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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
6
An oddly phrased item reports Chicago despair tied to civic pride and a naval contrast between admirals and sailors. It mentions alum in bread, a health warning, a congressional committee, and a dated letter from Manila about warning and satisfaction amid ongoing conflict with Filipino forces.
An invitation list for a Chicago gala celebrating Dewey's Manila victory drew the Spanish minister Duke D Arcos and other diplomats. Many Washington diplomats did not respond, and some deemed it improper for representatives of Spain and the United States to show interest in a single nation's victory.
Marty von Trott a Wisconsin Agricultural College graduate rode with passengers when their ship was attacked off the Mexican coast. He wore a Christian Endeavor pin on his coat and, after discarding outer garments, fastened the pin and swam to rescue imperilled travelers despite shark infested waters and surf.
After more than thirty years, Rear Admiral Hichborn the chief constructor of the U S Navy returns to California the state where he was appointed as an assistant naval constructor in 1869. He recalls his early manhood days as a journeyman shipwright master rigger and naval machinist and reflects on the state’s early history. Despite long service far from the coast he remains deeply interested and has aided shipbuilding on the Pacific coast through yards and private shipyards.
The census shows many men and women misreport ages to appear younger or older across life stages. Youth exaggerate aging to hint at maturity, middle-aged understate years, and the very old pad ages. The note highlights a broad, shared tendency in self-reported age. Also: the transport Thomas set a record Manila arrival. March 27, from San Francisco in 25 days, under Capt Sawtelle. it carried 51 sacks of mail to the Philippines.
The King of Ashantee Prempeh is described as a merciless despot with a gold stool and a gilded umbrella as symbols, ruling 8,000,000 people and reportedly issuing executions by decree. Britain fought wars in the 1890s to curb his bloodthirsty rites, including human sacrifices at festivals, with a Grove of Skulls near Comaaie and historical accounts from Henry Stanley.
A historical note describes the king visiting Bantama to honor royal graves. Skeletons bound by gold links appear as grim mockery of state power, reflecting ritual memory and royal display. The fragment emphasizes pageantry over mercy in the royal rite.
A New York Press summary recounts Comte de Villebois-Mareuil, a 62 year old French noble and marine officer killed in the Transvaal. It traces his crusading lineage from medieval battles to revolutionary wars, notes his culinary pride, and describes the Boer reaction as they witnessed his field cookery and bravery.
An anecdote from Ora Gannett Sedgwick recounts visiting Brook Farm where a sixteen year old girl recalls Hawthorne’s shy reactions to a pastry request and a pillow throwing prank. The writer notes Hawthorne’s quiet humor as he repels pillows with a broom and returns them, all without a word.
German geologist Heinrich Schmidt of Jena proposes an intuitive scale for geologic time by mapping periods to fractions of a day. He equates the archaean to 12 hours 28 minutes 48 seconds of the day, the palæozoic to 8 hours 9 minutes 20 seconds, the Mesozoic to 2 hours 28 minutes 36 seconds, the Quaternary to 2 to 8 minutes, and the current human history to about 6 seconds, making vast ages graspable for readers.
Representative Thropp of Pennsylvania amused the House by pronouncing route in two ways during an afternoon session. The Nicaragua reference and the word root sparked gentle laughter from Uncle Joe Canson as the mood lightened amid tense discussions.
A Vermont manhunt ends with Deputy Sheriff George W. Hoffman dying after being shot while pursuing Donathan Shaw and his son Frank, two convicts who escaped Windsor county jail. The pursuit, aided by bloodhounds and multiple counties, spanned Barnard to Ripton with the fugitives evading capture after a dangerous late chase.
A traveling salesman recalls a railcar crash after a passenger bets on a trestle scenario. The incident ends with a fellow traveler paying $100 for the unwise wager and a grim quip about betting on the opposite side next time.
Early morning hunt leads Deputy Hoffman to a woods fire where the elder and younger Shaw sit with two Winchester rifles. The deputy is killed in a volley as Frank Shaw fires the first shot. Searchers scour forests and mountains, vowing to capture or kill the Shaws. rumors swirl about their location in the Green Mountains.
Laurier, a Ponca man from Niobrara Nebraska, killed Peter Birdhead. After admitting the deed he handed his revolver to Birdhead’s father and sat to die. The father executed Laurier by gunshot while Birdhead’s mother dismembered the body and scattered remains. U S authorities arrested Birdhead and his wife who claimed the act followed Indian custom.
An aged attendant reports Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia haunted by Peyton Randolph in period dress, with sounds of knocks and footsteps from the cellar and garret. He notes prison disease and starvation abuses during the revolution, while Mrs. Catherine Hirons and family have long caretaking ties to the edifice.
Two New York detectives Sylvester F. Cosgrove and James Ht went to New Brunswick to probe an arson case and encountered Mrs Rosa L Ruck who allegedly offered bribes to kill Middlesex County Prosecuting Attorney John Voorhees. Ruck was arraigned and held on 5000 bail. Cosgrove and others deny the charges and counter that the woman was drunk.
A Paria Bay court convicts Mine Ka busee of running a training scheme for professional beggars and fake cripples. The judge, relying on evidence, says she is the dean of a pickpocket fraternity and has been arrested 35 times. She receives three years in prison plus subsequent penalties.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a person named Neville Py Hidney, a sheriff’s wife, and a shooting of Colne Lt and Log while tearing down an old hart on the farm of Mr William Narthcup near Maryaville. Details are incomplete and unclear.
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