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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1900
Page
6
A garbled Silver Messenger fragment discusses resolu tions on New Year habits, race, imperial policy, trade, and Puerto Rico tariffs. It references Amman, Jim Crow, Chinese emperors, Transvaal, Dewey, Spanish relations, and the Puerto Rican question, noting potential duties and constitutional concerns.
The Mazilian minister urges importing Yerba mate to replace Chinese tea. Rio Janeiro consul calls it a safe stimulant and temperance drink, cheap and easy on nerves and kidneys. War Department lists 10,343,102 Americans fit for military duty, underscoring a rising global tension. A light note ends with a quip about patience learned from a wife.
Teresa Palclols, Italian peasant, and her two daughters used a strong wire from Capacious Valley to lower firewood from a mountain near Quarna Village. The mother’s wedding ring snagged on the rope and she was swept down into the valley 800 yards below but emerged uninjured, astonishing the family and onlookers.
Awkward remark hints at Indigenous workers sweating blood for each drop of latex from rubber trees. The line suggests harsh exploitation during rubber harvesting, implying severe labor conditions faced by native communities.
A North Drillah Columbia hunter, Mr. Turner Turner, recounts a close in the open attack by an eagle during a snowbound caribou chase. The bird swooped within ten yards, barely missing his head before he fired in retreat, prompting a renewed, aggressive turn.
A perilous descent ends with a narrow brush by friendly branches that break the fall. A bundle of wood cushions the impact. An attempted swoop near the head is dodged. The creature is identified later as a mountain or golden eagle, not a common bald eagle.
A historical report details the enslavement of South American Indians by rubber hunters. Indians are captured by force or deceit, forced to work in rubber forests until death, with markets buying slave labor and native retaliation suppressed by fear.
Elizabeth J. Gouths will recorded in Warewick N Y provides an 114563 dollar estate with a trust for three daughters each to receive 8000 dollars held as separate sums. Interest paid semi annually while single. upon marriage or death the share is reinvested and income split among remaining daughters. If the second or third daughter marries the fund reverts to the estate. Antoinette, youngest, had already wed before the will became known and is to forfeit her portion per surrogate ruling.
A masked gunman robs two downtown Kansas City eateries by holding up the cashier's area and then repeating the act at a second restaurant across the street. He takes $146 from the registers as two customers and five staff comply. No injuries reported.
The New South Wales government adopts a minimum wage of six dollars and seventy five cents daily for railway laborers, establishing a baseline pay amid ongoing labor discussions.
Norman Hapgood reviews the Theatrical Syndicate in International Monthly, arguing its rise and power shape drama, amid debate on art versus commerce. The piece notes Felix Morris, a famed character actor, and lists salaries of leading performers and European stars, with industry news on Roge, Varrey, Loraine, and current London and New York productions.
A Hartford City meeting reports a grave paper crisis as wood pulp scarcity grips mills nationwide. D. Schaeffer cites forest cuts, 18-19 year labor shortages, and snowbound supply routes as factors. Experts warn a February to April shortage could halt production and trigger widespread paper famine.
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