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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
6
The Sultan of Bacolod Mindanao rejects Gen Summer’s friendly overtures and fortifies his strongholds inviting war. Moros report the sultan’s forces reinforcing positions as an American column plans to move from Camp Vickers to seize Bacolod.
Conference of lumber association representatives in Atlanta aims to form a national organization with members from across the United States. An estimated 50,000,000 feet of lumber was discussed as part of the production plan.
Independent packers announce plans to build and operate a large packing plant in South St. Joseph Missouri to contest a major beef merger. A representative of an independent packers organization has been in South St Joseph gathering data for the effort.
In St Joseph Missouri William Cates aged 18 was found guilty of murdering his mother Eliza Cates three months after the alleged crime. The account also mentions a plan to obtain a portion of an estate and references the Orphans' Industrial School near Indianapolis and a Steamboat linked actress. It notes Mrs James T Belly a member of a touring theatrical company jumping to her death from a steamboat on the Ohio river between Louisville and Madison Indiana. Also cited is a Prague based loan bank with a 1 million dollar theft and a 500000 dollar shortage tied to twenty years of speculative activity.
Washington grows alarmed by Cuba’s stance on the Platt amendment and debt redemption. Officials press for withdrawal of US troops and objections to repairs at Havana docks. The administration fears ingratitude and seeks a firm protest if Havana does not improve relations.
Mrs Henry Hankens and her two sons Walter 13 and Emil 18 months were found dead at their North Twenty fourth street home. They appear to have suffocated themselves with illuminating gas after closing doors and sealing keyholes. The husband, vice president of Storz Brewing, was away. The family was one of the citys most prominent.
A distressed report from Altoona along the Great Northern line to Manitoba describes a teacher dying by suicide after a violent confrontation with three school trustees. The attacker fired on the trustees and children, killing several, with varying early accounts of casualties. Authorities report at least one trustee and multiple children dead, while the teacher also ended his own life.
Maggie Lynch a West Atchison seamstress vanished for fifteen days then was found in Sacred Ayart church tower without food or drink for two weeks. She was semi conscious and weak, showing insanity signs and claimed she hid to avoid pursuers. Groans during Mass led to discovery. recovery probable.
In Harlem court Gladys L Dailey, a 59 year old vagrant known since 1884 as a titled mendicant, faced charges for obtaining money under false pretenses. She claimed noble connections to prey on victims while living in comfort, though authorities describe her elaborate begging scheme.
Elmer Stone, a Minneapolis fireman, is found roasted beneath shavings in the Lumber Exchange building basement after a fire. Police cannot find external injuries or a murder motive and the cause of death remains unclear despite the fire department's investigation.
James Pendleton mayor of Gentry Missouri was sentenced to five years in prison for bigamy. Using aliases he married Grace Obley of Emporia Kansas and later buried a coffin with ice in Orlando Oklahoma while circulating a false tale that Coda S Morris was killed in a runaway.
The confession outlines a plan by Fournier Label Beaudoin Bouthillette and Constantin to lure and murder three men for money. They traveled by boat to Dawson City to take the victims to the river, where the killings occurred after a quarrel over trades and payoffs. Police report the loot totaled around 260 dollars and a gold watch.
President Roosevelt backs a plan after J Pierpont Morgan presented a commission proposal to settle the anthracite coal strike. Operators demand a three year settlement with a commission selecting an engineer, a mining expert, a federal judge, a sociologist and a mining veteran to rule disputes between companies and their workers. The plan excludes direct union recognition and aligns with non union workers, signaling a shift from Mitchell’s earlier terms. The White House conference included Morgan Bacon Root and Roosevelt, with Cortel issuing a public statement afterward.
Census data show 18 226 newspapers and periodicals in the United States, up 22.3 percent since 1800, including 2 220 dailies 12 079 weeklies and 1 817 monthlies. The report notes shifts in religious medical science and arts publications, and observes growth in total circulation tied to city population. Daily newspaper inhabitants averaged about 4170 across the last two decades. Short notes list geostrategic items and a President Roosevelt mention among other brief items.
The weekly trade summary from R G Dun & Co discusses relief from fuel shortages easing pig iron and steel output, large imports supporting production, and transport bottlenecks. Wheat and corn exports are tallied, with Northwest wheat outlook and Manitoba competition shaping prices amid quiet foreign demand. Northern Pacific earnings rise, western rails boost capacity as sector faces varied market dynamics.
Agricultural market notes list prices for hogs sheep wheat oats corn and other staples with ranges from No 2 red wheat at 67 to 0.60 per bushel and hogs selling fair to prime. Butter potatoes and clover are also cited with varied prices and regional quotations for Toledo and nearby markets.
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