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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
6
The United States will unveil a statue in memory of Count Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau in Washington on May 24. The monument is described as a fitting tribute to a man who rendered great service to the American republic.
Immigration continues to rise and a one day delay nearly broke arrivals records. Prince Henry's visit yields more German immigrants. Cubans show little interest in their independence day date, likely to favor annexation in time, after their initial push for sovereignty.
Prices for meat have climbed in recent months with farmers receiving high prices while most profits go to packers. The public is left puzzled as supply and demand do not explain the higher consumer cost.
The dispatch notes Macedonia preparing an invasion of Turkey. It claims Turks favor battle over meals due to belief in death as paradise and urges Macedonians to study the Greeks prior effort against Turkish forces.
The report claims England may tax bread and abandon free trade due to Boer War burdens. The conflict has cost about $900 million and, though nearing its end, expenses will stay high for several years.
Belgium faces intensifying unrest with broad disruptions across sectors. The protests carry political overtones and include public singing of the Marseillaise by civilians and some soldiers, prompting government concern.
A reflection on T DeWitt Talmage whose sermons have appeared weekly in newspapers for seventeen years, drawing vast audiences and meeting regular demand. The piece highlights his deep moral insight, teaching ability, and philanthropic role, noting the print run as unique in newspaper history.
Reports say a substantial English and Scottish force will reach Ireland within a month to support the Royal Irish Constabulary in enforcing the coercion act. The move signals a renewed push to suppress Irish unrest, a shift that again places Ireland at the center of British politics.
The United States and Canada combined shipped 54 035 horses to South Africa in the past two fiscal years, a figure near the total U S exports to 211 countries over the prior twenty years ending 1894. Mule shipments to the same destination probably match this total.
Gen Wade Hampton, a leading Civil War figure and prominent South Carolina statesman, died at his Columbia home at age 84. He was remembered as a high southerner of old school chivalry and honor, a first rank soldier and respected statesman.
The Senate and House debated the Chinese exclusion bill with amendments and substitutes amid strong party divides. The Senate defeated the drastic exclusion plan, while the House passed Cuban reciprocity with sugar provisions upheld. Reports include isthmian canal remarks, Philippine governance steps, and Treasury balances alongside Dun report failures.
On the 17th Martin Tobin died in Kansas City from blood poisoning after his finger was bitten a month earlier by John McVoy. On the 18th the House passed the Cuban reciprocity bill by 247 to 52 with 124 Republicans voting with Democrats and 10 Democrats against. Denver district attorney charged James Jeroco David Mosconi and J McPharland with cruelty to rabbits at the Denver Coursing Club and assaulted Humane Society Secretary Whitehead. The Secretary of State sent to the Senate a protest from China over excluding Chinese from the Philippines. President Louhet attended the opening of Paris Grand Palais des Champs Elys es salon. critics judged exhibits mediocre though some Americans were praised.
The United States plans to raise its Hamburg consulate to consulate general due to growing trade between Hamburg and the United States. The Rosebud Indian Reservation opening next summer will encompass 400000 acres. On the 18th the North Montana Round-Up association in Helena protested reinspection of cattle in transit by Colorado and Wyoming inspectors, despite federal health certificates. George Crowley junk dealer of Council Grove Kansas was found dead in the Neosho river near Emporia with a heavy stone bound by barbed wire. his partner George Dumpoope is missing and suspected of murder.
Reports recount nearly sixty private pension bills advanced in the Senate on the 19th with other measures, while the House passed the fortification bill and an appropriation conference. Fires, explosions, and attacks caused deaths and injuries across Kansas City, Managua, New Chiang, Hackney, Pekin, Omaha, Liege, and Port Elizabeth, with emigration inquiries and military funding debated.
A list of Illinois residents and figures is summarized, followed by a U S Supreme Court decision on the Mine Inspection Law. The Consolidated Coal Co of St Louis challenged Illinois inspection fees and the four annual inspections required, but the court upheld the Illinois ruling with costs.
A man about 30 was found hanged in a Tay lorville wood. Mrs. Condit of Beardstown died from injuries after a runaway. Miners and coal operators in Pana settle for next year at 40 cents per ton starting May 1. James Assleck of Belleville dies after cutting an old tree on his premises. A J Wolfe’s El Dorado saw mill burned, $4 000 loss, no insurance. About 100 workers lose jobs. A major Supreme Court ruling holds Illinois foreign insurance tax law unconstitutional.
William Roach of Chicago hurried home after a rumor and found he had become the father of triplets two boys and a girl. The trio's birth has improved his finances as his employer Alderman Thomas Carey announced prizes of 300 dollars for triplets and 100 dollars for twins, to be awarded to the workers.
Contributions to the McKinley National Memorial Association Monument fund pour in rapidly with Revell, Illinois auxiliary chairman, hopeful the state will quickly raise its full quota.
Dozens are feared dead or missing after the City of Pittsburg burned near Ogden's landing. Survivors describe frantic scenes as passengers and crew fled flames, with many women and children among the losses. A partial casualty list includes Capt Wes Doss and Miss Marie Tessim, among others, while numerous travelers and crew remain unaccounted for.
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