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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
4
The Minneapolis Journal discusses the Empress of Ireland sinking in a fog near Rimouski. It compares it to the Titanic, argues no ship can safely sail at full speed in fog, and urges radical speed reduction when ice or ships obstruct the seaway. It notes limited lifeboats and sudden damage, with investigations expected.
A quotation attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson urges abandoning rote repetition of past methods. It calls for individuals with original perception, moral clarity, and a willingness to act for civilization beyond national self interest.
Eight foot square trench dug for fire protection as town news list residents arriving from Manitoba and Minnesota. Mrs Noble to keep house for her son VY 1 Noble. Presbyterian church plans an ice cream social at McBrayen hotel. Robert Curran arrested for $200 theft from FB. Woodward mill relocation. McIntosh seeks a wife during Devils Lake visit. Ertresvaag store moved to rear block. Barber Chris Saunders dies from bay rum. J J Scully and family to Ontario for weeks. Fulton Brothers acquire stock of W H McIntosh Co. Union picnic planned at Turf club grounds. A J Drake buys Review. papers to consolidate. Mrs A L Sims leases A W hotel at Lake Metigoshe for season. Editors quarrel over spelling. murder case of Chauncey Gillette discharged for lack of evidence after five days.
A compassionate woman feeds a melancholy hobo who asks why his left middle finger is straight. He explains he wore a diamond ring in his baby days at the foyer and old habits die hard, a reminiscence from past times.
The piece notes Raspe may base his hero on Hieronymus Karl Friedrich von Munchausen a Russian ally who died in 1797. It cites Rev E Baring-Gould recounting a Halberstadt impostor Baron Karl Friedrich Munchausen who wed a wealthy wife then killed her in June 1763 and was executed in August.
A remote Spreewald community of the Wends preserves a striking funeral custom. Winter processions glide along frozen waterways with a coffin on a six draft sledge. Relatives and friends skate behind, women in traditional dress carrying a Bible.
The Wise One remarks on the boarder’s skill noting the boarder’s steady success. A terse exchange follows with the boarder defending performance and persistence despite challenges. The fragment hints at mentorship or rival commentary within a competitive setting.
A roundup from the Flickertail column notes American fatalities by suicide in Fargo and Carrington, a $5000 push by the North Dakota Medical Association to pass the Eugenie marriage law, a boy's dynamite injury near Beach, jail escapes at Grand Forks, and various local accidents including a lawn mower finger loss, barn fire at Brad dock, and a lightning strike on the Larimore editor's home. Also covered are a Salvation Army dispute in Minot, a barn fire near Wolford, injuries from a buggy overturn near Crofter Flats, a near-fatal motorcycle incident at Ryder, the And a Williston bond election for a water filtration plant with $13,000 for the plant and $8,000 for mains and hydrants.
A flood of candidacy announcements for Bottineau County offices includes voters urged to support Republican nominees in June primaries. Candidates seek County Auditor County Judge State's Attorney State Senator Sheriff Register of Deeds County Treasurer Clerk of Court and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Mrs. Lacy Hayes mother of Mrs. J. M. Shannon of Valley City was found dead in the river near a foot bridge. Authorities believe she wandered from home during the night in a temporary insanity and then walked into the water, resulting in death.
Ordinance No. 15 amends fire limits for Bottineau city, exempting small private dwellings and outbuildings under two stories and 1000 square feet ground floor area within defined block boundaries. The measure also restricts moving frame buildings inside fire limits without city council permission. Passed June 1 1914 with mayor H A Batie.
An Italian journalist reports a cheap illustrated Bible once owned by Napoleon during his forced stay on the Isle of Wight. The copy bears an initial N and imperial crown on the back, with underlined passages suggesting the exiled emperor sought scripture for fortune and faith, including a reference to the Madonna on Monte.
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