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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
4
In Montana, Frank Moulan sues for divorce. The court weighs whether desertion of a comic opera comedian justifies dissolution. The case raises questions about grounds and conduct in marital breakdown.
Minister Wu lacks official accreditation to the United States government yet acts as a sage figure. The rhetoric suggests China and Concord are closer in relation than before, reflecting a nuanced diplomatic stance.
A New York apartment feature is a built in wall safe known only to the tenant. It allows residents to keep silver, jewels, and papers in their own unit instead of bank vaults or safe deposits.
The chemist who first manufactured sugar coated pills died in Philadelphia recently. His main achievement is now commended to debating societies as a public benefit, though the question of whether making pills easier to take constitutes public good remains debated.
Government trials of plans to destroy mosquito pests favor draining marshes and pools of stagnant water where possible kerosene on remaining waters and introducing small fish such as sticklebacks and minnows to curb breeding.
A modest gray house near Tunbridge Wells houses Sar ah Grand author of The Heavenly Twins. She writes in a sunlit bay windowed den filled with bookcases rugs and paintings. Her mahogany desk features an engraving by Dudley Hardy depicting London's destitute poor to remind her of suffering.
The London Saturday Review argues war between the United States and Germany is likely over the Monroe Doctrine. It says U S conduct in refusing to take South America or let others take it could justify European intervention to curb the United States. The piece finds American policy incomprehensible and exasperating.
An extended London study on cold baths shows water temperature rises quickly but plateaus. Over about two minutes, water heated from 50 to 56 degrees in one trial, with one gallon rising 9.6 degrees per minute, equating to about two and a half horsepower. Observers say a healthy man emits heat like eight pounds of water raised 1 degree per minute.
The article contrasts medical triumphs over disease with dramatic crimes. It argues two common mosquitoes spread malaria and yellow fever, turning unnoticed nuisances into the prime culprits. Sanitary science now aggressively pursues these two guilty members of the mosquito family.
In a Silk Association of America annual report the secretary notes capital in silk mills rises over fivefold since 1870 and mill operatives also exceed five times. Raw silk imports nearly six times higher, while manufactured silk imports drop from about one dollar per person in 1870 to forty cents in 1900. The decline is attributed to prudent consumption.
Intemperance rises with abolition of the army canteen while Col. Van Horne protests. Congress may fund public buildings more, five West Point cadets are dismissed, others suspended after disturbances. Domestic manufacturers vs foreign prices stir Washington debate. Guatemala arbitration payment of $20,000 recorded. Root may seek law change on post canteen abolition. April 1901 internal revenue up $3.69 million from 1900. Navy orders gunboat Concord to Alaska to enforce liquor laws.
Casualties mount as John Wanamaker’s country house burns in a $500,000 loss. Tennessee floods devastate life and property with fourteen reported drownings. The Northern Pacific warehouse at Glendive Montana burns, likely from locomotive sparks. Eight year old Battie Muehlum dies after hydrophobia from a dog bite in Chicago. Captain Otto Ellefsen killed aboard the Nataut near Mobile while repairs to the rudder fail. A grain elevator in Kansas City Kansas owned by Armour and Merchants’ Elevator suffers $50,000 damage. Eaton Richell factory in Denver destroyed. loss about $125,000, insured. Lieut. William Kuhn badly burned in a paint explosion. several firemen injured.
In London and the dominion, the Pacific cable bill passes third reading. A 1410 manuscript Bible sells for 1200 guineas in London. Hamilton machinists threaten a 1500‑strong strike. Prince Edward Albert of York may join parents in Canada. Bartlett seeks Chiltern hundreds amid party tensions. Rumors speak of war office reforms and a possible coal mine venture. King Alfonso joins Madrid maneuvers with Weyler and other top commanders.
The Western Unitarian conference elected Martin D Hull of Chicago as president and Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn was chosen president of the Congregational Home Missionary Society. Other notices report deaths of Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina duchess of Cleveland born 1819 at Wiesbaden and John P Loomis Kansas City leader, both noted for public roles.
A proposed lake and rail line would extend from Duluth to the Atlantic coast. Other items note Honolulu legislators demand Gov Dole's removal, Rockefeller linked to Harriman Kuhn Loeb syndicate, Edison unveils a new storage battery, and Beloit College drops bachelor of philosophy for BA and BS degrees.
New York bankers acknowledge widespread misinformation on the United States owing Europe. They note the U S is borrowing from Europe through foreign exchange operations, with long sterling debt to be settled later as grain and cotton are shipped abroad.
New York May 26 It was decided that cup races will be postponed about one month. Lipton has asked for up to six weeks but offered a one month grace until Sept 21 if preferred by the club. The New York Yacht Club challenge committee indicated willingness to grant needed delay for Shamrock’s repair.
