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Newspaper
Des Moines Daily Leader
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1902
Page
5
Historical Des Moines Leader page items include subscription rates, mailing details, and office addresses. It also contains college president news about Princeton and New Jersey, notes on Cuba, Spain, and US policy, Iowa capital crime executions, Prohibition politics, and miscellaneous city notices and ads.
A disclosed note from Duke of Tetuan, Spanish minister, to Hannis Taylor shows Spain acknowledged a state of war in Cuba on September 4, 1641. The document, unearthed by attorney Mr Waergler, relates to Cuban damages claims totaling about 60 million dollars, largely by Americans who suffered losses during Cuba’s fight for independence. The note implies Spain recognized Cuban belligerency and predates U.S. intervention, affecting the legitimacy of the claims and highlighting long-standing tensions over responsibility for wartime losses.
The article portrays Alderman William Kent as a corrupt Chicago politician tied to machine tactics and ward politics. It notes his rise from Illinois legislature to power in the city council, his grip on constituents, and his violent, feared methods. The piece links his death in the St. Luke's sanitarium fire to broader concerns about municipal corruption.
The article discusses the purpose of penal institutions as crime punishment and deterrence, noting the state’s aim to punish offenders and set an example. It argues that certainty of punishment, not severity, deters crime, and critiques parole for life-term prisoners as potentially harmful to the justice system.
New York Tribune describes Dalny Russia’s new commercial seaport in North China built for an emperor. It notes no customs duties on imports or exports, a cosmopolitan population of around 60,000, diverse architectural styles, and its location near Taien Wan bay opposite Korea on the Pacific coast.
The town hall and police HQs rise as land near the harbor is slated for auction to the highest bidder. Massive piers, dredges from Glasgow, and two mile docks shape a two mile harbor. Russia spends over 4.9 million dollars on city and harbor works with electric light water and streetcar underway. City government will feature a 1 council elected by rate payers with nationality seating limits.
An extended New York Sun piece details the codling moth pest harming New York apple and pear crops, noting annual crop losses, its life cycle, and the effectiveness of spraying with Paris green. It recounts historical spread from New England, methods of containment, and the economic impact prompting a $25 million nationwide bounty.
New York dispatch reports Archduke Johann Orth nephew of the Austrian emperor disappeared at sea after taking command of a vessel off Ensenada and later Buenos Ayres. A letter kept by Wyengel suggests Johann sailed for Valparaiso with ballast draft payment dispute and never was seen again. Reports of his survival have long circulated in European society.
An official report notes the post office registry division rivaled by special delivery. Citizens increasingly prefer special delivery for money and important messages despite higher costs and occasional delays. The system often prevents delays caused by misdirected forwarding and offers quicker, safer delivery though signatures can be easier to obtain.
Theater gossip and incidents from New York Times notes on stage mishaps at Laly's and Stude baker Chicago with Miss Quinlan in The Sultan of Sulu, anecdotes about Marie Celeste and a Brookline wedding, plus musings on comedic and dramatic productions and theatrical superstition.
The New York Times essay surveys global rainbow myths from Russia Hungary and Slavonic dialects to Malaya and Turkey. It describes rainbow as a water conduit or godly pump with tales of cloud siphons and magical rewards for touching the arc.
Our Neglected Colored People laments the lack of attention to northern Black communities. It argues money and effort have focused on the South while neglecting large northern cities where many Black residents live in tenements with minimal support, hindering industrial, moral, and intellectual improvement.
A fragmented verse satire on flowers and courtly imagery. The speaker ridicules civic zeal and favors a dainty rose bride with blush and white attire, though the text is garbled and incomplete. The piece hints at marriage sentiment and playful disdain for provincial customs.
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