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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1905
Page
2
Emmons County paper from Linton records local news and publishing details with Sreserza listed as publisher. The brief note notes the paper operates from Linton and serves the Emmons County area.
A miscellany notes two men who swam Niagara rapids a few days ago and laments memory. It comments on work life, Peary fundraising, Chinese reforms, graft, and a drowned boat rocker. Headlines poke fun at civics, aviation, and New York stock moves.
The telegraph reports a large snow bank remains visible on Mt Jefferson in the White Mountains, suggesting lingering winter conditions despite warmer weather. The note frames curiosity about complaints about heat amid lingering snow.
Philadelphia reports a burst of divorces during a single hour this week totaling fifty four, while officials say a recent raid did not influence the numbers.
London journals report Princess Anna de Karenga Esterhazy intends to sell her titles. The note suggests she should advertise in the Pittsburg papers.
Nikola Tesla suggests he has nearly solved aerial navigation, which may explain his lack of recent communication with Mars. The remark ties to his ongoing work and public interest in advanced propulsion and space exploration.
A playful teaser invites readers to imagine choosing how to slice or bite away status, framing the season as a humorous test of social bravado and appetite.
Barber Henn of Kansas City asks the legislature for a name change. He pledges to stop chuckling at customers, hoping for warm public support for the petition.
The London Speaker notes that the English are not a pleasure loving people, suggesting that if they were they would have avoided involvement in the Boer War. He implies national character influenced wartime actions.
The czar tires of roaming cellars in new palaces to gauge dynamite stockpiled by energetic revolutionists. Officials confront the challenge of securing munitions as residences change.
Secretary Taft says he was not angry when he wrote the Wallace letter and argues that anger would not excuse any copying from Admiral Evans. The remark implies he denies the accusation of plagiarizing Evans.
New York reports a woman who married a man she believed a genius has had him committed to an insane asylum. She is not the first to face such trouble in distinguishing true genius from delusion.
An elderly man who died in New York drank heavily most of his life. He believed for nine months that the city would be bombarded by a Spanish fleet. He sought excitement and appeared reasonable in his demands.
A stylish pair attends dinner parties and dances after joining three bridge clubs, using the phrase Let us go hence as their night motto. They spend four additional nights weekly at social events and motor outings.
A boat rocker faced a near lynching by a crowd of women at a New York area resort. The incident occurred a few days ago and officials hope the women's firm action will prompt a corrective response.
Reports recount an attempted dynamite attack on the Indian Ford dam near Janesville Wisconsin, a Chicago murder suicide involving William Demow and Amelia Waller, and the death of George Tweed in Connecticut. Other items cover riots in South Chicago, a fatal assault in Spring Bay Illinois, floods in Italy, ship Honolulu deemed lost, wrecks on the Soo Line, fires in Crafton Pennsylvania and Kansas City, drownings near Vancouver, a runaway accident in Lafayette Indiana, a gasoline launch explosion in Montgomery West Virginia, a large storage fire in Kansas City, alcohol poisonings at Milwaukee, and a death from exposure in Ohio.
A roundup of international items shows Franco Russian treaty drafting completed, Berlin visits by Gen Miles and son, sugar houses suspending payments in Paris, and a Moroccan conference planned for Madrid. Also reports on steamship rate talks, Finland viceroyalty setup, and pope orders clergy exams. News from Saint Petersburg bids on tramways, Haiti bank dispute, New Hebrides murder, a Sydney shipping collision, Madras cholera outbreak with high death rate.
Obituaries note deaths of Bishop Robert K. Hargrove in Nashville and Capt. James V. Million in Detroit. Book er T. Washington to head the sixth annual National Negro Business League convention in New York on Aug 16–18. The United Master Butchers of America formed in Grand Rapids. Willard of Ebbitts Hotel, Washington DC dies at 71 in Atlantic City. Raids on beer gardens near St Louis prompt arrests for Sunday closing law violations. Edward Furthmann of Chicago, Haymarket prosecutor, dies in Evanston. Duane H Church, watchmaking innovator, dies in West Newton MA. Rev H T Besse helps fund Wesleyan seminary. Kansas/Iowa university funding discussed. Lieutenant Lally of Detroit recovers $25,000 in checks from Crystal Salt theft. Government fights mosquitoes at Portsmouth VA and Norfolk Navy Yard. Crude oil used to deter pests. Three NY insurers to face investigation by several state commissioners.
A Columbus Dispatch line defines con science money as the quarter a mother leaves in a father’s pocket during a midnight raid. The quip frames a family exchange in a witty, tongue in cheek tone.
In Oyster Bay on August 8 the Russian and Japanese envoys met US President Roosevelt who introduced them and hosted a luncheon where both sides appeared as allies. He voiced earnest hope for a just lasting peace between the powers and all civilized nations. The Mayflower and Dolphin carried the envoys to Portsmouth while Newport prepared for the peace conference with naval stores ready and hotels full of press from around the world.
A baby died after drinking the fluid from poison fly paper. Coroner rules the death accidental after investigation into the morning incident.
