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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
3
A rapid-fire collection of biting humor and quips from The Emmons County Record cites global travel speeds, political stances, celebrity juxtapositions, and social pokes. Commentary touches on Admiral Cotton, Sir Thomas Lipton, Peary polar expeditions, tobacco, regicide, and a mix of cultural reflections with playful jabs at newspapers and public figures.
A New York court ruled that a quick lunch patron could eat with his hat on, and the question arises: what time must an American businessman remove his hat before eating?
Scientists say death is in iced tea and advise that water at about 65 degrees is the only thing to drink in hot weather. The writer reflects on ice cold springs from childhood and questions modesty in girls, framing a playful, era-tinged musing.
A stirring remark notes that cars will no longer be shown speeding on public roads. The critique claims John Bull favors subjects maimed in foreign wars over local mangling for sport, reflecting tensions over driving culture and national priorities.
M Santos Dumont has been taking up children for rides in his airship. A ten year old American boy became the first to fly above the trees. The Mad Mullah will likely swear off Abyssinians once he recovers. A summer resort may win praise by claiming to be the warmest place in the country.
Representative Buckman in Washington with Land Commissioner Richards on Minnesota land districts. Prisoner Frank Brown appeals to state department via Minister Combes in Guatemala City. Indian school district transfers shuffle officials between third and fifth districts. Four killed by a train near Avondale Ohio. hailstorm and cloudburst disrupt Trinidad Colorado. Cleveland collision kills E I Garin and injures others. A drowned inventor and sculptor Nels P Neilson identified in Lake Michigan near Chicago. Magazine explosion near Roanoke VA kills two. 16 injured. Major Edward Hughes killed by trolley in Louisville. Dynamite harms horse in Trenton. passengers unharmed. Cincinnati train crash injures many. Illinois Central train flag incident near Alhambra Indiana. Burns claim Philadelphia fire fatalities. Pickininny capsized at Sea Gate. skipper Edwin H Low drowns. Lexington shooting injures Richard Hudson. Drowning victims near Philadelphia. Atlantic City rescuers evacuate 21 depths. Niagara Falls warrants for 20 NYC Central clerks over railcar robbery. James Ford of Marengo shoots Mrs. Louise E Harding then dies by suicide. Morgantown fight ends in Carter killed and others wounded. Orrin Carter injures Will Rhine over prior quarrel.
A collection of brief items reports an earthquake in St. Vincent a Russian loan arrangement a Belgian general Brailimont death a possible Marl Dorong undersecretary appointment a looming London dissolution of parliament and early elections a mourning period delaying Lisbon celebrations the pope’s death and a three day mourning period an Austrian state railway strike and wider strikes by coal miners and foundry workers in Anina steel trust talks Brussels on steel rail price and an international rail syndicate plan modeled on American practice
A digest of violent incidents and court actions from across the nation. Seven unarmed fist fights erupt in Frankfort Kentucky amid a wave of crime reports. Notable items include a Basin lynching investigation plea for justice, a Union Missouri murder conviction with a pending death sentence, and a Spokane suicide tied to a metallurgist’s renown. Also noted are a missing San Francisco bride’s plea for search, a Joliet shooting death in a quarrel with a son, and other scattered crimes.
Plans to merge Chicago surface streetcar lines near completion. The report names financier Charles Berrick of Buffalo as a principal figure and notes the ongoing reorganization affecting city transit operations and routes.
Washington on July 26 reports four indictments likely to be returned by the federal grand jury in this city on Monday. The cases involve postal contract matters tied to actions already taken by investigating officials. Three postal officials and a contractor are involved, with one party not residing in Washington. Officials maintain extreme reticence about the cases.
Miller Gilder and Randall, linked to the Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Hankinson, were convicted of using the mails for no lawful purposes. Judge Amidon denied a new trial, sentencing Miller and Gilder to one year and a day in the Sioux Falls penitentiary and Randall to eight months in Jamestown jail, with $1,000 fines for each.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra visited public institutions in Dublin on July 26 with perfect weather and large crowds. The king toured a working-class dwelling built by Lord Iveagh Cecil Guinness and others, meeting inhabitants inside alongside Lord Iveagh Lord Ardilaun Arthur Guinness and Irish Secretary Wyndham.
