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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
6
The column surveys global chatter and hints at shifting powers with items on Panama hats Rhodes Shah Persia Italy and Venezuela. It notes revolutions in Venezuela and a claim by Russell Sage that capital and labor are closer, while antiseptic paper coffins emerge from Iowa.
The item notes the Mary Maclane highball praised by saloonkeepers and mocks fashion trends as a Panama hat costlier than meals. It cites social topics from Mrs. Lease’s name to King Alfonso favoring horse racing, and hints at a Chicago man inspecting Mont Petre’s crater recalling a historic tunnel collapse.
The article reports Rey Bige Slusher of Kentucky arrested on a counterfeiting charge. It notes the public craving for small change contrasts with the counterfeit scheme and hints at broader trouble for the individual.
George J Gould argues for athletics as a preventive measure against dissipation though the high ball practice is widely blamed for ruining many men.
A Chicago man descended into mania after inheriting four thousand dollars. The article implies his identity as a Morgan would not have changed his fate, even with Piero's opportunity.
A reader jokes that anger toward a newspaper or a stopped clock mirror one another, noting that time and the paper keep moving forward no matter the reader’s feelings or actions. The remark emphasizes patience with daily news and time itself.
Photos of Raoul Sartout, sole St Pierre survivor, are shown as the public is urged to feel cheerful though the man is deemed unfit for a public lecture. Meanwhile Hetty Green has not replied to a British nobleman seeking a rich American wife. President Roosevelt reportedly received a $1000 hunting dog for the White House as the family cat perhaps learns the strenuous life.
Japan aims to secure a four million dollar loan in America amid talks of investment interests. Rumors circulate that oriental monarchs may back Panama hat ventures as part of broader economic moves.
King Edward has conferred the Order of the Garter on two more distinguished subjects. The monarch might vary the decorations slightly by awarding an occasional pair of suspenders.
A New York lawyer who collapsed while playing ping pong is recalled as a cautionary tale that any sport, even croquet, could have caused the same fatal outcome. The remark underscores sudden death risks during leisure activities.
Andrew Carnegie has given away nearly 70 million dollars through libraries and similar ventures and, still distant from poverty, contemplates investing in newspapers. The note suggests his continued philanthropy may expand into the press.
A Maryland man hosting a dinner party realized guests did not bring their grasshopper appetites, but he derived comfort from ample dessert remaining for another occasion.
German engineer Karl Leps invents a submarine transport system to connect Dover and Calais with a steel vessel, 150 feet long and nine compartments, powered by multiple electric motors and guide cables. Banker Albert Krimmert purchases the patent and plans, claiming $16 million to establish the line with high profits.
A poor man deposits his surplus coin with a bank which then lends it to a rich man. The arrangement illustrates the usual cycle of savings, lending and credit shaping wealth distribution in the economy.
France imposes a ten percent tax on all theater tickets. Revenue funds pauper support programs.
A Fort Hall Idaho ceremony depicts an Indian funeral with face painting in olive green and orange, redistribution of the deceased's effects, and a night of mourning. Mourners cut and reopen wounds, exhumed a child, rode a pony, and placed a medicine flag and war headdresses on a grave before two horses were sacrificed.
A northern college professor on spring recess in Washington spoke with a well-dressed Chinese man about the Chinese Exclusion Act. The man identified himself as Wu Ting-Fang, but vanished before the professor could greet him, prompting a regretful remark about shaking hands.
A smiling woman in a posed portrait hints at a hidden financial strain, as her cheerful expression contrasts with an underlying concern about money. The image suggests social pressure and domestic economy influencing personal display.
Washington state art dealers report a surge in Chinese objects ivory jade and wood since the Pekin campaign with soldiers returning home carrying rare porcelain bronze and silk silk in abundance jade pieces in high demand and dealers expanding purchases to meet interest from collectors and museums.
A Philadelphia lawyer charged a $100000 estate fee for settling contested claims amid debate over the legality of a will. The piece argues medicine warrants equal recognition, noting physicians’ education, responsibility, and lifelong labor, especially for family doctors, and urges the profession to unite to correct perceived injustice.
Boston Herald reports Prince Henry’s party bored by postprandial eloquence at a banquet. Col. T. A. Bingham expresses irritation as newspaper men and police wait at the Somerset Hotel for the prince’s departure to J. Montgomery Sears's residence.
The late London bishop Dr Creighton enjoyed hospitality and dinner talk. Lord Rosebery quipped that long dinners are a nuisance. Creighton mused to split time by trimming sermons to fit dinner, proposing to move portions from sermon to the meal.
In Tunis yesterday about 5,000 Jews gathered around the funeral car of Mouchi Berrebi the late Grand Rabbi. Police escorted the casket to the cemetery as mourners pressed to touch the shroud and kiss the corpse seeking pardon for sins and promises of heaven.
Elmers Farmhouse near Upton England holds a famed black oak bed over 350 years old that Charles L slept in. John Eustace has refused offers from 75 000 to 125 000 dollars while other bidders such as the King of Denmark and Mr Paramore have failed to persuade him to part with the relic. The bed came from Bethune Castle 240 years ago and is unlikely to move while the family owns it.
London is portrayed as a vast metropolis with a population of 6 to 7 million. It notes one birth every three minutes and a death every five, over 700 railway stations, extensive rail lines, thousands of cabs and omnibuses, extensive underground travel, and major telegraph and water usage figures referenced by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch London correspondence.
Official reports show a marked decline in world wool production. Europe loses 40 million sheep in ten years with Germany dropping from 25 million to 11 million since 1873. Spain halves its flock since 1880, Hungary drops to one third, and Britain France and Russia show no growth. Australia declines, Argentina floods killed millions, and the United States, after a drop, slowly increases.
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