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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
5
Readers share a flurry of travel plans and visits as families and friends head to Estes Park Wray Colorado and Denver area. Jessen visits Thesdas state, Slawson returns from Denver Business College, H Bangert and family plan Estes Park trip, Stowe examines carload purchases, and local dances honor enlisted soldiers. Several entries note illness and hope for recovery as socializing continues through the weekend.
Cipriano Castro praises Mexico and envisions life under U.S. surveillance of American servicemen. He says many accounts to settle after the war, with Vatican talks and Pope Pius XII quoted on peace proposals. Argentina and Sweden discuss submarine campaigns and a forthcoming mixed belligerent neutral conference in Stockholm amid German war loan talks.
IOF notable figures and relatives tied to the war effort include Henry Ford Jr son of the Ford founder examined by Detroit draft board and medical tests for industrial grounds. Figures from New York and New Jersey join Red Cross tasks while General Wood and Pershing coordinate European supply and camp duties at Fort Riley and Paris purchasing boards.
A brief note indicates Sidney Lumber Co offers a loan arrangement or credit option. No additional details on terms or eligibility are provided in the readable text.
The article notes a naval offer building on civic action in Yokohama with residents and authorities engaging in a coordinated initiative. Details describe local participation and organizational roles shaping the proposal's trajectory and public response.
Citizens of Yokohama Japan staged an elaborate entertainment honoring Admiral Austin M Knight and other officers of the United States Asiatic fleet. Admiral Knight visited Japan to convey the thanks of the United States to Emperor Yoshihito for honors shown to George W Guthrie, the late American ambassador.
National Secretary Louis P. Lochner Publicity Agent William S. Williams and others connected with the National People's Council were run out of Hudson Wisconsin by a mob after a mass meeting in front of the armory. County Attorney N O Varnum urged the crowd to avoid violence and let them leave quietly. Prominent locals including Major Sam Campbell and Mayor F ik Condit spoke at the gathering.
Major General Leonard Wood, honored at a reception at Camp Funston, said it is not impossible that 2.5 to 4 million soldiers will fight in France before victory. He urged universal service and civilian support for the Red Cross and YMCA, plus growing crops and economizing to aid the war effort.
The Norwegian steamer Kongsli from Saint Nazaire to the United States, a Belgian relief ship, was sunk off the Spanish coast by a German submarine. The 1,046 ton Frigga is also reported sunk. The crew were saved per the Norwegian foreign office.
Police and Governor ranks forces broke up the meeting of the organization committee of the People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace in Chicago after about three hours in session. Governor ranks provided the dispersal orders.
President Wilson approves food administration plan setting $2.20 per bushel for No 1 Northern wheat at Chicago. Differentials raise St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth to 2.17 with regional deductions. Farmers face reduced real earnings after transportation, storage, and grade differentials.
Miss Laura Kintz visited Sid nes on Monday. Lawrence Jewett, the local pharmacist, is in St Joseph Mo this week buying Christmas stock. Mr W L Bates spent days in Colorado. L R Barlow hosts his brother and wife. Miss Larson, guest of Mrs Walden Scott, left for Omaha Monday. Mr and Mrs Stanley Wolfe and son visited J C Wolfe’s home Monday. Arthur Finnegan spent days at the county seat. Mrs W L Bates and Miss Doris motored to Sidney Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Curt Smith vacationing in Colorado. George Barlow working at Sunol Bank during Mr Smiths absence. Mr H H Libby owns a new Buick car purchased from local agent. Mrs Miller and children returned from eastern state. Supt W S Bostder of Chadron stopped Tuesday on way home. Mrs W S Schroll and children returned Thursday from Wisconsin. Francis DeBrunner left Wednesday for Ft Riley Kansas as one of four drafted. Lodgepole Commercial banquet Tuesday honoring the boys leaving for camps.
Five robbers in a car ambushed Brinks Express employees Louis Osenberg and Barton Allen delivering $9,100 for Winslow Brothers payroll. The workers were killed in front of factory and crowd witnesses. The gang escaped with the cash after the shooting.
There is considerable danger of an immediate strike involving about half the engineers and firemen on British railways. The dispute centers on recognition of the eight hour day principle.
Bay City Michigan reports a fatal blaze killing Mr and Mrs Andrew Lupo and their three daughters. The fire left the family burned to death in their home. Authorities investigated causes and warned residents about fire safety and warnings.
The notice calls all women in Nebraska to register at polling places for war service. It outlines voluntary roles such as bandaging, visiting the sick, child care, typing, and home gardening to aid food conservation. Registration cards, kept by county, will help match volunteers with government needs including physicians and clerks when calls arise. Three hundred thousand cards are to be shipped to Nebraska for September 12.
Vatican reports Pope Benedict bitterly disappointed by President Wilson's reply to peace proposals. He saw little room for new peace efforts now, and had planned a reply after all belligerents answered. He noted questions where nations might agree and others needing discussion.
German reply to Argentina over the submarine campaign is reported as satisfactory in official circles. La Razón states the German note meets all of Argentina's demands in the dispute.
Monsignor Thomas F. Kennedy, rector of the American college in Rome, died after a long illness. His death decorates the Catholic education sphere, reflecting decades of service to students and the church in the Italian capital.
A concise reflection noting that delaying action guarantees unfinished work. It emphasizes the need to begin tasks to ensure completion and avoid perpetual postponement.
Adriance Corn Binders Moni tor Drills and Disks and Corn Row Row Drills offered by S. A. Schmitt Implement Co with prices unchanged.
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