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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1901
Page
2
A Tennessee bank cashier named Visher from Athens invented bookkeeping machines that automate ledger work. The devices, first shown to handle stamping and copying, now replace multiple clerks in large establishments. These machines produce bills, copies, and ledgers with date and salesman data, streamlining accounts and reducing manual labor.
The Department of Agriculture extols the potato as a valuable community member. It notes high water and protein content, storage shrinkage, and that peeling before cooking reduces nutrient loss. The report references regional names, origins in Europe and Chile, and cultivation changes. It also features a Chicago anecdote on jail talks with Clarence Darrow and critiques of public officials.
Brazilian aeronaut Santos-Dumont nearly died when his airship crashed between two houses near the Trocadero in Paris. He was suspended in the small wicker basket for over half an hour before workers hauled him to safety with a rope. The piece notes bees on Montserrat and efforts to introduce stingless bees for honey.
Notes of Sport discuss the Irish American Athletic club, its Irish birth or descent membership, and stars like John Flanagan and P O Connor breaking world records. The piece praises mental as well as physical prowess, citing Sullivan, McGovern, and Burke as examples of Irish athletic excellence and resilience.
Major Taylor and Frank Kramer face new challenger Iver Lawson Swede returning from Australia who beat Taylor and Cooper while Bobby Walthour dominates middle distance events. The season's top title sits between Elkes and Walthour with a $20 000 purse. Jeffries and Rahimn seek sanction and security after Cincinnati arrests and threatened militia intervention.
Rumors say Billy Madden is challenging Jim Jeffries with Gus RubIn as a ready contender. Savannah boxing fans push for a world title bout at the fair grounds this fall. City officials and state governor reportedly back the proposed match as promoters with boxing experience weigh in.
Warren Lewis a famed backer of pugilists and promoter of Jack Dempsey and Jim Hall, aged 55, born Ithaca New York, took his life after years of financial decline following the Corbett Fitzsimmons era. Once rich from boxing ties he saw his fortune fade amid business ventures and public exposure.
Current Topics reports astonishing Chicago police conduct with accusations from crime prevention groups. It claims captains and sergeants warned poolroom criminals via police telephone and shielded vice in exchange for money or political support. The piece condemns officials as defenders of crime rather than public safety.
The Indiana state statistician reports 24 007 marriages and 3 009 divorces in the year to June 30 1901, about 18 percent. Divorces to wives reach 1 967 and to husbands 659, with abandonment and cruel treatment the main causes for wives.
A six row pearl necklace once owned by a French noblewoman fetched twenty thousand pounds at Christie’s and was acquired by a London jewelry firm. The sale stirred great interest among European and American connoisseurs, drawing leading merchants to the salerooms. The necklace was sold by three wholesale pearl merchants of London to the London jeweler.
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