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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
6
A collage of quips and sharp observations touches on Tracy’s tombstone, a strike era debate on coal mining, royalties and birthright in Europe, Hayti annexation jokes, King Edward’s fate, wax figures, baseball contracts, Kansas City bartenders, and US views on the British coronation.
The generous gift of Os borne house by King Edward to the English people will relieve the donor of the large maintenance costs, according to the report.
J Pierpont Morgan rejects claims the deal is failing and calls the circulating report an affront, likening it to sacrilege. The financier insists the agreement remains on track despite sensational speculation.
A New Hampshire newspaper releases a Christmas poem, prompting readers to decide whether the issue reflects seasonal zeal or outdated stance.
Telegraphed gossip from New York notes a quirky item about the Central Perk baby camel wearing new boots. The brief item highlights society chatter and unusual fashion adjacent to the local scene.
A Missouri editor who threatened to publish a piece titled Hell and Who Will Be There has been warned by the town against libel. May Yoke and Strong have met again and are urged to resolve the dispute quietly.
A fragment notes a deceptive toadstool resembling a mushroom being observed among people near a drowning season area. The text mentions efforts to reduce an excess population in the vicinity.
A former monarch grumbles over paying 150 dollars in income tax from an annual 7500 dollar allowance highlighting relief that income is taxable.
A Cincinnati health officer launches a drive against dirty paper currency due to disease germs on bills. The public reaction hints that many would accept regular handling to avoid harm.
The Canadian court released Gaynor and Greene to liberty. The author notes future extradition efforts may target defendants with less access to costly legal counsel.
The czar presents the Kaiser with a gold smoking set and the Kaiser returns a gold writing set. The common people must wait until Christmas to afford exchanging presents.
A Chester boy who swims constantly dreamed of diving and awoke to find he had jumped headfirst down a flight of stairs. Local readers are advised to keep a tub of cold water by the bed to cool such overexuberant imagination.
A dramatic altar interruption ends with the groom facing a second wedding in front of the Four Hundred. The woman reveals she cannot marry the groom as he deceived another, but the ceremony proceeds with Dollie Culver as the true bride and the clergy retaking the service.
In a city’s most lavish society scene, heiress Florence Hayes prepares for a grand wedding to Howard Dunton, a rising lawyer and politician. Dollie, a dressmaker, bursts in to claim the gown and expose a jealous rival’s plot to wed Dunton. The dramatic confrontation leads to a dramatic altar moment as truth and passion collide.
Indian police officer Pete Bey detains Johann Waclinski by forcing him into a bear pit after a night chase with two accomplices. Bears reach into the enclosure as Waclinski yells, seven hours of confinement end with release when the man is found to be lost en route to Kent.
The article recounts scarce incidents of women hiding aboard ships. It notes a 1901 case on the Neptune line Ohio from Baltimore to Rotterdam where Captain Wilson spared the stowaway from forced transfer due to severe weather. It mentions earlier disguises on the Johnston Vedamore and a recent New York landing of Louisa Schaller from Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after claiming her son’s voyage and lack of funds.
Popular Science describes Joseph Chagnot of Torrington Conn introducing a trap with a water reservoir two bait holders and a tilting platform. A rat or mouse advances to the second morsel and falls into the water, dying while the platform quickly resets. A separate heat generator by George S Chase of Springfield Mass returns warmth to rooms by circulating heated air from a lamp, with a metal plate stack and adjustable sleeve to fit any lamp.
The article notes light pressure on bodies has been measured, with the sun earth repulsion about 1e14 dynes versus gravity vastly stronger at roughly 4.0e13 times as great. Prof Woodward concludes people dwell more on past myths than on exact science, urging comparison with Langley on laws of nature.
New York inventor Joseph Greth proposes a captive balloon observatory with a buoyant car and long cables. The design features gas sections to resist puncture, ground anchoring when unused, a central platform opening, and a single cable system to raise and lower the car for passenger viewing.
An adjustable book holder attaches to walls trees gas fixtures or furniture and holds a book steady while enabling comfortable reading positions. A shelf supports the book with a sliding clamp and a telescoping rod adjusts to any length with a hook and crimped rod to tilt the reading material.
The foundation stone for the first generating station was laid by Sir Frederick Bramwell signaling the second bulk electric supply scheme in Britain. The area covers about 1,000 square miles including collieries and steel works with five stations and 15 000 horsepower capacity driven by steam.
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