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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
4
In Des Moines Iowa a report notes Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks an allowance from her estranged husband as a vaudeville comeback possible. The item also mentions higher wholesale potato prices and a tar and feather incident involving an eastern schoolma am.
Glorious Old Nebraska lauds the 1920s Nebraska State Fair crowds and varied crops. It notes wheat, alfalfa, apples, and corn outcomes, auto travel from farms, and a banner display of cattle, grain, and fruit. The piece condemns calamity talk and urges continued national progress.
General Election results snippet lists candidates for county treasurer clerk sheriff judge superintendent coroner surveyor and commissioner with party affiliations Republican and Democrat. Names include Simon Fishman John Daugherty Nic T Doran Paul R Borgquist J W McDaniel Henry E Gapen C P Chambers Edith Morrison A Medilund Parks L H W Bordwell Jerome B Fluiston Herman Armuth and others.
Candidate J W McDaniel declares intent to seek re election as Cheyenne County Sheriff. He states his name will appear as the democratic nominee on the November ballot and pledges to continue performing duties to the best of his ability if re elected.
Democratic candidate John Daugherty announces his run for County Treasurer in the upcoming general election on Tuesday November 7 1911. He appeals to Cheyenne County voters to support him and promises to serve creditably if elected.
The Republican election of Sidney Precinct is called to meet in caucus at the courthouse in Sidney on Saturday September 30 1911 at 2 pm for nominating candidates for road overseer north and south sides two justices of the peace and two constables. Pau R Borgquist precinct committeeman.
A collage of aphorisms and short items covers social behavior and family life. It notes disbanding groups, cautions on trust and diplomacy, and tales of hardships from Beulah Beinfords to a Beatrice family. It mentions colonial commerce to the Pacific coast, Chinese taxation, riots, floods, and famine.
President Taft receiving Rasch resignation. Virginia primaries show Martin and Swanson leading by 18000 to 22000. Philadelphia graft probe hits mayor's administration. Cleveland garment strike endorsed 10 to 1. Jesse Pomeroy enters 35th year of solitary. Beulah Binford protests mount over Beattie murder case. Carey aristocrat deaths and portgal recognition discussed. Flores island cyclone damages crops. Flores population about 9000. Beattie Jr. convicted of first degree murder. Britain Germany Austria Spain to recognize Portugal republic. Union Bank of Brooklyn inquiry exposes forgery losses. Cannons seeks re election and speakership. Illinois miners’ dues excused. grain moisture test debated. Port Arthur to Yuan-Cheng-Tzu rail value set at 40.5 million. Charlestown navy yard bombing attempt investigated. Railroad salary raise approved Denver line. Tsaritsyn mob rhetoric stirs Jew massacres. Irene Hart autopsy confirms murder.
The article recalls a September 9 Newport wedding of Nicholls and Worth. The bride chose stylish hyphenated cards reading Tua Nicholia Worth. It notes the celebrity interest of John Jacob Astor and Madeleine Foreg wan and hints at public chatter about appearances and social leadership amid the event.
The Elmwood Temple Congregational church in Provence R I T faced action after the Astor-Koree marriage ceremony. Pastor Rev Joseph M Lambert who officiated drew criticism from church members calling the event a disgrace and prompting plans to formally request Lambert's resignation. Two life term convicts collapsed from nervous excretion during a prison ten mile ride under warden Ellogarty, with one inmate having served forty years and the other thirty five. The dead woman's husband was under arrest for unclear actions surrounding a death attributed to non self harm.
Notice under Chatter Mortgage for sale of personal property as required by law. Details not fully legible in provided text.
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