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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1902
Page
2
A collage of satirical lines references public figures like Pierpont Morgan and Krupp, ideas on taxation and autos, and playful jabs at world events. The mix notes moralizing fools, fashion, and politics with a breezy, domestic newspaper voice.
President Schwab of the steel trust has given his brother a $50,000 a year job. A charitable Schwab in the family is noted as a nice perk and reflects on the trust’s influence.
A Chicago astrologer predicts a string of misfortunes over the next two months, noting that residents of the city often grow pessimistic in such periods.
A Belgian prince renounces his title to work at a New York real estate office, honoring ancestors more than nuptial ties to an American heiress. The piece mentions dinners, tax values on Mark Twain’s home, and satirical quips about rulers and public events.
Director Merriam plans Minnesota departure in July. Rowland Whitley, Philippine scout lieutenant, dies of cholera at Batangas in June. Senate passes postal clerks' salary bill. Statehood for Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona delayed to next session. Rural free delivery expands to about 16 00 routes in 1902. Porto Rico Philippine extension ratified? Civil Service Reform DC may take up Miss Rebecca Taylor suspension. Gen Smith heads to Texas. reprimand likely. Venezuela or insurgents suspected to block U S messages from Caracas. Danish West Indies treaty ratified. National forest reserve in Southern Appalachians approved. Choctaw Chickasaw Indian Territory agreement ratified. President Roosevelt has Gen Wood as bachelor guest. outdoor lunches and palatable drinks noted. Highland Canal Company seeks water rights on St Louis River opposed by Wisconsin towns. protest filed. War dept to investigate. Accidents and fires: Hubbard TX block destroyed. Dallas residences burn. St Joseph MO death. Madison ND fire losses. Milwaukee drowning. Chestnut Hill PA car collision. Biscarno Italy rail collision. UW Dean J B Johnson killed at Pier Cove. Kentucky stove lid incident. Cambria Powder plant blast at Seward PA. Shel by NC bridge tragedy.
Grover Cleveland visits Buzzard's Bay for the season as several prominent deaths are reported including John Macauley in London at eighty five and Dr E Tyler inventor of the roll top desk in Colorado Springs. A Chicago divorce grants Mrs Ethel L Kirk sixty thousand dollars. A parole scam in La Porte Indiana involves doctors lawyers detectives and police chiefs.
A chaotic roundup details rival saloonkeepers in Kentucky and a string of violent incidents. Thomas Page, twelve, killed six Indians in El Paso, Texas, in vengeance for his father. Miss Toppan of Barnstable, Massachusetts, deemed insane after nursing many deaths 1895–1901. H R McDowell, Philadelphia banker, alleged to have fled with 50000 in securities. Dr Jacob F Meyer of Buffalo shot dead. wife under surveillance. Alonzo Barger of Knoxville accused Philippine soldiers of cowardice. No fatalities reported. three fatally injured overall. Englishman D S Burch missing with valuables in Chicago. David Burnside of Brooklyn shot wife at Coney Island concert hall. self in critical condition. Perry J Blough’s Hooversville store robbed of 20000. Italian miners riot after funeral in Auburn. multiple injuries. Henry Taylor hanged at Pittsburg jail yard for murder. Execution noted as without incident.
Reports cite cholera in the Philippine islands, Lord Milner sworn in as governor of the Transvaal, a mutiny aboard the Russian cruiser Tereth, and a government tally showing 852000 plague deaths in India since 1896. Lightning kills and injures 25 in Spain. gunboats seize Agua Dulce and 300 cattle from insurgents.
A mix of notes reports Grover Cleveland denying July 4 Tammany speech plans. Chicago packers discuss a United States Steel like combine with 31.0 billion in capitalization and new stock issues. New York retail butchers form a 1 million dollar company to fight the meat trust and will source 2,000 head weekly for 45,000 retailers.
Elmer Beebe, a Bayfield homesteader, rode toward town with two cubs in front. The cubs fled and the mother bear surged from the brush, prompting Beebe to alter course as the bears attempted to outrun him. No lasting harm reported.
The article notes a pioneer named Fergus who aided the Fisk expedition before the Civil War, judged the fist miners court at Bannack City, moved to Helena, served in the territorial legislature and constitutional convention, and had Fergus County named for him after Meagher County’s division.
Former detective Norbeck testified for hours before the grand jury in Minneapolis. Officials expect new indictments against police officers and others as his testimony corroborates key witnesses and strengthens already indicted members.
