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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
6
A compilation of quirky observations and quotes on finance sport science and politics. It riffs on Wall Street money and cheap wheels while noting oddities from a stomachless man to financial missteps and a plan to rid the world of rats.
In Richmond Kentucky William Phelps a Black laborer dies after steering his married colleague Stansbury to safety in a boiler incident. Phelps, who was single, urged Stansbury to ascend first and perished from fatal burns while saving another. His act is hailed as noble self sacrifice.
Edward Cudahy of Omaha rejects a deal to stop pursuit of the kidnap gang after they offer to return ransom. He vows to pursue justice, cover all costs, and claim a $25,000 reward for convicting the abductors. The piece argues public safety requires police pursuit of all such crimes and praises Mr. Cudahy's resolve.
Hindoo Soap is described as the sole soap used by orthodox Hindoos and said to be entirely vegetable. It notes soap is rarely used in India and calls it a near luxury for natives. It also mentions a cultural courtesy about asking a man if his Mandana are genuine and compares it to asking a woman her age.
A Chicago Tribune poem criticizes the city’s nightly noise and crime culture. The piece rails at sensational headlines and public fear, contrasting brutal events with calls for nobler art and brighter days. It laments endless frightful reports and questions whether any heroic or cheerful music remains.
An excerpt describes a surreal landscape where a lake is magnified into a vast, vapor filled chasm. Sulphurous fumes obscure distance as fires flare at twilight and a red fire eye cone spits flames. Rocks appear greenish yellow amid sulfur, while size and scale feel distorted by the uncanny scene.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt explains the gradual rise of the ancient lake bed and the Colorado River carving deep channels through rock. As the land lifted, water and suspended sand wore down basins and gorges, creating a 500 mile long canyon system with some depths over a mile.
Rocco Dianovitch has made prison exploration his life work for forty seven years, starting at eighteen with trespass in Prussia and three months behind bars. He wandered through Belgium, Prussia, Poland, Russia, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Australia, India, and Japan before settling in America for over a year in various jails.
An Express piece explains the origin of the term pound sterling. It notes that during Richard the Lionheart era eastern German coinage valued for purity entered England and was called Easterling money, later shortened to sterling as German Easterlings settled in London and their coins minted.
A hungry cabby in a coffee shop discovered a piece of wood in his plate of taters and sausages. He shouted to the waiter that he wouldn’t eat the kennel with the food, quoting the line in a humorous London Tit Bits anecdote.
Police reports show last year burglars in London earned a total of 96000 dollars, a figure that underscores decline in burglary profits. Authorities note changing risk and enforcement affecting crime economics.
Fusileers were those who carried fusils, the old term for flint locks used to distinguish from match locks. The phrase recalls historical weapon terminology and the distinct role of soldiers armed with early firearms.
Milwaukee June 22 A sweeping injunction of broad scope bars workers from interfering with Vitter Manufacturing employees. It prohibits gathering about the works posting pickets and actions damaging the company while allowing strikes. Placed in the name of National Metal Trades Association with Vitter as plaintiff, the order targets the International Association of Machinists and affiliates. George Mulberry predicts little effect and vows response after conference.
The Spokane market report lists prices for poultry and eggs, ducks, geese, turkeys, and fresh ogee cases. vegetables including potatoes and onions. hides for green and calf skins. beef and veal, mutton, hogs and sheep products. It also shows local mills paying for grain like club wheat blue stem and red varieties delivered in bulk or sack.
In an Associated Press interview General Cailles says surrender is wise and pledges loyalty as he and 6000 insurgents disband near Pagsangan. Santa Cruz, Laduna Province, June 24. The town remains filled with armed insurgents and uniforms.
In Glasgow on June 23 the international pigeon match awarded 200 pounds. America led with 037 points and Scotland had 882. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa and R Morrell of Milwaukee tied for the highest possible score.
A historic Virginia County event reports a severe evening storm in Terwell, June 23, causing extensive damage to crops, railroads, and buildings. Three children are drowned. The piece also notes emigration statistics: Europe 10 of 1000 living abroad, America 137 of 1000, and 300 of 1000 Australians born elsewhere.
The Parsis or Parsees, Persians by origin, are a small but wealthy community in India notable for their vulture burial custom, progressive views, and benevolence. The article describes their attire, urban spread from Bombay to Calcutta, monogamy, lack of beggars, and high literacy in trade. It also contrasts their beliefs with Hindu practices and notes women’s relative freedom and the impact of Western ideas, such as bicycles, on Indian society.
An account of isolated Kentucky mountaineers and their enduring customs, speech, and ballads. The piece compares rural life along historic routes like the St Lawrence and Erie Canal, noting their archaic vocabulary and cultural holdouts despite modern changes. It also touches on English female postal workers and urban telegraph duties in London.
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