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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1902
Page
2
The Newfoundland Legislature has appropriated funds to install a cold storage system for the colony’s fisheries. The goal is to open new markets for cod, salmon, and lobsters, boosting exports and efficiency in fish processing.
Sikh workers in khaki arrive in the United States to oversee the selection and shipment of American mules for British military use. The North American mule bearing the broad arrow is destined to conquer and be conquered in distant campaigns.
A query suggests comparing Pierpont Morgan to Bismarck as a master of statecraft applied to commerce. The piece notes how historical figures like Estruge, Rhodes, and Li Hung Chang earned Bismarck nicknames and asks how Morgan might be portrayed in similar terms.
The Russians aim to create a large inland sea in Central Asia, enlarging Lake Aral six to seven times and doubling the Caspian, while linking them by a navigable channel. Genoa and Bologna authorities plan to raze ancient walls for expansion, but archaeologists protest, arguing the act is unnecessary and would destroy a key antiquity landmark.
Judge Chytraus of Chicago orders two city lawyers to pay a client 1188 dollars plus five percent interest since December 1806 and disallows 460 dollars in attorney fees. He holds that a lawyer who collects a client’s money and fails to account for it forfeits any right to compensation.
A dinner in New York featured a toast answered by a Chicago man. Guests used wired telephone receivers at table as the Chicago toast was proposed. A listener over a thousand miles away raised his glass and shared pleasantries with the banquet.
A New York Sun writer argues Cecil Rhodes scholarships will Americanize Oxford more than Oxfordize America. He recalls the Oxford man who seems worldly confident while the Cambridge man appears indifferent to ownership. The piece wonders how American students will affect Oriel and Christ Church and their staid colleges.
Adna F. Webber of the New York State Department of Labor criticized common law employer liability and said the U S is behind England and Germany in industrial accident legislation. He urged every state to require public works contracts to provide medical care plus weekly benefits during disablement and five years’ wages to families after death.
The New York Independent says a university president should be a scholar and leader, disciplined yet diplomatic, humble yet authoritative. He must embody high, noble qualities of mind and heart and strive toward an attainable ideal with energy and resolve.
A humble washerwoman sings a quiet hymn while scrubbing and caring for her children. She believes a savior and a friend will keep her to the end, enduring labor and grief with quiet resilience as she hums.
Engineer Flagg of No. 97 near Harrisville faces a broken away five o clock freight on rain slick rails. He accelerates toward the danger, ignoring advice to retreat to a siding, risking a head on collision with the oncoming train and pondering official blame.
Engineer Plage reversed down a steep grade to intercept a runaway locomotive and braced for a head on collision. After forcing the engines apart and bringing the train to a halt near the junction, he is promoted to supervise the Northern Limited and given a month’s paid leave.
A humane approach to teaching parrots to talk emphasizes happiness, proper diet, water, a large cage, gnawing wood, and coarse grit. It advises patient repetition of the target word by the trainer while noting female parrots are not talkers.
Charles Hallock’s syllabus in the American Antiquarian suggests American Indians arose from a high civilization in the subequatorial belt 10 000 years ago as ice receded. Population moved northward, routes of exodus shown by ruins, with early settlements across Arizona Mexico New Mexico Colorado Utah and California illustrating stages of advance and survival amid natural catastrophes.
A collage of short excerpts contrasts a child rearing verse about Japan with a note on General Andrew Jackson nicknamed Old Hickory. A tabby cat befriends a dog, a door‑scrambling cat, and a tale of two gray squirrels swimming a river race near Middle Haddam Connecticut ends with the downstream winner reaching the shore ahead.
A description for a childhood puzzle shows two pieces of cord and three rings. The rings are placed over the cords as shown, then the ends are given to a helper. After a moment the rings appear to slip free yet the cords remain intact, revealing a simple misdirection in the illusion.
Instructions describe slicing a thin fibre from a cord, tying patches, placing rings over the joint, and then having another person hold the cords while the rings are removed with a quick pull. A demonstration shows the cords remain intact after the move.
A curious nickname speaks of a great commander’s first honor and a toad famous for its jewel on the head, temper, and fierce reactions. Professor Bell’s pet toad could be fed from his hand, yet when trapped it raged, snapping at all nearby including its own brother.
The piece extols a dog named Mabus of the Wild-Cat, calling him capable of “whip his weight in wild cats.” It notes wild cats avoid conflict yet the dog has shown extreme bravery, especially when wounded or cornered, making cowardice accusations questionable.
United States Senator Simmons of North Carolina urges a monument on Roanoke Island North Carolina marking the 1587 birth of Virginia Dare the first English speaking child born in the new world. He asks Congress to appropriate $25000 for the project.
A lighthearted tale contrasts cats and dogs as unlikely friends. The piece frames canine and feline quirks through humorous vignettes and gentle observations about interspecies harmony.
The text surveys cloud size and weather signs, banana cultivation practices, plant respiration and carbon dioxide balance, origins of life in Earth's damp atmosphere, and summaries of scientific instruments for measuring material extension, gravity, and isostasy with references to F J Allen, Mr. Boyey, and Dr. Hecker of Potsdam.
A Nassau Street observer notes the rarity of window glass breakage when moving heavy goods in tall buildings. He recalls two workers hoisting timber to a roof and praises movers for precision, saying damage costs would be high given the glass lighting modern offices.
The youngest to ascend the British throne was Henry VI who became king at eight months and twenty five days old. His early accession marks the record for the youngest monarch in British history.
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