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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
6
A damaged notice fragment mentions Saint Nicholas, Santa, and a list of numbers and days. The readable portion lacks clear actions or concrete details to identify a specific event, date, or location for a proper summary.
Train runs through solid from Chicago to St Augustine with no car changes for passengers or baggage. First train departs Chicago on Wednesday January 16 1901. Schedule details follow.
The region reports Gollmar Bros and Shumans new united shows drawing large crowds on their Covington Aug 3 engagement. Weather, rail and road conditions noted with farms, sick lists, and local sales. Town columns mention weddings and permits to marry, a ball game, and band tournament attendance amid heat and progress.
Adjutant General Corbin and General Chaffee pursue radical economy measures in Manila aimed at trimming the army of occupation. Proposed cutbacks include relying on fewer posts, consolidating barracks near the Manila pumping station, building new depots, and centralizing hospitals. An electric railroad will link docks to the new storehouse while rents drop as public properties are repurposed.
The Philadelphia Press reports a broad industrial revival with new plants and buildings rising, New England mills reviving, and coal and metal sectors improving. Stock markets rise after the election as confidence grows, credit expands, and earnings improve.
A prehistoric city of vast size is reported unearthed on the Navajo Indian reservation between Durango and Farmington. A prince is said to contain about 1,000 apartments in a preserved suite. Stone cists held valuable relics and specimens were sent to a museum for study.
In Washington on July 20 a rear admiral urges assigning Neeney to command a barge squadron and to decide the type of new ships as part of naval preparations for the coronation of King Edward VIII. The Navy Department has raised questions about naval representation at the event, but a large squadron is generally approved among senior officials despite debates over Admiral Dewey.
Secretary Long declines further talk on the Sampson Schley dispute. He cites a letter from Mr. Mae Lay confirming that only the mobilization chapter of his Naval History of the United States was in his hands at publication.
In Valparaiso July 18, Ecuadorian consul general A. Arias Sanches was shot and stabbed in central Valparaiso. His ears were cut off. Police report several Ecuadorians arrested as possible enemies of the Alfaro administration.
Kroonstadt reports Major Pine Coffin surprised a commando at Honingspruit on July 19. Commandant Hatting and two of General Prinsloo’s sons were captured along with 24 others. Seventeen were killed or wounded.
The New York Sun notes wage advances across western railroads where day laborers now earn 2.00 dollars daily with board, up from 1.00, and wages may rise further as mountainous work proves hard. It argues that workingmen gain a fair share amid rising profits for farmers and railroads.
Editorials note that the manufacturing sector stays active with voices from The Philadelphia Inquirer and Baltimore Herald praising President McKinley. The shipping bill, stalled in Congress for three years, is urged to pass now with imperfect measures acceptable, to avoid endless delays.
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