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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
6
The piece notes a likely natural gas boom as the presidential campaign begins. It reflects on folly and thrift, references a Chicago incident where three men posing as constables robbed a gardener after a dice loss, and comments on low ethics among local criminals.
Debates mention new shell penetrating eighteen inches of Harveyized steel not affecting senatorial skulls. Mount Lassen in California rumbling, possible vice president in disguise. Lord Roberts reports a cheery telegram from Col. Baden-Powell about Mafeking. Mule ragout and fried cat in beleaguered town. Last week strikes grew to about 100000 workers seeking shorter hours, mostly orderly. violence is linked to noncitizens.
A Nature writer notes that dark colored horses endure heat better in the Sahara and India. He adds that tropical animals generally carry darker coats, and that the darkest hued human races live in warmer regions.
A city employment bureau matron notes eight boys today seeking cooks laundresses or parlor maids. Each gives clear requirements and completes tasks quickly, reflecting a new era of self sufficient young men. The text praises boys who can manage a bachelor setup cook and perform chores without dropping in school or social standing.
The board of geographic names favors Puerto Rico while Congress and government documents use Porto Rico. The president reportedly accepts the board, but Congress enacts Porto Rico as the territory’s legal name, highlighting a lasting spelling conflict.
German astronomer Dr J Halm argues that changes in solar magnetic influence drive Earth's axis wobble. He compares sunspot records with irregular north pole motion and finds a correlation showing stronger solar magnetism during sunspot maxima and reduced disturbance thereafter.
A reflection on the value of a useful man who fills his social role with truthfulness, guidance, and blessings. His ongoing productivity earns him respect and ongoing sparing from removal, as his prayers, counsel, and deeds benefit all who cross his path.
A Chicago era tale profiles George H. Wright a Michigan law graduate and quadruple murderer sought in Utah and Colorado. He is described as a cultured lawyer mining engineer and journalist with a long crime record including embezzlement forgery cattle theft and four killings. The piece notes his bond with William Candishs daughter and Candishs later wealth from mining deals. Wright fled after a Utah triple murder investigation and was pursued by sheriffs in two states with rewards offered for capture.
A mysterious illness in Butte Montana, suspected by officials as a new pneumonia, has killed more than 150 people since mid March with 250 ill and rapid deaths. Citizens blame a plague from Philippines returned soldiers amid blackened bodies and severe respiratory symptoms.
A 20 man expedition led by Dr Manfted travels up the Xingu in Brazil. Their canoes capsize 35 times, monkey meat sustains them, and many supplies are lost. They reach the Xingu mouth after three months, encounter unknown tribes, gain knowledge, but suffer fever and missing medical supplies.
Henry Demas a prominent Louisiana politician died in New Orleans at age fifty two. He governed his district for a quarter century and was a sugar and rice planter in St John known as the Black Princes. Three years ago President McKinley named him to a lucrative post but Senate rejected the nomination amid integrity charges.
A dated moral note argues that bachelors who avoid chess should not take life too seriously, offering a light moral punch in a social column.
Hiram Cronk of Dunn Brook Oneida County New York celebrates turning 100. Born April 29 1800 in Frankfort Herkimer County he enlisted as a youth in the War of 1812 later becoming the only veteran on the pension rolls. The hardy farmer remains active despite deafness and years of chewing tobacco and recalls his Jackson era voting and Methodist faith.
A suave, diplomatic adju tant faced strict orders denying leave yet chose to attend a staged dinner. He passed pickets, reached the host's home, and entered the parlor where the host welcomed him and anticipated the major's arrival.
The article recounts Hiram Cronk’s early 1800s life including enlistment with his father and brothers for 100 days at Sackett's Harbor, praise from Captain Davis for his conduct, and a pension of eight dollars a month. It covers his itinerant shoemaking, canal work on the Erie and Black River canals, Lafayette’s 1825 visit, his 60 years of marriage to Mary Thornton, six children, and descendants. It ends with a humorous exchange with an adjutant and a major in a Buffalo News report.
A salesman recalls a restaurant in Arizona offering coded descriptions of the region and its cattle industry. He notes lamb chops and fried potatoes for 10 cents, bread and butter extra, milk toast 15 cents, and remarks on dairy cow scarcity, while mentioning Chinese broiled beefsteak prepared with a red hot poker marks.
A Filipino observer voices shudder at news of violence abroad, noting fights in Kentucky lynchings in Texas garrotings in Porto Rico and attempted assassinations in Europe. He reflects that peace may be a fearful condition when danger is distant yet present in reports.
A brief Baptist note from Vroy New Brunswick urges believers that life beyond cannot be denied, stressing faith in eternal life and the necessity of spiritual readiness.
The Palmyra Spectator mockingly recounts the marriage of Willie Shortike and Bettle Bloomers. It lampoons church decor, borrowed finery, modest incomes, and the couple’s future plans while poking fun at local merchants and social expectations. The tone is sharp and humorous about a rural wedding yesterday.
The shah of Persia reportedly visited England and Newgate prison asking to witness an execution, only to be told none were under sentence. He offered to take one of his suite instead but officials declined. The shah owns a large emerald and plans a six month continental tour visiting Russia Germany Austria France Greece and England with gifts for hosts.
A London paper notes wartime enthusiasm in Edinburgh as a crowd stopped a show to sing the national anthem and hoisted a door keeper, mistaking him for a uniformed soldier. The man protested that he was the door keeper, not a regiment.
A storm wrecked a vessel on a Pacific island belonging to England. To reach Auckland, carrier pigeons were deployed to carry messages back and forth. The success led to purchasing a large flock trained for island work. Each bird can carry four messages. messages cost one shilling or sixpence. The pigeons are private property.
A widow from Kirkhill Scotland recalls her service to Sir Walter Scott beginning at age sixteen. She describes his five o clock morning routine for buttermilk and porridge and stayed with him until his death. She received a lock of hair from Mrs Lockhart. Philadelphia Preas
A brisk note recalls a temperance sermon delivered yesterday with the crowd calling it a dry, lean tribute to restraint and sobriety. The concise reflection uses ironic humor to contrast rhetoric with practice.
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