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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
2
A miscellany of social commentary notes from Emmons Co. Record. It cites King Leopold, Spain’s naval扩ansion, King Edward, the Mad Mullah, and Roosevelt era topics with wry humor. Mentions Lucent topics like Rockefeller’s garden project, corsets as armor, and gas safety tips while lampooning Western ideals.
France plans to substitute automobiles for locomotives on railways citing a strong safety record for horseless cars. The move reflects a bold shift in transport policy as officials weigh efficiency against traditional rail methods.
A Brooklyn man, after his second wife died, has remarried the first wife from whom he was divorced. The move reflects a belief that time can heal and rekindle.
A North Carolina minister who recently died had a career noted for marrying over 200 eloping couples. His actions brought happiness to some and misery to others, depending on the perspective.
Miss Martha Hoy is to marry Pierre Rogeshvensky, second secretary of the Russian embassy. The wedding will change her name, making it longer and more complicated to write.
A New Jersey justice of the peace rules there is no law preventing a woman from talking in her own home. The decision prompts questions about whether the man of the house will ever get a word in edgeways again.
The statement claims plumbers formed a trust and suggests they already hold the earth and its fullness. This marks the first public suspicion of their claimed dominion over land and resources.
John J L Sullivan states he has spent about a million dollars in his life and does not regret any of it. The remark hints at a surprising or controversial spending pattern linked to his associations, with the next morning invoking R E Morse as a potential correlating figure or outcome.
Cable report notes public opinion favors one count against the attacker, alleging his poor marksmanship. The statement mentions Leopold’s assailant being prosecuted on two counts, with strong sentiment that one charge reflects his bad aiming.
A review finds King Edward the only man, across years, to recover from a disease requiring three or more physicians. The record highlights the unique medical path and implies notable endurance.
The piece downplays the Venezuelan episode, asserting it cannot amount to much and noting that well known journalists Kipling, Richard Harding Davis, and James Creelman have not traveled there to investigate.
A New York dispatch notes Captain Stroing and May Yohe avoid publicity. A humorous sample shows curious items in papers. Endurance is praised but controlling flaws after 11 pm is advised to keep a girl’s affection.
A perusal of Gen. De Wet’s writings on the South African war reveals a commander who wields both sword and pen with equal skill and daring. His insights touch on strategy, leadership, and the high stakes of frontier conflict.
Summary of Capitol news: Capt Bob Bruce of Texas declines the Oklahoma governorship. Senate military affairs committee delays army nominations pending inquiry into favoritism charges. Senator Nelson to press Newfoundland treaty after holidays. Northwestern millers oppose ICC rulings becoming law. Philippines tariff dispute unsettled. sugar and tobacco groups oppose changes. Indian Agent Campbell to confer with Indian Commissioner Jones on Big Boy trust funds. Porto Rican robber Rodriguez convicted of larceny in first degree. eight years. Prof Giron seeks marriage to Saxony crown princess. father of her sixth child. Morgan and Schwab hold 10 percent of International Sleeping Car shares. cars to run Moscow–Asia–Vladivostok route. Philippines provincial government curbs constabulary powers. Minnetonka, from Newport to Boston, distressed near Bermuda. life boats lost, cargo shifted, steering gear damaged.
A stream of violent deaths and arrests flows from Paradise Pennsylvania to Hot Springs Arkansas and beyond. The report details murders, suicides, and suspicious wine poisonings, naming victims including Catherine Jordan and Dolly Earle, with suspects like James Dougherty and William P Hollenback.
Nine persons were badly hurt in a runaway street car when brakes slipped on a hill in Pittsburg. A panic followed the car explosion of a stereopticon gas tank in the French Evangelical Methodist church at Chicago injured several.
