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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
4
King Victor Emmanuel completes the first volume of his long awaited history of Italian coins and medals. The work contains about 12,000 illustrations and is estimated to cost around $100,000 to publish.
A tablet placed on a three story brick house on Franklin Street near Seventh in Richmond notes that the residence was General Robert E. Lee’s home from 1861 to 1865. The building has housed the Virginia Historical Society for some time.
A St. Cloud Florida company reports success in making paper from palmetto leaves. If confirmed, palmetto could rival wood pulp. The scrub palmetto grows rapidly with two harvests possible yearly on land in Florida.
Colonel Elijah De Beard of Gilmer County Georgia lives in a one room stone house above his wife’s grave. The doorway bears the inscription One in life and one in death. Nearby lies Mrs De Beard’s grave with space for his final resting place. Each anniversary he repeats the funeral ceremony and tends the surrounding plot with flowers and vines.
Comte Henri de la Vaulx prepares for a Mediterranean aerial voyage in July or August after a selection by M Flamarion and wind experts. The famed balloonist aims to push aerial navigation toward the ocean as temperatures stay steady. Departure set from the Isthmus of Bab el Tur near Toulon with a beach shed for quick departure.
A severe violet harvest failure along the Riviera, especially Nice, due to a cold spring and bitter winds has distressed peasantry who seek public aid until new plants mature. The orange crop also suffered and forest fires in the Estereals are blamed for climate shifts, prompting replanting plans and a preservation law proposal.
A Hungarian hermit Bodmuller living near Nagyssal feigned his death by fire to escape police scrutiny. He was intercepted at West Station in Buda Pesth by a detective, who then arrested him. While being escorted to the station he tossed counterfeit money to bystanders, revealing his true criminal nature and landing him in prison.
Doctor Nagusha, a Japanese bacteriologist, urges a united effort by civilized nations to rid the world of rats. He says his government will participate and many doctors support the idea though practical steps are not yet planned. Reducing rat numbers could halt bubonic plague spread linked to rats in India and Hawaii.
Andrew Sandager, president of the State Bank of Lisbon North Dakota and former state senator, obtained a marriage license without the bride elects consent and summoned Carrie Johnson visiting at a soldier’s home to stand before Justice Grover. The ceremony was performed after her surprise, with no objection.
Cabinet lawyers study whether the president may call an extra session to amend the Spooner act and set tariffs for the Philippines. Secretary Root and the attorney general review precedents, weighing military power and the De Lima ruling, with supplemental legislation seen as likely.
Rural free delivery becomes permanent per post office official. The Philippine commission endorses Capt. Martins plan for Manila’s modern fire department at start up cost of 70000 dollars. Fifteen Spanish claims cases filed for Maine disaster survivors seek 270000 dollars. Public notices on civil service in Hawaii and promotions for cavalry and infantry officers. Health report from Manila shows 7 percent sickness among 59050 troops in March 1901. International currency moves and notable deaths, crimes, and legal cases are listed in brief.
An explosion of mine dust near Dayton Tennessee killed twenty one men. The Diamond Jo steamer Dubuque sank near Burlington with passengers rescued. Five killed and forty injured in a collision of two electric cars near Albany New York. A Big Four passenger train struck a gypsy caravan near Niles Michigan killing six year old Ethel Whipple. Frank Charles a bridge builder on the Great Northern steel bridge over the Spokane river in Spokane Washington fell sixty five feet to his death.
Miss Ella Proctor Otis, in The Brixton Burglary at Jerald Square, to wed William Camp of Chicago. Hewett Green of Louisville, appointed secretary to the U S legation at Guatemala, dead before departure. Anarchist John Most debuts on stage in New York. Capt James H Payne, 68, dies in Kansas City after frontier years and early live stock work. Nellie Grant Sartoris announces daughter Vivian Sartoris to Archibald Falkour in London July 11 at Mrs Gordon’s home.
The report notes persistently bleak crop prospects while Britons express affection for King Edward after his narrow escape. Majesty’s resignation of Marquis of Headfort from the First Life Guards follows a marriage to actress Rosie Loote. Sizable surrenders occur in Bechuanaland and Rhodesia as regional tensions rise. Queen Ranavalona departs for Paris amid limited French permission since exile. Theosophists convene in Chicago with Leadbeater in attendance. A suspected bubonic plague case at Willesden prompts contact tracing. Vienna fears Russian aims to seize Varna as a naval base to threaten Constantinople.
McGovern stopped Herrera in the fifth round of a one sided boxing bout. Iowa Supreme Court rules against the Cherry sisters in a multimillion dollar suit. Suffragists file petitions for the sixteenth amendment. Dunn's trade review predicts a bright outlook despite labor unrest. Dr George D Heron weds Miss Carria Rand under new social apostolate creed. Des Moines church assembly bans secret societies. Dr Goodman, son in law of J T W Beckman, is horsewhipped by his father in law. A Jewish university with $60000 annual income planned in New York by Rev Isador Singer. The New Church convention in New York. Sioux Indians travel to East for a summer village exhibit. Buffalo chosen as permanent headquarters for United Switchmen of North America as Omaha journal moves. Five cadets to receive $100 gold monthly. West Point deemed unrecoverable. Hull House to be duplicated in Paris with Jane Addams Hall. Manila exhibit from the Philippines to the Manila steamer Guthrie to San Francisco. Silipinos from the islands showcased. FE Lamberson arrested in St Joseph for horse theft and dies by self inflicted action en route to police station, a Wallace Missouri resident and local Sunday school superintendent.
Lawson's yacht Independence was taken for a brief two hour sail in Massachusetts bay. Skipper Captain Huff and designer Crowinshield watched as the vessel showed speed and maneuverability with a grand main sail and near perfect headsails.
