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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
East reports idle Pittston area mines filling with water while operators replace strikers with nonunion men. A Pittsburgh paper tallies daily losses from steel and tin plate strikes to the three involved companies, with vast losses to canning and related trades.
The Missouri River has cut its banks eight tenths of a mile south of Leavenworth and pours water into the Platte. The Platte bed widens as Missouri may transfer land to Kansas if the new channel holds. Meanwhile drought damages early corn in Missouri and Arkansas regions. a Cambridge Minnesota fire destroys eight buildings with 68000 loss. A giant western pearl weighing 139 1/2 grains was found near Lansing Iowa and priced by the owner.
Reports detail a Milwaukee strike wind down with 50 machinists returning to work on the 17th. A Delta Colorado mob burns Grand Mesa Lakes hotels over a Womack killing. Georgia Alabama heirs to an Australian fortune split 40 million. Kansas City endures 90s heat amid 100 degree days. Carnegie Mills raise wages. New Orleans breweries strike slows. Cincinnati machinists end Laidlaw Dunn Gordon dispute. Riceville fire wipes out town. revenue officers ambushed near Monterey Tennessee. Montpelier Indiana oil market surges. St Louis figure Wayman McCreery dies at 51, famed billiardist.
A cablegram from the state department announces the death of Horatio J. Sprague the United States consul at Gibraltar where he had served since May 12 1848. The report notes the consulate death in Gibraltar and mentions ongoing military balloon incidents and Boer prisoner sentences.
In Troy New York about 200 collar cutters walk out over apprenticeship demands as the Shirt and Collar Manufacturers' association refuses talks. After two months Lehigh Valley railroad machinists return to work individually. Fires scorch Colorado forests amid dry spell. Garment workers in New York City report 50 000 out on strike. The torpedo boat Adder launched at Elizabethport New Jersey. Sharon Pennsylvania plant crippled by a strike over machinists and cranemen imported from abroad. Delaware Lackawanna Western workers at Scranton return to old wages. Berlin banker Salo Rawiez dies by poison after Leipziger bank losses. Santa Paula California mayor Hugh O Hara shot and wounded amid street clashes.
In Elkins West Virginia on July 23 a mob of about 400 hanged William Brooks a Black man after a gunfight with Chief of Police Robert Lilly. Brooks was captured near the county jail and taken to the city park where he was executed by hanging from a tree before dispersing.
Rear Admiral Sampson says he bears responsibility for parts of Maclay's naval history citing his role as squadron commander and official reports. He welcomes a congressional or naval inquiry but doubts action will occur and notes Schley’s later interviews were not accurate. Secretary Long declines further comment on the Sampson Schley dispute.
The stationary firemen strike is declared off after a joint meeting of strikers and the United Mine Workers executive board. In Pittsburg a Penn avenue fire kills four, with a mother and three children dead and the husband badly burned after an 11 cam explosion.
Cincinnati registers a new high as the government thermometer peaks at 105 degrees at 2 30 p m yesterday, surpassing all prior heat records in the city.
Willis Miller was found not guilty of first degree murder but guilty of second degree murder after a 44 hour jury deliberation in Upper Sandusky. Two jurors claim coercion and say a disagreement was blocked by the judge. Defense seeks a new trial citing juror statements. the verdict aligns with the Foster gang line of cases.
On Monday a stranger asked to exchange 14 Canadian dollars for American funds at Dayton's City National Bank. The teller gave 11.30 after a discount, the man lingered at the window, used hooked rods to pull a bundle through the window, and escaped before guards acted.
In Ravenna on Thursday morning Officer Richard B. Fairchild shot and killed an unidentified burglar during a botched raid on Mrs. Rose Kammerer millinery store. The two burglars, one dead and one escaped, had 55 cents taken and were interrupted by police after the owner alerted authorities.
