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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
4
Enteric fever is calculated to have killed ten Britishers in South Africa for each one who has fallen a victim to Boer bullets. The Pioneer notes high tolls in the South African conflict and cites disease as a major factor in casualties.
The heaviest precious stone is zircon four and a half times heavier than water while opal is the lightest at twice water’s weight.
Governor Murphy presided at the dedication ceremony in Phoenix marking the 38th anniversary of the territorial government’s establishment and the new capital’s opening.
Pope Leo XIII reorganizes his guards increasing the corps from eighty to 340 and placing them at the head of Vatican troops. The guards accompany the pope on walks and attend public functions, reflecting a strengthened security presence.
The archipelago's many islands are cloaked in evergreen forests likely yielding vast timber. Mountain ranges, related geologically to Chile and Peru, are probably rich in mineral resources.
A passenger train on the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railroad was delayed about an hour as heavy winds blew in heaps of Russian thistles onto the track. The thistles clung to wire fences along the right of way and collected in drifts like snow in railroad cuts.
The king of Italy has acquired Monte Cristo for hunting. The six mile island is rich in fur and feather with wild boar wild goat moufflon hare and pheasant. As Prince of Naples the king hunted there when it belonged to Marquis de Ginori-Lesci.
Colonel James G. Milner once assistant secretary of the Confederate navy died in Milford Ohio. He carried a trunk containing a million dollars in Confederate bonds and money. His wife aged 80 had died three weeks earlier and a neighbor then cared for him until his death at 82.
The Galveston Board of Health will distribute oil from Beaumont wells to drain stagnant pools and gutters and provide free oil to cistern owners to kill mosquitoes and fever germs. Experiments show crude oil as a sanitary measure and petroleum water as safe for drinking when used properly.
German government agents scour Arizona for horses to supply the army. They recently closed deals with northern and central ranchers for hundreds of head and plan to buy more. Arizona range horses, noted for excellent blood, are favored by U S Army buyers when available. Prices have risen in the past three years, with payments from 25 to 55 dollars for three to five year olds.
Representative Roth introduces a bill requiring men over forty to pay a $100 license fee when applying for a marriage license. Money funds homes for older women unable to support themselves. The act is irrevocable and cannot be repealed without consent of the women residents.
The census shows the colored population at 8,500,000 with an increase of 1,029,960 since 1890, a 13.78 percent rise the largest since 1790 except 1880. This reflects continued growth of the black population in the nation.
Merritt O Chance of Illinois was appointed private secretary to Secretary Root. He formerly lived in Jefferson Illinois and has served in the post office department for twelve years.
Dion Boucicault and Irene Van Brugh wed in London. Henry Zinn Gould recovering in Paris after appendicitis surgery. Dr B F Hyatt council member dies in Ottumwa Iowa of peritonitis at 64. Myron T Herrick to replace George W L Meyer as ambassador to Italy. Oliver S Carter of NYC National Bank dies in Saratoga of heart disease, born 1815 in Connecticut. Sir Thomas Galt former Toronto chief justice dies in heat at 86. Albert L Johnson of Cleveland dies at Fort Hamilton Brooklyn aged from aneurism. Mme Lillian Nordica engaged to open Wagner theater season in Munich to sing Isolde. Col James A Crozier dies in Menominee Maryland after 60 days of dropsy. Civil War veteran honored.
Reports list deaths from a boulder fall during hoisting at the Scten Ryling mine near Harrisburg Illinois and lightning near Farmington Ohio killing Arline Kightlinger seven. others Annie Costeal and Willie Barnes injured. Fires destroy parts of Williams Arizona and St Agnes Brooklyn. Davenport killed by lightning near Saginaw Michigan. A tunnel incident at Keeling mine kills two, eight overcome. Champaign Urbana Wisconsin flooded by cloudburst, Hoosac tunnel docks fire in Charleston Massachusetts. Kentucky Cumberland Gap storm destroys homes and barns. Perry Smith named among those killed. Crop damage reported.
