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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
7
New data and curiosities span New York City and Dublin demographics in 1901, Glasgow tower specs, and rising Shanghai trade links. Reports cover Newfoundland fisheries, Paris and Marseille architecture, British and American industry, Japanese immigration to Brazil, coffee labeling laws, and American bridge construction, with global economic and transportation shifts.
Guthrie Oklahoma dispatch reports federal authorities plan a final step to remove restrictions on tribal lands in the Five Civilized Tribes. Officials will guide and protect full blood allottees, many of whom speak little English and remain wary of the U S government, as land grabs by gullible buyers have long troubled the region.
Federal inquiry will scrutinize transfers of Indian property as officials promise full protection for full-bloods and swift action against fraud. Reports cite schemes by land developers to profit from Indian lands, with leaders warned of consequences from Dawes-era sales to current interests. Governor Brown of the Seminoles criticizes Senator Owen over restriction removal and personal motives.
The article surveys the cautious spread of green garments for men in the United States and Europe noting limited adoption despite rising green neckwear and hats. It cites retailers and tailors, questions green’s joke potential, and records stubborn resistance on Broadway and in retail windows.
Cleveland mayor Tom Johnson reveals his fortune is gone due to efforts on his brother Albert's estate. He will leave his Euclid Avenue mansion for a modest home, surrender luxuries, and continue civic work driven by personal happiness and dedication to his brother's children. He recalls seven years of public service as the best of his life.
John E. Mitchell, manager for a bleaching machinery firm, testifies before the pure food board. He shows flour samples from a single mill producing streams with distinct colors unlike old stone milling. Mitchell notes consumers prefer the whitest flour though some streams may be more desirable.
Oil City, Pa. Lumbermen Edward Woods and Thomas Dickinson found an iron kettle containing $3,500 in gold coins while digging a rabbit burrow. Local lore ties the stash to John Caldwell, an eccentric farmer who died in an insane asylum nearly thirty years ago.
New York merchants hosted a preliminary conference with representatives from boards of trade and mercantile organizations to discuss currency reform. The meeting considered forming a national currency convention with delegates from county commercial bodies.
Shanghai observers say the Chinese Empire remains secure provided Regent Prince Chun keeps Yuan Shi Kai and Chang Chi Tung from the grand council, the two foremost statesmen guiding the regime after the Peking events.
President Roosevelt praises the YWCA in Washington and urges support for a new building. He recalls earlier city disparities between opportunities for young men and women and credits an African missionary for inspiring his invitation to the young women leaders.
In Birmingham Alabama Emile Stricker dies instantly after a Renault speed attempt to break the twenty four hour record. His passenger Leon Barrows is seriously injured but survives. Stricker a native of Alsace Lorraine died at the track hospital. Louis Strang began the effort with Stricker and was relieved later.
Mrs Helen Bloch, a young widow, drowned while boarding a freight boat from the gang plank in the North River. Her father Henry Rice, 78, leapt overboard to save her and also disappeared beneath the dark water.
Frank Garrison, who found a jewelry grip near Weeping Water a week ago, located a small tin box in a cave on the Walcott farm containing several watches tied to the Stella jewelers robbery. Some rings are missing, and parts of the watches remain unidentified.
Peter Van Vilssingen, longtime Chicago real estate man, admitted to obtaining more than $700,000 through forged deeds and notes. He was swiftly arrested, indicted, and sentenced to one to fourteen years in the penitentiary after a brief confession and court hearing.
Sergeant Major T G Jones of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, en route to Salt Lake City, had his valise tampered with and his wallet containing identification papers, a fugitive warrant, and about 175 dollars stolen. He believes gang members he is pursuing targeted him during the trip, yet he keeps his sense of humor.
William Jennings Bryan and his wife will arrive in Monterey on the 18th and stay two months as guests of Col. and Mrs. J. A. Robertson at Delta Vista. Bryan says the trip is for rest and he inquires about duck shooting prospects.
In DAVID CITY Neb Joseph Svitak fourteen son of Anton Svitak suffered a fatal injury in Union Pacific yards when he was thrown under a moving freight train. No witnesses, presumed to have attempted boarding the train. He died at noon after being taken to the hospital Ed Mayer of Omaha had just returned from a hunting trip in Wyoming.
At 12 01 this morning the Arkansas railroad commission order prohibiting trunk lines from enforcing the 3 cent passenger rate goes into effect. The railroads refuse to comply and a hearing is likely to be held to show cause why the commission should not prosecute for disobedience.
Local brief: Carl Wegener shoots a loan sear at Diller. J H F Scott ill at home in Peru. Everett Crawford joins a bank in Ansley. Crowell rail work under way. Elba gains new switchboard. St Paul ladies plan a December fair. Cairo man buys a 228 horse touring car. Linda Wegner injured in Crowell runaway. J E North travels to San Diego for winter. Miss Paulus at Harvard recovers after a suicide attempt. 125 cars of sheep arrive at Fremont yards. Pilger waterworks to finish by December. Burns may move to Omaha to educate his two sons. Robbery nets $175 in silk from Steele City store. Ramsdells winter in Atlanta. may move to coast or Cuba for health. Rev Dr Miller lectures on Mexico. Bridgeport to build six houses. Randolph rejects billiard hall. James Baker oats stack burns. Parks home and Butterfield ranch burn. Starkey family visits. Greeks working near Abbott engage in pistol fracas. Ferneau adds steam heat, potatoes pay for it. McKittrick hurt in Galesburg football. mother goes to hospital. Homegrown apples and chestnuts delight Wisner pastor. New Home Telephone develops Beatrice to Cortland toll line. Linton in DeWitt scouts Beatrice electric plant. James Shearer dies at 20 in West Point. Mrs Haig dies near Table Rock. Fulton and Kobierowski wed in Beatrice. Tax receipts issued in Dodge county. Young boy bitten by dog. stitches seal wound.
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