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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1905
Page
4
Philip A. Lantz is announced as editor and proprietor of The Leader-Record Browning. The notice states Lantz will lead editorial and business operations, with unspecified terms. Local readers are advised to follow forthcoming issues for changes.
The column compiles quirky musings from science fashion and politics. Notes discuss aging age 90 lore rhinoceros steak debates, liquid sunshine and corsets, reflections on charity and lending, a Georgia couple’s arranged meeting, and civic quirks in Richmond and Boston.
A collage of witty remarks and observations on smoking habits Birdlike future humans and early museum exhibits are noted. Prof Williston imagines a race of birds replacing humans while a whale skeleton is installed in the national museum Washington. George Bernard Shaw argues bachelors should monitor married friends children citing a policy against cruel and unusual punishment.
The Panama canal commission will gain government control of the Panama railroad after a Monday reorganization in New York. Chairman Shonts will chair the board. he says rates are not intended to threaten private U S railroads but the government could lower transcontinental rates if needed. Some magnates fear rate cuts as Washington policy aims to aid canal construction.
Telegrams from St Petersburg and Paris discuss Admiral Rozestvensky’s fleet and a possible Baltic route. Jiji Shimpo notes expected losses to Japanese commerce as the Baltic voyage unfolds. Our sources also report deaths of Torio and Tagushi and a fifth division of the Russian squadron may pass through the Suez canal in July or August.
Grand jury indicts four Schwarzschild & Sulzberger executives for obstructing a deputy marshal serving a subpoena on Edwin B. Fish. beef trust tensions rise as Armour Swift & Co report rising prices and widespread market shifts in Chicago and national markets.
Charles M. H. Hasiberlain, cashier of the Chamberlain Banking House in Tecumseh Nebraska, once fled with about 75000, wandered for years including Cuba. He returned to Lincoln and telegraphed the Tecumseh sheriff to surrender him. He is now jailed in Tecumseh awaiting the case.
MENOMINE WIS Joseph Rice a poor farmer near Menominee says he is a brother of the late William Marsh and rightful heir to at least 4 000 000 in the Texas millionaire's estate. He notes Albert T Patrick the New York lawyer awaits execution in Sing Sing for the murder.
Herman Snyder, who runs vineyards behind Woodville on the hill in Geneva, suffered a sunstroke Thursday while clearing snowbanks that had blocked spring operations. A Naples physician diagnosed the episode as sunstroke after he was seized with an unconscious spell.
A train carrying John Williams who killed State Senator R L Hipp headed to Cullman was halted by a mob of about fifty men ready to lynch him. Officers abandoned the train and transported Williams by buggy to Huntsville for safety.
Martin Ebert of Mount Vernon was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on Monday for his crime. His young wife and family mourn the loss as the state carries out the sentence.
President Roosevelt drafts a major scoop after meeting lawmakers Fossett Flynn Guthrie and Petersop in Frederick. Fossett describes a Wolf chase tale while Flynn claims strong political momentum and a sensational forthcoming Washington report.
Pierpont Morgan faced a chaotic crowd of art dealers at his hotel as they pressed to show him works valued around 20 million. Police protected the banker after agents broke through a cordon, forcing Morgan to retreat amid a tense scene.
In St Louis the prisoner known as Bill Rudolph reacts emotionally to a respite until May 8. He expresses belief that the governor will review his case and commute his sentence when the time arrives. Local officials reported the advance.
In Felsenthal a shooting occurred during an Eben ezer Runyan initiation by the Knights of Pythias. Officer Charles Filer, officiating, fired a revolver that reportedly misfired or was loaded improperly. The incident details remain unclear as the investigation continues.
Reports say General Kawamura and General Nogi command 30,000 troops at Dalny with six more divisions forming in Japan. The units press northeast to sever Russian lines to Vladivostok and Sakhalin amid harsh weather and shifting winds.
Captain Richmond P. Hobson, in City, Alabama, analyzes naval clash prospects. He cites reports claiming Japan will have 25 to 100 percent edge in material and overwhelming superiority in drill and morale. He believes the Japanese are likeliest to win decisively.
Fort Worth Texas police arrest Professor T R Dunlap vice president of Jarvis College Thorp Springs on arson charges after a March 20 fire destroyed the college main building. No lives were lost and no clear motive appears.
A fragmented, reversed text appears to reference road probing efforts and a headed inquiry. The readable bits mention a road project and authorities or officials assessing details at a local level. Specific names, dates, or places are not discernible in the legible portions.
A Fraser River era letter from Birch Hills Saskatchewan dated February 1 extols Canada as a land of opportunity. The writer reports a full year of bush work for logs and fencing, rising hay yields, and cattle ranges, noting mild winter, good climate, and proximity to a railroad bridge. He mentions relatives planning to visit in May and asks senders to relay news to Prince Albert.
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