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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1902
Page
2
February brings a string of disasters and curiosities from Emmons Go to Detroit and Omaha. Notes mention fires, explosions, and wrecks along with social price trends, a prune trust formation, and King Edward receiving thousands of newspapers daily. Observations on railroads, salaries, imperial debt, and wartime ammunition mix with wry quips about Frank James and Filipino warfare.
Report notes a shipment of 570 punch eons of rum from Boston to West Africa. Practical missionaries observe that the aborigines appear receptive to conviction the following morning.
The new Ameer of Afghanistan declares missionaries may not operate within the country, signaling a tough stance. He hints at alternative revenue methods, suggesting a broader, implicit plan to fund his regime.
Mrs. Mary Smith of Philadelphia reaches the century mark and astonishes by reporting she never smoked chewed tobacco or drank whisky in her life. Her longevity prompts interest in her lifestyle and could fuel discussion on health and habits.
Observers note a strict night curfew in Colon Colombia keeping streets empty after 10 p.m. The remark highlights local humor about married women gaining an unusual companion by city law, reflecting social norms and curiosity in small town life.
At King Edward's levees only those known to the king may kiss his hand. His majesty declines to risk infection from unrecognized visitors traveling incognito.
Alexander Davis a Cleveland chiropodist is jailed on a charge of stealing 200 dollars from Mrs Lawrence during a foot operation. He admits a corn but denies taking the money.
Telegraphed from Peking, the ladies of the American legation are all excited over a forthcoming audience, reflecting mixed views on Chinese imperialism and American impressions.
A critique argues it is wrong for groups of young women to mob a male celebrity seeking a kiss. The piece asserts the celebrity, though innocent, bears the blame for the incident as organized crowds press toward him.
A terse voice describes a short haired featherless unpainted red man hustling for daily bread and grumbling about taxes and rent, implying a nationalist urge. The narrator urges readers to seek solace in James Fenimore Cooper for those who prefer another kind of depiction.
The Winnebago Indians are praised for prudent habits. Except for the very old, they visit barbers regularly and avoid fuss and feathers. The piece notes that pale faced people could profit from this example.
An army beef contract for South Africa sold in London for a premium of 50000 dollars, then transferred for a premium of 350000 dollars, and finally passed to a syndicate for a premium of 160000 dollars. Yet some say the British are slow.
Opinion notes that agitation for a 244 cent piece lacks enthusiasm while a respected exchange argues the familiar copper coin works well for collection boxes when donations appear.
Women appeal to congress to stamp out polygamy. Miss Stone released. A nephew of Senator Tillman snubs President Roosevelt. Supreme court declines merger case. Senate approves Philippine tariff bill at 75 percent of Dingley. Alice Roosevelt may gain ambassadorial rank. Census Bureau to be permanent per conferees. Knox says charges against Judge Noyes true and he is dismissed. Tillman and McLaurin fight in senate, both in contempt, each apologizes.
Andrew Anderson, a noted second story man, confessed to a daring state prison robbery. He scaled the wall by rope, lifted three cases of shoes from the yard shop, and hauled a second load over the wall. He later pawned the shoes in the Twin Cities.
Three condemned soldiers Watson Sample and Ferris at Fort Keogh attacked guards Osborne and Miller during a pump house shift. Watson struck Osborne with iron, Sample overpowered Miller and seized his weapon, Ferris tried to help but was cowed. They fled but were captured after a fort alert.
A major storm causes extensive damage in San Francisco while a New York hotel fire results in heavy loss of life from panic. Portland fires wipe out every building except two on a block near Madison Street and the river docks, totaling about 70,000 dollars. The Sims Steel Casting plant in Ohio is destroyed with 50,000 dollars in losses and 25,000 dollars insured. Fire department faced helplessness due to low water pressure from the waterworks shortage.
