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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
4
Published weekly by R K Lock WooD the item notes Miles sending telegraph from Yokohama to Pekin and mentions a full steam Supreme Court with back lever action. Heavy rains flood towns Kentucky Tennessee Ohio rises 12 feet in 24 hours. Foreign headline bits mention Britain Germany to Venezuela and a boastful exchange.
The senate committee on appropriations approved a favorable report for a bill providing 500000 dollars for the Campaign against the cattle defense in New England states and the same amount for rural free delivery. Queen Alexandra acted as godmother to Lord Mandeville on the 17th with a silver bowl and spoon, but the gift’s value was only 474 dollars and 87 Mexican dollars.
Hanna the Second nephew of Mares the First a banker plans to run as senator from North Dakota. He has apartments in Washington and prepaid a month and awaits Dakota legislature formalities while continuing banking duties. Two veterans clashed at a Boise Soldiers Home firing three shots without injuries. John Todd and John Cortie involved. Curtis jailed on bail set at 1000 dollars. Canal commissioners charged with drawing a monthly salary of 1000 dollars for 29 months including time in Panama and Nicaragua.
Senator Morgan proposes a five thousand dollar annual pay for officials while critics say poverty claims mask prosperity. A group of New York bankers led by J P Morgan & Co forms a fifty million dollar pool to lend in emergencies, amid efforts to suppress wheat prices to curb gold shipments. The piece paints a cynical view of elites manipulating markets and public affairs.
The article notes sympathy from Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Argentina, and Chile toward Venezuela, while Brazil and Colombia are indifferent. The public mood is patriotic, with many citizens expressing readiness to support Venezuela if war breaks out, potentially flocking to the Venezuelan standard.
A discussion notes U S intervention avoidance in Venezuela disputes with Hog land and Germany. Britain, Spain, and Belgium press claims, while German envoy details sinking Venezuelan gunboats Restaurador, Totamo, and General Crespo. Restaurador now sails under German flag. other ships deemed seaworthy for voyage unavailable.
The German commander allegedly sank the obsolete Venezuelan men-of-war after deeming them valueless. A reciprocity treaty between Qatar and the United States was forwarded to the Senate on the 17th to the Foreign Relations Committee for consideration, with instructions to set it aside. The speaker compares current experiences to a farmer’s first lesson in a game, noting the risk and cost of learning.
Mr. Otto Stroble reports that on the 8th at Birch Creek Oregon about 12 miles southwest of Weiser he encountered three California mountain quail identified by plumage. He speculates they are wanderers from the coast range traveling via Willamette Columbia and the Snake River valley to Birch Creek. The piece blends natural history with frontier poetry and references pioneers and the Argonauts of 1902.
Washington dispatches report Admiral Geo Dewey would operate under the secretary of the navy due to possible complications. Critics warn against tying his free hand, while the Naval Yacht Club fears added honors for a commander already lauded for Manila Bay heroism and diplomatic skill.
The article argues that expanding irrigation in the local area will transform arable land into a more prosperous can create extended civilization and better roads and social relations. It claims daily mail and telephone will improve rural life and reduce urban annoyances, presenting prosperity as a public good versus oppression and legalized wrong.
Reese Davis, a veteran Idaho newspaper man, humorously cautions investors that few ventures pay immediately. He notes success rarely starts strong and that many miss good opportunities by timing.
A seasoned speaker warns farmers not to sell too much land and to keep 40 to 80 acres under cultivation. He recalls Idaho-Teton country era changes, prices rising since 1876, and warns that land will grow valuable with prudent investment. He recounts deals with Soldier Goat and Axtell to illustrate risk and timing.
Ex-Minister Wu in San Francisco notes China could supply wool rice and coal but blocks to trade growth due to exclusiveness and buried rail routes. Transport to coast limited by water or camel packs, with money as the key obstacle. He argues silver money at fixed ratio could unlock loans to China in exchange for products.
The piece argues that silver as money was destroyed by British and American interests. It claims silver losses in the United States harmed merchants and workers, while China would gain a tiny per capita value from American mines. It portrays financiers and pawnbrokers as ruling global policy, stalling a vast US export market and condemning farmers and shipowners to decline.
The article contrasts Bismarck's demand of Alsace Lorraine and a huge indemnity with France paying from savings, praising French resolve. It then likens Venezuela to a fragile debtor, arguing arbitration would reveal moral and financial bankruptcy, urging prompt policy over procrastination.
A fragmented note claims digestion aid from a chemically pure baking powder brand named Perfect. It also references M. E. Summercamp & Co and a lost keys notice asking the finder to leave a postmaster contact for a reward.
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