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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
2
A collection of satirical items and light political notes ranging from business cards to international curiosities. Mentions Ban Johnson Schwab and Cayenne tales about Carlyle, Venezuela and the Maine senate vote on women’s suffrage. The piece ends with a jab at the sultan’s promises and the powers' reactions.
A remark notes a woman wearing tight shoes and corsets for twelve hours and complains that such effort mirrors the strain of a tight husband. The observation links fashion discomfort to marital constraints in a wry social aside.
The adjutant-general reports the United States has 10,853,396 men able to bear arms, a figure that explains why most will likely never be called to serve.
Bal kan ring side reports the Macedonian mill will not be pulled off this year yet principals will maintain vigorous training. The decision preserves ongoing preparations and signals steady commitment from all involved to future competitions.
A Baltimore American quip notes the sorrowful scene at breakfast as the common man awakens and mutters a weary line about the morning routine, with a nod to the classic “next snorning” expression.
A New York man contracts a second marriage while paying 3000 dollars yearly alimony to his first wife, showing he is not deterred by the costs of married life.
A medical expert announces Jeffries is in perfect physical shape, challenging the theory that whisky harms performance. The report casts doubt on liquor’s supposed negative effects on athletes.
The excerpt argues that mechanical shock can sterilize water quickly, comparing it to boiling and noting the convenience. It observes a high Sunday alcohol habit among New York men and jokes the numerator of the fraction is wrong.
A jumble of short items notes Carnegie’s rumored Venezuela gift, Ireland’s lord lieutenant, an Oxford Cambridge match furore, 800 trusts claimed by Congressman Littlefield, John Mitchell’s rising esteem, a lecture offer rebuffed, Abdul Hamid’s braced powers, and Mrs Vanderbilt's train rebuke reflecting public sentiment.
The house committee approves the capitol commission’s acts after a thorough review. It praises the building as beautiful, built honestly and economically, and urges a further appropriation of 1,500,000 to finish interior work adorn grounds and acquire additional land for better access and enjoyment.
Charles M. Pepper named to represent the United States in Pan American railroad interests. The treasury secretary receives a conscience contribution in a Pittsfield watch. Dredges on the Great Lakes face policy clashes over river and harbor improvements. A. W. Pontius of Minnesota serves ten years as Pekin student interpreter at $1 000 annually.
The news column lists Mrs. Georgia Stanley found unconscious and dead from asphyxiation in Denver. Ella Leyde, 22, a Pittsburg telephone operator, suffocated in a street car jam. Two shepherds, C. Huffman of Doniphan Nebraska and William Daly of Rawlins Wyoming, found dead. J Robert Herrick possibly fatally injured at Union League club. The steamer Montreal burned at Montreal dock causing at least three deaths. A Rock Island train collision injured a dozen or more without fatalities. A windstorm near Hiattville, Kansas injured Masslin family as a house was lifted half a mile. Five burned to death on Tiluker creek in Alaska near Aurora. Berneke family and Thomas Baird linked to Portland Ontario origins.
Michael C Murphy longtime Tamany official dies of heart disease. Rev Maurice Bonaine S J dies in New York from old age. Born Castlemartyn Ireland 1828. Samuel Day Wesley Maine dies age 67. Maj Gen William Buel Franklin dies Hartford age 80. He served in Mexican and Civil wars. Capt William A Winder dies Omaha age 80 of cancer. Rev Arthur Wilson Bloomington Ill dies from brain congestion after revival work. Ferrari Romolo Italian aristocrat’s hotel cafe waiter inherits $1 500 estate in Italy.
Pope Leo XIII voices resolve to defend the church as a Munich abbess is sentenced to six years for attempting to murder a servant. The piece notes falling theology student numbers in German seminaries and other European events.
A mix of violent incidents and crimes is reported: Medard Fiest killed his wife Cordelia then shot himself after accusing her of infidelity in Leominster Massachusetts. A burglar fatally wounded Mr and Mrs J C Dickerson near Cordova Alabama and looted their home. A Deshler Ohio mayor was arraigned for drunkenness. Charles T Molony of Philadelphia allegedly forged a 7000 dollar check and vanished. Nebraska probes state treasury shortfall with Joseph S Bartley convicted of embezzlement. Philadelphia faces six murders in a month. a golden haired girl found in sawdust box remains unsolved. Cecil Steeves, 16, fatally shot in Bridgeport Connecticut by 17 year old lamplighter Lavichia after a clash over threats to children.
A compilation of short items notes Count Bon Castellano in New York with a red necktie, Washington governor signing a gambling felony law, a 300000 bushel oats cargo from Portland for starving Finns, and Chaplain Gavitt exonerated by court martial. Oregon vacancy to be filled by June 1 special election after Tongue’s death. Kansas Supreme Court strikes liquor sale nuisance clause. Lincoln birthplace Hodgenville may be sold. cabin removed.
