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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
2
A collection of humorous and sardonic jabs on politics, society, and culture. The items reference Balkan war talk, royal mischief, yacht races, and social causes with satirical quips about figures like Lipton and King Peter of Servia.
Punch reports the sultan's constitution grants immediate power to secure money from wealthy subjects. It adds that the British Museum will dedicate itself to picture postal cards, while Mr. Korgan has purchased all the books.
New York will draw water for the city from three statewide sources but could tap New Jersey corporations if signs of famine arise, reflecting contingency planning beyond the primary supply.
The farmer outlaw Frank James has declared plans to become a farmer again and others in the farming community wonder where he will settle.
A philosopher observes that a man without vices can unintentionally provoke others to display more faults. He calls the phenomenon curious and questions how virtue influences social temptations and moral strain among people.
A Chicago firm faces an injunction restraining payment of debts. attorneys urge early filing to avoid delays and ensure a prompt court action.
The new champion pacer Prince Alert reportedly requires whisky before races. The same issue is noted to have affected other horses, suggesting a broader problem with the timing or effects of such dosing on speed.
A moral quip notes a child christened in a perilous setting in New York, suggesting the event may later be seen as fortunate because the ceremony avoided the stock exchange's risk and folly.
Four of the five elk introduced to breed in the Adirondacks last year were killed by hunters within two days. Reportedly the hunters proved more accurate marksmen than the local observers.
In Germany an electric car traveled the Zossen military road at 106 miles per hour and engineers anticipate reaching 125 mph. The piece notes the rapid pace yet questions who would want to ride at such speeds.
A fragment reflects on cigars versus bonnet costs, mockery of punishment, a Virginia woman’s duty in returning a diamond, Uncle Sam’s duty, and a German electric railway speed record. reads like a miscellany column with satirical notes.
Rear Admiral T Kempff to retire October 11 and detach from command of the Pacific Naval District. Attorney General Knox to appoint William R Pope associate justice of New Mexico Supreme Court. Memorial services for Sir Michael Herbert attended by the president and cabinet. Land Office withdraws 360000 acres in Colorado for San Isabel forest reserve. Moroccans give 50000 to Moorish exhibit at St Louis. Berlin student Robert Cordes dies allegedly due to regimental mistreatment. French postal service to expedite far Eastern mails via Transsiberian route. Anarchist plot tied to Queen Charlotte of Württemberg investigated. Mattoon mayor Menke convicted of malfeasance. Kansas City school board corruption probe expands. Actor Charles Tolson shot dead in Arkansas. Violent incidents in Louisville Nolan St Louis and Devon W Va. Police killed arresting Hungarian Dusan Melicz. New doodling investigations in Kansas City. Ed McCollum felled by mob after wounding constable. Black man Bob Willis shoots at mob, one killed. Count del Poggio commits suicide in Seine. Topeka asylum attendants trial for patient abuse. Henry F Smith shoots at ex-wife’s home and is killed. Manila inspector Miller arrested. warrant out for W D Ballantyne. Gov Jeff Davis aide Jacobson arrested for obscene mails. Leopold Stern appeals extradition in Toronto. Five indictments in New York against Mrs Mary L Johnston. Lee Chitt indicted for cruelty to a Chinaman. race-based restaurant incident.
Col Allen B H McGee dies at 88 in Kansas City. John Loughran 83, president of Manufacturers National Bank of Brooklyn, dead. Brig Gen W P Carlin U S A retired dies on Northern Pacific train near Livingston at 75. Elder George A Smith chosen to Mormon council of apostles replacing Brigham Young. Elliott W Shanklin secretary of Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association dies in Lexington from organic heart disease. Maitre Laboril invited to speak at St Louis fair international law congress and to read a paper. Clarence B Salrude of Cincinnati earns a doctor engineer degree from Berlin Technical University first American so honored. Luther Sutton, father of Warner P Sutton, ex US consul to Mexico, found dead in Hartford Michigan. wrote as Daniel Boone Jr for metropolitan papers.
Reports detail a Beowawe Nevada collision killing one and injuring twenty, the Garnett Kansas wreck killing engineer Frank Shieley and fireman John McCann, a Spring Hill Nova Scotia heating plant blast killing two, and injuries to others. Also fires devastate Fort Wayne Indiana packing plant, Dolgeville New York factory, and a Spring Hill New Jersey post office, with substantial property losses and job impacts.
President Diaz of Mexico sends his portrait to Emperor William. Berlin's engraving chief Frederick Lippmann dies. Col Ramon Villavicencio dies of yellow fever at Vera Cruz. Asiatic labor in South Africa is deemed assured by Johannesburg correspondent. Japan’s top actor Ychikawa Danjiro dies. Brazil passes a bill for a Rio 1904 balloon race with $100,000 prize. Alpine troops lost in snow near Selangey. Captain Alzieu killed. Parnell ally race in South Meath leads to riot. John Redmond injured. About 200 Berlin blacks report social equality but face lynching rumors. Scranton engineer Robert Shaver killed near Mauch Chunk.
