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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
2
Oscar Weber of Atlantic City follows the “Rooseveltan theory” by working as a cabinetmaker to support a family of thirteen. Ten are boys. oldest is 25, youngest is three. Weber, born in Saxony, is married to a Bohemian wife. A photo shows the clan except for one child away from home.
The Leyden residence, once a prewar landmark in Atlanta and Sherman’s 1864 war planning HQ for the march to the sea, faces destruction to make way for a $300,200 apartment building. The home’s historic role includes housing federal troops and sheltering plans that influenced the campaign.
News from Constantinople and Washington describe a 30 second quake in Melazgherd, Euphrates valley, April 29, destroying the town of 500 houses and 2000 residents including 700 Armenians. casualties included Colonel Khalil Bey and eight dozen troops. relief appeals issued. Local tremors felt across Erzeroom and beyond.
Kansas City Missouri faces dire flood losses as 27 men drown on a Union Pacific bridge over the Kansas River. Reported high water caused widespread destruction with hundreds missing and thousands homeless. Rescue teams saved hundreds from submerged houses as water receded slightly.
In Manila Ruperto Rion, a fanatical Filipino leader captured a month ago, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Twenty seven of his followers received imprisonment terms. A detachment of scouts defeated and scattered Caniguf island insurgents, killing eighteen, believed to end opposition in that area.
John Mitchell and four vice presidents of the miners union in the anthracite region met in Buffalo to discuss conflicts with employers arising from the strike awards. Mitchell says miners earn less money than before the strike and a Wilkesbarre conference will be held soon to address the situation.
The Geological Survey completed a model for a large Salt River dam sixty five miles above Phoenix Arizona. The structure will be 188 feet thick at the base 830 feet long at the top and 250 feet high containing 11 600 000 cubic feet of masonry. The reservoir will drain over 6 000 square miles and add 300 000 acres to nearby tillable land.
In Chicago Judge Grosscup issued the final order in the beef trust case. The decree permanently enjoins the large packing firms in the district from actions violating the Sherman anti trust act and covers Swift & Co’s firm, though Swift’s name is removed from the list. The government calls it a complete victory and plans no appeal.
Secretary Shaw left Washington for Chicago and will join the president in Council Bluffs Iowa on June 2. He will visit Denison his hometown and travel through the state. On June 17 he attends Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa commencement with his daughter Emida in the graduating class. He plans to speak at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago two days later.
Reports from the Paris to Madrid stage list six killed two fatally injured and ten others seriously hurt with earlier figures of seventeen dead and seventeen injured deemed inaccurate by officials.
Anadarko reports flood losses triple any prior year with rail service halted for ten to twenty days. Hobart tallies $500,000 in damages. Rock Island $250,000. Frisco $30,000. All telegraph and telephone lines down. 32 miles of Rock Island track ruined. wheat and oats crops totally ruined by hail storms.
Gabriel Galza a Leyte resident sues Major Edward Green of the Fifth Infantry for 15000 pesos alleging false imprisonment as an insurgent sympathizer. Arrested in 1901 by Major Glenn with General Smith approval, he was confined in Samar and later released. The case has been referred up to Major General Davis and likely Secretary Root.
A Des Moines report details a storm that swept Iowa for a day killing six and injuring many near Glenwood Buxton and Des Moines. The Glenwood facility for the feeble minded suffered major damage to dormitories hospital and farm buildings with losses estimated at 75000 dollars.
Washington report by General Land Office shows $7,530,338 allocated for fiscal years 1901 and 1902 under the irrigation act of 1902. State totals include Arizona 81773 California 503270 Colorado 628995 Idaho 507448 Kansas 49135 Montana 772377 Nebraska 235194 Nevada 23414 New Mexico 147287 North Dakota 1227496 Oklahoma 1008795 Oregon 910961 South Dakota 307562 Utah 146824 Washington 794088 Wyoming 385762.
After eleven months on strike, thirty six boiler makers reported back to Master Mechanic Thompson at the Omaha shops following a New York conference with President Burt and a Wednesday session with Superintendent McKeen. The settlement settled minor differences and brought about the reentry of the workers into the motive power department.
