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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
2
The Notes survey a string of light items and wry reflections from politics and culture. It jokes about Spain in Cuba, Kipling, and Mark Twain while noting price shifts in ice and coal, Royal marriages, and a Swedish fat tax idea, all tinted with dry humor.
A minister argues women should evolve the servant girl problem by doing the housework themselves, suggesting he has never had ample chance to know many women well.
A German professor offers an infallible insomnia cure sparking a quip about church sleep. Senator Depew jokes about punishing a cartoonist by dinner and joking afterward. Hetty Green boasts a 12500 dollar automobile likely worth little for tax. The Old Order of German Baptists bans the telephone over offense. William Waldorf Astor’s sunstroke report is denied. A quip about college education and business mirrors social jabber.
Jennie L. Phillips is appointed postmistress at Clearwater in Wright county Minnesota. The appointment marks a local change in postal leadership with Phillips assuming duties at the Clearwater office.
The week features a new million dollar allotment for state militia groups with Minnesota receiving 21942 and North Dakota 7979. Other items include political violence in multiple regions, a dynamite scare linked to a presidential visit, notable court cases, fraud convictions, and trade data from Denmark and Franz Josef Land buoy findings.
A fire at 321 Sansone Street San Francisco caused 125000 dollars in damage last night. The battleship Massachusetts collided with a lumber schooner near Boston, narrowly avoiding sinking. J C Wells of New York and J D Procter of Houston drowned off Galveston while bathing. A collision near the Eads Bridge in St. Louis killed J L Dodge of Dallas and thirteen race horses. Provost Harrison's son was hurt in a polo pony collision in Philadelphia. A dynamite hut in Cambridge, Ohio, exploded after a lightning strike killing six men. O W Cheney tug was struck by Chemung near Buffalo. Capt John Whelan and two others drowned. A Santa Fe freight train crash near Logs Cerrillos killed Fireman J Engle and injured Fireman Redding.
In the court of claims affidavit, Charles Kingsley claims A C Nellis ordered light weights for government seed shipments. Kingsley, former Nellis foreman, says workers followed instructions to underweight seeds, including beet seeds at eighty packages per pound versus the contracted sixty-four. Kingsley states he did not know exact seed totals.
In Topeka after a June extra session, Kansas lawmakers passed over fifty bills. Most grants empower counties to restore washed bridges and aid flood victims from county funds. A proposed statewide relief appropriation failed to pass.
From Albany reports come of a mob in Newton Georgia that fatally harmed three Black people. No details are available on the crime that led to the triple hanging or the identities of those harmed.
A sweeping edict across Russia prohibits the sale of guns ammunition and explosives to Finnish nationals with strict controls in place. The measure follows ongoing regional instability and mirrors similar restrictions seen elsewhere in Europe.
A roundup of diverse news items includes Bristow gaining vice presidential momentum, a Kiowa Indians assembly banning whites from sessions, a deadly praying duel challenge from Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Punjab, and wage strikes by 1500 Pacific States Telephone linemen in San Francisco.
Four violent shocks shook the Hungarian town of Erlau at 6 am yesterday. Suburbs reported collapsed houses and extensive damage to most buildings. Residents were panic-stricken as aftershocks threatened the area.
Wheat prices across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee and Chicago fall within narrow ranges for No 1 Northern hard and soft grades with several districts quoting No 2 Northern and No 3 red. Corn oats rye and barley show modest shifts while cattle hogs and sheep prices rise in Chicago Sioux City and St Paul with prime steers bidding around 4 to 5 dollars and hogs near 6 dollars.
The Navy Department awarded Gas Engine and Power Company of Morris Heights New Jersey the contract to build the gunboat Paducah for 335000 dollars. The same firm previously won the contract for the Paducah’s sister ship at 295000 dollars.
A violent rainstorm, nearly a cloud burst, hit Topeka Kansas after midnight. Residents in South Topeka fled to higher ground as several small houses were washed from their foundations. The Kaw River rose and overflowed its banks, sparking chaos and concern across the city.
Russia expresses regret that President Roosevelt will forward a petition on behalf of Jews. Officials say they will not cause a fuss and will return the petition with a goodwill expression.
