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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
2
News highlights from Congress covering Spain treaty provisions for Philippine islands, ship subsidy debates, naval and army appropriations, pension bills, irrigation debates, and postal law codification. Also notes eulogies for the late Senator Gear of Iowa and sorrow resolutions for Queen Victoria.
A Washington dispatch reports US forces in China to be withdrawn in spring. Maj. Gen. Chaffee, now in volunteer service, will be made major general in the regular establishment and sent to Manila with the infantry and artillery. He will replace MacArthur as governor general of the Philippines on arrival.
At Carnegie's Pittsburg mill a hot water pipe burst injuring six workers. engineer John Dickerson died from burns. Norwich Slater cotton mill shut over a wage dispute with spinners demanding no 12 percent cut. Alfred Rosetzky, last American to ford San Juan creek, died in Newark hospital after Cuban fever. In Ashtola Pa a lumber fire killed one man and injured several. US weekly business failures rose to 306 with Canada 16. Inter-Collegiate Rowing Assoc invites Oxford Cambridge winner to join Hudson race events. Miner John Sylankus found after six days. Nottingham laborers cleared to land in Zion City after immigration probe. NY banks show strong rise in loans and deposits, surplus cash at high levels. Harvard dorm boxing match ends in fatal knockout in Cambridge.
A fire damaged several buildings in Mimaivan Ne and caused about 100000 dollars in losses. On the night of the 24th Lola Vernon an 18 year old from Swarthmore Pa drowned after breaking through Crum Creek ice while skating.
Reports include Charles Ohman arrested for pilfering purgatories from Bibles during milk delivery over three months. George West, famed horse trainer, dies in Chicago. Armour Institute to become a major technical school with a $1,000,000 endowment. Metro power house fire in Kansas City. Judge Allen dies in Hot Springs. Copper Smelting works explosion injures workers in Baltimore. Montgomery bank suspends payments. Chisholm Iron lease expands in Minnesota.
A German squadron led by Prince Henry sails to Spithead for Queen Victoria funeral. Experts estimate the queen’s private estate at 50 to 60 million dollars. Shanghai reports Italian naval authorities executed 11 pirates on the 23rd. The death sparks a famine in black goods. British demand strains French and German makers. Lyons and Dresden slow to accept orders.
Justice Beach retains the income of the Gould estate for Anna Countess Castel lane pending trial of a $385,000 suit by a London bric a brac dealer. Three laborers die and seven injured in a West Shore tunnel collision in Weehawken New Jersey. The cruiser New York to be commissioned February 15 as flagship for Rear Admiral Rogers. Preliminary battle in Washington centers on a $450 million Cuban war bond issue. Tragic explosion in Bessemer Michigan kills two children and injures others. John A. Brashear completes an eclipse observing instrument for Smithsonian and US Naval Observatory. Senate focus on Towne’s Philippine address. Clapp sworn in as Minnesota senator. Indian appropriation debate continues. House passes postal codification bill.
Queen Victoria passes away after a long reign as Edward VII is proclaimed king and emperor of India. The royal family and crowds mourn as the body is prepared for transport to London and Windsor with Prince Consort and Empress William present.
Jan 25 update from Columbus reports the Ohio Zonesville telephone case ruling that municipalities have no private property interest in streets and cannot claim compensation from franchise-holding corporations beyond necessary street repairs. Separate notes from Toledo cover a fire-safety device and possible Ohio Central Hocking Valley railroad scheduling changes for spring.
In Akron on January 26 the common pleas jury adjourned without a verdict in the burglary case of Harry Roberts. He then asked the court to change his plea to guilty and received a three year sentence in the penitentiary.
William Barnicke, 68, lost his left arm to the steam washing machine while feeding soiled clothes into the agitator at the city infirmary. The injury, described as fatal, happened Wednesday and he is believed to be dying.
Chicago styled tense report notes Ohio Attorney General Sheets sought dismissal of contempt actions by ex Attorney General Monnett against F B Squire of Standard Oil. The supreme court granted the motion to dismiss for refusal to produce company books.
