27 Jan 1910
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
2
Five residents in Wayne county Kentucky suffer burns after a home fire likely started by an over heated stove. In Peoria Illinois four people die in their living room above a livery stable where a fatal fire began. The piece cautions heating devices should be used within safe limits and notes failed pole expedition plans.
The Kansas City Times quotes a joke questioning a woman president and then cites the constitutional requirement that a president must be at least thirty-five years old. The exchange highlights age eligibility in a light, ironic tone.
The text notes Andree's balloon voyage twelve years ago from the European side to the American side and suggests he may have been the first civilized person near the North Pole. It questions any lasting record and mentions a possible expedition to recover relics of the ill fated journey.
The University of Michigan contemplates establishing a comprehensive newspaper work course following the University of Wisconsin example. Departments exist now at Kansas Missouri Washington Minnesota Illinois and New York alongside Michigan’s long-running but less extensive program.
The shortage of fuel is blamed not on coal scarcity at depots but on a lack of locomotives to haul coal to needy communities amid a harsh winter. Dealers in the shivering towns are urged to secure supplies early, understanding winter transport challenges in the northwest.
Niagara Falls announces a Cleveland man and a sporting magazine have formed a $1500 purse to entice a motor boat through the Niagara rapids. The Maid of the Mist previously ran the route and reached Lewiston upright, a narrow escape. Supporters offer a wager for a dramatic suicide by daring motor boat operators.
Ice gorges breaking up along the Mississippi River have caused thousands of dollars in damage to steamers docks and river property. Gorges often act as dams backing water over large areas including cities and villages. The winter problems of the great river rival debates over new channels for sea going ships.
The Duke of the Abruzzi faces public disfavor if, on his spring lecture tour in this country, he is shown to have yielded to aristocratic pressure and abandoned his suit for Miss Elkins. The piece notes history of rulers sacrificing crowns for humble love and condemns such coercion by relatives.
Washington observers say an unwritten rule requires new officials to visit the White House on arrival. President Taft reportedly called on Supreme Court appointee Judge Lurton before Lurton reported to the court, reflecting his genial, impulsive nature and disregard for formalities.
A French marine boat dived under a sinking fishing vessel in Toulon harbor and held it up until the crew could be moved. The report notes this as evidence that underwater navigation is an accomplished fact. It also mentions British efforts to build larger submarines capable of long voyages beneath the sea.
Joseph I. Pritchard reports that a northwest farmers’ combination has set $1.25 for the remainder of the wheat and will hold until farmers agree to release supplies. The farmer is stated to control the market, with price movement tied to willingness to sell.
The article notes that the cigarette made its way into England sixty years prior, marking a notable shift in local tobacco use and social habits.
European manufacturers push counterfeit and spurious antiques to satisfy American demand. The piece warns collectors about fake tapestries, brass lanterns, snuff boxes, and porcelain marks, urging expert verification and written guarantees as U.S. authorities note rising fraud risks in the trade.
The article compares American and English speculation methods. In America a trader must post capital at least equal to his margin, while in London a new client deposits nothing initially. London uses settlement days twice a month with requirements to pay differences and contango charges, allowing trading on little or no margin and often masking true financial exposure.
The text discusses how wealthy speculators often operate with no fixed margin and rely on brokers to manage risk. It notes brokers’ reluctance to demand funds from powerful clients, leading to riskier accounts. It also mentions that when such accounts fail, broker bankruptcies can reveal these practices.
A bungalow on stilts is to rise in Great River on Long Island near Vanderbilt and other wealthy estates. Harry de Bow Barnes to build with Hacksack architect W H Buckhout detailing four 45 foot steel masts supporting a 25 foot square platform with an under platform stairway and a closing gateway. The oak structure includes hot weather comforts and an anti sway device. success could spark a bungalow stilts trend.
An ex goveror argues at a Philadelphia dinner that fewer divorces come from fewer men like William Windle. Windle ships out to Point Breeze aboard an excursion steamer, chats with friend Jackson on deck, and asks if his wife accompanies him. A cynical line notes men seek better pay and better jobs until an appreciative employer appears.
