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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
People Talked About.

Jacob Harlan died at Richmond.
Ind, as the result of a nervous shock
produced by a horrible dream.
John N. Drummond, former vice
president OF the Wabash railway, died
OF paralysis at a hotel in Chicago.
DR.. Henry l.. Tolman, who had a ma
tional reputation as a microscopic, is
dead in Chicago. aged ffty-fve years.
Mrs. Hecker Breckenridge, living
neal st. Louis, who kept a VOW made
in 1864 never to leave her farm alive,
is dead.
Joseph Fotaher, thirteen years old,
and who weighed 300 pounds, is dead
at Elgin, ILL.,, as the result OF a severe
coughing spell.
Judge Shelton c. Spender Is dead at
his home after a long illness, aged
seventy-fcur years. He took an active
part in the early border troubles In
Kansas.
Commodore William w. DUNCAN, u.
8. NJ, retired, Is dead at his home In
Baltimore. During the Spanish war he
was a member of one OF the navy de-
partment's advisory boards.
William Lansing, at one time n Of
the best known actors in this country,
is dead at Oakland, Cal, aged sixty
two years. During his younger days
he travelled all over the United States
and Europe with Edwin Booth and
Lawrence Barrett.
Teddy Whiteman, a baseball player
who has been with many Western
teams, died at Muncie, Ind, Of pneu-
monia, the disease having been con-
tracted while guarding the bodies OF
the dead and relieving the injured af-
ter the Iroquois fire in Chicago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
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A burning coat In n OF the cloak
rooms OF the Majestic theater In New
York almost created a panic.
The distlllery OF S. Mihalovitch,
Fletcher & Co., at Cincinnati, burned:
loss, s250.000 insurance, $780, 00.
Eight iremen had narrow escapes
from death In a fire in the Chicago
Consolidated Milling and Mating COM
pany's plant.
Three mem were compelled to Jump
for their lives to escape a fire which
destroyed n full block in the business
district OF Wheeling. w. Va.
In an explosion at Marion, Ind, re-
sulting when water was thrown into
the First Baptist church furnace to put
out the fire, two men were badly
burned.
The boiler of a locomotive drawing
the west-bound New York Central
freight train blew up at Syracuse, N.
Y. killing the engineer and q brake
man and probably fatally injuring the
.fireman.
AS a result OF drinking ginger ale
favored with lemon extract, Charles
Benke. Albert Lewis and William Pru-
dence are dead at Alexander, Ark, and
Wash and Walker Lewis are danger
ously Ill.
The body OF Homer II. Swaney, lost
from the Clallum. vas picked up two
miles north of Dungenness light. He
was president OF the Pacific Steel COM
pany OF Irondale and the Seattle Steel
and iron company.
It's great speed carried the Chicago
bound diamond Special" on the I'LL
nois Central over an open switch near
Glen GORDON, H., and foiled the at
tempts OF train wreckers. Three cars
Of the freight train which followed the
fast train were derailed and piled upon
each other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
FIRST TRIP FATAL.
Minnesota Youth Is Asphyxiated In .
South Dakota Hotel.

Minnesota Youth Is Asphyxiated In .
South Dakota Hotel.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 26.-Charles
Heinrich, a farmer aged twenty-ons
years, who lived on the farm OF his
father, a prominent German, near
Woodstock, Mimi, died here yesterday
morning as the result Of being as
phyxiated by gas at a hotel. Ply
sicians worked over him for twenty
sour hours, but he W regained con-
seriousness. The unfortunate man was
en- route to visit at Huron, S. d., and
his father and brother, who ere
present when ne died, say that this
was the first time he had ever been
on a railroad train and that he knew
nothing about gas. When he retired
for the night he evidently turned off
the gas and then when the flame was
extinguished he turned 1t on again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
Resume OF The newS.
From the CAPITAL.


