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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
3
A jumble of international notes mixes satire and conflict as writers lampoon royalty, warfare and science. References span the slouch hat symbol, a German yacht christening, Marconi, Croker, Philippine generals, Tientsin, Indians, Chile, and rumored University of Chicago gifts.
Scientists briefed on Prof Loch's findings urge caution about his claims and advise undertakers to keep operating, noting uncertainties in the research and potential economic impact if markets react to sensational statements.
A jumbled column mixes trivia and controversial views from the era. References range from ancient corsets and preservation to Rockefeller opinions, racial slurs, and social critiques. The tone reflects period stereotypes and sensational asides.
Baltimore American notes the Omaha gambling den raid suspects claim their occupation faced little objection, comparing their work to harmless acts and mocking the victims. The column contrasts moral outrage with perceived lax standards in public life.
A critiqued sentiment in Pan-Latin rhetoric toward the United States is described as alien to many and warned against turning into blunt military dispatch language, urging restraint and clarity.
A vignette from yesterday at the stockyards features a violinist Kubelik caught in a playful, domestic hint from a young stenographer who suggests a meeting. The passage ends with a humorous allusion to the London Times lamenting a lack of footwarmers in trains, contrasting old and new comforts.
Italy reflects on how assigning responsibility for a lynching resembles solving a complex fifteen puzzle with shifting pieces. The comment suggests difficulty in identifying accountable actors amid ambiguous evidence and evolving narratives.
General Manuel Matos reports the Venezuelan war vessel Libertador engaged the steamer Crespo near Curacao. After 30 minutes of fighting Crespo surrendered unconditionally. Crespo and crew transferred to Libertador and later abandoned. Venezuelan unrest described as not a revolution, but ongoing uprisings near Valencia Puerto Cabello and Maeneas.
In Kansas City Circuit Court Judge Truesdale granted Frank James an injunction to halt production of The James Boys In Missouri, a play depicting the bandits as train robbers. The ruling centers on a right of privacy preventing a person from being portrayed on stage without consent, a question potentially influential if adopted by the Supreme Court.
Mrs Davis arrived en route to Jackson Mississippi to press state purchase of Beauvoir for a Confederate soldiers home. A reception greeted her with hundreds of citizens before she left on a special train. She refused a northern offer of ninety thousand dollars and proposes Beauvoir be sold to Mississippi for ten thousand with a soldiers home to be established and maintained.
Cinnabar Montana February 15 reports detail a new Yellowstone geyser near Norris basin, dubbed the Seventieth Century. It erupts like the Constant geyser but with greater volume, height, and more frequent intervals from one and a quarter to two hours.
In New York on February 13 a general business suspension marked Lincoln's 93rd birth anniversary. Banquets followed across the city, with the Waldorf Astoria hosting a Republican Club event led by Louis Stel. Speeches honored Lincoln and McKinley, with toasts from James W. Gleed, C. M. Depew, Woodruff, and Croswell MacLaughlin, and letters from Lincoln and Taft among others.
One of two giant decapod locomotives with ten drivers for the Santa Fe railroad has crossed Chicago en route to the mountain division. They burn oil, carry 2285 pounds of steam pressure, and feature fifty seven inch drivers with a 2700 ton load capacity up a fifty four grade. Single engines are designed to replace double headers on routes to California and Arizona.
John D. Long to relinquish Navy Secretary post while Admiral Sampson retires. Senate committee backs the Danish West Indies treaty. defense provisions for Philippine scouts estimated at 515000. Lawmakers discuss miners protection and canal sovereignty while election date shifts are debated. The House advances the army budget and postal provisions amid fiscal and tariff talks.
A March fire devastated Paterson New Jersey destroying public buildings churches banks and hundreds of dwellings with an estimated 500 homes lost and 1000 families left homeless. Fire crews from Paterson and surrounding towns battled a gale fueled blaze that began at the Jersey City Hoboken Paterson Traction power house and swept through the business district before being contained.
Mrs. Soffel who aided the Biddles and was shot in the battle that led to their recapture shows notable improvement. Mental distress dominates her condition. a transfer from Butler to Pittsburgh may wait about a week. Her husband ex Warden Soffel retains counsel for her defense but she forbids contact. She receives letters from across the country many with religious tracts and advice.
Boston February 10. The board of health reports Dr Lamanuel Pfeiffer who exposed himself to smallpox two weeks ago has the disease in its worst form and may not recover. Pfeiffer was a staunch opponent of vaccination and recently urged repeal of compulsory vaccination law before a legislative committee.
A morning blaze destroyed the Empire hotel at 2700 2702 Olive Street killing eleven people and injuring many others. About 35 to 40 were in the building. estimates set property loss at 20 000 with ten to twelve more seriously hurt from burns exposure or bruises as fire spread rapid.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou left Washington for Groton Massachusetts on Saturday night. The telegrams reported Theodore Roosevelt Jr sleeping well and the boy’s condition improving though not yet reassuring enough to return the president to Washington.
Paris February 10 Hindoo twins Radiea and Cordlina were separated by Dr Doyon in a twenty minute operation. Both twins were tuberculosis patients and weak from illness. outcome remains doubtful though the procedure avoided blood loss and left a straight scar from the xiphoid to the navel. The Figaro quotes Dr Doyon describing the exceptional circumstances and the anaesthetic aided division of the membrane.
The steamship Philadelphia of the American line arrived in New York after a Marconi wireless telegraphy run that set a new distance record. On February 1 it maintained contact with land from off the Lizard to 150 miles offshore, with messages exchanged until midnight the next day. The final message came from American line officials in England to Captain Mills aboard the Philadelphia.
Nebraska bank examiner reports a $200000 shortage at Platte Villey Bank of Bellwood as Amos and Richard Gould, cashier and bookkeeper, remain jailed on forged note charges. Evidence points to large payments to grain brokers and steps to recover funds from speculation.
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