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Newspaper

The Fairbury Enterprise

Location

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1902

Page

3

Trapeze Fire Sparks Mystery Around Nita Barlotti

In Madison Square Garden, Nita Barlotti is replaced by a hostile Malian after a rope fire endangers her. The narrator, lion tamer Maubikeck, Major Simmons, and an ally pursue clues linking Graviscourt, Tortoni, and Dr. Charles Sigmotta to a plot against Barlotti as they escort her to safety.

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Carlisle’s Elevator Ride Sparks Indian Mystery

In a Johnson building elevator Carlisle and a full grown Indian caused a crowd to speculate. The elevator halted at Carlisle’s floor and the trio exited. The elevator man dismissed the mystery with a sharp closing of the door.

the Treasury Carlisles Johnson Building Carlisle Mr. Carlisle New York Times

Invention of Auto Inflating Lifeboat by Stirling Inventors

Two Stirling Scotland residents invent a lifeboat that inflates automatically when submerged. A spring kept under tension by a dry paper strip loses strength when wet, rupturing to release stored energy that generates gas to fill the boat.

Stirling Scotland

Tariff Debate Echoes in McKinley Era Talks

A lengthy column argues over tariff policy with focus on Ex Secretary Vilas and President McKinley. It weighs protection versus reciprocity with Canada and Cuba, cites Cleveland era critique, and cautions Republicans and Democrats to define a clear tariff stance.

Republican Journal Vilas Warden

Land fever drives Iowa farmers to Canada and the Dakotas

Director of the Mint Roberts reports a Western land speculation craze as farmers move from Iowa to Canadian and Dakota lands. He notes rising wheat demand and low prices for Dakota and Canadian lands, with 25,000 acres of Canadian land sold to Americans daily. He predicts Canada’s wheat output could reach 250 million bushels yearly, fueling reciprocity sentiment and Northern milling interests.

Chicago Dakota Lands Canadian Northwest Dakotas Iowa International Boundary Line Canada Northwest Roberts

Barking Up the Wrong Tree on Michigan Reps

The Chicago Record-Herald argues four Michigan Republican congressmen Aplin Weeks Sheldon and H C Smith were defeated for renomination on personal grounds not related to beet sugar reciprocity. Eastern papers hyped anti reciprocity signals as broad westward political tide. The Lansing dispatch shows their failure had no tie to Cuba sugar policy.

Guidnances Washington Michigan Cuba West Lansing Mich Aplin Weeks Sheldon H. c Smith Chicago Record-Herald

Wise Words of Caution on Tariff Reform

An editorial notes the tariff’s wide effects exceed local judgment and parties. It cautions that reformers often disagree and its supporters are unstable, while national interests overshadow local views. The Burlington Hawkeye commentary voices concern over reform leaders fading in a broader arena.

Burlington

Fight Bitter Rot in Apples With Timely Precautions

An Illinois agricultural note explains bitter rot in apples, its origin on cankers, how spores spread, and practical prevention. It urges systematic orchard inspection, removal of infected limbs and fruit, careful cutting below cankers, sanitation, and use of Bordeaux mixture to curb spread.

Illinois University of Illinois

Elk Fights Cougar Describe Hunter's Tale From the West

In a rugged account from the old regime, a hunter recalls a Teton cougar leaping and striking for the elk’s neck while the bull elk counters with a shoulder grab. The pair tumble in a chaotic clash as hair, horns, and claws clash and the cougar is flung into the air during the melee.

Felix Michaud

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