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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1904
Page
5
A column of assorted items includes Dr. Wiley’s poison squad resuming tests with wood alcohol spared. hoop skirts revival jokes. a Chicago wife’s husband in style with a brown mouth hue. hot air cures for consumption. remarriage of divorced people amid rising life insurance and marital warnings. Cornell hazing expulsions. fashion gowns using thirty yards. and war discussed as a poor path to gains.
Medical experts argue that free lunch programs can facilitate disease transmission. Some critics claim anyone supporting free meals risks catching illnesses, reflecting heated debate over public health policy.
A Chicago milkman filed suit against a stock company seeking the value of shares he invested $200 in. He claims the investment failed due to excessive crater in the stock.
The passage argues that automobiling can waste away the legs of devotees while normally building strength and activity in the legs of ordinary pedestrians, presenting a contrast in outcomes based on usage.
A Chicago girl won 40000 in damages from a street car company after nine years of litigation. The case raises questions about how long it will take to collect the award.
A reflection on ethics and reliability, arguing that current behavior and prompt debt settlement matter more than origins or ancestry. The quote emphasizes practical responsibility over speculative origins.
The phrase marks a dispute over whether an innocent party may remarry after a divorce. An innocent party is someone not at fault in the marriage breakdown and free to remarry without stigma or legal constraint.
If Jupiter has inhabitants they have shown interest in observing the earth’s transit across the sun, a minor celestial event noted by observers on the giant planet.
Witbo, leader of the Hottentots, declares war on Emperor Wil lam and Germany. The report notes William's strong fighting staff and expectation of victory.
Editor's quip about a town rabies epidemic is debased by a printer error that changed rabies to rabies with a single letter. The gaffe leaves the editor red faced whenever seen in public.
A terse note from the London Times notes difficulty in understanding Mr Kipling's latest work. The remark appears notable as a rare admission of incomprehension by the newspaper.
The San Francisco Bulletin notes Jack Root predicts that Jim Jef Fries will stay champion until his teeth fall out. It adds a future challenger will meet him soon with a punch that could knock out his opponent.
A sculptor suffers the loss by fire of his studio and irreplaceable treasures, underscoring the maxim that life is short and art is long as he faces the enduring truth of artistic endurance.
A New York police court received ten million pills as evidence. The task is for mathematicians to calculate how tall the stack would be if the pills were piled one atop another.
England's poet laureate Mr. Alfred Austin says the present generation shows little good in manners and literature. He notes poets are deteriorating and suggests there may be only one exception to the rule.
The article notes skirmishes around Buddhist Temple hill on October 27 and confirms a third general attack on Port Arthur began October 24. It reports Krajevsky or Viceroy Alexeïeff travel to St Petersburg and Kouropatkin’s dispatches about village engagements and Japanese advances including fire at Port Arthur’s smokeless powder magazine and trench losses on Rihlung mountain.
Washington reports a revised edition of Kappler’s compilation of Indian affairs laws and treaties issued by the Government Printing Office. Two 1,200 page quartos include all treaties with tribes, enacted laws, executive orders creating reservations, proclamations, statistics, trust funds, and signatures. Fully indexed for easy research. follows statutes at large in makeup.
Britain dispatches urgent note to Russia detailing the October 21 Baltic squadron attack on North Sea fishing boats. Public reaction ranges from calls for no delay in apology and compensation to whether force may be required. King Edward expresses sympathy to Hull.
London reports that Anglo Russian tension eased as a committee of inquiry may be used, aligning with Hague lines. Paris press criticizes British precipitancy, while Gaulois and Figaro question alarmist reports. Echo de Paris mocks British ultimatums and notes potential loss of standing if Britain stays imperious. Optimism grows in evening papers.
The article reports that the North Sea affair caused deep anxiety for King Christian of Denmark who warned that an Anglo Russian war could end his life. It says the dowager empress of Russia pledged to prevent conflict and that hundreds of dispatches exchanged between the dowager empress and the queen of Great Britain occurred during the past week.
Former County Treasurer Archie Christie collapsed and died at the Baraboo hall where Governor La Follette spoke. Christie fainted at the platform moments before reaching to greet the governor after the address.
Judge Alton B. Parker will depart Esopus at noon Monday for New York to begin his speaking tour. He attended church in Kingston with George F. Parker, chairman of the DNC literary bureau, who has stayed at Rosemount since Friday and will accompany the candidate to the city. Parker has nearly finished preparing the speech for the week ahead.
