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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1902
Page
2
The column lists a collage of social asides and satirical jests about public figures nations and personalities. It references Prince Henry Kipling Roosevelt and Kipling Cecil Rhodes Rudyard Kipling is noted as guest in South Africa and various quips touch on American wealth and local quirks.
The Honorable William C. Whitney retires from business while still earning profit, leading to concern that he does not plan to donate funds to colleges.
The text notes that Emperor William has kissed the Prince of Wales, yet Chamberlain and Von Buelow refrain from approaching each other closely enough for such an act. The passage highlights cautious diplomacy amid tense Anglo-German interactions.
The press is served by jackals and lions, but the jackals hunt for scullion gossip around Queen Wilhelmina’s palace kitchen, mingling respectable animals with lurid rumors.
A fragmented reflection contrasts brutal war with a hoped for heavenly peace between nations overseas. It laments war while imagining harmony, warning that conflict incurs deep suffering yet yearning remains for friendship with powerful abroad actors.
A historical note describes Germany compelled by loyalty to the Boers while supplying barbed wire for Kitchener’s blockhouses, linking German support to British colonial defense in a metal tension.
The remark questions romantic notions of reckless valor, contrasting savage bravado attributed to the Biddle type with criminals who resist recruitment. It highlights a cynical view of how such traits are admired yet rarely capitulate to enticing offers from recruiters.
Austrian Archduchess Elizabeth renounces her claim to the throne for love after reading Voltaire on boards and velvet. Lord Sholto Douglas buys a Spokane saloon and plans a run. The poem notes that royalty and commoner differ only in the length of the toboggan slide, with equal bottom outcomes.
An advertisement seeking a “stage baby” in Brooklyn drew responses from about 300 parents who believed their child was born for the stage. The infants, of course, cannot voice any opinion on the matter.
A fragmentary excerpt mixes a quote about Ed Biddle and devotion to a Confederate, plus an odd Peru anecdote where hen eggs act as coins in Jauja. It notes two egg denominations as strictly fresh or unfresh and a buyer who circulates unfresh eggs in liquid form to expose dishonest merchants.
Washington Notes reports favorable committee actions on marine hospitals at Pittsburg and Savannah and public lands in Arizona. Senate hearings on oleo, a new Texas district judge, consular reform, Creek delegation, Miles orders competitive officer exams, and Hawaiian budget issues. Also treaties, Indian affairs, and a fatal shooting in Norfolk.
William A Mills ex city solicitor of Toledo arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses while in office. He posted bond and was not jailed. Mrs Margaret Shepherd ex nun sawed off for obscene literature charges dismissed in Columbus police court on prosecutor request. An Altoona Pennsylvania railroad accident left three dead four likely fatal and two seriously injured. Peter Baschwah Chicago real estate dealer found dead with eight gas jets open. police say suicide. Laurie Marks bookmaker linked to Liverpool bank frauds reportedly seen in Springfield Massachusetts per New York Herald.
Assistant Surgeon General Pope dies in Manila. Associate Justice Horace Gray suffers a slight paralytic stroke. Sir Archibald Milman, longtime clerk of the house of commons, has died. Real estate dealer Charles F. Sayles dies in Indianapolis. estate valued at 450000 dollars. Outlaw leader Ramon Galindo captured by Ed Bryant after a year’s rest. Playwright Henrik Ibsen resumes work after health recovery. Sioux City resident Eric Richardson dies at seventy five. wealth built in railroad construction. Pope honors Edwin Steinbeck with knighthood in the order of St Gregory the Great. Edwin Boyce, head of the Western Federation of Miners, gains wealth from a mine find. Toledo man arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses.
About 40,000 men strike in Barcelona amid rioting while King Leopold is confined to his apartments under strict guard. A Rome labor meeting puts a general strike to union votes. Jamaica rumors of an American syndicate seeking control of the government railroad circulate in official circles. A US news agency report of two King Alexander bodyguard soldiers chloroformed outside Belgrade is said to be false.
