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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
7
Listed is a local nursery advertisement offering fruit trees and berries including peaches pears plums and currants. J I Dunn of Butler Missouri notes prompt delivery from a nearby nursery and mentions banks as references.
A fragmented feature touts Missouri’s growth and prospects before shifting to a police report. Mrs Garat reports her daughter and a cowboy were held up near the state line by a gunman who forced surrender of a mule and eight horses while driving between ranches. The investigation continues.
In Stockholm on July 17 Captain Arvid Wester challenged American William Casper to a duel after disturbing a mind reader at the Grand Arena palace. Casper accepted and waited at 5 am with his seconds, including Joseph Muir, but Wester did not show, likely ending his army career. Casper receives congratulations for handling the affair. Wester had served as military attaché in Washington and fought in Cuba, South Africa, and the Turkey Greece war.
Jefferson City Missouri July 12 The property of Miss Emily J Landsdowne the aged spinster who died a couple of days ago goes to her two sisters Misses Eliza and Fancy both of whom are well advanced in age and at their death to William Landsdowne and wife colored This negro couple during slavery were the property of Miss Landsdowne s parents and have always lived with the family The property is estimated to be worth 20000 dollars
A two year old Todlan beer was killed in a fight with horses inside a circus train car while en route from Tesheo to Moughkeepele, N. Yearly the other dus. The tiger escaped its wagon den as the train moved, fought the Wuraft horses, and was found dead under the heats of one of the Drees. Most horses were scratched or bitten. the tiger rampaged through the car, smashing woodwork, and was finally killed by a rider who struck it with a Kick.
Treasury statistics show no major drop in livestock receipts across five western markets for the year’s first third. For January–April 1902 total cattle and calves rose slightly vs 1900, while hogs and sheep fell short of 1900 and 1904. City demand shrank in Chengra by five percent, with mixed changes in Omaha St Louis Kanesville and St Joseph shipments.
William Darrow of Liberty Indiana aims to marry on Chicago loops to secure his fiancée’s consent, writing to a loop ride manager asking to officiate as the car tops the loop. The manager consented and offered a ceremony at the moment the car arrives inverted, with a two-car bridal train if needed.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says public school children are taught to remember Memorial Day, ensuring the meaning endures for adults nationwide. An official report estimates the additional cost to complete Siberian railroads at 26 million 50 thousand dollars.
A New York conference report by Dr Alessandre Audemars describes a method to dry heat expand starch granules in cereals and grains without water, yielding drier expanded products. The process involves saturating atmosphere heating to cause fragmentation and significant volume increase, with potential food applications.
Henry Walters a Tallimere art collector buys Italian Renaissance pieces gathered by Rev. Marcello Massarenti. The collection includes early fifteenth century paintings, a Raphael portrait, and two ancient Roman marble sarcophagi. Meanwhile in Vincenza an iron chest found in a Monticella church held Saint Justin relics, sparking excitement and rumors of miracles.
A court ruling by Judge Contortan in Long Island City warns married women not to be out after ten at night. Magistrate Connerton notes the decision followed a case about Mrs Thine Naphael, who danced late while her husband cared for children, prompting the court’s stance on courthouse behavior and hours for married women. The piece also mentions England's penny steamers on the Thames facing withdrawal, and a name-change tale of John Smith and Cogadab style.
Miscellany from Concord school area with hay crop notes, prices and local farming chatter. Mentions Willits and Preis managing hay, Tom Odell planning corn work, and Dr Mee Parkind planning fall medicines. Social items include Miss Allie Kingore and Miss Lula Franklin returning home, Johnnie Kichler birthday, and a reunion talk for Confederate veterans at a Concord event. Also references to a large black snake near a bell and upcoming association at Concord school house.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Bridge Commissioner at Muller Ohio until one o clock p.m. for the construction of several bridges. The work includes a six foot wide steel girder bridge over Moran Fork and a thirty third foot steel girder over Deepwater Creek among others in Dorr Creek and Mount Wep townships. Bids must be accompanied by a bond and specifications are available at the County Clerk's office and the Bridge Commissioner.
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