Reports describe a Colorado strike riot killing two and injuring nearly twenty. Chicago arrests for bunco dealing with $300,000. highwaymen robbing a Chicago contractor. a doctor hypnotizing a family and stealing money at Hanska. a banker Edouard Krohmann’s death by suicide near Lindanaur. Great Northern express robbery in Montana with $223,000 taken. $30,000 gold vanished from San Francisco mint. Gardner Motorworks head beaten by strikers in New Orleans. Alber Bros. brewer arrested over beer stamps. Elk Rapids resident D. J. Dickey shot neighbor Fritz Hucek over a fence dispute. postal clerk H W Martin jailed for mail theft. body of Samuel Turner found hanged in Louisville. Bitty Magruder abducted from jail in Georgetown. five suspects arrested for wrecking the Southwestern express near Greensburg. John Davis shoots rival L E Bryan in Missouri.
A new device to destroy submarine boats was successfully tested in England. The British and Japanese sections of Pekin have been turned over to China. Power representatives hesitate to recognize Russia's civil administration in New Chiang. Dr Gentzich, a Leipsiger bank director, has been arrested. Felix the Paris tailor closed in bankruptcy. Muslim Christian clashes erupt at Gussinge with ten Christians killed. Le Monitor Universal will cease publication. France suffers storms and crop damage. floods hit Portugal with drownings and lightning deaths. China faces a large indemnity discrepancy. Prince Carl Immanuel, royal son, works as a mechanic in Milwaukee. British Admiralty hints at using home grown beef for navy provisions.
A sweeping consolidation of coal interests drives efforts to finalize the plow trust, set to organize by October 1. Dun's weekly notes strong U. S. prosperity while other reports mention a Chicago hero mistaken for a lifeguard, and industry moves including a Peru mine purchase and a Minneapolis Dakota wheat outlook.
William E. Fitzgerald of Milwaukee, director of the American Shipbuilding Co and president of Milwaukee Dry Dock Co, died at Nagawicka Lake summer home from burns suffered in a Saturday night acetylene gas explosion. He entered a cellar with a lighted candle to stop the leak. the blast ripped clothing from him and threw him against a wall. The coachman, also burned, survived. Fitzgerald, 41, left a widow and two children.
Six inmates broke from the county jail in Dickinson North Dakota early yesterday morning and rode away on fast horses. They seized the sheriff's horse among others. Notorious cattle thieves McDonald and Hummel are named among the escapees. Authorities are making every effort to recapture them.
Wirona Minn July 9 Joe Campbell who shot William Grundmann and then himself on June 26 died yesterday at the hospital. The bullet rested behind the left eye and brain disease made recovery impossible.
Winona Minnesota July 9 at the board of education meeting the plan to establish an ungraded school was approved Henry Hacker was hired to lead the program The city expects overflow due to many children unable to attend regular classes Winona is among the first in the state to adopt this approach.
Destruction at Duxnel Cassel on July 9 wiped out L Palmerston store with 5 000 dollars loss and 3 000 insurance Mrs J M Johnson millinery 1 500 stock and home goods insured at 1 000 Alex Lundquist clothing millinery 2 500 with 1 800 insurance Frank Rudberg 1 100 with 450 insurance P Sundell 75 August Swanson 25 Ole Nystrom 25 losses listed all in Cassel Minn community.
Miss Mamie Counley aged about twenty five died after a long illness of consumption at her parents’ home in Denmark Langdon. She was married two years ago to John W. McNamara of Nininger and leaves twin daughters about fourteen months old who survive him and the family.
Lena Machkovich, jailed in Benson Minnesota, admits paternity of the child in the Murdock murder case but cannot recall if she killed the baby. She asked to see the county attorney and provided a uncertain confession about motherhood amid memory gaps.
Lyons, the oldest post office in Minnehaha county outside Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids, faces discontinuation as no one will accept the postmaster appointment and mail服务 will move to other locations.
Peter Alberg a Minnesota resident who drank to drown heartbreak is in custody in Sioux City and will be returned to the state asylum at St Peter from which he escaped earlier.
Mrs Annie Pust of South St Paul and Oscar Norris formerly of Independence Kansas drowned when a boat with five aboard capsized on the St Croix River near Rush City Norris attempted to save Mrs Pust but failed.
Dell Rapids South Dakota July 9 The school board at its latest meeting elected Prof J D Stout of Iowa Falls as principal for the coming year He is currently president of Ellsworth College at Iowa Falls.
