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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
2
Mary Lockwood endures public sorrow as the abbey case unfolds in the court. The judge interrogates her about the night there, her memories fractured by grief. A letter reveals Jack joined the king, Mary’s spirit fades, and her world grimly shifts to sorrow and haunting memory.
A jury finds Parker guilty after a tense trial. The judge sentences him to be hanged near Kirkstall, a condemned woman, Mary Wockwood, collapses into madness under the weight of events. Old Morley aids, and Jack Meadows is seized by press gang days later bound for distant service.
An old warning against highway crime haunts Morley and Mary as winter darkens the countryside. Mary Lockwood's health declines, and Christmas Eve at the Star and Garter brings the village together to honor Joseph Morley, while Mary endures memories of past events and the lingering shadow of Jack's exile.
An old innkeeper Morley recalls past days as Mr. Taylor honors memory and urges acceptance of Providence. Morley smiles mournfully at neighbors care while the Christmas bells ring for Mary, who will not hear them on earth as the tale continues.
The lily of the valley, Queen Alexandra's favorite, is favored for the coronation decorations next June. A Dutch grower started the forcing method at Dersingham, enabling bloom on demand and storage for later use. June roses were considered, but lilies offer novelty and ease, with costs controlled by advance notice and garden supply.
A New York Times account describes a stable door hose incident where a woman and a bystander engage in a humorous exchange. The man criticizes women for stepping on hoses, claiming it amuses them and damages property, while noting the common habit appears irresistible to many pedestrians.
An Army transport Hancock, speeding toward Manila, traversed from San Francisco and crossed the 180th meridian. One day was lost in the voyage, causing Independence Day on July 4 to pass without celebration by the distinguished officials aboard.
A proverb style remark notes hesitation can cost people, while decisive action helps some to be found or succeed. It suggests bold moves over delay.
Russia sends novel pelts for motor car dresses coats and blouses. Pony skins with manes intact are shipped to furriers. Calf skins produce snow white coats and accessories. Prices run to 8% guineas for a Russian blouse. Miniver and ermine prices rise ahead of coronation demands.
Paris undertakers report 1901 as a hard year with 2,500 fewer deaths than average and far lower business. A major firm saw £ 8,000 less receipts than 1900 while another declined by £ 1,600. Sundays average 200 funerals but last Sunday was 160 as costs rise and exhibition dampens demand. Funeral prices range from 11 shillings to £ 12,000 with Duc d Aumale, Emperor of Brazil, and Mr Mackay among costly recent burials.
Pearson's Magazine recalls the so called Petticoat Insurrection linked to early Louisiana settlement. French women fed on corn grew indignant at Bishop of Quebec’s schemes, while men adapted to corn as nourishment, sparking critique of colonial arrangements.
A condensed reflection on how, with no western frontier, modern nations turn their energies eastward. The piece frames the shift from conquest to commerce, noting a persistent kinship with historic impulses while acknowledging a world where war yields to trade and global exchange.
A religious instruction emphasizes that worship services should not exceed one hour, citing a Prussian prayer. The directive specifies the location and duration of the service, underscoring efficiency in ritual practice.
The article notes that Georgia has 137 counties and that absolute prohibition exists in eighty seven of them. It emphasizes the geographic spread of prohibition across the state and implies regulatory differences among counties.
The Washington dispatches report President Roosevelt pressuring House Ways and Means to consider reducing tariffs on Cuban sugar and tobacco. The article notes strong protectionist opposition, the likelihood of a presidential message, and the aim to avert a tariff conflict, urging protectionists to weigh global sugar abundance over Cuban claims. It emphasizes Cuba’s grievances against the world, not the U.S., amid low raw sugar prices.
A brief note cites Havemeyer on European sugar competition as a guide to avoid following his own stated aims. The Seattle Post Intelligencer highlights the strategic insight in observing what he wants to do and choosing the opposite.
The passage critiques free traders who favor partial reciprocity and noncompetitive imports. It questions whether allowing foreign competition serves the nation's future value, asking who benefits and whether Cummins truly supports greater imports over domestic production.
The article questions Governor Cummins Iowa’s new executive statements on protectionism noting his self description as Republican and protectionist. It argues uncertainty over the meaning of his claim that protection is established for man and not man for protection and whether he fully grasps its implications.
The text argues that the Republican party must defend protection, warning that caving to executive pressure could repeat harmful precedents like the Wilson bill. It says a Hawaiian style experiment could lead to lost money and ruined domestic industry, urging careful weighing by Ways and Means protectors.
President Havemeyer of the sugar trust opposes tariff on raw sugar saying 85 million dollars a year could be saved for the poor by abolishing duties. He is asked if the refined sugar duty should also go, noting consumers use refined sugar and arguing against harming the sugar industry.
The speaker tests his own wording about the Sabbath being made for man and not man for the Sabbath. The Buffalo Courier questions Governor Cummins as a free trader, but the piece argues he is simply temporarily off his base as a protectionist.
The speaker questions whether any debt to Cuba exists and suggests checking owed amounts first. If owed, proposes paying from our treasury and directing funds to the rightful recipients. A cautious stance on extraneous international payments.
The United States Fruit Company sold about 17 500 000 banana bunches and 13 500 000 coconuts in the past year across the United States and Canada. Sixty ocean steamers served the banana trade. This implies an average of over twenty bananas per person.
Land in the Sandwich Islands is described as snake free, resembling Ireland in this freedom. A single snake species is known there, and it is not common.
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