An Illinois mob shot a sleeping man accused of murder. A jilted lover shot a school teacher and killed himself. A Chicago woman teacher was attacked by a pupil. A Long Island youth plotted to murder a girl to avenge her father. Chicago Chinamen conspired to steal wealth and sell a doctor’s wife. An Ohio couple abused an orphan, causing his death. J T Norton was arrested in Cheyenne by federal officials for mail fraud and running a matrimonial bureau.
Des Moines March 1 The house committee on railroads nearly killed the 2 cent fare bill and deferred action. The railroads committee also killed the Des Moines viaduct bill. The Hague bill was referred again with an effort to compel railroads to furnish cars. The senate passed the biennial sessions amendment with five opposing votes and is expected to pass the house with little opposition.
Personal Mention reports Jerome Wheeler aventor of the Wheeler engine died suddenly in Worcester of heart disease. John Peate, aged telescope maker, donates the third largest telescope in the US to American University at Harriman Tennessee. Henry G. Marquard, Metropolitan Museum of Art local president and former head of Marquarad Palmly bank, dies in New York City. Richard J. Field of Cincinnati, ex Providence resident, dies at eighty after long banking career since 1837. Judge H C Ide, Philippine Commissioner, in Yokohama after back surgery at US Naval Hospital. improving after being jolted from a carriage years ago.
Venezuelan insurgents gain adherents while Spain’s troubles stem from archism and socialism. Emil Holub the African explorer is reported dead. Liberal victory in Britain’s parliament is deemed unimportant. German tariff committee blocks government aims. Grand duke of Hesse urged to explain divorce. Miss Stone, American missionary, released and reaches Strumitza. Cunard steamer Lucania misses landing due to Irish gale. Miss Roosevelt case unsettles lord chamberlain’s office. Debate over presidential daughter precedence stirs opinion. Gordian knot may be cut if the king grants ambassadorial rank. Rosebery forms Liberal league with Asquith Fowler and Grey as vice presidents. Zeta Psi convention at Brown University notes broad attendance. Gen. Horace Porter to speak at West Point centennial. Canadian religious association planned for Aug 7. New Rockford to see spring enterprises. R Wageant moving to western state.
Peter Jackson and Charles Woods, both colored, were sentenced to twenty-five years in prison at hard labor in Waupun for the murder of Charley Yim a Chinaman in his laundry in West Superior on Christmas morning. Robbery was the motive and the pair secured $7.50.
Fort Meade dispatch reports Private Walter Gordon, who left his post months ago, arrested at Halifax Nova Scotia and taken to Winnipeg where he is sought for killing two men before his enlistment. Marshal Elliott of Winnipeg is seeking witnesses. Gordon was captured soon after enlisting in the British army as he prepared to sail for Cape Town.
Iowa Falls March 1 two new enterprises planned in southern part of county. Radcliffe citizens back an electric line to Garden City. Hubbard residents consider a gas street lighting plant.
Sioux Falls S D March 1 The Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians will see major prosperity this spring as Washington officials plan to disburse about 100000 dollars in principal and interest by April 1 to the tribe.
Hurley Wis March 1 George Hawinsky was killed while hunting near Montreal river by an accidental shotgun discharge buckshot. His companion John Younger witnessed the moment of his fall but cannot explain how the accident occurred.
Sioux City lodge No 2 Sons of Hermann plans a new lodge home in Sioux City costing 30 000 to 40 000 dollars. The building will include a lodge room a dance hall with gallery and offices. The lodge expects about 150 members.
At a preliminary examination in Fort Pierre Judge Gaffy bound Robert Adams over. The case on murder charges stems from the killing of Mexican Ed last Sunday and will be set for the next court term.
Pierre records show five homestead filings in the government land office on March 1, totaling 165 for the month. The filings involve local residents filing for property in the district, reflecting ongoing settlement activity in the area.
Devils Lake North Dakota March 1 a gasoline explosion ignited a blaze at the White Swen laundry. The fire caused an estimated loss of 850 dollars and the property was fully insured.
