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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
2
A Black man named Rochelie was captured and lynched by a Berlin crowd after allegedly killing Mrs Lena Taggart. He was tied to a stake and burned as the city’s search for him ended with a public execution before a large, hostile crowd.
A blast on a fourteen ton powder laden vessel on the Missouri river near Boonville destroyed a small steamer and damaged or wrecked three houses and many residences. Fire spread as gasoline tanks ignited and the crew fled the burning vessel causing extensive property loss and thousands of dollars in damage.
Prisoners at London jail protested hard labor terms on May 31 over alleged interference with free labor. The dispute led to confinement in the black hole, but the strike collapsed after disciplinary action.
Thien, the Norwegian dramatist, is very ill. Sir Alfred Milner was welcomed at Southampton. King Edward presented the Guards with a new color. Gen Buller has been ordered from Lancashire by the war. The steamer Baltimore of Chicago went down in Lake Huron. Two seventy miners are entombed at Universal colliery in the Shennda valley, Wales, with little chance of rescue. Two men are believed dead in Shebandowan lake.
Mixed telegrams report census hints for Montreal and Ontario deaths in St John, with deaths, protests, and legal notes. Maine disaster claims total 270000 dollars, Fifteen claims filed for survivors and victims. Vancouver talks restore northbound steamship rates after profitable fare readjustments. Cape Town reports Boer surrenders at Palapye and Fort Tuli.
In Quebec on May 50 the inscription proposes a bronze tablet marking General Richard Montgomery’s death on December 31, 1775. The Sons of the Revolution and Quebec’s city authorities place the tablet to recall the historic site and friendly ties between nations. Also noted is a separate fire incident at a boarding house where Mrs. Regis guarded valuables before fleeing.
In Lincoln Rhode Island Willian Martineau aged 35 killed his wife 22 and wounded Albert Banks before turning the revolver on himself after entering Mrs Harper's dining room during a quarrel traced to jealousy and liquor Martineau had married only two years and the couple had separated recently.
In Toronto on May 31 a synod led conference with church groups to discuss state aid for voluntary schools teaching religion more openly. The Baptists opposed the proposal while Congregationalists echoed the stance. Presbyterians supported religious teaching but avoided a firm position. No conclusion was reached beyond reporting to allied bodies.
Montreal May 31 report notes machinists of the Grand Trunk and the eastern division of the Canadian Pacific have long prepared for a clash over securing uniform working conditions across their sections.
Regina N W T May 29 The Northwest assembly discussed a bill to allow Doukhobor marriage ceremonies to be conducted by their own method with a meeting clerk or commissioner verification. Premier Haultain favored commissioners over clerks and a low license fee. Bennett opposed laxity yet accepted commissioners.
Washington reports Consul Covert at Lyons says French agriculturalists will fight frost grasshoppers and hail with cannon and smoke. An international Cannon congress is planned for Lyons in November inviting Americans. Experiments show horizontal cannon blasts over vineyards may shield vines from frost while unprotected rows suffer damage.
Nelson reports a second smallpox case, Isaac Fleming, who traveled from Winnipeg and stayed in a shack in the east ward. He went to the city health office and is now in the pest house, with likely infection from railway carriage exposure. Emphasis placed on fumigation of railway cars to prevent westward spread as eastern outbreaks persist.
Dr Bryce returned from Hamilton where five smallpox cases in two families prompted prompt action and limited spread. Six cases in a camp near Havelock are progressing well with no expected new cases. Bernard Jennings, city manager of the Imperial Bank, died suddenly at his St. Vincent Street home aged about 50. Heart disease suspected. he was unmarried.
Montreal May 31. The Hudson's Bay Company buys H M S Pelican from the British Admiralty, marking a new era in ice navigation. The 1130 ton iron built vessel features oak sheathing and a solid wood buffer behind the bows, with a screw propeller and a noble model.
Stratford Ont May 31 Edward Daley was shot during a quarrel at Parkhill and is in precarious condition at Stratford hospital. Howard Walker and Chag Suns, both colored, were arrested at Port Huron in connection with the shooting.
World events span Britain to Canada with a Marquis resigning a militia post in London, selections for North American union leadership, and a European customs league critique. Reports note a British cruiser stranded off Sheerness, a census commission appointment in Athabasca, and tragic capsizing near Iceland with numerous deaths. Additional items cover Soo city incorporation talk, and a fatal train explosion near Skykomish injuring the engineer.
