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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
2
The Western Australia Budget estimates the current year’s revenue at £3,417,000, the highest on record. The text then shifts to moral aphorisms about harmony, mirth, and the mind, comparing cheerful living to a well-tended garden tended by the will, and stressing personal discipline as a source of serenity and productivity.
A new record was set for distance traveled on a single electric charge. Mr Krieger, a noted manufacturer, covered 90 miles from Paris toward Chatellerault in a self built machine. The previous record stood at 163 miles.
Germany experiments with a state subsidized people’s theater in Upper Silesia. A hall in Kornigghutte capable of 1,509 seats is hired for the effort, with the troupe set to tour the province frequently, expected to drive most of the success.
A former Selby smelter employee confessed to robbing the Vallejo vault of 283000 dollars in gold bars and bullion. He disclosed the gold’s hiding place in the bay and 141000 dollars was recovered from the mud. High tide halted the search for the remaining treasure. Winters allegedly sought immunity and a reward for the confession and led the subsequent search.
Miss Sadie Benjamin of Toma Vista Texas and her lover Garland rode a huge Asiatic elephant to elope after suborning the trainer to spur the beast. They outran pursuers and reached a pastor’s doorstep, in what may be the era’s most remarkable elopement.
J Andrew Cullum of Ridge Spring South Carolina died after being struck by lightning in late July. He was found unconscious with a torn shoe and a burn on his left side. Although he recovered briefly, the burn worsened into carbuncles that weakened him until death two months later.
The acclimatization of Scotch grouse in Silesia and East Prussian crown moors of the Eiffel has shown great success with a thousand birds now seen where none existed thirteen months earlier. The emperor orders replication of the experiment in Schmelsin West Prussia moors, stocked with fourteen brace from Scotland.
A patrol report style summary recalls the Islander steamer tragedy near Alaska. A half-asleep passenger dismisses a warning, seconds later a boiler blast hurls him from a mattress. he survives, while others flee. The tale blends shock and improbable luck in a cautionary vignette.
A reflective line asserts daily life is a repeated day and warns against wasting or misusing time. It emphasizes that those who waste a day are prodigal and those who misspend it are desperate, framing time as a precious, repeating measure.
The President's Message discusses recommendations for Congress, endorsing reciprocity in principle while opposing any broad tariff changes. It outlines the policy debate and calls for targeted actions rather than sweeping reform. Ongoing questions about trade strategy and economic impact are noted.
The speech emphasizes publicizing corporate affairs as the sole sure remedy for trusts. It condemns anarchist violence linked to McKinley’s assassination, advocates federal oversight of interstate corporations, new commerce secretary post, and robust measures to aid workers while preserving tariff stability and reciprocity. It covers immigration, eight hour law, and irrigation, plus plans for canal and broader imperial policies.
President outlines Monroe doctrine as guiding policy for Americas and stresses continued navy expansion for national security and peace. He urges congress to act on army improvements, merit-based appointments, and Indian citizenship through individual allotment. Endorses St Louis expo support and rural mail delivery, notes foreign policy lessons from Queen Victoria and Empress Dowager.
London crowds estimated at 50 000 attended a sprawling Hyde Park procession honoring Gen Buller amid police guards and banners. A plaster bust was seized by marchers, prompting minor clashes and public outrage but leaders contained the disturbance. Speakers across UK regions expressed sympathy as collections funded a workingmen’s memorial and general portraits were sold.
Mrs. George M. Pullman Jr. will accompany her husband's body to the East despite her mother in laws objections. She has engaged George Knight to begin suit for her late husband's share of the $8,000,000 Pullman estate, amid questions of legality and alleged improprieties surrounding his death and marriage.
St. Peter Minnesota December 3 Jonas Jacobson indicted by grand jury pleads guilty and receives a reformatory sentence to be taken to St Cloud Judge Weber notes Tankes accused of the murder of John Wellner will not be tried this term but at a special February session.
Sheriff Bradshaw wired Governor Jelks with information that a mob from Opp planned to lynch twenty five negros implicated in the killing of the town marshal and a merchant at Opp. The governor ordered Greenville troops to Andalusia and a special train was arranged. Martial law and armed guard protected prisoners as three blacks were killed by a posse near Opp and a fugitive negro committed suicide as he faced pursuit.
Bud Wilson, a convict who killed guard R H Naylor at Yell county convict camp, was hanged at Danville. After the trap sprung at 9 45 p m and the body lowered at 10 05 p m the corpse moved in the coffin and revived briefly. Deputies carried him to the scaffold again where he stiffened then died from strangulation, doctors announcing the death.
Miss Jane Toppan of Lowell stood in the superior court as grand jury indictments allege she murdered three patients she nursed to health but who died from poisonous drugs. Indictments name Mrs Mary Dabb of Calumet, A P Davis, and Mrs Genevieve Gordon of Chicago. She answered three times that she was not guilty.
Five more deaths added to the head on collision of two passenger trains near Malvern Arkansas. All the latest victims are Black. Two white men riding on the baggage car front of the fast mail found dead in wreckage. White passengers once injured are not expected to die.
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Dewey denying statements that the Schley court of inquiry reached a decision finding Admiral Schley guilty on five counts. The World published the dispatch this morning claiming the inquiry had concluded with a guilty verdict.
