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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
4
The Pioneer reports bats with wingspans nearly five feet were discovered in a cave near Tanga in East Africa. The discovery highlights the region's rich biodiversity and raises questions about local cave ecosystems and species limits.
The Madame du Barry hotel on Avenue de Paris in Versailles is set for sale. Louis XVI converted the palace to stables years ago and the property rests unused.
India strengthens its role in coal with output rising about forty percent year over year and exports already starting. Coal deposits span wide regions, signaling growing supply and international activity in the sector.
More than 50,000 acres of unoccupied lands in Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas were disposed of in a single week, the largest weekly figure in the history of the land department. Most sales went to Dunkards from the Lincoln conference, many leaving Eastern homes, especially Pennsylvania, to settle in the West.
Signor Attilio Monferrito, a twelve year old maitre darmes, triumphs at Bologna over Italy's famed fencers. Once Sartori's fencing room assistant, he surpasses his former mentor and other past masters as he claims the national title.
Zion Lutheran in Lancaster held its annual Feast of the Roses with thousands bearing red roses to honor the donation of land by Baron Steigels heirs. Miss Annie Hoyer of Pittsburgh represented the heirs and accepted the rose from the congregation.
The survey shows more people over 100 live in milder climates. German Empire with 55 million has 78 centenarians, France 218, England 146, Ireland 578, Scotland 46, Sweden 10, Norway 23, Belgium 5, Denmark 2, Switzerland none. Spain 18 million has 401, Servia 2,250,000 has 675 centenarians.
The Narval submarine, escorted by the sea-going torpedo boat Zouave, completed fifty hours of deep-sea trials with satisfactory results. Rough seas hindered the Zouave, but the Narval stayed submerged and secure. Narval fired torpedoes at Zouave five times and still carried oil for twelve more hours after returning to port, having traveled from Cherbourg to St Lo and back.
A bronze, life size statue of Empress Elizabeth stands on a Gothic pedestal at Gadollo Castle near Budapest. Sculpted by Rona in a walking costume, she holds a sunshade and wildflowers, resting after long excursions, with hair arranged in rich pleats.
In 1851 London saw the boot black crew emerge after a Rob Roy canoe maker inspired organization to tame street idlers. The service proved practical and profitable, growing from a box kit to a lasting trade with a storied history.
A Baltimore man was convicted of wilfully neglecting to supply a horse with life’s necessities and sentenced to pay costs. He offered to surrender the horse for the fine, but the magistrate insisted on the $1.45 payment.
The Luxor cemetery on the Nile houses mummified cats alongside kings and emperors in grand mausoleums, reflecting the ancient reverence for feline guardians of the realm.
Senor Rafael Saldivar departs Washington for home due to poor health. News in brief notes Robert O Neil Wickersham dies of sunstroke at Castellamare di Stabia in Italy where he served since 1879. Hitchcock expects no trouble with “sooners” at Oklahoma lands opening on August 6. Rear Admiral Cromwell to command European station with the Chicago flagship. Albany and Nashville sail from Singapore toward the new station.
A varied set of notices reports Wilhelm appointing Herr von Treutler as German minister to Brazil and King Edward due in Hamburg July 30. Kapuscha receives five years for misused funds in Vienna, while Kharkoff bank fails and Ekaterinostaff bank suspends payments. Martial law imposed in Seville amid strikers unrest. famine rumors in Rio denied. a yacht sale in Berlin and Cowes regatta entries indexed.
Judge Ferdinand B. Erhart of New Orleans died. Prof. Ludwig Gaupp of the University of Tuebingen died. William H. Stone, former Missouri congressman, died at Asbury Park aged seventy one. M. R. Herrick, father of Col. Myron T. Herrick, died in Cincinnati. James Marvin, ex chancellor of the University of Kansas, died in Lawrence. Mary Elliott Lumbard, wife of Jules Lumbard, died in Omaha at sixty nine. Mrs. Sarah Belle Tanner Taylor, wife of former Kentucky governor William S. Taylor, died in Indianapolis after heart disease. Anthony F. Seeburger, former Port of Chicago collector, died at Des Moines after falling ill while attending his brother’s funeral.
