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Newspaper
The Sidney Republican
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
2
The Sidney Republican notes the largest existing bronze statue is of Peter the Great in St Petersburg, weighing 100 tons, alongside reflections on wealth, toil, and moral burden. A Manchester mill weaver named Middlehurst is informed of a £10,000 inheritance from an Australian-volved uncle.
A poisonous fruit growing in Ceylon on the Eve's apple tree is orange on the outside and deep crimson inside, with each apple bearing a bite mark. Its poisonous quality and appearance led Mahometans to identify it as the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.
The National Association of Boot and Shoe Manufacturers held an executive session in Detroit to discuss trade topics including a proposal for a universal set of shoe styles and patterns each season. If adopted, all manufacturers would adhere to a single standard to streamline production and avoid multiple styles across factories.
The Australian shipping trade continues to grow with New South Wales recording 7,082 vessels entered and cleared in 1900, up from 1899. Of these, 6,308 sailed under the British flag and 724 under other flags. The data notes British empire decline and rapid growth of other nations’ fleets.
A Outlook contributor notes that from 1877 to 1890 Germany issued about eight hundred coal tar derivative patents and by 1898 industries using coal tar waste yielded over seventeen million dollars. The piece highlights U S progress in packing and other sectors and suggests many so called tasteless substances remain unused due to lack of knowledge.
The article notes that despite large alien populations, illiteracy remains low in New York and New Jersey. In both states, fewer than seven percent of foreign born naturalized citizens cannot read or write, and among those with only first papers literacy is about twelve percent. Reading and writing are not guarantees of good citizenship, but imply a better likelihood.
A chemist extols frugal waste practice from ink made with old copper coffee pot to paper from old collars. Doctor Long praises sewage as milk, while soap suds from woolen mills form bricks and gas. The piece notes vast waste, estimating 600 to 1000 tons of fine coal wasted daily in New York ashes and hints at future reclamation ideas.
An aged violin responds to every tone, returning it refined by its own qualities. Yet a cracked instrument cannot emit its bewitching sound, losing its musical magic.
The text notes vegetarians in sanitariums for heavy drinkers follow bread and fruit diets. After weeks of this regimen the toper loses any desire for intoxicants.
纽约报道中记者George Eadwind Graham在证人问讯中回忆与布鲁克林号航海经历及与Schley海军上校、Slesbee船长对话的细节。证词描述July 8日战斗中的战术、望远镜视野、各舰行动，以及Schley在战斗中的冷静与对受伤船员的安抚。
Yale University awards Theodore Roosevelt the honorary degree of LL D during the bi centennial closing rites in New Haven. President Hadley praises Roosevelt’s democratic spirit and Yale ties, as Roosevelt recalls shared struggles with Yale men and honors the memory of a Yale lad killed at the heights. The ceremony includes commemorative poetry, a Greek hymn, and the song America.
New York Oct 24 Determined to disprove Kochs claim that human and bovine tuberculosis are not intercommunicable Dr George G Barney begins tests in Brooklyn He questions Dr Woeh statement that different bacilli cannot inoculate humans He notes New York has spent about 2 000 000 to destroy cattle TB and describes tests using a healthy cow inoculated with human tubercular bacilli to prove the theory wrong
Fragmentary line hints at a forthcoming examination to settle whether Dr Joch's proposition is true or false. The incomplete text offers no clear context, dates, or affiliations, leaving the central claim as an unsettled mystery pending further reporting.
Buffalo October 24 The Pan American Exposition Company reports 804000 cash on hand to pay part of the first mortgage bonds Nine days remain to operate and earn profits If the daily net reaches 50000 for nine days the last payment on the first mortgage can be met Otherwise a default on part of the mortgage payments is possible Unpaid contractors seek seventy percent of their claims but have yet to prevail
Booker T. Washington's private secretary in Tuskegee telegraphs that Washington from Washington Saturday afternoon denies any interviews attributed to him in the South. He has refused to discuss the Roosevelt dinner incident with anyone.