Cincinnati July 19 J A Parker chairman of the people's party national committee issues a call for an Ohio populist conference in Columbus July 30 to nominate a state ticket He also calls a national populist meeting in Kansas City September 17 to 19 to unite reform forces under an amended platform.
Cleveland July 23 The People's Gas Light Co valued its entire plant at 360 245. The city board of equalization added 713 755 bringing the total to 1 074 000 and estimated taxes would exceed 21 000 under last year’s rate. This year’s rate is not yet decided.
A wind storm in Wyandot county on Wednesday night destroyed crops der ricks and orchards and swept a mile wide path. The Sixth Ohio National Guard camp near Newark reported ruined tents and Sergeant Major Eley was knocked unconscious by lightning. Walter Lipton aged 16 was killed by lightning at Cole rain.
A fire at the Globe-Wernicke Co. plant on West Eighth Street damaged the annex and destroyed the top two floors. Discovered on the fourth floor, the blaze caused about 100000 dollars in damage with substantial insurance coverage.
Fremont July 19. Will Keeler employed by Home Telephone Co. was electrocuted yesterday while on a pole. His head touched a high tension wire of the Toledo Fremont and Norwalk railway. Fifteen thousand volts passed through his body. He was found hanging from the cross arm.
Twenty five Italian laborers at the Wellsville sheet mills struck for 150 dollars per day after being offered 1.35 dollars. They presented demands on reporting for work, and the request was refused, prompting the strike.
Lucas county records issued July 20 indicate that about twenty percent of marriages end in divorce. The report notes a higher rate in urban areas and cites several couples affected by legal separations.
Toledo July 20 Mayor Jones replies to Police Judge Wachenheimer roasting the judge and accusing police court methods of serious flaws. The written reply sharpens a public dispute and signals defiance.
Frank Mason who was jailed for burglary escapes along with Charles Harvey and Gene Williams both held on lesser charges. They broke jail early Friday morning and Mason is described as dangerously wanted with a Marion connection.
An enthusiastic Louisiana fisherman reports a seven pound fish on the Illinois River and wires his wife who messages back that hers weighs ten pounds. The playful exchange ends with a light quip about looks.
A garbled OCR style snippet references Philadelphia and Baltimore American quotes with whispered banter about truth and reading minds. It mentions Miss Sweete and Mr Softleigh along with melted ice cream as a moral quip. The passage reads like a clipped dialogue landscape with stray numbers.
Reports from New York Cleveland Toledo and other towns show varied prices for grains butter cheese eggs and live stock. Wheat sturdy while corn oats and hog values range with steers and lambs posting notable figures across multiple markets.
Fragmentary San Francisco Bulletin excerpt records a rustic exchange about a wagonload of hunters and beer and whisky. Silas confirms room in the wagon and mentions forgetting the guns, with rustic humor and regional speech.
An incident aboard a Cunarder ends with the ship’s captain compelling a gambler to surrender his gains after a disputed skin gamble. The gambler claims unfair treatment, insisting he simply did not read the papers enough to avoid the loss. the Washington Star notes the dispute as he goes ashore.
A Washington Star quip cites Ethel and Mr Cumrox on government woes. The line mocks a lack of progress nearly a month after a pompous speech and notes the failure to heed advice on governance.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural cure for many ailments by regulating bowels. It claims the product relieves headaches and cancer concerns, with each tablet stamped C. C. Cu and priced at a few cents, urging buyers to avoid imitators.
In the dark, it would take me a while to locate my shoes and pistol. That would give the burglar time to escape, says a Detroit Free Press reader.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns itching swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet All druggists and shoe stores sell it 25c Sample sent free Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
A Washington Post note states that a full grown man who robs a bird's nest is not in the same category as a small boy and is described as an ornithologist, highlighting a tongue in cheek distinction.
An early 1900s ad touts Hoxsie's Croup Cure with claim of no nausea and price. A quotation mocks a bride and groom joke about marriage and intelligence, attributed to London Pick-Me, reflecting period humor.
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