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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
5
A Sidney married woman grows tired and takes off her ring at night. A Cheyenne man fatally shoots a woman then himself when she refuses marriage. Government warns against counterfeit ten dollar bills. Scientists predict the Big Dipper will last about 200,000 years longer.
The piece portrays Priest Schmidt as a youth with a wicked mind and dishonest inclinations. It argues his crimes against women and theft were planned and concealed by a sham holy surface. The author condemns the use of sacred cloth to shield his actions and notes detection arrived after years of deception.
The piece argues that one criminal does not indict an entire class or calling. It cautions against prejudice and insists undiscovered criminals exist in every profession, so society should not condemn all for the acts of one.
The state railway commission ordered freight rates cut 10 to 50 percent on apples peaches and pears with an October 23 effective date. A distance tariff with five dollar stopovers and six months free storage is set along with a joint rate tied to multiple lines. Transfers at junctions may add costs, and care taker transport is allowed free with cars. The action follows Corbin’s request and prior legislative effort.
Lincon Sept 24 State Auditor Howard will not pay for the inserted 212 pages of portraits in the front of the house journal unless authorized by the legislature Chief Clerk Henry Richmond arranged the portraits printed by the state N J Ludi deputy printing commissioner declined to pay for pictures in either journal Secretary Clyde Barnard added 22 pages to the senate journal The printer is astonished by the nonpayment and seeks compensation guidance
Lafe Young of Des Moines and George F Parisoe of Minden named vice president and secretary as a Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Colorado coalition adopts a coast to coast road constitution. Governor Morehead urges funding by public subscriptions while S A Searle pushes Atlantic to Pacific construction. Chief topics include Hooper telephone rehearing, Blue Sky law compliance, and state rail and livestock transport rules.
O M Olson from Minnesota Station outlines dry farming concepts for moisture conservation in regions with limited rainfall. The method favors post harvest diskings, surface cultivation, and subsurface packing to store moisture, with alternate cropping and weed control to maintain an earth mulch and reduce evaporation.
Lincoln, Sept 25 Tenor of the bankers gathering centers on a dry banquet and the currency bill now before the U S senate Two leaders Festus J Wade of St Louis and ex Governor J W Bailey of Kansas will steer the talks Delegates expect the association to oppose the main features of the measure amid a spirited discussion while the banquet plans are rooted in a dry policy by the Lincoln Clearing House association.
Cholera is spreading among 250 hogs and tuberculosis among 118 cattle at the Hastings asylum. Dr Kigan, the state veterinarian, examined the cattle, with 19 of 40 tested showing disease. Hogs are being inoculated with cholera serum to curb spread.
Dr Titus Lowe of Cedar Falls Iowa was named pastor of the First Methodist Church Omaha by Bishop Bristol during the conference in session. Jer Williams the current pastor was made superintendent of the Lincoln district. Charles Sipple, sixty, was found on Missouri Pacific tracks with his head severed near the northeastern city area by a passing train. no witnesses.
Carl Herrmann, a German violinist, heads a two man troupe with an assistant who also sings piano and trombone. They perform magic, violin, vocal numbers and new apparatus. The show features Deagan’s vitaphone and plays Wednesday October 1 at 7:30 p m at the Opera House.
Mack Hurst a 50 year old stonemason blew up his Bloomington Indiana home with dynamite injuring his seventeen year old daughter Maude and two other children while stunning his wife. He had been separated from his wife for six weeks and it is believed he then planned to kill his wife and eight children before taking his own life.
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