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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
2
A compilation of small notices from Nebraska towns including Sid ney, Wahoo, Grand Island, and Lincoln. Items mention new appointments and transfers in fire and express services, a planned water plant, fraternal lodge plans, liquor policy changes, a failed coal remnant and a storage granary addition, a mosquito bite sickness in Grand Island, a Dedication of water works valuation dispute, and local election results.
Shanghai dispatch reports a near Pekin engagement with heavy casualties on both sides. Reports urge concern over rapid Japanese fleet mobilization and alleged halt of a large Russian landing at Taku. Observers fear a collision if Russia sends a stronger force.
Washington reports bad news from Minister Conger as the American naval force near the Pei Ho river is reinforced. The Helena, a shallow-draft gunboat designed for Chinese rivers, is ordered to join Admiral Kempff’s fleet at Tien Tsin, with Commander Swinthorpe in command and a crew of ten officers and 116 men. Admiral Kenney may send Marines to bolster the operation.
Major Johnson with two Twenty-ninth Infantry companies and Twenty-fifth Eighteenth Infantry men rose Tablas raid, capturing forty rebels with all officers, 10 000 rounds and seventy four rifles. G Company supported by other units cleared trenches near Norzagaray while pursuing Filipino captors of Charles D. Roberts.
The Holland ministry has apparently reconsidered its threat to resign and may remain in office amid pressure. No official resignation schedule announced and cabinet remains, awaiting further guidance from leaders.
In western Nebraska Pine Ridge and sand belt areas lack water but Whitman in Grant county reports an artesian flow within sixteen feet of the surface. Hyannis will sink a nine hundred foot well as Alliance plans to operate after, Box Butte county weighs a first experiment well. Doubts linger on western reach of artesian flow and bond viability. Alliance faces growing water demand amid a looming summer shortage despite a new pumping plant.
War Department release from the division of customs and insular affairs reports Porto Rico trade for seven months ended January with total merchandise imports valued at 86,219,118. Free duty entries totaled 1,734,046. Import duties collected amounted to 691,678. Exports reached 2,692,009 with fees charged totaling 357.
In the Twenty second district fight at Anna Mays was killed instantly by Johnson a Roberts man and a Smith supporter. At Grand Tower Jackson county another man was killed for voicing support for either candidate. The deadly incidents mark violent fallout from the primaries.
A fire at Prince Brothers & Co. lumber plant in Ste Etienne du Saguenay, Quebec destroyed the mill, telegraph office, and other buildings. The loss is estimated at 400000 dollars, leaving forty families homeless and several believed killed. Authorities suspect colonists started the blaze.
General Baden-Powell has extended martial law to the Marico and North Lichtenburg districts. Shots exchanged between Boer and British patrols eighteen miles east of Mafeking on May 18. British forces near Pretoria move westward to reinforce Baden-Powell and Hunter, aiming to show control as they advance.
Early Manila dispatches debate Aguinaldo's fate amid conflicting signals. US forces advance toward Sagat as insurgent groups split into ten man parties along separate routes. A dock official or adjutant is cited, with rumors that Aguinaldo may have been shot in the shoulder as motives for the region unfold.
Sol Hopper was fined $1 000 in federal court at Omaha for sending an obscene letter to a Des Moines woman. The letter intended for another woman reached a namesake who sent it to Anthony Comstock. A government agent then procured Hopper's indictment.
A 50 year old Swede named Andy idineue, longtime Kearney resident, hanged himself in a city jail cell on Wednesday after a charging-briefing had been filed and he was to be released once sober.
Ex congressman A. Holmes of Boone, a well known former politician who served two terms in Congress, has been declared insane by a medical committee. He was selected sergeant at arms of the house before his retirement.
John Bertram and George Backmailer joined locals in guarding a cemetery last night, convinced by onlookers that a ghost appeared at 11 pm. Spiritualists report a white robed figure roaming between graves, performing a slow, dignified dance before vanishing.
A New York Journal list shows Mrs. Belmont’s fashion calendar with extravagant items. The tally includes ten ball gowns, opera outfits, furs, gloves, stockings, undergarments, lingerie, gowns for walking and driving, riding clothes, corsets, and accessories. Total listed spend amounts to 25 749 dollars, illustrating luxury consumption among fashionable women.
