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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
4
The moving sidewalk attracted 6 694 308 paying riders while 2 636 867 used the opposite railway. The Argentine republic draws investors to electric schemes with 40 million dollars in capital. Canada debates continuing the queen’s birthday celebration, likened by the Toronto Globe to American homage to Washington.
The proposal to gift an opal for the English regalia is viewed with disfavor by the superstitious who say the stone is unlucky unless born in October. No children of the late queen or the present king were born in October.
The piece reflects on the intense public scrutiny faced by baseball umpires, likening the umpire's role to a charged stage where crowds and players exchange strong emotions. It notes the high tension and potential for hostile reactions during games.
The Geographical Congress of Italy in Milan this spring has authorized the Touring Club of Italy to organize a special exposition on locomotion methods used for long voyages in the nineteenth century. The club welcomes the idea and aims to make the exhibit as complete and interesting as possible.
A special bicycle used by British troops in South Africa and part of General Ian Hamilton's column was shown in London. The bike remains in excellent condition despite rough service, drawing wide comment as England sharpens cyclist soldier organization amid Easter Maneuvers with many wheelmen companies taking part.
The U S Constitution restricts amendments without state consent on equal Senate suffrage. Delaware was first to ratify, yet currently has no Senate members. The note regrets Delaware’s lack of representation, even if by its own choice.
Yale President Hadley says society consists of two groups the takers and the contributors. He argues that those who invest most in life often reap the greatest rewards, linking public conscience with personal sacrifice.
The youngest recruit from Cunel in Meuse stands 3 ft 9 3 4 in and weighs 42 lb while Eugene Casanac from Herault tops at 6 ft 6 in. A girl’s name appears among the draft lists by accident.
Professor Gustave Bischof of Glasgow University proposes a new process to make white lead by converting metallic lead to litharge with water gas at 300 degrees, then forming hydrate and finally using carbonic and diluted acetic acid in a gas tight apparatus. He says the method yields a purer product in under forty eight hours at lower cost with improved worker safety.
Gibraltar defense tightens water security with mosquito proof gauze wiring on tanks cut from the rock. The massive reservoirs stand as symbols of impregnable fortifications, delaying any siege by denying disease spread via insects.
The president appointed F. Alexander Stewart of Minnesota as interpreter at Nagasaki and Edward B. Moore of Michigan as assistant commissioner of patents with Charles O'Neil as chief of the bureau of ordnance and rear admiral. William M. Jenkins of Oklahoma Territory became governor and James W. Reynolds of New Mexico secured the secretaryship of the Territory. The Porto Rico report issued to Secretary Hay notes prosperity. The post office rules restrict description marks to wrappers and labels. Supreme Court Chief Justice Fuller sets term adjournment for May 27 with docket call suspended and a recess to May 18. Admiral Remey plans to attend Commodore Perry monument ceremony at Kurihama on July 14. Hay signals no Panama treaty talks without route decision. Pekin plenipotentiaries Ching and Li Hung Chang reportedly assure protection for foreigners if foreign troops withdraw.
Brief item roundup notes monarchs returning to Stockholm and a Saxony exposition opening in Dresden. It mentions Britain’s protective revenue plan, Morgan firms subscribing to Victoria memorial, and the British reform bill progress. Census figures for Glasgow show 760 229 people. Diaz unable to meet McKinley due to duties. Spanish socialists plan May Day strike. Bresci theory noted. Deaths include D. Riordan in Chicago and Dr. Henry B McKellops of St Louis.
