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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
2
A stream of brief items spans geopolitics culture and sport. Notes on Portugal Britain Mozambique Persia King Wheat droughts and college ties mix with tech fashion and crime quips. Short blurbs mention Kipling Corbett Billings and bullfights and a jab at free press critics.
A woman seeks divorce arguing her husband expected her to embrace the new thought and ghosts. A Pueblo Indian abused his wife and, mortified by his mother in law, killed himself. King Alfonso searches for a wife as a satire on royal courting. William Waldorf Astor’s planned dowry for his daughter is noted. The column questions marriage money versus love and comments on higher education for girls.
A French army officer claims a device that silences rifle and cannon flashes and reports, with potential to suppress the bullet and shell. The passage then shifts to a humorous note about Mr. Schwab donating $25,000 for an academy building tied to a childhood theft and his view of Hades.
An assortment of remarks from monarchs and leaders includes Emperor William praising intimate moments with the empress and King Edward praising Boer bravery. Britain spent 300 million dollars testing enemy resolve while a Cincinnati court flags church gelling as a punishable offense. Jury rooms gain Toledo ping pong sets to aid jurors in deadlock, with verdicts expected sooner.
Census data show North Dakota farms numbering 45,332 in 1901 with total farm property valued at 255 million dollars. Livestock and implements surged as crops and animal products expanded. dairy cows, horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs increased across decades, while wheat, corn, oats, and flax yields rose sharply, driven by eastern border counties.
Cartoon caption from the Ohio State Journal features an old gentleman asking if a dog is vicious and a boy replying that the water spaniel is not. The dialogue underscores a humorous animal anecdote.
Dr Julia Howe's friend Dr Sparrow testifies to Howe's good character in a case where cross examination reveals a man named Connors, resident at Howe's, peddled green goods or vegetables. The Chicago Journal notes the exchange with Attorney Thompson probing the meaning of green goods.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt features Tommy, five, explaining he is glad Christmas comes in winter. He jokes about wearing twenty short socks in summer. His mother questions the odd thought, highlighting a child’s playful logic about seasons and gifts.
The fragment records a fintech exchange about ire in a clothing store, with lines suggesting a reply denying intent and referencing an upcoming week and Ohio State Journal. Specific names and places remain unclear in the damaged text.
A Presbyterian minister presented to President Roosevelt in New York rebukes liquor in government circles while noting the president seems to favor temperance efforts. The exchange highlights Durham’s moral stance and a dig at liquor tolerance in Havana.
Jacob A. Cantor, president of the borough of Manhattan, finished a dinner address by saying he has "expressed my views" like a photographer who ships pictures to a distant city. The remark echoed in The New York Times.
The article notes vinegar is an effective solvent for fish glues. It guides removing glue from unintended areas by dabbing with vinegar on a cloth and thinning thick glue in the bottle with vinegar instead of water.
The exchange notes a lingering dispute about how the couple came to marry. It also mentions an unresolved debate on which partner excels more at ping-pong.
North Dakota national guard units gather for an eight day encampment at Devils Lake on the Rock Island Military reservation. Twelve infantry companies, a cavalry troop and artillery battery are in camp with a Lisbon band.
Johnstown dispatch reports 87 dead and 14 saved from the Cambria Steel Rolling Mill disaster. Rescue teams battled three miles inside the mine, with 150 feared dead, as dozens of survivors were ferried to the surface and the injured moved toward morgues. Poles among the rescued, with fear and awe gripping the city.
Adjutant General Conkling ordered Company I First Regiment of Volga to be mustered out for the good of the service. Inspector General Moulton was ordered to take charge of the company equipment.
Salisbury North Carolina July 10 Arch Conley an Indian and Dick Fleming were hanged on the same scaffold. Conley killed a young negro last November and Fleming committed a criminal assault on a woman.
Rescue teams rushed to Cambria hospital with six living but near dead miners after a coal mine incident. One man died as daylight arrived. Emergency crews faced multiple unsearched headings and rapid medical efforts to revive the injured miners.
Frederick Vandyke of Sioux Falls was struck on the head by an iron rod wielded by a charivari party after clarifying he had not yet married. The crowd, including Mrs. Vogler's daughter, attacked with pans and horns. Vandyke is hospitalized with a serious head wound and the assailants will be prosecuted.