Pierre South Dakota reports a fierce blizzard beginning yesterday afternoon and now raging furiously, with visibility sharply reduced and travel stalled across the region. Local crews monitor conditions as crews brace for worsening winds and drifting snow.
Duluth Minnesota on March 1 reports warm weather has reduced snow and ice in the woods. Consequently hundreds of men in the looking business have been laid off due to the scarcity of timber resources.
The New York Times recalls a Whistler encounter where J. McNeil, invited to critique a younger impressionist canvas, faces the artist’s retort that the work was “only a potboiler” meant to keep the wolf from the door. Whistler retorts that it should be handed outside the door.
Fairchild township reports the death of Mrs. Matilda Witman at age seventy nine. Born in Orleans county New York in 1823 she came to Dakota in 1883.
The Sleepy Eye Dispatch cites the Alexandria Post News arguing the merger dispute is a clash between railroads with many observers knowing the details. It asks why Minnesota taxpayers should cover costs and suggests parties involved should bear their own expenses. Minnesota aims to spend to block commerce shifts and oppose Asiatic trade and immigration.
British forces report a two day operation near Harrismith and Van Reenen line against Boer forces. Commanders say Mantle Botha killed, 60+ Boers killed or captured, 2,000 horses and 28,000 cattle seized. Prisoners include De Wet's son and others as Britons celebrate on Majuba anniversary.
Paris March 2 At an extraordinary meeting of the Panama Canal company shareholders President Bo read a consul general of Colombia message. It stated the concession cannot be transferred without Colombia agreeing to modify articles 21 and 22. After debate favoring keeping the concession for France the board was instructed to postpone entering upon any engagements pending Colombian assent.
Representative Meyer of Louisiana introduced a resolution in the naval affairs subcommittee proposing that retired Rear Admirals Winfield Scott Schley and William T. Sampson be paid the highest active list pay and compensation of rear admiral from the act’s passage, to be funded from unconstrained treasury money.
Cleveland March 2. Director of Law Beacom files two petitions for injunctions against the Cleveland Electric Railway and the Cleveland City Railway charging use of improper methods to block the newly formed 3 cent fare railway, including alleged money considerations.
Word arrives that Harry Pringle a former Boone Boy who went West to work for the Rio Grande was killed in an accident at Pueblo Colorado. Details are sparse and no further information is available.
In Paris Texas on March 2 a fatal shooting occurred with Dr F R Mot Kuiston killed by A W McComas. The incident followed McComas facing a divorce suit from his wife. The exact motive and sequence of events remain unclear from partial text.
Worthington Minnesota February 28 Emil Fanskee Albert Fanskee and John Tilford pleaded guilty to receiving forty eight pairs of stolen shares the result of thefts from cars in a case that involved multiple vehicles.
The Senate censured Senators McLaurin and Tillman of South Carolina for a heated floor incident. The 54 to 12 vote adopted a resolution of censure, with Tillman briefly protesting on the record. The session also moved on to irrigation measures and census business. In the House, a record private pension bill day saw 159 bills pass in about three hours as the census conference report was adopted.
Prince Henry of Prussia capped his Washington visit with an official dinner at the German embassy attended by top officials and diplomats. Earlier he rode through Rock Creek valley with President Roosevelt in a rainstorm. At Annapolis, he visited the Naval Academy and addressed cadets, praising their duty to country.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern plan an 800 mile through line from Eureka California to Weiser Idaho. English and American backers led by Lord Thurlow and George H Proctor will finance the project worth 25 million dollars. The route will tap a new country with forests agriculture and cattle, securing a key Pacific harbor and handling Oriental traffic in winter. The New York deal was completed Wednesday with Thurlow in Chicago confirming the success.
Charles Paine a well known Burlington firefighter was fatally struck by an exposed live wire in the street while on his way to the hose station. He attempted to lift the wire and was instantly killed by contact with the energized line.
