Diaz as Mexico presidential hopeful questioned by Sidney editor
The Sidney Telegraph calls Felix Diaz, nephew of a former Mexican president, the most contemptible figure tied to the Mexican muddle. It argues Diaz lacks conviction and courage, doubts his leadership, yet notes his ambition for Mexico’s presidency and possible support from Mexicans who still revere the Diaz name. The piece ties Diaz to broader political tensions and critiques policies harming American industry and home jobs.
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Felix Diaz
Diaz
Mexico
Atlantic outlook fuels European distrust of United States
European newspapers portray America with suspicion and oppose its global ambitions. Germany and France especially view the Monroe doctrine as vicious, believing the Niagara Falls conference strengthens closer North and South American ties that Europe does not want to see.
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United States
Atlantic
Germany
France
North
South America
Denver Judge Lindsey Seen As Self Advertiser In Washington
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver traveled to Washington to present views on Colorado mining troubles. He accused Colorado supreme court judges of being owned by corporations and attacked those in authority. The source suggests such statements reflect bias and a motive to seek attention.
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Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Washington
Colorado
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Lindsey
Colorado Supreme Court
Census cites mobility as chief cause of rural decline
The census bureau links farm migration to rural prosperity loss. Among 6,361,502 U.S. farmers counted on April 15, 1910, about 52 percent had farmed fewer than five years, and over a million had lived on their farm less than a year. It takes three to four years to master farm conditions and prepare land for crops.
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Census Bureau
The
Bureau
United States
Appeal of Business Voices Both Sides in Democratic Talks
Two official statements from President Wilson and Secretary Bryan show a divided stance on business policy. A manufacturers delegation urged delaying new laws pending careful study to restore confidence and capital investment, while Bryan at the foreign trade convention urged expanding American commerce abroad and tariff reduction. The editorial asks what in these remarks could restore business confidence or prompt investment.
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Wilson
Bryan
Congress
Strange culinary notes and bold boasts in a city column
The item satirically treats taste by comparing flavors like grape fruit and pomegranate while a Saint Louis woman proclaims she has been kissed by 10 000 men. It notes peculiar contrasts of a 26 inch waist and a 10 year old child's shoe track, and observes poor districts where crude repairs mask dirt and decay with stuffed windows.
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Saint Louis
Getting well acquainted with a certain wife makes you wonder
The remark suggests a social or marital tension where a wife’s closer understanding raises questions about her husband’s coping or lifestyle choices, implying heavy drinking as a differential behavior within domestic or relational dynamics.
Purple Shirt Complements His Lady’s Red Hair
One purple shirt is accounted for. It harmonized beautifully with his lady's red hair.
No health talk please in polite conversation
A dated admonition discourages airing personal ailments and pains in social chat. It argues most illnesses stem from overfeeding and poor digestive habits and urges conversation to avoid detailing private aches. It warns against turning anatomy into social fodder and favors lively, relatable topics.
Sidney Memory Lane Visitor Recalls Early Merchants
Mr. S Kellner of Chicago spent Friday in Sidney as part of a pleasure trip to the west. Thirty years ago he left Sidney after seven prosperous years owning a mercantile store on the corner now housing the Sidney Mercantile. He recalled the Black Hills trade and cattle firms with J J McIntosh and other settlers. He loved every foot of Sidney and noted the town’s prosperous progress.
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S. Kellner
Chicago
Sidney
Black Hills
J. J. McIntosh
McIntosh Sells Three Lots in Morrow Addition
J. J. McIntosh this week sold three lots in the Morrow addition to W. A. Barton who will immediately begin the erection of a commodious residence there. The tract lies east of the Swan bungalow.
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J. J. McIntosh
Morrow
W. A. Barton
Rain Revives County Areas Amid Short Shower
A good rain reached this section Friday evening and was general over the county. It did not last long but did a vast amount of good while it did last.
Trust Legislation Next Steps in Senate Debate
Preparations were made in the senate to take up anti trust legislation once the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill is disposed of this week. The interstate commerce committee voted to report out for the present a bill creating a federal trade commission. The three anti trust bills passed by the house were received by the senate and sent to committees for consideration, where they will rest for several weeks at least. There is strong sentiment to pass only the trade commission bill and adjourn.
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Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
House
Woman's rights convention to be repeated in Salem
The famous 1850s suffrage gathering in Salem Ohio is to be repeated Wednesday. Mrs Elvira Bushnell of East Cleveland, only seventeen at the first meeting, will attend as a guest of Cleveland suffragists. In 64 years she has led suffrage work and served as secretary of the Western Reserve Suffrage Society. She was a friend of Susan B Anthony and part of the 1850 Washington council of women.
