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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
2
The piece surveys diverse quotes and quips from a magazine writer and public figures. It lampoons war ethics and kindness in marriage while noting fall fashion multiplicity, photography in schools, Witte’s NYC view, Susan Fowler’s trousers, Rockefeller’s money remark, and assorted social curiosities.
A Buffalo court affirms a man who placed a rattrap in his pocket and caught his wife in the act. A dissent notes the appeal filed by the wife. The report also mentions rising diamond prices and a man facing hardship due to an unpaid loan.
The passage notes New York as the world’s baseball championship town and riffs on fate for sinners. It recalls a man using a want ad to marry then paying to end the marriage and cites a semi official denial of King Alfonso’s wedding. It ends with a quip about invitations to weddings.
Warr y Liberty is jailed in Burlington Virginia charged with stealing a horse. The case centers on the alleged theft and the suspect remains in custody awaiting further action.
A wife files for divorce citing her husband has not bathed in twenty two years. She seeks legal separation and highlights ongoing hygiene neglect as the basis for dissolution.
After a thaw in Franco German ties, the sultan of Morocco is urged to host and greet guests signaling a new era of hospitality and diplomacy with the two nations.
The anesthetic highball is expected to grow in popularity while many chronic users will still opt for the regular highball without the anesthetic. Medical observers warn of potential risks for long term consumers.
A Connecticut man hauling lobster pots returns home with a live deer in his gear. Neighbors react with disbelief and the incident sparks humorous local chatter as the tale spreads.
A Pittsburg man who already has fourteen sons has adopted a girl, challenging the idea that hope springs eternal in the human breast.
A columnist notes that despite Mr. Edison’s kind offer the public remains stubborn and resistant, continuing to ignore or dismiss the message and clog their ears as in the past.
A 50 year old farmer from Berks County Pennsylvania has acquired his third set of natural teeth. The note humorously imagines the possible troubles of someone named Uncle Methuselah who might have had many dental experiences.
A quoted remark suggests the ameer of Afghanistan may be using a distant dentist as a ploy to win global sympathy. The wording implies a wily oriental tactic to gain favorable attention.
A new counterfeit ten dollar bill is in circulation and can be spotted by its greater length. The notice calls for a ten dollar bill that not only looks longer but is more durable and long lasting.
A general merchant advertises for a man who can file saws well and sing bass. If the man is expected to sing at work, the seller jokes that listeners need not endure the combined noises at the juncture.
A gossiping item notes Marie Corelli is discouraged by a developing double chin, while Hall Caine is praised for his Shakespearean look and whiskers. The piece playfully contrasts their appearances and public personas.
The News of the Week notes Charles A. Darling retires as assistant secretary of the navy after holding the post since December 16 1901. Truman H. Newberry of Detroit Michigan succeeds him. The report covers Guatemala cotton pest prospects, Tafts 1907 appropriations request of 104 988 267 75, and uncalled publications in the senate printing office.
A string of disasters leaves Michigan Malleable Iron plant in Delray and Ainsworth Iowa fire swept with $50 000 losses. Iowa City pioneer Jacob Bosdeck dies from a 20 foot haymow fall. A South Shore train kills a man near Marquette. Milwaukee teen Leslie Wise dies from football injuries. Colorado railroad crash injures seven near Golden. Hartford Arkansas mine explosion kills three. Casey Iowa freight wrecks kill six. Nazarine orphanage fire near Raleigh destroys priest’s house. Los Angeles miner Walter Scott to recover. Louisville Southern passenger crash injures twelve. bridge and cars destroyed. Toledo melodrama accident may blind actor Granger.
A dispatch from Corunna reports the Spanish armored cruiser Cisneros sank near Villanova after hitting a rock. All aboard were saved. The Cuban government accepted Emperor Nicholas’s invitation to send delegates to the Hague peace conference. Ghirdis Vartanian’s execution plans in Constantinople were halted after a note from the American legation. Captain Broatch and twenty six Marines, the American legation guard, left Chemulpo aboard the Cincinnati after eleven months in Seoul.
Reports of murder and attempted murder across several states. John Lee Phillips killed his wife in Pittsburg, then fatally shot himself. George Washington Murray, once a South Carolina congressman, sentenced to three years chain gang for forging names on land leases. Edward Rebel shot his wife in Grand Marais and drowned after. she survived. Albert T. Patrick appeal denial in New York murder case. Elias Johnson convicted of first degree murder near Slater Missouri, sentenced to ninety nine years. Toni QWassa, a 13 year old, arrested for embezzlement after eloping with a widow, mother accusing theft to finance marriage annulment.
