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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
5
A collage of opinions on wealth, poverty, and public advertising. Reflections cite Rockefeller Carnegie and Miss Stone, weighing wealth’s moral use, the role of newspapers, and calls for beauty in signage guiding urban policy nationwide.
Dr. John K. Bradley extols play as essential beyond childhood, aiding school and future work. He links play to keen perception, resourcefulness, and lifelong voluntaries, urging more outdoor play in schools and recess time.
The Reverend Edward Cann, a blunt yet just man aligned with right, told a pretendedly ill old lady he would not believe her will without seeing it. He criticized her lack of proper beneficiaries, refused to take all, and sent for a lawyer to draft a fairer legacy, then bid farewell.
A compact note traces the wedding ring's origins and superstitions. It discusses its symbol of unity and power, ancient ideas linking the ring finger to the heart, and early Christian custom of placing the ring on multiple fingers with the Trinity invoked.
Astronomers at the Berlin observatory promised to calculate orbits for any stars found. They expected only a few yearly, but since March 1901 twenty eight stars have been found and rates may reach forty or more annually. The discovery of a new planet by Herr Wolff increased their workload further.
New Britain Connecticut reports a surge of patents with over 1 400 patients issued to 344 residents as the town touts its inventive spirit amid local pride and cheers.
In Gloucester Massachusetts a yearly memorial service for drowned fishermen is held at McClure Chapel. A widow recalls five losses, the chaplain notes ships lost at sea, and Gloucester averages about one hundred fishermen lost per year.
Andrew Lang discusses Indian conjurers and feats such as a near naked woman held rigid on sword points, the rope illusion and a hypnotic effect. He cites Kipling and Marco Polo as references, notes readings about a skull trick and mango tree illusion by the Pawnees, and questions the lack of visible supports or contact.
In Harper's Magazine a couple recounts hiring Captain Little for a three hour sail to a village across Shana shank Bay at a cost of a dollar and a half. The voyage included delays caused by寻找 the captain's dog Tas-30 which reappeared after a half hour search.
Boxing is a favorite sport of the Danish royal family with Prince V Demar among the top boxers. He once challenged the late Emperor Alexander III of Russia and found a tougher rival. King George of Greece is also noted as a skilled fighter. The Emperor of Russia once shared morning greetings with Prince George of Greece aboard a steamer during travels.
Téisserene de Bert, the French aeronaut, reportedly achieved the lowest reported temperature on record at 72 degrees Celsius or 97.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The reading occurred during a thermometer test aboard a semi-up balloon that ascended to 38,000 feet.
A stated decision to establish an eye hospital and an asylum in Ceylon linked to the memorial for the late Queen in Colombo. The proposal aims to honor the monarch while expanding public medical and welfare facilities in the region.
A mass mob attacked multiple silk mills in Patterson New Jersey while riot leaders urged a general strike. Female workers fled as stones and gunfire wounded officers and several people, including Robinson, as the crowd burned and destroyed mills along Belmont avenue.
Johann Most was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary after conviction for printing an incendiary diary article in his newspaper. The piece appeared around the time President McKinley was shot. The appeal court upheld the lower court’s judgment.
A passenger train on the Sioux City branch of the CP M&O railroad derailed near Ashton Iowa. Two trainmen were killed and several others injured including mail clerks and a fireman. the cause cited is a misplaced switch.
Charles D Warner twenty four son of Major Will Warner United States district attorney and poet and G A R commander was found dead in a southwest boulevard rooming house. Three empty morphine bottles on the dresser indicate overdose. He had been drinking and was dead for several hours. He leaves a widow and one child and had been studying medicine.
Italians Dominick Sanders Tony Madron and Louis Madron faced a mob of about 500 in New Kensington on June 23. David James, a prominent local, was assaulted the same day, and his son Frank James was mortally wounded while rescuing him. Authorities evacuated the prisoners to Greensburg jail, then to Pittsburgh after a partial building raid.
A letter from Sambel of Florida to world’s fair headquarters questions 315 million paid by the United States for the 1803 Louisiana purchase and claims $11 million of gold bullion by Gasparilla and Lafitte is buried near Charlotte Harbor. The writer seeks correspondence and details on any portion of the lost funds, noting seven years of searching and possible results.
Sixteen year old Mark Welborn was arrested by the deputy fire marshal after confessing to setting a fire at Sterling Paper company’s Fordham mill, causing substantial damage. He later wrote to acknowledge setting the Franklin paper mill blaze that destroyed the mill on April 26 with a $100,000 loss. Welborn had prior employment at both mills.
Cholera continues to surge with 1,530 cases and 1,236 deaths in Manila and 7,369 cases and 5,440 deaths in the provinces. Ninety American soldiers have died since the outbreak began as health authorities enforce stricter rules.
A large fire swept June 23 at the Wolff Zwicker iron works in Portland igniting the east side lumber mill and threatening the warehouse district. The blaze spread north, south and east toward the river destroying the Standard Oil warehouse and several small structures in its path.
Manila reports say insurgent prisoners captured at Morong Luzon may have been killed by bolo. Twenty five Samaran insurgents swore allegiance to the United States and were released. General Chaffee seeks civil government in Samar with Senor Liorentes as governor. July 1 amnesty expected to free Filipino prisoners on Guam. Leyte resistance seen as likely to end with daily surrenders to local constabulary.
United States Secret Service agents aided by local police captured eight Italians in Baltimore on Sunday as suspects in a counterfeit operation. The group includes Dominic Frank Tony and Martin Marco plus Cato Rossa Louis Zimma and two women named Martial. Properties raided yielded metal and paraphernalia while Martin women had been detected passing bogus coins. The suspects, all former New York residents, say they are barbers and laborers. Authorities warn more arrests may follow in nearby cities.
John Haynes a Wabash man shot Clarence Gillespie a Peru steel casting works employee. Haynes captured by steel workers as threats of lynching grew. Officers saved him as crowds pursued him to jail by streetcar. Gillespie died of a brain wound with no recovery expected.
A 20s male passenger aboard a Brooklyn bridge car on Sunday suddenly left his seat and jumped over the rail into the river. Police near him could not prevent the suicide as the man cried goodbye and disappeared. body not yet recovered.
In Muncie Indiana four year old Pronim Pritt son of a Hungarian family died after being buried up to his neck under earth following neighbors advice. The child had suffered severe scalding and remained buried for hours before being removed dead.
Dallas reports only light rain as central and southern Texas show worsening crop conditions with corn burning up and cotton suffering. In Taylor all business will halt for one hour from 11 to 12 as Gimortan and prayers for rain are planned.
Lincoln reports a new fraternity ball opening. sparrows grow scarce. Gov Savage to attend the launch of the battleship Nebraska at Seattle on July 4. Postmaster appointments, accidents, fires, court cases, and railway franchise assessments fill Nebraska notices with local color and details.
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