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Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO April 25, 1914 'War With Mexico' The inevitable has happened and the United States has clashed with Mexico. No one can foresee with any certainty how long the conflict will last or what it will cost in life and treasure. At the present time our regular army numbers approximately 85,000...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 75 YEARS AGO 'Sidney Man Dies In Auto Crash Monday' April 21, 1939 A truck-automobile collision near Grand Island late Monday Killed John B. Spencer, 30, a resident of Sidney for about two months. Carl Schmeekie, 21, driver of the truck, and Frank Majewshi, a passenger, escaped injury. A blowout of the...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO April 18, 1914 'Two Blazes Of Small Property Damage' The fire department made two runs this week. Saturday night about 8 o'clock the call was made to the Union Pacific Depot where a small fire had made quite a brave start in the express office. Some mail sacks were burned but most of the m...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'Rain And Snow Soak Cheyenne County' April 4, 1914 A dandy snow and rain visited this section Monday lasting until Tuesday night. It fell gently and was all water, benefitting the soil by continuing its perfect condition. Such a precipitation came the week previous. Let the good work go...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'Lecture Course Finished' March 21, 1914 The last number given on the lecture course was given at the High School assembly room on last Wednesday and was highly satisfactory. The lecturer billed for that night was seriously ill but the man substituted by the bureau proved equal to...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO ‘Sidney Post Office To Become Second Class’ March 14, 1914 The Sidney Post Office is now eligible to become one of the second class rating, the receipts for the first time having aggregated a total of 8,000 a year. The official advancement to the higher class will become effective on the first day of July next. It means an increase of...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 Years Ago March 15, 1913 'Two Wrecks Kill Nine – Shocking results of The Storm in Railroad Fatalities' This seems to be a week of calamities, the climax being several wrecks in Thursday nights storm. Details are meager as we go to press at five o clock Friday evening, a howling blizzard p...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'The Bakery Burns' March 1, 1913 A fire soon after midnight Tuesday, destroyed the workroom of the McFadden Bakery and all the contents. It was occupied by S.A. Deiken who located here this winter and built up a nice trade for his excellent line of baking. this fire was more than decent...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO February 1914 'Ever New Subject: The Weather' Last Saturday was a remarkable one in that the thermometer registered up to summer heat, not only for the middle hours of the day but after the sun went down the air was oppressive. Some ladies wore no wraps and farmers poured into town like ci...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'Helping Themselves' February 21, 1914 The home of J. L McIntosh was broken into Monday night while the family were at the picture show. Entrance was made at the bathroom window and tracks at the base of a short ladder furnish some clue to the predator. Burnt matches all over the house...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 Years Ago 'Didn't Know His Own Brother - Man Who Lost His Memory Identified At Omaha' February 14, 1914 Omaha, Feb. 11-Frank L. Finch, editor of a weekly paper at Littleton, Colo., who has been held by the police here since Sunday last, was identified by his brother, Clarence S. Finch, editor of a...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'A Close Call For The Mercantile' February 7, 1914 Saturday evening about nine o'clock when Mr. Greenlee was leaving the store, he being the last to remain, a whiff of smoke floated down the stairway. Investigation revealed a considerable blaze on the second floor. Realizing that a fire...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'Fire Destroys Union Pacific Property' January 31, 1914 At half past three last Sunday morning the home of P. C. Connors, Union Pacific maintenance engineer was totally destroyed by fire, together with its contents. Mr. Connors and the two little boys, sleeping on the first floor were...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'An Echo of The Past' January 24, 1914 The death of Valeria Allenspach-Coad at Lincoln on Thursday night of last week turns the thoughts to early days of Sidney, say thirty years or more ago. Mrs. Allenspach-Coad, then Valeria Allenspach, lived here with her parents who ran a hotel. She...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'The Southland Jubilee Quartet Next Friday' January 17, 1914 The Southland Jubilee Quartet of mixed voices, composed of four talented Negro entertainers will appear at The Tobin Opera House in Sidney, Friday evening, January 23rd. The entertainment is given under the auspices of the...
Compiled By The Sidney Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'School Board Looking To Future Development' January 10, 1914 Wednesday afternoon the school board held a meeting to discuss conditions as seemed to them existing. They have found the school building inadequate to care for the increased enrollment and have had to secure temporary quarters...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'The Night of The Big Wind' January 3, 1914 The wind Wednesday evening was something to command respect. The way it tore off loose boards and ripped out shaky glass was worth seeing. The enclosure built over the front of the C. W. Hornaday Mdse. & Grain Co., unfinished building was torn...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'Admits Swindling Patients' December 13, 1913 "We are now making our usual 'getaway'. It is now 2 o'clock and if they leave us alone until 4 o'clock, everything will be all right. The newspapers are beginning to raise h-ll, and there is no use in staying here longer." This is the...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph Staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'J. A. Bentley Buys Large Property' December 13, 1913 A large business deal was closed Friday whereby J. A. Bentley became the owner of the Callahan block, the consideration being $14,000. This is a profitable piece of property and the owner will at once remodel and renovate it for rental...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY Sun-Telegraph staff These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'An All Week's Storm Still In Progress' December 6, 1913 A gentle rain began falling Sunday at three p.m. and kept up a gentle drizzle for fifty consecutive hours. Then a six Tuesday evening the snow began just where the rain left off and kept that up all of Tuesday night. Wednesday...
COMPILED BY THE SIDNEY SUN-TELEGRAPH STAFF These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO 'New Hotel In Operation' November 22, 1913 The Hotel National has been open to the public for a week and is fast getting a large share of the patronage. First everything is absolutely new with the factory scent of cleanness still upon it. The rooms have heat and electric light. Each room...
1 YEARS AGO 'COMING! Opera House Ole Theobaldi and Company' November 15, 1913 Ole Theobaldi is conceded to be the greatest violinist living today. Madame Steitzel, the famous soprano, is one of the world's finest vocalists. M'lle Helena Kellere is also very well and favorably known as one of the best pianists before the public. Seats for this entertainment may be purchased at the Sidney Drug Store any time after Monday noon, Nov. 17. about 150 of the 212 reserved seats in the opera house have...
These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO ‘The County Election’ November 9, 1913 In the county election passed off very quietly with little excitement and no heat. Very few bets were put up. Wilson having the grand lead from the start. The day was fair and a good day was polled, while not the full number. 1011 was the total number of votes cast. The race was close for all offices, Norris 173, Aldrich 122 and so on down th...
These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO ‘Confessed An Old Crime’ May 10, 1913 We read in an exchange the confession of R. J. Dunbar of his part in a murder eight years ago in Redfield, Maine. His part was to purchase a rope and to entice a girl a few rods from the house, after which the man responsible for her ruin jumped out from some bushes and strangled her to death. Her name was Mattie Hackett and at the time of...
These stories from the past first appeared in The Sidney Telegraph. Original writing is preserved, though some stories were shortened for space reasons. 100 YEARS AGO ‘Secretary Of State Warms Sidney With His Smile’ May 3, 1913 Secretary Bryan passed through Sidney last Saturday evening on his way to California and as the train made a ten-minute’s pause, he came to the platform and spoke a short time. Several hundred people were on hand to cheer his appearance. He and his pleasant family were enthusiastically greeted and the Secre...