News from Chefoo and Vienna reports escalate fears of war between Russia and Japan over Manchuria and Korea. Japanese officials warn of Russia's aggressive policy potentially forcing conflict within months. Russian forces strengthen positions in Manchuria and along the Yalu while naval maneuvers near Port Arthur continue.
The National Merchant Tailors Protective association declares plans to run open shops. The Supreme Court of Indiana rules belief in witchcraft does not prove insanity. Peter A. Schnecker, noted church music composer, found dead in New York home. Tammany raises a $200000 betting fund and offers even money on McClellan for mayor. Will of Frederick W. Guiteau leaves $100000 to Cornell University plus reversion of a larger sum. Chicago packers win 7 percent wage increase and better conditions. Mrs. Gertrude B. Blackwelder argues bad cooking drives drunkenness at a Chicago club talk. The Philippines Supreme Court upholds life sentences for ladrones, calls later San Miguel band not insurrectos. Mrs. Montgomery Sears Butler shocks Chicago hotel by climbing fire escape to sleep on iron landings above street. After creditor meetings, International Fire-Engine Company reorganized, capitalized at $9,000,000, with control in Rebaaigay a Pad, Mian, and others.
Eldora Iowa October 11 Frank Heald of Tipton was named to a high paying position with an eastern steel company after kindness shown to convict Samuel R Dawson at Anamosa penitentiary Heald served as assistant to the warden and Dawson’s confidant later obtaining pardons and a contract with a large steel firm reveal secured by Dawson then.
Washington Oct 11 Announcement of the resignation of H A Castle auditor for the postoffice department was made yesterday. The resignation dated Oct 7 was sent to the secretary of the treasury who has indicated acceptance. Castle will stay in office until his successor is appointed and qualified. He says he must return to private business and his old home at St Paul.
Robbers robbed the Olivet courthouse but were surprised before opening the safe. One man captured claims three men were involved and came from Sioux City. The others fled in a rig stolen from the Olivet livery. one bandit was wounded.
A switch engine backed a car of material into the Redfield asylum annex, smashing through brick walls and creating an opening large enough for a box car. The damage runs to several thousand dollars and will delay completion of the structure.
Fargo North Dakota grand jury indicted C. C. Atkinson a Mandan railroad man. He had been arrested weeks earlier on obscenity mailing charges and held to the grand jury. Atkinson operated a siding and posted advertisements deemed objectionable by post office officials.
Winona Minnesota October 11. Next Tuesday marks the fortieth anniversary of Rev Philip von Rohr's ordination to the ministry of the German Lutheran church. He has spent nearly all of that time as pastor of St Martin’s church in Winona and has led the Wisconsin German Lutheran synod as president for several years.
Turkish battalion at Karamanitza crossed the border and attacked a Bulgarian blockhouse. Bulgarian detachment retreated after firing on the attackers. Turks then assaulted the village Gu yezvo and looted houses before retreating as Bulgarian forces arrived. Three Turks were killed.
Republicans of Rhode Island met in Providence for a state convention and formed a permanent organization. They selected Col Samuel P Colt of Bristol as their presidential ticket head, backing Roosevelt era platform and party principles from the last convention. Drowned: In hake Marquette Mich Oct 8 John D Mc Martin lighthouse assistant Granite Rock capsized sailboat Friday. Storm Causes Great Damage Burlington Jews Oct Storm of rain wind and fierce electrical disturbance prevailed here last pat
Superior Wis Oct 11 J W Hopkins a watchman at the Russell Miller mill was arrested after noon on a charge of drugging two daughters of P J Ernisse of the East end The man boarded there and it is alleged he tried to chloroform the girls for the purpose of assault while the family were out.
In Two Harbors Minnesota on October 11 a human skeleton was located in the woods near Knife River seven miles down the shore. It was partly buried in mud with clothing remnants attached. No identity is known. The coroner conducts the investigation.
Large steam shovels at the Chapin mine stock piles were started after weeks idle due to railroad timber car shortages. Ore is moving from Troi Mountain, Mich., at a lively rate.
Mattoon Illinois October 8 a jury convicted Francis Menke mayor of malfeasance to office on three counts of the indictment in a People versus Menke case.
New York city tax receipts for the first day of the annual collection totaled 10225 dollars. The money was transported after night in a rickety four wheeler to a bank in Wall Street.
Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for Enoglana on the Cedric after saying he felt tired but gaining strength on the voyage. In Cedar Rapids Thomas B. O HALLORAN shot his wife and attempted suicide in a jealousy linked incident, leaving her fatally wounded but he is expected to recover.
Reports from Velva to Hankinson note threshing finish, road problems, and new institutes. Mayville, Havana, Dunseith plan winter activities. football and basketball season begins. Creameries in Jamestown and Granville discuss supply and sales. spates of thefts, fires, and legal changes echo across counties.
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