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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1902
Page
2
A loose column of varied items cites figures like Marconi and Rockefeller, hints at political and military quips, and skewers social norms. It jokes about fashion, war, sports, and crime with a skeptical, satirical tone. Names include Marconi, Croker, Schwab, and Rockefeller Jr. with brief references to Chicago and Omaha.
A northern observer notes the South American Pan-Latin sentiment toward the United States, hoping it never spills into harsh military dispatches or violent rhetoric. The remark reflects global tensions and the fragile balance of power in diplomacy.
At the stockyards Kubelik stirred a bucket of lard, prompting a stenographer to infer domestic tastes. She replied with a dainty note hinting that a meeting might benefit both, revealing playful yet domestic implications in their budding liaison.
A Times column laments the shortage of footwarmers for passengers in London rail cars. The piece compares current imbalances with warming pans used by past generations and notes ongoing yearning for warmth in the commute.
Italy contemplates the complex assignment of blame for lynching, likening the puzzle to the old fifteen puzzle as it seeks to locate responsibility across events and actors. The remark frames the issue as a shifting, difficult-to-pin-down problem rather than a straightforward attribution.
Reports say Germany's crown prince was confined to his room for two weeks under strict school discipline. It is noted that the professors responsible for the punishment may be called to serve in the cabinet when the crown prince ascends to the throne.
Nasturtium is presented as Mr. Whitney's Derby candidate and is described as a strictly American flower by American botanists. The piece highlights the naming choice as deliberate and signals a method behind Whitney's nomination strategy.
Gen Funston may be assigned to duty in St. Paul while tariff agitation looms in the house. Monthly statements praise national finances as Roosevelt upholds Hitchcock order. House panel backs 200000 for Tacoma mint. Pacific cable urged. Japanese representation at St Louis expo promised. Crimes report lists forgeries, armed robberies, a murder conviction in Newark, and a train smallpox delay.
A roundup of notable obituaries and notable life endings including Capt. Geo W Conrow who saved Lincoln’s life, A K Yancey of Missouri Military Academy, Thomas D Robertson pioneer banker of Northern Illinois, William Radam patent medicine manufacturer, Jack Ross and Miss Ethel Matthews wedding gifts, M A Stevens Cripple Creek mining engineer, David Adams Warden Philadelphia elder and organist, Mrs Serena Short Chickasaw matriarch, A Hanan oldest Eastern Washington resident.
The report notes Lill ap pears in parliament as the perennial wife’s sister, the pope contemplates his demise and funeral plans, channel gales raise shipping casualties, an Englishman funds a commission on American industry, Qing dynasty seals sold for 336, the dowager empress loot seals case. A 500,000 acre Chihuahua timber tract sold to American Development Company by H C Smith and J R Davis for 23,000,000 in gold.
Reports recount 160 lives lost in a Mexican mine explosion, several St Louis firemen killed in a collapsing burning building, 20 to 30 deaths from gales across Western Europe and the coast, and a Denmead Hampshire fire destroying Buchanan's airship built to rival Santos Dumont. Also two Grand Rapids streetcars collided injuring several, a Wabash Crossing derailment near Pontiac left five injured, a Van Rensselaer Island fire damaged $50 000 of property near Albany, and a New York dynamite bomb wounded two Italians while two suspects were arrested.
A sweeping digest notes January debt decline, stock outlook, and rising wheat rates. It cites a fatal death during a Warren Indiana religious meeting, a $6000 gold find in Michigan, and a coroner’s jury rebuking Illinois Steel over fatal accidents. Reports mention Morgan coal deal doubts, Roosevelt appointments, a Utah Wyoming snow peril, and Wyoming laws invalid due to reading faults.
British forces under Maj Leader and Col Kiel strike at Boer positions near Klerksdorp and Victoria. Albert's laager falls to surprise, 7 Boers killed and 131 captured, including Commandant Albert. British losses minimal as mounted troops and Scottish Horse drive Boer defense and seize horses, sheep, cattle. Ben Viljoen depart?
At 3 o clock yesterday morning a farm house near Cumberland Maryland was destroyed by fire. Four Robertson children Pearl Owen Effie and Joseph aged four to ten were cremated as parents escaped from a second story window in their night clothes. Neighbors and authorities investigated the blaze as possibly incendiary origin.
The Philippine tariff bill was taken up in the Senate as Mr. Turner of Washington discussed legal and constitutional questions about U S control of the archipelago. The session remained quiet after minor amendments. a pension appropriation bill was later passed. In the House, the executive legislative and judiciary bill was approved carrying 26 171 969 dollars, with two notable amendments including redistricting Oklahoma and placing temporary war clerks into the civil service.
Two imported Percheron stallions from England battled to the death aboard a fast Union Pacific stock train near Cheyenne Wyoming on February 9. The crash wrecked the car, Edgar Boise owner of the horses, valued the animal at 1500 dollars, two keepers narrowly escaped the hoofs and teeth, and one horse severed the other’s jugular before dying.
