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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1903
Page
7
A discussion on building a mother hen coop using a dry goods box with tar paper and ventilated slant roof to shed rain, plus notes from American Cultivator on treating poultry disease with sulphate solutions. Also from Massachusetts Ploughman on red clover aftermath, scythe cutting vs machine mowing impacts and root-rot factors.
A compilation of practical farm hints covers poultry coops with hinged doors and glass panels for weather, simple dehorning of calves, loading chutes, fattening stock with a balanced diet, disease notes, and advice on hay storage, corn safety, seed treatment, and crop risks from pests and weather.
Alexander Beaubien of Chicago ends a 50 year police career at age 81, believed to be the oldest active officer. He helped inaugurate many city firsts and recalls deer hunting along the lakefront in his boyhood as Chicago’s lakefront mansions rose. He accepts retirement with reluctance.
Severe storms bring record rain across Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Montana flooding large areas. Crops damaged as rivers and streams overflow towns like Burlington Council Bluffs Lawrence and Stockdale report heavy rainfall and washouts. Bridges out and trains delayed as the Great Northern region sees widespread flood impact.
Secretary Hitchock orders a formal investigation into alleged frauds against Indians in the Dawes lands. A report by Samuel M. Lro sus accuses whites of inducing tribes to lease lands for over years, withholding rent, and resisting land surrender. Companies are named as orchestrating the schemes and heirs are said to be sold land at low prices.
A collage of brief, fragmentary notes covers global events and personalities. It references Turkey, King Edward, Peru, Bulgaria, a Kentucky feud witness, trotting records, cotton markets, Prof Langley, and Mine Humbert, all in a rapid, unsettled gossip tone.
Reports say United States Vice Consul William G. Magelssen was not killed in Beirut as first believed after a shot at him. President Roosevelt orders Rear Admiral Cotton to Beirut with the Brooklyn and other ships to safeguard American lives and press Turkey for full compliance.
Police records show a sharp rise in street car accidents in Chicago with 1,317 incidents and 27 deaths in the first half of the year and 135 more accidents in July. Chief O Neill cites motormen recklessness and overcrowding as causes. Charles Beveridge of Fremont dies in Excelsior Springs. Prohibition party state chairman in Nebraska for fifteen years.
Notes from across the United States show wage changes and organizing efforts. Boston bricklayers earn 55 cents an hour as the United Mine Workers push for a $100,000 labor temple in Pittsburg. Newfoundland fishermen haul 150 million pounds of cod yearly. St. Paul moves to form an international fur union, while Washington hosts national labor bodies. Cincinnati liverymen set funeral carriage pricing. Union Pacific engineers gain 3 to 4 percent wage boosts.
The wheat harvest roared through Kansas in a sweeping battle against nature as harvesters and thrashers moved north from the south. Sumner County yielded over 6.8 million bushels, more than several states combined, while Barton County followed with 4.4 million, and Kansas led the nation with well over 99 million bushels in 1901, despite Minnesota's larger planted area.
Winfield Baker, a leader in the Danville Illinois jail riot, was found guilty of assault with intent to murder Sheriff Whitlock. He faces an indeterminate State prison term from one to fourteen years. A second trial began on an indictment charging Baker and others with rioting. Hart forfeited a $300 bond. Bessie Armstrong was too ill to appear and her case was continued.
The International Association of Railway Ticket Agents plans its annual convention in Salt Lake City on September 12 13 and 14. A Kansas Central Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company charter has been granted with 20 000 000 capital. Union depot plans for 240 000 at El Pago are under study. North Pacific coast traffic rises with higher costs and pressure on facilities. Atchison twelve months ending July 30 shows gross earnings 62 350 397 up 3 215 312 while net 23 913 237 up 4 527 842. Knoxville and Ohio buys Knoxville and Bristol and Tennessee Northern for 250 000 and 410 000 respectively. Harriman aims to include California Northwest with a northern Astoria terminus connection to Overance Navigation Company line.
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