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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
2
Patchy Osceola Record OCR shows scattered remarks on poets politics and jokes. It references drought impacts across states and the idea of paperwork clearing through a central system.
Text fragment discusses origins of British attire and body weight myths, referencing Queen Alexandric and distorted comments about women. It mentions comparisons to American industry and myths about women made from bone. No clear event or date is present.
A quip suggests that if a man without a stomach performs well others might donate their stomachs to hospitals, a grim joke about medical need and efficiency.
W. K. Vanderbilt argues that inheriting money offers no satisfaction yet notes many people would relish being made miserable by receiving large sums. He remarks on the social dynamics of wealth and philanthropy versus entitlement.
A Maryland coroner's jury finds the man involved in the boat incident a murderer. The verdict casts the defendant as a dangerous figure and may prompt reflection on his conduct.
The new five million dollar shovel trust gears up to bring in funds amid debate over whether it is a consolidation or a trust. Critics say the term matters little as the plan proceeds.
An Ohio girl contracted diphtheria after playing with a doll once owned by a diphtheria patient. The doll had sit in a garret for fifteen years. The piece notes microbes as long lasting and mentions a man who sent diamonds valued at $10,000 with his laundry and had them found before disposal.
Leslie's Weekly argues that a woman who brags about poor domestic skills has no right to marriage. It warns that if such views became common, fashionable weddings would become rare and furious.
The passage argues that debts are celebrated as blessings by many nations. It claims that few intelligent citizens expect debts to be paid and notes that enterprising people have bonded the world through spending.
The text cites lingering stamp duties paid to Great Britain, noting the phrase no representation in Parliament and large duties claimed to be required for legal matters. It contrasts past debt and gifts with modern attitudes, mentioning Carnegie and Patrick Henrys and Sam Adams as historical references.
A railroad superintendent announced a need for two hundred laborers for construction, recruiting from Chicago to Vancouver as harvest time began. At the same period, dispatches described a mass exodus of Western wanderers eastward, underscoring urgent labor demand and a nod to the saying that those who will not work shall not eat.
Medical journals note a puzzling surplus of new graduates entering practice as doctors and lawyers. The profession faces crowded lower rungs, with numerous young entrants vying for limited opportunities and offices signs in towns already oversigned.
A convoy plans to send fifty casks of a specially designed, strong construction to the Bering Sea region. The project emphasizes durability and readiness for harsh voyage conditions and aims to bolster supplies and capabilities in the northern waters.
Fragments describe 28 inch by 16 inch black painted casks placed to drift with currents near polar regions. Each cask contains multilingual directions urging finders to contact the United States Soneul with its found latitude and longitude to track whether ice packs drift westward or eastward.
A Texas observer favors a lottery system for distributing lands in Oklahoma and Cherokee lands, arguing it prevents bloodshed and distrust seen in prior land rushes. He notes about 150,000 would-be settlers await 12,000 successes, with current prices driven by bidding and trust in the new method reducing conflict.
The piece argues the United States holds over 100 million untapped acres in the West with Minnesota near Duluth owning 5 million acres of government lands including timber and mineral areas. It notes Nebraska, Montana, and Indian reservations like the Crow lands in Montana as potential open fields for white settlement, criticizing a proposed bill to buy and reallocate Indian lands and framing it as forced civilization and land grabs that expand settlement at the expense of Native peoples.
Hat dealers report Panama hats dropping in price as material is woven into cloth in the islands and sent to New York for shaping. Prices still rise steeply for genuine Panamas with strong wear, while cheaper Porte Rican varieties flood markets. First class Porto Rican Panamas at about $8 last five years, while real Panama hats cost $12 or more and last ten to fifteen years.
The essayist Sir Henry Wootton faced ruin of his prospects for the Secretary of State role due to the epigram claiming ambassadors lie for country. James I. disliked the line and replaced him, a note cited by Gentleman's Magazine. The fragment ends with advice to consult a doctor if insomnia while away from home and to check bed cracks.
Manila November 16. Aboard the Sheridan a party including senators and a speaker left for home after an interview with Aguinaldo who was reticent. Aguinaldo said the outbreak was a surprise and efforts to restore peace were underway. He has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, yet prefers prison while others suffer for the Filipino cause. Philippine authorities monitor Sixto Lopez in Hong Kong as a potential danger. The Philippine commission now bars suspects from landing and imposes two years for perjury on oath violations. A recent typhoon in Manila caused heavy shipping damage and loss of life.
A Batty on the Gandara river in Samar reports Five hundred bolomen attacked a detachment of the Ninth Infantry led by Lieutenant George Wallace. Ten were killed and six wounded, with 81 enemy dead on the field. Reinfrocements arrived. gunboats dispatched. General Smith proceeding to scene.
Washington reports a cautious War Department response to news of a setback on Samar Island. Ninth infantry suffered. details of the attacking company unclear. General Hughes left Samar for Cebu to recuperate after a fall while pursuing insurgents. The gunboat General Alva is offered to Governor Taft. Fiske Warren identified with Sixto Loper among suspects.
