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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
11
The Telegraph editorial cites unsettled conditions, race riots, and strikes across the nation. It links delays in justice and wage issues to unrest, urging federal legislation to secure eight hour days living wages and stable working conditions while criticizing leadership and delays in lawmaking.
With winter return, Sidney and Cheyenne County residents anticipate active Good Roads efforts. Legislation to fund national highways may pass, backed by the army convoy’s demonstrated savings from a unified system. A federal network is seen as essential to lowering motor costs and relieving railroad congestion, with Townsend Fund financing the highways. The convoy has strengthened public support, promising a Lincoln Highway paving through Cheyenne County, though actual money remains decisive over talk.
The chapel programs showcase talent including attorney Tom Powell presenting ideas on sound and top notes, Ann Radcliffe readings, Strain performing songs, Norville discussing South American culture and inviting a cinema showing at U S A after school. Football is praised after the Sterling Sidney game. N G Brewer now sponsors the four lecture numbers at U S A Theatre, starting with Ole Theobaldi Concert Company on Wednesday October 29.
In Gary authorities move to deport several more red suspects active among Calumet steel workers during the strike. Seven prisoners in Chicago await orders for the first leg of their trip home. Paul S. Glaser says they are bolsheviks and harmless. Gary predicts the Gary steel strike will end soon with workers returning to work.
A line of several hundred people awaiting merchandise at the quartermaster store in the Siegel-Cooper building blocked as order takers struck. Clerks protested being blamed for errors in figures in their order clips. Some girls filled in writing orders while buyers were admitted in small groups.
Mrs Mary Loretta Widick wife of Frank B Widick died at home in Sidney Tuesday evening Born Bertrand Nebraska April 2 1806 she was Mary Clayton before marriage Married at Lexington April 4 1917 one child Thomas Clayton twenty two months old Survived by husband child and many relatives Funeral by Rev J J Langston Sidney Christian church who urged pause from life’s rush Advertisements note local druggists selling Tanlie in Sidney Bassett s Pharmacy Potter Drug Co Nugent DeLongpre Pharmacy J C Frandsen Dalton
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