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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
2
Eric Langdon, a shattered lieutenant, seeks work with the Chicago railroads after being dismissed by his former unit. He endures poverty and cold, earns a chance from Merrivale and Nelson, and is taken in by the officers at Sheridan. Nelson's group shows mercy, recognizing Langdon's humanity and potential.
The note records an event where Lolllog Teter is mentioned with instruction to act as soon as the liquid boils or gases rise and the water boils. The fragment hints at a procedural response to a boiling reaction and gas formation.
A garbled excerpt describes wooden leather clad serpentine gear and a fresh water spring near Cuba, with a mention of the gulf of Syerzia and a submarine spring noted in the region. The text reads like fragmented travel or geological notes with uncertain origins.
A weary wanderer from the lakefront arrives at Fort Sheridan's messroom after cold, hunger, and fatigue. Gunned by rough treatment and aided by two soldiers who share soup, a sandwich, and charity, Corcoran Ryan returns with Langdon to seek help and recall the morning’s ordeals in a Chicago setting.
Eric Langdon, recovering under Nelson’s care, challenges Dr Armistead Olmstead and accuses the surgeon of improper conduct. A tense confrontation follows as Langdon demands action within 24 hours about the physician’s post.
A fragmentary exchange describes celluloid as nitrocellulose with camphor and alcohol. A clerical man in a rusty coat warns against trusting riches, while a prosperous man retorts that he invests in rusts. The dialogue blends material science with a wry financial quip.
London reports a conference between Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Boer generals Botha Te Water and De la Re y. The Boers presented demands on amnesty payments rights and farm restitution while Chamberlain urged adherence to Vereeniging terms and warned against reopening negotiations. He argued for continued aid and a peaceful future in South Africa.
Toronto fair receipts lead by twelve thousand dollars over last year. Four new grain boats head for the great lakes between Port Arthur and Georgian Bay. J O S Larke reports drought boosts Manitoba wheat demand in Australia. The Liverpool Mercury cites a trans Atlantic service assured subsidy or none. London Chamber opposes subsidies to a British Canadian steam line. Glanders costs Ottawa horses. Sir Wilfrid Laurier plans Canada return October 7. Genoa dispatch notes Maurice Wilson killer found near his home, exhausted and hungry. 5000 dead from China West river floods and Formosa floods followed by a tidal wave. Stromboli erupts with fire and stones. Vesuvius shows activity. Cottage City runs aground near Wrangel. 150 passengers rescued. Hudson's Bay Company, oldest commerce firm, traces to 1670 charter.
Patrick A. McHugh MP for Leitrim North, freed from Sligo jail after a three month sentence for contempt of court. He received a large welcome with 2,000 Nationalists, while denouncing opponents and deriding the crown solicitor Fenton and Belfast tribunals. He warned of coercion and tyranny under the law and urged resistance to oppression in Ireland.
Japanese laborers wear caps and backs bearing the inscription of their trade and the name of their employers, a visible sign of their professional identity. The marking may indicate a formal employer relationship and job affiliation.
The Kremlin of Moscow holds the crowns of Poland and the kingdoms and principalities toppled by Russia, reflecting a claim of vast imperial reach and historic conquests.
In meridinal Russia people gained remunerative living by fishing for leeches. The practice provided income through collecting medicinal leeches, reflecting local livelihoods tied to traditional extraction and trade.
A prominent exhibition director notes a final detailed statement is pending. Jabour, called the modern Barnum, provided platform attractions and side shows, receiving $10,000. The board took 75 percent of receipts after a 25 percent share to labor, including side shows and platform attractions.
A great whale hunt occurred at Hillsworth Shetland Islands after a report of a school of herring whales approaching. 166 whales were slaughtered the longest reaching thirty five feet. In St Petersburg a dispatch notes that a Cossack official ordered fifty knout strokes for the father of every girl born, already leading to several punishments. Margery Kingdon a Cardiff court defendant disrupted proceedings claiming she locked herself up to draw attention to a dispute with the late Duke of Clarence and asserting losses to her husband and children to shield the Duke’s name.
Joseph Phillips, about 23, died hours after a Stratford Ontario accident at the GTR roundhouse. He was coupling cars when they crashed, suffering severe abdominal injuries. He was the son of A Phillips, GTR station agent at Seaforth.
Hugh S. Spender editor of the London Daily Express and Westminster Gazette, on a journalist tour of Canada, escaped serious injury when a fire department exhibition run in Rossland went awry. The chemical wagon upset on a steep Second Avenue hill. Spender was thrown to the sidewalk but landed on a hose and remained unhurt. A photographer captured the moment as the accident occurred.
The Boer generals Botha De Wet and De La Rey with Wolmarans Wessels and Rietz arrived from The Hague and were warmly greeted at the town hall. De la Rey said they came to seek aid for destitute Boers and refused to be political. De Wet pledged loyalty to England and the new government, while seeking relief for widows and orphans. Separately near Mount Forest William Mapletoft injured his arm after a belt caught him, doctors amputated below the elbow.
Mr. Green of Gom ez Street Winnipeg proved the fruit's exceptional quality by growing a crab apple tree in his garden that yielded a phenomenal crop this year. The harvest surpassed all entrants at the recent horticultural show, with branches simply loaded down.
The world faces a smaller cork supply than demand, prompting a new industry that collects cleans and repurposes corks. London averages 475000 telegrams daily while Paris sees about 120000.
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