Senator Uenrose has introduced r
bill to prohibit the use OF the mails In
the conduct Of various chain coupon
and chain investment schemes.
The committee OF postal officials
which recently investigated proposed
pneumatic tube mail service changes
IN st. Louis has reported that no &C
ton should be taken at this time.
The house committee on military af-
fairs concluded its work on the army
appropriation bill. 1t will be reported
to the house as soon as printed. 1t
carries appropriations a~ggregating
S75,0 00, 900.
Secretary Wilson Of the department
OF agriculture is arranging the details
OF the campaign authorized by con
gress to be waged against the cotton
boil weevil. There will be forty sci
ents at work against the pest before
long. They will organize the farmers
TO fight the weevll and will educate
them in the best methods OF attack.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
Otherwise.

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Bones OF a man who must have been
about eleven feet tall have been un-
earthed at W~innemucca, New.
Putnam Bradley Strong. husband of
May Yohe. once the wife of Lord Fran
els Hope, Is n C more In New York.
The Great Northern's new steamship
for the Pacific trade, the Dakota, will
be launched at New London. Conn,
Feb. 6.
Miss Hazel Lester, a well-known So
ciety girl OF Kalamazoo, Mich, has
eloped with Harley Morris, . colored
coachman.
Mrs. George Alexander Of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y. began crying for no ap-
parent cause and literally sobbed her.
self to death.
The Chicago drivers strike Is over,
the men securing the adoption of the
CLOSED shop" principle and leaving the
matter OF wages to arbitration.
Upwards of $500 persons are thrown
out OF employment by the burning of
the Oliphant Breaker and washery of
the Delaware G Hudson company at
Scranton.
Navigation OF the Ohio and tributa-
ries has been suspended for six weeks
because OF the ice. Towns on the river
without railroad facilities are said to
be suffering for provisions.
A few days ego H. Dawson of Nor
folk, Neb., purchased q pair of blue
socks. Now his feet are In such a con-
dition from wearing them that his at
tending physician says they will have
to be amputated.
Advices received at Austin, Texas,
from Mexico state that Capt. Patrick
Garrett, United States collector OF
customs at FL Paso. and other Amer.
| leans have jast purchased 5000. 900
/ ceres OF land in the state Of Sinalao,
Mexico. The land will be stocked with
cattle.
Grand Trunk passenger No. 4 Is In
quarantine at Niagara Falls, Ont,
with a case Of smallpox aboard. The
train was stopped on the bridge and
all the passengers held prisoners. The
authorities would not permit the
morning papers from Toronto to be
thrown on.
In the United States district court at
San Francisco Judge DE Haven, in act
ing upon the habeas corpus proceed
ings brought on behalf Of Chin Oak
Dong. . Chinaman born here but who
returned to China. rendered . decision
which holds that the fact Of Chin Oak
Dongs birth In this country. irrespec-
tive Of his present allegiance. entities
him to land.
Cremation ~ the most sanitary dis
position Of the dead was unanimously
favored BY the Iowa Association OF
Heath O11cers at the annual meeting
at Des Moines. The cemetery was de-
| clared to bs Z menace to public health
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
is ALLEGED.
crookston Postmaster Is Displaced
Until Accounts Can Be Examined.

C~rookston Postmaster Is Displaced
Until Accounts Can Be Examined.
Crookston, Mimi, Jan. 26.-Postof.
fee Inspector Norris has placed the
local postoflce in charge of e. G.
Gildersleeve, to serve while the &C
counts of Postmaster Eikens are being
examined to investigate a seeming
shortage of n considerable amount. In
spector Norris arrived Saturday night
and he appointed Mr.. Gildersleepe at
the consulting with Mr.. Eikens' bonds
men. The action created a sensation
among Crcokston Business pen. Post
master Eil5ens declares that wen If a
seeming shortage is revealed by an
examination of his books, he has suf.
ficient money deposited in banks to
the credit Of the department to COW
er Il,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

