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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
3
A reflective verse asserts a single place as home and a devoted, spiritual love that endures beyond life. The speaker asks for forgiveness for earthly love and envisions reunion with loved ones after death, in a dreamlike, tender tone.
Washington Jan 23 The senate immigration committee heard former Secretary of State John W Foster oppose new Chinese exclusion bills. He argued the Pacific coast measure violates China treaty and urged three points: any law beyond 1904 would breach treaty, exclusion should not apply to all insular possessions, and current and proposed laws clash with treaty stipulations. Buda Pesth Jan 24 Schwab found a nephew with identity documents during his visit who, though family wealth aided, confirms kinship. Rudolph Schwab, supporting a wife and one child weekly, will join family in New York and be cared for by Charles M Schwab.
The snippet warns that lower back pain may appear as kidney trouble but is usually muscular stiffness from cold. It urges prompt treatment with Perry Davis' Painkiller to prevent progression into lumbago and asserts there is only Perry Davis' Painkiller.
Berlin dated report says President Roosevelt sent a personal message to Emperor William II praising his whale kill and offering a lion hunt in the Rocky Mountains. The Kaiser reportedly received the note with distinguished pleasure and laughter, acknowledging the unique invitation amid formal surroundings.
A. D. Cooper, wealthy St Louis paper executive, is found dead after a midnight assault in a Turkish bath frequented by the rich. A bath house attendant Strothers is jailed on robbery suspicions. A bloodied sledge hammer and Cooper’s diamond stud are discovered. Two women, Florence Banks and Josie Houston, are also under arrest. A separate Kansas City probate court scene ends with a marriage license for Arthur Moore and Pearl Nance, noting Kansas law allows issuance if no legal objections exist.
Sparta Tennessee January 25 Mia Eula Abbey wife of a young merchant is dead after pulling out her eye in a literal religious zealot act tied to a Scriptural injunction. She became intensely religious last autumn and exhibited strange religious behaviors.
Washington reports unusual pressure on Representative DeArmond to join the Missouri senatorial race. He remains noncommittal, saying he would enter only if he can win and needs time to confer with friends before deciding. The piece notes his influence, prior speeches, and the looming contest with Stone, Clark, and Wallace.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, naval constructor famed for sinking the Merrimac, appeared before the Retiring Board at Washington Navy Yard as his retirement is approved and a pension of about 33000 per year is anticipated. His political ambitions include possibly running for Congress in Alabama, facing a tough nomination against Bankhead.
This climate is good enough for any body with weak lungs. The patient need not travel. He can do well here with the help of Allen's Lung Balsam, taken frequently when coughing and shortness of breath after exercise. Allen's Lung Balsam is free from any form of opium.
Prince Henry of Prussia selected about fifty gifts for Americans ahead of his U S visit. Items include diamond boxes, enameled cups, cufflinks, and a jeweled bracelet for Miss Alice Roosevelt. Emperor William approved the prince’s arrangements. landing and travel plans span New York, Chattanooga, St Louis, Milwaukee, Boston, with a special train for the party.
A Lomwlon tale recalls J Pierpont Morgan interview antics as a reporter tried to buy time and the banker set a $10 a minute rate, countered with a 10 cent offer. The exchange highlights media pressure for exclusive access and the cost of time in journalism.
A Washington incorporated firm, the Alaska Copper River and Yukon Railway Company, with 25 million dollars capital, plans a railroad from Prince William Sound to the Yukon near England. It will operate a Seattle to Prince William Sound steamship line, build a refinery, and pursue mining ventures. Capital fully subscribed by local and foreign investors. estimated railway cost pegged at 1 million dollars. Names listed include EL Bannister, Alfred Hosand, TL. Varker.
The report describes a mine blast near Oskaloosa that injures six workers and leaves others missing. Crews search the shaft after the explosion, with rescue efforts hampered by debris and dangerous conditions. Authorities investigate the cause as miners are evacuated and nearby residents are warned.
The text describes a thalloid history of an empire’s finance, noting a three percent loan of three hundred million marks, a state oversubscribed by sixty fines, and New York bankers offering larger tender sums than other foreign sources. Subseries Naewe indicates a plan to pay by installments.
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