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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
6
Ellerton recalls a perilous night on Kamichou Lake with Jack Black after a fog shrouds their boat. They drift in darkness near shallow shallows, fight confusion, and barely escape when their craft sinks in three and a half feet, then reach shore safely.
The New York Press notes a fad of using postage stamps as mail currency with moist blocks exchanged to pay postage. It questions the crime’s effectiveness and asks if stamping forgeries or unscanned stamps could be punished, while noting difficulties in sending silver via mail.
A New York World quote notes the lack of encouragement for workers seeking advancement and cites conductors asking briefly for progress, illustrating the harsh push for frontward movement in labor.
A stream of brief items notes King Oxcar of Sweden receiving a life saving medal, Denver mayor Crane inventing a rotary ore working machine, W. W. Astor funding London University professorships, Riis declining a Danish West Indies governorship, Senator Hanna keeping the pen used to attest the Meigley tariff act, Gong Gee the Chinese electrician writing a book in Chinese, Sir Henry Surowong planning retirement as Canada’s chief justice, Justice Taschereau to be promoted, Dr Heyman denying Kruger's ill health, Colonel Mosby in Colorado public land duties, and Stanford’s James Parker Wall resigning to join Chicago University.
About 300 harness horses are in training at Memphis Tennessee. J Reiff has license to ride again on English courses. Harlem River oarsmen set aquatic carnival May 11 in New York. Frank Kramer lowers quarter mile record to 28 25 seconds at Vailsburg New Jersey. Across the East West and even California and Oregon reports say cycling regains popular appeal. Passaic River rowing says no regatta on Decoration Day due to water contamination. Brannock bill bans trapping birds in Ohio with fines up to 100 or 30 days in jail. America no contest season dampened yet sport prospects remain in the United States. Famous vessels meet in German and British waters. Tou Cooper former champ cycle sprinter eyes a 50 horsepower racing car duel Fournier. Fournier in Europe till late June.
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