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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
8
Keith Neville Democratic candidate for governor portrayed as a practical, home grown businessman in line with the party platform at Hastings. The piece cites strong local support including two Republican papers in North Platte and a primary vote margin as proof of his character and suitability to run state affairs.
German submarine U-53 raids off Nantucket sink six ships including the Ste P h a n o and Kingston as American destroyers rescue crews. Washington defends limited wartime conduct while warning Germany to honor promises on submarine warfare.
The state board of educational lands and funds and BoD Crites of Chadron executed Nebraska’s first oil land lease on a half section of school land twenty miles north of Chadron. Crites and partners may drill and sell oil with the state receiving 10 percent of royalties. The five year contract grants Crites authority to extract and market the oil as his product.
The agriculture department monthly report shows further declines in production prospects for most principal crops except corn flax rice and kaftirs. Preliminary wheat crops are put at 607 537 000 bushels down 3 5 million from September estimates and 404 000 006 below last year. Corn prospects rise by 8 4 million to an expected 2 717 022 000 bushels, though still over 300 million below last year's harvest.
The Boston Americans defeated the Brooklyn Nationals 2 to 1 in fourteen innings at Boston to take the second straight victory. Delos Gainer, pinch hitter, delivered the deciding single driving in Michael McNally who ran for Hoblitzell, scoring from second base and sealing the win over the senior league champions.
A brief exchange defines a coquette as a girl who receives more admiration than proposals, illustrating old fashioned slang. The dialogue frames coquetry as a social characteristic rather than a formal term.
The state railway commission corrected a misimpression by ordering railroads to cancel prohibitions on peddling from freight cars. Henry Onbing had a potato car from Alliance to Lincoln then reconsigned to himself at Firth, selling most before a lock order halted it. The commission told an agent not to lock the car. Jealous Thing! Miss Plainleigh and Miss Ryval joke about an engagement ring.
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