Polk County Minnesota June 28 state entomologist reports millions of grass hoppers in the Hill river district near McIntosh. Farmers wage daily oil treatments. eleven barrels used. Invasion stems from 300 acres of unplowed stubble with land fallow years. Farmers seek law forcing plowing by speculators and others to curb infestation.
A June 28 report from near Irene Knud Rye dies when a church shelter collapses as a team is tied, bringing the storm death toll to Mrs. Frank Johnson Dr. Curtis Beresford Mrs. Bierce and Knud Rye. Property losses and crops damaged in the storm path top half a million dollars with several others injured.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin June 28 Game Warden G L Miller and assistant George Thompson arrested J M Ellis William Williams and Robert Pidd of McGregor Iowa for seining in McGregor Lake. Officers seized 1000 feet of net 100 pounds of fish and a boat. The men pleaded guilty before Justice Rose. They were fined 25 each plus costs and jailed in default of bail.
Saunders is safely held at the 7th Dakota penitentiary after extradition from Winnipeg. He had escaped a Fargo jail after a guilty plea for forgery and a five year sentence. Sheriff Twitchell kept him secured between trains upon return. Lightning kills two near Grindstone and Blunt in South Dakota.
Boston news recounts a June visit to the city by President Roosevelt when local anarchists gathered in large numbers. Authorities say they prevented tragedy by quickly acting on suspicions and uncovering a possible conspiracy.
In Washington the Senate clashed over Cuban reciprocity with Teller accusing backers linked to American Sugar Refining of shaping a policy to protect U.S. sugar and beet growers. Platt defended the move as a duty to foster friendly ties with Cuba, warning against annexation. DC appropriation bills and a House election contest also featured in the day's business.
Washington June 29 A committee of the Republican League of the United States led by Isaac Miller Hamilton and others from Chicago and South McAlester met with President Roosevelt and Postmaster General and discussed campaign plans and the next national convention. St Louis is favored for the meeting expected around October 1 with several public men suggested as speakers.
Manila reports two Moros were killed near the American camp on Mindanao amid rising tensions between American forces and Moro groups. The hunt for four missing American schoolteachers from Cebu continues as authorities confirm the insurgent leader killed a guard bearing a revolver. Three other Americans tied to the disappearance are said to be in a northeast village.
June 29 dispatch reports a mob destroying American and British mission buildings in Tien-Ku goh and murdering a missionary. An imperial edict charges the local magistrate of Tien 3-Chao with investigating the rioters while several leaders are said beheaded. the unrest appears linked to anti indemnity sentiment spreading elsewhere.
A Yukon territory hunt for potential placer fields is underway with operations begun at the Hootalinqua river and planned to extend down the Yukon river. The Five Fing2ra prospect area provides additional streams feeding the north. A separate note reports a fatal incident near Everett Washington involving a young man.
Vermillion June 28 reports violent northeast wind damage across farms with large barns granaries and windmills blown down. Many horses perished in the storm and attribute losses to the gale.
An unreadable OCR excerpt hints at a funeral plan and travel to England for a late relative. References to Brooklyn, ceremonies, and a serine ard are present but details are fragmented and uncertain.
A Union Pacific freight near Evanston Wyoming faced a bloody clash as tramps rode the cars. One man was taken to Ogden in a dying condition, two others shot, and several beaten, with many thrown from the speeding train. The cause remains unclear.
Washington June 27 Congress moves toward adjournment as the canal bill conference report is sent to the president and both houses approve key fiscal measures. The House passed the Philippine civil government bill largely as written, while the Senate adopted the general deficiency bill and the isthmian canal measure. The session noted party votes on amendments including a self government pledge which failed 89 to 128.
Josephine Gardner a nineteen year old daughter of a wealthy man and James Cooper a young negro coachman were arrested on a complaint by the girl's mother who says the pair eloped. They were found at 114 Ferry street, with board and lodging. Gardner returned home with her mother while Cooper was detained and later released on promise to leave the city. Gardner is described as handsome and educated.
Speaker Henderson heard the Minnesota delegation on Red Lake Indian reservation and a joint resolution to allow indemnity land selection in place of sections 16 and 36. Senators Nelson Cowen Stevens and Eddy plan to return home for the Republican state convention.
A garbled report notes President Roosevelt jettisoning to Washington early today from a party that came ashore from the Dolphin at ten o clock. The account also references a domestic incident where a father allegedly attempted to burn his seven year old son under guidance attributed to the devil.
London reports show Sir William Harcourt, Liberal MP, being offered a peerage in a royal coronation honors list. Versly Harcourt notes his four decades in the Commons and expresses reluctance, preferring continued service in the House of Commons.
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