John Costello an old-time circus clown died in New York after a sudden illness. Robert McCormick leaves London for Vienna as new American minister to Austria Hungary. James McNeil Whistler elected to the Dresden academy of arts. John W Hinton dies in Milwaukee after a long illness. Father J J Kennedy of the Church of the Assumption Cincinnati dies. Admiral Bertilieff now commanding the Russian fleet in Spanish waters receives the grand cordon of the Spanish Order of Merito Naval. Former Gov Charles C Stockley dies at eighty seven. Dr Henry Byron McKellops of St Louis dies at seventy eight, renowned in dentistry. Samuel Brown, Wisconsin wool merchant, dies in Milwaukee aged eighty three. longtime member of the chamber of commerce. George M Allen, recently assigned to free rural delivery with Denver headquarters, dies. formerly editor of the Terre Haute Express. Stove trust consolidation nearing. Detroit linked to major U S manufacturers. Joseph Hume, pioneer salmon packer, dies at Berkeley of heart disease. founded first cannery on the Columbia in 1874. Robert W Taylor of Lisbon Ohio aims to reform marriage and divorce laws. James McMenamin of Hampton dies at Johns Hopkins hospital. world famous crab cannery pioneer may end the industry.
A disturbed electrician killed two men and wounded three others amid a spree described as likely fatal for two. In Newcastle Washington two masked robbers looted Harry Collins saloon, escaping with 2559 dollars. Various legal cases unfold including voter exoneration in Denver and bank officials in Vancouver and Birmingham.
Arrangements finished for a vast steel plant at the Soo with steel rails priced $2 higher per ton. J J Hill ordered 40 000 tons. Efforts proceed to unify telephone business nationwide. Coal miners in Southern Indiana return to steady work.
Omaha April 30 jury clears James Callahan of involvement in the Edward Cudahy Jr kidnapping. Judge Baker denounces the verdict and orders the jury discharged. Callahan released. police chief suggests withdrawing a $5000 reward for Pat Crowe to avoid false claims.
Pluma Nordquist twelve died after her foot jammed in a pony stirrup and the animal bolted. The incident occurred in Red Oak Iowa as Nordquist, daughter of local merchant S C Nordquist, was dragged about half a mile.
An overnight attempt to blow up Midland Plaster company’s mine near Grand Rapids failed when a fuse connected to 600 pounds of dynamite was found and destroyed by an employee. Forty miners had just left after finishing work for the Pan American exposition, and deputies now guard the site.
At a country dance three miles south of Gilman George Morrison shot Walter Morris fatally as Walter and brothers James and Philip Morris were attacked by the Morris siblings and other guests. James was seriously wounded while Philip recovered. Morrison surrendered to the sheriff claiming self defense.
The second bulletin of the state library commission confirms six Iowa towns Pleasant Hawkeye Stuart Jefferson Hawarden and Colfax voted spring tax levies for public libraries. Davenport Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon and Upper Iowa University at Fayette also receive $25 000 gifts from ex Gov Drake and have voted taxes for free public libraries.
Mo nona county grand jury did not indict Frank Dennis for the February murder of John P. Worrell on a Missouri river sandbar. The crime fell outside Iowa jurisdiction. Burt county Nebraska officials plan to prosecute Dennis. A surveyor testified before the grand jury.
Ida county sheriff takes possession of I. J. Thompson’s hardware and implement business in Holstein after his sudden departure. Creditors flood in with claims and Thompson’s wife asserts a $5,000 interest in the business.
William Parkins, who escaped from the county jail in Sioux City while fainting in the corridor, was arrested at Worthing South Carolina and brought back by Sheriff Jackson. He was awaiting transfer to the state prison for an eighteen month term.
Fire totally wiped out the Gurney Refrigerator Manufacturing company plant in Fond du Lac Wisconsin causing a loss of 100000 dollars fully insured. Nearby buildings and equipment were spared and fire crews battled the blaze for hours.
Forest fires rage at multiple upper peninsula points around Houghton Michigan with warnings that without heavy rain soon much damage will occur and many hamlets are endangered.
Redwood Falls Minnesota April 20 Judge Webber sentenced George Raymond to two years at Stillwater for burglary. Martin Callahan received two months in the county jail for petit larceny.
German forces report heavy Chinese losses during four April battles at the Great Wall near Shansi. Chinese troops are driven from Chili into Shansi with no surrender, while German casualties include four officers wounded and three soldiers killed. French troops were not engaged.
