31 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Condon Globe
Location
Condon, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
1
In Baker Street Holmes and I arrange a shared lodgings at 221B Baker Street. Holmes displays a disciplined mind, rare energy, and sudden mood shifts as we settle into our quiet routine and observe each other closely.
A fragment explores marrying age trends and a humorous tally of Sherlock Holmes’s learned skills. It lists varied knowledge levels from literature and philosophy to chemistry and horror lore, then returns to a conversation about when a girl should marry and the temptations of engagement.
Mise Helen E Wallacs, a standout student at Melbourne University, receives the Shakespeare scholarship worth 150 pounds. It is the universitys premier award and this marks the first time a woman has won the prize.
A memorial window honoring Dr Johnson marks his long association with the Strand in London. The stained glass piece will be installed at St Clement’s Dane chapel to commemorate his work and influence.
Beth praises Aunt Mary's spring gown with vibrant silk colors described as extemporaneous, while the judge notes the enthusiastic reaction to the outfit amid a lighthearted moment. The scene centers on fashion in a domestic setting reflected through a judicial aside.
Compilation of diverse items includes fights in San Francisco. British coronation anxieties. Oregon tract withdrawals ordered. Two hundred drowned in a West River steamer disaster. Singapore warships and North Atlantic orders. King Edward coronation low interest. Leprosy cure samples sent to Honolulu. Albany sails for Stockholm. Riots in French cities and railways eyeing strike prevention. Major generalships and new post office plans. Chinese floods and Mississippi river flood crest. Fraser river disputes and Japanese fishermen tensions.
Disturbances across Paris and provinces follow government actions against unauthorized congregations. About 300 arrests, many freed, with protests for religious orders and clashes at Caf de Maree de Clunie. Nationalists back clericals. government support signals no retreat by Premier Combes.
Daring American robbers seize $50,000 in currency from the Banco Minero express car on the Mexican Central near Bernijillo. They ambush the express messenger, flee into darkness, drop off as the train slows, and are later linked to a troublesome fare dispute. Also reported are a Union Pacific machinists strike in Omaha with 38 new hires and 21 desertions, and renewed efforts in Elwood Indiana to accept a 26 percent wage cut for tinplate orders.
Review of the states industries and markets highlighting waterworks at Marion, county school reports, Northwest travel and rail rates, a clock project for Oregon City, a salt price war in Portland, and new mining finds in Josephine county. Includes Pacific Coast Lumber Co. incorporation and labor for flax near Salem.
Market listings report wheat, barley, flour, millstuff, oats, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, mutton, beef, veal, hops, wool, mohair, potatoes with varied prices for old and new crops. Notable notes include a proposed gauge shift for the Burlington Northwestern railroad and Grover Cleveland preparing a book on ethics of fishing.
The Mississippi flood peak reached Quincy at noon and held there, with a stationary stage likely to shift southward to Hannibal by tomorrow. Levee breaks near Meyer endanger 20 miles north of Quincy as refugees flood communities along the Missouri and Des Moines lowlands. Peoria river dikes failed, washing out over 1,000 feet of railway track and flooding adjacent grain fields.
Manila July 24. Montallon and Felizardo leaders of the Iadrone faction break through the constabulary cordon in Cavite province and flee with many followers. Fourteen attackers killed and fifteen captured. Iadrons sustain losses and escape at night. An extensive drive by 1200 constabulary under Captain Baker planned to encircle and capture Montallon, Felizardo, and about 60 followers while including local male population in a concentration move.
Washington reports unusual naval activity in the Caribbean as the Marietta heads to Carupano to verify a Venezuelan blockade claim. The government anticipates possible attacks on Puerto Cabello and considers shifting the president’s route from Caracas to Barcelona. Three US warships patrol the coast while a threat looms near Haiti as forces approach Cape Haytien.
The Windward, provisioned for months and built to endure Polar seas, departs today from New York for the far north. Aboard are Mrs Peary and daughter Marie. Mrs Peary believes the explorer will be found at Cape Sabine and that his return may signal the discovery of the long sought pole.
Berlin reports the Cologne Gazette concludes a page survey that production and consumption are balancing, taxes are rising slowly, trade shows hopeful expansion, money rates are easy, and signs point to a return to normal timing. It warns syndicates against price increases.
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