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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
8
A Chicago American piece sketches two women through contrast. One cold and judgmental, a broker of quarrels who dominates social gates, the other passionate and compassionate, a healer of discord whose mercy spans the world.
Miranda Jenkins, sister in a nine member Muskoka family, watches Fred Portman return from the Northwest changed by Toronto fashion. He joins the log rolling crews while she learns dressmaking. Their paths cross as youth seek work and romance in a rugged rural Ontario setting.
Miranda and her city guest Miss Stephens witness log rolling on a rushing river. Fred slips from unstable logs and is crushed under a turning log. Comrades try to save him as water and chaos surge, a fatal accident unfolding during the perilous rite.
In a moonlit night the city girl wanders away with Miranda and Fred. Fred pressures Miranda to confirm their engagement. Miranda confesses love and asks Fred to study, hoping to be prouder of his youth while maintaining affection. The lovers express mutual affection as their bond deepens amid youthful hopes.
In Beaumont Texas a daily spectacle unfolds as 25000 visitors flood the town seeking opportunity. The influx has disrupted normal life with special trains to Port Arthur and Sabine Pass and booths offering space for sales tents. Local business activity pauses while fortunes are sought in the oil boom.
Renest Mitchell, youngest brother of Mma Metha, has volunteered for the Marquis of Tullitardine's Horse and departed for South Africa. Previously set to inherit Australian estates, he pursued music, had a fine tenor, and once hoped to sing Romeo to his sister's Julietly role. Now a soldier, friends expect he will distinguish himself.
Detroit man who earned $60,000 in stocks instead of using a telegram may not sue the telegraph company. Indianapolis News reports on the gliding delays and garbled lines. A jumble of fashion items such as veiling, cambric, organdy, linen fabrics and summer garments is lightly noted.
A long-held feud between the Kiowas and Tonkawas softens as the Tonkawas visit the Kiowas in Oklahoma valley. The two tribes exchange gifts and dances, with ponies, buckskin, and painted regalia on display. The Tonkawa chief objects to being photographed but later approves. The piece closes noting Prof. Herbert W. Conn will speak at Boston University’s commencement on June 5 on The Biology of the Higher Education.
Eight justices uphold the Foraker act as constitutional while Justice Brown dissents on territorial governance beyond the constitution. The decision concerns tariffs on Porto Rico and the status of incorporation, with notes on the Downes and Dooley cases and the broader treaty power.
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