A rapid roundup: Lipton sails home on Celtic with Erin behind. 39,872 US homicide deaths in five years to 1900. West Point monument to Judson Wilpatrick unveiled. transport Thomas sails to Manila with officers and teachers aboard. Japanese maneuvers begin November 6. Pan American Exposition closes November 2 at midnight. famine riots in Saratoff Russia. Russian offers to fund Corea fortifications. Possible Crown Prince Wilhelm US visit set for next spring. James Woods dies after typhoid in Oklahoma. Moscow tech shows wireless sound via arc lamp. G A S C appoints Duffield Blakeman. canning trust planned west of Mississippi. McKinley post office in Washington opens. Camera industry merger talks. Lynn shoe plants run nonstop with 70k–75k pairs daily. Olmstead pleads guilty for obscene mail letters. Siberia launched at Newport News. 600 ft long, 19k ton displacement. Washington praise for random lot allotment of open lands. Shark submarine launched at Elizabethport with 63 ft length and 120 tons displacement, armed with Whitehead torpedoes.
Buffalo, N Y, October. The New Domestic Sewing Machine Co has today been awarded the highest prize, the coveted gold medal, at the Pan-American Exposition for the best family sewing machine.
Lansing Oct 24 the Michigan supreme court ruled in Anna Lee vs Port Huron that bicyclists have the same sidewalk rights as baby carriages. It also said when cities collect license fees from riders they must keep walks and streets in repair or be liable for damages.
Judges at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo award Walter Baker & Co. three gold medals for the superiority of their breakfast cocoa and all cocoa and chocolate preparations and for the excellence of their exhibit. This marks the 37th high award from major expositions in Europe and America.
Denver observers outline proposed Australasian land tax amendment and its details. The plan would allow counties to exempt or tax land and improvements, setting state rate limits while preserving land value principles. Proponents argue benefits from public works and fair taxation, while critics warn of burdens on the poor and real estate monopolies.
Chicago on Oct 22 reports a bold theft at the post office where stamps valued at 74610 were stolen from the vault. Burglars bored a steel floor and tunneled under the building to reach the plunder, loading it into a waiting wagon in an alley.
On Oct 22 New York Central and Lake Shore railroads announce a new ocean to ocean flyer from New York to Denver starting Nov 3. The vestibuled limited train will depart New York at 8 45 a.m. and reach Chicago next morning, then continue to Denver in one day. It includes a dining car buffet and library car, connects with Northwestern No. 5, and will run two nights out from New York or Boston to Denver three nights to Salt Lake and four nights to San Francisco and Portland.
Brigadier General A W Greely, chief of the U S signal office, arrives in London after five months in Japan and the Philippines inspecting army and navy telegraphs and cables. He plans to return to Washington and praises the 6000 miles of telegraph lines in the Philippines, noting great potential for the country and people and expressing keen interest in Japanese telegraphic systems.
Lowell Massachusetts October 22. Financial troubles at Merchantal National Bank eased after the disappearance of teller Albert C Smith and bookkeeper Lewis TH Swift. Bank losses run about 115000 with securities valued at 800000 returned. Losses attributed to two years of theft by the two men and cash retained by Smith and Swift as part of a bargain to return securities.
Greeley correspondent reports the heavy Audubon volume has been placed in the State Normal School library. The four by three foot limited edition from 1860, one of 200 copies, was found in Denver by Dr. Snyder for 750 dollars, is on display under glass. Pages are turned daily for student viewing and will be photographed for lantern slides to illustrate lectures on bird life.
Big Gypsum Combine in Chicago announces formation of the United States Master Company to start operations in December. About forty plaster mills and adamant plants are under contract, with current output near 750,000 tons annually. The new firm reportedly will control 20,000 acres of gypsum land nationwide.
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