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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
3
Detroit on July 23 Alexander Smith, famed for daring dives, leaped from the main mast of the schooner Maria Martin at St. Aubin avenue. He lost balance about twenty feet from the water, struck his side, failed to surface, and was recovered three hours later.
An advertisement extols jewels and treats health as a woman’s highest stake, urging fortification against coughs and bronchial disease with Dr Bosehee’s German Syrup. It claims prompt relief from consumption stages, healing lungs and bronchial tubes, while noting it is not a universal cure. Green’s remedies and almanac are promoted as reliable sources.
Mrs Lodge, wife of a United States senator, sports a large black picture hat now linked to the Chartran portrait of Mrs Roosevelt in Paris. The artist favored hats and coats for the sittings, using the White House grounds as background. The hat exchange between Mrs Lodge and Mrs Roosevelt amused onlookers as the portrait neared public reveal.
Sympathetic Jewish groups in Caton raise funds after a boy named Soloman Folmore reportedly fled to Avetela and was said to be jailed on a murder charge. A meeting in an East Side synagogue raised 500 for expenses, with stores and tenements contributing. A letter from Fuchs of an Austrian paper denies the tale as deception.
Sadler director of inquiries for England arrives to observe and report on American educational affairs. The commission, led by Alfred Mosley, will tour Germany first and then visit the United States, arriving likely in October. Members will draft reports on educational reforms and wage link schools while urging English capital to support practical schooling advances.
Sophomore and freshman clashes at Northwestern University Evanston unfold as four freshmen capture and entertain two sophomores for an hour after lanterns decorate Sigma Alpha Epsilon lawn. Four freshmen named Polly Litle Terra Gurme Joseph Weese and O M Rogers are seized and brought to the fraternity house for apologies songs and dances before release.
Miss Astor daughter of William Waldorf Astor is under renewed mentorship by the countess of Selkirk this season while Princess Sophia of Dunleep Singh also receives guidance. The government grants the princess a year, and Miss Astor sometimes accompanies the countess of Ancaster who seeks a multi millionairess for her son Lord Willoughby Derby. Miss Astor will choose her husband herself, despite her inherited self centered nature.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that Hetty Green may not keep the pistol she is allowed to carry loaded. The report suggests concerns about her handling or intent given the weapon's presence.
The Chicago Tribune reports the Lesser Antilles may experience considerable relief once the disturbance subsides, signaling improving conditions for the region.
The Navy Department expands a procurement scheme for steel and cement from Germany, warning contractors of penalties for delays and defects. A New York project manager orders German steel to beat rival delays, hiring local inspectors whose sworn reports may be re verified by Navy inspectors upon delivery in New York.
Miss Sarah Duncan, niece of President McKinley, will marry George Herbert Winslow of Pittsburgh. Daughter of Capt. and Mrs. A. J. Duncan of Cleveland, she refused to live at the White House despite urging from her famous uncle and aunt. She studied to be a teacher and taught in a Pennsylvania girls’ school.
Santo Franviero quotes Colonel George A. McFarlane of Honolulu claiming a secret process by C A Spreckels cuts refining cost to under ten dollars per ton. The plan envisions refineries in major cities from Philadelphia to San Francisco and Honolulu, tying in West beet growers.
Beaumont July 24 a long burning earth fire in southwestern Louisiana near Creole has raged three months leaving a mile long, six foot deep trench. No oil or large gas deposits found, smoke rises high as the ground caves in around the burned area.
The piece argues for buying American made goods, noting a US citizen pays 82 25 for wire nails while similar foreign prices are higher. It cites costs for wire rope 85, an American typewriter 100, and a new machine 40 priced at 17, claiming a rule that domestic products undercut distant rivals. It attributes the view to a Nevada Post bearing a merchant emphasis.
A local wedding occurred yesterday in which two people from the Quapaw tribe were wed by Mlereter before a small gathering. The bride, a 16 year old, and the groom, described as brave, celebrated with a small procession and family presence.
A powerful tornado ravaged Guayias Mazatlan and nearby towns on the Gulf of California. Several buildings were wrecked with ships sunk in harbor. The Romero Rubio ran ashore at Marathan and five lives were lost. Also noted is prize corn records and an ad for Cascarets candy.
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