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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
2
Disjointed clipping details a mix of global and local items. Mentions Australian federation ideas, a Salvation Army comment on workers, a controversial blank bill on military matters, medical and legal anecdotes, a lynching case in Soran tam Miss, and varied remarks on wheat, politics, and naval arms.
A fragmented dispatch Canada to Manila reports military moves in the Philippines, hints at debates between President and Secretary, and notes McKinney’s London route and a looming Philippine policy shift. It records a Detroit factory lockout, shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, and riots tied to mine labor strife, reflecting a turbulent week.
A large wage dispute looms as the Amalgamated Association of Steel and Tin Plate Workers contemplates a midnight expiration of current terms and widespread job shifts. Simultaneously Philadelphia hosts a newly formed Asphalt Company of America aiming to control natural beds, including the Trinidad deposit, with business centered in Philadelphia. Colored miners in Illinois face a deadly reception after mine access attempts lead to multiple deaths and injuries. Detroit watches a shoe factory lookout amid union tensions as Governor Pingree’s position faces examination, with no wage changes anticipated if strikes occur.
A Kansas City movement seeks state wide funding to transport the Twenty Regiment from San Francisco by special trains, offering travel pay as allowed by the U.S. government. Proposals mirror efforts in Nebraska and Virginia, listing cities to share costs by population to honor the regiment.
Oklahoma's weekly agriculture bulletin notes strong harvests with wheat ripening slowly but steadily amid favorable weather. Corn, peaches, grapes, and cotton show variable progress, while road and bridge projects in the Oklahoma division total 175,000 dollars. A Guthrie incident reports a toddler fatally injured by a cow. land use decisions affect school and general lands in Greer county.
A jumbled dispatch from Woodward and Oklahoma City mixes sermon imagery on a sculpted western landscape with local updates. Plynd E White seeks Manila duty, wheat sales and prices figure, Perkins area dances report, and Territorial Treasurer Thompson mails bond charges. A planned five‑store annex begins, and a G A R leader will speak at Medford on July Fourth.
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad won its case dissolving the city action to stop railroad construction on city lots. Judge Burwell dismissed the formation against the railroad and a labor force was ordered halted. The dispute also mentions related legal and personnel changes across Oklahoma Territory.
A newspaper note recalls Camille D Arville moving into vaudeville with a salary of fifty thousand dollars a year. It mentions theatre censorship by Austria and a critic's remark on Hamlet at an Albany venue. The piece includes quips about actors and references to The Three Musketeers productions and local theater chatter.
A New York Herald excerpt urges boys to act with courage and integrity, condemning bullying and careless dog treatment. It argues that true bravery lies in fairness and generosity, insisting boys become brave, generous gentlemen and that respect for others remains essential even in youth.
A man near death from starvation improved after being fed only onions for three weeks. Initially detesting onions, he experienced no adverse effects and gradually recovered, highlighting a remarkable dietary oddity in a sick person.
Notes describe Milan to Moirza as oldest Italian railroad opened in 1840 with electric trains using turbines on the Adda at Maderny. Mentions Tyndall water purification via electric current in Belgium's Bruges canal. Also gives home care tip to dust carpets with gum camphor and tobacco powder. Odd items include gun safety admonitions and a pearl embroidery claim of $70,000, plus shah of Persia owning a largest pearl and a joke about umbrella users.
A customer letter from Mrs. C Carpenter of Brooklyn praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing long standing female weakness. She describes relief from headaches dizziness nervous restlessness and white discharge after use and recommends it to friends and her daughter. The note claims over eighty thousand similar letters were received in 1897.
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