A telegram from Nebraska Governor Mick ey to Indiana Governor Durbin says no action this week in the William Rhea murder case. Interceding figures Hemenway Major Mensies and Durbin prompt a thorough review before any execution proceeds.
ST LOUIS MO Five years in the penitentiary was the verdict returned by the jury in the bribery case of J J Hannigan a former member in the house of delegates He was found guilty of accepting a bribe in connection with the passage of the Suburban railway bill He is the eighteenth man tried on charges from the hoodle investigation.
Premier Sedden of New Zealand endorses Chamberlain's zolverein plan and calls Germany's stance toward Canada a blessing in disguise. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman withdraws his amendment as the finance bill second reading allows debate on the issue.
The eight unions have opened strike headquarters and appointed committees to handle pickets as a general walkout is planned for Monday in Chicago if the union wage scale is not signed.
In Lexington Virginia the Southern Presbyterian general assembly rejects merging the general superintendent roles for Sunday schools and young people. A committee report on theological seminaries notes highly satisfactory student bodies and states thirty nine graduates this year.
Edward W. Lawrence of Rutland Vermont was appointed Wednesday to succeed Daniel W. Miller as assistant attorney general for the post office department. Lawrence is a Vermont bar member. The investigation into the office’s affairs continues.
The Santiago de Chile report confirms bubonic plague cases at the seaport of Iquique. Ten cases were recorded Monday, six fatally, with the outbreak traced to a cargo of rice from India.
A ferryman and eleven children died when a ferryboat capsized on the Wartke River near Darahro. Rescue efforts recovered the bodies of all eleven children, with authorities investigating the accident and the ferry’s safety measures.
Lawrence Neb editor D Livingston of the Locomotive returned from Pauline area after Sunday's tornado. He described the scene as almost beyond description noting mangled bodies and severe injuries. The funeral in the small church was impressive and sad amid wreckage and scattered lumber.
Lieutenant Javier led constabulary and volunteers against about 200 insurgents in Cebu. Sixty eight were killed and twenty nine captured in the Takogan mountains. Government losses not yet reported.
The entire Haytien cabinet, including the war minister, resigns amid opposition to continuing the $2,000,000 government securities fraud probe. President Alexis Nond backs the inquiry, prompting the ministry to submit its resignation.
A public speaker struggles when pauses invite replies, breaking him up as the crowd reacts and answers punctuate his delivery. The moment highlights the tension between pace and audience response in the asmaller venue setting.
The Wabash Railroad offers discounted round trips from Chicago to Boston Saratoga Detroit and more with specific dates and prices. Tickets between Chicago and Buffalo are valid both ways via Detroit Buffalo steamers with meals not included. Stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls and other points. Contact Larry E Moores for folders and information.
An old advertisement for Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for children from a nurse at the Children’s Home in New York. It claims cures for feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and worm destruction, sold by druggists for 25 cents with a sample offer.
Advertises Lewis' Single Binder straight five cent cigar handmade from ripe cured tobacco. Claims a richer smoke and offers a cheaper ten cent option. Also mentions Piso's Cure for coughs with an endorsement from J W O'Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt a prominent British liberal has been ill for some time. He recently underwent an operation to remove an abscess. The procedure is believed successful and his condition is satisfactory.
Vatican memories recount King Edward's prior visits during Pius IX and Leo XIII eras. Queen Alexandra, then Princess of Wales, visited with two daughters about ten years earlier, hearing Leo XIII praise her husband. Alexandra and daughters arrived in black with veils and reportedly attended a significant call ungloved for the first time.
Emperor Menelik struggles to replace barter with coinage in Abyssinia. The Maria Theresa thaler long used as currency has been displaced by salt blocks, and now the rifle cartridge becomes the new standard of value though the people resist Paris coinage.
Adrian Minnesota June 1 Phillip Doyle asserts a cure for kidney trouble using Dodd's Kidney Pills after personal full recovery. He reports long illness and ten boxes used with complete relief and urges others to try the remedy. Local man credits medicine and recommends it to friends.
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