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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
2
An engineer uses a new switch design where point pieces move vertically. The system allows wheel flanges to automatically operate the switch when trains pass in one direction, while a lever connected to the engine cab lets the engineer control the switch from the cab for emergency or opposing-direction moves.
Wash and pare potatoes slice very thin drop into cold water until firm. Fry in hot lard until delicate brown. Lift with a wire spoon, drain, and salt while warm. Best when fresh. damp weather lowers crispness.
A friend with a large family found linen wear down quickly. Her plan was to buy linen wider and longer than needed, then trim off strips from the sides and ends as edges wear. This shifts wear to new areas and makes cloths last much longer.
A friend of the Sensible Housewife explains that once a month she discards everything in the house that is not essential. She argues this keeps the home spotless and her soul serene despite a busy household with six children and one servant.
Children’s everyday clothes feature durable linen dresses with never-wear-out quality. Embroidered bands remain fashionable, with embroidery in white or colored threads enhancing the popular look. The season highlights practical, lasting fabrics and stylish ornamentation for daily wear.
Six large green peppers prepared by scraping and filling with minced ham breadcrumbs and butter. Arrange in a baking dish with half a pint strained tomatoes seasoned with salt pepper and sugar. Bake for about forty five minutes.
A playful exchange on a Chicago Daily News page shows a woman asking where the man is going. He replies to the old lady with a grin that the observation car is up front, noting four honeymoon couples aboard.
Simple method to produce peanut butter by grinding roasted shelled nuts through fine blades until creamy. For smoother texture add a splash of olive oil and salt to taste, then pack into small jars for storage.
A boy tells his father in a street encounter that the teacher’s temper is troubling him. The fragment notes the parent inquiring and the boy answering with calm defiance about the issue. The scene hints at classroom friction and parental concern.
The piece sketches Jinks as shaped by the situation. If approached to collect money you may view him unfavorably, while paying money reveals his more appealing side. The impression shifts with who encounters him and under what context.
The House passed a $25,000 appropriation for presidential travel expenses and moved to reappoint James D. Elliott with Senator Harris backing. The Senate bill to bolster militia efficiency and rifle practice sailed through the House. it carries $2,000,000 and awaits the president’s signature. The president nominated Herbert H. D. Peirce for Norway envoy and Huntington Wilson to succeed him as third assistant secretary of state. A Cananea, Sonora letter claims agitators incited mine unrest and a dynamite plot against Diaz. Other items include a fatal train accident in Iowa and a Los Angeles fire causing heavy loss. The National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers will meet in St. Paul. A rise in pea prices was urged.
A North China revival of Boxerism sparks brigandage reports. Amoy reports British subjects seized. Natal forces gain surrender of Sigananda sons. Ram Daata’s followers mostly killed in fighting. An American, Percy Pierce of Buffalo, collided near Handhelm, Germany, killing one passenger. Beserchau flood swamps Knoplscht castle. Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s estate. Rockefeller considered renting Compiegne but found it unavailable. Italian Tangier talks hint at sultan’s acceptance of restrictions. Tokyo budget deficit eyed at 40 million dollars as Nagasaki foreigners balk at income tax.
Reports describe suicides by Dr. B. M. Sutton in Fort Wayne and Louis Cipra in Cedar Rapids, with notes on Benjamin Howard in Riverside Park New York. Additional items mention Snow Williams sentenced to nine hundred ninety nine years in Fort Worth for assault, and a Portage Florida mine shaft fight reflecting racial prejudice.
An unreadable wartime item reports a distraught soldiers meeting amid tension and unrest. The fragment hints at calls for action or weapons use but lacks clear names dates or outcomes.
London reports intermittent gunfire near Khodina Plain as soldiers in Moscow garrison disperse with artillery. In St Petersburg a Conservative Centrist bloc advocates replacing Goremykin with a cabinet including moderate parliamentarians. Premier appears weary. resignations rumored but not confirmed. Warsaw reports terrorists kill two policemen and injure others in Wola. St Petersburg notes two police officials and a policeman shot in Plotrkow.
