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Newspaper
Daily News Record
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
1
The News-Record reflects on 1902 and looks toward 1903 with optimism. It notes progress across the United States and Canada, emphasizing peace and prosperity, and praises the paper's growth and service to readers as the year ends. It wishes readers a fruitful New Year.
The Montreal Witness notes the International Court handling substantial business, though lacking written hearings at present. It recalls the court’s three year founding, the United States and Mexico submitting the Pious fraud dispute, decided for the U S last July, and mentions Baron Destour Beiles as a French delegate.
The article explains how the permanent court at The Hague is formed by four representatives from each signatory power with an administrative council led by the Dutch foreign minister. It describes how arbitrators are chosen, how an umpire is selected, and how hearings convene. It notes the multilingual procedure, translations, and the voluntary nature of appeals, with binding, final decisions and possible postaward revision on new evidence.
A collage of satirical lines from various newspapers remarks on politics, Prohibition, editors, diplomats, and social norms. Notable items reference Bucaneering Spain, Queen Alexandra, a Chicago barber ban, Tammany, John L Sullivan’s drinking, a navy buildup, and public sentiment amid European tensions. Strong entities include Washington Post Atlanta Journal St. Louis Globe Democrat Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Denver Post and Denver News.
Hos T M Weiss of Marquette county will introduce a bill making it a misdemeanor to state rabbits. Sportsmen complain of wholesale rabbit destruction through snares. A cabbage and a few traps could catch all rabbits in a swamp in one night. Many depend on rabbits for winter meat. It is hinted that limits of the?
The article discusses deer season worth to locals and the impact of snares versus wolves, noting rabbits as the only freely hunted species. It details legal trouble for Harry Heath of Calumet for wire tapping and a subsequent fraud accusation, a planned upper peninsula theatrical circuit, sugar beet analyses near Ene upper peninsula, and various civic notices including public works, temperance efforts, and dog control in Ishpeming.
J A S W Troter president of the Trades and Labor Council urges the chamber of commerce to foster local manufacturing. He cites cigar factories paying 240 dollars weekly and argues public patronage of home products would boost employment and keep thousands of dollars circulating locally. He calls for a crusade among merchants and consumers to buy home goods.
The Minneapolis Journal notes the Lake Superior Power company shakeup could indicate Pennsylvania railway interests gaining influence. The commentary suggests transfer may lead to positive outcomes for the railroad interests and the region’s power sector.
A varied misc section cites Mrs. M. A. Newsom praising Electric Bitters for indigestion and weight gain, with several local ads for millinery, seafood, real estate, and a public auction notice in Sault Ste. Marie. Also lists goods including hats, fabrics, and various clothing items for sale.
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