BtUfJACKfTS TO TIE RESCUE
ALARMING REPORTS POUR IN
JAPANESE SAID TO BE LANDING
AN ARMY AT MA SAM PHO,
KOREA.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The state de-
partment yesterday received official
Information of an attack by a mob or
native Koreans on an electric a In
Korea, the line being owned by
Americans, because OF the fact that
1t had killed a Korean. The news
came in the following %cablegram re-
ceived from Minister Allen at Seoul:
This morning on the electric rail.
way, which is the property of Ameri-
can citizens, a Korean was accidental
ly killed. Thereupon a mob of natives
attacked and practically destroyed the
car. The operators Of the car would
have been injured had it not been for
the presence Of mind and action Of
our guard and a serious rot would
have occurred"
First Mob Attack Thus Far.
Although there have been previous
reports of disturbances in Korea this
is the first mob attack made thus far
DON property Of Americans. The
guard which made the rescue came
from the American legation. 1t con
SITS Of 100 msrines, who were sent
There some time ago to BE- on hand
for the protection OF Americans and
their property.
Reinforcement of this guard has
been urged and could be made in a
weeks time by details Of marines
from the Philippines, but nothing has
been decided on this point. Condi-
tons In Korea are realized to be crit
ical and the state department is keep
ing in close touch with the situation.
Alarming Reports Pour In.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-Reports OF
and alarming nature OF the situation
there continue to pour out Of the Far
East. These include the statements
that the Japanese are landing an army
at Ma Sam Pho, Korea, and that 5000
Russian troops are crossing the Yalu
river. The reported dispatch Of q
Chinese army of soldiers trained by
European officers beyond the Great
Wall to preserve order in Manchuria
cannot be confirmed here and the re-
ports of the Japanese at Ma Sam Pho
and the Russians at the Yalu are dis
credited at the foreign Office here and
by M. Kurlno, the Japanese minister
to Russia. M. Hartwig, a departmental
chief of the Russian foreign Office,
yesterday spoke feelingly to M. Kuri-
no regarding the harm being done by
exaggerated and often
Utterly Baseless Reports.
While the russian government un-
d%erstands the situation In Korea to
be disturbed and possibly threatening.
It has no information of a situation
grave enough to warrant the landing
of a large Japanese force there. Rus.
STA freely admits Japan's right, under
existing conventions, to land in Korea
q reasonable number OF soldiers to
preserve order; but the landing OF an
army at this stage of the negotiations
could not be viewed with equanimity.
M. Kurino is in no way anxious be-
cause of the delay in Russia's re-
sponse to the latest Japanese note.
and says that Japan is not pressing for
an immediate reply. Russia will be
given all the time she needs" the
minister Is quoted as saying.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
From Other shores.
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tiSIn SA'~' oIOIco.
King Christian has recovered from
his attack of govt.
Baron Won Mannlicher, inventor of
the Mannlicher rifles, Is dead.
King Edward has been under treat
ment for a slight throat affection.
Five reyolutionists were legally shot
by the military at Cape Hayden for
treason.
The pope joked when informed that
a rumor Of his death had received
credence In Madrid.
A Turkish powder machine in the
Kumanova district, sixteen miles from
Uskub. has been blown up by Bulga-
rians. Thirty Turks were killed.
Private Blake OF the Seventeenth
United States artillery hanged himself
by his belt In a railroad cut near the
Moro barracks at Santiago. Cuba.
1t is said authoritatively that the
forthcoming report OF Attorney Cen
eral Baudoin will be favorable to Drey-
fus. though 1t may bs delayed for some
weeks.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, a grandson Of
the Italian patriot, has been found
among the rebels captured at Ciudad
Bolivar last August and has been re-
leased.
There Is much anxiety concerning
Vice Admiral Lord Charles Bsresford,
who fell while following the hounds
near Kilmarch, Jan. 8. He is said to be
suffering from conclusion OF the brain.
The law providing compulsory com
pensation for factory employees and
miners in the case of all accidents, n
of the most important measures OF the
present cars reign, has become eff
fectiVe.
The pope has Issued a personal order
transferring the election OF bishops
who do not depend on the propaganda
from the special commission Of cardi-
nails to the congregation of the holy
Office, of which the pope is project.
Leon Vargas Navarro, Mexican con-
sui at Phoenix, Ariz., is In Mexico to
explain complaints made against him.
One OF these complaints is that society
of Phoenix Is scandalized because the
consul presents a different woman as
his wife each year at the various social
affairs.
The president Of the Republic OF
Chile has sent a message to congress
asking authorization to open tenders
for the construction Of the port of VAL
paraiso according to surveys and plans
by Jacob Krass, director OF the poly
tecl mic school of the Netherlands. The
work will cost about s11, 000, 900.
The Vatican authorities have been
informed that the appointment of Mgr.
Seraini as apostolic delegate to Mex
leo cannot lead to the resumption Of
diplomatic relations between the holy
see and Mexico. The new apostolic
delegate to Mexico will have exactly
the same status as that OF the delegate
at Washington.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

