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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
In the Aulestad tax list Bjornsterne Bjornson reports income of 2800. His property is valued about 25000. The Stangeli copper fields straddling the Swedo Norwegian boundary have been sold to an American company for 4000000 kronor.
The South African colonies and islands held by Germany lack local legislatures or crown councils. Each territory is governed by an autocrat appointed by the emperor, centralizing authority in Berlin.
Imports into Cape Colony last year reached £34,190,500, up from £23,952,031 the year before. Exports were £17,436,131, versus £10,873,278 previously.
The 1902 report of the commissioner of patents shows 49 490 applications for patents including designs and 27 776 patents including designs issued.
The Reichstag voted seventy thousand dollars for purchase and maintenance of motor cars for the German army while France appropriated only four thousand dollars for a similar purpose.
After January 1 1904 any underground bakehouse in London must be officially certified as suitable in construction light ventilation and all other respects. The ordinance sets standards for safety and habitability to prevent unhealthy or unsafe baking environments.
Publishers report the Dutch edition of Paul Kruger's memoirs has earned only about $1,000 so far. In contrast Amsterdam Boer relief contributions total $342,500 to support the fund.
D Milburn, son of a noted Buffalo lawyer linked to President McKinley’s death house, joins the Oxford boat crew this year. His highly athletic brother narrowly misses the eight.
The government of Victoria appointed Thomas Tait traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific railway as chief commissioner of the Victorian railways. Mr Tait is only years old and began railway service at age sixteen, rising from the lowest posts to his present high position.
The article notes that in San Francisco only 24 percent of residents are native whites of native parentage, Chicago 20 percent, New York 21 percent, and Manhattan 16 percent, illustrating the growing immigrant influence on urban demographics.
Hoeritz, a Bohemian forest village, plans a Passion Play next summer for the first time in five years. The circular says the aim is keeping an old pledge and alleviating local poverty. Performances will run Sundays and holidays from June to September.
The Boston Post notes that after Massachusetts adopted a statewide road building policy a few years ago, between 4 and 5 million dollars have been spent on this work, with state miles largely exceeded by town and county projects. For several years the legislature has averaged 500000 dollars annually for state road construction.
The Mediterranean and Southern and other Italian railway companies are placing large orders for locomotives and passenger and freight cars. Contracts for a new electric standard gauge line linking Rome and Naples will be awarded soon. Sicilian and Adriatic railways also allocate funds for equipment and additional rolling stock.
William O. Smith of Punxsatawney Pennsylvania rises from a government printer in Washington to newspaper proprietor and politician before securing a seat in the United States House of Representatives.
On Vancouver Island British Columbia the town of Naniamo with 6000 residents has no municipal taxes besides land value levy on occupied and vacant land. The miners town embodies three acres and a cow and each man owning his house as supported by the London syndicate that owns local coal and land.
In a modern uptown parlor Roy Evans confronts his wife Wynn over hidden expenses. Wynn discovers Roy’s private bills match a sum from a legal settlement and demands accountability at his desk. She presents him with the evidence in a poised, decisive confrontation.
A husband admits ruin caused by overextending finances and blames his wife. She reveals she paid his debts with savings, redeeming his reputation. He pleads forgiveness. she forgives, and they reaffirm love as he vows to change. The couple reconciles after hardship.
A New York Press quip collection contrasts male and female behavior with satirical lines on gardens deserts vanity and marital misunderstandings. It notes how men miss moments and women react to doctors moons and promises with witty, pointed social commentary.
A newsroom boy recounts a pair in the Journal building who watched the time ball together. The girl, from Back Bay, and a handsome young man discussed engagement and parental approval. As the time ball dropped they hurried outside, unseen by the staff.
Boston Journal discusses the University of Chicago faculty's objection to the word stunt in campus notices. It traces slang origins from English usage and contrasts heroic connotations of stunt with its disparaging sense when used about a women's union Thanksgiving event.
Archduke Eugene, famed for height and wealth, fell for Anna Goeb, daughter of a Budapest baker. After six years as her informal husband, he contemplates a formal marriage while facing pressure from the emperor and the celibate Germanic Order.
Viscount Tadusa Hayashi, the Japanese minister to Great Britain, has been initiated as a member of a London Masonic lodge. It is believed no native Japanese has ever before become a Mason.
Two boys smoking a rabbit out of a hole on Glass Mountain Woods County Okla started a fire that swept a gypsum ledge. The ledge, once home to countless wild creatures, burned for days as the gypsum transformed into plaster of paris under intense heat.
A mask maker muses on the fate of his products after festive seasons. He notes steady orders from small dealers year round and questions who wears the faces, calling for statistics to explain the distribution of masks beyond Thanksgiving and holidays.
The text reports per person daily water use in American cities around 80 gallons. It contrasts European figures with Brent 3, Venice 11, Marseilles 202 and Rome 264 gallons, illustrating wide regional differences in consumption.
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