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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
4
A new mountain railway project plans a link from the Engadine region to an Italian lake via a Bernia range route. Officials say the line would facilitate cross border travel and tourism, with construction timelines not yet released.
A man allegedly took a $100 microscope from the University of Chicago and may have been driven by curiosity to witness a 100 pound block of ice.
The first week of April passes without a single yellow fever case in Havana marking an historic low for the city. The situation reflects rising Cuban discontent with American sanitary measures while Americans seek to curb the disease.
Mrs. F. M. Smith of Oakland, wife of the "borax king," will adopt 100 girls and raise them as her own. The girls will live in ten houses on a 35 acre tract near Arbor Villa, ten girls per house. The first house is under construction and others start soon.
An eightpenny nail with a hole in the head holds a curved galvanized wire. The nail is driven into the studding, the wire laid flat on the brick, and mortar covers it. The bond remains solid if the building sags or sheeting shrinks, keeping the wall intact.
John Pondir once a power on Wall Street and a famed ghost of the street died in poverty. He backed the Sutro tunnel project and held stock in Pacific Mail and Panama railroad. At Sutro's death he faced a $1,000,000 suit, and in Gould and Fisk days he was a familiar presence at theaters and Delmonico's.
The king favors broad colonial title ideas as a path to unifying the empire. The Toronto Globe questions the plan, asking if the throne should spare its subjects while noting loyalty and current compliance.
Clarence Bush arrived at Harvard penniless and housed in an attic living on gruel milk and water. After a year of hardship he seized a turn of luck by acquiring a cow and churn to sell his own butter in Cambridge streets. While studying mathematics astronomy and chemistry he learned butter business and now earns $5 000 a year from a major New York creamery company.
The Belfast built steamer Celtic is described as the largest vessel yet, displacing 33 000 tons and measuring 681 feet long, 75 feet beam, 44 feet depth. It carries 2859 passengers plus 335 crew, intended as an emigrant carrier rather than a speedster, and surpasses the Oceanic Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Great Eastern in size.
Bishop Ingram spoke to workers at a Whitechapel settlement house about transforming the venue into a "good pull-up for bishops." He noted his role requires a carriage, but invited lifts for those who see him driving alone. The king recently named him dean of the royal chapels.
A four-masted vessel that sailed from San Francisco seven months ago entered the Mersey near Liverpool. After a long silence, inquiries revealed the ship and crew are alive, ending weeks of mystery as observers note the sea remains unflooded by crowding.
National bank reserves are at a peak in controller reports. The Charity Corrections conference plans a Milwaukee 1902 convention. Brig Gen Breckinridge to inspect the Philippines. Hay to consider Nicaragua canal. Yellow fever case in Havana discharged. Supreme Court denies California Mission Indians land rights. Twenty-one attorneys admitted to Supreme Court. Agriculture yearbook for 1900 in press, June distribution. Taft and Philippine civil government form en route on Sheridan. Sins and Sinners items report embezzlement, saloon brawl, murder acquittal, and other crimes including a Victorian-era incident and a notable suicide.
A series of late 19th to early 20th century incidents are cited: Chicago sees a child killed and several injured in a city incident. Detroit suburb lumber district fire causes $800000 loss. the steamer Bon Voyage burns on Lake Superior with five women dead. a New Jersey trolley crash injures many. a wagon with 26 youths struck by a trolley, two killed and others injured. City of Padoes wreck in the Mississippi leaves few fatalities. seven missing in St Louis see all but one return. Owensboro steamer fire at Calhoun Kentucky kills four including Evansville firemen and two roustabouts unnamed.
A broad summary of international events: Ito resigns as Japanese premier. a Puerto Rican postmaster faces accounting shortages. Boer suffering and surrender. US financial influence rising. Hong Kong plague cases and deaths. Papal protests over Spain in Cuba and the Philippines. Allied troops retreat from Pekin with German and British presence. Panama canal purchase rumors. French recognition of Tehad Province pacification. various monarchs meeting on Pan Slav issues. Russian submarine project. Catalonia decentralization. Paget named Bishop of Oxford. Metz military maneuvers under Kaiser Wilhelm. Franco Italian diplomatic courtesy. Gorky and Wengero arrested in St Petersburg for revolutionary material.
A digest of society and public life items: death of M Henri Charles de Verniao former French senate vice president. Harry Lehr wedding plans with Mrs John Vinton Dahlgren. Rockefeller invited to Founders Day at University of Chicago June 18. divorce granted to Arthur M Tree. Miss Anne Irvine to marry Capt Charles Lyman in Manila voyage June 15. Walter Buell death in Rochester aged 47. Miss Helen Gould to pause charity work for now. Oxford Women’s University president resigns with Miss Pannie Ruth Robinson to head the institution. Alexander Ross Chicago police veteran dies of pneumonia. Clifford and Huth announce professional and marital separation after nine years on vaudeville stage.
The Vermont Supreme Court voided a state law requiring out of state dealers to obtain a license and post bonds to do business in Vermont. The AFL-CIO convention in Denver backed that local unions cannot bar women from membership. An NA Chamber and Casework Manufacturers vote raised prices on chamber suite furniture by 10 percent. Oklahoma momentum seeks national park land set aside from Wichita district offices. John F. Searles assets surpass liabilities at 3 616 545 dollars in New York filings. Porto Rico exhibit seized by Buffalo customs chief Brend. cargo from army transport, cleared at Brooklyn navy yard.
Henry Mingers killed Frank Greipel at 605 South Smith Avenue by firing three shots from a 38 caliber revolver. Greipel died. Mingers escaped. Coroner to hold inquest and post mortem today after a fatal family quarrel.