News notes many varied items: Balfour ill in Scotland with influenza. a Chenchou officer beheaded for failing to protect missionaries. Hadda Mullah dies. a London Jew claims a black Jewish race in Australia. royal dinner for South African war widows and children. English ironmaster wins Madrid lottery prize and shares with workers. Bishop Conaty eyed for Los Angeles. anti Germany sentiment in England over Venezuela matter. US army transport Sherman damaged after striking a rock near San Bernardino light. Henri Deutsch buys Paris Petit with subscriptions. Alfred Mosley labor study praised. Tartar brings Malacca Straits disaster report. Kiang Yano collision leaves many missing. Morocco corresspondent notes rising pretender followers as government troops ready to act.
A collection of brief items notes a Chicago scrub women union formation, a NY administration predicts January disbursements exceeding 150 million dollars, and various world events. The list covers deaths, inventions, court actions, and industry shifts from multiple locales and figures.
Washington and La Guayra dispatches describe President Castro's reply to The Hague arbitration plan for Venezuela debts. He favors submitting to the head of an American republic or Diaz of Mexico, while also proposing a procedure to lift the blockade and renew talks before arbitration. The British gunboat Xumbador sails from La Guayra with prizes, as Caracas reports government troops advancing on insurgents near Caracas.
In Santiago Cuba on January 5 seven Italian peddlers got drunk and fought with knives and revolvers. Two died instantly, two died in hospital, the fifth died later, and the sixth was severely wounded. The seventh man, the principal killer, was unhurt. Thirty revolver shots were fired in two minutes. The men were brothers and cousins.
Partial consular returns show Germany's exports to the United States grew by about 5,000,000 in 1902 versus 1901. Nine North German districts added 2,986,071 mainly textiles, while Bremen and Magdeburg fell 2,500,000 largely in sugar. Imports from the U.S. declined though full figures are unavailable.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Prince Tuan who led anti-foreigner forces has gathered 50,000 troops and allied with Gen Tung Fu Hsiang the Boxer leader to march on Pekin, according to the latest Mongolia relay dated January 5.
Vienna dispatch reports that after Count Lamsdorf’s visit Russian Foreign Minister reforms for Macedonia will be proposed to the sultan and the powers, with a likely public announcement to follow.
Rome January 3 reports the pope plans a formal encyclical condemning duelling as a medieval relic. He will urge Christian governments to outlaw the practice and stop its persistence in modern times.
Berlin reports Crown Prince Frederick William has accepted Tsar Nicholas II invitation to visit St Petersburg in mid January. The move signals improving ties as European diplomacy shifts in early January.
Owing to wolf ravages on young stock in Fall River county the stock association has arranged a general wolf hunt to take place January 8 in the area surrounding Hot Springs. Officials urge participation to protect cattle and sheep herds.
Theodur Breece, who had his arm torn from the shoulder in the Horsehoe smelter accident last week, died yesterday. His brother resides in Lead. Dr.
New York reports Commercial Pacific Cable completes San Francisco to Hawaii link and aims to reach Manila by July 4. Clarence Mackay and George Ward announce public service starts Jan 5 and progress on Hawaii Manila segments, with 3,500 miles manufactured and laying to begin from Manila in early May.
Washington officials deny a Rome dispatch claiming Secretary Hay pressed the Vatican to bar Mgr Messmer of Green Bay from Manila. They assert no US government has dictated the personality of any priest or church official assigned to the Philippines.
Smallpox reported at a lumber camp thirty miles north of Park RapidsMinnesota secretary Bracken of the State Board of Health orders Dr Winship to employ stringent measures to stamp out the disease and quarantine any found outbreak authorities pledge full effort to prevent spread.
Grand Forks North Dakota January 5 Napolean Le May once a Mendota Minnesota resident was the victim of a brutal murder near Williston about a year ago. One man confessed and another was arrested. Le May had many relatives in the Twin Cities and Minnesota.
Mason City Iowa Jan 5 The station agent at Portland was held up last night and $125 in Milwaukee road money and $25 United States express money were taken This is the second hold up at that place within two weeks
Winona Minnesota January 4 A large number of Winona chicken fanciers have sent birds to the Sparta Wisconsin show. In return the Sparta poultrymen will send birds to the Winona show next week. This promises to be one of the biggest shows ever held in Winona with birds from across the southern part of the state.
