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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1913
Page
4
The text notes a statesman relinquishing presidential duties last Tuesday and mentions President-elect Wilson calling Congress into an extra session on April 1. It observes a Department of Labor increasing cabinet size to ten and muses on Wilson’s ability to keep the group harmonious.
The passage notes that the Taft administration shows no influence from prevalent jingoism in the national capital and questions whether the Wilson administration will remain impervious to such sentiment.
Shipments of intoxicating liquors into dry states are prohibited by a Congress act. President Taft vetoed the measure on constitutional grounds but Congress overrode the veto. Brewing and liquor interests are expected to pursue judicial review of the act's constitutionality.
The bill before the legislature would raise the occupation tax and increase state revenue by an estimated 300000 dollars. Proponents argue the higher levy is justified by the demands on the state treasury and Nebraska facing a greater need for revenue.
Attorney General Wickersham retires after four years with more civil and criminal anti trust suits filed than all predecessors since the Sherman act. Most suits successful, a notable contribution to the Taft administration and to the legal capability of the office.
The legislature faces no opposition to the bill regulating distribution of habit forming drugs and stopping their sale to addicts. The measure targets indiscriminate use, deemed a demoralizing evil producing worse effects than excess liquor. The drug fiend is a menace to society and the habit harms mind and body. Passage is advocated.
A recent report says eighty lobbyists registered at the secretary of state office and many more linger at the capitol daily. Every interest affected by law is represented and lobbyists seem uncowed by possible legal reach, a question with no easy answer.
A legislative committee probing the high cost of living reports a suspected group of Omaha produce merchants fixing weekly produce prices and using a black list to pressure grocers to pay bills weekly. The panel secured substantial testimony on the arrangement and asks how to break it up.
The sixty-second congress closed last Tuesday with a mixed record though some legislation may aid general welfare. The upcoming sixty-third congress, to be controlled by Democrats, may leave a different mark. Dr Friedmann’s arrival in the United States claims to offer a tuberculosis cure, attracting vast patient demand and mixed skepticism about the claim.
The governor backs studying how to use prison labor to boost roads and public projects. The bill would allow imprisonment work on manufacturing for state needs and outside jobs like road, park, or public building projects, citing Colorado as a model.
The piece analyzes the tough issue of employer liability for employee injuries. It discusses balancing burden between employers and workers, reviews German and other systems, notes partial state experiments, and predicts evolving fair laws acceptable to society, workers, and business.
An appropriation of half a million dollars for a fireproof permanent home for the Nebraska State Historical Society and occupancy by the supreme court state library and agriculture board is urged. The plan would protect the historical library and museum relieve capitol overcrowding and reflect prudent economy for essential departments. Opposition is expected but the necessity is deemed clear and Nebraska can afford liberal provision.
The Omaha Bee extols country editors as diligent servants who advance local welfare and confront self-seeking politicians. It argues their work sustains moral and social uplift, calling for recognition of their public service and warning against revering criticism from party figures.
The text discusses how to employ convicts in the penitentiary, balancing humanitarian need for work with opposition to contract prison labor. It notes broad public and worker sentiment against competing with free labor and cites Governor Morehead's stance favoring nonagricultural tasks and manufacturing for state institutions.
President Wilson’s cabinet comprises little known figures beyond William J. Bryan. The pick emphasizes local activity over bossism, with McAdoo as treasury secretary. The administration aims for qualified advisers in line with Wilson’s policies, though McAdoo’s qualifications remain to be seen.
The inaugural address is praised for brevity and readability estimated at ten minutes. It emphasizes philosophy over policy, signals justice as a guiding motto, warns Republicans of a serious task, and portrays Wilson as mindful of responsibilities and the nation’s welfare.
The text catalogues scattered items from a 1910s era column. Mentions Dr Fried Mann and a retreat, a 105 year old bride who dies on hearing her husband approach, Dallas Iowa burial lull, an insane woman sent home then taxed, and Rev J H Utesch of Canon City Colorado preaching at a Lutheran Church next Tuesday at 7 30 PM as the congregation seeks a pastor.
The State of Nebraska Cheyenne County county court hears Leroy Martin petitioning for final settlement and discharge as administrator of Lyman J Waite estate. Hearing set for March 25 1913 at 10 am in County Court. Notice to all interested parties by four weekly Sidney Telegraph publications prior to hearing.
Court orders guardian Robert A. Barlow to sell a one ninth interest in Cheyenne County lands for the benefit of Hanna Maria Johansson. Hearing set for April 3, 1913, at the North Platte courthouse with publication of the order in The Sidney Telegraph for three weeks prior. Named lands include parts of sections 31 32 34 16 in townships 17 north and 16 north, range 50 west of the 6th P M.
In Cheyenne County Nebraska State of Nebraska County of Cheyenne 1913 hearing on petition for appointment of administrator. Bridget Evans proves administration granted to Oscar Anderson. court orders interested parties to appear March 29 1913 at 10 a.m. to show cause and publish notice in Sidney Telegraph for three weeks. Witness Henry Gapen County Judge.
Notice announces an application to the Governor and Advisory Board of Pardons seeking a pardon for Andrew Krupicka who was sentenced October 9, 1909 in Cheyenne county to ten years in the state penitentiary for murder. Hearing set for March 10, 1913 at 3 p.m. Dated February 17, 1913.
Notice announces an election in the Village of Sidney Nebraska on April 1 1913 to elect three trustees for two years. Qualifying electors may vote from 9 am to 7 pm at the District Court Room in the old court home. Dated Sidney March 1 1913. EL W ZIEBERT chairman LESUID SEURAUER village clerk.
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