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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
6
Grain and livestock rounds show flat to higher bids across wheat and cattle. Hogs and sheep move in tight ranges as mercantile activity accompanies December and May futures amid mixed regional quotes and closing price estimates.
A French writer notes that many great musicians lived long lives while a few died young. He lists names such as Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Liszt, Rossini, Handel, Gluck, Gounod, and Rameau among others. The piece concludes that the average age of musical celebrities is about 67 years.
North Dakota items report the railroad rate case favoring railroads, a deadly carbolic acid incident in Cooperstown, and a push in Fargo to recruit North Dakota volunteers back from Minnesota. Also noted are wolves killed under bounty, a Lisbon wolf hunt with no kills, a Grand Forks bank liquidation, a Grand Forks jury awarding one dollar in a passenger suit, and various local accidents, arrests, and community events across the state.
In Brazil, journalist Felix Bocayava and Italian Zaccharini from Sac Panic debated a duel. Zaccharini sought a certificate of character from the Italian consul in Rio, but the consul refused, ending the planned encounter.
A Chicago Chronicle snippet discusses married life and comfort at home, noting that though they are not keeping house, they enjoy a fine boarding house with homelike comforts.
Secretary Hay laid up with grippe as influenza sweeps Dayton Ohio and Malden Missouri suffers major fire loss. Panama Canal extension talks in Colombia. imperial and military moves across Europe and Asia, naval arrivals, political shifts, and notable deaths including Nimick and Arthur Hall. Wake Island cable station plan and western rail extensions noted amid crises in Havana and Crete.
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