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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1901
Page
7
Dated notes mix figures on telegraph lines and wire miles in the United States with references to early iron forges in English North America. Includes an 1901 testimonial for Garfield Tea praising liver health and blood purification from a New York City source.
Premium farm lands in Marinette County Wisconsin offered on favorable terms via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Wisconsin's strong crops markets and healthful climate cited. Buy now to own property instead of renting. For details contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent CMStP Railway Chicago.
Paris had paid 12,500 dollars annually for detectives guarding the French president but has stopped direct payments. The national government has taken over the responsibility with twelve detectives now hired for presidential protection.
Sir Henry Irving's elder son Henry Irving, age 31 on August 5, is gaining notice as an author. He belongs to the growing group of university men who become actors and was educated at Oxford. Ten years have passed since his stage debut, after which he paused to study for the bar.
A forgotten 1835 incident saw Richard Lawrence fire two pistols at President Andrew Jackson as he left the Capitol after a congressman's funeral. The caps exploded but did not ignite the powder, and Lawrence was declared insane.
An assortment of 19th century consumer ads promotes inferior chromes versus de fiance Starch sold at grocers for ten cents a 16 ounce package. Magnetic Starch Co. of Omaha proclaims its product superior. Also advertised are Putnam Faceless Dyes at 10 cents and Teak wood weighing 41.06 pounds per cubic foot. The passages mix proverbs about effort and beauty tips.
A 1900 notice touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes with a 5 cent package. The ad ends with a testimonial from Mrs. Hos of Norwich New York, praising Piso's Cure for Consumption and a street address at Robbins Maple Street.
James J. Corbett, former boxer, will open an American saloon in Paris to impress Parisians and amuse visiting Americans and locals alike. The venture promises novelty and a slice of American culture in the French capital.
The article notes Christine Nilsson, now Countess de Miranda, celebrated her 58th birthday on August 3. It recalls her first London appearance in 1867 and lists operas she has sung, including The Magic Flute Martha Don Juan Paust and Robert the Devil.
Private Schmidt of Company D, Fourteenth United States Infantry, at a rifle range near Mount Clemens Michigan, scored at 600 yards to break the army record. Nineteen of twenty shots hit a dummy target, each would have killed a living man, the twentieth would have caused a serious or fatal wound. The feat is described as unparalleled in US Army rifle shooting history.
A 160 foot tall red oak with a 12 foot base diameter is to be moved from Arkansas to Forest Park St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase exposition. A double tramway will connect the tree to the river for floating and towing to the city. The tree will be dug up by the roots and will not have its branches trimmed.
Canton Ohio witnessed a massive turnout as thousands packed streets for the funeral procession of the late President McKinley. A 60 000 crowd, 30 special trains, and civic military and fraternal groups filled East Tuscarawas and North Market streets while the casket lay in state. The First Methodist Episcopal church hosted a solemn service with Beethoven’s funeral march, choral renditions, and a final benediction as the procession moved to Westlawn Cemetery.
Columbus Neb Sept 20 Thomas Gorman a Union Pacific brakeman fell from his train near Central City and was probably fatally injured.
United States Judge Estee rules the Newlands resolution extended the Constitution to the Hawaiian Islands, upholding Circuit Judge Gear and reversing Hawaii's supreme court. The decision concerns A. J. Poe convicted of manslaughter without grand jury indictment and based on a juror verdict.
An obituary sketch recalls President William McKinley’s resting place in Canton Ohio. The plot sits on a high knoll overlooking the valley, near the McKinley home site with a gray stone vault inside and a future granite shaft to honor his life and martyr’s death.
Canton Ohio September 20 Friends of Mrs McKinley deny imminent collapse describing her as stable and improving while enduring intense grief Dr Rixey notes she bears up as well as possible under the circumstances and continues to sob at times yet remains in acceptable health for a widow under heavy loss
In Winchester Indiana on September 20 Omar Pelee aged 10 was fatally shot while posing as President McKinley for Emil Miller also 10. The boys, playmates, imitated the Buffalo tragedy and Miller used his brother’s rifle. The ball passed through Pelee’s stomach. doctors say he cannot live.