A fire destroyed a livery stable and three residences in Houston on April 30. Job Copping a florist, his wife, and three children died, as did an infant born during the blaze. A Negro was arrested for starting the fire to avenge being fired. A crippled widow, Mrs. Thompson, escaped and reported the Copping family’s final disappearance. Mr Hopper and his wife were injured after leaping from stairs.
In Frederick Maryland on April 30 during shaft sinking in the Mount Airy tunnel part of a Baltimore & Ohio railroad improvement near Ridgeville about eight thousand tons of earth collapsed. Several workers were entombed with three bodies recovered Arthur Frazier Douglass Twicks and foreman Michael Coyne of Fayette County Pennsylvania Meanwhile foreman Michael Kearns is believed buried under debris with others still missing.
Swiss Bern daily reports Adolph Gartner of Bern as discovering the color photography secret after years of work. He demonstrates colored results on paper porcelain and glass in blue red brown and dark yellow specimens with a simple method.
French Foreign Minister M Delcasse visits St Petersburg to present the grand cordon of the Legion of Honor to Grand Duke Michael heir presumptive. The ceremony at the imperial palace includes reception by the dowager empress.
Marguerite reports sixteen rebel natives killed during the suppression of disturbances in Algiers. Additional details from Marguerite indicate ongoing clashes as authorities move to restore order.
Herr Mercke a German millionaire and his secretary Herr Caro were killed by natives near New Britain while cruising in a yacht. Caro's body was eaten. The incident occurred off the coast of Sydney date noted as April 30.
Norris Humphrey a longtime Lincoln business leader committed suicide last night. He shot himself after years of business reverses that reportedly unsettled his mind. Local authorities listed the death as self inflicted.
May 1 Pekin report says a German detachment of eighty suffered forty casualties near the Ku Iswan pass while Chinese losses were nominal. The expedition is withdrawing amid population hardship and disaffection. The powers consider withdrawal after indemnity terms and Chinese payments. Li Hung Chang reports 300 French soldiers with 2,000 native Christians roaming Shansi causing distress.
London May 1 The Leyland line of steamers has been purchased by J Pierpont Morgan & Co as part of a push to consolidate major transatlantic shipping interests. The Leyland will keep its name and current management for now with changes in the board expected soon.
Moscow correspondence reports the holy synod flooded with petitions from devout believers seeking excommunication as a means to exit the Orthodox Church without penalties under criminal law.
David Nation husband of Carrie Nation was robbed of 78 dollars in cash, jewelry, and his return railroad ticket to Wichita while visiting his sister in Marion. He had attended a dog and pony show and reportedly visited a saloon after leaving the circus yesterday afternoon.
At Harvard University the board of overseers informally discussed granting a Doctor of Laws degree to President McKinley and voiced unanimous support. Final action is expected at the overseers meeting before June commencement as customary.
New Orleans May 1 reports 205 oil companies organized in Texas and Louisiana since Beaumont’s January discovery, with seventeen in Louisiana totaling 76.325 million dollars in capitalization. Thirty-five are partly organized awaiting charters. Beaumont serves as headquarters for more than half, followed by Galveston Houston Fort Worth New Orleans and Dallas.
London reports say Gen Sir Redvers Buller sought a court of inquiry after the Official Gazette criticized him. The War Secretary refused, Buller complained to the king who also declined to intervene. He is expected to be placed on the retired list.
Vienna May 1. Herr Krees, the aeronaut, displayed his airship yesterday at Tullenbruch. The craft is complete aside from a twenty five horsepower Daimler motor. He plans first ascent in June and expects speeds from fifty to eighty miles per hour.
The commission of Mr Pruden, one of the president's assistant Secretaries, was signed as a major and paymaster. This act came in the final days before the president leaves the White House for a Pacific coast tour. May 1, Washington.
The Blaine County bank at Watonga was robbed Friday night of 1800 dollars, the vault blown open by dynamite. The news reached authorities by courier yesterday. The robbers escaped.
A prairie fire north of Gars, Gary, South Dakota, on May 1 burned a new dwelling owned by Willam Farrell and hay belonging to H Pillsley and William Keeler. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars with no insurance.
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