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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1901
Page
5
A fragmented ledger style list names Ravenel Macbeth Henry F Powell desse G Finnell C Chamberlain John Johnson Jer Geo E Keyes Miss Alice Felkner Michael O Donohue ist Dist WJ Treloar jee McGowan Frank Abren, indicating a roster of individuals connected to the land office.
A government analysis compares annual costs per soldier and total army outlays. It notes the United States spends about 1 014 per soldier, with 76 200 troops costing 114 229 000, while Germany, France, Russia, Italy, and Austria maintain much smaller per-soldier costs and varying total army sizes.
Kenosha leaders and 12 plants form a cooperative to lure labor with profit sharing and factory district housing. A large land tract will supply 1000 homes at cost, near the factories, with modern amenities and options to sell or rent with rent credited toward purchase. A boarding house will house hundreds, offering low-rate board and rooms to workers.
Statistics to the treasury department show Boston as a leading tea port after New York Chicago and San Francisco with six months ending June 39 1901 imports of 320574 pounds and no rejections. Japan tea 105154 pounds Ceylon 95912 India 5612 and China 33515 pounds. St Paul follows with 272951 pounds import with Japan 223512 pounds and China ten pounds. Hetty Green and family arrive at Bellows Falls Vermont for the season facing press attention and a daring photographer incident. Toronto saloons close early on Saturdays to help workers stretch wages. Emperor William praises the sword while remarking on hatpins and opium trade revenue figures.
Mrs. Golding, wife of a Box S stage station keeper, fought two eagles in the Victor Rose Mine area about 44 miles north of San Bernardino. She climbed a cliff, killed one eagle with a club, spared the infant, and returned home late at night in a pitiable condition. Superintendent Sparge of the Gold Mountain Mining Company telephoned the tale as accurate.
Phillip Emmons of Garwood battled a 100 pound sea snapper turtle roaming Broad Street restaurant. The turtle bit and clamped his calf as diners tried sticks and canes. Wasser drove an ice pick into the turtle’s neck. Emmons was treated and hospitalized. The turtle was decapitated and Emmons plans damages suit.
The Fox family, spanning four generations, has held the post of consul at Falmouth England since May 30 1774 when Robert W Fox was appointed. His son, then grandson Howard Fox, now the consul, and the latter's son the vice consul. Despite calls to replace them, the State Department preserves the lineage for sentimental reasons. Army filling up rapidly as enlistments soar to boost artillery strength. Weekly enlistments top 400 aiding increases in artillery and officer cadres. Six masted yachts feature fore main and misson masts with spanker figgerwast and driver masts. Daffodil culture becomes a Lincolnshire industry in southern England.
Venice faces immediate danger as high seas threaten the Palazzo Ducale. Engineers from Italy study protective plans amid repeated inundations that undermine the historic palace, once begun in 1200 and rebuilt under Me cenigo and Foscari.
A new post office ruling ends pound-rate returns of unsold second class papers. Previously newsdealers could send back unsold copies to other newsdealers at the pound rate, a privilege not extended to publishers. Now unsold copies must pay the regular one cent per four ounces, affecting both news agents and publishers.
Rabbi Sigmund Frey of Wabash proposes a two day postal delivery to Europe using electricity as motive power and a car as the vehicle. He declined to detail the method until Washington approves a contract, saying testing could begin soon and promising to pursue the project with the post office department.
A Hungarian lieutenant, Count Gabriel Kepenye, in the Honved huszar regiment, was degraded at Szegedin. He bet with Caspar Kanyo he would cut off Kanyo’s right ear with a saber. Kepenye slashed at Kanyo, who fired but missed. Kepenye then shot himself in the mirror and died.
A shirtwaist wedding occurred recently in Belvidere New Jersey. Guests appeared at the church in fashionable attire as the bride and groom were presented in a stylish ceremony.
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