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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
2
A collage of wry quips and society notices. Items touch on poetry apostrophes, unlucky digits, misfitted European concerts, a New York society lady in receivership, Adirondack cottages, bachelor wisdom, hunting prowess, czar rumors, a New York salesgirl who marries a count, and self made contrasts. Tone mirrors period humor column.
The note mentions Mrs Hetty Green in Newport who enjoys watching others spend, though she avoids spending. A Brooklyn firm plans to use Shamrock I to transport scrap metal, seen as a troubling downgrade for a once great trotter. The piece questions Americans grasp of eastern European affairs amid war news.
The fragment notes an unnamed simian escapade on a yacht owned by Mr. Pierce and flags several Newport socialites as suspects. It also mentions a government clerk allegedly entrusted to transport three million dollars in cash from Washington to New York.
A collage of pithy lines noting Premier Petroff’s awkward caution to a runaway bull, Miss Cecilia Loftus’s self doubt, a medical warning about morning rising, a balloon crossing from France to England, European titled women seeking wealthy husbands, and warnings about candy from Massachusetts schoolteachers.
A man borrowed $10,000 from a charming lady relying on her promise to marry his daughter. The case underscores how mothers-in-law were treated under New Jersey statutes and the legal weight of such assurances in financial dealings.
Mr Kassass, a Syracuse university freshman, refused to shave his mustache claiming marriage grants him immunity to such rules, revealing an odd view of marital rights and personal appearance in a campus incident.
The article notes that festive stockings remain vibrant beyond summer, with colors like green purple and rich red deemed perfectly proper as the season changes.
The Atlanta Constitution recalls Editor Stead and notes his habit of expressing pessimistic takes on the British empire and similar worldly matters, suggesting readers wonder if he ever offered any brighter or alternative judgments on earthly topics.
A Chicago girl named Mayme gains attention for her remarkable figure while her mental acuity appears lacking, presenting a contrast between physical beauty and intellectual prowess in the report.
The article notes that the championship in women’s golf remains in the possession of the young unmarried ladies. It signals a call to the ladies to take up the event, framing the competition as a social matter and highlighting youth and status as factors.
Secretary Moody plans to ask Congress for 250000 to fund a naval training station on Lake Michigan. Rep James D Richardson, long-time Democratic leader, says he will resign, retire from politics, and become grand commander of the Scottish Rite Masons. Judge Somerville of New York's board of general appraisers drew fire for criticizing the president's appointment of Black officials, and President Roosevelt will not remove him now to avoid seeming to spurn criticism.
Twenty eight Welsh miners are detained in Philadelphia on alien labor law suspicions. St Louis constable McGillicuddy faces arrest for alleged naturalization fraud. Detroit inmate Joseph Fleischman, 18, receives life for killing his would be father in law. Mrs Kate Lauman found murdered in St. Louis. Sonny Boy Abel Mitchell shoots a man at a Mexico Missouri negro dance. Three Toledo youths pardoned after burglary convictions. Cincinnati trial jurors deadlock on extortion conspiracy. Kansas City citizens seek grand jury over education doodling. San Bernardino’s William Miller shoots Newark mine owner George Simmons. Aylor mine owner Benjamin kills Ferdinant Allen near Prosperity Missouri. no motive known. Chicago’s A Minsion jailed for $6,000 embezzlement. Glassport tragedy ends with constable Shields killed and Peter Melvin slain. New York church funds defalcation linked to Edson. three six figures. Mrs. C Graham Bacon Jr awarded divorce with $35 weekly alimony and custody of two children.
William C. Rehan, once a prominent theatrical manager and brother of Ada Rehan, dies in New York. Gordon McKay, inventor in shoemaking machinery, dies in Newport Rhode Island leaving an estimated 25 million dollars, largely expected to go to Harvard University. Dr. Jonathan Taft, famed dentist and long-time dean at the University of Michigan, dies at his Ann Arbor home.
A series of disasters and accidents reported include a boa constrictor killing a performer in Voelklingen Prussia, a Wiarton Ontario sawmill fire with $60,000 loss, a 300 foot railroad trestle burned near Sherman New York, a Brooklyn elevated rail crash injuring over twenty, a Omaha fire destroying Kirsch Braun Son and Purvis building worth up to 125000, James Murray the Toronto horse tamer injured in Kansas City, a Paragould Arkansas plant fire burning cotton and machinery with 75000 loss, and incendiary origins suspected.