Washington reports that Russia objects to U S action sending a petition from American Jews to Moscow over Russia's treatment of Jews. The Kremlin reiterates its non interference policy and states it will receive Mr Riddle, the American charge, cordially when presenting the petition. Russia hopes for understanding and warns against misinterpretation of its stance.
In Paterson New Jersey on June 28 anarchists William MacQueen and Rudolph Grossman refused to surrender for five years in state prison. The court forfeited their bail of 13000. MacQueen reportedly fled to England while Grossman hid in Chicago. Bondsman Philip Geyer a Paterson wine merchant faces ruin as no security was obtained.
In Rome on June 28 the pope said the Latin world was satisfied with cardinal appointments and urged Anglo Saxon nations to be satisfied. Cardinal Vaughan to be replaced as Canada has gone five years without a cardinal and America seeks another. Cardinals hold frequent conferences amid the possible death of the pope.
Ten cars from a coasti ng merry-go-round left the track last night in Fort Wayne Indiana seven passengers were thrown out one car was hurled from the track carrying three passengers all were severely hurt.
News from Jonesville Louisiana dated June 28 reports a mob fatality on the Smithland plantation. Lamb Whitley a Black man allegedly harmed a white woman and was dragged to the woods where he was killed by the mob. The event follows a violent confrontation and pending investigation.
Sofia reports that police raided the Macedonian revolutionists headquarters at Kostendil. A quantity of concealed dynamite exploded, killing six men and injuring several others.
A late night fire gutted the building at 318-317 Grand Avenue then spread to the Davidson hotel on Third Street and the Boston store on Grand Avenue. Total loss estimated about 260,000 dollars with partial insurance.
A dramatic author explains a play must blend tragedy comedy farce pantomime and spectacle. The manager agrees and declares the proposed title A Spring Cleaning with no plot an ordinary spring cleaning, full of tears smiles joys and woes.
Birds sing with varying quality based on environment. The wood thrush gains resonance from foliage acting as a sounding board, while open fields dull tones. Caro lina wren cardinal and wood pewee sound different when in meadows versus forests, altering mood and emphasis.
The New York Sun notes a shift in circus culture with women performers emphasizing beauty along with athleticism. Modern circus girls are fresher and better dressed, combining charm with strength while ditching past hard-edged images.
A Millville Massachusetts family of seven credits five years of Postum and Grape Nuts with improved health and strength. The mother describes relief from long standing stomach issues and nervousness after switching from coffee, noting she now handles all housework and promotes Postum to relatives. The ad adds a lemon iced Postum cooler suggestion and promotion for a $7,500 cooks contest with 735 money prizes.
A fashionable girl hears a caller, powders her face in the dark, greets a gentleman, enjoys a pleasant evening, then panics at the mirror. She discovers she dabbed powder into her teeth whitening charcoal instead of her powder box, causing hysterics.
List of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Charles Benedict Lidgerwood N D grain elevator Andrew Carlsen assignor to F E Mahler St Paul Minn track gauge Joseph Darrah Rolla N D safety lantern and foot warmer Charles Shabley Wessington Springs S D harrow Charles Smith Hassel Mont dam for irrigating ditches Gustaf Steinback Elk Point S D cultivator Oscar Torgerson Mapleton N D draft equalizer Lothrop Johnson patent Sawyers 914 and 12 Pioneer Press Bldg St al
Daniel E. Comstock, once Miss Sallie May Byers' suitor, interred her body in Frankfort after years of devotion. He funded a granite monument at her new grave, and endowed Frankfort High School with prizes in English and elocution, honoring her memory and her favorite subjects.
Internal consumption cure advertised with a 75 cent price. Also a brief Chicago News cartoon caption about a rejected marriage proposal after a literary girl writes on a card, prompting laughter and a declined offer.
Do. Your Feet Ache and Burn? Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Swollen Hot Sweating Feet Corns and Bunions. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 26c. Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
A humorous exchange features a professor and a partner arguing over proverbs. They claim the saying history repeats itself is false, while a staged sketch hints at personal anecdotes. The fragment cites Chicago Daily News and a letter from Mrs Taos in Norwich New York dated February 17, 1900.
A witty exchange centers on Miss Riche-Jack and a man named Cholly. One party claims the man may secure the prize, while another counters that he will not. The banter touches on luck and suited outcomes in a social skit.
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