Mosquito control and yellow fever prevention linked to public health. Harvard Yale athletic season opener noted. Black Hills mines sold to Homestake. Boston woman soars in massive kite. Reports of torture by American soldiers denied. Jeffries and Fitzsimmons set May 15 fight. Wisconsin inheritance tax struck down. Women suffragists form permanent conference. A minister repudiates the Lord’s Prayer. Illinois Central to plant trees for timber ties. Chicago worker revived on morgue journey. Thomas Miller named Burling ton general traffic manager. Philippine constabulary praised by Capt Alle. Vermillion range iron ore find near Tower Junction. US Steel holds first annual election and declares dividend. Bennett manslaughter verdict acquittal at Crystal Falls. Prince Henry and Emperor William honorary Yacht Club members. New York woman plans teen elopement. Brewers Association to meet at Saratoga. Daughters of the American Revolution defeat amendments. Skaguay salmon cannery venture planned. Rev. R. B. Patrick nominated for navy chaplaincy. Indian appropriation bill outlines $8.844 million. Buckeye Mining Co. incorporated in Dover. Missouri certifies North American Lead Co. remains of Marquis of Dufferin interred. Titan painting sold for 20000 in New York. Earl of Carlisle’s Titan novel. Mete or departs San Francisco for Honolulu freight service. Schwab to lecture at Trinity College Alumni Hall. Invalid wife seeks divorce to enable bigamous husband to remarry. Booker T. Washington named Nebraska commencement orator. incident deemed closed. Adm Dewey note amid German apologies. Henry concedes German errors after Manila engagement.
Charles P. Hall once a prominent New York broker and famed high roller returned from Dannemora prison to marry Emily Vanderbilt widow of Capt. Jacob Vanderbilt. The private Troy ceremony occurred at the Troy house parlor with Rev. P. L. Dow officiating after Hall’s release from prison on his eighteenth year sentence for forgery. The couple’s past and Hall’s identity were publicly acknowledged with his bride affirming acceptance.
Washington reports fear Miss Stone is again vanished or killed by brigands before ransom delivery. Fifteen days since payment to brigands, with five days past the agreed handover, no explanation given. Weather and snow blamed. US warns no more payments if faith broken, vow to press Turkey and Bulgaria for brigand eradication.
Marquette Mich Feb 22 The oldest man in the upper peninsula is Joseph Crozier a 103 year old resident who remains hale and active He walks four to five miles daily does house chores and remains a familiar figure on the streets The obituary notice of a grandmother signals Crozier as a long lived local landmark
In Guthrie Oklahoma on February 22 a clash between authorities and the Anadarko outlaws who killed Sheriffs Smith and Beck a month earlier left outlaw Walter Swofford dead and Deputy W A Jones seriously wounded. Two outlaws Sam Casey and Bill Watson surrendered amid a nine thousand dollar reward offer for the three remaining suspects.
Chicago February 22 Two electricians for the Chicago and Northwestern were fatally struck at the Lessing street crossing by a south bound suburban train as they fled from an oncoming Pioneer Limited. Victims named Robert B Elvee and Robert Cluth. Wilson Young suffered multiple injuries including a broken leg and skull fracture.
Madison reports the Wisconsin Central Railway plans a 140 mile line to be built next summer from Prentice toward Superior crossing Price, Sawyer and Douglass counties and possibly Bayfield or Washburn. The project stems from a land department head statement. A second item notes Aberdeen artesian well near Webster, at 1,650 feet with rock hardness delaying further drilling if water is not found.
In Chicago on Feb 19 Packers in the stock yards are at war causing dressed beef prices in the Chicago market to fall by more than 25 percent. The entry of two new firms into the Chicago beef market is noted.
Two are dead after the small coasting steamer Pioneer was wrecked during a snowstorm near Tou lon. An afterwreck gas explosion killed the captain and a passenger while two others were injured.
Henry German Prince to land in New York with a notable reception planned by President and delegates ready to extend the welcome. Officials anticipate a high profile visit with a formal welcome and public events.
New York reports preparations for Prince Henry of Prussia aboard the Kron Prinz Wilhelm as wireless tests and signaling attempts proceed to locate the ship. The Hohenzollern awaits at West Thirty-fourth Street as Admiral Evans and Gen. Corbin plan to greet the prince and host a press banquet.
In Detroit on February 23 a third warrant was issued for Frank C. Andrews vice president of City Savings Bank now in receivership. He and another officer are charged with making a false report of the bank's condition to the state banking commissioner on February 20 1901. Bail set at 50000. examination scheduled for February 28.
