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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
2
In Yorkshire Dick and Foster pursue their risky plan to trap Bellingham while tensions mount between the wary partners. A confrontation erupts as Dick asserts control, threatening violence to prevent Foster from sabotage, and declares a temporary truce amid looming danger and shifting loyalties.
Andy endures coercion by Dick then swears fealty in a tense confrontation. Foster enforces a brutal oath as the pair resume uneasy partnership. Breakfast finds them amicable, with plans to meet in York. Mary travels with Jack Meadows toward Jack's farm for a colt viewing before the coach.
In a strained morning scene Mr. Morley and Jack Meadows converse while Mary blushes at Dick’s greeting. Foster suspects a romance as Dick plots a covert program and notes Mary’s reaction. A test of discipline and loyalty follows as Foster departs for a night run toward a York toll gate, three miles beyond the inn.
Mary and Jack discuss a young man in London and war service who has captured attention at Kirkshall. Mary praises his gifts and appearance while Jack wary of a possible French spy, recalling veterans Thompson and Ren shaw.
A tug captain speaks from the pilot house about sleepless watches and brutal hours at the wheel. He describes stints of up to twenty hours and once forty-two, defending mariners who work through fatigue rather than being reckless. He warns against blaming sailors as careless when ships are forced against docks by harsh labor realities.
French savant M Berthelot reports finding platinum in Egypt while examining a metal box once owned by a seventh century BCE Egyptian queen. A plate inside, thought to be silver, is actually an alloy of platinum and gold. The box from Thebes bears inscriptions and gold and silver designs. The platinum likely originates from upper Nile alluvial deposits.
In a New York Weekly snippet Sambo asks about a chicken and Mary Antony retorts not to mind it, claiming the chicken is found in the coop of another. The exchange hints at theft or misplaced ownership within a household.
Harvard Observatory director Prof C Pickering reports first successful photographs of lightning spectra. J H Freeze at Harvard captured three spectra last summer using the star spectrum apparatus, showing hydrogen lines similar to new stars but without solid bodies. Comparisons note hydrogen lines in the lightning flash match those from tiny artificial discharges.
Cape Town correspondence describes Loxton's Horse in South Africa as The Forty Thieves. The unit receives equipment but no pay, instead takes 75 percent of loot, with a June Newcastle haul yielding over 4500 dollars per man. A 5000 dollar ball funded by 100 troopers illustrates their lavish spending.
The royal banner in St George's Chapel Windsor remains until the new sovereign’s banner is ready. King Edward’s banner, embroidered, was shown yesterday at the Royal School of Art Needlework with a redesigned harp and reinforced features. The banner will stay on view through Saturday afternoon.
The Pennsylvania railroad has ordered Mora wood sleepers from British Guiana for use in tracks around Philadelphia. Costing about $1.50 each, they are said to last for many years. Seven years ago a few Mora ties were laid at Frankford station on the New York division and remain in good condition.
The Free Trade League’s last piece by Prof. John Bascom argues protection negates patriotism. The author rebuts, praising national effort while urging renewed American spirit, cites Spanish War pride, and mocks Bascom’s call to return to older mass prosperity as impractical twaddle.
The piece argues Canada seeks free market access while offering little in return. It notes Canada’s 5 million people versus 80 million in the United States, limited Canadian demand if Britain blocks trade, and wages 20 to 50 percent lower than U.S. levels. It warns cheap Canadian goods would affect American labor and immigration.
A New Haven Palladium note states that immigration should flow to the United States territories and states. It argues the nation has sixteen times Canada's population on a smaller area with vast undeveloped resources and ample room for settlement.
The Chicago Evening Post asks if any industries can endure a reasonable tariff cut. It warns a non Protec tive outcome only comes from an unreasonable, destructive reduction that would allow foreign undercutting, close mills, or depress American wages and purchasing power. The piece questions whether the Post aligns with foreign interests.
The Philadelphia Press rebukes Boston Transcript for repeating a Washington claim about log duties under the Dingley tariff. It notes logs were free under both McKinley and Dingley, urging reciprocity advocates to rely on facts rather than misinformation.
The Tribune urged duty cuts between the United States and Cuba limited to ships under American or Cuban flags with Cuban vessel construction in the United States. The Munson line, favoring Norwegian ships under charters, opposed the idea, effectively blocking the proposal and signaling that a foreign line shapes U S maritime policy despite employing neither American sailors nor using American ports.
The Clyde Journal contends that reciprocity and tariff reformers face a stubborn fact: the end of protection is not in sight. As Sam Jones notes, a fact cannot be evaded and must be camped and set up to endure.
The Blackfoot Idaho Mail argues that Republican measures imply greater prosperity at home and stronger business abroad, framing policy proposals as signals of economic growth and international opportunity.
The Brooklyn Standard Union notes that Representative Babcock could better use his proven skill to advocate a horizontal cut in coal prices, signaling a potential stance on energy costs and policy.
Eastern tariff reformers agree on removing the duty from Western hides in a gesture described as touching by the Kansas City Journal. The stance signals cross-regional consensus on tariff policy affecting the hide trade.
A Montreal Herald and Star guide notes informal engagements are common unless a bride is of high social position. News to distant friends may be written by the father or sister, and wedding invitations bear the bride’s father’s name. Veils are typical with white gowns, or a hat may replace it, and brides decide their own costume details.
A New York Press quips that after examining 200 autographs, the dot over the numeral 1 is neglected. It complains even Presidents miss the 1 dot, while McKinley is cited as an exception. The piece laments the decline in careful typography of digits.
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