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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
3
James K. Walton argues that tuberculosis is curable in early stages and calls for frank patient notification about the illness. He warns that informing patients lowers contagion risk and urges physicians to stress personal hygiene and community precautions.
The Baltimore American quotes a distressed wife lamenting her husband Henry's escape with 8000 dollars while others steal up to a million. She faults her marriage to an old fashioned man and the comments reflect social shame and financial scandal. The article also notes J Pierpont Morgan's addition to a prized collection of beer steins formerly owned by Prince Bismarck.
Rouen authorities organize a contest of giants to honor the late Count de Saint-Ouen with the first examination likely in October.
A McKeesport dispatch notes steel strike activity where tube workers and Rolling mills men withdraw savings to thwart Morgan syndicate from buying United States Steel. The action aims to create a national, cash-tight market to block a $200,000,000 pool, tied to a Madison Square Garden 1895 Federation precedent. John Armitage.
A Cheyenne millionaire recalls waiting 60 days for a government check while enumerating in Louisiana in 1890. He describes the postal delays and a later, insurance assertive reply accusing him of being a crook before finally receiving the $119 payment in 1894.
Edward Bok argues in The Times and the Young Man that success lies in capacity and hard work, not luck. He says young men must act with enterprise, maintain self discipline, and seize expanding opportunities as trade grows, avoiding blame about conditions or capital.
Mr Dooley jokes about Schley and alibis in the Spanish American War debate. He notes he may be a pugilist or have political misdeeds but never fired a shot at Santiago. The Sympathetic Hen nessy asks for an alibi, but Sampson holds it. He adds a jab about needing a great financier for South American republics.
Seaton Mil experienced a devastating blaze Friday night wiping out over a dozen buildings including Strick's opera house post office and eight other business sites. Loss estimates run 35 000 to 40 000 with 20 000 to 25 000 insured while Monmouth failed to respond for lack of a ready flatcar for an engine.
Mrs. Mary Fleming and her son run a downtown candy store above rooms robbed days earlier. She chased and captured burglar Gilbert Brechelson after hearing a yard noise, held him until police arrived, and he waived examination before the grand jury. He confessed to robbing the rooms previously.
German immigrant C. Linke, 60, long time Chicago resident, was murdered near Port Angeles. His body, with bullet wounds, was found on a beach eight miles from the city. Investigators note the revolver was placed to his breast and fired, with one chamber left loaded. He had drawn 675 from a Victoria hotel safe days earlier and showed letters, though neither money nor papers remained on the body. A package was sent from Port Angeles to Chicago before the crime.
The Deer Creek elevator in Peoria burned causing about 40000 dollars in losses. Bodies of James Sanderson and his wife were found at their Heathsville home and suspected murder. Joseph Klein, 19, was found near Troy Grove with a gunshot wound. shotgun lay nearby. The Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors reunion in Metropolis moved to Sept 25 26 27. J H Kirkman fined 200 dollars in Harrisburg for liquor law violation and disappeared. Food price rises worry University of Chicago students and boarding houses. Illinois first grain transit assessment ordered against Bartlett Feezier & Co in Chicago for 77710 dollars, likely to go to the Supreme Court.
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