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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
6
Spring measures and local happenings across Nebraska include census enumeration plans in Banner county, a Norfolk bill poster fined for swearing at the mayor, and a Macon post office robbery near Rodgers. Obituaries note Samuel T. Jones and Andrew G. Neff both dead, while local business in Grand Island and York shows growth and construction.
A birdseye survey details vigorous expansion across Manitoba, Red River Valley, Dauphin, M. and W. districts, and CP Rail country. It notes rising farm and town prosperity, growing schools, bank activity, land sales, and widespread settlement, with Manitoba and Winnipeg as key hubs fueling westward development.
The narrative recalls youths on a summer porch trying to kill a dragon fly while noting its role as a beneficial predator. It highlights dragons, ladybirds, and the balance of insects in controlling pests like mosquitoes and flies.
The municipality of Venice and an Italian capitalist group have signed a preliminary agreement to build a shipyard on Sant Elena island. The plan aims to establish ship building works and boost local industry.
The maharajah of Cooch Behar presents a one of a kind emerald ring with a hollow center designed to fit a finger, given recently to the mahranee, as reported by the New York Tribune.
A line notes Canada would require 237,006 square miles to equal Europe, and it is nearly thirty times larger than Great Britain and Ireland, with 6,000 square miles in Alaska.
The text notes efforts to preserve beer and barrels by using aluminum linings. It suggests a patentable contrivance aimed at benefiting beer drinkers, proposing protection for consumer stomachs through improved container design.
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn resigns from the Chicago Presbytery and faces possible demission. The presbytery defers action for two weeks while a three member committee reviews Hillis letter and holds hearings among Chicago ministers and officials. The uproar centers on foreordained nondenominational tenets and Hillis concerns about the Presbyterian church.
Fragmentary notes describe an Antarctic expedition that located the pole area and reported survivors among the crew. Mention appears of George Newnes and Condon with references to May dates and repaint work on vessels.
A man in Meana reportedly drank a quart of whisky and killed himself by the bottle as companions watched. One associate allegedly offered to pay if he finished the drink, leading to a tragic end in a scene described by witnesses.
A brewery in Belleville was robbed of about $1,000 after three masked men captured and confined the watchman and night fireman, with the event occurring near an empty refrigerator car. The secretary Hubert Uartman and his brother were mentioned in connection with the investigation.
A London dispatch notes Queen Victoria left London on a near night train to Ireland on April 3 with Princesses Christian and Henry and attended by the Countess of Antrim and others. Guards and precautions exceeded usual levels as the royal train moved slowly over eleven hours, delaying traffic at top volume.
Hon Webster Davis of Kansas City resigns from the interior department after visiting South Africa. He plans to deliver a public address on the present war once he is free from restraints his departure from Pretoria prompted 2000 well wishers to bid him farewell in tears and urged him to speak for Negroes and the American people.
In Marshall County Kansas officials race results show women headed by Mrs Elizabeth Totten winning a slate over male candidates. The contest centered on policy over repairs and the joint ticket included a clerk position. The church mortgage issue also featured in the report with fundraising led by Rev Hodgets. Mortgage cleared and debt released after successful effort.
Miss Emily Coghlan daughter of actress Rose Coghlan has been taken to Bellevue Hospital in New York City. She has been ill for several days and became so violent that doctors directed she be sent to a jail infirmary or Bellevue for care.
The state treasurer issued a call for general fund warrants numbered 55171 to 55570 totaling 40 000 dollars. The call becomes effective April 10. In March the board of educational lands and funds invested 51009 of the permanent school fund in state warrants.
A boiler weighing several tons exploded at the G O Williams Lumber Company brick yard in Atlanta Georgia. It extinguished three white men and injured five others. The dead are John M Smith dan one of the yard owners James Perkins engineer and Walter Evans.
Mrs. Kate Jorden who lived with her son Milton Rockett in handsome apartments on Forty second street New York committed death by her own action by inhaling gas. Several days ago she wrote that she intended to take her life.
Officers discuss the mess at Kimberley garri with humor about being worse off without the automobile. A cheerful sub altern notes his second helping as a dyspeptic major imagines life if motor vehicles had arrived earlier.
