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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1904
Page
2
A string of questions and remarks touches on church attendance weather, the California orange trust, German carp, The Hague palace of peace, empress jewels, Boston high jumpers and music, a Zion City dentist's extreme income claim, and other scattered notes reflecting a lively but fractured newspaper page.
The note mocks high church attendance and oil buying by parents of Sunday school children. It cites 13,000,000 enrolled and references Rockefeller's father as supplier. It urges readers to stay calm as the thunder storm season opens and resolve not to be frightened.
Fragments note imperial annoyances over Korea and Japanese control of ports, a remark by Anthony Comstock about immorality in Chicago, and a quip on a Yale waiter with a rabbit’s foot. Included are stray asides on Port Arthur, pronunciation, and superstition about tipping 18 cents.
A fragmented column questions the authenticity of a claim about General Kuropatkin carrying a coffin and jokes about a London court ruling on a wife’s dress bills. It mentions a 2000 year old pitcher at St Louis and requests for the address of the women who worked for Nat. The text is incomplete and speculative.
A Chicago woman received a divorce decree only thirty six minutes after filing her application. The brief notarial proceeding contrasts with longer delays noted in other cases, highlighting the rapidity of her court action.
A fragment notes the Princess of Wales as an expert typewriter in England able to type 100 words a minute. The piece reflects on royal family support and British public sentiment during the era.
In St Louis 2500 rioters furious over denied refunds storm the arena near the World's Fair grounds. They burn a pine structure costing 2500 with no insurance, while four arrests are made for property destruction as deputies quell mob violence.
Report from Port Arthur says two carrier pigeons arrived from General Stoessel bearing a message unknown to Russians who call it good information and cheerful. An AP dispatch notes Hai Cheng and Liao Yang magistrates were arrested by Fus slang for aiding the enemy, later released after inquiry. The Russian press in Mukden cites a Chinese edition claiming Japan sought a new loan in America and Russian losses in Yalu blamed on Japanese cavalry.
Washington dispatch reports Tokio cablegram stating Admiral Togo saw four masts with wireless gear and a sentry box atop Laoteshan near Port Arthur. Explosions were heard as the cruiser Chilose relayed the sighting through wireless telegraphy.
Tokyo telegram reports General Kuroki defeated General Kouropatkin near Sumentse, Russians abandoning east of Hai Cheng, several guns captured, Cossacks taken. Japanese losses 200 killed at Vagenfuchu. Russian cavalry charges and lance tactics described. Samsonoff praised Russian gunners.
St Petersburg correspondent reports General Kuroki recovered from typhus fever. Officials doubt Kuropatkin will advance to Port Arthur relief as orders have not been issued. Rumors place mobilization of two army corps in St Petersburg district and two more in central districts soon.
Reported moves suggest General Kuropatkin detaches troops from Liao Yang to reinforce Port Arthur while denying imperial orders. Rail communications to Watan won stay open as troops flow into Manchuria, with strategic aims to harass Oku and deceive Kuroki.
Refugees report daily fighting and heavy Russian losses in Liao Tung peninsula but officials offer no confirmation. Russian authority doubts Port Arthur fell but calls loss a severe blow. possible redeployment toward New Chwang if Stoessel falters. Heavy rains hinder roads. contraband ships to Mukden arrive. Chinese brigands active.
In Springfield Illinois Governor Yates combines with De neen Sherman Hamlin and Pierce to nominate Deneen for governor on the seventy ninth ballot. The tally read Yates 1 Lowden 6244 Deneen 95754 Warner 21 after a day of talks and a 4 hour recess before final agreement.
The Anglo French convention bill cleared its second reading in Parliament. Premier Balfour praised the pact for Newfoundland benefits and said the old threat to peace between France and Britain is removed, calling the agreement one of the greatest international transactions.
C L Saylor office manager at Armour Packing in South Omaha killed himself in Hanscom Park after overwork and business worries. He had told colleagues he planned a trip to Toledo and left home promising to return before packing. He was found dead on a park bench beside the main drive.
A brief note laments a weak patent medicine failing to imitate rival remedies. The terse remark hints at scarcity and quality concerns within the patent medicine market.
Salt Lake City reports that the Authors' club, mostly Mormon women, secedes from the General Federation of Women's Clubs after a biennial session in St. Louis. The resolution, proposed by Mrs. Frederck Schoff, condemned any club allying with sects whose doctrines threaten the Constitution.
Baltimore Mayor Robert M. McLane shot himself in his home while his wife slept nearby. He collapsed after firing the revolver in front of a dressing mirror and died within an hour. Investigators cited no clear motive, noting his heavy workload and political pressure as possible triggers.
The U S Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice White sustains the oleo margarine color tax. Leo W McKay sued for $50 penalty after selling a fifty pound package of colored oleo with a three quarters of a cent per pound stamp tax instead of ten cents. The court held the tax applies to the finished product and rejects challenges to its validity as a federal intrusion on state police powers.
Major General Leonard Wood has returned from Zamboanga Mindanao where he organized a punitive expedition chasing the Datto Ali and his Moros band from the Rio Grande. U S troops pursue to capture or destroy them as remains of the Seventeenth Infantry men killed in an ambush near Simnatem Mindanao are interred at Cotabato.
Indianapolis dispatch cites Che Foo correspondent reporting the Japanese began the Port Arthur assault yesterday morning. Russians aiding the garrison from Malay and Kin Chou are supporting the defense as the Russian fleet engages, with refugees predicting eventual Russian fall to superior numbers at Kin Chou Talienwan Nan Shan and Gibraltar.
A woman tied to Clara Leach, involved in a $5,000 Baltimore diamond robbery years ago, is under arrest in Kansas City. She uses aliases Bertha Davis, Bertha McConnell, and Bertha Gilbert. William Gilbert and the woman are held for investigation as police recover jewelry and goods worth several hundred dollars.
The article notes Richard Canfield’s vast fortune exceeding five million dollars and a marked decrease in New York gaming activity for two years. It claims Canfield’s wealth stems from gambling speculation, with Jerome witness bill expanding restrictions and his influence waning as Terome rises in power. It also mentions a $125,000 property sale and a rumor Canfield will liquidate most holdings, valuing his estate at at least three million.
The current war yields the first multi line headline in a Russian newspaper. previously only brief notices appeared and even Queen Victoria’s death lacked such a heading. The piece notes the shift in presentation and historical context.
Alpine California June 6 Mr T M Albee postmaster shares a personal endorsement of Dodd's Kidney Pills saying four boxes gave the best results He claims miraculous cures in California and calls it a perfect remedy for rheumatism urinary trouble backache and kidney complaints Also ends with a quip about marriage and prayers before bed.
A jumble of aphorisms and partial dialogue surfaces. The piece mingles quotes on time, charity, beginnings, judgment, and a cryptic toast about friendship and cost, with stray punctuation and misspellings clouding clear meaning.
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