st. Paul, Jan. 26.-The elephant ex
hibited at the Grand opera house last
week with Hagenbeck's animal show,
enrsgcd by the severe cold, yesterday
nearly killed his keeper and partly
wrecked the interior of the Milwaukee
freight house. Conrad Castens. the
keeper, is ut st. ~Joseph's hospital and
Il In q critical condition. suffering
from internal hemorrhages as the re-
suit of three broken ribs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
BLYpENsURGH's DEFENSE.
Arsenic In the Body of His Wife Came
E.-. ExnE,Ins,- EI,,II

Arsenic In the Body of His Wife Came
From Emtalmine Fluid.
Eldora, Iowa, Jan. 26.-The defense
In the Blydenburgh murder trial will
have their inning now and propose to
introduce from forty to fifty witnesses
to prove the innocence of the defend.
ant, Ebenezer S. B~lydenburgh. They
propose to present evidence to prove
that the arsenic found in the organs Of
the deceased was formed there by the
action of the embalming fluid which
the undertaken prepared and used in
getting the body ready for shipment to
the home in Ohio. They will intro
duce the testimony of six experts In
chemistry and medicine to endeavor
to disprove what has been presented
by the states witnesses.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
I.st a. nphalanxr Founders.

Ripon, WIS.,, Jan. 2S.-Chester Ad.
kins, eighty-two years of age, n OF
the Oldest settlers OF this section, died
yesterday. He was the last surviving
member Of the original nineteen
founders of the Wisconsin "Phalanx,"
. society which Horace Greeley styled
q model one, and to which he pointed
a. proof positive that socialism could
be made successful.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
ENTIRE CITY BURNED
Eight Thousand People Are Made
Homeless.

T%rondhjem, Norway, Jan. rs. - The
town of Aalesund was completely de-
stroyed by fire, but so far as ascer-
tanned there was no loss Of life.
Aalesund is a busy seaport trading
town in Norway with over 5000 in
habitants. The damage is estimated
at $4,000. 900. The entire population is
homeless. Provisions and medical
stores, which are greatly needed, have
been sent from here and Bergen. II
later developed that two persons per
ished in. the flames. One steamer was
burned in the harbor. and 1t is feared
that others will be destroyed. Supplies
of money. clothing and provisions are
coming from all parts Of Norway.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
EXPRESS CASHIER IN THE TOLLS.
Great Northern EmpIoye Is Charged
With Enforcement.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 26.-F. W. Fow.
Ter. cashier Of the Great Northern
Express company here was arrested
on an e~mbezzlement charge. He is
alleged to be short s221.17. Reynold
Stuart Of st. Paul, representing a
bonding company. is here and took the
matter In hand. The prisoner has EN-.
ployed counsel and neither he nor his
lawyer will discuss the case. 1t il
rumored that Fowler has lost in spec.
ulation. Fowler is about thirty-iys
years old and has a family.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
SHIP ASHORE IN DENSE FOG.
Tugs Rescue Steamer Larchmont on
Newport.

Newport. r. l.. Jan. 26.-The steam
or Larchmont, Of the Joy line, bound
from New York to Providence. r. l..
with 200 passengers, weht ashore dur.
Ing q thick fog near Newport early
yesterday. After several hours work
tugs succeeded In floating her. The
LArchmont proceeded to Providence.
apparently not damaged. There was
no sign Of panic when the boat
grounded although under the action
Of the tide. she pitched and tossed .
grea. deal. All the passengers re-
manned on deck prepared for an
emergency. however, the danger being
augmented by the dense fog and the
great quantity Of ice in the channel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
GARRISON

