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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
4
The grand jury denounces a system where negroes arrested for minor offenses are fined or sent to work gangs. Farmers then pay fines to have convicts work off debt, trapping families and trapping men in servitude for years. The report calls for harsher, clearer imprisonment rather than this coerced labor.
The article describes Phobos as a seven mile moon of Mars, orbiting in seven hours thirty eight minutes while Mars spins every 224 hours thirty seven minutes, producing multiple moon phases in one Martian night. It compares Earth’s moon motion and notes a separate Phonograph polyphone device enhancing volume.
Brooklyn Eagle reports a dramatic jailbreak from Waukegan Jail, detailing four prisoners who fled into northern Illinois toward Wisconsin. One man Tom Meyers died during the escape after illness and exposure, and the survivors buried him in the woods before continuing flight. Local sheriff recollects the tale as a chilling, unlikely case of loyalty among thieves.
Williams County Treasurer Heffernan announces tax lists for 1899 received November, midyear taxes due, and rates for general and specific purposes. Delinquency date February 1, 1900. Tax collection sites and dates provided for Commissioner Districts 1 through 6, including Town of Williston and district schools, with total valuations and levy amounts.
Advertisements from Williston announce C Stewart's Harness Shop selling Faramon Coxgehall stock suits and harnesses with prices stated as reasonable. Also offers tailoring, cloth samples, and discounts on made garments, plus agency for toilet goods and a call for lady agents. A humorous note describes soldiers using gun muzzles as cigarette cases in the Deweyland parade.
Official records from Williston North Dakota detail a regular school board meeting with members Bergh Baldwin Woottey Tande and Freeman present. Bills approved include school supplies 1525 dollars and construction supervision 18900 dollars plus contracted footings costs. Heat preparations and room assignments for the new building are noted. The board adjourned with R H Covenant as clerk.
A French boiler was found with a sand covered top and a tiny steam jet near a rivet causing a sand blast that carved a hole in the shell before detection. The report also notes Japan purchased over 1,000,000 dollars worth of German sugar in the last year.
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