In Winona Minnesota on July 13 an elderly man named Martin was duped by two confidence men who pretended to borrow money to close a farm deal. They forced him to draw funds from a bank, rode with him into the country, then robbed him and abandoned him by the roadside before fleeing town.
Prominent La Crosse jurist Judge Harvey E. Hubbard died after a three month illness. A fifty one year resident and early settler, he served as postmaster under President Pierce and led the city’s criminal court for many years. Hubbard was deeply connected with Western Wisconsin’s early history.
Coroner Dudley probes whether Erick Kytala, a shipyard worker, died by murder or accident after his body was found floating in a Tow er slip. A single black eye marks the man, who had not been seen since about the Fourth, and police pursue leads as the body had lain in the water several days.
Conrad Swenson of 135 Cook Street, missing since a week before his planned wedding, came back to St Paul yesterday and is now in Minneapolis. He refused to explain his sudden returned. His marriage with Miss Hannah Halvorsen of Red Wing has been postponed indefinitely.
A delegation of Boers viewed land near Minot North Dakota last week hoping to form a colony directly from Africa. Government land near the city is scarce with new claims filling at about forty per day, making a local settlement unlikely. Found With Another Man. Winona Minn July 13 Mrs Linpall returned from Winona to Antigo Wis with her husband after a street show where she was seen with George F Young. The couple argued and she vowed not to live with him.
Hans Hanson a Swede living seven miles southwest of Le Roy Minnesota died by hanging in his barn during a despondent episode after a year in the Inde pendence Iowa insane asylum. In Des Moines Tommy Crooks, known as a boxer and athletic manager, was crowned amid the flood when he drove off the roadway into deep water.
Keokuk Iowa July 13 The Des Moines River crest reached its mouth last night and is expected to fall in a few hours Thorough preparations prevented immense damage to a large area of cucumbers and nearby crops
Balderee Wisconsin July 13 At the annual school meeting of the electors of the village 1 29 was approved to build a new high school building Garrison for South Africa London July 10 The Daily Mail says the permanent garrison in South Africa will be 60 000 men under Lieut Gen Lyttleton plus a large reserve force scattered across the country reservists could be called for service in case of emergency
Three boys were drowned in the middle channel near the St. Clair flats, Detroit, as a capsizing incident disrupted a netting activity. The tragedy was reported from Detroit, Michigan, on July 3.
Minneapolis July 13 1902 The national educational convention ends as the largest and most successful in its history with 20000 to 26000 attendees and 45 department meetings plus six general sessions Speakers include top U S figures and next year’s meeting is expected in Boston President Eliot of Harvard is seen as the uncontested candidate for the role.
Sparta Minnesota reports joy as Cedar island lands squatters Burns Wickey Cronin Douglas Trenholm Robb defeat big mine owners Murphy Dorr Flynn in the supreme court. The contested lands adjoin Mesaba range iron mines and are valued in the millions.
July 14 market report from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago Sioux City and ath highlights bids for wheat oats corn and rye and lists cattle hogs and sheep prices across major centers. Key quotations include No 1 Northern wheat around 79 cents in several markets and hogs trading near 7.60 per hundredweight.
In Ontonagon Michigan on July 13 Sister Margaret Walsh filed a $25,000 damages suit against Rev. Fr. Sperlein of Rockland Catholic church. The complaint stems from her arrest after alleging the priest used alms solicited as a Sister of Mercy for personal gain.
Eldorado Illinois July 13 troops from Mt Vernon have arrived and are quartered in tents. Col Ewert informs the mayor and colored residents whose houses were rocked under governor orders. The city is quiet after the deployment of Company F Fourth Regiment detachments.
Reports from Fort-de-France say Mont Pelee erupted yesterday morning showering ash and lava. In Minot a ten year old boy named Backer was killed after being dragged from a horse. At Traer Iowa Mrs C J Onstatt died after eating poisoned roast meat at a family gathering. Twenty others were poisoned but recovered.
George Dewey Mann a three year old boy was struck by a batted ball near Emery five miles west of Mason City Iowa and his head was thrown back breaking his neck and he died instantly at the scene.
Enid Oklahoma July 10 murder tale of a man a woman and two children found mutilated and stripped of clothing near Prudence thirty miles southwest of Enid. Police believe the family were strangers traveling overland and killed by robbers who fled with their team and belongings.
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