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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
2
A jumble of notes reports oddities and incidents. It mentions a rare fish near Fernandina Florida, Italy’s new coin portraits, Wells designing a Sandgate home, sensational sermon topics in Australia, and a large US bridge market. Also noted are Parisian club elections, Kansas arbitration, a Manila Bay tragedy, a New York Chinese man in danger, and shopping courtesy in dry goods trade.
A pioneer starts a new business in Center and Tioga counties Pennsylvania by clearing mountain land for a goat farm. He signs for 1000 white goats at 3 18 a head. The land provides ideal pasture and the goats are kept inside a wire fenced area. New Mexican goats supply hides and meat noted as delicious and nutritious.
The Revue de Paris reports Count de la Vaulx plans a Mediterranean balloon crossing. The craft will use French silk for the envelope and a rush frame two meters eighty by three meters twenty. A crew of two naval officers and aeronauts will sail in June or July with three weeks of provisions and preliminary trials.
A historical note reports a rare dark snow in the Muette Valley. The shower left a thick nearly black layer and carried countless tiny insects, carried by a strong wind from a distant region.
The piece argues for a vast labor union against steel trusts led from Pittsburgh drawing thousands of Carnegie workers into a national coalition to counter monopoly. It notes the aim to unite metal trades and resist Morgan syndicate influence as the movement grows. It also reports David D. Thompson chosen editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate succeeding the late Rev. Dr. Arthur Edwards.
Captain Frank O Neill, born 1849 in Ireland and joining the Chicago Police in 1873, is appointed chief by Mayor Harrison. Known as an educated, well read guard of the peace, he rises from patrolman and hosts a famed Drexel Boulevard home popular with scholars.
The Dowager Empress nominates a regency to block the emperor’s return, aiming to preserve her own rule. The emperor’s fate remains secret, with rumors of murder and a weakened public presence. Russia and the Allies loom over court politics, while the regents are not wholly composed of bigots.
The piece links Italian anarchists and assassins to the Kaiser’s fate, citing Romagnoli in Berlin and historic figures such as Orsini Galli Bresci and other examples. It reflects on the trope that Italian patronymics recur among assassins and notes a Petersburg quip about czar protection.
One hundred new mail boxes with automatic attachments will be installed in Chicago downtown within a week. The device records the time of the next collection as the carrier opens and closes the box. A glass strip shows Next Collection and after the box is opened the time of the next and last collections appear for public viewing.
The tale recounts Philippine Welser, a Augsburg born beauty, who wed Ferdinand of Tyrol against Emperor Charles V. After years of royal coldness she visited the emperor with her sons, seeking forgiveness, and the couple’s devotion endures in Innsbruck.
Special Policeman Hagerty of the Pennsylvania railroad recalls a dream where four burglars blast the Phoenixville station safe at 1:30 a m and escape on a handcar. The next morning The Record reports a real 1:30 a m break in by four men, with Hagerty claiming he could identify their faces if encountered.
A St Louis merchant Julius Scoten refuses to hire women or pay male clerks under 75 dollars monthly. He claims men only costs him 2500 dollars more in operation but yields happier homes. Is this stance justifiable.
A former western congressman recalls a New York visit and a late dining room chat with Major McKinley. The exchange touches on inaugural parade nuts and bolts, the timing of speeches, and McKinley’s humor about nuts and raisins at the White House.
In the 1882 battle at Mogollon plateau Chaffee and a small Sixth Cavalry party held a canyon summit under heavy Apache fire. He crawled to rescue a fallen scout, carrying him back to safety despite requests to press the attack. The action halted only after reinforcements arrived, and the Apaches were killed or captured. Chaffee was breveted to lieutenant colonel for that day and later promoted on brevet.
The government backs the dairy industry with loans up to 10000 for butter makers at 5 percent interest. Repayment spans fifteen years in half yearly installments. Free cold storage for a month is provided for exported butter, which must pass government inspection.
The planned Milmo palace near Monterey Mexico will be the largest private residence on the continent aside from the Biltmore. The Milmo estate spans 578000 acres with forests and rivers and the marble palace measures 400 by 330 feet with two porticos and Ionic style surrounding buildings.
The Saskatoon district in Western Canada attracts American settlers with fertile alluvial soils, two soil varieties, and a climate free from summer frost. The South Saskatchewan River, ready markets and rail access support dairy farming, stock raising, and grain. abundant grasses yield over 200 tons of hay locally for winter use.
Military forces have suppressed the plague riots in the Simlkat district, India, restoring order after unrest. Details on casualties or officials were not provided in the fragment.
The Santa Fe Route lists return fares from Salt Lake City to Kansas City St. Joseph St Paul Minneapolis and St Louis with specific rates and sale dates. Final return limit September 9 1901. Additional summer excursions include Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Chicago and St Louis with varied dates and prices. Contact C F Warren for details and a booklet overview of South Dakota Farms via the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway.
The year 1900 saw exports of 154 million dollars and imports of 1.136 billion, highlighting a large trade deficit for Argentina. A later note touts Adams Pepsin Tutti Frutel as a remedy for happiness.
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