Harold A. Tyler, previously arrested in Butte for embezzling 200 dollars from a Tacoma insurance company and released on bail, has been rearrested in Butte. The insurer now charges him with stealing a $50 desk, and he has been sent back to Tacoma for trial.
Land seekers number 7 522 in Billings Montana as of June 26 with 1016 registering on Saturday and four days left in the regulation period. The land office saw its largest one day influx yet as offices close for the weekend.
State Veterinarian J. P. Foster spent the past week in Fort Pierre investigating glandered horses. He killed seven owned in town and nearby districts and ordered the livery barn and two pastures placed under quarantine to prevent spread.
Washington dispatch reports King Alfonso and Queen Victoria will sail July 2 aboard the royal yacht Giralda for the Isle of Wight. In a separate Potomac incident, Ward R. Salbach and his wife drowned after their boat capsized yesterday afternoon.
Washington June 26 Congress acted swiftly to close for the summer. In the House the substitute for the Senate pure food bill passed with seventeen opposed, and the railroad rate conference report was adopted. The Senate approved the agricultural bill conference after delays. In secret session 36 to 16 confirmed B F Barnes as Washington postmaster, Gallinger alone dissenting.
In Yankton South Dakota on June 26 a janitor at the Press and Dakotan, Mat Schueller, was injured when a cell of an electric battery tipped a belt causing acid to spray a flywheel. Several pressroom workers suffered minor burns while Schueller received a heavy acid dose in the left eye, with fears for his sight, now hoped to be avoided.
In Fargo North Dakota on June 26 a seven year old boy, son of George W Poague, was fatally injured by the Oriental Limited. He tried to board the train as it stopped at the water tank and began pulling into the depot. Both legs and one arm were severed and the skull crushed.
In Westfield on June 26, William Karns of Chicopee High School collapsed and died just past the finish line of a quarter mile sprint. Karns had entered multiple events and reportedly was not in condition to run the quarter mile.
Regions report grain bids and live stock prices from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Milwaukee Bronx City and South St Paul. Wheat prices range from No 1 Northern around 85 to 88 1/2 cents, oats near 36 to 38 cents, corn around 49 to 49 1/2 cents, and cattle and hog quotes span from about 1 25 to 6 65 per hundredweight with lambs and other offerings listed.
Reports from Wing, Minnesota describe a quake with a six second initial shock followed by two shorter aftershocks. Residents note it is the first tremor ever felt in the area. In De Manta, Col. James Regan of the United States Infantry died in bed yesterday of heart failure.
President 10 travels to the Isthmus Zone for a themed event or assignment as part of a regional program. Details remain uncertain in the OCR fragment, but the mention centers on a presidential figure identified as President 10 and a geographic Isthmus Zone.
President Roosevelt plans a personal inspection trip to the Panama Canal route, likely leaving Washington in late October or early November. Secretary Loeb announced after a White House meeting. Taft and Shonts may accompany him, details to be finalized. The journey would last about three weeks, with the president studying the canal site firsthand to understand ongoing challenges.
Chicago reported twenty-one killed and 107 injured in eighty-two street car accidents from May 1 to June 19. Mayor Dunne, after reviewing Dr. M. F. Doty’s report, vowed to halt traction companies until safety measures protect citizens.
Marlon Ohio June 26 Benjamin Waddell founder of Waddell Children's and Old Ladies' homes fought a maddened bull at his farm near here. After about fifteen minutes he ended the attack by running a pitchfork into its neck. Waddell is seventy six years of age and a veritable a
The 17 year old Alec Keppler disappeared ten days earlier and a body found in the Lincoln area, badly eaten and with five gunshot wounds, is identified as the missing boy. An uncle, now missing, is suspected. Other items note yellow fever reports and a canoe overturn resulting in four drownings with unclear cause.
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