In Butte on July 26 F Augustus Heinze filed in the supreme court to remove the $125000 bond held by the Amalgamated Copper company from the Daly Bank and Trust company and transfer it to other banks. Heinze says the bank is insolvent while Amalgamated argues the bank is solvent with affidavits from banking figures.
The German Evangelical Churches of the United States Germany Switzerland and Japan will hold an international convention at Cedar Falls Park between Cedar Falls and Waterloo on July 26. Workers of prominence from all four nations will attend. Preparations are complete for one of the church’s greatest gatherings. Summer cottages in the park are donated for visitors use. Five hundred delegates are expected.
Milwaukee July 26 An investigation at Camp Douglas underway led by Adjt Gen Boardman into four Kaukauna men not in the Neenah company said to be in camp replacing soldiers unable to go. The aim was to swell the company enrollment though Capt Schneller of Neenah says the men were regularly enlisted.
Chicago July 26 The teamsters union voted to abandon its sympathetic strike against Kellogg Switchboard Company. They faced rebuke for breaking agreements with unions that supported them. The surrender ends talk of a general strike.
In Phillipsburg police report, $3,000 worth of avexinites stolen from bimetallic rails Tuesday evening has been recovered. Boys playing around the mill found a bar of bullion protruding from a hole where it had been hastily buried.
Eddie Ward aged twenty shot and killed himself in his room after returning home from hauling milk. No cause is known. The incident occurred in Lamont Iowa on July 26.
Jester Boehme also known as Jack OGorman has been acquitted in Custer North Dakota for the murder of Roy Streeter a colored prizefighter. This was Boehme second trial after a disagreement in the first trial.
A fire yesterday devastated a town in Guthrie Oklahoma with about 600 residents. One person, Mrs. Jagon Hargeag, was reported dead in the blaze and many structures were destroyed amid the flames.
Rome reports Pope Leo XIII has died at four minutes past four in the afternoon. Cardinal Oreglia assumes authority until a successor is elected. The body lies in semi state in the Vatican, emblems of mourning and a nine day funeral plan unfold as crowds fill St Peter's and bells toll across Rome.
Galt Ontario July 23 a rear end collision occurred early yesterday on the Canadian Pacific railroad at the west end of the Grand river bridge. Two freight cars plunged into the river. Four bodies have been recovered and one more is believed still at the wreck bottom.
In Rochester on July 22 George Wilson, an elderly resident proclaimed dead by attendants Saturday night, reportedly sprang to life as preparations for embalming began. The revived man swore at the undertaker as efforts to resuscitate continued.
Born in Carpineto Italy on March 2 1810 to Counts Luigi Pecci and Prosperi he was baptized Vincenzo Joachim Pecci. He studied at Jesuit tutorship joined the Roman college and the Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics. Ordained priest in 1837 he served as governor of Perugia in 1841 and became Archbishop of Damietta in 1843 at age 33. He was apostolic nuncio to Brussels and created cardinal in 1853. He led the apostolic chamber in 1877 and was elected pope February 20 1878 dying July 20 1908.
Crowds filled St Peters as cardinals processed and prayed for the pope’s death. Bells rang in a mournful chorus across Rome, while clergy spoke the name Gioacchino and the nation absorbed the solemn rite.
Washington July 23 The labor union of government bookbinders protests Roosevelts order to reinstate William H Miller as assistant foreman of the bindery in the government printing office. Members say they will refuse to return to work, signaling a covert threat to enforce their stance.
Four Chicago anarchists described as being on a death mission leave Chicago and travel to Sweden, with dispatches noting warnings issued by authorities. The fragmented report cites Chicago officials and a London dispatch, but details remain unclear.
In Grant Malheur and Harney counties Oregon cattlemen post notices threatening to kill sheepmen unless their flocks stay out of named districts. Several clashes have occurred in remote areas, though no fatalities reported yet.
In New Orleans on July 29, residents faced court notices to quit. The move targets watershed property owned by New York City and covers Almonk and Newcastle areas in Westchester. About 200 villagers reportedly received evacuation orders from the commissioners.
Joliet Illinois July 23 John Gotens a wealthy farmer seventy years old living near Joliet quarreled with his grown son yesterday and drew a revolver firing at the man mortally wounding him in a yard a moment later Gotens was arrested and placed in jail by local authorities the tale of a family tragedy reads in early reports of the incident
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