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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
4
Edward's crown will have 8,000 jew els. Half that number of hairs would suit him better, Argentina will apparently swallow a s snficient does of that Chile sauce to see what it tastes like.
The excerpt mocks figures such as Lord Kitchener and Grover Cleveland while noting diverse items from medicine to politics. It cites a Minneapolis Times line on Filipinos, a tetanus serum note, and riffs on Kipling and Davis en route to their assignments. It ends with a copper price joke and coal mood.
A historical statement notes that if any neutral power seeks to use the Nicaragua canal while the United States is at war with another power, it must first obtain U S consent by applying for permission.
Detroit Tribune notes that any nation opposing the neutrality stance of Uncle Sam will be free to present an alternative, provided it can. The piece frames neutrality as a defined policy and invites challengers to propose different approaches.
A Missouri bound tale describes an Oshkosh thinker pursuing the alleged thief of his spouse to offer a personal greeting. The account frames the pursuit as a display of practical judgment and steadfast resolve.
The text notes Maine farmers and truck gardeners thriving due to a Western shortage, able to command their own prices for all products, signaling favorable local market conditions and economic leverage for growers.
A Mexican newspaper lauds the Roosevelt message as altruistic and optimistic while noting it contains an embedded embrosis. Readers are urged to reread to uncover the embrosis hidden in the text.
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court established that there is a limit beyond which speculators cannot conspire to reduce the selling price of securities without risking felonious penalties.
Ex Congressmen Thomas B. Reed spoke at the St Nicholas society banquet in New York and asked listeners to honor Dutch defenders resisting the war riors of the modern world. This comment marks his closest stance on the Boer war to date.
The Salvation Army calls drifting brothers and sisters by affectionate names and mobilizes to secure them employment. Opinions vary on the method, but the organization’s broad, brave work reflects Christ's teachings and global charitable effort.
In England the Liberal movement shows signs of unity under Lord Rosebery after his Chesterfield speech. Public sentiment largely supports continuing the war and a reorganized Liberal party may form around this cause, with judges noting feasibility of arbitration in weak states and tensions between nations.
A 12-year-old boy who served as page in the Virginia legislature has returned home declaring he would not keep such company for any price. He stated the price cited was $60 a month, which he rejects as too high.
Through the wireless telegraph system the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, arriving from Bremen, Southampton and Cherbourg, acted as a floating telegraph station. Capt. Hegemann hailed the Marconi marvels, noting near nonstop shore communication and successful unbroken exchanges as ships crossed the Atlantic.
General Edward W. Serrel will present plans to the Senate canals commission for a Mandigo route canal from San Blas gulf to the Pacific behind Pearl islands. The project envisions a seven mile tunnel through a granite spur of the Andes, 200 feet high and 180 feet wide, with government bond guarantees and free government vessel use.
A Washington dispatch says Burlington will likely strike a deal with Harriman interests to run through trains from Salt Lake to Los Angeles via Senator Clark s railroad. A conference included General Manderson, R C Kearns, Senator Clark, and Harriman representatives. Clark proposed buying or leasing the Short Line. if rejected, he would build a parallel route.
Think Boer Blew Up Transport reports in New Orleans say a British transport carrying American mules to South Africa may have been intercepted blown up by Boer agents or foundered. A lower coast schooner found hundreds of dead mules drifting for miles, stirring fears of further sabotage to mule exports to Cape Town. Some blame storms for carcasses while others recall the Mechanician sabotage allegation tied to Boer agents.
A Friday committee meeting is planned. Rear Admiral Crowninshield calls for 8,000 more men for new war vessels. Postal receipts up fifteen percent in December at fifty main U.S. post offices. Secretary Root urges funds for fifty Philippine scout companies, about 5,000 men, with a 515,000 deficiency appropriation. Congress eyes a salary for ex-presidents at 25,000 yearly.
At Cleveland the Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company has made an assignment. George H. Phillips, noted corn speculator, is unable to meet obligations. The anti pass agreement for 1902 is broken. Havana sewering contract signed by Jersey City officials and Acting Mayor Latorre. Secretary Root asks Congress for Guam and Hawaii defense funds. Paraguay shows imminent revolution over presidential succession amid fighting. Indiana Supreme Court limits pass exemption damages. Enid bank robbed of $2000 with dynamite. Miller of Brooklyn denied new trial for 520 percent syndicate. ten years. Gas and oil stove firm American Stove Company formed with $5 million capital. Prince Henry sails to New York January 18 on Hohenzollern. Union Lead and Oil enters lead business against National Lead. Pope faints during audience with American pilgrims. recovered. Chicago court finds postal card quotations violating postal laws. Manila English instruction urged for Filipino children. Tri State Grain and Cattle Growers meet features Hill speeches. resolutions praise Hill. Booth-Clibborns leave Salvation Army for Dowie church. Nicaragua canal bill passes House. Managua band plays Hail Columbia. German beer consumption rises. Bavaria leads. Dow coal slope fire in Indian Territory. 4 bodies recovered, 10 feared. Meridam organizing drive stopped by mayor and business leaders. Lyulph Ogilvy now Captain with DSO. Lord Ogilvy awarded for Boers fighting. British volunteers afresh face pay gaps. discontent grows. Seoul reports 10 million yen embezzled. death sentences prepared for officers. Eighty officers implicated. arrests underway.
A cablegram reports Eugenie widow of Napoleon III and former Regent of the Empire of France is in her last days, under the care of four secretaries who are assisting her in writing and dictating memoirs and recollections.
M de Blowitz retires as Paris correspondent of the London Times and is succeeded by Arthur Fullerton, an African. He began with the Times in 1871 after earning Thiers’s gratitude by reporting on the Marseille Commune. His European statecraft ties gave the world unique dispatches.
At a Gaelic school meeting P O Neil Larkin spoke of a May visit by Americans to the Cork Irish exhibition. He announced that two shoe firms will set up boot and shoe factories in Ireland, creating work and potentially sparking more factories from the exhibition as a start to industrial prosperity.
The King to Council orders that the Red Dragon badge be added to the Prince of Wales heraldic achievement. The dragon is to be borne as a badge on the sinister side, while the ostrich feathers remain on the opposite side, with the crest and two badges aligned over the shield.
A rare 17th century Danish Hamburg medal sold in Germany shows a witty inscription. The legend boasts that the King of Denmark visited Hamburg, but the other side remains blank, rewarding curious observers with a humorous mystery.
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