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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
2
A collage of brief remarks spans international politics fashion sports and culture. References include Brazil and flour trade warnings, Colombia reports on Marroquín, French nickel coin plans, a Missouri man surviving on water, and an English golfers tour.
A columnist chides persistent trespassers who hinder auto racing crowds and jokes about a cucumber trust, noting investors would back undigested securities. The tone blends sardonic social critique with sports context.
A French woman who had been in a trance for two decades woke recently and died. The incident sparks caution about meddling and unverified cures. In Macedonia a seemingly wholesome Turkish sportsman exploits the open sea season. A village reports only forty eight of five hundred residents escaped a disaster or epidemic, prompting inquiries into survival rates and local response.
A quoted Ann Arbor professor declares politicians cannot earn money honestly during office. The remark echoes an older adage asking “Where did you get it.”
Dispatches say the sultan of Turkey knows he is wrong but will not yield until compelled to. The remark implies he would not be a successful politician in this country.
A fragmented claim suggests a Mars projection may be a device used to send a reply to a Nikola Tesla era message. The text hints at astronomical speculation and the possibility of interplanetary communication history.
The Kansas City Star notes Mrs Hetty Green’s wealth as superfluous and burdensome though the heiress herself shows no sign of feeling weighed down by her fortune.
A man killed by a train near Yonkers carried a pad with several sketches suggesting he was an artist. He had only five dollars in cash and a gold watch worth twenty five dollars, prompting authorities to consider his profession unresolved.
A condemned murderer required five shocks before execution at Sing Sing. The piece suggests New York may face potential demands to provide each murderer with an automobile as a condition of electrocution.
The memoirs of Princess Metter nich are finished but will not be published until after her death. Some subjects named in the work wish her longevity. Stamp critics lament the Washington likeness on the new two cent envelope, noting the mouth.
A proposal in Boston suggests a special late carriage for drunken men to be driven directly to the police station rather than to the car house. The idea aims to remove offenders promptly and reduce public disturbance.
The piece notes pneumonia remains active in causing illness during a period of frequent colds. It observes some men persist in underestimating cold risks despite past regret and repeated infections.
The czar delivers a message to King Peter ending any internal rise and stabilizing Peter's position. The audience awaits the reception of the king as the topic of conversation centers on the bo le discussion.
Heppner Oregon residents race to bury flood victims as Willow Creek devastates the town. About 500000 dollars in property lost. 300 bodies recovered with more feared. Rescue crews from a wide area dig graves and clear debris to prevent an epidemic.
King Victor Emmanuel sent books of rare value to President Roosevelt. Nordkaard named postmaster at Strip Minnesota. First National Bank of Henning authorized with 25000 capital. E Finley Johnson named associate justice of the Philippines Supreme Court. Rumors of post office dismissals and arrests. officials cautious. U.S. ships to Valparaiso canceled after cable from Minister Wilson. Bristow studies rural free delivery. Congressional river and harbor bills near 300 million. France urged local cost sharing. Heffelfinger civil service post to be filled by a Harvard man from Massachusetts. Rear Admiral Glass to cruise Pacific squadron to Aleutians with Dutch Harbor coal depot plans.
Reliable authorities report Queen Wilhelmina suffering general debility possibly tuberculosis. In Berlin an admirer struck the emperor with a bouquet at a singing contest, knocking off his helmet. the woman was arrested and released after a lecture.
John Fisgus a fifteen year old from Cincinnati was mauled by fifteen hounds. Jesse Miller and Frances Moore a University of Chicago student drowned at Jackson Park lagoon in Chicago. A Pittsburg rail way traction car derailed near Glenwood bridge injuring sixteen. Two cars of giant powder on a Santa Fe Prescott & Phoenix freight exploded near Phoenix injuring Engineer Chambers and Fireman Shipp who are expected to recover. Robert Menaker five year old son of Passaic New Jersey cloak manufacturer died after ingesting sixty grains of quinine. He climbed a chair reached medicine box and swallowed its contents. He died minutes later.
Reports detail a string of violent events and legal outcomes including mob actions in Georgia and Indiana, hangings and killings in several states, a long prison term in North Carolina, a homicide inquiry in New York, a farmer raid on toll gates in Indiana, a suicide linked to harassment in New York, and a political corruption-related arrest in New York City.
President Loubet plans a July visit to London for three days with King Edward. Berwick’s speed trial tops the British navy class at 24.6 knots. Gauss reports new land near Simonstown. Assotan dam doubles Nile summer supply aiding cotton and sugar crops. Dr Sachs dies of plague in Berlin. Belgian Automobile Club delays Ostend race amid protests. Moana arrives with word of a murder aboard a labor recruiting steamer in the New Hebrides. The czar allows Polish language Catholic instruction in middle schools. British Jewish councils debate anti Russian injustices. Rothschilds urge patience. Hongkong plague at alarming levels. Enige village massacre by Bash-Bazouks. Irish cattle to eastern England to curb beef costs. King attends hospital Sunday at St Paul’s Cathedral. Standar-Oil vs Disconto Berlin oil wells deal fuels German press. Oyster Bay readies for Roosevelt’s summer visit. village celebrates 250th anniversary June 21-23.
