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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1924
Page
5
Women in Germany are demanding rights and seek changes in marriage laws. In the U.S. the business contraction due to the election is easing, with better than expected gains in oil and copper demand. Textile sectors show notable improvement, more pronounced in Europe but expected to translate to America soon.
President Tsao Kun orders immediate ceasefire and dismisses Wu Pei-fu from command. Chihli and Mukden forces to stay in place. The expeditionary forces command is abolished and Wang Cheng-ting and Feng Yu-hsiang are to take charge at Shanbaikwan.
Mukden reports an official communique from Chang Teo Lin headquarters announcing the end of the war with the Chinese central government. The statement marks a formal conclusion and signals a transition to postwar diplomacy and reconstruction efforts.
Berlin notes that German women led by Dr Narie Munk petition the Reichstag for wholesale changes to marriage and divorce statutes. They demand mothers gain equal rights with fathers over children born in wedlock and object to divorced fathers retaining control. Alimony is a major focus.
State Superintendent Matzen announces five thousand copies of the State Educational Directory, 127 pages, printed for distribution. The volume arrives earlier this year but omits the usual financial statement from county reports. A 1923 report previously showed nearly $30,000,000 spent by public schools for the year ending July 1923.
Ung Lem, a waiter at a Chinese restaurant, was shot in the back in Omaha. The slaying, seen as a tong dispute between Hip Sing and On Leong, left $35 in the victim’s pocket, indicating robbery was not the motive and the assailant remained at large.
Washington secretary of agriculture Washington Wallace died from toxemia after an operation at the naval hospital. Charles F. Marvin, chief of the weather bureau, is named acting secretary by President Coolidge. Other items note De Valera’s arrest in Ulster and a grain embargo proposal in Minneapolis.
Route A West Gurley Wisconsin residents report weekend visits and daily work. Ewert and wife with baby returned from Brighton Colorado after a week with relatives. Corn picking has begun and snow with moisture fell last week. Community carnival support noted along with parochial school activities and local visits.
Daily happenings include D R Gross threshing barley and visiting Crook, Wildegarde Jobe and several neighbors visiting, and multiple calls to Mrs Gross and others. A rain snow storm arrived Thursday morning signaling winter while Halloween programs aired at two schools and turkey sales closed Sunday evening.
A large crowd of young people attended a Halloween party Friday night at the James Mohatt home in Sidney. The evening featured cards, games, and a lunch of oysters, cake, and coffee. Attendees included Mary Sidel, Helen Mohatt, Irene Dendinger, Clara Mohatt, Genevieve Kavanaugh, Mary Lacy, Jessie Fullton, Ethel Maley, John Mohuatt, Everett Mohatt, John Wemmer, Jerome Dendinger, Fred Kretz, Fred Anderson, Otto Kurz, and couples Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kurz.
Bunker Hill residents report visits and gatherings including Frances Gross at Henry Schmidt’s and several calls at August Gross, with markets and sales at Chase Hill and north of Potter. The B H Co meets for quilting as Mrs Bales hosts, new members join the club, and a Hallowe en party with supper is hosted at the school house with games. Several families travel to Sidney and Gurley for events as threshing winds down.
Garden county legion posts unite to stage a full Armistice day program in Oshkosh on November 11 with cooperation from schools lodges and churches. A banquet for legion posts and auxiliary members is planned as part of the day’s activities.
The North Platte Women’s clubs began an English class for adult foreign born residents to help them become more integrated into the community while children attend school.
Roscoe Lewis Revel telephone workman at Maxwell was nearly killed last week when a load of poles toppled and buried him. He suffered severe chest injuries but survived the incident.
A new house under construction by F. A. Binecell five miles south of Morrill was struck by lightning during a storm and again within minutes another bolt hit the house. The wrecked structure was empty at the time as workmen usually stay away at night, avoiding potential disaster.
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