A rumor claims John Morley will be offered a baronetcy on New Year’s. Other items note Russia considering adhesion to a sugar convention and various international incidents including a mine cave-in in Fernie British Columbia with Fred J. Scott killed.
Notable events and notices include Miss Alice Roosevelt reportedly poised for a visit to a Chicago horse show, Pontifical majordomo appointment in Denzevedo succession, Illinois turkey crop shortage due to wet weather, and various regional financial and sporting items from across the nation.
Arthy Turner was arrested on a warrant sworn by Secretary Cortelyou. The scene at hall erupted with shouting as the crowd voiced disapproval while police held them back.
English immigrant John Turner was arrested at Murray Hill Lyceum on a charge of inciting and promoting anarchy under alien labor laws. Immigrant authorities say he preached anarchy across cities while Emma Goldman attended the lecture and urged calm. Turner faces arraignment before a U.S. commissioner.
In Butler Pennsylvania two peddlers camping in the woods misread a nitroglycerin can as maple syrup. William Marks was instantly killed when the can exploded as he opened it to fashion a water vessel. Patrick Hardy was fatally injured, with both eyes blown out and serious arm fractures.
Four men blew open the vault door of Dr. H. L. Burnett’s bank near Eldorado, and after Dr. Burnett and his son traded fire the robbers fled with $500 in pension checks notes and mortgages. Bloodhounds trailed them toward Rector bottoms where a posse surrounded the suspects. one reportedly wounded.
Constantinople reports fears after the discovery of a plot to kill M. Belaefiff, the Russian agent at Buskub. The government rushes six battalions from Koprululu to reinforce the city.
A message from Folsom state prison says E. Manuel a second tert er was shot by guards and killed while attempting to escape.
In Columbus Ohio on October 25 Vanlear L Oldroyd a union machinist was killed by Charles F Weaver a non union machinist. The shooting stems from the ongoing strike at Hocking Valley shops and follows recent tensions between union and non union workers.
In St Joseph Missouri on October 25 William Matzinger aged twenty three was sentenced to fifty years in prison for the murder of his former sweetheart Miss Alma Galimer. The couple who had been sweethearts quarreled.
Rhinelander Wisconsin October 23 two men pried open the back door of P F Seibel store and carried away a 200 pound cash register broken into, taking 2200 dollars in cash along with clothing.
Mrs John H Gauslad wife of a local farmer was struck by a freight locomotive at a crossing near Baldwin Wisconsin and killed while returning home from the village yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred as she walked along the crossing. The report notes the fatality in the rural community and identifies the deceased by name and residence.
Berlin reports that an expedition led by Dr. Carl Peters and financed by American capital will depart in early November for Portuguese East Africa. Engineers and miners aim to locate the fabled Eldorado near the Rhodesian border in the northwestern Portuguese colony.
Ishpeming Michigan October 25 six policemen wounded and two alleged robbers captured after a struggle at the Superior post office. A third robber escaped toward the woods as officers pursue him. Wounded men were treated. about 100 dollars found on them, much in small change.
In Pittsburg on October 25 a skiff carrying five Hungarian laborers was swept over the Springdale dam near Colfax station in dense fog. Four men drowned after the boat was carried over the dam while attempting to cross the river for work, a routine the men had previously done without incident.
Rome October 25 Cardinal Satolli states that Mgr Merry del Val was appointed Papal secretary of state on the recommendation of Cardinals Oreglia and Vives y Tud, chosen for his linguistic abilities despite opposition from many in the sacred college.
In Flushing Ohio czyli a fight between Baltimore and Ohio railroad officers and a mob of negro laborers and foreigners leaves one dead one dying and three seriously wounded. The tunnel scene near midnight last night led to a posse surrounding three gang members in a cabin amid fears of lynching.
Advices from Tien Tsin report Russia negotiating with a Shanghai steamship company to charter vessels for a Shanghai to Port Arthur route. The government says the current volunteer fleet cannot handle the traffic.
Loren McCray twenty six of this city fell from his train at Volga while on the Northwestern road October 25 and died an hour later. He recently married Miss Ormand here and was a popular Dakota division conductor for the Chicago and Northwestern system.
Ashland Wisconsin October 25 Barker Stewart Lumber Company of Ashland bought from W H Gilbert the Norway King interest in West Coast Timber Company of Oregon for nearly 200000 dollars. The deal puts the Wausau syndicate in control of West Coast Timber Company.
