Gene Tunney Wins Ten Round World Title Fight
Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey in ten rounds at a packed Philadelphia stadium to become the new world champion. Dempsey shows remarkable resistance as Tunney dominates with sharp rights and lefts, weathering a seventh round knockdown and finishing with long-range tactics. A rainy night and a strong crowd frame a thriller of a bout. In a prelim, Monte Mann stops Hugo Clements in the first round. Mann, a former Nebraska athlete, is rising as a noted contender amid York arrivals and fan chatter.
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Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Dempsey
Gene
Monte Mann
University of Nebraska
Hugo Clements
Clements
Munn
Ince York
Young Deaf Man Causes Stir With Shotgun At Potter
Auby Higgins, 19, deaf and mute, created alarm on Potter streets with a shotgun and warlike acts. He was brought to the city Monday after residents fled for cover. Sheriff McDaniel handled the case, Higgins surrendered, and he will likely be placed under parole in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auby Higgins
Potter
McDaniel
Higgins
Sidney
Stonehouse
Sale of Kitchen Cabinets at Weeden's Furniture
Weeden's furniture store advertises a special sale on Sellers kitchen cabinets with a ten payment plan. The sale opens Saturday October 2 and runs through October 9 at special prices.
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Weeden
Telegraph
North Sidney Bridge Club Luncheon and Bridge at Lowe Home
The North Sidney bridge club held a one o'clock luncheon at the Country Club on Wednesday followed by bridge at the Lowe home.
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North Sidney Bridge Club
Country Club
Kep on Country Club Links Scores Big Rounds
Kepler built a strong round on the country club links last Sunday as six of Sidney's sharks reportedly paid dearly for a lesson in golf. He won 8 of 18 holes, shot 36 on the outside and 83 on the inside for an 18 hole total of 119, and hinted at hanging up the clubs for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
mA&n Syndicate
Sidney
Kep
Kepler
Mrs Roche Hosts Jason’s Fifth Birthday At Country Club
Mrs Roche entertained twenty four little guests Saturday afternoon at the Country club for Jason’s fifth birthday anniversary. Miss Neubauer helped organize games and dancing as the children enjoyed a luncheon at a long table with blue and yellow flowers and candles. A large birthday cake, paper caps, and candy favors topped each plate.
Bi-Weekly Dance At Country Club Friday Evening
Country club hosts a regular bi-weekly dance for members and friends at the club house this Friday evening. Management hopes for a large turnout to ensure the continuation of these pleasant affairs.
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Country Club
Jay Clostman Wins Sidney Golf Club Championship
Jay Clostman repeats as Sidney Golf Club champion defeating Helnie Bauman in the finals last Friday, 4 up with 3 to go. It is his second consecutive title after also winning last year. Bauman was runner up a year ago and Clostman is praised for rapid progress on sand green courses.
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Sidney Country Club
Jay Closman
Helnie Bauman
Closman
Sidney Club
Bauman
Babcock
Robineau
Thomas
Rupert Campbell
Hunt
G. V. Doran
Franklin Barger
Barker
Barger
Airplane Wreck After Attempted Takeoff in Paris Flight
Westbury New York September 22 two men died when Captain Rene Fonck s trans Atlantic three motor biplane crashed in flames during takeoff for a 3600 mile nonstop flight to Paris. Charles Clavier the radio operator and Jacob Islamoff Russian mechanic were trapped in the closed cabin. Fonck and Lieutenant Lawrence W Curtin American pilot leaped free before the blaze. Igor Sikorsky designer could not be located immediately. He urged postponement due to crosswind and gasoline leakage had delayed takeoff last week. The crash was blamed on a buckling wheel in an extra landing gear to be dropped into the ocean once underway.
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Westbury
N. Y
Rene Fonck
Paris
Charles Clavier
Jacob Islamoff
Fonck
Lawrence W. Curtin
Igor Sikorsky
France
Local Bank Bookkeeper Weds Widely Known Young Lady
Oscar Keith Fisher, a bookkeeper at Liberty State Bank, married Margaret Martinosky Thursday morning at the Catholic parsonage by Rev. Father Link. The couple, well known in the community, will reside in Bidney after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Keith Fisher
Liberty State Bank
Margaret Martinosky
Father Link
Bidney
Sidney Post Office Receipts Rise in Early 1926 Period
During the first eight months of 1926 the Sidney post office reported receipts of 13250.13 dollars, up from 12008.09 dollars for the same period in 1925, reflecting a gain in mail revenue.
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Sidney Post Office
Sidney
W C T U Here Elects New Officers At Convention
The Womans Christian Temperance Union of Cheyenne county held a convention at the M B P church in this city last Friday. President Mrs L T Poole presided. Officers for the year chosen: county president Mrs Lee Gain Sidney. vice president Mrs William Hagemister Potter. corresponding secretary Mrs Harris Potter. recording secretary Mrs HH Tipton Sidney. treasurer Mrs Charles Wright Sidney. The program included Scripture reading, prayers, talks, songs, and papers on Nebraska Guards Prison Reform Our Young People Bible in Public Schools Voting.
