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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
2
The article urges preparation for future opportunities. It argues the thrifty, alert worker earns advancement by diligent daily effort, readiness, and ambition. It cites Ecclesiastes and a Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune proverb about sowing seed, linking personal growth to timely action.
The Cuban convention misinterpreted Secretary Root on Platt terms creating a fresh issue. Cubans must accept the Platt statute in strict form, with interpretation by the courts, while Congress can alter terms. U.S. troops will stay until a government aligned with American ideas is formed under exact Platt lines, delaying Cuban independence past 1901 if obstruction continues.
Representative Curtie of Kansas comments on South Carolina contest between McLaurin and Tillman. He denounces Tillmanism as stagnation and old-idea policy, contrasts it with new proposals, and praises McLaurin for challenging the status quo and stirring debate in the Democratic stronghold.
The State Employment Bureau of Topeka begins a systematic canvass for farm labor across Kansas and neighboring states. At least 20 000 more men are needed to harvest 100 million bushels of wheat. Railroads offer special rates to the wheat belt as county clerks conduct county by county canvasses.
Indiana Crawfort County auditors report shortages across clerks and sheriff fees. Richard F. Clark served 1895 to 1898 with overdrawn fees totaling 706.58. George W. Cuzzort served 40 days in 1898 with 27.01 receipts. W. L. Gregory served 1900 to 1901 with 3,662.16 salary due and 2,689.97 fees collected, plus overcharges 800. Sheriff Gilliland shows 1,872.92 salary due and 1,771.46 fees paid to the treasurer, with 7.78 unreported.
James M. Brown recorder term 1894 1898 and 1898 1900 with due salary and fees 7583 36 etc. Sheriff W Q Ballard term 1894 1898 and 1900 1906 with quarterly fees totals 10061 09. Auditor James D Flewine terms 1896 1900 and 1900 1901 with quarterly receipts totaling 739 43 and 736 43 transferred to treasury.
An old advertisement claims persons can gain a pound a day by taking an ounce of Scott's Emulsion. It states the ounce stimulates appetite and digestion, enabling the body to absorb old food and build flesh for better health.
Secretary Hitchcock notes continued Western prosperity as weekly bank clearances and railroad earnings break records. Immigration from Europe to Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Missouri and neighboring states surges beyond recent years, boosting the region’s growth and aligning with national economic strength.
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