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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
3
Captain Livermore attempts to bribe artist Overton with wealth and travel to Cape Town and Bombay to lure him away from Fedora. Overton refuses, vowing to stay until he sees Fedora and faces his fate. The scene unfolds amid a London mansion as suspense tightens.
Captain Livermore challenges Overton after a sharp exchange. Pistols chosen and sunrise duel set, Livermore vows to kill, then parts grimly from the cafe as tension mounts before the fated meeting at the appointed building.
Overton slips into a London mansion to find Fedora amid wealth and secrets. He confronts her with a plea to end their engagement as she weighs duty against passion. Fedora resists, torn between love and a life of security, while the peril of discovery looms.
In a dramatic scene Fedora Thorpe begs Jack Overton for forgiveness as he declares the past ruined and vows to leave the house forever. She pleads to return, but the moment passes with the music and the couple parted, Fedora resigning to a future without happiness. He bears the pain of betrayal while she faces a bleak memory of a love she calls unworthy.
In May dawn, Jack Overton and his friend Donald McGregor join a Scottish ex soldier to pursue a charged plan. They meet three others including Livermore, his associate, and a surgeon at a remote glade outside London where a bold, unusual venture unfolds under the martial atmosphere.
A New York Sun column quotes a physician blaming high collars for many women’s colds and urges removing neckwear to improve health. The piece notes a Manila ordinance banning smoking in theaters during performances as a token of American influence.
A witty adage notes money drives progress and women influence wealth in society. The saying highlights money as motivation and women as key players in economic movement.
C F Saylor special agent of the Department of Agriculture cites 1901 02 beet sugar production at 185000 tons up 140 percent from 77000. 11 new plants started in 1901, 9 more under construction for 1902 with capacities 500 1000 tons daily. Capitalization totals 45900000 with annual working capital 9080000 and farmers beet purchases 14700000.
Congressman Taylor of Ohio leads a cadre of insurrectionists defending Protection against assumed foes and sympathizers. They push to uphold the McKinley tariff platform arguing against any reciprocity that harms American workers and production.
Reports claim the American Sugar Refining Company made large cash advances to Cuban sugar planters during wartime disruptions. The alleged funds are presented as a mortgage on Cuban crops, potentially directing profits from duty reductions to Havemeyer led corporate interests.
The piece notes that the American Sugar Refining Company's conduct is creditable to humanity and business, yet it offers a curious commentary on the persistent calls for justice to Cuba heard in Inte.-Brooklyn Times.
Camden New Jersey Courier warns that any reduction on Cuban sugar would harm American producers and boost the sugar trust profits. The piece argues the injury would tilt several Republican states toward retaliation in future elections and claims no party can stay great if it shows inconsistency against radical policies.
The Enterprise denounces sugar tariff reduction circulars as the most unscrupulous manipulation by the sugar trust. It calls the effort a dastardly attack to destroy the beet sugar industry and its competitors.
The president of the New York Hotel Men's Association says New York has the most hotels of any city, surpassing London Paris and Berlin. He notes a dramatic increase in hotels built in recent years, with hundreds more planned, seen as strong investments.
Free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder offered by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Claims to cure sweating damp swollen and aching feet and to help with tight shoes. Also advertised to ease chilblains and frost-bites and sold at druggists and shoe stores 25 cents per box.
Men who harvest clam shells along the Mississippi and its tributaries shipped nearly 40 million pounds last year and earned over 205000. Shells are used to make pearl buttons with several large factories in river towns, mainly in Iowa. The article also notes historic contests by the Union Pacific on farm and ranch product studies and mentions Romeos in the San Guis Valley with a call to write to Aeph Chas Welt at 102 Boston Building, Denver.
Citizens question the One Horse railroad's claim of a single daily freight. The manager explains the fast freight is placed in the front cars to reach town first, before the slower train.
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