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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1901
Page
2
The passage notes Emmons Go and Emmons Co in North Dakota along with the claim that 40 Texas counties lack local attorneys requiring outside legal advice. It also discusses India’s dialect diversity classed into three major groups: Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Magadhi, with Magadhi linked to Ceylon and surrounding islands.
King Edward VII accepts from Scott Montagu MP a number of American bronze turkeys imported to England in a wild state. The birds have adapted well to their new surroundings and thrived at Mr Montagu's Hampshire residence. The king's birds will be kept at Sandringham.
The article lists presidential birthplaces by state with Virginia six, Ohio five, New York three, Massachusetts and North Carolina two each, and New Jersey Kentucky New Hampshire Vermont Pennsylvania and Tennessee one each. It notes McKinley is of Scotch Irish descent and Roosevelt is of Holland Dutch ancestry.
English serves as the language for Tokyo's foreign office in diplomacy and telegrams, with all correspondence to and from Japanese agents abroad written and ciphered in English. The passage notes Western civilization is being transmitted in its original package.
The Washington Supreme Court held a divorce bill based on the wife being quarrelsome and vicious in disposition to be invalid as it did not state any legal ground for divorce. The filing described her as murderous in threats, hysterical, ungovernable, crazy in actions, and a nuisance to neighbors. The court rejected these uncoupled character attacks as the basis for dissolution.
Naval Academy graduates reaching top rank have traditionally studied abroad at Greenwich Glasgow or the Ecole Polytechnique in France. Now they will study at MIT in Boston marking a shift. Washington authorities say foreign schools still offer value but that MIT offers equal or better instruction.
At Breslau matriculations a German peasant youth passed with honors while his mother and sisters ranked high on the list. The family cooperation continued at a resort home where parents and siblings join in a thirty minute spelling drill after breakfast, helping a boy once deemed unteachable in spelling overcome a potential scholastic handicap.
A hotel scene long ago shows a girl quietly shaping bread crumb figures to calm a restless child. The bread ark animals attracted Thomas Ball, the sculptor, who mentored her in clay and marble. Ball recalls guiding her away from prying eyes to a private studio session.
Prof N C Bruce colored of Shaw University Raleigh N C received the A M degree from Bates College recently. Born in Virginia he began schooling with difficulty working with a hoe in summers and books in winters. He sold books worked on Maine farms and janitored a Lewiston church while in college. He appeared on the commencement program and was class day orator.
The article explains that more than 20,000,000 checks are used yearly in the United States and about 18,000 are raised. The drawer bears the loss for any payment made with a genuine signature, regardless of the amount originally filled in.
On election day in Wurtemberg only a single voter cast a ballot, a police sergeant, who effectively elected the entire municipal council.
Helena, Aug 11 The Big Snowy mountains lure gold copper sand seekers from Martinsdale Twa Dot Harlowtown Ubet Garnell and more. Samples show pinhead gold clusters and a copper ore with a ton assay around 1200 dollars, depopulating towns along the railway.
The United States may be compelled by treaty to intervene in the Colombian revolution. Japanese officers praise American naval methods. Admiral Schley approves Rear Admiral Howison for the court of inquiry. Congress’ refusal to fund river and harbor improvements raises future costs. Senator Cullom, after meeting President McKinley, doubts special tariff legislation but expects reciprocity treaties. President commutes James W. Allen’s death sentence. Postmaster General Smith urges amending classified service rules for Spanish American War veterans. U S consular reports note gold minerals in Palestine and an industrial revival there.
Prof Reinhard Kekule von Stradonitz elected rector of Berlin University. David J. Hill, 76, sewer pipe magnate, dies in Akron. Carlton Foster of Oshkosh, a Northwest lumberman, dies aboard his steam yacht from heart disease. Hans Lugiig Forshell, former Swedish finance minister, dies in San Bernardino, Switzerland. Judge William H. Claggett, Washington Idaho lawyer, dies in Spokane at 63. Prof Charles Burton Thwing named head of Syracuse physics, from Knox College. Jesse Haney, early comic paper owner, dies in New York. born 1829 in Germantown.
