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Newspaper
Lewiston Daily Teller
Location
Lewiston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
6
A collage of observations on science advancing daily life and the social role of ministers. Notes on Edison cement, ship design, and the evolving tests for city church leaders, plus reflections on manners, equality, and the era’s broad reforms.
A tale unfolds of Anne Lesling learning her father plans to remarry to a widow named Norton. Anne rages at the idea of a stepmother and a rival suitor Charles Edward Fitzhenry vows to defy fate, declare love, and confront the father to win his bride.
The article notes that 2 550 employees and 4 346 trespassers were affected, with 249 passenger deaths and 139 740 cars per injury ratio. It credits progress in rolling stock, trackage, safety devices, and the block system. Four track separation of passenger and freight trains is expanding, with gates at busy stations to control access after boarding.
A short poem from the New York Sun recounts a girl plucking a daisy to reveal love’s truth. She asks the flower if he loves her, and the final petal answers no. She mocks the flower and sheds a tear, calling it false.
William H. Hunt, new successor to Gov. Allen Porto Rico, born in New Orleans on November 5, 185%, son of William Henry Hunt a former Navy Secretary and Russian minister, educated at Yale, and later Montana Attorney General. He moved to Helena, served on the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, helped frame Montana’s 1884 constitution, and held key judiciary roles. President McKinley later asked him to serve as Secretary of Porto Rico to aid Gov. Allen in establishing the island’s civil government.
In a domestic scene at the father of Anne, Charles Edward meets his beloved’s family after a carriage arrival. Anne introduces him to her mother and stepfather, who accept the match with humor and warmth. Charles Edward plans to finish his studies, hoping to wed Anne without opposition if they remain steadfast.
Stewart Culin, curator at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, visited Cuba to verify claims of wild Indians. He found bands calling themselves Indians who intermarry within their group, share copper skin and high cheek bones, but lack tribal structure and retain little distinct language or customs from rural Cuba.
Curator Culin notes imports of Indians from Yucatan via Santo Domingo since the mid 19th century complicating Cuba’s aboriginal survival. He cites Yara’s settlement from the Spanish era, Indian houses, and customs, while acknowledging mixed traits among Almarrares and Yateras peoples amid rural decline and enduring hospitality.
The tale says Wolsey hid wealth in casks at Hampton Court and a kingly prank uncovered gold pieces in a wine vault. Henry VII allegedly boasted of wine while the fool claimed Wolsey’s casks held rich treasure, prompting the cardinal to gift Hampton Court for safety.
The article notes red snow in Arctic regions linked to a vegetable substance. It cites life expectancy gains over fifty years for men and women, and Dr. Parker in London reporting substantial declines in smallpox, fevers, diphtheria, and tuberculosis deaths. It recounts electrical progress at the Paris Exposition, per M. Picou, including generator hours, mains connections, and public lighting.
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