Despatches from Constantinople report brigands holding Ellen M. Stone demand higher ransom with Turkish gold. Ambassadors and missionaries pursue aid as efforts continue to secure release. Contributions from Charles Creegan and Talmage push toward the $50,000 goal.
Reports from Sofia and London describe ongoing pursuit of Sarnoff and others in the Mia Stone case. Police efforts falter amid local sympathy, while New Foundland tensions rise over the Bond Blaine convention and French shore dispute.
A report read at the New York state medical society session reviews the medical and surgical history of President McKinley. Drs. Mann and colleagues discuss daily symptoms, bulletins accuracy, lack of bacteriological infection, and contributory factors while noting the missing bullet and harmony among doctors.
New York report says 150 workers in the Singer Sewing Machine Company's Elizabethport New Jersey assembly department refused to work with a non union man. Strikers warn that if the man is not discharged, 2,700 other employees may join tomorrow. Six hundred persons, including many wage earners, are employed by the company.
William A. Jones, commissioner of Indian affairs, spoke at the Indian Conference on Lakes Mouonk New York Oct 19. He highlighted securing records of Indian births marriages and deaths as a top annual aim and urged ending guardianship by promoting self reliance despite hurdles in rations funding allotments and education policy. He defended Sioux reservation policy and called for reforms to foster independence.
The Barry line steamer State of Michigan sank four miles northwest of White Lake Harbor after a piston rod broke the engine, flooding the hull. The crew escaped in boats with White Lake life saving crew aid. the vessel, built in 1872 by Burger & Burger, had run Chicago to Muskegon and outlived the storm that sank the Alpena.
The Duke of Norfolk plans marriage to Lady Alice Mary Fitzwilliam who became Catholic. She is daughter of Earl FitzWilliam, born 1849. The duke, born 1847, previously wed Lady Flora Abney Hastings who died in 1877, and has one living son, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, born 1879.
The comptroller of the currency reports a telegram from the president of the National Bank of Boycetown Pennsylvania stating the bank has closed its doors due to the cashier’s disappearance. James McDougal, a national bank examiner, is named temporary receiver. No figures on defalcation are available.
Six men blast the Farmers' and Citizens' bank vault in Tiro Ohio using nitro glycerine. They seize about 40 000 dollars, drive off in horses and rigs, gag the stable owner, and flee as a posse with bloodhounds pursues. Mayor McConnell was fired upon and forced to retreat during the escape.
Roland B. Molineux, convicted of killing Kate B. Adams in New York City, was today granted a new trial by the New York Court of Appeals. The court ruled unanimously to reverse the judgment.
Chicago notes that among 119 conferences of the Methodist Church in the west, 103 have voted on the proposed constitution adopted at the Chicago general conference last May. Total votes stand 7 378 for and 2 450 against, with sixteen conferences still to report.
Washington October 19. Col Jama R O Beirne of New York special representative of the Boer government in this country called on President Roosevelt today. He will discuss the Boer situation with the secretary of state and hopes the United States may offer good offices or urge hostilities to cease to end the South African war.
Vienna dispatch claims Count Goltuchqwakl, Imperial minister of foreign affairs, is responsible for the president of the chamber of deputies not mentioning President McKinley’s death upon parliament’s reassembly. The note argues lawmakers avoid a royal death reference, since McKinley was an elected president, not sovereign.
Rev F J Rice of Marysville Kansas, ousted from his church for alleged disloyalty, attends the Baptist state convention in Kansas City. He denies refusing to pray for McKinley and says he praised the president and prayed for his recovery after the assassination.
Rear Admiral Robley D Evans departed Washington for San Francisco to join Rear Admiral Casey commander Pacific station aboard the Wisconsin bound for Tuula Samoa. Deputy US Marshal Petrie reports Major McLaughlin has obtained enough Rosebud Indian signatures to ratify opening Gregory county land to settlement with more land still to be opened.
An extraordinary cabinet meeting in Madrid under the queen regent to address outbreaks in Seville and elsewhere. Fresh disturbances reported at Seville as a mob stormed the convent of St Savicg and was dispersed only after the door burned. Martial law may spread to other towns with rising revolutionary disorders.
An 1901 sugar consumption summary by Willet and Gray outlines raw sugar totals, tariff effects, and regional producer values in the United States. It cites Cuba centrifugal sugar pricing and notes large planned sugar plants in Cuba while mentioning imports and related produce guidance.
Meat Cake combines cold beef or beefsteak with bread crumbs in equal weight, adds onion and parsley, a splash of stock and seasoning, plus a well beaten egg to form a cake. Fry in dripping. about an ounce per cake. Serve with or without brown sauce.
A recipe instructs to boil ½ cup rice in 1 cup milk until tender and absorbed. Mix with beaten egg yolks sugar cinnamon nutmeg and melted butter, cool, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites, and drop spoonfuls to fry in hot fat. Serve with a sauce or garnish as preferred.
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