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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
2
A miscellany from the Emmons Co. Record features quips on social manners, international gossip, and odd notes. Snippets touch on a Siamese elephant price, radium pricing, labor unions, a new wireless newspaper at sea, and musings on public figures and brides in era tone.
The author laments the constant strain of traveling at a ten thousand pace on a three thousand salary. The recurring hardship feels monotonous and exhausting, highlighting the enduring clash between ambition and scarce resources.
Some specialists consider Knapp, the Indiana man who murdered six wives, a degenerate. They offer no explicit rationale for this extreme judgment.
Secretary Shaw allows issuance of ten thousand dollar gold certificates to individuals on demand and to banks. Demand yours early as supply is limited.
The article claims calcium salts will cure nervous diseases and notes the calcium light has been used on many eminent individuals without reducing nerve quality or inflating ego.
A Mississippi judge who instructed the grand jury to indict those accused of playing progressive euchre may have attended a progressive euchre party earlier in his career, suggesting a past personal connection to the activity mentioned.
A Frenchman claimed the soul could depart and return to the body. He demonstrated the departure successfully but the undertaker handled the aftermath, and no report has followed.
A terse remark suggests wild birds would defend their right to life as vigorously as a bird dealer argues for his trade. The wry line frames a discussion on animal welfare and commerce without naming people or places.
A Cincinnati fire rescue tells of a man on a turning roof who was saved by writing a brief note on his cuff and tossing it into the street. The incident serves as a warning against wearing undetachable cuffs and sleeping above the second floor.
English writer George Manville Fenn recently celebrated his 71st birthday. His career spans extensive output with seven catalogue pages at the British Museum listing his book titles.
A congressman dining at a House restaurant recently had milk punch, a chicken sandwich, oyster stew, and custard pie for lunch. The note adds he earns $5,000 a year to help guide the nation’s destinies.
The remark contrasts Indian and American approaches to breaking up with a playful line about the word GIT. The quip suggests India has eighty seven ways to end a romance while the American girl uses a single three letter term.
In New York the events are marketed as lectures to men only, sparking debate over segregation and its evils. The article notes how segregated venues reflect broader social harms regardless of perspective.
A woman addressing a man may speak with admiration or contempt. The remark suggests she uses conversation to influence him, but the intent remains unclear. The line reflects how interaction can mask either respect or disdain.
The war department will publish a complete roster of Union and Confederate soldiers. Randolph Forster of Virginia becomes assistant secretary to the president. since 1900 he has been executive clerk to the president. A dime-in-the-slot letter box idea is described. salmon fisheries in Alaska remain strong. Merriam to move New York May 1. Post offices in Bowbells Souris Black Duck Sparta advance to presidential class. Multiple appointments and criminal cases are summarized, including a German farmer’s mass murder and other violent incidents across several states.
Joseph Leonard dies at his Brooklyn home after his wife mistakenly administered chloride of potash in beer thinking it was salts. Dr. George Converse and his wife of New Haven suffer severe burns and their house is nearly destroyed in a benzine fire. An electric car is struck by a fast Big Four line train in Indianapolis, derailing and injuring six people: F. D. McDaniel, Mrs. McDaniel, W. A. Eck, Katharine Kane, Miss Mary Corrigan, and Clara Corrigan.
Reports detail uprisings in Riveria Flores and Maldonado Uruguay while Andre Giron plans marriage and departure for America. Other items note embezzlement probe in Hawaii, German minister arrival in Venezuela, and naval expansion in Korea amid regional tensions.
Panama Canal company attorney William N. Cromwell will be paid 2,000,000. Other items note Aurelio Herrera stopping Jack Clifforth in the ninth of a scheduled twenty round bout at Butte Mont. Eddie Santry and Adam Ryan drew after ten rounds in Indianapolis with two knockdowns each. Steel trust earnings for January to March are placed at 9,600,000, 9,100,000, and 10,850,000 respectively. The Tennessee Senate passed a bill to curb restraints of trade, now sent to the governor.
The Missouri Supreme Court found Armour Packing, Cudahy, Hammond, Swift, and Schwarzschild & Sulzberger guilty of maintaining an unlawful combination to fix beef prices in Missouri. Each was fined $5,000 and barred from doing business in the state, with a 30 day window to pay. The ruling, written by Judge W C Marshall, implies an extensive nationwide network with branch offices in St Louis, Kansas City, and St Joseph. The decision ends a May proceeding. no charge on diseased meat was addressed.
Chicago March 23 One thousand workers are laid off at Selz Schwab Co shoe factory after a lone fireman strikes for union wages. The fireman, paid 12 1/2 cents hourly, joins the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen demanding 28 1/2 cents. Plant to remain closed until further notice.
C. W. Hackett, founder and head of the C. W. Hackett Hardware company, died at his St. Paul home at 2 this morning after a long career starting in 1875. He was seventy two, born in Lynborough, Massachusetts, and is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Gates and Mrs. N. De Motte.
Governor Dockery signed the Stubbs anti cigarette bill passed by the legislature. The law takes effect ninety days after adjournment, likely June 19, and prohibits selling or giving cigarettes or wrappers to anyone under eighteen, with a $100 fine per offense.