Philo Hall Siou x Falls attorney general offers unofficial opinion supporting the anti compact act and will defend it before Judge Car land in federal court against the Hartford Fire Insurance company and others He criticizes Judge McPhersons rulings that Iowa and Nebraska anti compact laws are invalid
Beulah York, fifteen, was shot and killed on the York farm in Bethel Maine by Ora Green a farm laborer who then killed himself Green had been infatuated with the girl and blew out his own brains after the shooting.
Burglars gained entry to the storeroom of the Deutsche Jewelry company in Cleveland and secured diamonds valued at $6,000. Police have not yet obtained any clues.
Washington Oct 24 Lorett Olson of Winona Minnesota has been appointed messenger on the soldiers roll of the house of representatives by Doorkeeper Lyon He will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel H Decker and like him is an armless Civil War veteran.
North of Bemidji Minnesota timbermen encroachments spark fear of an uprising among local Indigenous people as reports indicate rising tensions in the region.
A major disruption slashes a million dollars weekly, forcing mass layoffs. In Butte, streets fill with idle workers as the payroll cuts take effect, signaling a sharp economic downturn for the community.
F. Augustus Heinze asserts Wall Street speculators led by H. H. Rogers engineered the Amalgamated Copper shutdown to control stock. The move leaves 6,500 directly unemployed in Butte and up to 20,000 affected regionally, with railways and mines idled and Montana pay rolls cut by about one million dollars weekly.
Ottumwa, Iowa, Oct. 25. Mrs. Bvt Coombs answers her husband on his divorce petition denying he was poisoned by strychnine. She files a cross bill accusing him of cruel and inhuman treatment and desertion and seeks four thousand dollars alimony.
Samuel Harris and Merritt Stoner pleaded guilty to a July 10 1903 robbery of Charles W Bidwell in Galesville Wisconsin. They appeared in Whitehall Wisconsin district court and were sentenced to one year at hard labor in Waupun.
In Eddyville yesterday a three year old child of Mr and Mrs Charles Milla fell into an open well with several feet of water and drowned before aid arrived. The incident occurred while playing near the well. Local authorities reported the accident.
Foretaste of winter in Baldwin Wisconsin reports one inch of snow overnight that melted quickly by morning. The brief wintry touch comes as temperatures dip and residents note the season’s early arrival.
Morris Minnesota reports a special election result with 184 favorable and 161 unfavorable votes on reincorporating the village as a city under state law. The decision moves Morris toward city status.
Thomas Cox died in Calumet Michigan from a gunshot that pierced the spine after being shot by Peter Feletti an Italian last Sunday night. The incident occurred in Calumet with local authorities reporting the fatal wound and ongoing investigation into the shooting.
A fragment from the Chicago News presents a playful exchange where a youth asks for marriage but a fair proprietor declines and offers sisterly support instead. The youth thanks her and seeks guidance to avoid folly, hinting at a humorous, affectionate tone.
Joseph Wooten a 34 year old laborer without a home faced charges of stealing two fowls. Det Rand stopped him as he tried to carry the birds concealed in his clothing one bird suffocated. Wooten claimed he stole the fowls to test his nerves.
The McBride family and Dr. Simes filed sworn statements before Notary George E. Moore confirming that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured their epileptic and semi paralysis symptoms in their son. The father and mother say the boy had twenty seven fits on starting the treatment and stopped within a week. The case has caused neighborhood sensation.
Augustus Van Wyck recounts a humorous chestnut vendor exchange from a near residence involving a judge and a foreign tongue. The vendor quips that American chestnuts are unavailable, then hints at a joke by suggesting a chat with Meester Shauncey Deepen, in playful broken English.
Mrs Clarence W Dolan of Philadelphia enters Newport society before vanishing to Lenox and Berkshire shores. She will occupy Hot Springs cottage soon then split time between Philadelphia and Lenox. She tours New York horse scene Aiken Palm Beach and Europe before returning to Newport.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer item a groom interrupts the pastor during a marriage question and explains he picked his wife as the last of five sisters after delaying his decision. He says waiting left him with the leftovers and offers the explanation as the best answer.
A Cincinnati physician recalls how Grape-Nuts aided his health after he was run down. He reports becoming stronger, weighing more, and feeling 50 percent better after using the cereal with warm milk. He credits the product with improving patients as a nerve and general food.
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