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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
2
A signed editorial for the Clegéland Pees by Mayor Toni Johnson critiques railroad taxation. It argues property assessments were misvalued, audits biased, and receipts from rail properties misallocated, questioning fairness in tax apportionment and suggesting reforms.
The Lyon report surveys northern Indiana resources to justify factory and canal plans. It details Ty Hhustyatire of Titan wealth, coal and lime deposits across Stone, Lagrange, Noble, White, Kosciusko, and other counties, plus 1898 and 1901 production figures and pipeline counts shaping the Central Territory.
State Mine Inspector Epperson reports 1900 Indiana coal output at 9,087,876 tons with $4,889,021.18 in wages across 10,000 miners, up from 1899, due to fewer strikes and rising demand for coal gas. Petroleum production in 1900 reached 42,675 barrels with $1,408,081 revenue, while 1906 projections show 27,074,690 dollars gross from higher prices.
In Pittsburg Port and Montgomery county Indiana farmers create a cooperative telephony system. Starting with 12 000 capital, it now operates hundreds of telephones, charging subscribers 64 dollars annually. A two dollar initiation fee and 25 cent monthly fee fund maintenance as farmers build and repair their own lines and boards.
The article discusses rapid trolley expansion from cities like Philadelphia Baltimore New York and Boston with lines reaching farming regions. It argues trolleys will replace slow routes, promote intercommunication between farms towns and villages and enhance freight movement for products enabling country youth to stay connected and prosperous.
Glasgow shows ambitious municipal expansion across public services housing water and power. City undertakings include telephone, tramways, new housing schemes, and a large water system project with a 1.3 million pound cost and growing sinking fund. Debts and depreciation rise while rates are reduced to about 60 cents. The piece weighs whether such activity is wise, noting rapid growth and borrowing with unproven long term returns.
A British account details heavy Boer resistance in South Africa, noting casualties from disease and combat, and Britain's stretched supply lines. The piece discusses Boer morale, internal Dutch loyalties, and potential conflicts within British policy as the war drags on with uncertain outcomes. It cites a London Daily News map showing Boer control along railways while British forces secure depots, and comments on civilian hardship and delayed peace prospects.
An article describes experimental studies by Norton and colleagues on heating power, covering materials and methods such as the spout method and colormeter. It notes testing setups, oxygen charging, and aims to measure heat transfer in stone pipes and related experiments. The piece references innovative procedures and the evolving understanding of thermal properties in industrial contexts.
Prof Le Sunlin introduces a trained bull performing feat s to display high intelligence. Santia teaches a wild bull to obey, while Mizpah the performing horse dances and does a cake trick. Event adds to program with reserved seats and a concert and drill exhibition.
An obscure 19th century report describes indoor golf contraptions aboard ships and in Isthmus rooms. The cast iron mechanism uses a spring and crank to drive a ball along a track with a movable pointer indicating distance. Players adapt by resetting the stroke and chasing scores on improvised greens.
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