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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1897
Page
3
In a moonlit Scottish village, minister Mr Lorraine and sexton Solomon greet a tense night. A knock, eerie wind, and a doorstep bundle reveal a living child, hinting at a pivotal turn for the reclusive cleric and his companion.
An excerpt describes a baby wrapped in a Paisley shawl, covering most of its face as it cries loudly. The passage shifts to a minister and an elderly man, hinting at a tense or urgent moment in the scene.
A crying two month old infant is found on a minister’s porch during a cold night. The minister Lor aine carries the child inside, while Solomon Mucklebackit searches the road for the unknown giver. The scene ends with suspicion about a wicked mother and a mystery that will continue.
A Brooklyn resident describes a phenomenon called the trolley buzz heard by regular riders. He explains the sound of the trolley wheel and motor, noting it calms his headaches after riding about three miles. He wonders about electricity and air around the car.
Newspaper men recall meeting Max Maretzek in a French style West Twenty seventh Street restaurant called Little Del's. A fat Balzac concierge ran the place and offered an excellent dinner for twenty five cents. Max enjoyed the repast with singers and artists around him.
A head on collision near Euronia involving two fast trains from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rail line kills eleven men and injures many more. William J Bryan is unhurt and aids in rescue. Fire and looting follow as investigators prepare for coroner’s inquest and determinations of fault.
Des Moines reports the September 1 crop condition at not above 60 percent of normal with heat and dry winds reducing yield. Expected sound merchantable corn may reach only about twenty bushels per acre, totaling around 100 million bushels, with excess immature corn for forage.
In Townsend Washington on September 10, the steamer Queen sailed for Alaska. On its return from the North it brought thirty five discontented men from Skaguay bound for the Klondike via Dyea. All expect to cross the pass and reach Dawson City this fall. Reports of the pass hardships fail to deter the gold seekers.
In Columbus Sept 10 a Gold Democratic state convention gathered at the Great Southern theater with 200 to 400 present. Judge Beer of Bucyrus was named chairman and introduced W. D. Bynum of Indiana who spoke about the money question for about two hours. Letters from John G. Carlisle and Henry Watterson were read.
Dispatch from Colon reports England awarded the concession to complete the Panama Canal. News from Washington notes Webster Davis of Kansas City invited to close the Ohio campaign in Cincinnati with 29,000 to 39,000 attendees. Colorado Midland railroad passes to Central Trust Co of New York after foreclosure.
Barre Montana reports a cold morning with snow that fell for several hours before noon yesterday and melted quickly after hitting the ground.
General Fitzhugh Lee and his son arrived from Havana for biliousness relief and said he would not discuss Cuban affairs until his Washington report. He stated Evangelina Cisneros is confined at Casa Recohidas, not banished, with doubts about mistreatment, and noted 1,400 Americans are aided by a $50,000 relief fund. He warned there will be no Cuban improvement until the war ends. Lee and family planned to visit West Point before returning to Washington. George W. Fishback described Cuba's suffering as severe and disputed reports of Cisneros’ mistreatment.
Ellinwood, Kansas report of an attempted train robbery on No. 32 between Newton and Dodge City. Gunny Sack Red dies after being struck by the train. companions captured later. Also brief notes on a Kansas City shooting, a yellow fever victim in St Louis, dry fodder conditions in Abilene, a consular appointment seek, and a Nevada Missouri obituary.
The British steamship Recea departed yesterday with 54 706 bushels of corn bound for Bordesux France. This marks the first corn shipment to France from this port.
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