Winnipeg papers notice the death of Dean O'Meara, a brother of Rev. T. R. O'Meara of Toronto, famed as the most eloquent preacher in the Church of England. Typhoid caused his death yesterday morning, December 8.
Fort Scott Kansas reports Rev J A Young a colored Baptist preacher was arrested by federal officers for using canceled postage stamps. He admits the charge saying he had no money to buy stamps.
Sauk Center Minnesota December 7 The state dairymen association plans its December 10 11 and 12 meeting here with a large attendance expected. Noted state figures will speak as the industry, still in its infancy in the far north, seeks momentum from the gathering.
Latest quotations from grain and live stock centers show mixed prices across wheat corn and oats in St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago and Sioux City with No 1 Northern wheat around 74 to 79 cents and cattle and hogs trading at varied levels in regional markets headed by St Paul price ranges and Chicago wholesale figures.
Last week's grain market stayed quiet until Friday when prices advanced. Wheat rose to 4 1 4c per bushel, Chicago corn 4 3 8c, and Chicago oats 3 7 8c, driven by large country buying, drought in the Southwest, and higher cables. Western primary wheat receipts reached 7,000,000 bushels with exports of 5,117,000 bushels. world's visible wheat supply up 22,125,000 bushels in three weeks. Primary receipts since July 1 total 144,000,000 bushels, exports 128,000,000. corn exports 19,250,000 vs last year 74,333,000. May wheat at 76 5 8c, May flex at 1.44 1 2, Chicago May corn 68 1 2c, oats 46c. Wheat appears strong, advise tracking for declines.
Kansas City police arrested Jacob Brill of Louisville Kentucky yesterday on counterfeiting charges. Brill had reportedly just been released from the Kentucky penitentiary after serving six years for counterfeiting.
Fire swept through Blue Earth injuring Albert Johnson’s building and grocery stock, estimated loss about $3,000 with some insurance. The blaze also damaged the Oblighter butcher shop and Ed Constants' building in the same area.
Huntsville Ala Dec 7 C C Wood a well known Morgan county citizen has been placed under bond on a charge of impersonating a government officer representing himself as a revenue collector and securing 50 dollars
Cleveland Ohio December 7 Griffin Mayo and Frank Strong both sixteen years old were arrested last night and confessed involvement in the murder of Emil Goodman whose store was robbed Monday night Mayo says a third boy killed Goodman and police are seeking him estisent beyond Mayo and Strong they were implicated in the crime with one other youth still at large
Fergus Falls Minnesota December 7 L P Gjermpf of Armstrong Iowa is in the city and has decided to establish a state bank here with capital of 25000 dollars.
Rebels keep up their resolve amid looming surrender fears. The loyalty question divides the Cape Colony and sustains defiance, with nerves taut over possible shifts in public sentiment and strategic choices.
Pietermaritzburg dispatch notes Boer generals would have surrendered earlier but for Cape rebels support. It argues rebels in the Cape Colony form the bulk of enemy, and surrender without protecting rebels would anger Afrikanders and Boer sympathizers, making future Dutch uprisings unlikely through attrition.
In the Orange River Colony region over the last three months Imperial forces under Gen. Dartnell and Gen. Bruce Hamilton reduced Boer strength by about 400 burghers. Dartnell captured 4 Boers near Hallbron and seized 800 cattle and 150 horses after forming fortified laagers and conducting night marches. Hamilton’s force surprised a Boer laager at Oshoek with 93 prisoners, and 104 more were taken from Badenhorst's commando.
The Orient express crashed into Frankfort station when air brakes failed. A large part of the handsome railway station was wrecked as the train slammed through the platform and halted in the waiting room debris. A few passengers were badly bruised but no fatalities occurred. Bystanders witnessed remarkable escapes from injury.
William Sheets, a well known horseman from Crawfordsville Indiana, was found dying at the fair grounds late last evening. He was taken to the city and died within minutes without regaining consciousness. Authorities note he had money on him when found but none remained, suggesting he was drugged and robbed.
East bound passenger train on the Oregon Railway and Navigation line wrecked twelve miles east of The Dalles. Engine overturned, Engineer Maurice Cavanaugh badly scalded and perhaps internally injured. Fireman Frank Crase seriously injured. No passengers injured. Wreck attributed to train wreckers.
Michael Haher of West Rutland died after wandering in a blinding snowstorm and becoming exhausted on the Pittsford road. He collapsed within fifty feet of Miss Mary Murphy's home, where he had planned to spend the evening.
In Vincennes Indiana on December 8 Thomas Dant Thomas Hefty and Samuel Price coal miners were arrested on charges of inciting a riot at the Prospect Hill coal mine. Two weeks earlier two non union miners were nearly beaten to death. Eight men are jailed and twenty two bench warrants are out for more miners involved.
Ida Cheney of Payne Ohio is jailed in Fort Wayne on a charge of murdering the six year old daughter of farmer George Franklin, for whom she served as housekeeper.
Noblesville Indiana December reports from Sofia indicate the surrender of American missionary Miss Ellen M Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka at Salonica is imminent per the Daily Telegraph dispatch.
Mrs. R F Roland aged sixty two wife of a farmer living near Macon Ga was found in her yard with her throat cut an axe used The husband and son had gone to work leaving her alone No suspect had been found in the immediate investigation
Roosevelt on Canvas from Washington reports Commissioner Makovsky. The Russian artist, renowned in both Europe and the United States, has been engaged to paint the president’s official portrait.
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