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Salem
Elvira Bushnell
East Cleveland
Cleveland
Susan B. Anthony
Council of Women
Washington
End of New Haven Hearing on Railroad Finances
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans to discontinue public hearings into the financial affairs of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad after several weeks of inquiry. Commissioner McChord said any future hearings would involve notified witnesses and attorneys. The commission aims to complete a report for the Senate per the Norris resolution.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
Senate
Arms Landed at Tampico by Sunshine Captain
June 6 Tampa Tampico report says arms and ammunition for the constitutionalists were disembarked from the American ship Sunshine commanded by Captain Brown without opposition. Sunshine’s papers from Galveston were not deposited at the consulate as the captain stated no reason to do so.
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Vera Cruz
Tampico
Sunshine
Brown
Galveston
Counterfeiting Outfit Found in Barn near Lincoln
Sheriff Hyers notified the Secret Service after investigators found a counterfeiter’s setup in a barn owned by Frank J. Sieck of University Place. Mills of Omaha arrived to seize the gear including a metal bucket molds and various denomination coins. Sieck, out on bail for a Supreme Court hearing on alleged involvement in a Lancaster County farmers’ robbery, denies knowledge of the items.
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Lincoln
Frank J. Sieck
University Place
Gus Hyers
Secret Service
Mills
Omaha
Sieck
Supreme Court
Lancaster County
Ewing Elected at Nelson Postoffice Primary
Nelson Neb June 10 The first postoffice election in Nelson chose George Ewing 94 Nele J Larsen and Jacob Galley with 25 votes each in a historic local selection process.
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Ewing
Nelson, Neb
Nelson
George Ewing
Nele J. L. Larsen
Jacob Galley
How to Get Strength After Illness
The passage argues nourishment decides recovery after sickness, noting relapse or chronic weakness common. It praises Scott's Emulsion as the best aid for restoring strength, claiming it builds rich blood and strengthens nerves and lungs to prevent tuberculosis. It emphasizes the product’s purity and lack of alcohol or opiates.
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Scott
Cheyenne County Board of Equalization Meets in 1914 Session
The Cheyenne County Board of Equalization in Sidney Nebraska on June 9 1914 to hear Union Pacific Railroad demand that county property valuations reflect full actual value. Union Pacific argues land valuations are undervalued at about 8.35 per acre versus 18.25 per acre and cites Exhibit 1 2 and 3 with state and federal data. The petition requests adjustments to align local assessments with true value under Nebraska statutes.
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Court House
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Board of Equalization
L. R. Barlow
Nels Thorstensen
Board of County Commissioners
Louis Wasem
H. T. Doran
G. G. Holcomb
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Cheyenne
State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Engineering Department
Railway Commission of Nebraska
United States Census Bureau
County Board of Equalization
A. W. Scribner
Douglas
John A. Bennewitz
Holcomb
Assessors Board
J. B. Halston
Nels Thoratensen
Nelset
Supreme Court of
State of
Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Edson Rich
Cheyenne County Board of Equalization weighs land valuations
The Cheyenne County Board of Equalization adjourned after reviewing assessors figures and hearing from Union Pacific Railroad Company. The petitioner sought raising land valuations for 1914, but the Board moved to disallow the request, citing valuations as high enough. A mandamus action was scheduled for June 15 in Lincoln to force reconvening for full valuation scrutiny and notices to landowners.
Auto Train Collision Injures Bushnell Trio
Elmer Everhart, severely hurt in the Union Pacific No 17 crash at Bushnell Nebraska, is said to be resting well. His wife and another passenger suffered only cuts and bruises. Everhart helped up town after treatment amid the wreck as Zyverhart, learning to drive, lost control when the train struck the moving car. Union Pacific claim agents interviewed the injured at the scene.
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Elmer Everhart
Union Pacific
Bushnell
Nebraska
Everhart
Zyverhart
No. 17
Union Pacific Claim Department
Cheyenne Tribune
Man jumps from moving train near Cheyenne
Peter Matson of Grand Rapids Michigan leaped through a window on Union Pacific No 17 west of Cheyenne injuring only a cut to his hand. He was captured after fleeing into trees and returned to the train then turned over to the sheriff. He plans to resume travel to Portland Oregon in a few days claiming he will regain full rationality.
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Peter Matson
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Union Pacific
Tracey
Cheyenne
Matson
Frank B. Roach
Matsyn
Portland
Oregon
Brooher
Umatilla Ave
Cheyenne Tribune
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Neb
F. A. Gapen
Kerra
New Haven
the County Equalization Board
Union Pueific
McClure Syndicate
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