German Force Fights Its Way
Through ReheiIIous savages.
S--akopmund. German Southwest
Africa, Jan. 26.-Lieut. Zuelow's force
Of 100 men. which. as announced Jan
16. appeared to be in a dangerous DO
sition near Maldau, has fought its
way through the rebels b~esieginG
Okahanjs and has joined the garrison.
which occupies q strong position.
About twenty-five miles of the rail-
road are reported to have been do
stroycd.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The man who breathes through his
nose. keeps his feet dry, avoids drafts
and liquor, and observes ordinary
rules Of hygiene has comparatively
little to fear from pneumonia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The startling news comes that "out
q 1000 convicts In the Ohio p%eniten-
tiary not one could repeat the ten COM
nandmcnts." But. by the way, ~
you rattle or the entire ten yourself
without ! stumble?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
Ole Has the Price.

Duluth, Jan. 3e.-Ole Ostby was ar
rested for ~non-support of his family
on complaint Of his wife. 1t developed
that he has 5000 crowns on deposit In
Z bank in Norway. The court ordered
him e DAY his wife SIS . month.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

A man who was supposed to be q
pauper died In Omaha the other day
with 81. 900 concealed under the lin
lngs Of his clothes. He came just as
nea ~ any one can come to taking It
With him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Little Falls, Mimi, Jan. 2e. - The
mercury was from 10 to IL degrees
below zero all day with . stiff north.
west wind. Many sheep in a train load
Of animals that passed through here
ct noon were frozen to death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

A Columbus clergyman says the
source Of mans power Is his ability
30 keep q secret. We trust this Is
not intended as a reflection upon the
women.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Although this Is leap year. miss,
you cannot ask him to sit up and
watch for the eclipse Of the moon, for
there aren't going to be any eclipses
Of the moon this year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

II the author of Builders OF the
Beautiful Is right In saying that the
body IL the dramatization OF the soul,
how unlovely q good many peoples
souls must be!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The way for 4 girl to have a nice,
rosy complexion Is for her to try to
climb a fence and get caught with
half of her on one side and half on
the other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

An irate Nova Scotia member OF
parliament announces his desire and
ability to thrash any citizen. OF the
United States. But did be ever see
our Mr.. Jeffries In action?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Why should the London Times wish
its readers a happy new year anc
then start In by publishing a new
piece OF verse by Alfred Austin?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

II Gear Nicholas could have foreseen
that Poet Laureate Austin was going
to write o poem about him surely he
never would have let the situation
reach such q crisis.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The London Lancet declares that
the plum pudding has no nutritiye
value. Still. as a completely satisfy
ing and acuum filling Wand there is
nothing like 1t.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Is there anybody more exasperatine
than the man who asks you for your
opinion about something and then
doesn't stop to listen to Il?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

It's a satisfactory working arrange
ment where q husband gives his wife
some judicious fattery and the wife
give her husband some judicious cook
cry.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

II 10 not to be wondered at that an
applicant for . marriage license die
not know his name. Just at that
stage Of the game q man is In that
frame of mind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Stanley, Wis. Jan. rs. James A.
Peterson was instantly killed here
while unloading logs. A
heavy log rolled onto him and broke
his neck. A widow survives.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
Iurk. Concentrate rrcops.

Sofia. Bulgaria, Jan. 26.-News has
been received here from the frontier
that Turkey II actively engaged in
concentrating troops In the Kustendil
and Adrianople districts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The extravaganza Of a woman who
spends a quarter for chocolate Dor
bons makes the man who smokes SO
cen cigars a terrible pessimist.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Dessau. Germany. Jan. as. - Fried
erich. duke Of Anhalt, died at Castle
Ballenstedt yesterday. He suffered
an apopletic stroke Saturday. He was
born In 1881.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

When the Russian battle ship Oslia
bia meets the Japanese Shikishima IL
deadly combat it will be a troublesome
day for the proof readers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

The soaring price OF wheat indi-
Gates that the dove Of peace IS hay-
ing some difficulty In finding an olive
branch.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Or. Parkhurst decries New Years
resolutions. Still. as balm for the
Katzenjammer conscience they GER.
tainly help some.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

Canada talks Of buying Greenland,
and thus wisely elects to do her eX-
banding along the line Of least re
sistance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28

London had 205 rainy days last year.
No wonder the toper's black list failed
to keep the town dry.