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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
2
A half second shaved from the trotting record now shows 2.0214 as the two minute troter nears that mark. Vienna shoe sellers spark interest with comfort for Viennese women. An astronomer notes Jupiter may be partially molten this summer. No Cuban business failures reported under American occupation. A Lansing Town fisherman’s wife finds a world class freshwater pearl with a mussel bait.
Gov. Gen. Wood, a physician and sanitarian, says Cuba’s climate is safe for northern visitors. He notes American soldiers have camped across the island in the last two years and enjoyed good health. He also believes yellow fever will soon disappear.
Post office department reports the biggest year in its history with postal receipts reflecting robust commercial conditions across sectors. The data indicate record volumes and sustained growth in mail handling and revenue through the period.
Dr. Henry W. Morrow of Wilmington Delaware announces an artificial fuel he says can be produced at half the cost of coal and meets all heating requirements. He cautions that coal interests try to block market entry.
Lawton Oklahoma rises as tents shelter 10,000 people in a single day. Officials promise substantial houses and city conveniences within months as the western boom town becomes a center of trade and manufacture.
Dun’s review reports 697 failures in July 1901 with liabilities totaling 7,035,933 dollars versus 793 failures and 9,771,775 dollars in July 1900. The figures indicate general improvement in business conditions.
Farmers nationwide face scarce grain and higher prices as drought reduces crops. While losses fall on drought areas, regions with full harvests gain from price increases that offset reduced yields for producers and consumers alike.
The Dowager Empress Frederick, mother of William II, was educated and strong willed. Bismarck charged she helped liberalize German politics years ago, a move he feared would go too far. Her husband Frederick III reportedly shared her view.
Rural free delivery has boosted post office business with daily carrier visits speeding communication. Stamp sales rise as country delivery expands and some areas show costs covered by higher receipts, making a case for good roads.
Reports from Berlin and Europe cover St. David B. Henderson’s departure to Dresden and Vienna to promote the St. Louis exposition. Richard Bartholdt and J. Brucker push plans while Germans are expected to show renewed interest. The amalgamated association gains AFL support from President Gompers after talks with Shaffer. Carrie Nation divorce suit advances in Kansas. Major land deals near Gothersburg and a Roosevelt visit to Colorado draw crowds. Russia tightens Jewish student limits. botany congress progresses in Geneva with 1905 Vienna meeting planned. U S weekly failures, Oklahoma land sales, and navy accounts show fiscal activity.
The supreme court of Nicaragua declares the London Bank of Central America Ltd. has no legal status in the country, leaving Nicaragua without banking facilities for the present. The treasury balance section shows available cash 18 812 511 dollars and gold 102 398 760 dollars, excluding the 150 million gold reserve in redemption.
On the 11th Dr. Wm. R. Brooks noted Encke's comet from Smith's Observatory Geneva in Gemini. It rises in the eastern morning, increases in brightness, moves southeast toward the sun and remains telescope-visible only.
Near Pana Illinois the Stebbins family ingested poisoned salmon sickening Mrs Stebbins and two children. Other items note the Beaumont oil field hit by a 23rd gusher and varied national notices on divorce, deaths, and crimes.
A roundup of recent Illinois deaths includes Laurence Martin of Duquoin Joseph W. Peers of Collinsville 77 Mrs Cortes M Dewey of Jacksonville 69 Mrs Henry Buck of Ramsey 63 Jaiies Samuels 98 in Jacksonville pioneer William Rooney 83 of Kinmundy and others. Reports of fires suicides accidents and a departmental store plan in Chicago and Eureka church stone laying.
Tittsburg Pa August 11 The irons masters claim victory in the steel strike citing Amalgamated Association refusals at South Chicago Joliet and Bay View to obey President Shaffer’s general strike order. Leaders say progress continues and will show strength as developments are expected this week.
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 run as usual, with wages increased five percent dating from July 1, while the union weighs allegiance to the association versus the company.
In South Chicago the Amalgamated association local lodges vote to stay at work after a meeting led by a Fourth district vice president. They say no grievances exist and contracts run another year, despite pressure from the union and a stand against President Shaffer's order.
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