In Buffalo New York Coroner William C Bolter and county undertaker Peter Eckert were arrested on felony charges for allegedly taking money from a deceased Polish laborer. Bolter pleaded not guilty and posted 1500 bail. Relatives of dead were reporting missing property from recent cases handled by Bolter.
Residents of Benton township, Waukegan Illinois, plan a 500 dollar fence for Lake Mound cemetery at Zion City to stop Dowleites from secret night burials the wooden boundary now allows. About twenty five Dowleites have been interred there with authorities kept in the dark.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on February 9 Sheriff Frock led fifteen armed deputies to Brownsville where about 200 striking Italians, employed by contractors for the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad extension, threaten violence over pay. A late message notes no outbreak yet but potential trouble at any moment. Authorities report many of the leaders are described as bad negroes among the Italians.
Washington February 9. Sampson’s counsel filed a brief with the president protesting Schley’s assertion of supreme command at the Santiago battle. The president postponed his decision on Schley’s appeal until after Charleston. Secretary Long issued an order retiring Admiral Sampson.
Washington February 9 Two soldiers were hanged in the Philippines for desertion to the enemy. Edmund A. Dubose and Lewis Russell of Company B Ninth Cavalry a Negro regiment were tried by military commissions and executed after their desertion during operations against insurgents in Albay province last August.
A late afternoon blaze at Rock Island rail car shops in Horton Kansas destroyed buildings machinery and material valued at about two million dollars. Two workers died and many were injured as walls collapsed about twenty minutes after detection. The engine house survived and a new boiler plant was saved. Fire raged through the lumber yard containing five million feet of lumber as the company announced plans to rebuild.
In Orange City Iowa Feb 9 the grand jury has adjourned with no discharge in the Reynolds murder case. Indictment for killing Rev Samuel Crofton the blind man is reasonably supposed. Trial moved to April term. Also Vera Cruz reports a new yellow fever plan due to sanitation works and water supply excavations. A belt treatment is said to give good results when fever is advanced.
In Finland, czarist inspectors are sent to ensure Russian is used in schools, following Prussia’s example of imposing German language in education for Polish students. The move aims to enforce Russian usage across Finnish classrooms.
North Dakota towns report new lights, population plans, and reform efforts. Minot seeks 100 new residents while Harvey reorganizes the Soo line band. Quarantine efforts, school plans, town site surveys, new creameries, and infrastructure projects appear across the state along with notable incidents and local commerce actions.
In Ida Grove Iowa last night the infant child of J B Eicherly was found burned to death after crawling from a crib onto a red hot stove. The mother discovered the tragedy upon returning from a neighbor. The traveling father has not yet been located.
Four persons were killed and one probably fatally injured in a gasoline explosion at the bakery of George Carver in Boyertown Pennsylvania on February 6. The blast caused extensive damage to the shop and surrounding area.
St Peter Minn Feb 5 The Tanke trial paused as juror William Kackel was seized by sudden insanity Sunday. Judge Webber adjourned court to 1:30 pm with the prosecution seeking to proceed and the defense opposing. Kackel committed to hospital as the jury must be rebuilt and testimony discarded if needed.
A Chiswick man describes years of indigestion chest pain and skin boils then credits Vogeler's Curative Compound after one bottle. He reports improved sleep appetite and vitality and says friends with similar woes are becoming “new men.” Proponents offer free samples on request via The St. Jacobs Oil Ltd. Baltimore.
An East Side saloonkeeper's young daughter, amid Sunday school catechism, is quoted denying "Sunday opening" theories. When asked who made the world, she replied God did, noting the world was made in six days and was arrested on the seventh, reflecting local talk and mischief in a chapel setting.
The seller of pot-boilers negotiates with a broker over a seascape treasure. The pot-boiler man values the piece highly and accepts three dollars, snubbing a lower offer from a rival. The broker agrees, asserting others cannot judge art.
Star Wisconsin February 10 report says Samuel B Hook, a highly respected resident, publicly backs Dodd's Kidney Pills after suffering kidney disease. He claims rapid relief and recommends them to many friends with splendid results, praising the remedy as especially good for kidney complaints. His endorsement carries significant influence in Vernon County.
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt portrays Harriet and Estelle as they discuss a husband who never gets excited or fights back, leaving Harriet unable to provoke any reaction. The fragment hints at a domestic tension centered on an unresponsive spouse.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for tired cold damp feet with 25c price and free sample, listing Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. A fragment from Clyeland Plain Dealer features a night scene dialogue about unseen shadow of Venus.
An OCR fragment offers cash for a product with promises of cures and refunds. It mentions Hall Halls Fr. CHENEY & CO as owners, Cheney as underseller, and wholesalers Truax Tolowna and Marvin. It hints at a blame on catarrh cures and internal cleansing with a blood and mucous focus.
A playful dialogue voices concern over rushing marriage with one partner urging a June wedding while the other worries the engagement is being treated too seriously. The exchange centers on timing and commitment in a lighthearted tone.
The piece notes American windmills spreading to the west of Africa and inland Europe and Australia as a cheap power source. It also mentions London life expectancy and water quality as a contributing factor to shorter life spans, reflecting concerns about urban living conditions.
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