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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
6
Talimore reports a special census showing 3,974 white voters and 5,557 colored voters in Bowen Chronicle city. Illiterates compose eight percent of the total vote. A note on Ireland tobacco yields suggests $100 net profit per acre replacing potato crops in export potential.
Some anti-British papers mock England for allying with Portugal to block Delagoa Bay and cut the Transvaal off. The comment questions what diplomacy would amount to if it could not engage in such strategic moves.
A monograph states the Philippines are among the few places where the trees yielding gutta percha flourish. The finding emphasizes the potential high value of this natural resource for the country and its markets.
The Ness City Kansas bank failed years ago with assets paying only 25 cents on the dollar. The receiver, who was the principal owner, entered milling and uses profits to satisfy the bank liabilities.
A Mexican newspaper printed in Spanish mocks the United States as a bardit nation but lacks influence and does not reflect the broader sentiment of Mexico's people toward the U.S. after the 1898 war.
Most ports once closed since the Spanish war days have opened to trade in the last weeks. The rebellion in the islands remains technically ongoing, but large-scale fighting is not anticipated. Judge Taft's civil commission will control the field when it arrives.
A brief discussant notes that many defendants refuse to testify and are convicted, citing Molineux who declined to take the stand and was convicted. It questions whether his silence influenced jury findings and ponders if his post conviction remarks could have changed the outcome.
The article reports rising exports from the United States as Europe experiences a coal famine. Increasing quantities of coal and other goods are being shipped abroad, with total merchandise exports at a striking five figure level, signaling a strong export trend and growing foreign demand.
A commentator notes a joint tea event in New York led by Mrs. Langtry and Mr. Roberts of Utah could be financially successful. The idea imagines three Mrs. Roberts boosting interest while the chief barmaid attracts admirers from Salt Lake premises.
Washington officials deny reports of an Anglo American alliance as absurd. The British foreign office also rejects the tale, noting no action could proceed without Senate consent, clarifying the matter as unfounded.
Fifty years ago Henry Clay warned in the U.S. Senate that the root of national dangers lay in violence and intemperance of party spirit. He urged invoking divine aid to calm passions and restore reason to govern.
Senate actions across several days cover constitutional questions on telephone charges in DC and Philippine self government debates. House focused on Puerto Rican tariff bill with speeches on policy rather than constitution. Quay seating, Hawaiian government bill, and Democratic committee activities noted along with nightly sessions.
The article reports Representative Witzger ald of Massachusetts proposing a bill to cap sleeping car fares at 50 cents per 100 miles for an upper berth, with a proviso allowing total charges of 1.25 dollars for a lower and 1 dollar for an upper berth. It also notes various political and public notices including health, deaths, and events from the period.
Statement of the condition of the treasury shows available-cash balance of 290 598 958 dollars and gold reserve of 255 583 787 dollars. The U S consul in Rio de Janeiro reports the pest scare in Brazil is subsiding and health authorities expect quarantine restrictions to be removed at all Brazilian ports within a week.
A roundup notes multiple deaths and incidents: John O. McMackin, 19, dies after Salem fire injuries. Mrs Roberts and daughter dine with Queen Victoria. Austin May electrocuted in Newport Arkansas. Prof James Barkley dies at 78 in Carlyle Illinois. Wing, the Chinese prisoner, commits suicide by hanging after murder charge in Utah. John R. McLean hosts a Democrat dinner in Washington. Newkirk Oklahoma mill fire losses near 50000. H R L Jones dies in Florida. J B Rainy, Paris Texas cotton buyer, dies by morphine overdose. an old Loogootee Indiana well yields nitroglycerin shot with 200 barrels daily flow. Philadelphia fire destroys property worth about 500,000 with one woman killed. Frankfort Kentucky considers armed mountaineer presence. Joe Walcott defeats ChoynskI in planned 25-round bout in NYC.
Recent obituaries note Elizabeth Barkley of Carlyle and Leslie Keeley of Los Angeles with heart disease. Keeley leaves a widow and sister in Dwight. estate valued at $1,000. Other local deaths include Moses Harberson, Jacob Feller, and John O McMackin. Chicago mayor pushes $2.5 million bonds for Lockport power plant to harness water energy for city use. McKendree College receives a cross relic from Rev. Hagerty. The Illinois State Board of Agriculture buysRideley village school property nearby the State Fair Grounds for $4,000 to create a custodian’s home and expand fair grounds.
The General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will convene in Chicago from May 3 to May 28. A sermon is planned for Sunday afternoon at the Auditorium with preachers chosen from bishops and distinguished visitors from overseas.
Cigar salesman Isaac Hammer was found dead in his room in Chicago from asphyxiation due to gas escaping from a hole in a rubber hose connected to a gas stove. He was seated at a table with an unfinished letter to Miss Lottie Bobolander of Peoria, to whom he was engaged.
Bart Lynn died at Chester prison aged 7 years into a 20 year term for murder begun December 14, 1896 after being sent from Massae county. His son received 16 years and his grandson 14 years for complicity in the same crime.
Auditor reports on 17 Chicago state banks showing aggregate resources of $158,432,598.04 and loans and discounts totaling $87,554,941.11 as of February 14. Adjt Gen Reece grants Peru Deutscher Kriegerverein permission to drill and parade with arms but no ammunition through December 31, 1900.
By contract the public square at Jacksonville will be paved at a cost of 25500 dollars and completed by May 1 the opening day of the state G A RB encampment.
Kansas City officials warn democratic national committee that July 4 convention date collides with peak rail travel. Regular July 3–5 excursions will strain facilities, prompting a local passenger association meeting to seek moving the date earlier. Delegates to other national meetings add pressure, risking coach shortages for nearby states.
In Santiago de Cuba on February 26 General Wood's holiday was widely observed with most businesses closed. The Antonio Maceo club hosted a principal celebration with speeches supporting a Cuban republic and plans to float the first loan for Cuban soldiers. A Sunday chamber of commerce meeting protested April 1 quarantine plans for yellow fever, arguing the risk is low and sanitation is strong. Maj Barbour resigns as sanitary chief, Maj Carr becomes sanitary inspector amid alleged irregularities in department finances.
A Decatur Blue line streetcar near Oakland Cemetery struck an obstruction and jumped ten feet into the air rolling down a 15 foot embankment. Twelve passengers were hurt and several seriously including Motorman George Maddox Herschell Dellaperry Policeman Eugene Coker Policeman Sid Cogler and E W Wallace with Dellaperry and Coger believed fatally struck.
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