Cheyenne freighters flood Sidney with new trade ties
The Telegraph notes Cheyenne freighters swarm Sidney and a heavy wholesale dealer, D. McCann, will open a 30 by 100 foot wholesale merchandise house. Military stores demand space, with a 30 by 100 building planned near the railroad for storage and forwarding. Sisters solicit funds for a Kansas City hospital as snowblockade affects Cheyenne freighters, urging use of the Sidney shortcut for northern mines.
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Cheyenne
Sidney
Wien
4. D. McCann
West
McC
McCann
Paymaster Smith Arrives in Sidney Disburses $14000 to Troops
Paymaster Smith rode in from Omaha Monday and distributed more than $14,000 to waiting soldiers. Generous soldiers shopped for clothing and toiletries while a patrol, ordered by a local officer, kept peace among troops. Three hunters traveled from the South Platte to Sidney with seven buffalo, four black tailed deer, and antelope, noting buffalo nearby below Sterling.
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Smith
Omaha
King
Sidney
South Platte
Sterling
Telegraph Line Nearing Deadwood Completion
The Howard Counts Advocate reports the Sidney Deadwood telegraph line is within twenty five miles of Deadwood. The Telegraph marks the near completion as a landmark achievement and a source of pride for the community and the world at large.
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Howard Counts
Advocate
Sidney
Deadwood
Telegraph
Telegraphed Link Between Sidney and Deadwood News
The Sidney Telegraph announces a new telegraph line connecting Sidney with Deadwood, promising instant communication with major northern points up to the Wolf Mountains. The editors admit prior neglect and invite corrections from contemporaries to improve coverage of this expansion.
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Telegraph
Nebraska
Sidney
Deadwood
Wolf Mountains
Enforcement of removal order at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies
The government strictly enforces the order expelling half breeds and squaw men from Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies. Remonstrances are common as usual. No rations are issued to these parties by the government.
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Red Cloud
Spotted Tail
Sidney Triumphs Over Alliance In Rough Football Contest
In a hard fought game Sidney dominates most of the play though costly fumbles near Alliance’s goal keep them from scoring. Iverson outscores as All western center force and I Clark drives through for major gains. Sidney lineup features Iverson at center with Dresser and L Flo as guards and S Clark and Philson at tackles.
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Alliance 13
Alliance
Sidney
Mike Iverson
I. Clark
Perse
Perry
Iverson
Dresser
L. Flo
S. Clark
Philson
Campbell
Flo
Chambers
Perso
Gilmore
County Commissioners Seek Help to Curb Bridgeport Holdups
Mor rill County Nebraska officials with the Governor and Attorney General urge tips leading to prosecutions of recent Bridgeport robberies. The note warns suspects impersonating officers, flashing badges, robbing victims, and driving them away on night trains with threats. County Commissioners address Bridgeport Nebraska.
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Morrill County
Nebraska
Bridgeport
Woman Busy Fashioning Gifts Help From Mercantile Dept
For the woman who is busy fashioning dainty Christmas gifts the Hem stitching and Piceting department at the Sidney Mercantile Company will be found a great help.
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Sidney Mercantile Company
Sea Wolf film of Jack London story at Paramount Artcraft
Paramount Artcraft screens the Sea Wolf adaptation of Jack London’s novel at the U S A theatre Monday and Tuesday November 29 and 30. Noah Beery stars as Wolf Larsen with Tom Forman Mabel Julienne Scott Walter Long and Raymond Hatton among the cast. George Melford produces a dramatic nautical tale with striking sea scenes including a collision filmed off San Francisco Bay.
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U.S. A
Paramount Artcraft
Jack London
San Francisco Bay
Raymond Hatton
Eddie Sutherland
James Gordon
Fred Huntley
George Melford
No Calm Here Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Philosopher Poet
The excerpt questions Rabindranath Tagore’s calm and calls him a philosopher and mystic poet of India, noting his influence and enigmatic persona. It frames Tagore as a figure whose contemplative nature stands out in literary and spiritual spheres.
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Sir Rabindranth Tagore
Philosopher
India
92 Hours, 45 Minutes to Cross the Continent
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad announced the fastest transcontinental service in America. The Pacific Limited will resume between Chicago and San Francisco, linking with New York trains to offer a 92 hour 45 minute continental journey with a Chicago lay-over. The Twentieth Century Limited from New York arrives in Chicago next morning, while the Pacific Limited departs at 10 45 and reaches San Francisco by 8 50 a m on the third day.
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America
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Pacific Limited
Sale at Elite Millinery and Chocolates at Rexall Store
A playful note describes Kewples with rogish eyes at the Elite Millinery Shop on display and a special Saturday sale on box chocolates at the Rexall Store.
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Rexall
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