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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
6
A distressed patient describes severe abdominal pain backache headaches and fainting spells attributed to an inflamed womb neck condition. The magazine portrait highlights Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the sole effective cure and urges women to request it at stores.
A bonanza gold strike was reported near Atlantic City in Fremont county Wyoming. Prospectors Hoisington and Carr located rich ore four miles from Atlantic City, with float showing and a ledge yielding about 20 000 dollars per ton in gold. The discovery lies between Atlantic City and Southern Pass camps, amid a district once rich in mining and long active around the Ca-tissa mine.
It is reported that George H. Phillips nearly completed his May corn transaction in Chicago. He sold 1,000,000 bushels amid heavy current month sales and pushed prices from 54 to 60 cents. Phillips would not confirm finality but said, It looks as though it was all off.
New York May 18 The former secretary of war R A Alger and Mrs Alger left for Europe on the Santa. I am going over for my health he said as I have not had a rest since the 1886 campaign. He will visit Carlsbad and stay some time returning in August.
In BIBLEY I A May 18 William Miller aged 101 lives with daughter Miss Ida Smith in Sibley Iowa He was born March 15 1801 near Hamburg Germany and moved to Lafayette Indiana about fifty years ago then to Iowa The note records a long life and recent residence in the town hall area.
In St Joseph Missouri on May 18 a ranch farmer William Pflaum age 23 was captured after he sent threatening letters to Ashton a wealthy local stockman demanding 12000 in gold. Pflaum confessed he got the idea from Pat Crowe's exploits and was caught with a decoy at the designated drop site by detectives.
A fragmentary note from New Jersey claims discovery of a fountain of youth near Hye with speculation about an inter splash between octopus inspired ideas. The text is garbled but centers on a purported rejuvenation discovery and odd term usage.
The piece argues the Porto Rico case before the Supreme Court could shape the United States toward imperialism. It warns a decision affirming imperial policy would upend the traditional American government as founded, with strong emphasis on constitutional checks and balanced branches. It cites Senator Spooner, Albert Williams, and concerns over citizenship for Porto Ricans, predicting an imperial government if the court backs the administration. It also touches on stock speculation, Japan’s gold standard, and political patronage in recent events.
General Frederick D. Grant, back from Manila, said in San Francisco that law and order are taking hold in the Philippines. He described the people as historically brigand rather than civil, and outlined a plan to govern municipalities with troops nearby to prevent relapses. He cited districts Bucalan, Pampanga and Bataan, once lawless, now without robber bands in the whole area.
Mrs McKinley’s condition improved and she sat up for a while in San Francisco. President McKinley and General Shafter spoke, then he returned to the sick room. A comfortable night followed and the day ended with a reported very good day and progress. Secretary Cortelyou noted the improvement as the crisis appeared to pass.
Dr. Morrison wires from Pekin that Britain and the United States oppose a joint guarantee plan for the indemnity and that Britain declines to cooperate with the German expedition to southern Chi Li, which is said to be abandoned. In Istanbul, customs ban typewriters with 200 machines ordered returned to consignor.
J P Morgan and Co announce two thirds of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy stock deposited at Colonial Trust Boston and Metropolitan Trust New York, moving toward the Great Northern and Northern Pacific acquisition of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad.
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