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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1903
Page
3
Those who endure physical labor rely on bread made from Spring Wheat Flour. The standard choice cited is Pillsbury's Best Flour as the premier Spring Wheat Flour for workers such as locomotive engineers iron workers and miners.
A controversial claim from Oklahoma surrounding the burial of John Wilkes Booth challenges the official finding that Booth died in the barn. Witnesses including pallbearer Mosley insist the Green Mount Cemetery remains are not Booth, recounting hair color and close family ties while urging government action to prove the corpse’s identity. The tale surfaces amid grief and public speculation about the famous assassination.
The readable fragment mentions a plan to avoid raising a hue and cry that could endanger the mother. It references discovering something and handling the body of a person named Jato Willen Peorh, suggesting a homicide scene being quietly processed. The text remains garbled and uncertain.
A Boston report to the New York Evening Journal outlines major Harvard changes for this year’s commencement. Women will be admitted to the yard, diplomas will be distributed from multiple locations, and the award parchment will be smaller with more artful presentation.
A new college order named the Fraternity of the American Prevail was held in Washington with members from across the country. Its aim is general fellowship among members and to organize branches for graduates and undergraduates nationwide. The next banquet is planned for September 1904 in St Louis.
Tom O Neill marries Jenny Cone and winds up poor after a rag picker lures him to dig a cellar grave for a night job. The body turns to coins, revealing a buried stash. Ten years later the family prospers as Tom uses the gold, leaving the mystery of the rag picker’s fortune unsolved.
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of forestry begins a nationwide study of forest fires to identify causes, conditions, and damage. Agents in each district will observe fires, track how they start and spread, and evaluate soil and tree growth impact. State fire wardens and railroad practices will be examined to develop prevention methods and guide landowners and legislation. The program runs across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and later the Pacific coast.
Dorchester inventor Charles Alden reports a wireless telegraph system that directs a seven foot boat from a shore transmitter. A ground pole with coils, a battery and transmitter send impulses to a receiver on the boat, allowing it to weigh anchor, cast off, move forward or backward and steer. He plans a lifeboat version and believes the method can apply to larger ships.
Florists in Newcastle Indiana have started shipping soil to grow roses and other plants. Outsiders recognize the Newcastle product as superior and, unable to build facilities, are routing soil to distant markets. Cars have carried soil to Indianapolis Chicago and other towns as demand rises.
Report describes the Duke of Abruzzi preparing for a polar expedition with heated clothing. Suits use electricity fed through a network of axhestns covered wire in the lining to warm bedding and wearer.
The Paris Sete Fashion movement urges dropping pink teas, aued colors, and elaborate decor in favor of seasonal foods and furnishings. Hosts abandon freak foods and odd garnishes, favor seasonable flowers, hothouse plants avoided, plain damask tablecloths, simple centerpieces, and minimal cutlery. A Jean Weber image depicts a woman washing hands in a finger bowl titled Tulle's Bath.
Ann Arbor dispatch reports University of Michigan gymnasium work reduces waist size and broadens shoulders among Freshman women. Systematic training with dumbbells and wands tightens figures, tones flesh, and increases strength, with measurements showing decreases in waist and increases in chest, arms, and calves. Alice Snyder notes improvements come from proper posture and regular exercise.
The report notes Argentina expects 2,900,000 tons of corn for export and a wheat crop around 1,450 to 1,600 thousand tons with a rise in the overall grain yield. Details emphasize unprecedented output and significant export potential for corn and wheat.
Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment, orders American china for U S Navy ships, excluding Dagsh and German imports. Local officers report American china is cheaper and adequate though breakage costs are borne by officers if losses exceed fifteen percent yearly.
An air ship to be named the Bante Crow will be built near the Pont de Saint-Oueo in Paris under M. Touts Godard. Senor Joss do Patrrovinio holds a catalyst from Brazil's government for its construction. The craft measures forty five meters in length, twenty one meters in width, and nine meters high with an interior capacity of 3,900 cubic meters, making it the largest dirigible yet built.
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