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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
7
A week of mining notices reports Sunnyside at Thunder Mountain sold for 125000 with 50000 down. Ymir is developing deeply while others resume work. Robberies? No. John Waldron dies frozen near Council City. Several mines including Granite and Old Ironsides advance. Methow Railway plan and a 400 ton smelter target. Cedar Canyon strikes show silver and galena. tax rulings boost mine valuations in Idaho.
New machinery for the Wauconda mill arrives at Republic as Bailey & Adams plan to install a 10 stamp mill on their Black Jack mine property in the Simpson district along Salmon river. Brass castings stolen from Emma mine in Butte last week. Twin Mountain Gold Mining tunnel tragedy near Nome claims Natcher and Corneille. Eureka Smelter of Clarkston begins building a boat for upper Snake river. Empire State Idaho Mining dividend declared 3 cents per share totaling 252.77 dollars. cumulative up to date 1334 dollars. Nipper Consolidated Copper filed articles of incorporation in Montana with 3.76 million dollars capital. incorporators and directors listed.
Dispatch from London reports a Boer assault at Heilbron Orange River Colony leading to a British surrender after Methuen’s rear guard was overwhelmed. Delarey’s forces breached defenses, several officers killed or wounded, and Methuen later treated with courtesy by Delarey.
Bradstreet's weekly trade summary notes weather and industrial improvements across the nation. Springlike conditions, better transportation, and drought relief in the southwest influence trade, with wheat exports totaling 2,096,280 bushels for the week and failures in the United States and Canada rising modestly over recent periods.
The War Department reports eight months ending August 31 1901 show total imports at 19 618 596 and exports at 16 936 405. Imports from the United States rise 64 percent excluding precious metals, while exports edge up slightly. Foodstuffs and manufactured goods increase notably, hemp remains the leading export, and manufactured articles nearly double prior year.
A cyclone struck Scotch Prairie near Belleville on Saturday causing extensive damage to several homes and the Dunkard church. No fatalities reported. Local authorities assess structural destruction and safety risks following the storm.
Portland wheat trends ease with prices around 65 to 66 cents a bushel for various grades including valley and Bluestem noted. Tacoma market holds steady with Bluestem at 66 cents and club at 65 cents amid nominal stability.
The United States transport Hancock departed for the Philippines carrying the army headquarters two battalions of the Eleventh Infantry and 265 raw recruits from San Francisco on March 17.
Port of Spain report outlines rapid insurgent gains across Venezuela. Guanta captured March 14 with six custom officers wounded. Dutch ship delivered mail to rebels who then controlled Guanta before Government forces under Velutini recaptured it. Insurgents seize Cariaco and threaten Cumana, potentially capture Cardamanao, while Bolivar steamer lands troops near Puente Piedras and Cumarebo to aid forces under Riera. Ciudad de Gira near Valencia reportedly captured as crisis deepens.
A Pioneer limited train from Chicago collided with a Howell avenue streetcar at Kinnikinick avenue crossing injuring ten passengers. The most serious injuries include Mrs Kaiser with a broken knee cap and her two year old daughter bruised, Miss Emily Wurater with a scalp wound, and Mrs Bartholomeus with a broken leg. The remaining injuries are minor cuts and bruises.
Twenty four families at St Catherine flats Fortieth street and Grand boulevard were driven from the building by a fire. A frigid wind hampered firemen as they confined the flames to the structure. Tenants barely escaped and found shelter with neighbors while nearly all goods and personal effects were lost.
Spokane report says a man believed to be W Brachinger threw himself under an 8 F N train near 10 this morning. He was killed instantly and his body was mangled beyond recognition in a reckless personal crisis.
Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia champion middleweight and heavyweight pugilist of England signs to meet Tommy Ryan of Kansas City for the middleweight world title. They will weigh 158 pounds at ringside before the Southern Athletic Club of Louisville on May 3.
A five year old selects a blue eyed kitten from Tabby’s litter and asks to keep it. His mother proclaims love beyond wealth as the boy’s nurse escorts him to see his newborn triplets. The crowd hushes as the male lead jokes about wages amid the dim room.
A fragment from Tit Bits notes a young man pressed to call, then told to stop, capturing a light hearted social moment about courtship expectations and restraint in a bygone era.
A fragment notes in Korea the medical profession runs in families from father to son and cites a 2000 year old 19 volume work as the basis of study. It reflects on cultivation of Mary’s voice and broader world implications with uncertain phrasing.
The east side Roosevelt and James streets host ancient style pasta makers where spaghetti and vermicelli are produced by medieval methods. Swarthy workers operate hand presses as dough strings hang to dry. Some shops stock only imported goods while others sell New York made pasta. signs claim authentic Italian quality amid a district favored by the Jewish community.
An extended vignette describes guests arriving at a new Liberty Hall home with signs of luxury and refined taste. A hostess welcomes friends, praising the room’s comfort as the guest notes the ample cushions and elegant furniture, while a warning about sitting on pillows hints at decorum and propriety. The scene ends with a sly aside about a “Livery Hall” and polite social ritual, framed by the narrator’s wry, 1920s tone.
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