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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
2
By the will of the late locomotive builder Jacob H. Rogers the bulk of his fortune, possibly eight million dollars, is left to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York as an endowment fund. Income to be used for the purchase of objects of art. This will place the museum on a splendid footing.
Commander Frederick St George de la Tour Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army is now a U S citizen after five years in the United States. He has secured his final naturalization papers and will vote in the coming election but will not disclose his preferred ticket.
A Pennsylvania railroad company that runs coal mines halted striking miners from interfering with nonunion workers by erecting a seven foot high barbed wire fence around the pump house and dynamo plant and wiring it heavily.
The English poet Austin Dobson ends a long career as principal of the fisheries and harbor department of the Board of Trade. He departs after nearly half a century of service, leaving a noted dual life as poet and public servant.
Arthur Ask er of Philadelphia veered off a highway at seventy five mph, jumped a fence and crashed into a leaning tree. The car lodged forty five feet up the branches but he escaped unharmed and walked to a farmhouse for help.
Medical Record reports a gang swindling Brooklyn druggists. A customer fraudulently returns with poison results, alleges physician analysis, and threatens suit, often settling out of court for 50 to 200 dollars. Also notes Lawton land lottery victor Mattie Beals’s view of Lawton, and heightened protection for J. P. Morgan after steel talks collapse.
The article surveys the extinction of Cornish as a living tongue, noting its survival only in relics and place names. It recounts the Reformation’s impact, the lack of Cornish Bible translation, Dolly Pentreath as the reputed last speaker, and remnants of Cornish in Zennor while comparing with Welsh and Breton.
Fall River Massachusetts emerges as the globe’s leading cotton manufacturing city, dominating print cloth output and spindle counts. The region’s vast mills employ over 30,000 workers with weekly payrolls around 215 thousand dollars, while annual cloth production nears 866 million yards and investments total about 47 million dollars. Local wages vary by role from carders at 7 to 9 dollars weekly to weavers earning up to 11 dollars, with higher pay for fancy work and multi loom operations.
A report highlights That City as the greatest cotton manufacturing center in the world. It notes weekly earnings for loom fixers around $12 and spinners earning $11 to $17. About half of the weavers are women and minors, while slasher tenders loom fixers and male spinners are men and carders are nearly all women.
A Chicago News item notes Kaiser Wilhelm on a northern tour drove a cabriolet without gloves. His betrothal ring slipped from his finger but was recovered by the groom at Stanheim. The Kaiser rewarded the groom, then rewarded the coachman, and instructed a Norwegian translation to the coachman describing the ring’s return with a note about his engagement ring.
A reflective line argues that declining to honor a poor promise shows neither courage nor sincerity, warning against evasive or halfhearted commitments. The statement frames integrity as a steadfast adherence to one's word, even when the pledge is flawed.
Great Northern express engine No 1 completes roughly 4 000 000 miles of service between King's Cross and Doncaster. The engine, still in daily use at Peterborough, has outside cylinders and single driving wheels. After over 30 years since leaving Doncaster works, the original wheels still bear the heavy load despite extensive wear and damage estimated at 300 million dollars.
A report lists several severe earthquakes with high fatalities: Yeddo in 1703 with 200,000 dead, Pekin in 1731 with 100,000, Schamaki in 1667 with 80,000, Sicily in 1693 with 100,600, and August 1868 disasters destroying Arequipa Iquique Tacna and Clencha with 26,000 dead plus over 20,000 elsewhere.
Twelve full grown coffee trees imported from Coatapec Mexico are prepared for exhibition at the pan American show in Buffalo. They stand about six feet high and are prized as fine specimens. Leaves resemble peach leaves with green oblong berries from one to three quarters of an inch. Ripe berries turn dull red and beans are ready to be cured. Trees bear in the third season and fruit for about six years.
Cricket remains popular despite football and other sports. The Yorkshire versus Lancashire match drew an average of 10,000 spectators daily over three days, with profits handed to the champion professional player as per tradition.
