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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
6
The article surveys global production and transport trends including US toy spending, a proposed Leipsic railway station cost of 37.5 million, and per capita coal use. It notes London and Tibetan conditions, Egyptian discoveries, Colombo reports on mosquitoes, Paraguay women, Lloyd’s tonnage in 1904, and tea cultivation experiments in Texas.
A historical view of Astoria and Flushing shows grand 19th century mansions once home to elite families such as La Roque, Wolcott, Riker, Lawrence and Barclay now replaced by lumber yards, factories, and new housing. The Blackwell's Island bridge spurs change as old burial grounds and manors fade into urban development.
City with 300 residents relies on $4,000 annual saloon licenses to fund municipal expenses. Officials note no taxes are levied as licenses cover the costs, with many residents described as needing steady access to saloons to sustain revenue.
Mrs Charlotte B Coman, a veteran landscape painter aged over seventy, wins the Shaw memorial prize of 300 dollars in New York for the best work by a woman at the Society of American Artists show. Her entry titled September Morning features a delicate hazy landscape.
Sir Frederick Saunders and a companion were elephant shooting in Ceylon when the friend dropped his rifle and fled a tree. The wounded elephant seized the gun, which fired and shot its owner in the ankle.
The St Paul brought the apparatus for L Aut o Bolide from Folies Bergere Paris. Mile Mauricia de Tiers performs the daring act in a steel framework resembling a buffalo hump. The car crosses a 45 foot gap upside down and blasts 200 feet before stopping.
Lieut. Gen Linevitch, commander of Russian land and sea forces in the far east, is in his sixty sixth year. He fought in the Caucasus at 21 and in the 1877 78 Russo Turkish war and has since taken part in Asiatic campaigns. He led the relief of the legations at Peking and is known as Papa Linevitch for his age.
Gen Wheeler writes in the New York American that modern wars exceed Civil War losses. He lists American campaigns from 1812 to Gettysburg, Grant in Virginia, Sherman in Georgia, and Napoleon’s campaigns, noting tens of thousands killed and wounded in major battles and total forces involved.
London reports the marquess of Anglesey died in Monte Carlo provoking panic among about 100 creditors. His estate of 30 000 acres and castles is entailed to a cousin, exempt from claims though his debts neared 2 500 000 dollars. A recent sale yielded a curio at 20 000 dollars.
An Elizabethan rock crystal and silver ewer, six and a half inches tall, was found in a castle cellar among Beaudesert items from the Marquis of Anglesey. Christie’s representative identified it among worthless china, noting its circa 1650 English craftsmanship and ornate silver gilt mounts with fruit and strapwork ornament.
Logan Kansas. San Antoine Pete, a 1350 pound steer bred from Texas and Hereford stock, towed by a pneumatic sulky at a mile in 2 28. The animal, housed at Al Dougherty’s barn, wears bandages and carries its trainer to public admiration as the only racing steer in the country.
Thomas Bailey of Hillsboro Indiana is 81 at Christmas and the oldest mail carrier in the state. He makes six daily trips between the railroad station and post office, a mile round trip. Bailey began delivering mail in 1869 and has worked except for three months, earning $130 a year.
A quirky historical item cites Gov. Falletts of Wisconsin recalling a tale about a merchant in Duckwater and a drummer offering cotton goods. The story mocks local bargain days and asks if Duckwater ever has deals, a humorous vignette reflecting small town commerce and speech patterns of the era.
A reader from Mann lows writes to Mrs Pinkham thanking her for a service or remedy. The letter expresses gratitude and appreciation for assistance received.
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