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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1904
Page
5
A collage of quips and opinion bits with satire on war news, Prohibition, explorers, and social fads. Notes poke at Chefy quality, Dancing masters banning two steps, Peary Arctic claims, and a jab at New York society figures like William Waldorf Astor.
The piece notes scientists warn Niagara Falls may not exist 3,500 years from now and expresses relief at seeing the falls on a recent vacation.
The wording questions Gen Corbin’s stance on restricting marriages of army officers without War Department approval and asks what Gen Ma states on the subject. The brief hints at differing opinions within military leadership.
The note asks to verify if Prof Metchnikoff has any dairy Enterprise interest before accepting his sour milk theory The second item mentions Mr Chesty Gullett running for office in a southern state and hints at political stakes The third line suggests skepticism about significance of a name in politics
A satirical piece notes the War Department’s stance on a bow-legged man in service, hints at tobacco smuggling from Canada hidden in hay, jokes that many campaign cigars are hay, and mocks germ scientists who say water is safe if paid, closing with a jab at paying for safety.
A Utah preacher who sued a widow for 150 dollars over preaching her husband’s funeral obtained judgment. The widow reportedly refused to pay, perhaps because she doubted the deceased’s cheerful afterlife.
Report from Tokio says Russian forces seek to retake Fort Kouropatkin and Port Arthur to restore water supply. Japanese defend positions with new heavy guns dominating the harbor as skirmishes continue near Mukden and Tie Pass. Weather turns frosty in the region.
Report from Che Foo describes Japanese torpedo boat destroyers sighted near the harbor while a junk from Lisoti promontory arrives with details. A Japanese vessel halted a Russian family observing a wider clash that began September 19 and lingered to the 24th. Russian defense at one fort involved throwing heavy bean cakes shaped like grindstones.
Private Port Arthur reports say garri son there can endure until early next year. Reports confirm loss of three Japanese torpedo boats and damage to a Japanese cruiser from Russian mine contact. Vladi vostok quiet. Grand Duke Alexander Michailovich telegraphs hospitality at Aftodor Crimea for wounded officers. Admiral Skrydloff allows Lt Dom brovski and Midshipman Baron Adminoff to accept invitation and depart for Aftoedor soon.
The San Francisco Examiner reports Chicago grain houses buying large wheat cargoes for the east. Agents are purchasing 300000 bushels in Oregon and Washington for shipment east by rail and 8000000 bushels in Oregon and Washington, mainly in Oregon, for eastern delivery by rail.
Memorial services for the late Senator George F. Hoar of Massachusetts were held Sunday at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington where he had long been a prominent public figure. Rev Ulysses B. Pierce read Bryant's poem The Funeral of an Old Man and praised Hoar’s loyal service to his party and friends.
The writer notes George Meredith a celebrated English litterateur with Irish and Welsh ancestry. Born in 1828 he published his first volume of poems in 1851 and rose to fame within about twenty years. Critics fault his style for opaque sentences and puzzling grammar.
Japanese forces, estimated at 180 battalions with 144000 infantry plus 3000 cavalry and 680 guns, fortify northwest of the Yentai mines near Mukden. Disposition places divisions at Bentsla putze Yentai mines and Liao Yang area. Russian totals show Oku Kurol and Whuroki commands with hundreds of guns and dozens of battalions.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt former leader of the British Liberal party died suddenly at Nuneham Park near Oxford after a brief illness. His death shocked the nation. his son Lewis Vernon-Harcourt MP was summoned from London. Harcourt had long battled in Parliament and had recently signaled retirement.
LINCOLN Neb a heart neuralgia claim ended the life of C H Gere founder and longtime editor of the State Journal at his home Friday evening at about seven He had returned from Spirit Lake Ia for health reasons and had been ill for days Gere born February 18 1838 in Gainesville NY moved west after the Civil War and became a prominent Nebraska Republican figure.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court failed to rule on whether La Follette or the stalwart faction could be represented on the November state ticket. Chief Justice Cassady was detained at home for fitness, delaying a much anticipated decision. The court room was crowded and postponement caused disappointment. Cassady’s condition was reported improved.
Washington reports Postmaster General Payne in extremely grave condition after a bad night. He suffered two severe spells Sunday morning with doctors Grayson Masruder and Osler attending. Physicians used heroic measures for an hour before the heart revived.
Senator Fairbanks and party in Butte react to Miners Magazine forgery claiming Roosevelt denounced labor unions. Roosevelt states the letter to Michael Donnelly is a fabrication and seeks verification with Chicago district attorney. Haywood and Harwood dispute source of the alleged letter with Wisconsin Toiler details.
New York readers report an allegedly presidential letter sent to Michael Donnelly, tied to the meat strike, surfaced as an August 1 editorial in the New York Evening Post. The Post clarifies it was an imaginary piece written to state views, not a real Roosevelt letter, and not intended as campaign rhetoric.
Washington reports the American government is asked to recognize the free state of the Cauani a territory between French Guiana and Brazil. An arbitrator awarded the land to Brazil after reports were reviewed by Acting Secretary Loomis following the appeal from the aspiring state.
Union Pacific officers crack down on coal thieves in Columbus. A Gage county hog sold for 490 dollars to a Lincoln buyer. Burglary in Nebraska City yields a gold watch and cash. State-wide court and crime notes span Fremont to Holdrege with dockets, pardons, and sentences.
Ned Baker, a young teamster from Fairfield, Nebraska, was found mangled on a small bridge near the Burlington yards. One leg severed, believed run over by a train, though railroad crews deny knowledge of any accident. County Attorney Humphrey probes. inquest planned. Baker left a wife and child. companions he planned to meet are unknown.
Members of the State Board of Equalization have prepared plans and lodged a requisition with the State Printing Board for the annual supply of assessors' books under current law. About 2,200 books are needed. The board says the move is a precaution to ensure books are available, not a comment on the law's continuation or merits.
Leavitt starts its sugar campaign earlier this year due to favorable weather. The factory has begun operations with beet ripening on schedule. Quality reports show sugar content of 15 to 16 percent and purity ranging from 80 to 86 percent.
Richardson county farmers protest cars due to fright caused to horses. They campaign against automobiles, citing danger to livestock and rural roads.
Claude Fester aged 14, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Wester, Buckeye Valley, was killed instantly when a load of straw overturned while he and his older brother, two years his senior, hauled it down a hill. The frightened horse kicked and ran causing the pile to topple, breaking Claude's neck. the elder boy suffered serious bruises.
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