In Philadelphia Presa a house painter narrates a quarrel with Jay Krank about painting his own house. The painter says Krank insisted on painting most of it himself. The exchange ends with the painter recounting the claim and its outcome.
A fragment shows a rural scene with a tramp and a dog under a porch. Mrs Rural remarks on keeping off tramps as the tramp excuses the small creature’s bark. The exchange ends with a lighthearted good day.
The Washington Star excerpt recalls a scene with a naval officer who offers water and a response from Maude and Mamie. The text notes language barriers as a non English speaker and mentions seeking an interpreter to understand him. The fragment reflects social interactions and communication challenges.
A quirky exchange from a Washington Star note shows a minister asked about buckshot dropped on a plate during a church collection. Ken Yuekian and Wory mutch react with annoyance as the minister clarifies the item was a church collection not a political contribution.
On a wet autumn London day Charles Lamb is approached by a beggar widow asking for charity. He replies with sympathy and a shilling, remarking that he too has known better days before leaving the encounter.
The piece links spring weather with greater caution for cows and argues that colleges rivalry aims to forge a strong, intellectual man. It endorses Hostetter's Stomach Hitters for regular bowels and a healthy stomach, then mentions malaria prevention and a note on charity and Magnetic Starch for linen.
A compact collection of short, fragmentary bits from London tidbits. The text captures quick exchanges about borrowing money and shortness of funds, with a humorous, offhand tone typical of early 20th century gossip columns.
A St Paul Globe excerpt notes Mamie crying over growing up and voting, while a girl named Tammie Stickel is described as strong minded about marriage. The item captures early 20th century views on suffrage and female independence.
Chicago News records a dialogue where Larry and Denny discuss the doctor advising eating. Faith appears amid a wary street exchange about health and hunger. The fragment captures conversational urgency and a warning against fasting.
John Flicker, an English laborer, visited friend William Elsenhoefer in Cincinnati. After a drunken quarrel on a second story porch, the railing collapsed and Elsenhoefer fell to his death. Flicker is under arrest on murder charges.
The new $4,000 Baptist church at Syracuse Nebraska was dedicated Sunday out of debt. The house was crowded for both morning and evening services.
A House resolution requests the secretary of the treasury provide information on the probable surplus created by existing revenue laws, foreshadowing a potential reduction of war taxes.
A group of Grand Island's leading businessmen signed a call for a meeting at the council chamber to organize a reorganization of the business men's club chaired by local leaders seeking a refreshed council.
In Dallas Texas W H Oliver and K A Castling brothers in law with their wives were with the father in law's corpse. The men quarreled and Castling stabbed Oliver to death.
John McKimm shot and killed Dr. B F Shaw as he read a Sunday school lesson to his four year old daughter. Authorities describe McKimm as insane and speculate on motive involving love, noting it as a heart disease analogy.
Mrs Elizabeth Morrison died at her daughter Mrs Henry Brenners home north of Humboldt Nebraska at eighty five years of age The cause of death was grip and old age services burial plans were not announced in the fragmentary notice
Diamonds jewelry and cash valued at 816000 were stolen from the home of Charles W Smith in Germantown Pa. Details of the break in and suspects are unclear from the fragment.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a doctor and a professor praising the poet Ben Jonson. The doctor calls him a great admirer of Ben while the professor notes he has always heard him spoken of as rare Ben Jonson.
A friend of the prisoner claims lawyers attempted to confuse the jury and that the jury, after entering the deliberation room, returned a verdict of hangingWilliam O.
A Mrs Box protests a scene with thirteen at table while young Johnnie declares he can eat two more. The line from Stray Stories captures domestic humor as a family gathering unfolds with playful banter.
Dismal Dawson answers a taunting inquiry about drinking by saying it’s the easiest way to get it down and that he cannot breathe it, reflecting a blunt exchange from the Indianapolis Press.
A witty line from Harper's Bazar notes Shrinksby as extremely reserved and hard to read. The mock dialogue suggests he might suffer quietly, with others unaware of his discomfort or concerns.
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