A nitro glycerine driver perished racing a train while an ore train derailed a bridge in Minnesota. In Marion Indiana a fire at Indiana Pulp and Paper wiped out all but the finishing dept, losses around 175000 with 60000 insured. Other fatal incidents include a Staten Island explosion injuring William F. Coston, a deadly fire at Riggin & Sons in Laurel, and a York Pennsylvania shooting. A streetcar killed Miss Currie A. Jones in Montgomery Alabama and a Philadelphia child drowned in Amesbury Massachusetts with a rescuer also dying in Utah furnace incidents.
In Allentown Pennsylvania a jewelry store was robbed of four to five thousand dollars with two young men missing and an apprentice suspected. A Warwick New York resident named William Miller was fatally shot while fleeing a sheriff’s escape. A Charlote North Carolina youth died after a roadside collapse case labeled murder and robbery. David L Short and Morris Myers, linked to William Marsh Rice will forgery, posted fifteen thousand bail and were released. Terre Haute workers John Adams and Samuel Large fined for harassment over insult to a coworker. Alaska judge E O Rognon indicted for misusing government funds.
A Dutch Boer commander is urged to continue resistance while other fronts shift. Reports note Japanese plans against Russia and rising tensions in Cape Colony as allied troops withdraw. Brigands gather near Pekin ahead of evacuation and various imperial and diplomatic moves ripple through Europe and the Americas.
A wide set of items from 1900s news: Chicago faces a vegetable and fruit famine while diggers discover an underground river in Ohio. Potatoes grow scarce nationwide. Naval inquiry member Howison is said to back Sampson as Americans refuse to testify in a Neely postal fraud case. Cuban political move hints at a farcical election. R F Malone is named assistant general passenger agent for the Chicago Great Western. Mrs Lillian Barnes Allen relinquishes claims to the Rancocas stud farm bequeathed by Pierre Lorillard. Mrs Dick Chatham dies of hydrophobia in Gainesville after mad dog bites. daughter also bitten. The Vermont frigate’s destruction plan is abandoned. hull to be preserved as a relic. Pan-American exposition attendance totals 2,724,908 in first three months. Future wireless link between Chicago and Milwaukee promised, first US commercial line. Ex-Speaker Reed dismisses mayoral candidacy talk as absurd. Emperor William may attend the St Louis fair. J Schroers reports possible invitation. Frank Howard Collier dies in county hospital from starvation. New York Mail and Express notes a possible $5,000,000 underwriting syndicate to control coal properties along major lines.
Jamestown North Dakota August eleven 1910 five men driving overland in a light wagon broke into the Mawhinney residence eighteen miles south of Jamestown while William Mawhinney worked in a field. Looted goods included viands and cutlery. outfit traced to a nearby camp and five men arrested with most stolen property recovered.
In Huron August 11 a masked intruder entered Arthur White's sleeping room, awoke him, and held a revolver to his head demanding cash. White surrendered about $10, a gold watch, and trinkets. No clues were found for the thief.
Report from Yorkton Saskatchewan notes the South Dakota potato harvest is abundant. Some districts return little more than seed, but overall the state will offer a large surplus for export beyond its borders.
Worthington Minn Aug 11 Skemis Moen's elevator was struck by lightning and entirely burned. Heavy rain and quick fire department work saved adjacent structures. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars.
An elderly resident of Ackley Iowa about sixty five years old named Patterson was fatally struck by a passenger train yesterday afternoon while crossing the Illinois Central line near Ackley. The accident occurred in Austinville Iowa area on August 11. Patterson died at the scene with no details on injuries or survivors provided. The report notes the tragedy happened on the railway crossing during daylight hours prompting local authorities to investigate the incident.
Catholic priests of Northwestern Iowa urge signatures on a Rome petition to appoint Father Clarey of Minneapolis as bishop of the planned new see in Sioux City after the Dubuque archdiocese division.
Helena Mont Aug 11 Owing to unprecedented heavy traffic the Northern Pacific will on Aug 15 inaugurate a triple passenger service west of Billings. Two regular Northern Pacific trains and a Burlington train will run through solid from St Louis and Kansas City to the coast.
Deadwood S D Aug 11 The jury in the C A Whitford perjury case found him guilty He is the third man in the Herbert Caddy hold up case to be found guilty with one more man remaining to be tried for the same offense.