The records show sixty eight percent of world newspapers are in English. Among over fifty thousand papers the United States and Canada publish 21 000, Great Britain 8 000, Germany 6 000, France 4 200, Japan 2 000, Italy 1 500, Australia 1 200, Spain 1 000, Australia again 200.
Pope Leo shows a fondness for flowers and recreation, revealing a personal side in his papal life. The article notes his enjoyment of gardens and occasional leisure moments despite duties.
Residents win con vent of the post office to set Angora as the station name in Lincoln County Oregon. The first postmaster is Thomas Tom, marking the debut of the Angora post office near Ost Farm.
A humorous Omaha World-Herald snippet mocks charity and class through a child’s demand for money in a tale about a beggar and a misheard request. The piece parodies pretend hunger and national conflict with playful dialect and a punchline about “Tom-in’ over here.”
Fragmentary dialogue references Queen Victoria and a hypothetical life saving joke. Mentions Paul and O Grady in domestic trouble with a tone suggesting teasing or gossip about marriage and domestic conflict.
A fragment describes a figure named Gammidge as an extreme foe of Britain, claiming he harms Britons by protracted actions against the British. References to hatred, Boers, and a “latest effort” appear to portray a hostile stance and a bizarre insult toward English people.
A fragmented clipping features a dialog about voice practice and fear of losing one’s voice. The text references Chicago News and questions speaking up, with uncertain phrasing and incomplete quotes.
The Chicago Times Herald notes a speaker who vows to voice thoughts only when there is something to say. The remark implies restraint and concern over unnecessary commentary.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quotation observes that Mrs Dude insists on getting her own way and pretends the other option is hers when she cannot have it. The wry remark highlights a gendered stereotype about decision making.
A quirky dialogue features Dimling debating lawyers and legal rights with an absent minded hegar. The snippet hints at a humorous clash over what legal protections might exist for a pet tifogger.
A witty remark from Chicago notes how harmony between husband and wife is a grand thing, contrasted with a writer’s dependent fate on whose mind is valued. The quip highlights domestic accord as a prized union.
A fragmented text shows characters discussing a discovery and a claimed means of support. The dialogue includes the word yes and indicates a dealer reference, but lacks clear context or complete narrative structure.
A fragment shows a landlord delaying a job offer and asking for wage terms. The applicant proposes ten shillings per week, while a mention of Anne Ally Moper appears in the scant OCR text.
The panther’s cry drew cattle to a scene where it was killed. The ground showed signs of a fierce struggle. Five or six large panthers have been killed in the area in the last two years, per the Dallas News.
A Punch line from Pick Me Up features Mrs Brynx asking why the explosive lyddite is so named. A sharp retort suggests the inventor's wife Lydia inspired the label, with the joke emphasizing the explosive’s likeness to her.
A fragment describes propulsion inspired by fish fins promising revolutionary water travel. It also touts Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness amid mentions of economic hardship and carnival absence.
An old ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as purifying the blood and expelling impurities to cure disease. It claims to enrich blood and vitalize red cells, boosting nourishment delivery to organs nerves and muscles, calling it the best medicine money can buy.
Chicago health department officials consider resuming sulfur as a disinfectant and abandoning formaldehyde. They acknowledge formaldehyde efficacy but fear danger to workers handling it.
advertisement offers Gold Medal Prize Treatise 25 Cts and The Science of Life 805 pages with engravings for 25 cts or $1 by mail. Includes paper cover cloth full gilt. Address Peabody Medical Institute No 4 Bulfinch St Boston Mass. Prospectus Vade Mecum free. Books touted as keys to health vigor success and happiness.
The town sits among wild profusions of roses with streams of clear water flowing along broad streets laid out in straight lines.
Binder twine at discounted insider prices offered by Seams Roemen and Co binder twine department Chicago. State desired quantity and delivery time by mail to save money on Sisal Standard or Manila twine services.
A reader notes a persistent pattern of dubious offers described as four pothing. The remark hints at irregular solicitations and raises concern over potential scam tactics used to lure unsuspecting individuals.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for swollen feet and odd sensations. It details a powder to shake into shoes, pricing at 25c, with free sample and mail order from Olmsted LeRoy NY. Also touts Faultless Starch for better ironing results at 10c.
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