Webster City Iowa hosts a reunion of veterans from Hamilton Webster Wright Hardin Boone and Story counties. Principal speaker was President Beard shear of Iowa State College Ames. Principal address delivered by the Hon Sidney Invester.
Seven people injured when a Ferris wheel at the Flint fair grounds collapsed today. The wheel, carrying sixteen riders, crashed to the ground and one person is likely fatally hurt.
In Canton Ohio on September 20 1910 official word confirms Medical Inspector P M Rixey will be appointed surgeon general of the navy to succeed Surgeon General Van Reynen when his term ends.
A Brussels dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Paul Kruger intends a memorial to President Roosevelt seeking United States intervention in South Africa. The note outlines Kruger’s request as he gathers support from European allies.
The mangled remains of a man were found on the Chicago & Rock Island track north of Muscatine. Papers on his person identified him as Franci Costello, 30, son of John Costello of Davenport. He had fallen from the bumper of a car on which he rode.
A Times dispatch from Sim on dated yesterday reports fighting at Pel war Kotal in the Kanram valley between the ameer’s troops and the Jargis tribe. Hundreds of tribesmen moved across the British border camping on the hills before the ameer’s forces crossed boundary in pursuit.
The live stock market opened firm with strong demand for high grades and steady to slightly higher prices on Wednesday. Packers showed preference for top lots. common grades sold at fair values while cow and hog prices remained near steady. Overall sales ranged from about $6.00 for select cattle to $0.08 per pound on some hogs, with steers and heifers trading mostly at midrange levels.
Cattle market steady with native beef steers around 5.00 to 60.90 per hundredweight and Texas cows about 2.20 to 2.50. Hog market strong with bulk sales 6.60 to 7.00, packers 4.76 to 6.66 for various grades. sheep and lambs steady with lambs around 4.00 to 4.75 and ewes 2.76 to 3.10, stockers and feeders 2.00 to 2.50.
Canton Ohio September reports Mrs McKinley in favorable condition with good rest after arrival from Washington. A small military guard kept quiet in front of the house to avoid disturbance. Attendants hope she can leave her room and focus on future affairs rather than past incidents. Guard remains to deter curiosity as visitors like Senator Fairbanks call.
Senator Allison predicted a thorough investigation of anarchy in the United States next winter. He said Congress would push to pass laws preventing such crimes against President McKinley and that joint judiciary sessions would seek constitutional methods to address the trouble.
A group of Boers in Johannesburg has asked the American government for permission to acquire land in the United States for settlement purposes.
Charles Crist Delmonico, the famed caterer linked for years to the Fifth avenue and Forty-sixth street restaurant bearing his name, died in Colorado from pulmonary troubles. He had been traveling with his wife, whom he married less than a year ago.
Ben De Lamper, prisoner at Columbus O penitentiary, offers a $100 bond to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Cleveland. He recalls never missing a GAR event and notes a pension law technical violation led to his sentence. De Lamper had slept in the Alabama speaker's chair and within two years became a member.
A New Zealand Raleigh honors the Duchess of York at Ohinemutu. After a fight with Cram the coach, a muddy road to the village was traversed. Native clergyman Mr Ratama Te Awe Kotuku removed his Korowal mat and threw it in the duchess’s crossing path.
The piece comments on Countess von Waldersee and American notoriety, then pivots to a health ad praising St Jacob's Oil as a cure for minor aches and pains. It claims happiness depends on removing pain and ends by asserting a wife should extend a lover's chains.
The ad urges choosing Devoe ready paint for lower cost per area covered, claiming it lasts longer and covers more than lead or oil paints. It advises figuring price by square yard or year, not by gallon, and offers a free pamphlet if the paper is mentioned.
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