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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1901
Page
2
Mollie Dane endures a dimly lit prison chamber in a New York tainted tale. An unseen masked captor imposes a forced marriage, while Mollie resists, schemes, and blinds herself to escape as days drag by. Her courage wavers between defiance and longing for freedom.
A Trollander wrote to the Commander-in-Chief Lord Roberts asking for a pipe from Boer General Dotha as a souvenir. The C I C private secretary replied that his lordship did not intend to avail himself of the offer.
A mob of about 500 men and women in Enterprise Coffey County Alabama hanged and burned John Wesley Pennington after he confessed to brutally assaulting Mrs. J. C. Davis. He was captured after a manhunt, bound by iron chains, and executed at the Davis residence stake with a brushwood pyre and oil feed, leaving only ashes.
A broad anti bells movement erupts in Chicago with demonstrations and clashes as residents voice concerns over bells in churches. No injuries reported but tensions rise amid religious and civic debate.
The report lists events including five hundred Winnipeg carpenters on strike, Ambrew Parsons of Toronto dying by self-inflicted gunshot, Herbert Gladstone and I N Fraser engagement, a fatal hayload fall, a likely Pan American visit by the Duke of Cornwall, a Calgary Creek drowning of A H Gegg’s daughter, a Wolseley bull fatality to John Schar’s daughter, a lynching in Enterprise Alabama, a Winni- Tx mass meeting for PR trackmen, and a Branden imether losing an eye in South Africa Constabulary service.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, has risen to prominence through budget plans on taxed incomes sugar and coal export duty. Since 1877 he has held cabinet roles including chief secretary for Ireland and secretary for the colonies, strengthening his position with blunt talks on national resources.
Parliamentarians urge King Edward to grant Wales a place in the royal arms. The Welsh arms have rarely appeared in English sovereigns’ achievements, with the harp of Ireland and the Wales emblem shown in a Tudor era royal display from a Harleian manuscript in the British Museum.
The Oceanic reported collision with the Kincora in the Irish Channel at about 1 AM in dense fog. The Kincora sank with seven drowned. Oceanic sustained minor dents and continued to New York after aiding survivors.
Wim Phillips, a fan from Erin Ont, died by his own hand. Tone, the Brandon mare, defeated Patchmont in a Winnipeg match race. James Lowes of Thornhill Man. was found dead at home. A tunnel burglary near Selby Cal smuggled $340000 in gold. A Lisgar election warrant issued by Speaker Brodeur. Trooper Harry Sproule of Winnipeg killed in action July 15. George Towns the Australian oarsman welcomed at Rat Portage. Harvesters depart Toronto in waves. 9 trains yesterday, 3k more tomorrow. Wheat harvest begun on Portage Plains amid poor weather.
Reports describe fighting in Venenis ia and drownings at Des eronto Salisbury Md and near Tren ton Ont. An electrical storm hit Lethbridge causing injuries to two residents. Manitoba reports waveal harvesting and a Montreal lineman killed by a live wire. Keach, father of the British Cimens, dies after an accident. The Bishop of London condemns certain practices.
A male muleteer learns a lesson after a pack train rider discovers he can lighten his load by lying down in a stream to dissolve salt. Conversely a muleteer adds sponges to absorb water, making the load heavier fourfold. The moral is that clever tricks backfire.
D. N. Fraser about 23 was fatally injured Monday when a hay wagon upset in Vankleek Hill Ontario. He was paralyzed after the crash and died Wednesday morning. He was the son of Donald J. Fraser.
Ottawa reports Secretary Ryall of the New Westminster Lacrosse club will bring R. F. Anderson to Ottawa to arrange a Minto cup match in British Columbia for Canada’s championship. September is suggested. eastern teams are unlikely to travel west.
Harvesting has begun on several farms around Morden. Uresceus is named as the long-expected two minute horse, with turfmeh expectations setting the pace for the region.
A discussion tracing the geologic saga of life from Silurian to tertiary eras. It notes mass extinctions that culled thousands of species and highlights the horse’s gradual evolution from multi toed ancestors to the modern one toed form, achieved through immense selective pressures and tribulation.
A tale shows Justice Bookstayer with a punctilious German guard at his private chambers door. A prominent lawyer and two clients request audience, the officer announces in accented German style that two gentlemen and a lawyer wish to speak. The lawyer resents being called only a lawyer, while the guard’s quip highlights perceptions of lawyers and gentility.
The account notes Henry III presiding at Gloucester on October 28 1216 in a coronation without a crown. A plain circle was used in place of the missing crown lost with King John’s jewels and baggage near the Wash. The report comes through the London Telegraph.
Professor Lounsbury of Yale defends newspaper English saying it suffers from rush but often shows clearer expression and vigor than more crafted literary work. He argues writers are generally superior to critics who judge them.
W Chisholm of the English civil service dies aged 83 after a 53 year career begun in 1824 as a junior clerk in the exchequer. He later mentored Hugh Chisholm, editor of The St James Gazette, and valued home life as best refuge.
A brief proverb notes that learning continues at any age while warning that overconfidence stops growth. It reflects a common sentiment about humility and personal development.
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