Hudson Wisconsin July 9 Leo Murphy a young farmer from the area is held to district court on a charge of assault uan Eva Wing a seventeen year old girl living in Stillwater
John Skillen of McGregor was held up by a stranger across the river yesterday afternoon in Wiona Minnesota. The assailant relieved him of a gold watch and eighty dollars after they went walking together.
William Ward of Red Wing and Grace C Taplin of Hastings were joined in marriage here yesterday by Justice L G Hamilton. Ward hailed from Red Wing and Winnebago City earlier, while Taplin resides in Hastings.
The Watson family of Morris Minnesota lost their home in a July fire. The blaze consumed the dwelling and all belongings with no insurance to cover the loss. only clothes remained for the family.
Large crowd gathers in Huron South Carolina for the state Epworth league assembly with Dr. Traviz of Omaha delivering a sermon to an immense audience.
Anaconda dispatches report the Great Northern train robbers, after eluding a Missouri river pursuit, may have crossed into Wyoming toward the Hole in the Wall country. The chase shifts to the Yellowstone Custer or Dawson counties as robbers seek a defensible escape beyond the Bad Lands.
The Constitution sails to an unqualified victory in the Newport Yacht Racing series first day. The new Terreschoff yacht gains on the home run, beating Columbia by over eight minutes on the 15 mile downwind leg, while Independence trails far behind as the Boston yacht finishes more than seven miles back.
The International Society of Christian Endevorers convention drew thousands to Cincinnati on July 9. Despite prior bad weather attendees enjoyed perfect conditions with bracing air and comfortable surroundings. Organizers provided thorough visitor care, and the meetings proceeded with a mood of grateful enthusiasm.
Eldorado Kansas July 9 Jessie Morrison convicted of second degree manslaughter for the murder of Mrs Clara Wiley Castle was sentenced Saturday to five years in the penitentiary in close confinement at hard labor. Morrison faced the sentence calmly.
Kruger will not visit America due to travel fatigue and the clear stance of the U S government. The announcement from The Hague cites these two reasons for canceling the planned trip.
Snow fell in Houghton and Calumet on Saturday July 9 with early snow in the Quincy Hills that soon melted as warm weather returned.
Miss Marie Kroner aged 23 died yesterday as the Kroner family in La Crosse Wisconsin battles diphtheria. Two other family members are at the point of death.
Three children of farmer GFE Agre were struck by lightning near Milan on July 9. One child was killed and the other two severely injured.
Judge Stone of the common pleas court grants a temporary injunction at the Cleveland Punch and Shear company against striking machinists. The order bars picketing, parading around the plant, or interfering with workers and their families, and notes a notice of appeal by machinists counsel.
In Waukegan Illinois on July 9 local doctors reported a successful delicate operation to reset Nora Kelly a twelve year old girl who fell down stairs dislocating her neck. Dr Foley and others performed the procedure Saturday afternoon predicting a speedy recovery and noting the risk of death if untreated.
Indiana wheat harvest expected at 30,000,000 bushels according to state statistics. Some areas hit by fly while others, previously damaged, are clear this year. Despite shorter acreage, quality and yield are good with Southern Indiana showing strong results. Two carloads of new wheat arrived from that region on the 4th.
In Clinton Iowa on July 9 a river captain named Al Duncan knocked down ex Mayor Hughes during a Fourth of July race dispute, injuring him. Later Hughes’s employee attacked Duncan. Officer John Hagberg who protected Duncan shot and wounded Henry Williams and was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to murder.
Wheat and corn prices move variedly across St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago with No 1 Northern wheat around 65 to 68 cents and No 2 Northern around 63 to 64 for St Paul and Chicago giving bids near 66 cents for No 2 red. Cattle hogs and sheep appear mixed with South St Paul and Chicago showing prime steers around 5.10 to 6.40 and hogs around 5.60 to 6.10 while Sioux City and Milwaukee report ranges for cattle and hogs and Flint prices for flour and rye remain steady. Shedding detail for a broad snapshot of grain and live stock market actions across multiple centers on July 9.
Attendance at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo totals 1,797,868 since May 20. The early opening saw low turnout due to incomplete features, while June’s daily average topped 31,000 across five Sundays.
The cement factory of James Morgan & Co. at Tongue Point burned yesterday in Montreal. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with 30000 dollars insured.
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