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Newspaper
Algona Advance
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
6
Dispatches recount brutal murders and rapes by native assailants in Pozorrubio and surrounding areas, with several natives and insurgent collaborators executed by hanging. Other reports list casualties and missing bodies from the Samar massacre, naming numerous soldiers by name and location.
Two Black individuals named Henry Ivory and Aries Perry died in a related incident tied to a serious case involving Professor Roy W. White of the law department in Pennsylvania. The report notes the Black victims and references the Philadelphia area in October with unclear details about the incident.
Washington reports outline that Britain and the United States are negotiating a new canal treaty to replace the Clayton-Bulwer pact. The proposed agreement preserves the neutral, open-waterway principle while revising the mechanism to ease enforcement and relieve the United States of onerous guarantees. The form mirrors Hay-Pauncefote amendments viewed as textual rather than substantial.
At San Francisco yesterday the triennial Episcopal convention rejected the Huntington amendment after Nebraska delegation corrections showed opposition. Clerical and lay votes failed to reach needed unity, and Article 5 on new dioceses was also defeated. The bishops debated marriage and divorces, while a large missionary mass meeting drew about 10,000 at Mechanics Pavilion with leaders from Newcastle, New York, Kentucky, and New Haven urging renewed zeal for foreign missions.
Aggressive move by American Sugar Refining against beet sugar industry follows price cuts by Western Sugar Refining. Reduction of 80 cents per hundred on beet sugar and 20 cents on cane sugar extends from California to Colorado. Robert Oxnard cites market shift and rules out beet-heavy orders above 50 percent as a discriminating tactic by the trust allies.
C T Gifford named postmaster at Gifford Iowa replacing L A Collins. The Commerce Department approves Hamlin County Bank Castlewood converting to First National Bank Castlewood. Citizens National Bank Des Moines approved as reserve agent for Commercial National Bank Charles City. Discontinued mail routes listed to Fairview, Edgemont, and others. Pensions granted including Land Increase and Restoration for several individuals with varied amounts. Nebraska and Wyoming postings note increases and restorations for stated beneficiaries.
Colonel Thompson relays a detailed account of the Santiago battle from the Spanish American War era. He asserts Admiral Sampson reviewed proofs of Maclay’s book but refused to endorse a charge labeling Schley a coward, citing the secretary of the navy’s later publication ban.
Washington Oct 9 The Hodgs on testimony in the inquiry recalls Lieutenant Doyle and Commander Rodgers then Hodgson navigator of the Brooklyn testifies he saw lights at Cienfuegos later deemed signals between Spanish forces He says the Brooklyn moved quickly to engage the Spanish squadron and fired as soon as possible describing maneuvers against the Vis caya Maria Teresa and other ships with dense smoke and heavy weather.
Colonel Harrison was discharged after a 24 cent charge for a cable message from Adjutant General Corbin ordering him home on the first transport. The army made Harrison repay 2.24 per word for the official business message. Heistand faces Senate inquiry over Manila hemp interests.
Pueblo Colorado reports a wave of vicious assaults on women and girls, likely by a single assailant described as a dark man with his face blacked. Victims include Mrs James P Henderson struck with a club, a Hamilton family girl choked after forced entry, and Mrs Hickey severely injured with a fractured skull while bicycling. Other women have been assaulted recently.
The National Grain Centers Association adjourned after reelecting officers and backing Memphis Tennessee as next convention site. Benjamin A. Lockwood of Des Moines IA was named president with a slate of officers including J A King and H J Grimes. F H R Peavey of Minneapolis gave the main address on grain trade and elevator construction plans.
Third day of the Farmers National congress in Bionx Falls draws new delegates and visitors though attendance falls short of expectations. Speakers include J Sterling Morton, Vickey, Clayton, Hoard, E Benjamin Andrews on The Farmstead Beautiful, and Hertha Dahl Laws delivering The American Girl and the Home.
Washington reports a debate on renaming the Philippine Islands to McKinley Islands in honor of President McKinley. Officials doubt the plan’s feasibility and oppose altering the established name, while support exists for designating the pink carnation as the national flower to honor McKinley’s memory.
Des Moines Iowa October 6 The following decisions were handed down by the supreme court reporters The Johnston appellant against Wappello affirmed State vs appellant Henderson affirmed against Calls Madison Auld Pyle case entries show affirmations and reversals in several matters with brief notes from the court
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