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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
3
A column of humorous notes and brief jests touches on diverse topics. It speculates about Dom Paul’s attendance, jokes about lobster, vegetarian profits, and Boston versus Chicago habits. It mentions counterfeit postal cards, Morgan’s rail control, and a Lincoln Neb umpire incident.
A garbled report mentions Yale figures and rival schools in a hazy love of sports theme. It references Elihu Yale and John Harvard in a lighthearted race rumor amid scattered notes about prairie dogs and electricity. It also notes Clyde Finloch and a playwright’s unfinished work with unclear context.
William McKinley Osborne longtime Massachusetts resident and United States consul general at London has died after a long illness. A cousin of President McKinley he was born in Trumbull County Ohio and was a Poland Academy schoolmate of the president. He served in the Union Army then practiced law in Youngstown before entering politics as mayor. He moved to Boston about 17 years ago and his wife Francis Clara Hastings was a Boston native. His consul general appointment came early in McKinley’s first administration.
News of Don Abcazuza engagement to the widow of late Senator Cushman K. Davis spreads through Madrid court society. Abacazuza, former Spanish Cabinet minister and secretary for the colonies, met Mrs. Davis in Paris during the Peace Commission era, stirring chatter in Madrid Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis society. Mrs Davis is known across Minnesota and Illinois social circles and in politics. She met Don Abaguza while Davis served in the US Senate during the Spanish war era.
The War Department tests a flexible saddle tree by a Baltimore based French inventor. The new tree, made from rubber and canvas, replaces the wood and rag hide design braced with iron. About a dozen trees have been ordered for experiments to improve cavalry comfort.
A special letter extols Colorado as a thriving state led by irrigation. Denver and Pueblo see heavy growth, with major projects by Colorado Fuel and Iron Co and new reduction works in Colorado Springs. Irrigation drives higher yields, vast reservoirs, and rapid land value rise, making fruit and sugar beet industries prominent and attracting homeseekers.
A Century depiction notes Webster’s lofty talents set him apart from the public and earned him no fond nickname. It contrasts public affection with awe and shows how Whigs labeled opponents like Clay and Taylor with popular sobriquets while Webster remained the “Honorable.”
A relative recounts young Evans being urged by a church clergyman to observe Lent by denying what he enjoyed most. After three weeks of absence, Evans explains he is keeping Lent strictly by denying himself the pleasure of hearing the sermon, as told by the clergyman in the New York Times.
A grocer challenges a blind man with sugar to show heightened senses. He tests by letting the man feel a spoonful and the blind man instantly identifies sand, drawing laughter from onlookers while the grocer remains unmoved.
A reflective piece describes April crowds drawn to sporting goods displays in shop windows. It contrasts vivid scenes of rods, golf sticks, and yacht hardware with a restive spring mood. The narrator notes a universal urge to venture outdoors that capital city life does not satisfy.
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