At the Interior department's request the secretary of war ordered Gen. Merriam to use troops to keep peace on the Kiowa Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Col. Randlett reports about 1,000 intruders in the Wichita mountains claiming rights under US mineral laws. Hitchcock says they have no rights and will be ejected.
London June 5 Lo Feng Luh the Chinese minister to Hatland denies that Emperor Kwang Hsu will tour the world despite circulating rumor that he was advised to do so to restore confidence in his government.
Four persons killed and fifty three seriously injured when an electric train ran out of control and derailed down the incline near Freese Lyons France on June 4.
London reports the Trauline convent at Boppard on the Rhine burned to destruction. The blaze killed three women and demolished the building, with officials confirming the tragedy in the mid year.
The steamer Ranald from Trinidad to New York anchored distressed off Atlantic City New Jersey in June with pitch cargo and a heavy shift risking capsizing. No injuries reported.
Reports from Salina indicate a severe storm traversing the state causing expected heavy damage to wheat. A washout disrupts Union Pacific tracks as Topeka, Kansas, records the event on June 5.
Dr. Rixey reports no change in Mrs. McKinley's condition after three hours at the White House. By 11 pm she rested comfortably though weakened by an earlier illness that had seriously sapped her strength. A slight lift in cheerfulness gave hope she may regain her noted vitality.
A man near Clayton in St Louis yesterday confronted a straw stack blaze and fatally shot himself. The revolver mis fired as heat encircled him, four bullets entering the body near the abdomen while the flames seared his trunk and limbs.
R A Pearson, assistant chief of the dairy division, after three months inspecting Cuba and Porto Rico, says American dairymen can meet island demand for cheese. He notes current imports come from Denmark Italy and Switzerland and urges local producers to enter these markets.
Three Filipinos resident in Spain were elected to the Spanish Parliament. They plan during the throne speech debate to raise the Philippines question, alleging the condition there is worse than before the war.
Mrs Mary Schuler aged 70 was attacked at her home on Second Street and Woodland Avenue by a man described as a negro who struck her with a hatchet during an afternoon robbery. He escaped as neighbors and police searched for him.
A religious maniac named Valentino Paterno entered the Vatican and reached the pope's anteroom shouting that the pope is dead and that he is the successor and should be crowned. Security ordered his arrest and he was placed in an asylum.
Mrs Agnes Halfeld of 722 North Center avenue died of heart failure while cycling with her infant in front on Washington boulevard near Forty third avenue. The baby was unharmed and found clinging to its mother by the father minutes after the fall.
Columbia June 1 Gov McSweeney reports receipt of Senator Mclaurin’s letter replying to the governor’s declination of resignation The senator withdraws his resignation and states willingness to continue to serve but declines being barred or handicapped by others judging his motives or actions
Topeka reports from across Kansas say the wheat crop is in unfavorable condition as extreme drought halts growth and causes early heading. Harvest may start next week in some areas, and while prospects have worsened, rain in coming days could improve yields though not to previous expectations.
Viscount Kat sura forms a cabinet listing Arasuke ex minister in Paris as temporary foreign affairs head BWiyomo-Kiegso as justice minister Kikuchi education minister Fura ta-Toshe agriculture minister Utsumi Tada-Katsu home affairs minister Yoshi Kawa communications minister Iwadama reappointed war minister Yamamoto reappointed and marine minister.
Daniel Spencer was accidentally killed at the home of his fiance Miss Mattie Archer when her sister discharged a revolver Spencer lent her. The accidental shooting occurred in Parkersburg West Virginia on June 4.
Rutherfordton June 6 The saver and commissioners of Bakersville issued an appeal for aid to rebuild the city, destroyed by the big storm of May 20, according to a circular.
Washington June 5 The Interior Department faces a long delay to finish a final report on Chippewa and White Earth timber operations in Minnesota. Capt Mercer at Leech Lake must resolve scaling and trespass disputes with operators after over 80,0000 in penalties for cutting green timber under dead and down rules. Congress may need to legislate before further timber operations are allowed.
In Carver Minnesota at 6 15 yesterday morning Andrew Tapper a bartender killed Rosa Mix with a large knife then attempted to drown himself. He fled toward the river but was captured and jailed in Chaska. Jealousy is believed the motive Tapper had courted Miss Mix but was repeatedly repulsed.
In Minneapolis the National Suffrage association met for the fourth day of the convention with a busy schedule. Delegates and visitors pledged five thousand dollars for suffrage work next year. A heated discussion followed physician and surgeon concerns from St Paul about social views, and Rev. Anna Shaw of Philadelphia urged a firm stance against city segregation laws.
June reports note heavy moose in West Ontario forests. A Canadian Pacific train near Rat Portage east of Rat Portasse struck two moose, killing them. The incident involved the Pacific Express conductor and highlights wildlife risks on rail routes in the region.
Winnipeg June 1 The lieutenant governor refuses to sign the order in council removing J. P. Young as superintendent of the Home for Incurables. A cabinet meeting was held yesterday. officials say no crisis will arise.
Chiefs Denis Lone Wolf and Quinah Parker lead about a thousand Co manche and Wichita Indians in Anadarko to select delegates protesting the opening of Indian reservations. They warn Col. Randlett could reveal state secrets on allotments and pasture land selections if allowed to travel to the capital.
Marion Hand a young cook in a local restaurant drowned in the Towa River in Marshalltown Iowa. He and companions were crossing the river when the boat was upset in what witnesses called a rough prank.
James Maxwell, eighty one, was struck and killed by a freight train while crossing the Illinois Central track in Dubuque Iowa on June 5. His horse also died. This tragic accident left the body horribly mangled and the incident under local inquiry.
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