A Denver killer dubbed Jack the Ripper was arrested after three murder cases became known. A Boston music teacher sues for damages after being shot by a jealous husband. Logs Bailey in Oakland Illinois wounded two people and was captured. A New York man killed his wife who sought refuge on a fire escape. Jessie Morrison sentenced to five years for murder. An Illinois girl confessed an assault hoax to end a persistent suitor. Chris Harm, a prominent Ute Iowa merchant, found dead in Soldier River. David Smith, noted Western Kentucky figure, shot and killed in Owensboro, feud with Charles Dunn. August M Unger and F Wayland Brown sentenced in Chicago for conspiracy to defraud insurers over Marie Defenbach death. Edward S Martin pleads guilty to paying bad check. dismissed from army over canteen irregularities. Abraham M Bittenberg fined 50 for dynamite on premises after deadly Paterson explosion.
Four Italian miners perished in an abandoned coal mine after a fire damp incident in Cats Bugr Pennsylvania. Fire destroyed Polo business district in Calawell county Missouri causing losses over 50000 dollars. Wilbur Washington suffered six hour blaze wiping out main business area with bucket brigades aiding. Total losses about 175000 dollars. In Santa Cruz California three explosions at powder works wrecked the Corning mill killing W R Darling and injuring Joseph Maynard. In Louisiana Missouri two five year olds Donald Nichols and Samuel Taylor burned to death after being locked in an outbuilding likely from a coal oil fire.
W E Lemings of Pratt County area is shot and killed by his son John A Lemings during a family quarrel. The son is under arrest as an investigation continues.
About twenty Epworth Leaguers stranded in Glenwood Springs after a well organized gang robbed them of money and railroad tickets. Victims include men and women whose trunks were taken with baggage checks. Railroad passes were issued to Ogden for those continuing west, while others may seek county aid if tickets cannot be replaced.
In East Carnegie near Idlewood Paul Butler and his brother Frank argued over 5 cents during a craps game yesterday afternoon. Frank discharged a 38 caliber revolver twice, killing Paul with a final shot to the abdomen. Frank surrendered to authorities.
Burlington Iowa July 16 Reports from counties north of here describe severe wind rain and hail. Hailstones as large as hens eggs damaged corn and fruit in Louisa and Washington counties. Lightning burned barns stock and grain. two men were seriously injured by lightning in Louisa county. A barn fire near West Point left the owner injured. Small buildings toppled in other areas.
Zanesville Ohio is plunged into darkness as millions of June bugs swarm the town. Electric light globes are smothered by bug ash and hotel offices close doors due to infestation. Church services face interruptions and the river bridge becomes nearly impassable. Dead insects blanket floors several inches deep.
"Scar Face" Jim, linked to the Dalton gang, found twenty miles east of Ardmore Ind T with a bullet wound. He had earlier fought U S marshals at Sulphur and escaped. Marshal Hammer and deputies pursued him yesterday as he vowed not to be taken alive.
Burlington railroad officers study a pension plan for aged and disabled workers. No definite system yet, but adoption of a pension program similar to Illinois Central Pennsylvania Northwestern and others is seen as likely.
In St Joseph Missouri on July 16 the bodies of Mr and Mrs Trovert Prange of Omaha were found beside a public highway half a mile south of Lake Station. A bullet hole appeared in the woman's right temple and another in the man's forehead. A 38 caliber revolver lay in Prange's clenched hand. It appears to be murder followed by self inflicted death.
Lincoln July 16 A shower fell in this city at midnight and showers were reported in several Eastern Nebraska cities. The night was hot and clouds lingered over Western Nebraska. Rain was slow to come and railroad reports show moisture not extending far to the west.
The barge Myron Bulman loaded with lumber was struck amidships by the steamer Harvard near Bar Point, Detroit, and sank while the A. C. Baldwin passed by. No lives were lost.
A force of 500 British and Indian troops advances from Aden toward Haushada to destroy a Turkish fort, under British protection, about 2 70 miles inland.
Berlin reports Emperor Nicholas issued a mandate to recruit 308 85 men for the Southern army and navy within the current year. The dispatch from St Petersburgh notes the full scale of conscription and the Imperial intent to bolster military ranks.
