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Newspaper
Asbury Park Journal
Location
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1900
Page
6
R G Dun & Co reports preliminary 1900 trade data with about 10 630 commercial failures and 137 000 000 in liabilities, up from 9 393 and 123 132 678 the prior year. Despite the rise, rail earnings improve, and January outlooks for cotton and silk look brighter.
Detroit December 29. A pouch containing 100000 in negotiable paper and an unknown amount of money was stolen from Wyandotte Michigan Central station. The thief left a trail of letters checks and drafts along the railroad track and a draft from New York for 40000 was expected.
London photographer Bassano notes Cape Town dispatches indicate General Lord Kirchner enforces the reconcentrado system against the undaunted Burrhera, echoing Weyler's Cuba actions.
William Westlake, an inventor born in England and later famous in railroad tech, died at his Brooklin home. His career included the Westlakes car heater and the first practical car lamp. He worked for the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line, developing fire safety devices and stove innovations.
In New York on December 29 the penultimate round of the ninth annual Intercollegiate Chess Match concluded at 100 p.m. Calvia Harvard Yale and Princeton competed as Columbia led with 344 games won from 4. Columbia eyes reclaiming the trophy from Hayward’s six year hold.
Cleveland city council met with 13 members present to hear charges against D. B. Stoner A. W. Henry and Lee N. Purdy for accepting bribes. After a brief session without a prosecutor all three were found not guilty of the charges.
The Navy Department commended two American sailors for heroism in Algiers and Manila Bay. Captain Chester praised Paul Aysperessen and Hugh Patrick Mullin for rescuing a French seaman in Algiers while the Kentucky was present. Lieutenant Commander Jesse M. Roper lauded hospital steward EL. J. Coxe and sailors J. D. Fuller, 8. A. Courser, BR. Parsons and J. Ward for risking their lives during a smallpox case on a ship in Manila Bay. they endured 30 days in quarantine and had their clothes destroyed. Acting Secretary Hackett sent testimonials of appreciation to each.
A 36 hour blizzard seals Wasenberg Colorado. Rock Island lines plan expansion to El Vaso Texas. The Pegasus sank in the English Channel with five lives lost. American Sugar and Xtr buckles settle their dispute. A highwayman robs a private express near Hot Springs Junction North Dakota, about $50. Scranton official A B Lidstone dies delivering a Masons banquet address. In St Joseph Missouri the Richardson murder inquest yields two key revelations involving the victim's partner and a traveling man tied to a female adviser.
Navy Announces Bowles to Succeed Rear Admiral Hichborn as head of the Bureau of Construction and Repairs in Washington. Bowles, born 1858 in Springfield Mass, has been a pivotal figure at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, guiding ship design and construction including the Texas, Raleigh, and Amphitrite, and organizing naval architecture groups.
A partial market snapshot notes steadiness in some items like oats and corn while others such as East and West coast vegetables show weak interest. Prices given include pork steady at 12 to 13 and western butter and lard maintaining quiet levels with refined products trading slowly.
Retired politician M. J. Dowling, a former poor farm boy who survived a blizzard that cost him both feet and part of a hand, is expected to be elected speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He resides in Renville and runs an insurance business, known for his influence and popularity. Also notes potatoes are now grown on stem, yielding excellent flavor.
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