Capt I N Mahan of St Paul was unanimously elected state commander of the G A R at St Paul on March 16 A8 Harrison White of Laverne was chosen senior vice commander after a close contest with Capt L W Collins of St Cloud Charles H Taylor won junior vice commander over L O Merriam Judge Collins presented Comrade Starkweather with a gold past commander's badge set with seven diamonds a ruby and a sapphire
Belle Fourche South Dakota reports cattle across the range will suffer thirst unless snow or rain arrives soon. Winter brought scant snow and frozen streams preventing stock from reaching moisture. Belle Fourche River shows no sign of break up, with water limited to pools. Redwater Creek has supplied Belle Fourche below town all winter.
The Polk county circuit court approved Frederic Wisconsin as a village. The new village, fifteen months old with about 500 residents, becomes the fifth village incorporated in the county. A special electors meeting to vote on incorporation is set for March 28.
Mrs. George H. Keyes was arraigned in Justice Watson's court on a charge of assault and battery against her husband. Keyes, who is a candidate for justice of the peace on the Republican ticket, reported the alleged attack and she was taken to the police station in a patrol wagon.
John Killdee, a lumberman, died after being shot by John Roach in a saloon fight at the Commercial hotel bar in Two Harbors, Minnesota. The incident occurred March 16 as James Killdee and John Roach clashed in a bar room confrontation.
The Mississippi flood worsens with heavy rains raising gauges. Levees strengthened. notable danger near Arlington and Nodoc. Refugees and livestock flow toward safety as guards guard and warnings go out.
Negotiations to purchase the friar lands face failure due to high asking prices from religious orders and commercial corporations. Estimates show values double the private sale figures from last year. The Taft administration seeks a land purchase but will not overpay.
Judge Chetlain instructed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty in the Indiana coal operators conspiracy trial. The court held any violation by the operators was of interstate law, not Illinois statutes, making it a federal matter and a federal jury trial.
Madison Wis March 16 William Tally the young man who pleaded guilty to assaulting Officer El lestad with intent to murder was sentenced to seven years in the reformatory at Green Hay
Colorado Springs reports burglars entered the Denver and Rio Grande office at Colorado City and huffed the safe without taking money. The depot interior was wrecked in the attempted theft. Lisbon announcement states King Edward will sail for Lisbon on the royal yacht Victoria arriving March 21 as guest of King Charles for four days.
Five thousand rifles ready for conveyance into the interior were seized in Hongkong traced by bloodhounds. In Des Moines Iowa Tuck and Fred Codder were arrested at Parkersburg on suspicion of complicity in a post office safe and Illinois Central depot robbery with bloodhounds tracing the men home. In Pietermaritzburg Natal the governor proclaimed a king’s pardon for all awaiting treason trials from the recent war. At Dubuque two hundred Pearl button plant workers walked out after a foreman was discharged, and in Philadelphia Catherine Danse was committed to prison after being charged with poisoning her husband a year and a half ago.
A reader narrates a curious dialogue with a child who mishears a church song. The girl imagines “bosom files” as dreadful beings hidden in rocks and biting hard, and her chorus memory shifts to “Let me, too, the bosom fly.”
A respected sea church leader of over fifty years faced pressure to resign as his congregation voted the move, aiming to superannuate him. He refused yet was compelled to step down, lamenting the decision. An elder offered solace but he blamed external foes, not providence, for the turn of events.
A vicar at a Christmas dinner is seated opposite a goose and asks if he may sit near the "goose." He then clarifies to the lady host that he meant the roast goose, a light quip recounted in Pearson's Weekly.
A New Berlin resident Frank Newton reports dramatic health gains after two years of back pain and fatigue. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with improved appetite and renewed strength. A separate note mentions a parish church pulpit gifted by congregants, and a joke about a sign reading He Giveth His Beloved Sleep.
The text includes random phrases about Arch Street in Philadelphia and references to Sezso-Ruyter and Brook lyn Hagle. It appears as garbled OCR with multiple nonsequitur lines and name fragments lacking coherent events.
A playful exchange features Mrs. Hasher boasting a butter dish passed through her family for over a century while an old boarder wryly compares it to a hair loom, highlighting quirky domestic humor.
An advertisement from Reliable Rug Works Des Moines Iowa promotes turning worn carpets into rugs. Mra W E Ferrington proprietor invites customers to recycle flooring into new coverings at 840 West 11th Street.
George Francis Train favorable about his newly published autobiography selling well. He notes many people want free copies and jokes there is impression he is an accommodating Train, per the New York Times.
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