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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
4
A collage of satirical items notes fashion, marriage interests, and social quirks. It cites Emmons County satire on dress shape, Hamlet attire worn by Sarah Bernhardt, Hungarian and North Carolina quips, and a light critique of society, work, and courtship.
Young swells at an eastern university have been ordered to give up their bulldogs. Sympathy for dumb animals is growing in this country all the time.
A sentence suggests a rumor that automobiles spread brown tail moths, noting it appears malicious. The remark frames a potentially unfounded claim rather than a confirmed fact.
Louisville appears in the report as the focus of a man’s drinking feat. The article highlights the amount of beer consumed within a four hour span.
A New Jersey man alleged he committed a crime while under the devil’s spell, arguing he bore risks by living in New Jersey. The claim centers on the supernatural influence as a defense or explanation for the alleged act.
Statisticians estimate average American families have two and three eighths children, a figure linked to a high number of fractious kids.
California wizard Luther Burbank claims to have produced a yellow callaly. He jokes that true progress would be an onion without a breath, hinting at future breakthroughs and sparking lighthearted optimism nationwide.
A Jersey woman opted prison over cohabitation with her husband. The case draws on broader Jersey marital history, offering context for the decision and its reflection on social norms of the period.
A New York Italian man played an accordion to serenade another, who countered with a pistol. Authorities determined the pistol serenade caused greater pain than the musical overture, marking the incident as a grave confrontation.
A Pittsburg Gazette item notes a West Virginia man aged 119 plans to move west to grow with the country. The paper jokes that he is not a typical youth but in his third childhood, highlighting the humorous take on extreme longevity.
A bachelor notes that many young women view life as a grand waltz with ice cream and new gowns during brief respites. He regrets after marriage that he must explain the cynical remarks he made while single.
The widow Riis’s husband Jacob Riis described his wife as his guardian angel after nineteen years of marriage. He wrote that as a boy he thought women were angels, but now he sees them as man’s better half.
A Chicago woman obtained a divorce in one minute due to exceptional circumstances involving a convict spouse. The speedy case was noted as an anomaly unlikely to influence official records.
Capital brief reports Roosevelt receives a bronze equestrian statue by Macmonnies as the Rough Riders’ colonel. It also notes Oklahoma Wichita forest game preserve designation, and other political and military items including Taft’s stance on Missouri bridge, Machen conviction, and U S officers in French maneuvers.
Twelve inmates escaped from the county jail in Wilmington Delaware. A Keokuk Iowa woman sentenced for murder died by suicide with lye in Anamosa prison. A Ravenswood Illinois robbery suspect was shot dead by a firm member. A Kentucky fight left two dead and three wounded. A New York man fined for a speeders sentence sets a precedent. Multiple officials connected to bribery and land frauds are noted, with trials and deaths linked to major crimes across states.
A roundup of deadly and damaging events includes three Chicago church strikes by lightning with two churches destroyed, deaths from a boiler cap at the American Steel and Wire furnace in Cleveland, and a 50 year old Berkley resident killed from a fall at Elkitan. Also reported are a Bellefontaine cloudburst with property loss, Tivoli-Union Brewing plant damage in Denver, and a fatal ferry capsizing on the Elkhorn River with two drownings.
From Mexico City Ambassador Conger contradicts a rumor he will return in six months to run for Iowa governor. Reports also note Balkan bandit clashes near Kushevo with heavy Bulgarian and Servian casualties, Belgrade street fight between ex Premier Pascis and Minister Nikaloics, and the Berline royal wedding of Frederick William to Cecelia.
Obituaries and brief notices recount Bar low Granger ex mayor of Des Moines founder of the first Iowa newspaper and other figures. Railway plans claim fastest NYC to Chicago run in eighteen hours while interurban plans link Toledo and Chicago. Sports and political items touch Eddie Hanlon’s win over Young Corbett and Civil War survivor Gen W T Wilson’s death. Also Carnegie library offer rebuffed and Servia Turkey diplomatic note. Col Andrew Jackson chair sale to Mount Vernon for 7500 with Craik lineage noted.
Russia awaits Japan's reply on terms for peace talks. Japan will set time and place if terms are reasonable. If negotiations are deemed acceptable, talks will begin immediately.
St. Petersburg reports Russia will receive Japan's terms and decide if they form a basis for peace talks. The Russian envoy will only deliver terms and can suspend hostilities for a short period while Russia weighs a broader settlement. Diplomats cite Roosevelt’s mediation and Kaiser support as momentum toward end of the war.