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Womans Christian Temperance Union
Cheyenne County
M. BP
L. T. Poole
Bucknell
Samuel Light
Poole
Thompson
Pot
Slocumb
Potter
Lee Gain
Sidney
William Hagemeister
Harris
Mrex HH
Gain
Nebraska
Shoemaker
Kahl
Former Sidney Man Hurt In Airplane Wreck Near Caterham
An Associated Press dispatch from Caterham, Surrey, England dated September 21 reports two American officers attached to Kenley airdrome escaped death when their De Haviland four crashed after hitting trees near Caterham, skidded into a chalk pit. Pilot Major Clarence L. Tinker freed his companion, both were hospitalized at Purley. Robert Andrew Berg, born in Sidney December 18, 1884, remembered locally, was a former Sidney youth and Lincoln roommate of a former Telegraph editor.
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Preas
Caterham
Surrey
England
Kenley
Robert A. Burg
Sidney Boy
London
Clarence L. Tinker
de Haviland
Tinker
Purley
Sidney
Robert Andrew Berg
The
Telegraph
Lincoln
University
Rotary Officials Return From Red Pak Convention
President William Winders and Secretary Earl Kratz of the Sidney Rotary Club attended a Rotary Executives convention in Red Pak Ia. On returning Kratz visited his father in Bloomfield Nebr and then went to Omaha for medical treatment at a hospital.
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William Winders
Earl Kratz
Sidney Rotary Club
Red Pak
Rotary
Kratz
Bloomfield
Nebr
Omaha
Mission Opens at St Patrick's Church on Sunday
On Sunday October 8 a mission will open in St Patrick's Catholic church. Detailed announcements will be published in next week's fasces of The Telegraph.
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
The
Telegraph
Cheyenne County Fall Festival Aims for Big Turnout
Preparations for the Cheyenne county fair and harvest festival in Sidney next Thursday through Saturday proceed with strong enthusiasm. The corn palace at Central Avenue and Second Street draws attention as Sidney plans to host one of its largest crowds, with Attorney W P Miles leading the exhibit team and local volunteers assembling premier displays and attractions for a standout Panhandle event.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Central Avenue
Second Street
W. P. Miles
Milee
Glen Bales
Bunker Hill
Martin Dimery
Isaac Grabill
Peter Beyer
Jack Bentley
W. Johnson
Potter
Panhandle
Nebraska
Corn Shocks Valued At Fourteen Dollars In Court
In Cheyenne county court Judge Kahl ordered damages of fourteen dollars per shock for corn stolen from John Harshman. John Hanson of Skiney was found liable for two shocks, plus a ten dollar fine and costs, after taking several shocks from Harshman three miles south of Sidney. Sheriff McDaniel documented the case, concluding the owner would have received about twelve dollars per shock at market.
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Kahl
Cheyenne
John Hanson
Skiney
John Harshman
Sidney
Harshman
Hanson
Mrs Augusta Gade Dead at Home of Son
Mrs Augusta Gade died Wednesday night after a several weeks illness. She had lived with her son Albert F. Gade for several months. Survived by several sons and daughters. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at German Lutheran church. Body to Omaha for interment beside husband. Howard's funerary chapel in charge.
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Augusta ‘Gade
Albert F. Gade
Omaha
Howard
Florida Recovers From Massive Saturday Storm
A tropical hurricane sweeping from the Bahamas across south Florida and the gulf coast caused extensive death and destruction. Pensacola reported no loss of life but heavy property damage while Florida cities battle to recover. Rescue teams work to identify victims as the dead list grows toward hundreds, with injuries over one hundred and property losses estimated from 50 to 100 million dollars.
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South Forida
Gulf Coast
Bahamas
Mississippi
New Orleans
Pensacola
Florida
Miedd
Jessa
Byars Store Dollar Day Draws Immense City Crowd
Wednesday marked Dollar Day at J. F. Byars department store with one of the city’s most successful sales days. Dozens of real values were advertised exclusively in The Telegraph. Doors opened to a crowd ready to buy, aided by attractive street windows and dollar bill motifs. Manager Roy Liggett and advertising man Iver Haynes said the sale exceeded expectations.
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J. F. Byars Department Store
Telegraph
Roy Ligxett
Birthday Party for Helen On Saturday Afternoon
Mrs. Jordan invited fourteen little girls to celebrate Helen's eighth birthday at her home. The afternoon featured games and dancing, followed by a luncheon. Table decorations were yellow with a large birthday cake as the centerpiece.
Cheyenne County Trading Company Announces October Sale
The Cheyenne County Trading Company, a long standing deparetment store in western Nebraska, runs a two page advertisement promoting a month long October sale. Stocks across departments will be offered at greatly reduced prices.
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Cheyenne County Trading Company
Nebraska
Harvest Festival Delights Dalton Residents
Dalton hosted a lively harvest festival drawing a good crowd on Wednesday. The event, one of the most attractive in the farming community, drew a notable delegation from Sidney who praised the celebration as a fine affair.
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Dalton
Sidney
Country club to hold monthly fridge dimmer event
Country club members plan a Tuesday evening gathering at 7 o clock to present their monthly fridge dimmer. Short notice urged attendees to prevent waste and ensure proper coordination.
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Country Club
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Gene” Tunney
Lowe
Mrs. Roche
Sidney Golf Club
Flying Field
Robert A. Berg Fell
U. S. Army Corps
Augusta .Gade
RED Cross Society
Byars Store
Dollar Day
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