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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
2
A fragment from Bottineau area lore recalls an old Mason tavern house famed for a ghostly wheel. Hannah Mason, driven by work and heartache after a jilt, tended the loom and slowly died, while whispers claim the wheel and garret spins drew visitors and set the brothers on a nocturnal hunt for the mystery.
Youth’s Companion highlights Prince Edward of York as the public’s favorite young royal. He turns nineteen and, after initial defiance, embraces royal etiquette, kissing the queen’s hand and bowing. His brother Albert, two years younger, keeps pace in their sibling rivalry as their grandfather the Duke of York watches, hoping the boys grow into men.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a distressed child, Joe, living in hardship in a crime plagued city quarter. He arrives late to kindergarten and explains he waited to see his mother off as patrols pursued her, illustrating a bleak background shaping his brief life.
Rival of Morgan John W Gates has been elected a board of trade member after obtaining grain exchange membership March 8 following a directors ruling that special partners must join. Gates, founder of Harris Gates Co., long a Wall Street figure, has varied ventures from steel to railroads and recently touted a Louisville and Nashville deal.
Primitive Mexican well story with a 50 foot shaft and an inventive water-hauling sweep device. It notes swift aquatic life including dolphins salmon and Spanish mackerel with speed figures and odd observations on prey and habitat. Also mentions bank safety and a Wyoming farmer Conrad with savings and a penny-cost supplier anecdote.
An old tale recounted by William Towneley of Cleveland describes a Erie to Cleveland train ride where a woman with a small dog clashes with a pipe smoking traveler. After a heated exchange, she throws the pipe out the window, and later the dog is tossed as well, sparking a brawl with the husband and depot police. The crowd disperses as the man defends his action, leading to a charged confrontation.
A reflective verse contemplates identity and longing for place and moment. The speaker imagines being the stream and dawn to express gratitude for self, exploring light, wind, and sunbeams as a poet seeks to capture essence in words.
A nearly 90 year old New Orleans cotton planter recounts his rise from wealth and gambling to repentance and philanthropy. He describes marriage, ruin through gaming, and a decisive moment when a sleeping girl at his club verdi managed to save him by giving him a ten dollar piece that he later gambled away, only to reclaim fortune and vow to aid the girl’s brother, though she vanished before the reunion.
In Paris Mrs Lodge, wife of a U S senator, traded hats with Mrs Roosevelt for a portrait sitting. The artist used the hat and coat as background while Mrs Roosevelt wore a black coat. Observers noted the hat exchange as a curious feature in White House history.
Jews who helped send back the boy Sulmon Schnurr fear they were deceived by a letter tale from imprisoned relatives in Austria. A mass East Side synagogue meeting raised 300 for the boy’s return, with broader subscriptions. An Austrian editor called the whole story a gross deception from start to finish.
M E Sadler of England arrives in the United States to study educational systems. He plans a commission to observe Germany first and then the United States, with late October involvement. Each member will write personal views and publish them. The aim is to inspire American schools and educational institutions with English examples.
Fragmented obscured notice describes a marriage intention involving a Kinley family member and a Miss Dyas from Cleveland. The text mentions White Bonar, Washington, a teacher path, and ties to Pitts with references to relatives and a Boston man. Details are garbled and names uncertain.
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