An English writer argues higher corn prices would dampen foreign demand for American maize. He notes British use is mainly feeding, with American corn preferred for water absorption and suitability for scalded meal. In Ireland corn meal is common, but Russian and Argentine corn dominate there. English diets rarely include corn meat. The piece emphasizes corn’s nourishing yellow kernel and its value for bones, contrasting U.S. and European practices. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
An old English treatise extols apples and lemons for eye inflammation obesity seasickness and nausea. It prescribes baked apples for digestion and lemon juice to aid bilious attacks coughs hoarseness and colds. It also notes figs vines and other fruits for gout and complexion benefits.
Leslie's Weekly notes a church economist estimates about 45 million dollars are tied up in ornamental steeples across the country. Dismantling such features could redirect funds into regular church beneficence and reduce urgent demands for support of mission boards and agencies.
A Ruskin quotation discusses vulgarity as a loss of sensation and empathy. It contrasts innocent vulgarity with inbred vulgarity showing a hardened conscience, callousness, and capacity for crime without pity. It links vulgarity to lack of tact and refined perception.
A Memphis man planning a trip to Washington asks for hotel advice. An old Washintonian friend replies by asking his daily budget and suggests reporting to the police station for lodging if the man wants to spend about a dollar and a half a day.
Biographers note Charlemagne loved nearly any perfume and one courtier said the emperor’s approach could be detected by the scent that consistently followed him.
Dane born sightseer P M Nissen aims to navigate the Niagara river whirlpool in a self constructed steamboat while taking soundings. He previously survived a whirlpool plunge in an open boat under the alias Mr Bowser and seeks fame and science despite surgeon warnings. Miss Beckwith, pan American swimmer, vows to try the rapids for prize money, though experts doubt survival.
A man recounts sensational river stunts and proposed crossings at Niagara involving barrel riders and bicycle riders. Plans include Miss Willard and Miss Graham attempting through the whirlpool, with officials surveying locations and potential river operations. The piece contrasts daring spectacle with real life work, ending with a quitting worker’s blunt remark.
A summary of major shipwreck disasters with the greatest loss of life: Royal George in 1782 off Portsmouth with nearly 1,000 dead. Queen Charlotte in 1800 off Leghorn with 703 dead. the 1811 disasters at Jutland with about 2,000 dead. Princess Alice in 1878 near Woolwich with 600-700 dead. Atlantic near Meagher Rock with 660 dead and 442 saved.
A village club staged a grand cricket match admission penny fundraiser for John the groundsman. John collected the pennies at the gate on a hot day, joking he could use a trainload of folks as gate money. A nearby public house loomed as his thirst rose.
The article extols French women for superior taste and thrift in dress, noting their focus on unseen undergarments and fit to social station. It contrasts French discipline with American excess, arguing women tailor apparel to occupation and status without overbuying.
The Edison storage battery, featuring a novel iron positive, graphite and nickel graphite negative, claims to cut weight by two thirds and charging time by half. It could propel a car a hundred miles per charge, lowering costs for electric motors and expanding uses beyond transport, with Prof Garrett Serviss endorsing its potential to replace trolley lines and horses.
A London Lancet quotation urges maintaining cheerfulness to improve health and social interactions. It contrasts the impact of a cheerful outlook with a sour disposition, noting that a smile can accompany wisdom and that busy modern life should still leave room for laughter.
The Kildonan castle when first fitted as a transport to South Africa carried 2,700 rank and file 110 officers in first class 80 in second class about 300 crew totaling 3,190. Twelve horses were carried and fitting the accommodation took 18 days for 3,000 men. The Celtic while full in ordinary trade carries 374 first class 160 second class 2,352 third class totaling 2,886 plus deck crew 64 engine room 92 and steward 170 totaling 3,221 souls.
Youth's Companion notes that native plants such as pond lily, trailing arbutus, native orchids, fringed gentian and evergreens are gathered in Massachusetts for sale. The article warns extinction is threatened and urges careful cutting to protect roots and discouraging markets to reduce pressure.
The Sonja building in Seville preserves Indies archives with Columbus era pay records. It shows 82 sailors were paid on the first voyage with Columbus as admiral earning 320 dollars yearly. Ship captains were paid 16, 18, and 19 dollars monthly, while sailors earned 2 to 3.40 dollars monthly plus subsistence and clothes.
A tramp, seeking refreshments, arrived at a Yorkshire farmhouse. The resident refused aid, prompting the tramp to boast her husband was not home. He quipped that a man who marries a woman with such a face is only home at mealtime. London Answers reports this wry exchange.
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