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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
4
A brisk digest of happenings tailored for the time pressed reader. Highlights include key events, people, places, and outcomes in concise card style suitable for quick perusal.
Pensions in Washington and Nebraska list recipients John Glock Andrew J Miller Alfred Nye Carrie M Peters Abram Sutherland David Voris with payments ranging from 12 to 20 dollars. The Interior Secretary designates 167000 acres in Wyoming for disposition under the enlarged homestead act. Total state designations exceed 17000000 acres. Special Examiner Matthews will visit Omaha October 13 to hear pending Interstate Commerce cases including McShane Lumber Houston El Paso & Western Texas Ry Sunderland vs B&O Sunderland Brothers vs B&O etc.
Reported return of Portuguese royal entourage to Lisbon amid exile wishes. Britain may aid protection of King Manuel and Queen Mother Amelia from revolutionists. Refugees from Lisbon flee to Spanish frontier towns. missionaries escape after anti foreign rioting in Hunan China.
Portugal proclaims a republic with a provisional government in Lisbon while Fr derico B Boyd is named Panama secretary for foreign affairs. In Canada a forest fire near Rainey River Ont kills hundreds, and a call for aid is issued by Minnesota Red Cross. Roosevelt tours the South attracting large crowds as fires, wrecks, and political shifts unfold across North America.
Notices from 1909 era report delayed recognition of Portugal's new rulers as events unfold in Lisbon. Other items note fires destroying Pier CC in Galveston and Adeline Sugar plant at Franklin Pennsylvania with heavy losses, plus court actions and labor strikes abroad.
Congressman McCall is renominated. Ernest W. Roberts wins renomination in Massachusetts Seventh. Charles E. Hughes takes the oath as supreme court justice. Theodore Roosevelt rides with Hoxsey in St. Louis and is linked to Taft over reclamation duties. Senator La Follette recovers after gallstone surgery. Lambert Tree dies at 78 in New York. Kingsland tragedy blame pins on Dell Wilson and B F Cornwell.
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver dies at his Fort Dodge residence after a long illness. The Republican leader, who served in the U S Senate, passed away at his home surrounded by family.
United States Senator Dolliver died at his Fort Dodge Iowa residence at 7:30 PM from heart dilation following an indigestion attack. An osteopath physician was allegedly robbing him when the ailment proved fatal. Dolliver, born 1858 in Virginia, rose as Iowa lawyer and Republican congressman serving multiple terms and active on Ways and Means during the Dingley tariff era.
Atlantic City reports Walter Wellman and five crew aboard the airship America starting from the beach at 8 o'clock in thick fog. The cigar shaped craft rose to sight and disappeared into the night. Wireless messages indicated ongoing progress off the New York coast with hopes of Europe voyage underway.
Key West reports the gale from the West Indian hurricane easing to thirty mph by morning. Barometer climbs to 29.61 at 7 a.m. No shipping damage noted. The steamer Olivette reached the harbor last night.
Mastor Fred Brackett of the postoffice department in Washington arrived in Jamestown on October 13 to inspect potential locations for the proposed new Jamestown postoffice and determine the best site.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer urged abolishing half the Atlantic yards while praising the Pacific coast for having only two government shipyards. He argued the two yards could be expanded to handle a larger fleet and facilities. Senator Newlands of Nevada attended and warned about Pacific war dangers and the potential Japanese threat.
Paris reports railroad workers gain a minimum wage of 14 dollars per day under new terms. Directors involved in the agreement today grant the increase to employees of offices in Paris. The measure takes effect January 1 and contravenes previous concessions.
The bodies of five repair workers were found near the Shore railroad bridge west of Sandusky after a train derailment on the Lake. Initial reports indicate the men were part of a repair gang working on the line when the incident occurred.
The Canadian conservation commission sends John Thompson to Rainy River to determine the fire origin extent and damages. Minnesota guards bury three burned men near Beaudette and report a schoolteacher Mary Donahue with scorched feet after fleeing the flames.
Rainy River Ontario reports a heavy thunderstorm with rain aiding firefighting efforts in Beaudette and surrounding areas. Two more deaths were reported, Paul Merck the violinist and a settler named Simmons, with the death list expected to exceed but not reach one hundred. Governor Eberhart urged rapid relief funding as aid trains arrived with tents blankets and provisions. Two timber cruisers surveyed the burned region reporting survivors in six settlements and significant scarcity of food.
The piece highlights fresh market varieties after summer, including oysters, eggplant, corn, mushrooms, and game. It gives menu ideas for October, with a breakfast sample of cantaloupe or grapes, fried perch, corn fritters, and coffee, plus duck dishes with orange salad and French dressing, and cautions about proper prep of mushrooms and game.