Vernon P. Chappel former county treasurer of Schoolcraft County who was convicted in Manistique for embezzling several thousand dollars and sentenced to five years at Marquette penitentiary has been paroled by Governor Bliss.
Marquette Michigan January 5 Peter Tingley a Pullman car porter on the Chicago and Northwestern between Chicago and Menominee has resigned to accept the post of professor of music at Tuskegee college Georgia where Booker T Washington serves as president.
Estelline Jan 5 W F Bast residence destroyed by fire during the family's absence. Building and contents total loss with no injuries reported. Local authorities investigate cause as unknown at this time.
G Rendstrom of living eighteen miles east of Stephen Minn was kicked in the face by a vicious horse on New Year's Day and his death is expected. Headlines note the injury and anticipated fatal outcome.
William Patton, an early Plainfield resident who lived on the same farm for over forty years, died aged about seventy two. He leaves a family. Jan. 5.
Faribault Minnesota January 5 Coroner D W Ray was summoned to a Dundas area farmhouse to inspect a stranger found dead in a straw pile near the residence an inquest will be held.
Secretary Shaw travels to New York with his son and two daughters visiting the subtreasury and customs house. He says the trip has no public significance and blends business with leisure, planning a Philadelphia journey the next day and not expecting meetings with New York bankers.
Abandoned Eddy Creek colliery workings beneath Olyphant Pennsylvania caved in yesterday afternoon engulfing four frame structures including O'Brien's three story hotel and two dwellings. The 115 foot deep vein collapsed, causing dramatic ground subsidence yet no injuries beyond emergency removals. Damages are estimated but not fully reported.
New York Jan 5 Commissioner Greene after talks with Ebstein Peter Piper and Cartwright ordered all plain clothes precinct detectives and patrolmen to return to patrol duty from Jan 7 for 90 days. Two hundred sixty two men transferred to new precincts to curb alleged blackmail in the department.
In San Francisco E. J. Baldwin known as Lucky Baldwin lies ill in a hidden lodging house. Aged over seventy he is treated for cancer with three growths noted on his face and chin. He arrived after Christmas using the alias Edward Jackson while his doctors forecast recovery. His family visits daily.
Montevideo Minnesota January 5 The Montevideo Bottling works was destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning. The fire originated from a defective flue. The loss is about 1000 dollars with insurance of 600 dollars.
An explosion of the main street pipe at Yankton's electric light plant wrecked the facility and plunged the city into darkness. Employee F. O'Neill sustained severe burns from escaping steam, as reported from January 5.
An artesian well on the Halton and Sons farm eighteen miles north of Groton reached 700 feet and began to flow. The flow sometimes rose ten feet above the surface before water followed, with oil intermittently escaping in this manner.
Reverend Jacob D. Van Doren of Fond du Lac Wisconsin urges attention to backache as a warning sign of kidney trouble. He endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming relief and improved kidney function after use. A free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is advertised, with price 60 cents per box and nationwide mail service.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a funeral sermon for Bill Bremmer. The minister erred by claiming Bill had seen his duty afar off, but the speaker states Bill was the deridest nearsighted fellow in the township. The remark frames a local, humorous misread of fate.
Cholly expresses strong disappointment in a tailor recommended by Algy. Reggy counters that the tailor does good work, noting the issue lies in the bills. The exchange underscores differing views on value and quality in a Brooklyn Life vignette.
A customer reports the knife sold yesterday is extremely soft and dull on first use. The dealer responds that the metal will sharpen easily, citing New York Weekly.
An advertorial note touts Cole's Carbolisalve as a prompt permanent cure for piles. It claims guaranteed relief with every box and urges readers to buy from druggists at 25 or 50 cents.
In a Detroit Free Press quotation Cumso the struggling author is said to have given up the struggle and gone to work. The note appears amid a playful exchange reflecting contemporary views on authorship and work. A later line mocks water quality by stating even a filter cannot clear the Schuylkill water of suspicion.
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