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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
2
A collage of quirky notes and opinions mentioning Russia Japan peace talks weather prophets coy remarks about war and czars cottage crops and a market bylines. It juggles headlines about horse motorcars steam news and a jewel trade with scattered witticisms and social observations.
The ongoing reconciliation within the Vanderbilt family is likely to influence Cornelius Vanderbilt III and his sister Grace as much as any family members, signaling a potential shift in their personal and social futures.
The piece ponders why the King of Siam does not arrange a royal marriage with an American heiress and notes Siam seeks a $5,000,000 loan. It recalls an actress who kissed Sir Thomas three times, a detail reflected in many papers across the country.
A Kentucky cow swallowed two sticks of dynamite and its escape run left little more than remains, described as enough for a mosquito barbecue.
The note denies that the Old Curiousity Shop in London has sold to an American for transplanting to the United States. If true, it would imply an American saved money. Seals deserting Alaska are not yet seeking new quarters as rumors spread about a sale.
Report says British financiers may float a 35 million dollar loan to Cuba if the United States declines the deal. The remark suggests J. P. Morgan could intervene, with a quip about him taking a lunch break to attend to it.
A plan for a railroad to Russia via Alaska with a tunnel under the Bering Strait receives warm backing from people who avoid Europe due to seasickness fears.
The Duchess of Abercorn reportedly has over 260 living descendants spanning great grandchildren and beyond, with so many offspring that she cannot recall half of their names. She is said to be amused by the idea of rearranging or simplifying her family roster.
A Birmingham News note lists a model tenement to be erected in New York with three fire escape sets on the front rear and alcove by the light court to provide tenants space for surplus furniture. It also mentions Prof Thomas claiming music can kill mosquitos in his territory and jest about his trombone. Jim Keene faces loss of 1.5 million dollars and the paper praises Alabama as first with a petri Sed sea serpent.
The July postal receipts of fifty leading offices rose about 9 percent from last year. The postmaster general may issue stamp certificates for mail order use in Boston and other cities. Caleb P. Bourne of Winona Minn a connected with the dead letter office becomes chief clerk in the Philippine posts bureau earning 2500 dollars and departs for Manila. Secretary Shaw removes Cobb the Chicago building’s special architect with no stated cause. Chicago building now lacks windows and floors after eight years of work. Egypt ian state railroads bought 3757239 dollars of material with Britain supplying 2565000 dollars Belgium 488000 Turkey 198000 and the United States 340000. Princess Radziwill freed after two years for forgery tied to notes attributed to Cecil Rhodes heads home to England. Finland orders expulsion of Bar Os Trail Michael Otakecgih and others opposing Russification. Trouville Casino catches fire causing panic. a bucket brigade forms as Millionaires pass buckets. west wing destroyed. redecorated recently at 400000 dollars.
Eaton Stone dies in Nutley New Jersey once a famed circus star. Father Carl Speckert named principal of the Pennsylvania province of the Order of Capuchins. Bernard Cavanaugh, artist, is insane at Niles Michigan due to cigarette smoking. Mrs Mabel McKinley Baer retires from the stage. Adolph Busch offers a 500 dollar prize for hops exhibit at the national congress in Ogden Utah. Mrs Murphy sues for divorce in Phoenix Arizona from N O Murphy former congress delegate and ex governor. John Gilbert Shankin longtime Indiana Democrat dies at Evansville after a long illness. formerly editor of the Evansville Courier and one term secretary of state.
Kent Snow died after killing his wife in Buffalo and shooting himself in hospital. The Chelsea hotel night clerk at Atlantic City vanished. A $10,000 shortage is noted. Mrs. Mary Gordon of Murfreesboro Tennessee died by suicide in Chicago. M L Lipman of New York, plantation owner in Honduras, was assassinated. Sheriff Williamson likely fatally injured in a pistol duel with W H Moody at Hernando Mississippi. In Guthrie Oklahoma a feud left James Cooper shot in the face and he and his father William Cooper were killed by Barret. J Hallier and B J L Greer were beaten and Hallier shot after being forced to kiss assailants in Birmingham Alabama. District Judge Levy saved Isom Strong from a lynch mob in Henderson Texas. Eighteen Georgetown Colorado miners driven from city. fourteen returned and were charged with complicity in mine destruction. mayor and officials arrested. A $200,000 Dunlap & Co. shortage allegedly covered by the Dunlap estate. Moran slashed in Catherine Street New York, Snyder cut. injuries non serious. Danville Illinois grand jury indicts about twenty-five jail rioters on defacing jail, rioting, and attempted murder. State's Attorney John Keesler to prosecute.
