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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
2
A collage of satirical and declarative lines from multiple papers. Topics range from naval imagery and royalty to politics, science, and travel gossip. Quips include Kitchener and Botha, Kipling and Davis on Africa and Americas, copper prices, tetanus serum, and canal neutrality.
The article notes Maine farmers and truck gardeners prosper due to a Western shortage, enabling them to command own prices for all products, signaling favorable market conditions and economic strength in the region.
A Spanish language Mexican newspaper praises the Roosevelt message as altruistic and optimistic while noting a hidden embrosis requiring a careful rereading by readers seeking the embedded meaning. The piece highlights a nuanced interpretation and calls for close scrutiny of the text.
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court declared a limit beyond which speculators cannot advance in a conspiracy to depress selling prices of securities without risking imprisonment.
Ex Congresssman Thomas B Reed urged the audience in New York to honor the handful of Dutch men holding at bay the war rioters of the proudest nation of the modern world in a speech at the St Nicholas society banquet. This was the closest he has come to commenting on the Boer war.
The Salvation Army calls drifted individuals by its chosen names and hustles to place them in jobs. The piece argues the organization does a large share of Christ's work and honors its mission, though opinions vary on the method of steering people toward paradise.
English Liberals show improved unity after Lord Rosebery Chesterfield speech as factions may coalesce under his leadership around a Boer war platform. Public sentiment remains pro war but shows interest in ending hostilities and possibly forming a reorganized Liberal party centered on that aim.
The text argues powerful nations hesitate to fully submit to an arbitral court, and that weak states may show jealousy and fear. It notes that apprehension is as natural among the feeble and inefficient as among the strong and resourceful.
A 12 year old boy serving as a page in the Virginia legislature returned home declaring he would not keep such company for 60 dollars a month. The question asks what his price would be, implying a hypothetical value tied to the offer. The report centers on his moral stance and the implication of the offered monthly sum.
The British Navy league protests Commander Clover’s claim that it circulated reports about the English navy to sustain efficiency. The dispute may be part of Clover’s widely used scheme. Western Railroads adopts a new baggage rule while keeping trunks on top of cars before dropping them on the platform.
James J Hill spoke at the Tri-state Grain and Stock Growers convention in Fargo, praising the Northwest’s farmers and urging federal action to open lands and markets. He argued for irrigation, new markets in China and Japan, and fair rail rates, stressing railways must expand capacity to serve a growing population and national prosperity.
The author cites census data showing Minnesota counties touched by railway expansion gaining 299000 people, North Dakota counties adding over 80000, and land under cultivation rising as vacant acreage fell. Montana and Washington also saw population gains, with a forecast of even higher settlement this year as new neighbors help develop the region.
The speaker rejects a broader railroad alliance and asserts that true community of interests lies between producers and carriers. He emphasizes farmers, rice forest, and miners must cooperate to sell their products at a profit, aligning with those who haul the tonnage.
A Lyceum style address emphasizes expanding through traffic to lower transportation rates. It argues that higher taxed property and more freight volume reduce costs, highlights North Dakota’s interstate rail business at 85 percent, and urges cooperation between landowners and the railroad to ensure mutual prosperity and continued regional growth.
Industry notes a post Jan 1 price agreement among Ware glass makers but many independents plan a brisk 1902 season. Jobbers report large orders below former standards while designers gain prominence. Advances include new design departments and frequent inter-factory designer turnover as firms reorganize. The National Glass Co began the design contest that others soon followed, with a general January display expected in Pittsburgh.
A schoolgirl witness recounts the 1859 capture of John Brown during the Harpers Ferry raid. Marines breach the door as Brown refuses surrender, Stevens dies, Brown is wounded, and the prisoners describe his iron will and bravery before final capture.
Excerpt discusses intrusions on a president's private life by well meaning outsiders. It notes the public's demand for moral tutelage and the mismatch between private life and public expectation. The piece cites a temperance president called a drunkard and recounts a Mary Cortelyou reply about Sunday churchgoing and country visits. It includes quips from Cholly and Marcleheart dialogue.
A freshman at the University of Chicago exhibits a hypnotic marvel granting a wonderful power. The ability unsettles coeds as subjects walk tight ropes and perform ridiculous acts under its influence.
Washington January 11. House members show opposition to the pension bill for Mrs. McKinley while delaying its consideration. Many oppose as a bad precedent and note she has sufficient means. others argue sympathy warrants support if the Senate approves allocating about 80,000 from McKinley’s salary until March 4, 1902.
New York Jan 11 Former President Cleveland though recovering from pneumonia has arranged a hunting trip to a South Carolina island. He will leave Princeton New Jersey January 22 and travel alone with no party of friends remaining several days.
Edward Cheney shotgun killed his wife and her sister Lettie Goshorn after a family quarrel in Galesburg Illinois. Cheney then shot himself in the head and died instantly. Both women suffered fatal injuries.
W T Peoples, a leading cotton buyer in the region, shot Eugene F McLaughlin, a 37 year old drug store clerk, twice through the heart in Oklahoma City. Peoples, 45, offered no statement beyond noting that McLaughlin had ruined his life.
Texas Town Saffers Mount Vernon Jan 11 Fire began yesterday afternoon destroying the Shields and the Hill hotels and six business houses. Total loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
Postal receipts for the Twin Cities in December show Minneapolis up about ten per cent and St Paul about sixteen per cent.
Four sisters tied the knot in SiWaketiad Kansas on January 10, with Lucy Anna Chapman and Are Married at the same time. Bertha, Kate, and sisters were married to Fred Montel William Montell Samuel Wind eer and Matthew H Spooner. The ceremony occurred at the brides' home with Rev Sohn Chapman officiating. The report notes the grooms are brothers and mentions the clergyman was the brides’ brother. Also, La Crosse bankrupt: Ward & Hudson general merchants of Mondovi failed with assets $1,500 and liabilities $3,000.
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