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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
3
A British force advances as a cleric is wounded in a close tied incident. Colonel Plumer occupies Piersburg with light resistance.
In Berkeley a Reverend Charles Adams shot Dr. J. C. Jessup after a dispute over Adams abusing his daughter. Jessup was fatally wounded and Adams jailed. The incident follows Adams earlier record and public accusations of misconduct. Reports place Adams’ background in East Episcopal circles and indicate Jessup’s age and condition. The article also covers related war dispatches and Boer War notes without graphic detail.
Shamokin Virginia June 19 Daniel Richards 20 of Green Ridge was found dead on the porch of his intended bride Mount Carmel with a bullet in his temple. He had called at the Walters house after 10 p m and started for home three miles away. The body was found the next morning. Police suspect murder and say the weapon is missing. Miss Walters reports no quarrel and that Richards seemed unusually cheerful.
Cape Town dispatch reports 29 British soldiers surrounded by 15 percent Boer force under Commandant Maritz near Calvinia. Two Britons killed, two wounded, 20 captured. Boers pursue. Other fights include Durghers casualties and looting at Murraysburg. Regional clashes extend to Kakimas, Gordonia area with about 200 rebels. Damages suit in Stous Falls against saloonkeepers for selling liquor to an habitual drunkard. State Supreme Court reverses water frontage tax ruling in South Dakota. A cyclone hits the region with structural damage and possible casualties.
In Dumaguete on Negros island the native civil governor failed to rally followers to oppose the new civil government system of the United States Philippine Commission. Provincial sentiment largely favors dividing 70 000 Mexican dollars between Occidental and Oriental Negros to offset unpaid taxes, with a resolution for creating ten provinces adopted and details outlining obligations of the present government.
New York April 10 Herald dispatch from Washington reports 3000 minimum casualties among Filipino forces since the rebellion began. Some estimates rise to 5000 with 24 Filipinos captured or surrendered and 698,142 rounds seized. General MacArthur notes uncertainty, officials may accept higher figures, while Adjutant General Corbin cites Filipino casualty estimates as a factor in ending native resistance. Prince Francis de Hatafelit-Wildenbourg arrives in New York aboard the Servia with secretary F M Guedella. he is linked to the late Hustington family and Ciara. Gage rejects a Treasury offer of 1,000,000 short term to New York, deeming terms too high.
Minnesota Governor Van Sant led ceremonies at the Pan-American grounds as the Minnesota state building was dedicated. The crowd, including state officials, the Minnesota Editorial Association, and many citizens, endured light rain while prayers and speeches filled the program. A parade from the Minnesota building to the Temple of Music featured guardsmen, a band, and remarks by Rev. A B Meldrum, Mayor Diehl, and U S Senator Moses E.
An outdated ad for the Electro Medical And Surgical Institute of Fargo claims great curative powers from medicine and electricity. It lists purported cures for chronic stomach, liver, kidney, heart, and lung diseases, rheumatism, private ailments, and generative organ issues, with a focus on ruptures and a 600 day passive cure claim.
Fragmentary OCR text from a South Dakota county court record references a jurisdictional snapshot with names such as Sexton and Morten and mentions state and county designations. The readable content is garbled but hints at a legal proceeding or notice within the state’s archival record collection.
A bottle marketed as excelsior hair estover claims to restore natural hair color from gray or faded tones. Sold through Mrs Meeker who offers the product to customers seeking color restoration without tinting.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered prices and items such as beef, maple wood, and a Tamarac listing with values like 14, 10, 125, and 5. Names, dates, and clear context are absent, producing an incoherent micro-item. The readable bits suggest a generic market snapshot without a clear lead.
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