A blast at mine No 3 in Rocky Mountain Fuel and Iron near Teroio Colo. 40 miles west of Trinidad killed between thirty and sixty miners. Seventeen workers and four officials entered the mine in the morning. Rescue attempts faced deadly fumes and debris as officials and doctors rushed to the scene.
Union Pacific bulletin calculates Nebraska 1904 potato yield at 5,523,767 bushels with 74,952 acres planted. It notes a rise in acreage, potential for commercial growing, and predicts western counties will yield abundantly if favorable climate continues, totaling 8,774,245 bushels.
In Texistpe six cases of yellow fever, totaling 24 patients across the region. The final patient left Te hauntepec hospital. Merida reports two new cases and Santa Cruz four new cases.
One thousand Nebraskans celebrated Nebraska day at the World’s Fair in Festival Hall led by Governor J H Mickey. Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews gave the invocation and speakers included Francis of the Exposition Governor Mickey John Lee Webster of Omaha and G W Wattles of Omaha president of the State World’s Fair Commission.
Five Russian torpedo boat destroyers have put to sea while the rest of the fleet remains coal ing and provisioning through the day.
Word reaches Sturgis that James Garrett, Cave Hills area rancher, disappeared after going to place poison for wolves. His horse returned with a bullet hole in the saddle, prompting fears of murder. Large search by locals ongoing with no trace found to date.
Myron S. Phillips, a Chicago real estate dealer and October grand juror, collapsed and died in the grand jury room after listening to testimony about a deserted wife. Doctors cited heart disease as the cause. Phillips moved to Chicago in 1892 from Hebron, Nebraska.
Parishioners visit Rev. Smith in Bradshaw with gifts for his larder. D J Kimmerly, 70, injured in Beatrice runaway, confined at home. Orville Bateman, 12, loses left hand after shotgun blast in Stella. Will Moore and James Daggett hurt when team jolts wagon. Daggett shot in leg but saved. Grand Island ladies hall cornerstone ceremony. cost $20,000. Charles Wells near Fairbury commits suicide. New U S Army rifle rules to guide Nebraska National Guard training. Detective Malone aids Colorado arrests. three ex-convicts jailed in Akron. Norfolk brakeman L W Hansen nearly killed by train wheels. Lincoln dentists draft proposed stringent practice bill. Albert Abrahamson robbed of $1,250 near Shelton. Central Nebraska Toll association formed in Shelton. Willie Fender 14 shot in hunting accident near Battle Creek. Ashland Light, Mill & Power Co incorporated with $15,000 stock. George Halmas home burned near Plattsmouth. Fred Grigsby injured by hay wagon accident in Seward County.
The Standard Beet Sugar company at Leavitt foresees a record season with about 60 000 tons processed and 6 590 tons of sugar produced. Beets test around 15 percent, yield eight and a half to nine tons per acre, and prices range from 4 75 to 5 23 per ton. The factory runs 288 tons last week, plans a cleanup every ten days, and aims for higher sugar recovery and greater profit than prior years, with beet payments near 245 000 dollars.
Nebraska Attorney General Prout issues an opinion directing that insurers transacting business in the state must reinsure only with Nebraska licensed companies and require sworn statements. Reinsurance policies must be issued under regularly issued policies and countersigned by a legally authorized local agent. The ruling reinforces state jurisdiction and mandatory admission for reinsurers and licensed agent signatures.
Lincoln Neb. Attorney General Prout rules county treasurers are liable for non collection or false returns on distress warrants forwarded by other counties. Gosper County clerk asked if the receiving treasurers bear responsibility under tax collection laws.
The supreme court ruled that wolf bounty claims rejected by Auditor Weston are void if not filed within two years of their date. The Lincoln firm Lincoln Safe and Trust Company sued Auditor Weston in Lancaster County district court seeking value of such claims.
In Papillion district court Erve Hike and James Dillon Hike were found guilty of highway robbery. Defense counsel urged a guilty plea and the judge imposed four years for Erve and three years for Dillon in the penitentiary.
Dr. Smith of Cedar Rapids Jr offers Osceola a gift of a 300 by 300 foot park block in the city's center. The large landowner holds extensive holdings in the county and Osceola. The proposal could establish a central park for public use.
The supreme court sustained the validity of the act giving the state banking board authority over installment investment companies. The Northwestern Trust Company of Omaha was ousted for trying to continue business without board authorization, after Attorney General Prout filed suit over the home cooperative plan.
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