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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
6
The item notes ongoing global tension with Russia, Britain, Japan, and China cited. It mentions Tolstoi obituaries, a $1,000,000 fire, a Brooklyn doctor seeking vivisection publicity, hog cholera, and Morgan’s broad influence, all framed amid war news and commentary.
A column notes concerns that several large American cities may operate only three baseball clubs next summer. Other items mention a sleeping car berth set below the floor and Chicago undertakers seeking to end Sunday funerals while Italy’s king requests a reduced salary, prompting European monarchs to distance themselves.
Wu Ting Fang argues the American Civil War succeeded and rejects claims of failure. The remark centers on Wu's approval of aspects of early American history and its outcomes.
A granddaughter of Charles Dickens marries a solicitor for Cecil Rhoades. The match suggests a departure from the Micawber traits associated with the great grandfather, highlighting a contemporary, businesslike union.
France complains that cannibals in New Guinea favor the Navar of French explorers and may eat them. The remark reframes a delicate compliment into a hostile danger, reflecting tensions in colonial relations.
A Kentucky judge declares a plan to fine all gun totters 100 each, signaling bold ambition to build a large state treasury surplus. The move positions him as a potential architect of substantial fiscal gains.
A dated assertion argues that a woman must endure the sight of slaughter without fainting to claim equality with men, a claim an impartial jury would be obliged to respect.
A bottle of lemon extract caused the death of "Big John" a Ute Indian in South Utah after he drank it for a cold. The report notes lemon extract is used for flavors in cakes and ice cream.
Waterbury editors, who bravely traced fire losses like heroes, dissolved into long and touching tributes when David Sheehy's Irish rooster died two days later.
The text questions a $26,000,000 donation claim and criticizes professors in Chicago. It frames rebellion as imminent, suggesting anarchy awaits a single plausible excuse.
A body of Wisconsin women who backed a cat tax used an unusual approach to declare its opposition to single blessedness among female memo ers.
Critics note that the latest issued map of China shows maps growing larger in scale yet covering a smaller geographic scope compared with recent years. The trend suggests tighter boundaries even as detail increases.
By mid March a shipment of 20 million Filipino cigars is touted as a test of sincerity and public sentiment. The note suggests readiness to smoke them as a measure of trust, framing the gesture as a severe, symbolic challenge.
A Boston peddler fined for using the American flag as a rag bag is described as proof against assimilating civic influences. The writer wonders whether he possesses a vote and notes the irony of his stance on national symbols.
A German officer received six years in prison for killing a civilian in a duel. The sentence is seen as an innovative, commendable move that could reduce murders under the fatherlang code.
A man travels hundreds of miles to Hazel seeking the old love in Iowa days. She remains distant as they argue over fidelity and change. A child recites a variant of Jack and Jill as the couple parts, then he returns to find her awaiting with a warm, renewed welcome.
The report cites 319 sailing vessels and 966 steamships over 100 tons built worldwide in 1900 totaling 2,268,938 tons. Germany built 20 sailing vessels and 70 steamships. The United States shows 717 rigged vessels totaling 154,073 gross tons for the first six months of 1901, with declines on the Atlantic seaboard and notable steel steamers on the Great Lakes.
McClure's L C Hall article reveals how telegraphese mirrors character and emotion. It notes operators form close friendships across distances and that Morse taps convey more than mere messages, with stories of tricks on beginners adding humor.
Thomas B. Reed ex speaker of the house remains a Maine district constituent while living in New York and relies on Amos Allen to obtain documents. Allen previously chaired Reed’s rules committee and helped him secure a congressional nomination.
The Mexican silver peso showed sharp value swings since July as confidence faltered over U S policy in the Philippines. In July 1901 one dollar cost 196 pesos, then by November 1901 the rate rose to 2.91 pesos per dollar as American money was set to become the Philippine currency.
A collection of jewels and trinkets tied to murders and crimes was auctioned by Paris police. Items with grisly pasts fetched high prices, bloodstained pieces selling especially well as morbid buyers bid above intrinsic value.
The article describes an iron crucible retort method using thermit to weld metals, with a refractory mold and iron plates to hold back slag. It notes a tripod support, iron cover, and fuse hole, plus shipboard repair convenience and a dual chamber bucket design with non heat conducting packing and a flow valve between buckets.
The article describes a compact lighting device with a folding battery case, attachable to a pulpit or book to aid reading in low light. It also showcases a telegraphy training instrument by Charles S. Comins using a perforated ribbon and cranked feed roller to teach decoding unknown letters by ear.
The Royal Society honors Prof. Willard Gibbs of Yale with its top prize for applying the second law of thermodynamics to the interplay of chemical electrical and thermal energy. His work clarifies dissolution, solvent distribution, double salts, racemic and compensated substances, and phase rule applications to chemical change.
An invention by Charles H. Jones of Emepe Arizona provides a portable stand to circulate cold water through coils around a fever patient. The device uses a tilting beam mounted on a post with a semicircular brace and clamps to adjust flow. Buckets hang from the beam ends to hold the liquid and support the system.
Sir Norman Lockyer discusses observations of the Nova Persei surrounding nebula and suggests rapid motions arise from a system of many swarm meteors. He proposes successive local impacts produce changing bright masses, aligning with his meteoritic hypothesis of new and variable stars.
The Decimal Association cites 172 MPs approving metric weights and measures across Great Britain, urging immediate reform for trade. The system is already permissive and legal, with manufacturers free to use metric dimensions and invoice in metric measures, raising questions about how trade would benefit from mandated conversion.
A panel discussion presents the view of Dr. K. Gunther that butterfly and moth wing scales serve a sensory function. He notes roots contact processes from hypodermal cells where fine nerve endings pass.
A new specialized fishing ship built in Norfolk Virginia measures seventy eight feet in length with light draft and wide beam. A high power arc light is suspended over the bow to attract fish, which are then caught in nets trailing from the vessel.
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