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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
3
Intermittent passenger and freight services listed as No. 302, No. 304, and No. 305. Freight trains operate daily with passenger service to Bridgeport and Alliance on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. No. 305 carries passengers westbound on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
Roumania declares war on Austria-Hungary aligning with the Entente. Germany counters with war against Roumania. Italian declares war on Germany via Swiss mediation as Italy shifts from the Triple Alliance. Bulgarian forces push toward Kavala and Kastoria while Balkan fronts see heavy fighting along the Aegean and Isonzo fronts with Italian gains in the Carnic Alps.
Cheyenne County transfers list multiple warranty deeds, referee deeds, administrator deed and quit claim deeds. Notable parties include Leo Be Osborn to Fred Stuht and J A Bentley via referee deeds, with parcels in Sidney additions and Clarkson’s additions. Several parcels involve Lot and Block designations across 14-50, 15-19, and 28-50 ranges with prices noted, ranging from 1.00 to 6,050.00. The record shows numerous transactions among individuals and families, reflecting extensive land changes in Sidney area during the period.
At Recreation Park Kalamazoo eleven of fourteen race cars piled up at the first turn of a 100 mile race. Marion Arnold of Chicago was decapitated while Jack Peacock of Brooklyn and E Marquette of Kalamazoo were fatally injured. Jimmy Alexander of Sioux City was badly bruised as Peacocks skid and fence impact caused the wreck. Five cars were demolished.
Charles FE Hughes spoke at a Denver nonpartisan luncheon stressing that American enterprise faces a new era with watchwords of cooperation and efficiency. He said capital and labor are two hands that must be used intelligently together to keep America first and efficient in the years ahead.
The Mexican commissioners tasked with settling the U S Mexico dispute departed Mexico City for New York. Luis Carrera led the Mexican delegation with James Linn Rodgers, the American envoy to the Carranza government, traveling to Vera Cruz then aboard the Dixie to Key West. Albert J. Pani and Ignacio Bonillas headed to Saltillo.
Patrick Calhoun, grandson of a famed statesman and long associated with the city street railway, testified that only 3 remained of a fortune once totaling 14 million. He blamed earthquake and fire in San Francisco for the reverses that reduced his holdings over five years.
The Detroit Free Press quotes quips about a man’s finances with lines such as “Is his credit good” and “It must be,” noting he owes money to everybody. The snippets reflect a sharp local wit about debt and borrowing.
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