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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
2
Difficult digestion described as dyspepsia and a remedy Hood s Sarsaparilla praised for cures. Montana Census Bureau bulletin notes 1080 establishments in 1900 with 10 119 wage earners earning 7 960 886 in wages. Copper smelting and refining top industry with 4200 workers and 336 387 003 in product value. lead smelting 563 workers and 5 204 263 value.
In Olympia the Northern Pacific freight agent found the depot safe blown open and its contents stolen. The amount is unofficially several hundred dollars. Police have no clues. authorities suspect expert robbers. Noise failed to wake men sleeping in a nearby caboose, as windows shattered from the blast. Access was gained by breaking window fastenings.
The death toll from the explosion of a steamboat boiler on the City of Trenton in the Delaware River has risen to 21. Sixteen bodies identified, five at morgue awaiting ID. Nine still missing. five unidentified likely among them. Identified victims include Marian Ashmead 16 Anna B Herr 16 Mrs Matilda Crosa 21 Alice Matthews 41 Trene Wield 16 Dora Wield 12, all of Philadelphia, Harry Johnson 36 Hulmeville Pa Montgomery Marvel 24 Seaford Del.
F Wellington Ruckstuhl of St. Louis, noted sculptor and secretary of the National Society of Sculptors, is named director of sculpture for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The tablet sale refunds rights to cure and settle the funds after a one day period.
The supreme court denied Miles Finlen’s injunction to halt F A Heinze at Minnie Healey mine and ordered filings greenlit. Fort Steel division Great Dane group sold for 400 600. Nettle L Lardeau opened by 20 men. B C Copper contract 200 tons daily. Arlington Slocan to Nelson smelter 1000 tons monthly. North Star East Kootenay yields 1000 tons monthly. Montreal syndicate buys 15 Kootenay claims for 100 000 cash. Clark sand bearing gold yields 1100 within two weeks. Iron Mask to close pending labor settlement. possible shaft sinking to cut costs. Cariboo mine dominant in Camp McKinney with 487 087 dividends by October last year and 75 000 tons ore in sight. Rambler Cariboo reports ore shoot 175 feet long near 700 foot level, averaging 600 ounces silver.
Last week in Pierre Lake district activity surged with a new pocket in the Virtue mine eight miles east of Baker City. The 400 foot level shows larger, richer ore than prior finds, with former reefs yielding up to 100000 dollars per ton. California Mountain Consolidated Mines orders a concentrating plant to augment its stamp mill and 60 workers, rising before year end as ore in sight is milled.
Spokane Elks plan a jubilee rock drilling contest September 23 as part of the event running September 10 to 24. A $1,000 prize fund will be split among top teams with a $10 entry fee and a minimum of six teams required. Rules limit 15 minutes per team, minute changes from hammer to drill, specified bit sizes, hammer weights, and hole procedures with team support roles.
Bradstreet's weekly trade report notes improved crop expectations, progress toward ending the steel strike, stronger cotton and dry goods demand, and a cheery business tone across markets. Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City and Omaha report robust activity in textiles and wholesale trade, while cereals price pressures ease. Wheat exports rise and business failures rise modestly week over week.
Yankee won the Classic Futurity at Sheepshead Bay by a length and a half from Costa who was second and Baeron third. John L. K. Maddon's horse started at 4 to 1 and took $30,000 for the winner amid a crowd of 30,000. Society stood out in force as the grandstand and infield were packed with celebrities and spectators. The track was fast and conditions favorable for a dream race.
A concise examination of flattery used to mask underlying motives in social and political contexts. It explores how flattering rhetoric can influence judgment, obscure intent, and shape opinions, challenging readers to discern genuine praise from strategic manipulation.
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, head of naval intelligence, releases Notes on Naval Progress outlining advances in foreign navies and wireless telegraphy. The report highlights that Germany’s battle fleet could be near completion ahead of 1908 plans and lists tonnage and annual appropriations for major powers including England, France, Russia, the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain with emphasis on shipbuilding and wireless use.
Columbia decisively beat the Constitution in a 15 mile windward and return trial race near Newport Oregon. Constitution, fresh from Herreshoff shipyard, showed no speed advantage and must improve to contend for the cup defender against Shamrock II.
In Baker County Oregon two masked gunmen robbed a Bourne saloon and gambling house, taking about $200 from patrons and the till with a police hunt now underway. City Councilman Anderson witnessed the incident and provided a description as the sheriff pursues suspects tied to a prior local hold up.
Aug. 30 British authorities in Shanghai telegraphed for more troops. A special dispatch from London notes the pinch of rising unrest and the need for reinforcements to bolster control in the Shanghai area.
A late item reports Su Cartie of New York arrested on riot charges following an incident at Twenty eighth Street and Eighth Avenue. In Tacoma a man named eager, 25, was stabbed to death by Riley Smallwood, 19, with the killer’s family ties noted. Dispatches from Basel cast doubt on Prince Chun’s Berlin apology plans for Baron von Ketteler’s murder. Lord Kitchener notes casualties after a Boer sabotage train attack near Winterval. New mine smelter plant to be built at Millville British Columbia to process Sullivan mine ore, with 150 ton daily capacity, starting next April. Great Northern Railroad to replace steam with electric locomotives on the Cascade division, with possible expansion. A Hudson River naphtha launch explosion at The Abbey results in the death of Mrs. Alexander and injuries to her daughter and others. two staff at the Siwanoy Golf Club found murdered in a room off the clubhouse.
Powder exploded when Emanuel Kipus, a German miner, was transferring powder. A spark from a pipe ignited powder, wrecking the house and injuring the Rinns family. The father mother and two children were badly burned. the father and mother died soon after, and others were hurt. A new era of mourning follows in the mining town.
Governor Longino signed a document suspending State Treasurer J. W. Stowers and appointing Hon. G. W. Carlisle as temporary treasurer. Stowers is reported short in his accounts.
Butte Montana September 2 Mose Lafontise of Hutte and Tom Tracey champion welterweight of Australia fought rounds to a draw at the arena track. The men took and gave a great amount of punishment.
An advertisement touts a bottle named Groves Tasteles as a remedy labeled The Best Prescription for fever and ailments. It claims simple iron and quinine ingredients and offers a no cure no pay price of 600.
Workers of the Altoona Johnstown Ellensburg and Hastern railway walk out, alleging the company failed to pay salaries, halting operations in Altoona and surrounding areas.
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