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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
10
The Bowen Chronicle notes a trotter dipping under the two minute mark with a 2:02_4 time and the first half mile under a minute. It also comments on Vienna shoe imports and a Jupiter observation, plus Cuba's business resilience and a Lansing Iowa pearl find.
Gov. Gen. Wood, a physician and sanitarian, states Cuba offers a healthy climate for northern travelers. He notes American troops have camped across the island in the last two years and found good health. Wood predicts yellow fever will soon disappear.
Postal receipts indicate strongest year in history for the post office department with widespread signs of improved commercial conditions. The reports show sales and parcel volumes hitting new highs across branches nationwide.
Dr. Henry W. Morrow of Wilmington Delaware says he has invented an artificial fuel that can be produced at half the cost of coal and tests show it possesses the needed heating properties. He notes coal interests are blocking market entry but believes rapid production will overcome this.
The new town of Lawton Oklahoma sprang into existence in a day. Ten thousand people are housed in tents until substantial houses and city conveniences arise in a few months. It highlights the West’s rapid development and mushrooming cities becoming centers of trade and manufacture.
Dun's review shows a drop in July business failures from 793 in 1900 to 697 in 1901. Liabilities total $7,035,933 this year versus $9,771,775 last year, indicating general improvement in business conditions.
The drought causes grain crop failures to often offset by higher prices. Farmers in regions with full crops benefit from pricier wheat and corn, while drought-affected areas endure higher costs along with other consumers.
The Dowager Empress Frederick, mother of William II, was praised for education and force of character. Bismarck accused her of unduly influencing liberalization in Germany years ago, a policy she and Frederick III supported, believing liberalization should not go too far.
Rural free delivery has driven a rise in post office business and daily carrier calls, making communication quicker. The spread of country delivery often covers its extra costs by higher stamp sales, arguing for good roads to support rural delivery.
On the 8th Speaker David B. Henderson left Berlin for Dresden and Vienna while Bartholdt and Brucker work in Berlin for the St. Louis exposition. Gompers pledges AFL support for the Amalgamated Association amid strike backing. Carrie Nation divorce suit filed in Medicine Lodge. Omaha land deal secures 50,000 grazing acres. Vice President Roosevelt greeted by ten thousand in Victor Colorado. Western drought and storms, Russian limits on Jewish students, and botany congress progress noted. Bankruptcies, land sales in Lawton Oklahoma, and navy accounts details reported.
The general fund balance shows available cash of 1 five hundred twelve thousand five hundred eleven and gold at 102 million nine hundred eight thousand seven hundred sixty. Nicaragua has no banking facilities after the supreme court ruled the London Bank of Central America lacks legal status.
Telegrams note Eneke's comet observed at Smiths observatory Geneva in Gemini morning sky with position on the 11th RA 6h35m30s dec 31d17m moving southeast toward the sun. Also reports Cold Packing Co to rebuild Wichita plant after fire loss of 750000. Other items include Dimmick embezzlement case set at 37600, a church bombing near Troyes injuring windows, a yacht explosion causing injuries, and Sumner transport bringing home convalescents with two deaths.
Near Pana Ill the Stebbins family were poisoned by canned salmon. Mrs Stebbins and two children in precarious condition. Beaumont Texas reports the twenty third gusher. Carrie Nation sued for divorce on alleged neglect and ridicule. Kentucky father and son wed sisters with eldest marrying the youngest. Dan and Bradstreet praise US retail. French officials demand Turkey claim payment before August 15. Caroline A Everts dies at 70 in Virden Ill. Mrs C H Bailey aims to establish Dowieism branch in St Louis. Howard J Rogers named superintendent of education exhibit at St Louis World Fair. Three year old daughter of William Clarke killed at Muncie falling on a bay rake. Judge Tuley voids grain bleaching law. Hargrove escapes Fort Worth jail with other prisoners not leaving. A Ryder will provides $25 000 for a library in Marengo NL after term. C E Toney crushed by mine car in Crudup Ala. John Spence injured in hay baler near Norris City NL. Thieves take 70c buried by Miss Mattie Edwards Calvert Tex. can used to conceal money.
A long list of recent Illinois deaths including Laurence Martin Duquoin and Joseph W. Peers Collinsville, with ages from 63 to 98 and notes on their occupations. Also reports on a Bloomington mystery death, Carbondale Sunday School convention, Carbondale school board, and local fires, legal actions, and business openings across multiple counties.
Workers in Pittsburg Wa claim victory as the Amalgamated Association defies President Shaffer’s general strike. Leaders report progress while western and outlying districts show mixed reactions. Strike headquarters are closed as factions await tomorrow and week developments. American Federation of Labor aid anticipated but not yet indicated.
The Bay View lodge of the Amalgamated Association voted unanimously to ignore President Shaffer's strike order. The Illinois Steel Co. plant in Milwaukee will operate as usual, citing loyalty to the employer and a 5 percent wage increase retroactive to July 1. The union fears loss of leverage if they strike now.
Illinois South Chicago Amalgamated workers vote to stay at work and back struck colleagues if needed. They say no grievances and contracts run another year, defying President Shaffer’s order while Vice-President Davis observed.
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