The Catholic Herald reports Vincenc anutelli is designated papal secretary of state. In other news, Russia gains a practical lumber monopoly in Korea’s Yalu valley. a Santa Rita factory boiler explosion in Canete, Peru, kills twenty. Vesuvius shows renewed activity as an earthquake rattles Greece and Italy.
Three Italian miners died and five were seriously hurt in a powder explosion at Monongahele Mine No 2 in Fairmont West Virginia. A Santa Fe collision near Olathe Kansas left David Parker fatally injured and four others hurt. A barge wreck near New Bedford Massachusetts drowned multiple passengers including a captain's wife and a ten year old, plus a boy named Jones. A runaway near a New Jersey home seriously injured Charles Leffler. A yacht collision in New York left a two year old girl unharmed on deck. Two young boys drowned after a New York embankment collapse. Scranton contractor Conrad Schroeder shot himself. Cleveland furnace fatalities from a falling bell delay plant opening.
The eleventh national irrigation congress will include official Mexican representation in Ogden Utah. The report also notes major financial moves including W K Ryan acquiring Portland Gold Mining for the Whitney Ryan syndicate and Guggenheim Exploration for about 5 million dollars.
In San Francisco on August 16 James J. Jeffries dominated Jim Corbett, stopping him in the tenth round after nine and a half rounds of punishing exchanges. Jeffries showcased speed, strength, and improved technique to solidify his stand as the world champion, while Corbett fought bravely but could not overcome the burly challenger. The match drew the largest crowd ever seen at a similar event.
Fort Wayne Ind Aug 16 East bound Pennsylvania railroad passenger train No 22 derailed at Van Wert Ohio. The engineer was killed the fireman fatally injured and numerous passengers injured.
In Louisville on August 16 a dental use of laughing gas is blamed for inducing mania in Henry Wilkin, leading to an insanity diagnosis. The incident ties safe anesthesia to a criminal or unstable outcome, with local authorities reviewing the case and potential treatment options.
In Vermillion on August 15 Sheriff Gunderson arrested Fred Jepsen at the request of John Jepsen of Omaha. The boy, aged 8? and accompanied by Joe Carr, ran away from home last week. The father plans to persuade the boy to return home.
Lord Salisbury is seriously indisposed in London with great exhaustion. The late prime minister remains under medical care as physicians attend him.
Kingston August 16 Port Antonio shelters overflow with homeless and starving residents. Prison remains and ruined walls offer scant refuge as merchants aid the hungry with green bananas. inland, peasants lose homes and starving deaths loom without aid from America.
A Kingston dispatch reports seventy killed and over five hundred injured as a hurricane struck Jamaica on Tuesday. Home to Kingston estimates place deaths near two hundred with property damage around 12.6 million dollars. Thousands suffer homelessness in extreme misery amid ongoing relief efforts.
Mrs Lucy Murry delivered twin boys aboard the Iron Mountain train as it passed Piedmont Missouri en route to St Louis. She had been sent by Little Rock authorities who would not admit her in their city for lacking six months residency.
In Los Angeles Aug 16 a tramp from Illinois was shot and fatally wounded by Mrs D. Davis wife of a ranch owner after becoming offensive when no men were home. The man gave the name John Stuck claiming Peoria Illinois as his home.
Fourteen masked men seized sheep herder Joe Sturgeon from a Dupuyer camp on August 16, tied him to a tree in the mountains and whipped him to death. They shot many of the herd’s sheep and drove away the rest as Sheriff Taylor and a posse pursue the White Caps.
Frank Hesler, a young Sioux Indian, was arrested in Bismarck on a charge of raising a Fargo postal order from $6 to $60 and attempting to cash it at the local office. He is jailed awaiting examination.
Prof Healy and Miss Gregn sue the Summit public schools board seeking full pay for time lost during the smallpox quarantine last winter. Other teachers accepted half-pay. total amount involved is small.
Appleton Wis August 16 During the eighteen months Henry Kreiss has held the office of county judge he has committed fifty two people to the insane asylum Nearly all were residents of this county with only one or two exceptions.