Mrs Krk D Bishop, recently divorced, marries her former husband’s coachman H F Blucher in Kent Ohio. Kirk D and Lida D Bishop wed in 1881. She sued for divorce Sept 12, 1899, won Jan 12, 1900, with alimony $250 a month for life and $100,000 in securities to secure payments. four children ordered supported.
Philadelphia May 26 The Presbyterian general assembly defeated an amendment by Rev George D Baker to dismiss the subject of revising the confession of faith. After two days of debate leading exponents analyzed the creed and reasons for their positions, and the assembly voted overwhelmingly to continue consideration of the great question.
An unknown derelict was sighted in mid ocean south of Valparaiso and along the track of northbound shipping. Capt. Johannessen of the Chilean bark Royal Sovereign reported the submerged vessel near 16S 128W, with only two masts visible about thirty feet above water.
May 26 report says an explosion hit the Universal coal mine at Senghenydd in the Rhondda valley. About a hundred men were underground when the blast occurred and there is little hope of saving any of them.
In Constantinople on May 26 the Italian charge d affaires demanded immediate reparation from the porte after the arrest of an Italian postal agent at Preveza. Italy warned it will dispatch warships to compel satisfaction if not granted.
Cape Town reports an explosion at the Campbell quarries near Natal. Two Europeans and several natives were injured while twenty eight natives remain missing. Local authorities seek information on the incident and casualties.
United States Senators Benjamin R. Tillman and John L. McLaurin resign their offices effective September 16 after a bitter South Democratic faction dispute. McLaurin and Tillman plan to contest the long term for the seat, with Governor McSweeney to appoint successors if needed.
A wind storm crossing Nevada Utah Southern Idaho Wyoming and Colorado caused damage likely in the hundreds of thousands. Telegraph and telephone service were disrupted for about a day cutting the intermountain region from the outside world. Ogden suffered the worst with roofs torn from several buildings including the Baptist church. Estimated Ogden damage around $100,000.
A Standerton dispatch dated May 22 reports a detachment of the Queen's Mounted Infantry raiding an ambush near Amersfort. Commandant Joubert the magistrate and burghers resisted surrender. British fire wounded Joubert and the magistrate. Reinforcements aided the Boers and the British withdrew, losing three prisoners.
A Wisconsin commission presented a $10,000 silver banquet service to the battleship Wisconsin in San Francisco. The gift is to be formally presented soon, alongside a four foot high bronze Badger statue cast from Spanish cannon captured in the war.
The Boston telegraph notes a collision at sea between the steamer Ohio and the Norwegian bark Elise near Moss. One sailor was rescued but his conflicting story casts doubt on whether the bark went down with fourteen men.
Chicago May 28 A new through route between Chicago and St Paul and Minneapolis will open in early fall by the Minnesota Central railroad. The last link from Lyle Iowa to Albert Lea Minnesota is completed and through service will begin after remaining preliminaries.
Lord Kitchener reports a Boer attack between Venterdorp and Potschefstroom on May 23 was repelled. British casualties were four killed and thirty wounded. the convoy reached safety.
Heavy rains trigger a landslide at Mount Washington behind the McClintock mills, burying tracks and stopping Panhandle trains for about thirty six hours. Roughly 600 tons of earth and stone slid onto the line, delaying service.
Madrid reports the village of Es paragossna in Badajo province almost razed by a storm. One woman was killed in the disaster.
H E Free land a stranger arrested by police tried to hang himself using a rope fashioned from suspenders while in the La Crosse Wisconsin jail on May 28.
No. 105 fast freight on the Omaha route derailed near Superior Junction early this morning, ditching and smashing twelve cars. No one was injured in the incident. Local crews worked to clear the tracks and assess damage in Cumberland Wisconsin.
George Safley returns to Gallatin from Omaha and notes Montana’s low appeal to homeseekers and capitalists. He says travelers pass through Montana for farther west destinations, because local promotion of Montana resources is weak compared with Washington and Oregon. He observes advertising from other states reaches potential investors and homeseekers, while Montana lags behind.
Logan McDonald deputy treasurer at Butte repelled a highwayman at the corner of Platinum and Malin streets. The assailant wore a woman's clothes and snatched a purse before McDonald struck a decisive blow, ending the attempt. The incident was not reported to police.
Livingston anticipates rapid population growth with new houses under construction on nearly every street. Plans for an addition to the Northern Pacific shops are nearly finished, with a large workforce to begin work after July 1 when $185,000 in funding becomes available.
In Erie, Judge Webster of Hamilton sentenced Charles Graves after a criminal assault conviction to thirteen years in the penitentiary with hard labor. The report notes other local items including mental health adjudications and regional incidents.
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