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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
Eve of the world in brief surveys the past week's events. Von Waldersee nears Hamburg in August while Northcott reelected head consul of the Modern Woodmen of America. West Newton mine fire casualties rise to five with 13 still missing. Mrs. McKinley shows improvement and the battleship Illinois surpasses required speed in trials. Legislative, legal, and crime items follow with executions set and notable deaths reported.
Kansas City June 18 The case against C W Prince and Will and Bert Prince, brothers of Mrs Kennedy, charged with conspiring to kill Philip H Kennedy, has been postponed to the September term. Appeals from Mrs Kennedy's 10 year sentence for Kennedy's murder are being prepared. Pending higher court decision, Mrs Kennedy may be released on bail.
A break in the Larimer and Weld reservoir walls threatens lives and may ruin property worth thousands. The flooded structure sits along the Poudre river about 1.5 miles north of Fort Collins, holding millions of gallons and now overflowing. In Washington, Loomis moves from Venezuela to Portugal while Bowen shifts from Persia to Caracas, and in St. Petersburg ministers renew lease and contracts for Commander and Tulery islands for 3.5 million roubles.
Willie Anderson of Pittsfield defeated Alexander Smith of Scotland to win the US open golf title at Myopia Club in Hamilton Massachusetts. The 18 hole match finished 85 to 86 in favor of Anderson by a single stroke.
The clipping surveys events across Washington and neighboring states with brief notes. It mentions Flag Day in Spokane, a second creamery planned for Sumner, school enrollment in Whatcom, vast timber surplus at Grays Harbor, heavy Yakima rainfall, onion and potato crops near Wilbur, and a new shingle mill at Centralia. It covers port duties at Everett, a shooting near Bickleton, a new riverboat for Okanogan, a Colfax court action, and various farm, mining, and civic items across Idaho and Montana.
A Walla Walla band is slated to perform at the Le Grande Fourth of July celebration. The Cascades right of way was sold by the state for the transfer road, bought for 500 dollars, with total state costs over 6,000 dollars. Albert Teszler of Portland was elected president of the National Educational Association. the next convention will be in Hot Springs Arkansas. Johnston Bros near Dufur shipped the first combined harvester into Wasco County for ranch use. John Kelly, prominent Republican politician and Portland customs collector in Hayes era, died in Eugene at 83. M A Moody reported selling over 300,000 pounds of wool in 24 hours from Antelope district at 12 cents per pound, the highest eastern Oregon price this year. Heilner of Baker City sold 175,000 pounds wool for 9.5 cents per pound, largest eastern Oregon sale. About 1,500 dollars still needed for Pendleton Fourth of July, with 1,147.50 already subscribed. Mr and Mrs G W Cobb crossed the Cascade mountains via Santiam route. four days travel with snow ten miles, five feet deep on average, up to 12 horses pulling one wagon. McKenzie route failed.
Shanghai correspondent reports the dowager empress will announce the emperor’s death by brigands at Kai fong fu Henan. Prince Tuan’s son will succeed, a new capital will be established at Kaifong fu linked to Nankin by railway. John C. Ferguson of Boston to handle the contract, with Li Hong Chang and Taotai Shang seeking to shift blame.
Bradstreet's weekly trade report notes stronger distributive trade driven by better weather and crop prospects. Wheat and corn see gains alongside export demand, while pig iron markets improve and steel bars advance. Rail earnings lag with ongoing machinists strike, and US and Canadian business failures drift lower week over week.
Helena Mont June 17 Former Senator T C Power will issue a call in a few days for conventions of Montana sheep men to meet at Great Falls and Billings in July to organize a state association to coordinate wool handling shipping and sale and to promote wool and mutton breeding.
Big Canadian Failure reports Taylor Bros proprietors of the Don Valley Pressed dealing with a collapse or insolvency event in Toronto Ontario on June 17 as part of a wider financial distress note.
Captain Burch of the British ship Cawdor from Newcastle reports a near miss with the San Francisco lumber schooner Golden Shore during a raging hurricane. As both ships drifted in a fierce sea, a huge wave forced a turn that prevented a collision, leaving the Cawdor uninjured and the Golden Shore turning away, cheers erupting among crews.
A riddle parable from the New York Evening Sun recounts an ignoramus asking for authorship of famous lines. Repeated denials lead to a final admission by a fool who declares, I don't know, underscoring the theme of ignorance versus knowledge.
A fragment from Cleveland and Detroit papers features dialog about wedding nerves and prudence, and a witty retort on liberty versus selling it in gloom. The piece closes with a note on British humor and London medical views, plus a stray garbled line about street drinking troughs and glanderous horses.
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