Good Old Days – 04-25-14

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 men, which the president has authority to increase to 100,000. Then there is the state militia that wou...