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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
2
Chris Koehler a Hastings Neb banker pleaded guilty in federal court before Judge Hunt to fencing public domain. He was fined 250 and sentenced to twelve hours in jail, then remanded to county jail. He claimed he bought land from Dr Parkberry and moved fences once notified, intending good faith compliance.
Mrs. Orlander of Omaha pressed for a pardon for her son from the Kearney Industrial School. After her initial governor denial she waited in the governor’s office, was taken to lunch at the mansion, then returned to wait again. She later left the building without securing clemency.
Dr. Alden, governor of the state insane hospital in Norfolk, has begun a housecleaning by dismissing two attendants Biggs and Gronk. They testified to alleged cruelties. Biggs had been asked to resign before any action, as he left doors unlocked for escapes, while rumors of mismanagement circulated.
An elderly farmer, Carl Dietz Sr., about 68, was found hanging in a corn crib three miles northwest of town. The body’s position and restraints suggest strangulation. Family sees no known cause for suicide.
Mrs Mary Ingraham and her two sons Dan and Tad were bound over to district court charged with stealing three two year old steers valued at 85 dollars property of Harry Heard. Mrs Ingraham posted 1500 bail while the boys remain jailed in county custody. Her ranch near Bayard about fifty miles NW of here earns her the title Cattle Queen of western Nebraska.
Omaha mourns James Mills Woolworth, famed builder of the city and prominent national lawyer. He faced years of declining health, visited Florida six months ago, then worsened two weeks ago but kept his office until that time.
Thirteen neighbors of Mrs. Nathan Riordan near Auburn assisted by driving into her cornfield and cultivating the neglected crop after her husband’s death left her unable to maintain the field.
A Lincoln Nebraska notice offers fifty dollars monthly plus extras for a man of good character to act as agent. Open to salesman farmer merchant or banker. Letter requests Lock Box 1525 Lincoln Nebraska for application.
David Ewing former Merrick county judge now a Seattle lawyer called Deputy Attorney General Thompson to share a Lincoln visit update. He saw Judge Helcomb recently in Seattle and said health is improving rapidly with rheumatism nearly gone. Friends feared he might not fully recover after leaving Lincoln in poor condition.
The state notes a 1902 first Fourth of July event in Madison, church dedication near Danbury, and Aurora planning a $500 celebration. Reports cover weather promising crops, court cases, and civic improvements in Madison and surrounding counties, plus numerous local incidents and notices across Nebraska towns.
President Roosevelt moves to prosecute Standard Oil as a corporation for rebates and unlawful discriminations under the Elkins Act. Attorney General Moody says suits will begin immediately in appropriate districts, with Frank Kellogg and Charles Morrison named as special counsel. The effort follows Kansas City actions against packing houses and aims to curb monopolistic control of interstate trade.
The president on Tuesday sent to the senate the nominations of Herbert H. D. Peirce as new minister to Norway and Huntington Wilson of Illinois to become third assistant secretary of state, succeeding Peirce.
New Orleans reports Secretary Lester's tally of the world's visible cotton shows a total of 3,252,034 bales, down from 3,457,373 the previous week. American cotton accounts for 1,856,011 bales, versus 1,996,373 a week earlier.
Washington reports Dr. Chessy L. Wilbur of Michigan is appointed chief statistician for vital statistics in the census bureau, succeeding the late William A. King. Dr. Wilbur previously served as expert special agent in the same bureau.
The Senate approved a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama in line with the president and the House. A single vote to table the sea level bill substitute failed 31 to 3, led by Senator Kittredge, and no division was requested on the substitute’s acceptance.
The Senate on Friday adopted a joint resolution expressing horror at reported massacres of Hebrews in Russia due to race and religion and offering heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved.
Two quake shocks hit Santiago Cuba half an hour apart with the first at two o’clock Friday morning damaging many buildings and causing several injuries from falling objects.
An earthquake was distinctly felt in Goodhue county near Red Wing Minnesota causing beds to be rucked and items to jar from shelves. Inmates at the poor farm panicked briefly as shocks rocked the area three miles from town.
The fifty ninth Congress wraps up its first session with major measures in rail rate regulation and meat inspection, plus pure food bills likely to become law. It expands statehood, reshapes consular service, and passes tariff revisions for the Philippines while noting heavy floor activity and a record ingressional volume.
Senator Hale acting as chairman of the senate committee on appropriations expects Congress to adjourn by Friday or Saturday with the final work on supply bills and conference reports. He believes the program will urge quick action and exclude most other matters, barring the railroad rate bill if needed.
London dispatch says Count Witte telegraphed Emperor Nicholas that the Baltic massacre, blamed on his ministry, has nullified his attempts to conciliate foreign opinion and avert international pressure.
SPOKANE Washington one of the Howard street bridges over the Spokane River near the falls collapsed after a street car crossed it. John P Beem a Honey Creek Wisconsin commercial traveler was swept down but his clothing snagged him on the brink of the upper fans. He was removed unhurt with no other injuries.
One case of yellow fever was reported at the Mississippi river quarantine station 97 miles below New Orleans. The Cuban sailor who arrived June 18 on the Holstein from Havana is the patient. The ship remains at quarantine after disinfection and must anchor six days before resuming to New Orleans.
The House adopted a compromise on the meat inspection measure and sent it back to the Senate after a vigorous debate led by Wadsworth and De Armond. Williams of Mississippi defended the ruling authorities while praising Wadsworth, and minority members criticized muckraking tactics. Conference was scheduled with Wadsworth, Williams, and Adams guiding the process.
Congressman Hauw of Iowa began a push Thursday to strike an amendment in the naval appropriation bill that would promote certain individuals over Prof. Milton Updegraff of Decorah, a Naval Academy professor. He did not press further after assurances the house would insist on its disagreement.
A German astronomer reports the man in the moon is a woman with hair eyes mouth nose and chin clearly visible. He notes two distinct figures rather than one, a finding the London Telegraph highlights as surprising.
A new method labeled electrical harvesting has been introduced in Australia to aid crop gathering. The shift toward electric light assisted work aims to improve efficiency and extend usable hours for harvest operations.
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