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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
2
A miscellany reports three killed in a pool hall attack in Arkansas, Christmas deaths in New York, a grain elevator reopening in Canada, and political moves from Venezuela to Saxony. It also notes a London liner’s end, New Zealand prohibition results, a Christmas church incident, mutiny searches, a St Paul death, a convent fire, large Chicago New York transit venture, and tunnel plans downtown.
A Canadian Oil Refining plant near Petrolia Ontario was rocked by a boiler explosion while workers treated ur ine in a batch. Four men W Nicholls E Rawley James Gass and John Reardon were injured with Nicholls badly scalded after sliding a chest line and striking a steam pipe during the blast.
News from Australia reports the attack on the recruiting steamer Lily by natives of Mallicolo in New Hebrides. Captain Henry Atoim Atkinson was killed by natives who seized his rifle. two crewmen were wounded as the attackers landed ashore. The incident followed a burial rite belief and led to further fighting near Eapie Bay when the schooner Pearl was fired upon during preparations to land more natives.
Dispatch from Pittsburg Kansas reports Montgomery Godley a belor ed man taken from jail after shooting Policeman Milton Hinkle during a dance disturbance. A mob hanged Godley from a telephone pole after an initial lynching attempt failed.
A London cable reports Mr Kroger living at Mentone plans permanent residence near Pretoria and sought aid to approach the colonial office about returning. Bail offers of £11,000 are raised by Boer sympathizers, but his return is deemed unlikely due to potential anti-British agitation and disloyal elements. Other items note Canadas price shifts, a deadly Moscow poison letter incident, a Barrie Braden corpse confusion, and Winnipeg homicide linked to Mrs St Denis.
The London Daily Express Durban correspondent reports Lord Milner may depart for England in April or May after a rest. He is expected to be offered the governorship of the Australian Commonwealth. Canada plans special shipments of apple varieties to Japan to showcase production. The emperor and leading imperial officials will be included in the distribution.
A compilation of short items: Brandon forms a gentlemen’s driving club. Scottish laborers reach Winnipeg. three Galicians go to trial at Port Arthur. Calgary Edmonton Railway seeks branch lines approval. Blackfoot Indians face smallpox at Gleichen. Canadian soccer players lose in Glasgow. North Dakota coal mines merge. Port Arthur harbor shows open water on Dec. 20. Agnes Cousins near suicide in Winnipeg hospital. Nineteen killed in a Southern Pacific wreck. Elm Creek confirms James Wilson’s death by circular saw. Moosomin elevator man fined for theft. Yukon murderers Labelle and Fourier to hang. Winnipeg immigrant arrivals near five months double 1901. Marconi sends wireless from Cape Breton to King and Times. Saint Todd injured in fire response. Northwestern road engineers and firemen seek higher wages. Rowheat cars robbed in transit. four Rat Portage men arrested. Roosevelt urged to arbitrate Venezuelan dispute by Britain and Germany. Three merchant vessels seized by British cruisers. CPR plans Winnipeg station expansion. Finland endures crop failures and distress. Princess of Wales bears a son on Dec 20. Henry Baker found dead in his barn near Oakville. Doukhobor tenter Teter Veregin may settle in Yorkton colonists.
A Buffalo dispatch reports that a disguised woman, known as Harry Norman, was found after an ankle fracture on Swan and Michigan streets. Surgeon Cutting noted a beardless face and small hands, revealing the patient as Agnes Golden of Yorkshire, England, who had been working as a cook. She had lived as a man for ten years to find work. The piece also notes a murder in Almira, Washington, a deans’ death, and a cynical wrap of unrelated quips.
The Most Rev Frederick Temple Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of all England died at 5 15 PM in London after a long illness He collapsed in the House of Lords following a speech on the Education Bill He will be buried at Canterbury He was born November 30 1821 and educated at Blundell's Rugby and Balliol College He held posts including Bishop of Exeter London and inspector of training colleges He authored sermons and Bampton Lectures.
Tan Mann states the Grand Trunk cannot buy the Canadian Northern at any price. A Peace River dispatch notes good fox and mink catches and fair martens in the region. A London financial surge follows Canadian interest in CT Rose, son of Sir John Rose, running Liberal in Newmarket. Earthquake in Andijan, Turkestan kills 2500 and destroys 16000 houses. Irish land conference unlikely to settle the dispute but may influence Wyndham's upcoming Irish land bill.
Market notes show interior wheat movement steady but not as brisk after navigation end with 24 car shipments daily. Oats scarce due to car shortages, flaxseed largely sold, and barley prices steady. Butter cheese eggs and meats quoted with Winnipeg prices. wool and seneca root also recorded. overall trade quiet ahead of spring, with several grains priced per Fort William Port Arthur Duluth markets.
The Marquis of Donegal, an 80 year old aristocrat, wed Miss Violet Twining in St George's Church Hanover Square after a quiet civil ceremony. The match followed social introductions at a tea party and faced family opposition from Henry Fitz-Warren who claimed succession.
The Canadian Pacific Railway will establish a benevolent pension system for retired workers. No employee contributions required. Retirement at 65, with board discretionary flexibility. Pension at 1 percent per year of service based on last ten years’ earnings, totaling 20 to 40 percent of salary. Retirees may pursue other business, reflecting broad confidence in loyal railway service. Ottawa Citizen lauds the leadership of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and the board for a reform with lasting impact.
A Santa figure in costume at a Christmas event at Teyford School in Keyes district burned his face and hands when a wax candle on the tree ignited his whiskers. He escaped into the snow after knocking over a man in the aisle, causing panic and minor injuries amid the crowd.
Cattle prices show 34 cents per pound for butcher stockers with quality driven quotes. Sheep and lamb values listed per car, hogs unchanged, milch cows scarce with $30 to $45, horses in steady demand. An earthquake report from Andijan, Russian Turkestan, Dec 17 kills unknown, with starvation risk and relief aid beginning.
William De Witt Hyde argues in Atlantic that constant ethical probing is needed at every contact with others. He asks readers to imagine themselves as a tailor, washerwoman, customer, investor, or worker to weigh responsibility for pay, goods, and conditions.
A man answers a query about lineage and states his third son-in-law will move in today. The speaker contends there is no recorded case of a man committing a crime with a pipe or cigar in his mouth.
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