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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
7
A 1900s style promotional piece claims nervous prostration and related symptoms in women are cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites Mrs. M E Shotwell of Brooklyn praising relief and renewed vigor after long illness and three doctors.
The article notes a surge in attaching bells to private carriage harnesses as rubber shoes and gum-tired vehicles gain popularity. It marks a shift from bells being rare to common in city equipages. Also mentions a Wabash Special Train from Chicago for a June 29 Asbury Park trip, with details for teachers and friends and agent contacts.
An advertisement promises easy terms and large profits from Cuban land and railroad ventures. The Cuban Land & Breamship Co. lists 32 Broadway, New York, claiming opportunities in La Gloria as the first American colony in Cuba and inviting readers to write for a free illustrated booklet.
A collage of oddities and old remedies appears with quips about swearing off, a teething syrup claim, exaggerated cures for ailments, and a note on an airship needing a parachute. Also mentions Dr David Kennedy’s remedy and a quoted M F Tupper motto.
Advertisement copy touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and lasting than competitors. It promises better results and up to a one third more for the same price, linking generosity and justice to mood and principle.
Chicago officials prepare grand jury disclosures from C Driscoll on a sweeping history of employers and union labor ties. The coal trade pact allegedly forced non members out and boosted cartage rates from 30 to 50 cents per 2 ton short hauls and up to 1 dollar for longer runs.
The correspondent reports a dramatic collapse after the sinking of Kniaz Suvorov and Admiral Rozhestvensky being wounded. It asserts a single fleet officer knew the commander in chief’s plans while admirals lacked training and relied on flagship signals. claims Madagascar gunnery practices were false and battleship drills were minimal.
In St Petersburg the censor ship ordered newspapers not to publish any congress or meeting proceedings without government permission. The order, advised by General Trepoff, reflects tight control over press coverage.
In Seattle Judge Hanford sentenced F. M. Barrett and F. W. Bone, both Wheaton businessmen, to one year in a federal penitentiary and a $1,000 fine plus costs for conspiring to defraud the government by inducing Italians to file timber claims near Kalispell Montana. The defendants offered a letter from Barrett’s Maine cousin, a Maine supreme court judge, amid caustic remarks on moral turpitude. Co-defendant H. J. Schoul and G. L. Brokaw of Spokane refused to plead. Schoul's case may be dismissed.
London reports peace talks are postponed for a month, with a Daily Telegraph cor respondent noting that Japanese forces have begun new forward movements despite heavy rains.
Mrs Paul Klass reportedly killed her four young children and then died by suicide at her Kieler Wisconsin home just east of Dubuque authorities stated likely motive unknown and investigation ongoing in this brief police note from the era.
President approves two courts martial findings sentencing Captain George W. Kirkman Twenty-fifth Infantry to dismissal from the army and confinement in Fort Leavenworth Kan for three years in connection with the sensational case leading to the death by suicide of Lieutenant Chandler s wife in Omaha.
France expresses enthusiastic approval of the American plan for open negotiations between Russia and Japan. Paris journals celebrate President Roosevelt and feature portraits of Roosevelt Meyer Takahira and Cassini with the White House scene.
An official statement from Secretary Loeb, acting on presidential direction, announces Washington as the location for the peace conference after both governments requested it. Japan's Minister Takahira visited the White House for talks, declining to reveal details, and noting the decision likely requires time.
Waterloo farmer W. J. Schrock returned home to find his wife dead in a burning coal shed. The trunk was consumed and a coroner’s jury could not determine the cause, though tramps are the prevailing theory behind the blaze.
Denver mayor R W Speer telegraphed President Roosevelt inviting Russian and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries to hold their sittings in Denver as part of a diplomatic initiative.
In Manchuria near Gunshu Pass Japanese troops pushed Russian left flank beyond the Kaoche river and occupy heights north of it. A strong force appears to back the movement as Field Marshal Oyama prepares for a general offensive. Llewellyn faces more work as the Postmaster General assigns Iowa from St. Louis division to the Omaha division of rural free delivery effective July 1, 1905.
E F Mattcon a sheep herder was shot and killed near Buffalo Wyoming. Details are scarce but authorities fear the incident could spark a broader stockmen conflict as tensions rise between herders and ranchers in the region.
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