Dr Percival Lowell claims new Mars canal observations prove Martians inhabit the planet. He describes two prominent channels east of Syrtis Major appearing September 30 1909 guiding to a new oasis and displaying geometric regularity not explained by natural laws.
A fragment suggests a local focus on a woman whose very presence beyond the expected realm unsettles observers. The note hints at deeper implications tied to her outward departure and the mystery surrounding her influence.
A Washington Star vignette quotes Mrs. Torkins and her husband Charley, who is described as a big baseball fan and a “regular grindmill,” illustrating domestic banter about his ardor for the game.
The piece notes how Wagnerian influence echoes in Walweben and other Wildwood music, praising the late German crickets as a model for the era’s sound.
The poem portrays a life of fleeting pleasures and social preoccupations as the speaker urges “one more quadrille” while noting personal and public worries. It reflects idyllic distractions from taxation debt and political issues, ending with a wistful surrender to fate and romance.
Mrs Tom and guests react to a tense scene around a cat’s-eye ring and a treacherous past. Jonathan, Reynolds, Cally, and David confront betrayal and rumors as Barns arranges plans. The ballroom mystery unfolds with shifting loyalties and a looming dinner.
In Springfield Republican prose, Cally faces exposure as she confesses to Jonathan about the engagement ring bought with her own money. Mr Reynolds mocks, David’s arresting a eavesdropper, and Barns restores order as dinner is served after a public moment of meekness and color.
A sensational tale claims Counts Pablo Mysky Treskaya and another prince from King Peter’s family will travel to the United States for two months to scout American heiresses as marriage prospects. Reports say the Servian throne’s heirs seek fortune more than family ties, amid earlier European royal maneuvers and a Spanish grandee’s bid for Miss Mathilde Townsend.
Vienna aims to honor Emperor Francis Joseph with a Walhalla like hall on Kahlenberg. Mayor Lueger says the large monument will overlook the Danube and celebrate Viennese figures from his reign, inspired by the Walhalla at Regensburg erected in 1830 costing about $6,000,000.
Alfred Bast of the Royal Society of British Artists criticizes Americans as brave in action yet timid in judging art. He notes American women are splendid and more interesting than men and urges developing an American art to meet new conditions with guidance from old world artists.
A banker in Paris’s Champs Elysees area learned a rosy cheeked employment bureau recruit was his long lost son from a secret early life romance. The banker informs his wife, who accepts him warmly as their son and enrolls him at a select school under his true name.
Miss Mary Horner sues Henry Webendorfer of Poughkeepsie New York for 50000 alleging breach of promise. She claims he broke the engagement after she refused to kiss him in public and cites a letter describing her sour reception and cold memory as evidence.
Euclid Albright a 66 year old man leaped into the Flint river and rescued Dorothy Crandall a two year old girl from drowning. He carried the child to the Crandall home and saved her life without aid.
J G Becker of 134 Van Buren Street Chicago says after thirty years with catarrh and costly treatments Peruna cured him permanently. He adds his wife also recovered and keeps Peruna at home for colds.
Robert Hitchens highlights Baalbec as a city of five thousand with Greek Catholic bishop, mosques, churches, schools, monasteries, hotels, and a Turkish bath. He praises sunlit Columns of the Sun, the ruins, and spring beauty, urging a visit to witness the romantic color of stone and the ongoing dignity amid modern life.
A youth in a court corridor discovers a man at the office with a brief. The boy warns the court figure, then chases to stop him as the would‑be target is chased through passages. The boy finally declares the brief is secured.
Grape Nuts is praised as nourishing and appetite stirring for all ages. A Tennessee grandmother credits it with improving health and dinner hunger through breakfast supplementation and regular use. A 13 month old grandson recovered from stomach trouble after Grape Nuts and nurses prefer it to other feeds. The ad invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and notes readers receive genuine letters.
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