Bemidji Minnesota May 21 The Norwegian celebration disaster proves more deadly as several youths from Bemidji and nearby towns are reported dead or burned Joe Marchand 26 Shevlin Fred Driven 10 and Richard Zacharias 11 lie at lake bottom while Fred McCauley 12 and Adolph Zacharias 10 near death with burns Dozens of boats search the lake and hope fades G A Smith Solway and Albert Snecta Rosby in hospital badly burned but expected to recover.
Aberdeen S C May 21 report that centralized schooling shows success where used and advocates push its adoption in Bath Township east of the city. Estimated annual saving of 1146 dollars while improving scholar services accompanies the plan.
Replies are received from militia members invited to attend the Fargo fire festival on May 21. Most responses are encouraging and many are expected to be present. The soldier feature will double as a reunion for veterans of the Philippine service.
A long‑abandoned tunnel in the Homestake mine at Lead South Dakota was found burning, with the fire burning for some time but not threatening other mine sections. Crews expect a difficult effort to control it.
Prospects for berries and other small fruit are excellent due to an early warm spring. Sufficient showers keep the ground moist and growers believe frost danger is past. All other crops look splendid, with expansive yields anticipated unless unforeseen conditions arise.
New state bank planned for Arlington with J. B. Sullivan of Lake Benton Minn. and John Mckenzie of Lake Benton Minn. and A. P. Bertelsen of Elkton S D. Sullivan to manage once incorporation passes and building is ready.
Helena Mont May 21 A Beaverhead county ranchman C R Engle who had been missing two weeks was found by a searching party in a mountain cave. He was in an irrational state from exposure and hunger but rallied and is expected to recover. His actions are hard to explain.
The list of graduates for the young ladies' seminary in Winona Minnesota announced includes Literary Miss Mae Madden of Rochester Miss Mae Erwin of Fisher and Miss Ada Talbot of Winona. piano Miss Anna Malick of Sleeny Eye and Miss Maud Schneider of Winona.
Five hundred workers walk out at Simmons Manufacturing foundry in Kenosha Wisconsin as strike actions disrupt operations. If no settlement occurs within days the entire factory may close, risking about six hundred additional layoffs.
The Nyack steamer of the Crosby line ran ashore at North Point Milwaukee in fog. All passengers were taken to port by a tug and no serious damage is expected.
Patrick Manley of Coon Creek ten miles north of Minneapolis believes he has an iron mine after sending samples to Duluth that assayed sixty percent iron.
Adam Weiler a Hampton business leader was fatally struck by a passenger train while crossing the Great Western track at Hastings Minnesota. He leaves a wife and two children.
Faribault Minn May 21 work has resumed on the Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern line and Second street is closed temporarily. The cut for the deflection of the river has been begun at this point.
Havana May 21 The Cuban constitutional convention will receive both majority and minority reports on the Platt amendment. The majority proposes extensive additions to several clauses to confirm intervention powers while denying sovereignty, and suggests an Isle of Pines treaty future settlement. The minority disputes U S wishes and endorses limits on intervention while urging a reciprocity based commercial treaty.
Judge Arthur T. Noyes ex congressman Garey and Alaska District Attorney Woods must stand trial for alleged contempt of the U S circuit court of appeals. The action arises from advice given after Judge Morrow issued a writ of superseders in the McKenzie case.
Seattle May 21. B W Clarke special treasury agent has issued an appeal for relief on behalf of destitute natives in the Aleutian islands and Alaska generally. Contributions will be distributed by the revenue cutters.
Naples May 21 an American Evangelical minister from Davenport Iowa Mr Maltie committed death by own action in the International hotel He severed a wrist artery and swallowed corrosive subliate in a suicide attempt leaving authorities to investigate the case.
Mrs McKinley's condition improved enough to sit up briefly as Gen Shafter visited President McKinley. Secretary Cortelyou announced she had a comfortable night and fever subsided, easing anxiety. The president stayed home, with many callers at the Scott residence and plans for travel still undecided. Secretary Long traveled to Colorado Springs to see his ill daughter.
Washington May 21 The executive board of the International Order of Machinists orders a nine hour workday strike affecting about 50 000 men. Firms in St Louis and New Orleans have agreed. Nationwide, 35 percent of employers have signed. Some cities may settle today while the Pacific coast faces a longer fight. {Note: This line preserves structure while condensing repetitive details.}
South Dakota Senator Richard F Pettigrew hints to confidants that he will become president of the Northern Pacific railroad. Pettigrew holds a large block of NP stock to be placed with James J Hill, and allies Morgan and Hill are seen as controlling the road.
In San Francisco on May 21 President McKinley Governor Nash of Ohio and other dignitaries witnessed the launching of the battleship Ohio. Fifty thousand spectators cheered as the ship slid into the sea the big guns boomed and steam whistles sounded for nearly thirty minutes. The president received a commemorative gold plate amid the celebration.
The steam launch Lilian B. struck a pier of the Chicago Great Western bridge at St. Paul on May 20. The starboard side was stove in and the craft began sinking, but boatmen on Raspberry island rescued all aboard. Everyone was soaked and frightened but unharmed.
Cane Town reports only one new plague case since Friday. The cumulative tally reaches 639 cases with 292 deaths to date, reflecting an ongoing public health concern in the region.
The Central Pacific railroad station in Birtle Kansas was robbed when the safe was blown open. Two hundred dollars and valuable papers were taken. The previous day four thousand dollars was paid out to cattle buyers.
Yale freshmen beat Columbia in a tight race on Lake Whitney with an unofficial 6:20 time as a heavy rainstorm fell during the event in New Haven Connecticut.
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