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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
2
Four German government commissioners arrived to evaluate the U S horse market as a potential army supply base. They plan to purchase 3000 horses for Germany to test suitability and adaptability, with a promise of unlimited future purchases if results prove favorable. The report also touches on various 1900 era notes and social quips.
Hope for Galveston centers on rebuilding at the present site with floodproof, sturdier homes raised eight to ten feet and financed by wealthy merchants who vow not to falter. Relief and rail links are planned. several ships grounded on Pelican flats are to be salvaged. Public works include restoring telegraph and cable lines and coordinating rail bridges for early traffic resumption.
Washington received two proclamations from the Philippines issued before the fast mail. One from American peace commissioners warned natives not to expect relief from opposing the American occupation. The insurgent proclamation granted ten days of amnesty to Filipino spies in American service with a single outlaw singled out for capture. It declared American pursuit of insurgents to the hills idle due to shortages.
Baseball results from New York Brooklyn Cincinnati and Philadelphia with battery pairings and scores. American and Eastern League standings show Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago New York leading. weathered by scattered game reports and a marriage notice for Walter Jones in Minneapolis. Roosevelt appoints Galveston relief bid committee led by J Pierpont Morgan to collect funds.
In Belgrade Servia on Sept 14 the Macedonian committee plan to murder the kings of Bourmania and Servia was uncovered. The court guard at King Alexander's palace in Smederevo was doubled and security rules tightened to protect the monarch. Dr Depew in Dunkirk New York Sept 14 Senator Chauncey M Depew was greeted by about 10,000 cheering farmers at the Chautauqua County fair.
London and Washington report from Peking that Li Hung Chang moves toward negotiations as Russia and Germany seek a tightening alliance. The Times notes a possible Manchurian buffer state, with Prince Ching held as a hostage and a winter campaign planned in Manchuria. Also mentions a Washington order to reserve rubber lands in the Philippines and a separate local note on labor grievances in Wilkes-Barre.
Samuel E B Goodrich assistant night yardmaster at Erie is killed in a railroad yard accident in Binghamton. He fell from the front of a switch engine beneath the wheels late last night in the yard.
News from New Orleans reports 85 lives lost when the Gulf and Interstate train wrecked near Bolivar Point after leaving Beaumont. Passengers faced rising seas and high winds. some sought safety in a lighthouse while others perished or were blown away. Hon. John H. Poe survived, and many New Orleans travelers were aboard bound for Galveston.
Terrible fires ravaged Plymouth county this week burning acres of woodland and hundreds of frame buildings. Dense smoke filled the air as the blaze stretched ten miles east and west with still active spread despite weaker winds. Losses are reported very heavy, far above 150 thousand dollars, as cattle and wildlife perished and many residents faced danger.
New York witnessed the Lipton Cup yacht race as the Rainbow took the lead past Sandy Hook. Mineola, Virginia, Yankee and Mineola followed with tight margins, Rainbow winning by 3 minutes 22 seconds for a $1,000 prize from Sir Thomas Lipton. Mineola placed second and Virginia third.
Ive Trust Hearson Albany Sept 14 Deputy Attorney General Coyne heads to Saratoga to argue before the third appellate division for the state in the trust and Major C HH Smith cases. The petition seeks an order requiring Robert A. Scott Charles W Morse and others to appear for examination under chapter 600 laws of 1900.
The report on the late Weehawken tax collector Robert E. Noble shows a town deficiency of 311 dollars after an examination of six years of books. A separate item notes a fatal car crash earlier in the summer with one death. Aged woman Mrs Toole died in a house fire near Swedesboro on September 14, while her husband was badly burned and the home burned down.
In Detroit on Sept 14 a 42 inch main broke at Mount Elliott Avenue and Congress Street flooding about a dozen houses. Water was shut off about an hour later after the break, causing property damage from the flood in the wet end district.
A large fire in Michlen Port Union, Michigan, Sept. 14 destroyed the McMorran Milling company plant along with Port Thuren Northwestern Elevator and D. McMorran & Co structures. Loss is put at $225,000, insured in full.
Washington Sept 14 Census Bureau reports Reading Pennsylvania has a population of 178,961, up from 58,001 in 1890. This represents an increase of 20,800 or 34.01 percent. Weather forecast notes fair and cooler conditions.
Train timetable lists departures from Drifton Hazleton Junction and surrounding stations for April 1 1897. It details daily and Sunday services with multiple routes to Oneida Junction Harwood Cranberry Pomhicken Deringer Beaver Meadow Stockton Hazle Brook Eckley Jeddo and connections at Luzerne Junction with electric cars.
A New York man has patented a life saving net shown here. The device features a round net supported by a frame and is designed for rapid deployment in emergencies at sea or near the water.
The fragment describes a net and lazy whigs that extend to open by a few men. It folds into a small space and can be carried under a cart to a fire, suggesting a portable aid or signaling device in a historical setting.
A Weekly report discusses metallurgy where metals lose strength from repeated shocks but recover with rest before rupture. It notes iron and steel fatigue in years of use while soft metals like lead need longer rest, comparing the process to rest for overworked humans and mentioning One Minute Cough Cure at Grover's City drug store.
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