In Tacoma Washington on August 11 Eben L Brice was hanged for murdering his wife. He collapsed during the march to the gallows, was revived, and upon stepping on the scaffold declared I am a soldier still. The fall broke his neck and the execution was reported as perfect.
Elma Iowa Aug 11 The business portion of Lime Springs was wiped out by fire yesterday causing an estimated loss of 150000 though two banks and a hardware store remain standing The blaze gutted the downtown area and disrupted local commerce for weeks to come.
Wabasha Minnesota August 11 William J Dugan an old and eminent resident died by his own hand yesterday after a spell of melancholy He shot himself while alone at his home authorities said Dugan known for years in the community and active in local affairs was found by a family member and the coroner is not yet announced yet pending investigation
In Pittsburg Aug 11 the United States Steel corporation ordered the Dewees Wood plant at McKeesport dismantled and moved to the Kiskimenetas valley. Gompers pledges federation support to the Amalgamated association as strikers call the order a bluff and city officials and locals express sympathy. The Dewees Wood yard spans 12 to 14 acres with 1200 workers and a value of about 5 million dollars.
Champaign Illinois August 11 The entire business section of Rantoul was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The Martin house was the only building in the business district to escape. The blaze started in a grain elevator and leveled the post office depot Masonic temple new hotel and opera house. Store contents saved but loss exceeds 100000 with insurance unlikely to cover it.
Mary Contiff, an American married to George P. Contiff superintendent of Prince Torres cotton mills, was murdered yesterday in Gomez Palacio Durango Mexico. She was found in her dining room by her husband who had visited from the mill for dinner. Death resulted from strangulation and criminal assault.
Washington Aug 10 Just before the navy department closed yesterday an order was sent to Capt. George C. Reiter of the battleship Wisconsin now at Anacortes to proceed to San Francisco from which the battleship will be dispatched to Panama if the state department requests a warship on the Pacific side. Acting Secretary Hackett acted after receiving a communication from J Edward Simmons of New York president of the Panama Railway company detailing the isthmus danger and urging warships on both Atlantic and Pacific sides.
Washington reports President McKinley has approved the first death sentence for an enlisted man since the Spanish American War. Private Phineas Foutz of Company K, 19th Infantry, was convicted at Cebu, Philippines, of murdering Geneviva Torres, a Filipino girl, by stabbing with a sword cane in her home at Mandaue on Nov 15, 1900. The president confirmed the sentence and ordered execution as designated by the department commander in the Visayas.
Washington Aug 10 Attorney General Knox has received Judge Arthur H Noyes Alaska response to charges that he used his position for personal gain in Cape Nome mining settlements He denies all charges and blames rival mining concerns As Knox reviews the papers a public release may follow in a day or so
Maximillian Manasse, nephew of a Berlin banker, shot himself at a Philadelphia boarding house after learning his uncle cut his inheritance from $40,000 to $40. The clerk had hoped for the larger sum and died by his own hand upon receipt of the letter lowering his legacy.
Lawrence Kan Aug 10 Matthew P Seattle grandson of the man after whom Seattle Wash was named died here of consumption. The Indian graduate of Haskell Institute was pursuing law at the University of Kansas and belonged to the Lawrence Masonic lodge, claimed as among the first Indians admitted to the order.
Dogs may be checked as baggage on Western railroads at the same rate as bicycles and baby carriages. The Western Passenger association executive committee instructed general baggage agents to adopt uniform rules for baggage during their meeting in Chicago on August 10.
Denver August 10 Mrs Phil Hitchcock wife of a railroad man shot Mrs Roberts in a Sixteenth Street candy store and wounded her fatally. Roberts chased the woman to the sidewalk and she shot him three times causing his death. Mrs Hitch cock was arrested. The motive remains unknown.
A violent windstorm swept Seaver's Island and the Con Tractor John Pierce shop at the Portsmouth navy yard project, killing two workers and injuring about six. The dry dock construction, halted by the gusts, left the shipbuilding area a mass of debris.
St James Minn August 11 M K Armstrong purchases ten thousand dollar school bonds paying a premium of two hundred forty dollars.
John Robinson Jr a farmer near Stodffard suffered a right hand crush in a threshing machine. Blood poisoning set in and the hand was amputated.
August 11 report from North Dakota notes a drop in potato production as tubers were pulled early in the valley and overall acreage was lower than normal across other regions.
