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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
3
A clergyman recalls bizarre cases from his career. A funeral visitor offered payment for services later becoming a longtime confidant. He counsels a man to confess an affair to save his future and recounts a murder case where a woman, driven by jealousy, killed her husband and herself. He laments anonymous letters and the burden of criticism from parishioners.
The article describes beehive society noting the queen’s feeding, egg production, and the roles of drones and workers. It explains how the queen is cared for, how eggs develop, and how drone and worker lines differ, with details on reproduction and hive structure.
The account notes a recent earthquake in Guatemala and argues for careful assessment of disturbances on the canal route. It cites General Henry L. Abbott and a New York Evening Post table illustrating year observations, with references to San Jose and Tupame as points near the canal locks. Observations suggest ongoing but limited monitoring of seismic effects on the Panama route.
A New York letter dissects rare book accumulations, obituaries, and publicity from the era, noting volumes on Gould-Castellane wedding accounts, Princess Aulalie visit, and Dewey’s 1899 nominating materials. It contrasts fragile scrapbooks, mounted prints, and costly editions with the broader press activity, including Utah arts crusades and woman question debates, and ends with a nod to wood preservation science.
Philadelphia Record reports on experiments to harness Earth's internal heat for steam power. Prof Halleck notes a temperature rise of about one degree per 50 feet in wells near Pittsburgh and Wheeling, with bottom temperatures near 129 degrees. Results vary by site, with deeper mines like Calumet and Hecla reaching over 100 degrees at several thousand feet, raising questions about practicality and the labor costs of reaching sufficient depth.
A garbled passage shows dialogue about a pension and a clerk team including a bookkeeper and chief clerk. The text is incomplete with stray words and misread names, offering little clear narrative or event to summarize.
The fragmentary text mentions a shared purchase or venture involving cheese and a group or partnership. Names and locations are unclear, but the snippet hints at a communal exchange or agreement without full details. Further readable context is needed to identify parties or outcomes.
A long column of items notes President Roosevelt pardoning George Goodell, who had been sentenced to two ten-year terms for manslaughter in the Indian Territory and released Saturday. The list also covers revenue appointments, a suicide in Chicago, Lord Fairfax traveling to England for the coronation, NYC legal action against coal use by railways, a severe hailstorm in Wallington, harvest delays, and other assorted local notes.
Bernhard Steinert, 45, a resident of 1543 Grand Avenue, was killed near the German American Bank at Fourteenth Street and Grand Avenue shortly before midnight Sunday. Witnesses described a man and a woman fleeing east on Fourteenth Street after Steinert was struck with a club. Investigating officers found Steinert dead, with a fatal blow to the left eye and a jaw wound. Robbery seemed unlikely as his watch and pocketbook remained intact. Witnesses P. A. Stewart and Jobs Stadler could not identify the assailants. Police pressed the west district inquiry, awaiting the female companion's further information.
Judge Butler appointed W R Painter as receiver for the World’s Co operative of Carrollton, with a 6960 member reach from Massachusetts to California. The petition charges fraud, with payments alleged and misused funds, including $2,780 found in a safe. May 1 postal orders and May 24 bank actions are noted, and recent property purchases by Eubanks are mentioned as the receiver seeks to unwind shareholder interests.
Senators Eskine Hale and others push a joint resolution on Cuba and statehood. The plan would admit Cuba and admit Texas under similar terms, with a $1000000 appropriation to implement. Eskine argues admission aligns tariff policy and party unity different from revenue allocations.
W H Hawkins, blamed for forgeries totaling 690000, returned to Maryville and was arrested at his home an hour after arrival by Nodaway county officers on a warrant linked to his cousin Dr. charging him with a related theft. The case involves threats and fear of pursuit as investigators pursue further ties in Nodaway Worth and Harrison counties.
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