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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1902
Page
7
Profile of W. J. Pirrie of Harland and Wolff Belfast born in Quebec who joined the firm at 15. He rose to partnership at 27. now the yard employs about 16,000 with 100 acres of plant, making him a millionaire amid the Morganizing of Atlantic shipping.
Berlin the Prussian capital shows a persistent male birth advantage. In 1900 62,245 births produced 27,077 boys and 25,168 girls, an excess of 1,909 male births. From 1891 to 1900 the ten year average favored boys by 1,361 per year, about 618 boys per thousand births versus 487 girls. The record year was 1520 with 625 boys per thousand births.
Henry Labouchere known as Labby, a prominent London journalist and Northampton MP, is portrayed as an eccentric figure who disregards public opinion yet remains immensely popular in some circles. He has faced many libel suits and was once accused by Sir Charles Russell of wearing shabby clothes to lower damages.
Walter Duryea, once paralyzed from the neck down after a Glen Cove diving accident, reportedly smoked his first cigar in years on Sunday. Though fully paralyzed from the armpits and arms, he can move his head and enjoy meals, and believes he will get well.
The Sailors Snug Harbor institution on Staten Island marked its 100th anniversary since conception. Founded by Capt. Robert Richard Randall, the home began with capacity for 30 sailors and now houses about 900 inmates in 60 buildings. The charity yields about $380000 annually and admission requires five years of sailing for U S citizens. A separate note reports a boxed will of Thomas Hodgkins found inside a tablet linked to King Charles II and Queen Catherine, hinting at hidden wealth for a parish poor fund.
The subject, born in Boston sixty six years ago, Harvard graduate, switched from law to philanthropy about thirty years ago. He led the Associated Charities of Boston, now president, and heads several philanthropic groups while serving as president of the American Peace Society. He believes stronger individuals should help the weak through directed cooperation rather than charity alone.
Rev. Dr. John H. Barrows president of Oberlin College died at his Oberlin home after weeks of illness with pneumonia. The immediate cause was heart failure, though salt injections briefly kept him alive. Barrows was a famed clergyman orator scholar author and logician who helped raise over a million dollars for Oberlin and was named by Chicago University as lecturer on Christian philosophy.
A Pretoria correspondent describes Boer leaders at peace talks with Britain. Delarey and De Wet push for hard terms while Steyn and most Transvaal leaders favor ending hostilities. British terms include lasting recognition of independence after a transitional period, amnesty, and language rights, with Milner and Kitchener mediating.
A California coastal Memorial Day ceremony strews flowers on the sea which appears to bloom in color. Initiated by Mrs Armitage C Forbes of Los Angeles, a descendant of Philadelphia's John Page, the observance blends art and travel influences from her life in Kansas and England.
Police use narrow trenches across a fast road to damage racing cars and enforce speed laws. The pits are moved to catch drivers off guard. officers rarely press charges, preferring the experience to deter speeding.
An asa-tree near Wembley Park, England, dislodged a one-foot thick stone wall with about a ton of weight. An elm in Geansden, Cambridgeshire, spread roots that pushed a brick bridge section from its position across a stream.
A New York Tribune inquiry notes that California olives rival Mediterranean sources and US demand for high quality olive oil remains strong. It questions why prices stay high despite domestic supply.
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