Premier Ran stedt announces Sweden will not recognize Norway's revolution and expects the riksdag to back this stance. London reports warn of potential forceful measures to prevent Norway's aims, while Norwegians pray for King Oscar and discuss possible governance forms with Dr Fridtjof Nansen noting monarchic influence.
Tokyo reports ongoing caution over armistice talks as crowds protest and students mobilize. Observers fear surrendering gains from Admiral Togo and Field Marshal Oyama could enable Russian expansion on the Pacific coast and threaten Harbin Vladivostok. No major new developments.
Paris reports President Roosevelt opening peace talks between Russia and Japan as the premier topic. France, eager to move past its Morocco dispute with Germany, joins in praising the American initiative. Journals feature portraits of Roosevelt Meyer Takahira and Cassini with the White House as the origin of the peace effort. Some regret France has not more actively advanced the preliminaries.
A Charleston riot on the Aiken and Augusta trolley line left one white man dead Peter Renew and several others injured including Charles Willis a Negro and E F Fishburne the conductor. The coroner charged Willis with the killing and named Milligan Willis as an accessory.
A 48 inch high pressure water main burst in Park Avenue caused flooding below Grand Central, closing the street car tunnel and subway for hours. Traffic halt, underground road damage, and a cave in of Park Avenue measuring 20 by 8 feet. damage pegged at about 100000 dollars.
Postal receipts in May at St. Paul totaled 68,420 dollars, up from 59,206 the previous year, a gain of over 9,000 dollars or 15.56 percent. The increase outpaced the fifty largest offices, with Minneapolis showing an 11 percent rise.
Moorish robbers broke into the Austrian vice consulate at Mazagan on June 6 and killed Vice Consul Madden a British subject who also represented Denmark. His wife was wounded as the attackers fled. Austrian and British authorities filed strong protests to the sultan's foreign minister.
Frank G. Bigelow, former Milwaukee banker, pleaded guilty to a 10 count indictment for defrauding First National bank of 1.5 million dollars and received a ten year sentence at Fort Leavenworth. He was brought to the penitentiary under marshal guard with counterfeiter John Spediate.
Wisconsin river reached a historic high of above 12.2 feet at Portage on June 13 as floodwaters surged over the plank road two miles south. The Milwaukee road tracks were endangered while the Madison and Portage branch suffered more than 100 feet of track washed out and the line submerged by about a foot of water for a half mile.
Des Moines reports the Des Moines River flood near Keokuk is slowly receding. Damage to farmers around Keokuk tallies about 300000 dollars, with losses at Keokuk Davenport and other river towns running into thousands more. Riley Smallwood, 75, drowned near Alexandria while attempting to ford a swollen stream in his wagon.
Weyauwega Wisconsin June 13 Will iam Kennath 20 from Milwaukee and Walter Middlestreet 15 from Weyauwega drowned near Gills Landing three miles from town. Bodies recovered. Cause unknown but believed wind gust overturned their boat on the Wolf River.
Hon. George E. Sency former congressman from 1883 to 1891 died in Tiffin Ohio aged by heart failure yesterday. His passing ends a notable career in the district and prompts tributes from colleagues and residents.
John Crushin born in 1779 at Ottawa dies aged 126 in Marquette Michigan on June 13.
Stockholm reports the death of Carl von Friesen, Sweden's minister of education and ecclesiastical affairs, on June 13. The longtime official held key cabinet roles and influenced education and church policy.
At Cotner university commencement in Lincoln Nebraska on June 9 W J Bryan announced a donation of land valued at a thousand dollars to Cotner University which serves the Christian church of Nebraska.
A New York report argues gas and water costs justify lower rates and promotes acetylene as a practical, cheaper lighting option. It notes acetylene can be produced from calcium carbide with simple generators and supplied via small pipes to isolated buildings and rural areas.
A Philadelphia woman was nearly burned to death as bystanders watched. The incident drew attention to how quickly a blaze can intensify and why timely rescue responses were slow, prompting questions about safety and enforcement.
A Columbus Dispatch note recounts an elderly Black man in a streetcar giving up his seat to a white woman. She hesitates, he insists, and with a warm bow assures her, Sit right down. No depriveity. The scene reflects old time courtesy and social norms.
The piece questions anti-divorce rhetoric, proposing marriage itself as the source to study. It imagines scientists identifying a germ, then developing cultures and antitoxins to control marriage and thus regulate divorce with scientific precision.
A household health vignette stresses diet during adolescence to build healthy structure and avoid chronic disease. A young woman recounts relief from coffee and tea by switching to Postum Food Coffee, praising improved digestion headaches and mental vitality after proper brewing. Battle Creek firm Postum Co. is named.
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