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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
1
Martin confesses to Julia that he loves another woman Olivia Oliviers, prompting a cold confrontation and Julia's withdrawal. His mother reveals Julia’s guardianship taints and his father urges a political solution: marry Julia to protect the family. Martin confronts a grim choice between love and family survival.
The essay contrasts wild animal danger myths with real risks in nature and daily life. It also recounts two humorous anecdotes: a man obsessed with tan shoes during illness and Meissonier’s refusal of a giant drop curtain costing six million dollars, illustrating caution and wit.
The piece recalls Washington Irving as a lifelong bachelor after Matilda Hoffman died young. Her memory haunted him, with his Bible and prayerbook as constant companions. Anecdotes show how her death stilled him and how small items sparked vivid recollections during travels.
Destructive fires in Colorado subsided as reports noted a Cheyenne woman killed her father in law and York and McKinley related events marched through, while the Buffalo Exposition faced heavy losses. Czolgosz case moved toward trial. McKinley’s remains lay in state in Canton. Roosevelt policy outlined. strikes and conferences troubled various regions.
Lord Kitchener’s dispatch from Pretoria describes Kritzinger’s ambush near Herschel in which Lovatt's Scouts suffered casualties including Lt Colonel Murray and Captain Murray. Boers recovered a gun, were pursued, and Kritzinger lost two killed and 20 prisoners. Prisoners released after Scheeper's Nek and Vinkfontein losses noted, with captures of two commandoes near Adeburg and southeast of Carolin.
H. W. Bracken after six months in Northern Alaska reports that near the Romanzoi mountains about 1,000 miles from Dawson he found herds of mountain sheep frozen in an 8,000 foot glacier. He explains extreme mid winter blizzards trapped stampeding sheep, forming an icy covering and leaving exposed flesh eaten by Arctic bears and wolves. Bracken is a scientific miner with 25 years' experience and three years on the Yukon.
Preparations are complete for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to travel across Canada to Vancouver. The Quebec to Vancouver line will be patrolled by thousands of guards from the Canadian Pacific railway. The royal train will be preceded by pilot engines and private detectives search for potential threats. Traffic along the transcontinental route will yield with strict 200 mile safety clearances.
Washington September 24 The president named Col James M Bell Eighth Cavalry and head of the Military Board of Review as a brigadier general to replace the late Brigadier General Ludlow. Bell will retire October 1 creating another vacancy for appointment.
The signal office in Washington announced a message from Manila reporting the last cable link completed. Telegraph communication now reaches the southernmost island of the Philippine group, enabling direct traffic with the region.
In Tampa on September 24 a citizens committee pressured Resistencia cigar union soup houses to stop idle labor. Seven houses were visited, soup spilled, fires put out, and six hundred strikers returned to work though some workers resisted.
Lena Fair, 24, shot and killed her father in law Michael Fair at their home in South Cheyenne this evening. She reportedly fired while grabbing for his revolver with one hand on his throat. Police found a revolver on the dead man and Mrs. Fair was arrested.
The report notes rising hop prices prospects and railcar needs while detailing fires, deaths, educations certifying teachers and new schools. It covers mine shipments value per ton and expanding resources in towns like Ashland Riddle Gardiner Coos Bay and Benton County with new structures and community projects.
A dense OCR fragment lists grain and farm product prices including wheat, flour, oats, barley, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, meats, and other staples with varied per unit values. It also notes a statistic on British juvenile societies and a quirky regional observation about birthday celebrations in India.
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