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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
2
In a stark night scene, a weary traveler named William J. Lampton appears in the New York Herald amid rebels crying for change. The figure, collapsing in snow, clings to the word Perhaps as tides of imperialism and upheaval threaten, and finally dies as the rebels declare victory.
The Cleveland Leader cites Rep Charles A Russell of Connecticut and Rep George W Ray of New York opposing general tariff revision at the Fifty seventh Congress. They argue conditions do not justify change, warning such agitation harms business and wages. They expect minimal support from Republicans in the House on tariff tinkering.
The piece cites Hon. Charles A Towne alleging Democratic hypocrisy and lack of principles at the Maryland convention. It argues Democrats avoid concrete issues, fears white supremacy claims, and relies on cynical tactics to win votes amid evolving suffrage rules and a shrinking Negro vote.
The Iowa state convention nominated strong, clean men for state offices and issued a clear progressive platform. It praised Congress on currency and actions in Porto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, endorsed protection with reciprocity, and supported regulated trusts. The party united, fighting primarily before nominations, and heads into campaign with strong prospects. Fusion tensions linger as Nebraska Republicans and Populists fuse, prompting ongoing worry.
The Des Moines Republican state convention adopted a platform opposing any legislation to disfranchise citizens by race color or status and condemned Democratic measures in other states. The ticket featured A B Cummins a prominent Des Moines lawyer and former Iowa legislator for governor.
Chicago Tribune notes Coin Harvey accuses Chairman Jones of mismanagement for last year’s defeat and cautions against airing tales from the financial school.
The piece notes Empress Frederick left England to reform German society, echoing Gladstone’s view of Germany. It says Berlin women resisted reform despite her aims to expand women’s roles as president and treasurer, and her efforts were not pleasant for her.
Report from Washington describes a new fuel find near Asotin and Lewiston. The substance has woody fiber and burns like dry wood with occasional sputtering. Assayer Fassett cannot identify it and suspects a vegetable origin after examining a four foot ledge and a decayed worm in a sample.
The narrative notes that Bigmarck, after her husband’s death, embraced politics and later chose to see herself as a missionary traveler in Germany. This self-appointed role persisted through her final days of illness and pain among the German people.
Archaeologists report a Wemyss Coal Co discovery at Blairburn old pit near Edinburgh. Overmen unearthed hundreds of 300 year old miners tools including wooden shovels and iron picks. Large coal blocks lie cut out by ancient picks, puzzling present day experts.
A fragment notes that if a ledge exists within well defined walls, the substance described could attain high commercial value, highlighting potential favorable conditions for extraction or use.
Ida Hafner operates a large Owensboro brick plant with her mother and sister. She digs clay for 3000 bricks daily and wheels 10000 bricks daily, proving a rare young woman capable of all brickmaking tasks. Her family continued the business after her husband and father died, supplying bricks for many local buildings.
The piece notes thick old pick handles and tools scattered at a colliery, suggesting a historical mine that was flooded and caused many miner deaths. It cites a tradition of past flooding and current conditions as clues to the incident.
An English literary figure declares the time ripe for a sailor poet and a marine engineer poet. He argues they may write in verse or prose and would reveal a virgin field and noble inheritance, proving the sea’s romance is not dead but inadequately expressed.
A Key West fisherman fears blood poisoning from bites by various fish fins though experts find little basis for this concern. He worries about injuries while handling fish and the risk of infections from fin bites.
A mother and two daughters have constructed a handsome residence and are rapidly accumulating money and property. Their growing holdings reflect rising fortunes and steady enterprise within the family.
The Paris correspondent notes Leo XIII is a vain man as described by M. Benjamin Constant. The painter sought to soften the judgment while the pope allegedly exhibited coquetry by asking to see progress and whispering not to be made to look too old.
A famed canine burial ground near the summer palace of Peking houses about 1,000 royal pets. Each dog has a monument, some made of ivory, silver, and gold, marking their royal tributes.
The King of the Belgians reportedly owns the most expensive car ever built a palace on wheels with a parlor sleeping chamber toilet rooms and servants quarters The vehicle carries 25 gallons of gasoline and cost 50000 dollars.
In a Chicago Daily News item a charity drive and bookbinders are noted as covering a multitude of faults with efforts and services.
Ohio Republicans praise McKinley administration for victory in war and national growth. They hail tariff protection, currency stability, veterans’ benefits, and expansion of U S influence in Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines. They back Gov Nash for re election and Foraker for another Senate term, urging party unity.
The article notes imperial breadth with 170 daily Australian papers and a Bengal widow count, Britain’s largest landowners averaging 183000 acres, Ireland’s horse stock drop to 507641, and a shipping capacity rise to 30300000 tons since 1850. It also contrasts coal coke yields and marks the Order of the Thistle as the oldest British knighthood order with 16 knights.
Mrs. E. A. Crozier of Minneapolis reports Peruna cured bearing-down pains backache and headaches in two weeks and made her feel young again. Mrs. William Henderson of Bordulac North Carolina says Peruna ended severe female weakness and leg pain with two years of no return. FOR WOMEN ONLY.
Dr Hartman offers free medical treatment to thousands of women with illness during hot weather. Patients send symptoms and past treatment details and are treated confidentially by an experienced staff without charge. The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio coordinates the free program.
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