled the cause as heart failure, and the community mourns the loss of a genial neighbor.
Government surveyors work north of Scotts Bluff near the county line on a proposed ditch. Feasible ground prompts grade stakes and water subscriptions as homestead entry opens in 160 acre tracts. The rush began two weeks ago and continues. Perpetual water rights for a small sum and land free entice buyers, with about 2000 carloads of potatoes expected to be marketed from this year’s crop.
F Foreman of Hoskins is in serious condition after a rattlesnake bite. In Niobrara, Frank Tobusk a 14 year old plowing corn was bitten on the ankle but is reported out of danger.
Nemaha Ne a longtime resident J B Hoover died Saturday morning in his chair at home. He came to Nemaha in 1854 with his father the late Dr Hoover and lived there continuously. A longtime active businessman his health declined in recent years. He leaves a wife one daughter a stepson and two stepdaughters.
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