Bathgate North Dakota August 16. B Demarse seven miles east reports his new barn struck by lightning destroying the structure and killing four horses, 200 bushels of oats, 400 pounds of twine and 40 tons of hay. The barn cost 2300 dollars.
Ottumwa Iowa Aug 16 Mrs Clyde Park aged twenty a bride of a few months died yesterday after two days of suffering the result of a gasoline explosion while cleaning a hat
Janesville Wisconsin on August 16 Tom Jones was held to the criminal court for trial for the killing of Herman Zimmerman on May 4. Earnest Bluhm was held under bonds as chief witness in the case.
A severe hail and wind storm yesterday afternoon wrecked crops across a wide Sac county strip. In nearby Lytton several buildings were destroyed but no injuries were reported.
William Garwood of Trenton New Jersey died in a Philadelphia hospital last night, the twelfth fatality from the ball park accident that occurred the previous Saturday.
It is stated that the pretender to the Moroccan throne Bu Hamara, who was erroneously reported killed August 2, has been routed near Tera by the sultan's troops, according to reports from Oran Algeria dated August 15.
A man with a mental health history opened fire at a band concert to anger his music, fatally injuring three and wounding three others as about three thousand people filled the venue. Police or safety responders engaged the shooter, who was reported killed or stopped at the scene.
In Winfield Kansas on August 15 Gilbert Twigg a discharged soldier armed with a shotgun and pistol fired on about 3000 concertgoers wounding several and killing three men Sterling Rice Dawson Tillotson and D Bowman before policeman George Nichols shot him. Twigg died from a selfinflicted injury after being shot.
Bar Harbor Maine August 15 The battleship Massachusetts suffered worsened damage after striking Egg Rock. Forward compartments flood and the vessel leaks farther aft as divers search for the defect. The collier Lebanon and government tug have lightened the ship by removing ammunition anchors and stores. Bow rests in a natural position but draws ten inches more water. Capt Eaton awaits orders on next steps while the extent of injury is assessed.
Chicago August 15 President Stickney confirms negotiations for the sale of the Chicago Great Western. He declines to name buyers though Gould interests are suspected. Community roads seek the Great Western to stop rate wars after a legal victory forcing Union Pacific to allow Omaha access.
Austin Texas August 15 T F Potter arrived from Jerome Arizona reporting renewed and fierce fires at United Verde copper mines. He says outbreak at the 500 foot level has spread to the 700 foot bottom, confirming the blaze persists at the famed site.
Aug 15 Panama reports the national government bars telegram news about the Panama Canal treaty. A U S vice consul Ehrman received Bogota dispatch seeking confirmation of Pope Leo's death. Message passage presumed allowed via church, censorship to Bogota not yet abolished.
Ali Riza Pasha has been dismissed from his post as vali of Monastir and exiled to Tripoli. Reports from Yildiz Kiosk discuss the Rostkovski murder and possible execution. Russians seek public execution as a warning and criticize the $40,000 widow’s indemnity. News from Macedonia raises concern over Bulgarian unrest and regional fights. Telegraphic links to Monastir remain unstable.
In Rome on August 15, intense Vesuvius activity spread fear as heavy eruptions and loud detonations continued after recent earthquakes. Lava streams emerged from a new crater opening, with one advancing toward Ottajano, while tremors rattled the region and crowds sought safety. Experts caution against expecting a major disaster.
Damage suits totaling 86000 were filed in Chicago courts. Painting contractor John M. Stiles sued the painters district council and affiliated unions for 50000, aided by the American Boycott association. Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Co filed two suits for 15000 each against unions tied to the strike. Six Kellogg workers sued eight Kellogg strike participants for slander and libel, each seeking 1000.
In Rome on August 15 the pope remained well and received the Austrian ambassador. Mgr Cagiano and Cardinals Rampolla and Mocenni opened Pope Leo XIII's private apartment, breaking seals from his death. They found several million francs in money and other valuables, while Cardinal Creti was away due to illness.
Kingston Jamaica Aug 15 Destitution in hurricane struck districts is appalling with thousands homeless hungry and ill clad rushing to towns seeking shelter and supplies as churches and public buildings lie demolished a Port Antonio meeting urged aid with governor endorsing American generosity foodstuffs and lumber are urgently needed.
Washington reports no dispatches reached the state department about the Canadian revenue cutter firing on a Lake Erie fishing boat. Officers reviewed precedents but found none. Telegraphic advices suggest the incident could carry serious consequences and potential international tension.
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