Paris March 28 The French government received a definite offer of 200000 dollars from Venezuela as a settlement of all claims of France prior to 1892 to avoid further arbitration. The offer covers claims initially amounting to more than the proposed sum and would be paid in full when France accepts.
Helena Mont March 19 Bryan Hart and James Ryan quarreled Saturday night near Billings Hart was fatally stabbed by Ryan Sabarrasted who are brothers in law and the incident left Hart severely injured and dying at the scene
In Cutbank a laboring man named Harry Crompton was crushed to death in a quarry accident while working on the Great Northern line. He leaves a wife and two children.
Washington March 23 The text of Secretary Hay s answer to the Argentine note proposing combined action by American states to resist debt collection by naval force was made public. He declines assent or dissent to propositions while reaffirming Monroe Doctrine limits and urging arbitration for claims and execution of awards by an impartial tribunal.
Washington reports the anthracite coal commission will publish its findings today. It endorses a 10 percent wage increase for mining in the anthracite region retroactive to October when miners resumed work. It also states that no recognition of the miners' union was within its scope.
Latest quotations from St Paul Chicago Minneapolis and other hubs show mixed grains and livestock prices. Wheat values range from No 1 Northern 75 76c to No 2 red around 70c, while corn and oats trade in the 38 40c and 32 34c bands. cattle hogs and sheep prices vary by market with notable spreads between regions.
In a strong wind storm near Cedar Bluff Alabama last night Jerry and Yancy Bishop were killed and several others injured as they sought shelter in a clover shed which was destroyed.
Charlestown March 23 The grand jury report on the miners riots exonerates the United States deputy marshals and criticizes newspapers in a lengthy document.
Former President Cleveland celebrated his sixty six birthday yesterday in Princeton New Jersey with family at his Bayard Lane residence. He received many congratulatory telegrams from well wishers.
Des Moines reports that Iowa patrons of the Elgin Creamery, shut by bankruptcy last August, will receive a 40 percent dividend on their claims. The payout follows proceedings in the Elgin Creamery bankruptcy and covers all Iowa claimants.
Detroit detectives probe the disappearance of a $23,500 gold ingot from the union depot office of Dominion and Pacific Express. Four bars were in transit. one vanished after being moved to an express car. Nine office workers were detained but cleared. investigators suspect theft by a person tailing the shipment. The Philadelphia mint was noted as a potential destination.
Memphis reports the Mississippi crest may have occurred with a fall expected soon. Gauge at 40 feet, rise 0.2 in 24 hours. Crevasse at Trest’s Landing not wide. levee overtopped northward. Water displacing livestock, rescue efforts by tug and barge abandoned due to swift current. relief train to Marion reached, residents refuse to evacuate.
A Marion Ark report says flood havoc is eight feet deep through every street in Mound City and a levee dynamiting decision was made to save Trice's Landing unless the St Francis levee board can send a rescue boat before noon.
In St Louis on March 21 the United States circuit court of Minnesota devoted nearly the whole day to defense of the Northern Securities merger. Judge Young led the defense with M D Grover of St Paul following as counsel for the defense. Steamer Metamora sinks on the Occlawha river near Palatka. Rufus King and Walter Watson, both colored, dead.
Two Union Pacific freight trains collided head on near Wasatch Utah, killing two crewmen including a fireman named Huston. The crash disrupted service and prompted an investigation by railroad officials.
Gratetu Paris reports Parisians in the siege plan a monument to messenger pigeons that carried dispatches. A pedestal and bronze vase will bear a group of birds. a committee includes noted literary and scientific figures. Gratitude comes late as pigeons were auctioned after the war and remembered in pigeon pies.
Mr Chamberlain began a balcony speech at the Marine hotel in Durban when a reporter suddenly slid down a pillar from the roof. Breathless and dusty, the reporter asked whom he represented. I represent the entire press of the empire, he replied. The moment startled Chamberlain.
Alhambra Illinois March 23 Physicians puzzled by Mr F J Oswald Rheumatism persisted after multiple doctors visits He improved shortly after starting Dodd's Kidney Pills The remedy credited with curing State Treasurer Fred A Busse's severe Rheumatism and claimed to consistently aid Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble with prompt permanent results
In a New York Times exchange, Clara notes a girl who has altered her hair color three times and her religion twice, sparking a discussion with Clarice on changeability and identity.
Dora jokes about charity plans while Clara contemplates another tender heart act. The New York Weekly notes they will distribute cheap copies of Beethoven symphonies to the poor, humorously linking music to digestion.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure failures by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co props. Declares the firm is trustworthy after 15 years of acquaintance. West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo Ohio druggists corroborate. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle, sold by all druggists.
Cordelia frets over new clothes choosing between looking stylish and feeling uncomfortable or staying comfortable and risking a fright. Cornelia offers reassurance in Cassell's Journal style.
A Pittsburg militia company stationed in Scranton during the coal strike faces curious sympathy from strikers. An off duty guard admits never shooting in his life and denies solidarity, while a chorus of miners invites him in, then questions his duty as a trombone band member.
A Lee Massachusetts man with nervous disease rheumatism and prostration reports rapid recovery after using Grape Nuts starting April 2 1900. He says weight rose from 125 to 165 pounds and he now feels as well as any man in the country. Receipts and notices accompany each pack.
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