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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
A historical newspaper note from The Times announces weekly publication by J E Jones with editor and publisher details, pricing, and claim of being the area’s only all home print weekly paper in Bayfield County.
A Washington Post tale recalls Theodore Roosevelt riding at Chevy Chase as Rob Curran and the president jumped the clubhouse field. Onlookers, waiters, and stable hands cheered as the two rode the jumps with ease and the president praised Curran's horsemanship.
The Empire Builder selected a grave in Matoppo Mountains for Cecil Rhodes. The British magnate, long ill, arranged his own death and tomb after a 1897 heart attack. From Umtali he faced hardship and alcohol use amid Matabeleland’s rugged high peaks near Bulawayo.
A London Chronicle war correspondent recalls General Delarey as a gray bearded Boer in a rusted black suit. He would pass for a broken down local preacher. He once surprised two wounded Australian reporters by peeling potatoes on the ground when they were brought before him.
A teacher tries to explain beauty to six year old Nellie. She prompts with a vase of flowers at the dining table and Nellie answers that her papa would call them weeds when he sees them at supper. The exchange reveals a child’s literal take on art and affections.
The Pennsylvania Railroad shifted a 900 foot Raritan River bridge fourteen and a half feet in under two minutes, reconnecting rails in ten and a half minutes. Master mechanic George W. Mershon led seven movable sections on steel piers weighing 4,114,000 pounds, with two extra tracks laid to reconfigure the line through New Brunswick.
A June Woman's Home Companion correspondent reports on coronation attire for peeresses. Robes will be red velvet with miniver or ermine, a white fur stomacher, a short cape with gold cord, ermine spots, a red velvet train, and a white satin panel from waist to knee. The coronet will be half the size of the husband’s. Heraldic embroidery likely excluded. necklaces allowed. abbey to gleam with jewels.
A women's club discussed sending a sympathy letter after the death of a member. A suffragist noted the deceased had a daughter, and then admitted there was a husband as well. The club chose to include the husband and send the letter to the family.
The War Department reports the execution of Thomas Foutz, formerly a corporal in Company K, Nineteenth Infantry, at Cebu on January 3, 1902. Convicted of willful murder of a native girl on November 15, 1900, he had been sentenced to death, escaped custody, and was executed after recapture.
At a New York wedding the organist played Tis the Last Rose of Summer as a prelude, drawing smiles from guests as the bride, who kept her maiden status well past typical marrying age, entered.
An ad notes that many suffer kidney and bladder troubles and claims Foley's Kidney Cure can cure if medical aid is not needed. The product is sold by Frost & Spies.
Percival Tinan, the South Dakota recruit in the British army, describes armored trains on the East Coast frontier near East London. His letter details the train’s composition, armor, patrols, and a night engagement where a blockhouse clash with 275 Boers ended with shelling and a successful withdrawal. The account highlights searchlights, Maxim guns, a 12 pounder, and rapid action by volunteers to repulse the attack.
Chairman Nels Nelson oversees the TL 7 at Ay Oacar with Treasurer Nels Lee and Clerk Charles O Lowder. Assessor Thos Hughes and Chief of Police O Wescott are named in the municipal roster.
Lyman T. Walker is president and J. Sheridan secretary with Ben Ungrodt as treasurer on the high school board. The executive school board lists W. H. Smith as president, James Sheridan as secretary, and Nels Nelson as vice-president.
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