30 Jul 1903
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
1
A collage of remarks on Brazil flour imports, dangerous weather and disasters, political figures, coin plans, literary echoes, and satirical quips. It cites Marroquin, Castro, nickel coins for France, Max O'Rell, and a mix of quick opinions on poverty, marriage, and geopolitics.
Judge A A Freeman recalls his Prague posting as consul noting severe homesickness in the old city. He describes the beauty and age of Prague but laments language barriers and desiring a more modern environment, leading to his resignation.
A short note declares Panama hats off limits for style minded men this season. It hints at a prior buyer who paid 25 dollars last year, now left disappointed.
A group of English golfers will visit the .ai3 Country, criticizing the tees and caddies as insufficiently represented by Sir Thomas Lipton. The remark implies dissatisfaction with Lipton’s influence or sponsorship in the hosting arrangement.
A heated letter calls motorists selfish and blames pedestrians for impeding racing vehicles and leaving remnants that mar the next county’s landscape. The writer warns of continued littering if curbs aren’t enforced.
The remark suggests no cucumber trust forms due to securities concerns, noting stock would face unpredictable movement at the top. The comment frames risk and regulation as barriers to organizing such a trust.
A French woman who had lived in a trance for two decades awoke recently and then died. The incident draws attention to the risks of meddling in unexplained medical conditions.
A simon pure Turkish sportsman exploits an open season in Macedonia while a village reports only forty eight of its five hundred residents escaped. A newspaper image shows a countess planning to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, signaling she will not be hindered by a bathing suit.
An Ann Arbor professor says no politician earns money honestly while in office and recalls the ancient remark Where did you get it as a counterpoint to public graft. The quote links past skepticism with present concerns.
Dispatches describe the sultan of Turkey as certain of his error yet unwilling to concede, suggesting his conduct could translate to political success in this country. The remark highlights his resolve and strategic persistence as key traits.
A fragment suggests a Mars projection idea as a device for sending a reply to a message once warded by Nicola Tesla years ago. The note hints at space contact theories and historical arc regarding interplanetary communication.
The Kansas City Star notes Mrs Hetty Green’s wealth as superfluous and burdensome, though she may not find it burdensome herself. The item comments on public and media views of her fortune and its social implications.
A man killed by a train near Yonkers carried a pad with several sketches and was thought to be an artist. He had only $5 in cash and a gold watch worth $25. Authorities note no immediate identification in the pocketed items.
It was necessary to give a condemned murderer five distinct shocks before Sing Sing could execute him. The piece suggests New York might have to provide an automobile to each murderer if electrocution is restored as the method.
The memoirs of Princess Mellor Rich are completed but will not be published until after her death. Some individuals named in the work wish for her to live a long life to avoid publication.
A New York Press column surveys fate of aging horses. Farrell and Madden offer views on retirement, while trainer Fessenden notes most break down and are sold for work. He cites Banquet Salvator Hanover as examples and discusses stallion restrictions and breeding trends.
A New York Evening Post item recounts how a joke by Rev. Denison of Jamestown inspired a movement to protect skunks. The Grange, led by Denison while he served at Calvary Baptist, pressed for skunk protection, prompting local debate and police discussion in Jamestown.
A newspaper interview recalls Stuart Robson recounting a prank in Washington. He chose a pompous diner patron, slapped him on the back and hailed, Hello George, my dear fellow, shocking the stranger into rage. He tells how his partner Crane joined, creating a potential scene Robson preferred to avoid.
A mother praises her young daughter’s singing to a crusty bachelor who mocks the child’s talent. The girl eats candy and questions him in a phonograph voice while the mother extols the natural song of her daughter, and the bachelor dismisses it as parrotlike.
Rear Admiral Francis R. Bowles, chief constructor of the navy and authority on launching, invents an apparatus letting the bottle fall as the ship moves and swing accurately to the bow during christening.
A cattle king of the Western plains dies. once nearly 100 millionaires in the Southwest cattle trade, now only about thirty remain. The oblique memoir highlights the decline of a high country entrepreneurial era and its shrinking fortunes.
After sudden wealth alters his life a man forgets old friends who escape his tiresome tales of early hardship and struggle. The piece explores how money can distance personal history and social bonds.
Burton Holmes, famed lion hunter and lecturer, recalls a reception where a social lion hunter mistook the head waiter for the guest of honor. The amused misidentification shows the perils of public esteem and swift mistaken honors in an eastern hotel setting.
Harriet Prescott Spofford reflects on the biblical healing of Jairus daughter in poetry found in Youth's Companion. The piece recalls the awakening moment as the Master speaks and the child rises in heavenly peace. The narrator ponders the fate of a child’s soul and kinship after death.
Frank Tes sie's Popular Monthly Publishing president F L Colver in Tenafly hosts friends as a new mechanical piano attachment malfunctions. A guest marvels at its almost human behavior while Colver jokes the device must be coaxed to play.
The International Longshoremen's Union now holds the second largest membership in the nation with 142,060 members. The record underscores the union's growing influence in industry and organized labor.
Fire losses in the British Isles hit a yearly high of sixty million dollars, setting a record for the region. Officials warn continued risk amid dry conditions and economic strain.
An elderly eyewitness recalls a vast herd of prairie dogs crossing a Nebraska prairie during the Pike's Peak rush era. The moving colony halted a wagon train, extended for a night, and disappeared by dawn as the line resumed its journey.
A pair of big game hunters discuss near escapes and fear after one recounts a nightmare led by visions of elephants. He recalls a real floating elephant seen aboard the Colorado voyage, later identified as Jingo the London gentleman’s pet, buried at sea but surfacing near their ship.
A Savannah News editorial questions the vast wealth of John D. Rockefeller noting his market valued Standard Oil stock and annual dividends. It estimates his income at about 75 million yearly and suggests in ten years he may near one billion. It asks if such concentration of wealth benefits public interests.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman is appointed special agent to revise Sioux allotment rolls and preserve native names while rejecting vulgar translations. The Garden City diocesan convention refused to grant the title honorable to Judge Augustus Van Wyck, with 62 voting against lay titles and 34 in support.
The world hosts about 4.5 million miners and quarrymen across diverse regions. The workforce includes men and women in mining, mineral processing, and quarrying industries.
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