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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1912
Page
7
The Chautauqua program will feature five musical companies over five days with a Venice Italy band the Imperial Guards as the big draw. The ensemble includes soloists and graduates from the Royal Conservatory in Naples and has performed for the King of Italy. Audience will see a diverse lineup with lectures and entertainment alongside the daily concerts.
A long list of new library volumes is announced including works by Olive, Farno, Maitland, and Meade plus Grace Harlowe series titles. The additions cover fiction, adventure, school stories, travel, and boys and girls volumes, with authors like Alcott, Dickens, Penrose, Polls, and Chesterton represented among many others.
A playground specialist from West Virginia heads the Junior Chautauqua and promises a big time Chautauqua week with a full summer amusement park packed into seven days. A large crowd is expected, season tickets are urged, and the event positions the city as progressive with higher quality offerings than the big city.
A Omaha Bee report cites Union Pacific statistics showing Nebraska leading western states in oats and corn production, second in chickens, and third in wheat. In 1911 Nebraska produced 155,025,000 bushels of corn and 34,750,000 bushels of oats, with California far behind in these crops. The piece credits Nebraska’s development potential and notes population gaps versus California and Kansas.
Mrs Householder and daughters Amita Gladys Francis Viola and Doris of Newark Nebraska were guests of the Johnson family at the Charlton ranch last week.
For soreness of muscles from exercise or injury there is nothing better than Chamberlain's ointment. The liniment also relieves rheumatic pains and is for sale by all dealers.
The United States Senate voted 45 to 28 to remove Illinois Senator William Lorimer for election by corrupt methods. Lorimer, in office since 1909, faced bribery allegations first raised in 1910. The adjourned roll call adopted the resolution by Senator Luke Lea after Lorimer’s long defense, ending his Senate career.
Chas. F. Horner writes that the Chautauqua offers a creditable program for a city of any size. It aims to draw citizens to town, foster moral intellectual and social growth, encourage home staying opportunities, and provide wholesome entertainment and instruction for youth at a small cost.
The Redpath-Horner Chautauqua circuit expands to towns of 500 to 1,000 population with sixty-five Redpath Horner events on a b day list and sixty-eight on the 1 day list. A band from Italy joins the lineup, and each day features a different platform. Five packed days deliver more talent than older seven to ten day events, at about a nickel per number for season-ticket holders. The plan aims for high quality and broad appeal, inviting locals to enjoy a beneficial good time.
Chicago suffragists report strong encouragement from Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, on a world tour. She funds the mission herself, promising a leaner purse upon returning to New York next October. Her letters praise the journey from Southampton to Stockholm. Kings to mayors have extended hospitality.
Dr Cathell, Episcopal minister with national renown, delivers a Lincoln life and work lecture during Chautauqua Week. He grew up near the White House and claims Lincoln often sat on his knee, shaping a lifelong affection and a speech he says is not written but spoken, a part of him.
Experts report a rapid rise in deaths by own action across 100 cities with a general rate of 19.6 per 100000 last year, up from 17.7 in 1910. The 1910 census put the rate at 16.0 for the region. City rates include San Diego 59.9 and Elmira 47.8 with other notable figures in Davenport Sacramento San Francisco St. Louis Denver Los Angeles and New York Chicago also listed.
Chancellor Geo H Bradford of Oklahoma headlines Chautauqua Week with a tale of hard work and persistence. His rise from a barely possible start to a Methodist leadership role is highlighted as a key example for youths. Dr James G Whiting, a prominent eastern Chautauqua figure, will lecture this summer.
A cloudburst in Alton Illinois drowned four people and washed away two miles of streets. The storm wrecked six buildings and the Alton Gas and Electric plant, causing total property losses estimated at $250,000.
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