A Yokohama meeting of Chinese groups postponed action after resolving to boycott American bankers shippers and insurance agents while deferring decisions on other business lines.
Two men were killed at Mine No. 1 of the Union Pacific Coal company in Cumberland Wyoming. Two others were severely injured and six slightly hurt in the same incident.
Gasoline explosion yesterday in Dale, Appleton, Wis., fatally injures John Runnington Jr and seriously harms several others. Fire destroys Frank Kuehni's saloon and damages multiple nearby buildings.
A heavy rain and hailstorm yesterday afternoon caused extensive crop damage near Foxholm in this county. About five inches of water reportedly fell, affecting farms and fields in the Flaxton region.
Mrs. H Hendrickson eighty, of Hubbard county near Lake George, was lost six days in the forest with no food except berries. A search party found her on the sixth day as rain fell and hope faded. She survived by building fires each night with matches to stay warm and deter animals.
Miss Cardon a Sheldon Sun typesetter in Sioux City Iowa suffered a severe injury when her hair was caught in a pulley set screw ripping it from her head. She walked to Dr Crain's office for aid and waited twenty minutes for treatment with little hope of recovery.
H Littau a veteran dairyman of Winona Minnesota died after releasing four horses then being kicked into the flames by a fifth horse. His wife Mrs Littau was burned while helping drag him from the barn as four horses were cremated. The fire marked the fifth time the barn burned.
In New Richmond Wisconsin on August 8 a blackout from lightning disabled the electric plant. A failed attempt to blow open the Omaha passenger depot strong box occurred with the knob pounded off. The safe held only records and mileage books though a few pennies were taken from the ticket office till.
In Winona Minnesota on August 8 Jesse I Wheeler and Grace Edith Tilcott sought a license but learned it must come from the bride’s county. They had a license telephoned from Rochester and were married by Rev Dr F M Rule when it arrived on the evening train.
Deadwood August 8. Joseph Doody of Butte County is arrested on perjury charges following land fraud investigations by Special Agent W. C. Hintze. Doody waived examination before Commissioner Charles Nelson and posted bond for next U S court term.
Louise Bernier of Salix Iowa a pretty French woman twenty six years old was brought before insanity commissioners in Sioux City after learning her lover a young French man living in Minnesota was unfaithful She was ordered taken to the Cherokee hospital for treatment where she had been living with a sister
A fire at Hanson & Emerson drug store in Sauk Center Minnesota was caused by an explosion of chemicals. Irving Emerson suffered serious burns while the store stock sustained only minor damage.
Aug. 8 in Sioux Falls South Dakota Mrs A J Keith found a diamond valued at $100 inside a can of beef. Authorities believe the stone was part of a ring setting dropped by the packer and left in the can.
In St Paul on Aug 6 the state board of pardons granted C. D. Crawford a twenty day stay of execution from Aug 15 after Sherif Ward planned the Elk River murder case. This delays the hanging to allow appeal to the supreme court.
Yellow fever updates show 18 new cases and eight deaths last day, with 233 patients under treatment. Government pledges funds and steps in for control, while New Orleans residents and officials coordinate with the Marine Hospital Service and Surgeon General to manage camps and expenses.
Niagara Falls residents fear water diversions above the falls could curb the spectacle as hydro power plans aimed at industrial uses push toward greater consumption. Calcium carbide and acetylene lighting are highlighted as emerging commercial booms, with generators spreading from farms to villas and urban streets.
Meade County has ordered saloons to remove gambling apparatus and slot machines. The state's attorney office notified all saloons Saturday night and the order was complied with without arrests. Sturgis faced a loss of about 2100 dollars annually from gaming tables.
By executive order the president has discontinued the land offices at Eau Claire and Ashland Wisconsin. The business of the two offices will be transferred to the land office at Wausau.
Robbery at a Brandon jewelry store led to $5,000 worth of diamonds stolen. A suspect named Edward Murphy was arrested in connection with the case in Winnipeg, Manitoba, following the Aug. 5 incident.
A Camden New Jersey mother praises Cutiura Soap and Ointment after a four month old baby’s face and body, once covered in sores and scales, healed within a month. The ad features Mrs. Mary Sanders of 709 Spring St. Camdon. The piece ends with a moral on marriage.
An old ad promotes Alien's Foot-Ease powder claiming it rests the feet and cures sore hot callous aching sweaty feet and ingrown nails. Sold at ail stores for 25 cents with free sample by mail to Andress Allen 8S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A poet declares that a woman only asks to be loved while dismissing claims she seeks new bonnets and jewelry as vile slander. The piece defends feminine motives against trivializing rumors and gossip.
The article discusses strawberries as a potential remedy for rheumatism, noting old beliefs that they harm rheumatic individuals and contrasting them with claims that strawberries offer iron, phosphorus, and other nutrients. It references Linnaeus Fontenelli Borheave and suggests changing views on fruit-based cures.
A Ohio mother forwards a photo of her four year old son who has eaten only Grape-Nuts since age two. He inhales the cereal three times daily with milk or cream and rejects turkey at Thanksgiving. The child is described as healthy with a fair complexion and much admired. The note endorses Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville.
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