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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
4
Miss Clara Barton head of the Red Cross contracts with a Kittrell firm for 1 000 000 strawberry plants to aid Texas fruit growers hard hit by the September storm.
The state acquires about 400 acres of redwood forest in Sonoma county through the will of Col. J. B. Armstrong of Cloverdale. The tract will be kept as a public park for recreation and preservation.
Prospectors report the first authentic traces of a prehistoric copperworking race in Alaska foothills by Mount St Elias. An old copper mine site yielded crude copper kettles tools spearheads and related articles dating back ages.
The President tends to issue the Thanksgiving day proclamation before elections to avoid being accused of shamelessly praising a party victory or of failing to show courage if defeated. The timing shapes how his sentiments are interpreted by the public and rivals.
In Vienna, mothers accompany their daughters to university lectures after male students riotously protested the newly granted access. The first to join was opera singer Arabella Szilagyl, initiating a wave of maternal chaperones to ensure safety and decorum during lectures.
The house where Henry Ward Beecher wrote Nor wood is opened as the Beecher Free Reading Room for Peekskill residents. Dr. John Newell Tilden, longtime Peekskill physician and former military academy principal, provides the free library and reading room.
Ezary Baird of Fond du Lac Wisconsin and Miss Clara Elmer of Oshkosh arranged to wed at Mrs King home in Fond du Lac. The justice found the five day limit had not expired and the ceremony waited until after midnight with the justice returning around 1 am to perform the marriage.
The text explains arranged marriages in Hindostan where families agree on a match and the bride and groom meet briefly. A priest ties a corner of the bride s veil to the groom s shawl signaling their union in a brief ceremonial act.
A Western attorney explains why he defended a woman who could not pay him. He recalls her early mornings at his paper route and her warm coffee for the struggling student, an act he says defies repayment. The piece ends with a Persian verse on time and memory.
A Paris newspaper lists European rulers by weight for a humorous football lineup. Dom Carlos of Portugal at center weighs 202 pounds, Ferdinand of Bulgaria 17 percent pounds, Oscar of Sweden 1 pound lighter, Kaiser Wilhelm 160 pounds as tackle, the czar 121 pounds at quarterback, King of Spain 99 pounds sidelined, and the French head of government 180 pounds as fullback.
A recent court suit centered on missing two commas that left a document unclear. The ruling showed how a tiny punctuation mark can carry large time and money costs, arguing that careful punctuation saves expenses.
Senate backs liquor import convention in Africa regions. Hoar introduces death penalty for train robbery. Boutelle joined Navy retired list bill. Heath stays as GOP secretary in Washington. Sutherland seeks a seven member committee on railway ownership. Groat Oleomargarine bill faces opposition from National Live Stock assoc others warn of cattle price impact.
A roundup notes earthquakes in Inoxville Tennessee and a fatal fire destroying a Sheboygan Wisconsin tannery. Ships sink off Victorian Island and a Chinese port, with hundreds killed. Train crashes, gas asphyxiations, a naval yard fire, drownings, and a fatal shooting in Milwaukee. Riots, lynchings, arson, and a high number of convictions appear, with pardons and arrests across multiple states. A crime wave and public notices of deaths and crimes fill the week.
Waterloo Iowa figure Moses Ricker dies. Minnesota pioneer W H C Folsom dies at Taylors Falls. Col Allison born Sept 235 1810 in North Carolina dead. Charles C Beaman Wisconsin Central general counsel dies suddenly. Baron Blantyre Baron Charles Stuart dies. born 1818. Prince Gustavus Adolphus ill with diphtheria. Rev Alfred Cave Hackney College London dies. born Aug 29 1847. Col D B R Allison veteran Masons dies in Texas. Dr Henry Barton Fellows former Hahnemann dean dies Chicago aged 64 after long illness.
News items note the Canton fire tragedy with about forty natives dead. Clyde shipbuilding records in 1900 total 320 ships of 445000 tons. Spanish deputies vote 117 to 106 against navy expansion. Limerick grants Kruger freedom of the city by 22 to 2. Chile apportions 500000 for Buffalo Pan American exhibit. Chilean cabinet deadlock stalls public affairs. Queen Helena of Italy expecting a child in six months. Denmark appoints Matzen for Hague arbitration. Kruger and Leyds dine with Queen Wilhelmina and Dowager Queen Emms at royal palace. no special display.
A flurry of reports spans labor and sport with DoBrock era notes. A baseball labor dispute looms while Rockefeller funds the University of Chicago. Stock seats sell at record highs and naval ships are donated for training.
Omaha special reports the war department plans a government history of the Little Big Horn massacre based on Indian sources via Frank Gourard. It covers Custer’s movements, Reno’s retreat, and the final stand with new details from Pine Ridge survivors and Marine Meiklejohn discussions.
A Presbyterian writer shares a New York anecdote about testing sanity with troughs and taps to mock asylums and then asks if gov ernments focus on crime and pauperism while neglecting the saloon. A Philadelphia missionary connects slums to alcohol, saying remove the sarogen from the slums and the slums vanish.
After a club election ends with an unexpected win, members recount emotional reactions. One observer notes the winner cried and colleagues felt torn, acknowledging the surprising outcome reshapes upcoming club activities and leadership dynamics.
A humorous exchange questions when a man becomes a secretary stress and plays on word twists about hems and haws threads rips and tears. The dialogue ends with the line never, if he can help it, implying playful urban gossip in a periodical.
A mournful person hears a joke from a jovial friend about skipping weather reports and horse race news. The quotation from the Washington Star conveys a light moment amid uncertainty and consolation.
A quip from a Puck illustration shows a great man debating a proposition with a secretary. The exchange revolves around a missing crux and a plan to work the phrase into the argument.
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