The year progresses with James Clews and Lt Col John George Leefe dying in New York from heart disease and pneumonia respectively. Other items note forest reserves for Logan and Mant in Utah, Edward Beyer’s odd survival after neck injury, Edward G. Byrnes’ insolvency, and diverse society happenings from Pottsville marriages to Salt Lake theater.
Belgrade June 18 and Geneva June 19 report King Peter I of Serbia receiving congratulatory telegrams from rulers while conspirators gain momentum. The Belgrade municipality plans arches, crowds gather, and a new constitutional tweak is noted as Peter issues a manifesto pledging protection of moral and material life and calls on church and officials to retain roles.
Premier Sprigg in parliament praised Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's preferential tariff proposals during a debate on the South African customs convention. Although a free trader, he endorsed imperial consolidation, with cheers from both sides of the house.
Russia and China reach an agreement to run Dalny customs like the German system at Kian Chou. Governor Alexieff's financial secretary will manage Dalny customs, with receipts deposited in the Russo Chinese bank.
Miss Jean Ankrom formerly of Waynesburg Pennsylvania the only woman school supervisor in Porto Rico was thrown from a carriage during a runaway at Ponce last night and died in fifteen minutes her neck was broken finishing a tragic accident report from San Juan June 19.
Scotty Philip plans to grow a large forage crop to feed his buffalo herd through winter. The homestead along the river is reducing hay acreage traditionally available for mowing. He must raise alternative winter feed for the herd this year.
The body of H. W. Ibbings of Madison Wisconsin was found on Wagner hill last night. He had evidently been murdered. Ibbings was a student at Rush Medical College and had come west recently.
Chicago June 19 an amicable adjustment of the hotel and restaurant strike was reached last night and the strikers will return to work Friday morning All differences are to be settled by arbitration.
Belgrade reports King Peter I facing a military dictatorship led by revolution leaders Col Maschin and Col Mitachiteh. The army controls prefects and telephones with all districts under armed oversight. Ljubomir Schickovics capitulated under duress to serve as justice minister, while public signs show limited interest in politics. The army seeks secret terms to preserve supremacy, uncertain if the king will accept.
The Belgian steamer Rubens, sailing from Suner land England for Pillau East Prussia, capsized and sank on June 10 near Christiansand. The captain, mate and six crew members drowned. Seven survivors drifted for twenty two hours. three died from exposure, others were rescued.
Chicago on June 18 reports that hotel and restaurant workers poised to settle via arbitration. Strikers are expected to resume work tomorrow after outside groups pressed the unions into accepting a joint board proposal ending the labor stoppage.
Warrantin g two postoffice suspects has been issued and their arrest is expected. Officials say arrests may come in New York or Chicago as postal inspectors push a broad probe into abuse and promotion syndicate frauds plus sales of office machines. Researchers report third degree interviews aiding progress.
In Jackson Kentucky on June 18 Crawford and Tharp teamsters for Hargreave were freed with no indictments by the grand jury. It is believed Jett and White may also be released as murder cases close. The Breathitt county jury composition raises questions about indictments versus conviction.
President Roosevelt closed his nationwide tour with a visit to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Alumni day drew many public figures and graduates who greeted him with warm cheers as he spoke to alumni in the public hall and to students at a luncheon in the gymnasium.
Pierré Suay a carter with wife and three children and a neighbor's child went to Butte Island for an outing. The flat bottom boat capsized and Suay his wife and two children drowned. One child and the neighbor's child survived.
Patrick Donovan a well known ranchman and politician at Clinton was fatally wounded by three highwaymen. He fired back wounding two attackers. one robber was killed and another severely wounded. The surviving criminals rode off with the dead man’s horse.
Ambassador Clayton cabled Washington that Mexico deposited 1 622 628 dollars to his credit for the Pilus fund award. The prompt payment breaks all records in arbitration and the funds will be remitted to Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco as the titular claimant.
A summary of parasite examples across animals from ostriches to fish. It notes an ostrich parasite as formidable, describes the slender pigeon louse that may aid molting, and discusses a so called pike louse that shifts between fish hosts, likely feeding on skin mucus rather than harming hosts.
Florence Burns, a central figure in a sensational murder case, draws attention in the Fifth Avenue hotel corridor and at noted restaurants. The once-suspected Walter Brooks killer is described as a social focal point and former Tombs inmate.
Magistrate Pool declares a woman's carriage her castle in New York. Two fashionably dressed women on Fifth Avenue were charged with disorderly conduct after shouting from a livereyed coach and footman on the box. They were discharged.
Eliot Gregory argues in Century that men who sacrifice youth and health for wealth may feel entitled to public gratitude yet resent the fatigue and notoriety money brings. He likens greed to a boy's guilt after stealing apples, noting moral backlash accompanies riches.
Government spending for the year totals about 651 million dollars with 132 million for the postal service. Revenues are projected near 694 million, yielding a 43 million dollar surplus. Last year’s surplus was 91 million, about 70 million used to redeem securities. The largest cost is the pension account at 138 million annually.
A Chicago Tribune fragment quotes a senator and constituent discussing fear of a German threat. The veteran statesman says the idea is absurd and Believed Beveridge will provide at least two years' notice before any conflict, noting no alarm has been sounded yet.
A New York City manufacturer’s agent recounts converting from coffee to Postum after tasting it in a store. He says coffee harmed his health while Postum restored vigor, and his family later joined him in drinking Postum as a replacement for coffee.
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