Nearly 300 fishermen are adrift on a massive ice floe in Saginaw Bay Michigan after their ice support broke from shore. Relatives line the beach anxiously awaiting rescue plans in case a storm worsens.
Secretary of War received a cable from Judge Ide of the Philippine commission detailing that Ide, who went to Japan for health reasons, remains unable to return to Manila at this time. The message indicates continued absence and ongoing health considerations.
Pine Ireland Minn March 2 The families of Ira and Charles Terry have been quarantined due to smallpox in each household.
Ishpeming Michigan residents report Leonard Person’s wife left on Saturday to visit her parents in Sweden. A telegram says Mrs. Person was asphyxiated in a Keller hotel in New York, with authorities confirming the death.
William H. Watsou, president of the Pioneer Furniture Company, died in Eau Claire Wisconsin on March 1 after being stricken with apoplexy a few hours earlier at a barber shop. The report notes the sudden nature of the death and lists his leadership role in the local business community.
A report from Perham to Fergua Falls, Minnesota, states Peter Singer's two children, ages three and five, ate headache wafers thinking they were candy. The younger child died. the older is expected to recover.
Caracas March 1 reports the Venezuelan congress has ratified Gen. Cistro as president for six years starting February 20. The action confirms the election outcome and sets the term through 1932.
Baraboo Wisconsin February 28. D. W. K. Noyes was arrested charged with forging his mother's name to a note for five hundred dollars and obtaining one cent from the First National Bank. He formerly served as a justice of the peace and is brother to Arthur H. Noyes who recently lost a judgeship in Alaska.
North Dakota State round up highlights farm activity towns growth and public services. Mentions Kathryn wants a hotel Harvey active on peddlers, Grafton hospital plans, Sanborn hotel, Maddock flour mill, Edgeley hardware store, and many county developments. Includes rail, creamery, schools, and local politics across Grand Forks Jamestown and Bismarck regions.
A condensed news roundup reports several deaths including Charles Sydal in Cody Wyoming, Mrs. Virginia Walters in Jersey City, and Lewis C Behnman of Hyde Behnman in Brooklyn. It also notes Hitchcock's $50,000 boundary survey request for Montana Idaho, bid rejections for Janesville Wisconsin public building, and boxing talks involving Young Corbett. Additional items cover party and legislative actions, soldiers home bill progress, and Mrs Huntington paying a large customs duty on European goods.
Latent quotations in grain and live stock list varied prices across cities. Wheat values ranged from No 1 Northern around 72 to 75 cents, corn largely in the 56 to 60 cent band, oats near 42 to 44 cents, with Minneapolis and Duluth showing similar levels and May delivery notes. Livestock prices show cattle and hogs trading at mixed levels in Chicago and Sioux City markets, with St Paul and South St Paul reports noting prime and good to choice weights and fluctuating lean categories.
Charleston March 1 The Daughters of the American Revolution entertained Admirals Schley and Hobson as chief speakers at the exposition auditorium. Mrs Charles W Fairbanks president of the national DAR spoke on The Inspiration of Revolutionary Memories. Admirals Schley and Hobson delivered addresses amid enthusiastic reception.
Arthur H. Noyes, removed by President Roosevelt from the Alaska district judgeship, is confined in a San itorium near Redlands and hopes to remain until his health improves. The dismissal is described as not prejudicially affecting his health.
Chicago March 1 Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was principal speaker at the National Business League banquet held last night. His subject was Commerce and Industries of the West.
James Brown, a Hawaii native, was arrested in Independence yesterday and charged with the murder of his stepdaughter Laura Hibbler. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time of the alleged crime.
Butternut Wisconsin February 28 J Layyer reports trapping eight miles east of town over two months. He has captured three red foxes and thirteen wildcats. A six dollar bounty is offered on Wildcats.
La Crosse February 28. Hank Binker of Galesville bit night watchman Ernest Olson while crank. Olson developed hydrophobia last night and ran mad around the village square. He was restrained with great difficulty and is in critical condition.
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