Gen Gaselee commander of British Indian troops in Pekin departs for England via Japan Canada and the United States. Staff will stay in Tientsin with Gen O Moore Creagh to succeed him. Chinese plans to preserve the emperor's face include disguising war damage with rebuilt gates and walls.
Bert Potts a barber of St Francisville was seized by sixty White Caps in Vincennes Indiana and given fifty lashes on the bare back He was warned to leave the country on pain of death after years of dissolute behavior and desertion of his family He reportedly fled toward St Louis on the first train after his release
An excursion boat tied at the Susquehanna River foot of Market Street Sunbury exploded with great force. Two boys were killed and a dozen others injured, two fatally. One man is missing and many more may be dead in the blast.
Dell Loomis a farmer near Sioux Falls South Dakota reports success with winter wheat a new crop for the region His first two acre crop fell short of expectations due to sowing too few seeds per acre but he views the venture as promising for future yields.
In San Jose California on July 16 the boiling of the remains of Lee Wing a murdered Chinese man concluded after twenty four hours. Fourteen buckshot and one 44 caliber bullet were recovered during strain of the mass. The bullet is said to fit Look s revolver.
Eagle Pass Tex July 16 The consulting engineer of the international boundary commission P D Cunningham drowned when his boat capsized in a narrow rocky channel of the Rio Grande about twenty miles below Eagle Pass The native of Nashville Tennessee was identified as the victim.
Fire at Cleveland Sawmill and Lumber Company destroys $60,000 worth of lumber. A Wheeling and Lake Er ie trestle near the blaze is burned and trains on that line will enter the city via the Valley railroad tracks.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal will launch a popular subscription to fund a medal for Rear Admiral W. S. Schley in recognition of his conduct in the sea battle at Santiago during the Spanish American War.
Washington reports from Assistant Commissioner Richards in El Reno Oklahoma show 5104 registrations on Friday, 4800 at Fort Sill, and 20422 total registrations over three days.
Six persons drowned while surf bathing at a picnic of the Hebrew Gamahl Hasad at Daufuskie Beach near Savannah Georgia on July 16. Rescue efforts and investigations followed as authorities worked to recover bodies and determine the causes of the tragedy.
Jose Rawicz, former United States consul at Warsaw since 1875, is reported dead in St. Petersburg. Martha Sellinger of Racine, Wisconsin, pursues property in New York valued at 40 million dollars. Philippine tariff estimates project 18 million dollars revenue in year one. Field memorial library in Gonway Massachusetts dedicated. Senator Lodge arrives in London en route to Bayreuth then back in September. Col Santos surrenders at Ligao Albay. insurrection in North Camarines near end. Gen Methuen wins clash with Boers near Zeerust. four Boers killed, 47 captured. San Francisco labor council rejects Carnegie gift of 750000 for a public diary. Mrs Frances Warrimer of Staunton Virginia dies in Omaha en route to Philippines. Mary Westerfield files caveat in Paterson probate case claiming 25000. Mrs George J Gould reportedly in need of rest aboard yacht Sybarite. King Edward travels to Keele Hall Staffordshire to visit Grand Duke Michael and Countess Torby. plans other visits.
Latest quotations from St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago marktes show wheat and corn varying by grade with No 1 hard wheat around 66c at Minneapolis and Chicago No 2 red near 68c. Cattle and hog prices are listed for Chicago, Sioux City and South St Paul with steer values around 5.10 to 6.25 and hogs mostly above 5.70 to 6.25 per hundred pounds.
Horace Peters, who killed Peter Smith near Sister Lakes, was found dead by a searching party in Dowagiac Michigan. He had shot himself after an old feud spanning several years.
Springfield Ohio July 16 Pauk Hague known as Prof Zeno an aeronaut was fatally injured at Island Ark after plunging 200 feet when his parachute failed to open He fell into a corn field Caius Island Ark location and circumstances indicate a fatal parachuting accident.
Havana dispatch says Gov Gen Wood is recovering well from typhoid fever and his doctors expect he can rise in a few days.
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