10 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
1
The year 1901 opened with McKinley’s assassination and Queen Victoria’s death, signaling mourning for major powers while Roosevelt became U.S. president. The text covers U.S. politics, insular questions in the Philippines, the Isthmian Canal debates, court rulings on duties, and global events influencing diplomacy, finance, and naval affairs.
A listing of major disasters from the year notes Jacksonville Florida suffered the era’s worst city fire, with about 11 million dollars in losses, plus other deadly incidents including fires in Montreal Philadelphia and Tokyo, storms in West Virginia and numerous fatal accidents worldwide.
A 1901 fiscal year review shows U S imports down by 26.8 million while exports rose 2.25 million, widening the export surplus to 884.69 million. Bank deposits grew by 56.05 million and loans by 61.51 million, signaling strong finance and industrial supremacy.
A vast 1899 1900 1901 view shows record donations to education art museums libraries and religion. Total gifts reach 125 888 79 in 1901 with major contributions from Carnegie Stanford Rockefeller Morgan and Stanford University property.
A year’s necrology lists Aldrich Laura actor and many others across professions from clergy to governors. Entries include Archer Frederick organist, Harrison Benjamin ex-president, McKinley William leader, Kimball Edward church debt raiser, and Nordhoff Charley author, noting dates of death and roles.
A fragment lists figures such as H Rathschild, Garo, and Wilhelm tied to a banking house, pianist Jan 2, and religious figures like Bishop William of Oxford. It also mentions Verdi, composer Giusgoone, Queen Victoria, and author Charlotte M Yonge with dates in January March.
A dated table shows lynchings rising with 107 total in 1901 including 321 in the South and 14 in the North. The causes include murder and assault among others, with 26 whites and the rest Black victims. geography spans Alabama to Wyoming and beyond.
The year brought heavy fire losses and major strain on U S insurance companies. Many firms failed or retreated, while others expanded into Lloyds and wildcat operations. Total losses reached about $162 million, with life insurance booming as people bought endowment and ordinary policies for families.
The Railway Age reports 1889 ended with over 4 078 miles of new track, led by the Southwest and Western regions. Gross earnings reached about 8 408 dollars per mile, net earnings rose, and dividends totaled 121 million, surpassing the prior year’s figures.
The era saw 49 major combinations of capital or trusts shaping the industrial scene. New corporations totaled about 4.41 billion dollars in capital, with 1.86 billion in actual value for the year. Dominant entity United States Rice Corporation wielded 1.106 billion in capital, led by J Pierpont Morgan, with mergers involving Carnegie, Federal Steel, American Bridge, National Tube, and related steel and mining interests. Other notable groups included Amalgamated Copper, American Locomotive, Consolidated Tobacco, and North American holdings.
A terse item notes a network of entities including Aterteatt Trust Inlted Box Board ane Paper and United States Shinbulding and Its Northorh Securities companies. The fragment hints at corporate associations or filings amid a broader business context without clear actions or dates.
Americans claim global sporting wins with the Columbia defeating Shamrock I for the America’s Cup races on Sept 8 and Oct 4. English trapshooters toppled in Hendon by American marksmen.Georgian Towna wins world sculling in Portage Ont. Paris International committee sets 1904 Olympiad in Chicago. Pittsburg tops National Gas Ball League. Chicago falters in the American League. Harvard claims coast football title. Wisconsin and Michigan split the West’s top race. Trotting mile records highlight the season.
The year saw global conflicts from Africa to Asia including South Africa and Abyssinia fighting British arms, revolutions in Central America, and fighting in the Philippines. Casualties list Abyssinia 7000, South Africa 6877, Arabia 814, Venezuela 2400, Colombia 2588, China 1604, Philippines 968, Mexico 421, Corea 315, Sumatra 264, Java 65, Albania 640, Bulgaria 44, Macedonia 24, totaling 37081 deaths and injuries versus 120878 in 1900.
The article recalls May 20 strike actions by machinists seeking a nine hour day, with about 20 000 workers leaving plants nationwide. Some plants yielded to unions others filled by replacements. A July 35 strike by iron and steel workers under Amalgamated Association leadership affected 75 000, follows President Shaffer's order, ending in September with failure. Incidents of violence and fatalities occurred in Albany New York Telluride Colorado San Francisco and Kentucky mining communities.
A fragmented 1901 extract notes embezzlement and forgery totals near 34 million, with monthly figures and public official losses. It reports epidemic deaths around 38 thousand in 1901 versus 20 thousand in 1900, cholera drops, and famine deaths in India and Russia, estimating global disease tolls and missing famine statistics.
The article lists historical figures on executions by year, noting 1901 with 118 executions versus 110 in 1900 and 131 in 1899, with breakdowns by region and race. It also tallies crimes, including murder and assault, and reports that the United States saw rising crime alongside a record lumber rapids in 1901, totaling 7,445 for the year with gender distribution and professional occupations. A stock market panic in May in New York followed efforts to gain control of the Northern Pueblo railroad, sending shares to $1,000 and causing widespread losses beyond speculative sectors.
The Pan American Exposition opened in Bubyla on May 1 and closed in November. It was a financial failure, partly due to the assassination of the President, though not entirely. Attendance reached about 1,205,073 with stockholders about $4,000,000 out of pocket. In Charleston, the South Carolina district fair and West Indiana Exposition ran into a winter lull.
The report highlights Marconi's successful transatlantic transmission via wireless telegraphy. A test occurred with signals sent between Cornwall Court and St John’s, noting multiple transmissions and receptions of the letter S.
Nine hundred and one in the lye alook trade as been one of the greatest year in Chicago history. The combined receipt of all kinds of livestock during the year reached 16,267,000 head valued at 291,800,000, the largest on record, with the valuation over 3,090,040 roster beyond previous highs.
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