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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
2
The material notes a range of topics from a post office plan for parcel delivery to a critique of naval pilots and harbor knowledge. It mentions Harry H. Charles proposing a national C O D parcel delivery system and suggests the Postmaster General supports the idea, while Navy pilotage debates reveal concerns about harbor knowledge and ship safety.
The United States Department of Agriculture plans to originate an orange able to endure greater frost than any currently grown. The piece compares apple varieties like Baldwin, Wealthy, and Ben Davis to illustrate long, difficult breeding effort and hope for success in hardiness.
The article notes rising carbolic acid poisonings, including 14 year old Ella Hyland who obtained the acid to remove stains and died. It criticizes lax sale controls and urges precautions. It also highlights Miss Helen Gould’s ongoing support for soldiers, with traveling libraries shipped to troops in Manila Cuba Porto Rico and at Forts Hamilton and Slocum.
Fragmentary notes recount a spectacle of wrists bands and feathers as a disconcerting contest driven by vanity and pride. Separate passages urge doctors to link unimpaired hearing in railroad workers to public safety after European studies found only three of 82 firemen and engine drivers with normal hearing. Also mentioned, President Kruger begins daily duties early and abstains from wine while hosting guests.
President McKinley’s message reviews a prosperous 56th Congress, urges reforms to the national banking act to sustain gold standard, and calls for action on trusts. It notes deficits, treasury strength, and proposes bonds sales to preserve parity of gold and silver. It covers foreign relations, Cuba, Samoa, and the canal.
The president outlines careful governance of the Philippines after the war, resisting withdrawal and urging Congress to decide on a stable, humane law based administration. He endorses ongoing reconstruction, schooling, courts, and economic development, warning against abandoning the islands or ceding authority to insurgents. He also addresses Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico, and territorial government needs, urging swift congressional action to fully define and establish territorial governance under U.S. sovereignty.
The president notes December 14 marks the 100th anniversary of Washingtons death and praises his enduring example. He urges Congress to meet new challenges with public spirit, uphold the peoples will, and pursue wise measures for territorial welfare and national honor while thanking God for blessings.
A dry goods drummer recalls a hotel poker game with about thirty players. Police raided the room, and at the police court the judge, who had stepped out during the raid, allowed lenient treatment. Each man paid a $2 fine and received advice.
A Detroit Free Press joke features a city editor praising a new reporter who improves his vocabulary and spelling after eating alphabet soup at his boarding house. The humorous exchange ends with the reporter reassigned from the suburban desk to the joke department.
A boy idles with his dog beside a riverbank rod in hand all day. A passerby asks the dog’s name and the boy replies Wish, explaining the dog’s name comes from his refusal to bite. The tale ends with the man walking away.
A Collier's Weekly observation traces ship gender across languages. French Italian Spanish Portuguese masculinize ships while Teutonic tongues do not. English sailors call ships a lady with feminine attributes despite male roles, notes humorous cultural contrast.
Mrs John W Scott sues for divorce in Omaha on grounds that her husband insisted on Christian Science neglect of their sick child, forcing her to abandon home and return to her parents to obtain medical care for the child.
A Belt coal train on the Nethart branch struck a steer near Great Falls Montana. Ten cars piled on the locomotive. Engineer Daniels Fireman Riley and Brakeman Edmiston were found beneath the engine dead and crushed.
Des Moines December 5 State Superintendent Barrett urges the legislature to fund three new state normal schools, noting only one exists now. He recommends making the township the unit of school organization, eliminating subdistricts, establishing graded township schools, and transporting pupils to the school at district expense.
Black River Falls Wisconsin December 5 B C Allen on trial in the vitriol throwing case was found guilty on the first count of assault with intent to maim and sentenced to five years at Waupun Allen had served four years for killing Bert Van Tassel at Rice Lake years ago He was tried for killing his first wife in Cleveland Ohio in 1888 but was acquitted
In Ashland Wisconsin on December 5 an engine on the Minneapolis St Paul and Ashland line jumped the track eighteen miles from town. The engine caught fire burning the engine and engineer Chris Readley. The inquest verdict places blame on the railroad company.
Intelligence arrives from Lake to White Earth Minnesota announcing the drowning of Willie Warren grandson of the famed chief Holem ece and the historian William Warren.
A roundup of violent wrecks and fires across the country highlights the past week. Incidents include a New Jersey wreck with multiple deaths, a Columbus trolley collision injuring several, a decatur prisoner killed digging a trench, a Muscatine shotgun accident fatality, and Weston Ohio fire destroying twelve buildings with losses around 60,000 dollars. Portland eastward train wreck killed a fireman and an engineer. Passaic Beef plant ammonia explosion caused 50,000 dollars in damage. Philadelphia fire damaged Lippincott’s publishing house and several stores.
Admiral Schley sailed last week for South America aboard his flagship. J B Southwick former mayor of Pana Illinois died. Several military and public figures including Josiah Proctor Watson Edward Hill Calon De Wolf Orvin Bassett Maj John A Logan William H Williams James W Powell H Clay Evans H Howell died in various cities.
A roundup of assorted crimes and incidents across the United States. Reports include election fraud probes in Philadelphia, burglaries tracked by bloodhounds in Stonington Illinois, multiple deaths from poisoning and suicide in Wisconsin New York and Illinois, a court martial battle over alleged intoxication, forgeries in Norwalk Ohio, a murder allegation in Columbus Ohio, and a prison term for ex-treasurer John Lammerts. Also noted are a stamp store arrest in New York, a manslaughter conviction for a University of Pennsylvania student, and various local crime briefs involving drink, swindling, and self harm.
France plans to reopen an embassy at the Vatican while a German syndicate seeks Bagdad railroad concession. China faces native clashes against Christians as European tensions ease after the Kaiser's visit. France eyes independent cables to Africa and Asia, Italy and England seek accord on Erythrea and Sudan, and antisemitic currents rise in Austria under church influence. Sweden Norway dispute persists as Russia expands Persia rail monopoly and eyes Balkan peace signals amid Balkan era tension.
Great Britain, Russia, Germany, Sap an and the United States are poised to sign a major treaty on China. Berlin reports that Secretary Hay offered to surrender American rights in the Samoan group for the Caroline islands are denied. Dr. William R. Brooks of Geneva New York, director of the Smith Observatory, wins the Paris Academy of Sciences Grand La lande prize for his astronomical discoveries.
Internal revenue receipts rise by 102.6 million as federal actions span Cuba policy troop reductions and pension plans. Wood backs cuts, Gage extends bond purchases to December 23, and Long to push 1000 dollar monthly widow pension for Capt. Gridley. Consumer and civil service matters include a patent office dismissal over Boer recruitment, Gallinger probe results, a Medal of Honor for Col. J. Franklin Bell, and currency tax relief proposals. Mourning for Hobart leads to cabinet-wide observances while industrial inquiries plan two regional missions. Bluefields dispute over double taxation with Nicaragua hinges on a 6000 dollar deposit with the British consul.
Kansas City bids 57000 dollars for the next Democratic National convention as subtreasury reports indicate the currency market moving toward New York. Other items note various local and national issues including school appointments, labor disputes, legal cases, and military veterans’ affairs.
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