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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1904
Page
3
A scene from Darkest Russia by H Grattan Donnelly shows Alexis entrusting his greatcoat to Ivan and instructing him to wait for a return with Olga. Ivan reassures and departs, leaving Alexis alone as he plans to slip away from pursuing gendarmes and secure Olga's safety.
Alexis Nazimoff hides from unknown danger as a secret room fills with muttering conspirators. He overhears a plot to print and spread a revolutionary proclamation, then fights off attackers before Kirshkin captures him with Oraminsky’s gang. The scene ends with Nazimoff bound and letters seized.
A story about Myron the singer and his daughter Marie who was recently confirmed after weeks of catechism. She fears her father’s singing at the ceremony, hoping not to frighten the bishop, and jokes about a barrel of oil and wearing an old dress if the rumor spreads.
A Preston county council clerk gives a stalwart blacksmith a notebook and pencil for notes in a farriery class. When asked what notes to take the clerk explains any lecturer’s points should be recorded, provoking the blacksmith to retort about the book’s purpose.
The Dominion government adopts strict measures to restrict U S manufactured goods, aiming to shield home industries. Finance Minister Fielding promotes high tariffs to counter surplus exports, arguing protection preserves cheapness only when produced domestically.
The excerpt questions why bond issues were needed and notes Cleveland cites popular distrust without explaining its cause. It suggests that prior events before Cleveland’s administration led to distrust, yet the passage does not specify those events.
The Jacksonville Times Union recounts Senator Hanna’s stand pat moment during tariff reform efforts. Reformers argued for revised schedules but failed to produce concrete items, prompting Hanna to suggest standing pat. The anecdote underscores that framing tariff schedules on the floor is hard and that asking for the items is crucial.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes the national convention's choice of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Warren Fairbanks as the Republican ticket reflects the rank and file's support. Roosevelt stands for national self respect and prosperity while Fairbanks brings business confidence and strength to the ticket.
The Louisville-Serald argues Democrats have opposed protection for decades while praising Republican tariffs. It claims protection raises American workers' wages and food costs differently from British free trade, forecasting voter support for the current tariff policy in 1904.
The Washington Star poem describes a carefree summer scene with flowers, birds, bees, and river music. It emphasizes rhyme over reason as nature emits melodies from leaves to stars, while a thousand minstrel voices fill the night.
The Aleuts conduct an autumn drive called see vitcle to gather winter meat. At night hunters trap sea lions by narrowing the gap to the water and then stampede them toward inland corrals. Lions are driven in crowds to village posts, forming a moving herd over miles until final march to Aleut homes.
An exhaustive German statistical work places world population at 1 503 300 000 with an average density of 25 per square mile. Europe has 332 264 000 people 100 per square mile. Asia 819 556 000 45 per square mile. Africa 140 700 000 13 per square mile. North America 105 714 000 13 per square mile.
Franklin Park farmer John Sutphin asked police to help locate a pet heifer that wandered away. The bovine reportedly stalked ponds on the farm and fished by dipping and snapping for small fish near the Raritan river landing bridge. she was found watching for fish.
A silver dollar once tied to Jefferson Davis amid his capture resurfaced when found in the till of Columbus merchant F C Richter. Engraver W C McCoy had marked the coin for souvenirs, giving one with his son’s name to him. The coin, rediscovered after thirty three years, was traced to William McCoy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Lemery of the Allen Flint farm in Braintree observed a fox carrying a rabbit and, with Perkins Flint, dug the fox den. They uncovered a litter of six young foxes and are raising them by hand with evident success as the adults seem to have fled the area.
A sportsman at Moosehead Lake found young gulls too small to fly and carried them in a canoe. The birds initially enjoyed the ride but soon became seasick and regurgitated, after which the man released them back into the water where they settled and resumed feeding.
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