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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
2
Fragmented Kansas notes report wheat shipments to Europe via gulf route, rain shortages endangering crops, and railpoints adjusting to divide grain flow. Mentions Audubon society, new reforms, and state figures on wagons and buggies. Also notes local crimes, marriages, legal rulings, and civic events across multiple towns.
Reports from Shanghai and TienTsin describe the siege at Pekin with foreigners killed after the British legation breach, riots in Ning Po, and warnings from Lady Hart. Dispatches note allied successes against the boxers and mass non combatant evacuation ordered by Admiral Seymour, with growing Chinese anti foreign sentiment.
A large Prescott blaze began around 10 45 p m Saturday night and burned into Sunday morning. Firefighters blew up buildings on the north side of Goodwin street to stop the flames from crossing. Property loss estimated between 1 000 000 and 1 800 000 dollars.
A Washington D. C. telegram reports United States Senator Gear of Town died at his Portland apartments at 4 18 yesterday morning from heart failure. He was reportedly in his usual health until shortly before the attack. doctors were summoned but could not revive him.
A Los Angeles dispatch reports extreme drought in Arizona, with wells and water holes dry from Benson to Casa Grande. Cattle are dying in the thousands, alfalfa and barley crops ruined between Florence and Casa Grande, while the Gila and Salt rivers run dry and forest fires rage in the Santa Catalina mountains.
The Minneapolis Journal notes H. Jones predicts spring wheat in Minnesota and the Dakotas will reach 150 to 155 million bushels with favorable weather, rains in early July improving grain fill, and southern Minnesota counties showing strong yields while northern Minnesota and North Dakota face deficits.
Secretary Root spoke positively about considering annexation at the constitutional committee meeting in Cuba but said Cuban annexation is not imminent. He stressed independence first under the congressional declaration, with annexation to be decided by Cuba later if desired.
Peters of Kansas City Missouri seeks a seat in the Fifty-fifth Congress and is renominated at Paola for the Second district. Delegates from the two parties vote together across three ballots, Peters leading on each ballot with totals rising from 71 to 100 while opponents trail.
Talmage portrays Dorcas as a devoted charitable helper in Joppa who sewed garments for the poor and cared for the sick, with her death prompting a resurrection tale and a tribute to female benevolence, urging every Mary and Martha to serve. The sermon extols needlework as a noble Christian act and links Dorcas to enduring church and community vitality.
A conference of western state agricultural organizations is to meet in Topeka on August 7 to organize a single agricultural federation. The drive to form a farmers trust to regulate prices of wheat, corn and other farm goods is reported to have strong backing from Mississippi and Missouri valleys states. Kansas State Agricultural College schedules numerous farmers picnic institutes at Overbrook, McLouth, Wabaunsee, Jarbulo, Cadmms, Portersville and other towns from July 1 to August 36 with more than forty price ideas under review.
State and private banks of Kunsaa report total deposits of 920 million plus 272 thousand, with reserves at 15.6 million and loans totaling 32.7 million. Reserve ratio 46.2 percent, with about 8 million excess of legal requirements, deposits up 2.17 million since February 13 and 5.18 million since June 20, 1592. Meanwhile a separate note reports Miss Jessie Morrison charged with murder in Eldorado after allegedly attacking Mrs. Olin Castle, who died from a throat wound on June 22. Morrison, previously charged with assault with intent to kill, was later re-arrested. Bean Lake area weather: a severe lightning strike at Kean Lake ignited an ice house, burning down the Yates facility with 17,000 tons of ice lost and an estimated 30,000 dollar damage.
In Kingman area last week Douglas Walker was shot and killed by his brother in law Albert Boyle after an earlier cut of jealousy. Boyle surrendered at the sheriff’s office following the slaying. In Topeka an appellate court reversed a Doniphan County case against Pool Grinstead the Southern editor convicted of libeling. Governor Stapley granted unconditional pardons to Marion bank president Harry B Mason and to other inmates. Bethany College president Carl Swensson rejects a Rock Island college offer and stays at Bethany.
A discussion of the cordial woman as a kind hearted person who values cordiality while balancing conventionality. The piece notes women who keep others at a distance due to fear of being misunderstood and argues that prudence in social posing can be good without overdoing it.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions astonishment and flight but provides no clear names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a coherent news item.
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