The Pacific Navigation steamer Talca ran on a rock at Coronet harbor entrance on July 14 and will be a total loss. Captain Burgoin and crew were rescued by breeches buoy. Talca was on her maiden voyage.
Rome August 11 Sig Crispi resists clergy efforts to give him the sacrament stating it is a matter between himself and Christ.
An order from the head of the Chinese reform association calls all Chinamen in the country to remove their queues. It is said the measure will be more binding than an imperial edict from the emperor of China.
In Jersey City on August 11 a tugboat Bernese collided with a small ferry in East River causing the craft to overturn. Nineteen passengers fell into the water and were rescued. no fatalities were reported as responders swept the scene.
Four men stole a tray worth 2000 dollars of diamonds from Mrs. A. Seidenstocker's store in Hamilton at noon. Two used open newspapers as screens, a third distracted the clerk, and the fourth grabbed the tray before fleeing. No arrests reported.
Chaska Minnesota August 10 Henry Ocha one of Carver county's best known citizens arrived in 1854 and lived to eighty six his wife and seven children survive his burial this week
A New York clipping notes a “For Bale” sign on John Daly's Ocean avenue club house grounds, evidencing that gambling at Long Branch is a thing of the past.
Lord Curzon announced he will take the Washington ambassadorship after his current term, surprising the British foreign office and diplomats who had not expected his move. Lord Salisbury was notified of the decision.
New York inventor Nikola Tesla has signed the contract to erect a building and plant at Wardenclyffe on the sound nine miles east of Port Jefferson for the principal station of his wireless telegraph system.
A boy aged about twelve to fourteen was found dead in the river near Herbert Ames' farm in Langdon Minnesota. An employee on the farm discovered the body and the coroner has been notified.
The World reports an advance in the city tax rate from 2.24 to 2.32 per hundred dollars. The year’s total rise in assessed personal property and realty values is about 133 million dollars.
Maud Adams announces her new play written with J M Barrie titled Quality Street. Barrie and Adams have agreed on the name and the manuscript has been delivered to Adams for consideration.
London Aug 11 a parliamentary paper prints Kitchener proclamation to South Africa. Leaders still in the field and late government members must surrender before Sept 15 or be permanently banished from South Africa. Burgher families' upkeep to be charged to non‑surrendering burghers. Twenty or more officials named.
Paris Aug 11 In an interview M Jules Cambon the French ambassador contrasted American life with French living He praised Americans for vigor and practicality noting they value work energy and bigness He warned that returning to France leaves a painful impression due to looser morals and perceived cultural laxity He also critiqued American temptations toward bad literature and abstinence from excesses.
Vienna reports Princess Olga Semonowski daughter of a Russian magnate eloped with a gypsy musician at Ballaton Hungary after meeting him at a restaurant. Her father and brother pursued them, seized the couple on the second day, and forced the princess to shoot herself after she had been disgraced.
Prince Henry of Orleans, eldest son of the Duke of Chartres and cousin of the Duke of Orleans, died in Saigon Cochin China at 3 30 p m yesterday after a prolonged illness. Born in 1867, he was not married and had been en route to the United States via San Francisco, with plans to stay at Newport this fall.
At a Cologne manufacturers meeting, a resolution urged the government to adopt protective measures in response to overpowering American competition. The group believes a tariff bill agreement would raise agriculturists prosperity and pressed for protection.
Columbus Aug 11 J Young Jones sues Senator Tillman for 10000 damages over alleged slander uttered months ago in which Tillman reportedly called him "a crazy old thing just out of the asylum" or similar words. Tillman has not commented on the action.
Unionville Missouri reports that in Men dota a town of about 1000 on the Iowa state line thirty women raided a bar run by John Murray and carried off and poured out the liquors and destroyed fixtures in a sweep of public order.
Citizens in Huntington Ind on August 11 battle wildfires with hundreds on the fire lines. Country fires cause thousands of dollars in damage in the region while forests near Hillsboro burn but are not spreading.
Railroads and city depots will confiscate adulterated milk and cream found on arrival. If formalin is detected in receiving depots, cans will be seized and contents dumped.
Chicago golf courses introduce girl caddies as a new accessory to the game, claimed to be the first such instance in the history of the links, marking a novel feature in the sport in the city.
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