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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
2
Congress debates a tariff bill with provisions for a general reduction and a free list for certain goods. Key figures include Shelby Cullom and President Taft, with notes on ambassadorial appointments and other political updates.
A man holding a boy described as Willie Whitla, the kidnapped child, was arrested at Cuyahoga Falls. The item notes a broad array of 1911 era news including strikes, mine explosions, politics, and public notices across the United States.
Former Louisiana supreme court judge William Wirt Howe died at his New Orleans home aged 75. New York native Howe had served on the state high court. Also reported is Paul Stanley composer of Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay who died in Denver after a lingering illness. John Bean inventor of the first double action force pump died at his Los Angeles home aged 88.
The Ways and Means Committee opened debate on a new tariff bill aiming to raise customs revenue to 300 million dollars annually. The measure includes an inheritance tax, higher cigarette taxes, Panama canal bond issues, and varied duties on coffee, tea, lumber, wool, and other goods with a maximum and minimum rate structure and a free list for certain items.
A motivational note from W. P. Warren that big tasks are made of small steps. It urges focusing on completing one small task at a time to build momentum and progress.
American phonograph companies operate in China with major centers at Peking Shanghai and Hong Kong. Masters are recorded under expert direction with top Chinese bands and palace singers brought in from across the empire. A record popular in the north rarely matches popularity in the south.
Classic home remedy notes eye discomfort from a cold. Recommends frequent bathing with boric acid solution to soothe redness and inflammation.
An eagle shot by a keeper on the Tiberton estate Herefordshire England measures seven feet two inches across the wings and two feet ten inches in length. The light brown bird is about two years old and believed to be a white eagle species Lived Two Months with Broken Neck. Percy Henry Askham aged 22 died in Scarborough England hospital after living more than two months with a broken neck.
Elizabeth Dickson, an unestablished rural post woman, retires after 30 years and eight months of service between Melrose and Gattonside England. She was never late, missed only 14 days sick leave, and walked 129 392 miles over her career equal to five world circlings.
A cheerful temper joined with innocence makes beauty attractive knowledge delightful and wit good natured. It lightens sickness poverty and affliction converts ignorance into amiable simplicity and renders deformity agreeable according to Addison.
A fragment describes a man building courage as time passes until he finally proposes. The tone notes the ordinary nature of romantic gestures and the persistence behind a late but heartfelt moment. Two lines capture a simple tale of hesitation and commitment.
A steam ship at 23.05 knots travels about 27 land miles per hour. The nautical mile is longer than a land mile, with 6080 feet per knot versus 5280 feet per land mile, explaining the conversion between nautical speed and land distance.
Among the Paria buildings slated for demolition is the castle of Etotgs. It sits on the Seine and was long famed as Louis XIV’s favorite dempl elle.
Alfred Blaisdell secretary of state announced charters for multiple North Dakota firms and entities including Farmers State Bank Ypallant N D Philbrook Elevator Co Lan kin N D Martin State Bank Farmers Elevator Antler N D Bresden Larson Lumber Co Hannaford N D and Immanuel Skandinavisk Lutherisk Menighed Ambrose N D Also legal updates note Fargo Dr Thor Moeller convicted of murder bond set and awaiting appeal Minot Nels Hoe with 15 months for liquor violation and other local notices
Westbound Grand Forks Great Northern No 3 derailed 24 miles east of Granville as rails spread and track tore up 600 yards. Engine plunged into a bridge, structure wrecked. only baggage and mail cars overturned, no passengers injured. Fire at Congress Candy plant caused $50,000 loss, insured for $30,000 as building gutted and explosion spread flames.
Dickinson reports the death of Representative Frank M. Baker at his home following a one week illness. He had just returned from legislative duties at Bismarck and was not considered seriously ill until Thursday night. He recently graduated from Minnesota Law School and practiced law locally. his mother is his only relative in the city.
Minot resident Dr Erenfeld of Anamoose travels with attorney E R Sinkler to Towner where he faces a complaint sworn by a woman. The doctor denies guilt and supporters expect acquittal, asserting a blackmail plot. In Rugby a special election elected H C Lander mayor by 33 votes over L M Grant as A H Jones disappears after financial exploits. Lander attends his wife’s bedside in Rochester while friends oversee his duties.
A horse was stolen from the Kupitz stables on Broadway this week. Sheriff investigations led to the military post where Louis Maum and Herman P. Hacker of company E were arrested. Both men are confined in the county jail and have admitted involvement in the theft.
Fargo Consolidation unites the Fargo Daily News and The Call into a single publication. The Call staff presented retiring editor J J Jordan with a gold headed cane. Velva John Thorson, a farmer, was declared insane and taken to the insanity board at Towner. Horrific accident near Brumbaugh injures the daughter of E H and wife as a milk separator pulls her braid.
A Seattle Argus item parodies a frugal husband who hides earnings, then tells his wife he saved for two weeks. A quip about stinginess follows with a joke about a terrible time last week. The notices alternate with short ads and whimsical lines on marriage and values.
Business women evolve saving habits not by brokers but by building independence. The idea grows as a woman earns credits of 300 or 400 dollars, spurring further reserves vital to mothers. Also notes castor oil safety, Marine Eye Remedy claims, and a quip about honest advertising.
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