Fireman S. D. McKenzie of the Canadian Northern risked his life to rescue three canoeists on the Atikokan river near Fort William Ontario. A dynamite stick exposed in the water exploded as he pulled the last man to shore, tearing the rescuer’s shirt but sparing the men from a fatal blast.
Montreal reports Sergeant Richardson of Strathcona Horse, recipient of the first Victoria Cross presented by King Edward, has landed. The Lake Superior carried him, quarantined three weeks at Grosse Isle, after accompanying the regiment from South Africa to England. He proceeds last evening to his western home.
At Vanderbilt University Founders' Day a medal in oratory was awarded to Charles Van Marshall of Soo Chow China for his speech Miracle of the Twentieth Century. The award drew strong audience approval as Marshall, who has studied there three years, plans to return to China this summer via Europe.
In Dorset street Whitechapel a woman named Annie Austin aged 28 was found dying in a low lodging house. She died in hospital after being removed. The murderer fled and police were not informed until yesterday. No description available and authorities fear further outrage in the area.
Local authorities report heavy apprehension with the town guard on night duty in trenches. Passenger traffic north is halted while freight moves under armed escort and banks close at noon. The war office lists 42 British killed and 101 wounded, most fatalities between May 22 and May 15 near Bethel and Standerton as Gen. Brand operates in Eastern Transvaal.
A Manitoba government delegation urged transfer of school land control from the Dominion to provincial authorities. The Dominion reportedly declined and will report the decision to Manitoba's executive, while proceeds remain held in trust for public schools.
The Bulgaria liner docked in Halifax with 717 passengers eight hundred and seventeen? wait. Immigrants include 417 adults and the rest children bound for western Canada including Winnipeg and Edmonton. The ship arrived from Hamburg last night.
Miss Henderson of Montreal has been chosen as a delegate to the forthcoming Montreal Methodist conference by the Waterloo district meeting. She is a local preacher and the second woman elected to this role in Canada, with interest rising over whether she will be allowed to take her seat at the Canadian annual Methodist conference.
The report from Ottawa states the Royal Mint branch will be built on Point and the Observa tory building will be placed where the summer house now stands on Parliament Hill overlooking the Ottawa River and Chaudiere falls.
A reflective note on men shaping their own destinies yet failing to follow their own designs. It contrasts the maxim know thyself with the reality that blind adherence to self insight yields little progress or clarity.
A Washington Star quote shows Senator Sorgham praising his political opponent with generosity. The exchange highlights how courteous talk can imply strength and control in politics.
Humorous dialogue notes why most wise men are old bachelors and mocks married misers as common and unworthy of remark from a Chicago News snippet.
The piece surveys Bavarian Greek and German ideas of nightmare, describing a morning visitor begging a gift, and wards like flour and salt or a dagger. It contrasts nightmare with dreams, notes hereditary and nervous predispositions, and links it to head and stomach health and sleep practices.
The author warns against extreme food abstinence before sleep and notes both that light repasts can aid insomnia and that hunger may worsen nightmares. Welsh rabbits and similar snacks are discussed as indigestible treats, while moderation is urged to avoid stomach distress.
A fragmentary note discusses the notion that history repeats, noting that while public events recur, a man’s personal history diverges. It suggests cycles echo in society yet individual paths remain unique though influenced by past deeds and neighbors.
In a streetcar exchange about the weather a stranger recalls paying a lawyer ten dollars for a written opinion on snow. The joke ends with both men angry at each other, noting the weather and the bill.
An elderly woman enters a provincial savings bank and asks if she should withdraw or deposit. The clerk guides her to sign, prompting questions about name and handwriting. The humorous exchange ends with the woman saying she cannot write.
A puzzled diner solves a math problem with a joke about mustard plasters. He asks the waiter for the chemist shop across the street and orders six strong plasters to place on a beefsteak, then smiles at his wit.
In Leslie's Weekly dialogue 4 Helpmate in Truth Marjorie, Madge scold a worldly wife who hindered a planned summer trip abroad. She boasts six Easter weddings within the congregation, implying strong influence on parish life.
In the Somerville Journal Mrs Ariington asks if a young man Ethel Wingate is engaged to is smart. Mrs Lexington retorts that if he were as bright as she thinks, everyone around would need blue glasses.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item shows a heated personal exchange. A woman dismissively remarks she married out of pity, while a man interrupts to note their friends already lavish attention elsewhere.
An advertisement claims Dr Chase's Ointment is the only absolute cure for piles. It cites testimonials from Mrs James Brown and Mr George Thompson, urging reading neighbors to ask their pharmacist and doctor about the remedy, priced at 60 cents a box with mail order options through Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
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