Judge Worthington of Peoria overruled the motion to reduce bail for N. C. Dougherty to 25000. The National W C T U for its Los Angeles annual convention re elected officers now serving as executive heads. Oscar Lindinger aged 12 died in Mason City Iowa of milk sickness the fourth family death in weeks. The supreme lodge and encampment of the Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias will meet in New Orleans on the third Tuesday in October. The Bill club met at Excelsior Springs Missouri with the Dec 14 banquet date. speakers include BU Warner Bill Stone and Bill Wallace. Initiation fee fixed at one dollar. Excelsior Springs hosts the world’s only Bill club. Alleging $20000 libel damage Thomas W Lawson sues Horace J Stevens copper mining writer of Houghton Michigan. The New York population by state bureau June 1 is 4014304 up from 3437202 in 1900 and 2507414 in 1890. The New York population is 8066672. Frank A Vanderlip of City National Bank New York spoke at Chicago Commercial Club’s first banquet of the season on Old Age Pensions for Workmen praising annuity plans.
Reports from The South describe Kishineff as completely wiped out by flames amid a purge of rapine murder and plunder. The destruction is claimed to be extensive with the city reportedly burned to ashes.
Despatches report 1,000 killed and 10,000 wounded across fifty provincial towns amid anti Jewish violence in Russia. Kishinev flames and widespread looting marked a day of terror with reports of siege conditions in Odessa and Rostov.
A mob looted Jewish shops including Rabinovitch’s wholesale grocery and a large dry goods store, burned three factories, and killed a physician and two assistants. Other losses include a hardware store worth 100000 and twelve fur stores. consulates and hotels are guarded by troops. Warships sail for Helsingfors from Reval.
Washington reports China will face strict accountability for the murder of five American missionaries at the Lien-chow mission station in Quang-tung province. Guilty parties may be beheaded. officials failing to protect Americans could be removed or punished if evidence of complicity is found. State Department to instruct agents in the Far East on protection and reparation.
In New York on November 4 a new American drug syndicate organized with about 1000 retail dealers. It holds a Rhode Island charter and $200000 capital. Organizer C F Goddard controls 10 percent. President George Ramsey leads the effort to ensure drug safety and standardize staples for mutual protection.
George W. Perkins and J Pierpont Morgan Jr with other financiers arrived in Stockholm aboard the Russian steamer Oshonna from St Petersburg. Morgan proceeded to London while Perkins remained a day or two. Strikers had blocked the Oshonna at Helsingfors but the captain evaded them and sailed for St Petersburg.
Ralph Voorhees of Clinton New Jersey pledges 100000 dollars to Huron college for a new central building to house recitation rooms offices and a chapel library and gymnasium temporarily the building will be named Ralph Voorhees hall the gift will support a five percent life annuity to the donor.
Worcester November 5. G E Powers railway conductor found guilty of manslaughter for a Boston and Maine collision at Fitchburg on July 3 that killed three men including G E Powers. He received an eighteen month sentence in the houses of correction.
Sheriff Jackson of Sioux City arrived in Winona to escort Fred Storms, a farmer near Oto Town, back for alleged false pretenses involving a $50 grain payment never delivered from the Western Elevator company. Storms was arrested at St. Charles.
In Chicago on November 5 prices for Cape Cod cranberries climbed to $10 to $11 a barrel from $6 to $7.50 a year ago. Dealers predict a further jump to as high as $15 a barrel within two weeks due to alleged crop failures.
Paris reports that powers demand Turkey accept a reform plan for Macedonia. A joint naval demonstration against Turkey seems likely unless the sultan agrees promptly to the terms. The exchanges intensify as diplomatic aim centers on financial reforms and stability in the region.
Lac qui Parle Minn Nov 5 William M Mills territorial pioneer and first white settler to locate and possess a claim in this county died at his home yesterday in his eighty first year
Petersburg Ind Nov 5 The explosion of a boiler in a sawmill killed two men William Casey proprietor and Jacob Dedman employee instantly.
Nation watches as Jerome campaigns in New York, sparking broad interest in the municipal election. Supporters rally across districts while opponents challenge his platform and proposals.
A wave of public dissent spreads as voters in multiple cities challenge entrenched bosses. Activists mobilize, calling for reform and greater turnout amid reported irregularities and calls for transparent elections.
New York reporters describe national attention on Jerome and his bid to replace boss rule. Chicago, Baltimore and other cities fear boss ousters if he wins, with ownership of public utilities seen as a national issue. Washington and Pittsburgh correspondents note the broad impact on political economics and primary battles.
Washington reports that under last year’s executive orders a wage disability is enough for a service pension, allowing rich veterans to apply. Commissioner Warner notes a millionaire’s pension was recently approved. the man did not seek the money, aiming only to honor his Civil War service. He has just left a $100,000 benevolent bequest.
A freight engine exploded yesterday near Ennis Texas at full steam causing a boiler blast. The wreck derailed the train with seven cars ditched and four destroyed. Two men died and a third was fatally injured in the blast and derailment.
A syndicate closed on the sale of 28,000 acres of coal land in Monongahela and Marion counties West Virginia for about 2.5 million dollars. The deal was completed yesterday in Uniontown Pennsylvania.
Fire at the American House in Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania yesterday partly destroyed the structure. Guests fled in their night clothing as flames damaged the building. Loss placed at twenty six thousand dollars.
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