Judge Advocate General Taylor on Friday placed the charges against Fifth Regiment officers in Gov. Nash hands. He reported the charges were locally sufficient to warrant eight court-martial to determine truth or falsity.
In chapel at Oberlin on January 26 John D. Rockefeller signified through trustee J W. Cowles of Cleveland his willingness to donate $200000 toward Oberlin College to help reach a $500000 endowment goal, provided the full amount is raised by the first of next year.
Turner A. Beall of New York signed a contract for a new Eastern Tube Co plant in Zanesville. The $1,000,000 facility will produce 800 tons of tubes daily, employing 1,500 workers and begin operations by next June.
The coremakers strike ended in Cleveland on January 25. All workers who walked out on Tuesday returned to their shops by Thursday. The settlement is temporary pending arbitration of the ongoing disputes.
A blast of hot metal at the Bellaire steel works yesterday burned one man to death and seriously burned four others, with one possibly dying. The deceased is named Thomas Murphy.
Findlay January 26 reports Standard Oil Co. now dominates the entire production of the Manhattan Oil Co. This gives Standard Oil absolute control over production in both the North and South Lima fields while aMohat tan retains control of the pipelines.
William Farrs former president of the Ohio Mine Workers and his two sons were taken to the penitentiary to serve one year each for assault to kill.
A Hampton Va woman writes in 1899 about severe female troubles and chronic pain. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with dramatic relief after four months of use and urges others to seek her advice and treatment.
A Baltimore American excerpt notes a Burling row party member declaring, I think I shall adopt letters as a profession. The Sardonne Person asks about pen writing or sign painting in a brief, curious exchange.
A promotional note on The New Dispensation by J Wilson Ph D published by Lemeke and Buecher. The volume features 320 pages in large type, heavy paper, cloth binding, priced at $150 and distributed from Broadway New York. It highlights advanced thought on religion government and social issues.
Clara ponders Mattie’s marriage to Fred Somerby with Bertha describing the motive as simple: Fred’s overcoat perfectly matched Mattie’s new gown, a practical suitor’s alignment noted in the Boston Transcript.
The Louisville and Nashville Railway and lines introduce the Florida Limited a daily smooth riding wide vestibule steam heated gas lighted train with dining car service bound for Thomasville Jacksonville and St Augustine Florida The Cincinnati sleeper of 11 15 am connects at Nashville and runs via Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St Augustine arriving 7 30 pm next day Mr C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Kentucky will answer inquiries and supply printed information
The remark from Puck notes tearless grief carries deeper impact, avoiding a red nose and overt emotion. It contrasts visible sorrow with quieter, enduring sorrow in literary tone.
Try Grain-O a new food drink that substitutes for coffee. Children and adults may drink it without injury and most stomachs receive it without distress. It has a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains. Price 15c and 25c per package, available from all grocers.
An old advertisement touts toxsie s croup cure claiming no death from croup pneumonia or diphtheria if used and mocks opium and ipecac. It lists price as 60 cents, Buffalo manufacturer A P Hoxsie and druggists as sellers. The clumsy fake science line is noted by Chicago Daily News.
A quip contrasts Biggs I starting with nothing and achieving a million with a rival who began rich and lost all. The exchange appears in the Chicago Daily News highlighting shifting fortunes in entrepreneurship.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for various ailments from headaches to cancer, promising natural bowel movements and health improvement for 10 cents. It warns to beware of imitations and notes the genuine product is in metal boxes with 0.6 stamped on each tablet.
A visitor stops between trains and his host becomes cordial, reflecting a warm, welcoming moment noted by the Atchison Globe.
An old patent medicine advertisement urges readers to buy Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing and prevent consumption. It promotes free samples and large bottle sizes 25 and 60 cents, urging immediate action for dangerous delays. The clippings include quoted maxims and a proverb about lying down with dogs.
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