Mrs. Sarah Figg, leader of a Gretna Neb religious sect, won a $1,500 verdict against John B. Hanger Woodson Browning and Bert Donahoe in a $2,000 damages suit. The case charged the defendants with malicious persecution for having Mrs Figg taken before an insanity commission to probe her influence over local wives and Domestic peace. The verdict follows claims that Figg's influence caused marital separations and wives leaving their homes.
The Society of the Cincinnati, representing several states, will dine under the auspices of the Society of the State of New Jersey on George Washington's birthday. The dinner will be at the Waldorf-Astoria with a number of distinguished guests expected to respond to historic states.
Menominee Mich Feb 23 The Little River post office likely to close as postmaster resigned and no successor can be found due to the salary of only three dollars a month. Locomotive Lets Go Kenyon Minn Feb 23 A locomotive on the Chicago Great Western at Nerstrand exploded injuring fireman Chris Hemming.
A panther was seen near Silver River seven miles from L'Anse Michigan on February 23. The sighting is shrouded in mystery and local hunting parties are combing nearby woods in hunt for the elusive beast.
La Crosse Wisconsin February 23 The required stock for the Cripple's Revenge Threshing Machine company about 100000 dollars has been raised and it is certain an immense plant will be erected this spring.
The Senate disposed of the Denmark treaty in about an hour, ceding St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix to the United States for five million dollars. The purchase completes a long debated transaction dating back to Lincoln’s era.
Washington, Feb. 22. The senate spent more than six hours on the Philippine tariff bill with speeches from Jr. Bates defending the measure and Spooner defending the Republican stance toward the Philippines. Tillman condemned the administration’s policy, while the house passed the Indian appropriation bill and moved through private claim bills.
In Washington on February 23 the house committee on territories unanimously voted to report bills admitting New Mexico Arizona and Oklahoma as states. The motion by Mr Moon of Tennessee declared the territories entitled to statehood and assigned subcommittees to draft the bills. The subcommittees were appointed.
Washington February 23 final ratifications of the Hay Pauncefote treaty were exchanged at the state department at 3 PM making the canal across Central America by the United States effective. There was little ceremony in the exchange of ratifications.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago quotes show wheat values from No 1 hard to No 3 red, corn across No 3 yellow to No 4, oats and barley again varied by grade, plus cattle hogs and sheep prices in multiple markets. Martins and ranges cited include Chicago and South St. Paul reports with concrete bid levels, cash and future figures, and regional price spreads.
The Minnesota State Editorial association, meeting in Minneapolis on February 23, elected Joseph Leicht of Winona as president and H C Miller of St Paul as first vice president. Henry C Cobb of Hubbard county became second vice president with C P Stine of St Paul as secretary and David Ramaley of St Paul as treasurer. Executive committee members are F J Meyst of Minneapolis H P Hall of St Paul and C C Whitney of St Paul.
Fire yesterday afternoon at Charles Ribey's furnishing goods and fur stores caused about 10000 dollars in damage with 5000 dollars insured on stock. Structure damage was small.
Washington Feb 18 The naval trial board returned from the final acceptance trial of the battleship Tilinolar reporting very satisfactory behavior. Despite a heavy fog the vessel demonstrated notable, never failing handling and performance under test conditions.
Nurse and president Miss Virginia Granes from Watertown New York shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating ovarian inflammation and womb ulcers. She credits the remedy with curing her own falling uterus after heavy lifting and urges others to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice.
Dick jokes about lending money to Harry in a playful exchange. Harry comments on Dick's future-vision and wealth, delivering a lighthearted quip about value and money. The dialogue reflects a casual, humorous script from a Boston Tran context.
Beginning March 1 and continuing through March and April 1902, the Great Northern Railway offers very low one way second class settlers’ tickets to most main line points west of St. Paul Minneapolis and to Montana and Washington destinations with Chicago connections. Fares range from $15 to $33 depending on origin and destination. Tickets are valid for ten days with a ten day stopover allowed west of Havre. Information available from Great Northern agents or Max Bass and F. I. Whitney.
In a Chicago News snippet, an employer pressures an employee for an earlier start and much harder work to secure a promised raise. The exchange highlights severe coercive language as a surrogate for Extreme Cruelty.
J W Farteidge of Belfast Maine credits Cole's Carbolisalve with curing burns boils chilblains sore eyes cuts and wounds saying nothing compares to it for all ointment uses. He mocks those chasing risky ventures as fools not suited for the golden egg business.
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