27 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
Emmet County Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
1
Emmet County Republican section lists candidates TSTHORVILLE IGWA JENKINS and NICHOLS as party names and affiliations for local ballots. The fragment outlines figures tied to Emmet County politics without a full narrative or context.
In the coal region reports show owners opposing arbitration while Catholic and Protestant clergy, led by Father Phillips and Archbishop Ryan, urge a peaceful, rapid settlement. Authorities brace for possible clashes as strikers and leaders prepare, though tensions remain controlled and most expect a twofold solution.
New York report says Joseph McGuigan is in custody on charges he killed his wife Mary by throwing her from a third story window. Accounts differ between his daughter Mrs Gormely and Mary McQuigan regarding events after a wake. Mary’s account claims McGuigan, intoxicated, grabbed her and pushed her from the window.
Belle Archer a noted actress known as Paya Nature's Dove died in Wannes, Pennsylvania after a hospital illness. She rose to fame as leading lady to Alexander Salvini and later pursued a successful stage career despite legal battles over a contract. Born in Hastun, Pennsylvania in 1809, she was famed for beauty and talent in American theater.
Cable reports from Nelarapul describe 9 030 Boers retreating before the British advance from Munchadodorp. About 700 entered Portuguese territory while others deserted in multiple directions. Boers are said to occupy Liombo mountain spurs south of the railway with long arms destroyed and only a few marauders remaining.
A MacArthur dispatch confirms Manila reports on insurgent activity. General Bays notes 33 percent loss, reflecting stubborn fighting and bold leadership. Mitchell command of 130 men and four officers suffered casualties. insurgent losses known so far are ten killed and twenty wounded.
Peculiar and fatal accidents, fires, and a mine explosion fill the brief items. Crowley dies after colliding with a cab and crashing through glass. police suffer smoke exposure in New York. a husband shoots his wife and stepdaughter before killing himself. a Bohemian mine explosion claims many lives. Justin McCarthy retires from Parliament due to ill health.
The Hazleton area coal strike saw Arkle and Co mine owners offer arbitration after the union and workers pressed for grievances. President Mitchell opposed arbitration without union recognition while Mackle’s mines continued operating. The Reading Co plans full production as strike actions spread with marchers peaceful in Hazleton.
Portsmouth hosted a grand naval air military pageant as Kearsarge and Alabama led a large parade. Governors, the secretary of the navy, former officials, and North Atlantic squadron officers reviewed the column through Portsmouth streets, amid receptions aboard warships and a state ball.
The foreign office sent a telegraphic note to German embassies in Washington London Paris St Petersburg Rome Vienna and Tokyo proposing that Pekin deliver up leading Chinese individuals deemed responsible for outrages. London papers praise Germanys admirable note and some wish Britain shared credit for the proposal.
Adams Express Company paid 29000 to Commercial National Bank of Chicago to cover losses from a package theft that also involved National State Bank of Burlington. The Burlington bank is absolved after the theft was traced to a dummy package. Detectives continue pursuing the thief despite the settlement.
A White House conference last Wednesday night between President, Attorney General Griggs, acting Secretary Hill, Assistant Secretary Atlee and General Cortii reportedly ended with no action taken. Observers say the U S reply to Germany is effectively a diplomatic refusal to accede to the German proposal.
In an interview Lieut. K P Hobson claims Admiral Dewey did not sink the Manila Spanish vessels. Hobson says the Spanish opened valves and discharged the ships themselves, while his shell fire caused little damage.
The body of Albert Rut, missing from Mendota, was found in the river with evidence of a struggle and a bullet wound. He had planned marriage soon and disappeared after leaving his prospective wife. The report also notes major business and disaster updates in Chicago and Galveston with shipping and rebuilding efforts described.
A Galveston report details a large death toll and widespread destruction from the disaster. It notes high property losses, ongoing relief efforts, and the slow delivery of aid with thousands of survivors needing shelter, food, and medical care.
Reports detail widespread devastation as floods and winds strike. Refugees endure dire conditions with many needing aid as ten wards report about 10,144 people fed. Repairs begin on damaged streets and utilities, and relief efforts expand beyond Galveston to Texas towns.
A city scrambles to remove debris after a disaster while relief funds flow in from across the country. Seven nights of effort are needed to tally totals as streets reopen and aid distributions begin. A sonar boat with 800 passengers and two trips is noted in a distant plan.
Texas seaside resort destroyed by a hurricane. damage reported as total with residents evacuated. Early accounts mention collapsed homes and widespread debris along the coast northeast of Galveston. rescue operations underway and local officials assessing the extent of destruction.
Weather bureau reports show drought relief along the Atlantic coast due to abundant rainfall, but ongoing drought in the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys and lower Mississippi area. Excessive rains hurt crops in Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas while tropical storms damaged cotton in the South. Frosts nipped vines in upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys but overall soil remains favorable for plowing and seeding despite dryness in Ohio and Mississippi basins.
Remains of 1231 service members will be exhumed and repatriated from China and other sites. A burial detachment will sail on the transport Haneweli from San Francisco for return to the United States for honorable interment in national cemeteries, with preferred burial at the Presidio San Francisco or Arlington near Washington.
Honolulu health data for June and July show a rising death rate among native Hawaiians and Japanese on Oahu, led by consumptive deaths. The Cuban teacher effort and U S university aid are noted, while quarantine debates press for strict measures to curb consumption. Elements of colonial news mix with distant events, including Havana and Caribbean notes and local concerns about maternity and child care amid rising disease.
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