An article outlines many chestnut preparations for autumn cooking. It describes chestnut puree, croquettes, lentil and chestnut soup, Brussels sprouts with chestnuts, chestnut salad variants, and desserts. It includes a chestnut syrup for desserts and notes on serving suggestions and flavor pairings.
Theodore Roosevelt opened a Republican rally in Dunkirk praising the crowd in Washington Park. He attacked the New York Democrats and Wall Street, saying Dix is a puppet of Tammany Hall and masters of crooked finance. He then head to Jamestown for another address.
London reports a two day storm strewn coast with a long casualty list. Five seamen from the coasting steamer Crawford were recovered off Hartlepool. The steamer with twenty aboard likely foundered as crew tried to reach shore. Lifeboats from multiple stations conducted rescues and some vessels were unreachable.
Paris dispatch reports Premier Canalejus telling Matin interview there is no chance for a republic in Spain. He says republicans lack strong leaders and are hopelessly divided. He adds the radical programme with the Vatican disarms republicans, as anti clericalism remains a core principle.
Frank J. Gardner of Brooklyn a former state senator was indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of attempting to bribe Congressman Otto G. Foelker to vote against anti race track bills. The case ties to Scranton arrests and Albany politics in 1908.
In Madrid on October 14 largely attended meetings marked the day in memory of Francisco Ferrer the revolutionary figure executed on October 13 1909. Republican and socialist speakers addressed the gatherings which passed off without incident.
Washington announces John E. Holm appointed postmaster at Cuba Ames County and Walter M. Scott named postmaster at Arena Burleleh County North Dakota.
Dodge, Indiana October 14 report states Senator Dolliver is improving after a night of rest and is described as slightly better today.
The body of Walter B. Coles, president of the Keefe Coles Painting Co, was recovered from Lake Michigan. He had been missing a week. A coroner jury will decide whether the death was accidental or self inflicted. Police note wounds near the eye and head and identify him by a gold watch with his name.
Havana reports a full force storm struck at 1 this morning with heavy rain and wind. In Pinar Del Rio the seed beds washing threatens tobacco crops. Key West experiences strong winds and rain as the steamer Miami arrives after a terrible voyage from Knights Key amid the same storm.
Bismarck North Dakota October 13 state federation of womens clubs opened at the Presbyterian church with an invocation by Rev Newcomb. In the capitol house chamber Mattie M Davis spoke on funding a Sakakawea statue raised by club women and school children totaling 3500. Sakakawea the Bird Woman guided Lewis and Clark from Stanton to the Pacific coast and back. The statue was unveiled on capitol grounds by Beulah Adin Fargo with presentation by Mrs N C Young and acceptance by Judge Burleigh F Spalding in Governor Burkess absence.
Paris October 13 five of the most influential strike leaders were arrested as the French government meets the rail strike with firmness. Premier Briand had pledged to punish agitators amid negotiations led by Mr Briand and Mr Millerand aiming at a peaceful settlement between railroad managers and workers.
Fort Dodge Iowa reports Senator Dolliver enjoyed a good night and improved today. Swelling subsided and valve leakage reports were denied. He will take absolute rest for at least a fort night, delaying planned campaigning in Indiana Minnesota and Kansas.
A tropical storm struck Havana at 1 o clock causing heavy rain and fear for Pinar Del Rio tobacco beds. Reports indicate the storm moved from Knights Key and affected areas including Key West. The steamer Marin, which sailed from Knights Key, is part of the developing storm narrative.
The article urges a semi annual deep clean starting at the attic and moving through closets and drawers. It stresses labeling contents, airing the cellar, cleaning furnace pipes, and choosing smooth finishes. It concludes with a philosophy of homes as personal expressions enhancing comfort with minimal upkeep.
The epigram notes that all people are weavers of life and that faults allowed into the web prevent perfection, urging mindful restraint to keep the weave strong and true. It quotes Andrew Carnegie on the duty to mend faults before they compromise the whole.
A practical guide to egg beating techniques for cakes and custards. It explains when to mix yolks and whites, how to beat whites to dry stiff peaks, and why excessive beating reduces air in the mixture. It also covers tools like the Dover wheel beater and wire whisk and notes salt strengthens air retention.
A dated recipe describes creaming butter with sugar, adding a well beaten egg, then folding in flour with baking powder and spice. Milk is alternately added, and the batter is baked in a sheet pan.
A cautionary note warns against overreliance on memory and promotes using pasteboard style tools to store information. It advocates cheaper, more reliable indexing via external media rather than exhausting brain capacity.
A young lady recently run over by a motor car apologized to the driver. In motoring circles there is a belief that the proper conduct in such circumstances required prompt recognition of the correct etiquette.
The fabric of the engineer's art has overspread the earth and the world of our fathers has disappeared as a new world has taken its place.
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