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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
4
A grim meditation on delayed aid and missed chances in life. The speaker laments that help arrives only after loss, with imagery of a fading rose and a death cold hand, urging timely aid before the bier.
Luke Stanton contemplates a sealed letter as Adrian, his son, seeks marriage to a model wife. The elder Stanton, a financier, recalls past family strife over Adrian’s rejection of business for art and a hoped reconciliation remains distant as he muses on his plans and the beachside scene.
Luke Stanton, an older gentleman, pursues Miss Alban at Startmouth, insisting on escort and marriage, while she admits shock and uncertainty. After a tense scene on the beach discussing London and their future, she hints at thinking it over, leaving him anxious for a decision before the 4:30 parade deadline.
A tense scene unfolds as Adrian Stanton confronts his father Luke Stanton over a private reconciliation plan. Kittie Alban orchestrates a seaside retreat, while Luke is urged to stay. A note is exchanged, urging secrecy as family ties tighten and a £1000 check arrives in a private dining room. In a second item, a barber explains that close shaves irritate skin and offer little real benefit, debunking the daily close shave practice.
A humorous Lincoln anecdote notes his calm reply to a widow pressing for her son’s appointment after his election. The item also recounts a Louisville cow that swallowed a clock after a clock-bearing windup mischief, ending with a comic emetic cure, and an Irish dialect exchange about daily chores highlighting quirky social vignettes.
Evening World notes Mrs Fourstar hosted a masquerade ball described as flawless in detail. The supper menu inspired art with canvasback ducks masquerading as blackhead ducks, adding a playful touch to the event.
May 22 article from Grangeville reports a devastating Salmon river cloudburst that swept 21 miles, destroying fruit farms and placer mining works. Dams, flumes, and the slate wagon road were wrecked, halting lumber transport and likely suspending picker mining for the season. No loss of life reported.
New York dispatch cites Captain General Weyler’s arrival interview in which he denounces US pretenses of friendship, questions recognition of Cuban rebels, and predicts a shift in relations if Washington to acknowledge the island. He accuses US policy of distraction from crisis and warns of legal and diplomatic consequences.
In Ritzville Washington on May 23 Dan Sinclair a leading town figure drowned at Cow Creek during a group outing. He was unable to swim and disappeared after stepping into a deep pool while five companions waited on shore. Rescue attempts failed and the body was not recovered. giant powder will be used tomorrow to raise it. Sinclair aged four years left grieving parents.
Olympia May 24 The supreme court affirms the Washington state v James W McCauley former Tacoma city treasurer convicted of improper use of public funds loaning for personal profit The court cites State v Boggs and upholds the overruled demurrer McCauley is sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary.
Washington May 25 The president remits the court martial sentence of Captain Romeyn Fifth Infantry convicted of a scrull on Lieutenant O’Brien at Mort McPherson Ga The captain retires by law June 1 and the president believes justice will be secured by a severe reprimand
The Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of Washington elected officers in Vancouver on May 20 with W. G. Ronald as supreme representative and R. C. McCrosky as grand sentinel. C. C. Thornton, E. W. Young, Aik Beamer, M. Harris, BE. W. Taylor, BE. Davis, and L. W. Perkins named to key posts. The judiciary proposed lowering membership age to 18, employment bureaus planned, paraphernalia kept insured, and the Senator of Portland named official paper for Washington. Seattle drill squads competed, with a Tacoma objection to a $20 claim. afternoon drills proceeded.
May 19 in Cetinje Prince Francis Joseph of Battenburg wed Princess Anna of Montenegro in the cathedral in a ceremony attended by Prince Nicholas and European royal figures. The dowry was reported as one million rubles. The bride, born 1874, described as tall and beautiful, met the groom at Queen Victoria’s Cimiez dinner. In a separate note from Spokane two men, Frank Gilbert and Harry Jones, were convicted of burglary and sentenced to three years and one year respectively.
The United States Supreme Court ruled on several private land claims including the San Miguel del Bado grant in New Mexico. It affirmed the Chama Spanish land grant decision, reversed Parker Whitney on boundary issues, limited national banks from stock transactions, and voided a California Savings Bank stock transfer in a California National Bank case. The Blythe estate case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, and Nebraska freight rate decision awaited next term.
Richard M. Scruggs and P F Langhorne of St. Louis were seized by customs inspectors as they debarked the steamer St Paul from Southampton. Diamonds jewelry watches belts and lace valued at 82000 were found. Scruggs and Langhorne declared duties of only 5 dollars.
In St Louis on May 22 an explosion caused by Mrs Ada Mohr pouring gasoline on wood led to five deaths. The victims include Ada Mohr 33 and her 18 month old Willie Howard and Hugo Howard 15 months old, plus 5 year old Willie Howard? The report notes Mrs Bessie Howard likely fatally burned, while Max Gumpert and Henry Surman were badly burned while attempting rescues.
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