15 Jan 1903
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
1
Across Illinois Missouri and Kansas coal shortages trigger price hikes and fuel bans while Chicago endures subzero wind chills and rising deaths. A grand jury probes coal dealer conduct as rail cars are held and piles of coal line tracks. Kansas City and Reading report mixed fuel relief and ongoing scarcity with harsh winter conditions.
A Chicago area grand jury probes an alleged conspiracy among coal operators railroads and dealers to fix prices while Illinois faces severe cold delaying coal shipments. Attorney General Hamlin leads the investigation naming 40 subpoenas as critics warn of inflated costs harming the public and industry.
Coal famine spreads from Marshall Missouri to nearby towns as scarce fuel drives up prices and prompts aid plans. Slater travels for coal while families burn fruit and shade trees. wood sells for eight dollars per cord. In Ottawa, discussions on removing the anthracite duty unfold with Premier Laurier considering the matter.
Caracas reports Venezuelan cabinet agrees to conditions set by Great Britain Germany and Italy for outstanding claims. Bowen to Washington to represent Venezuela with a warship awaiting at La Guaira. France joins blockade considerations due to unpaid 1 million francs and a $20,000 French Cable debt.
The Senate plans to continue the statehood debate daily after 2 PM and discuss the militia bill in the morning. A possible resumption of the coal scarcity issue ties to Senator Wests motion to end the anthracite tariff. Senator Nelson nears end of statehood speech, with Burnham ready to proceed. Opponents hope to sidetrack by pending appropriation bills. supporters see no need to pause. The first general appropriation bill may be reported this week but likely not acted on immediately.
London reports the Daily Telegraph says contracts are closed to launch a daily journal aboard a British liner between Liverpool and New York. The paper will be supplied with Marconi wireless news and begin publication around month’s end.
A fierce northeaster and cold weather crippled railroad service in the middle west. No passenger train reached Omaha Union Station on time Tuesday morning, with delays from one to six hours. Freight schedules suffered worse slowdowns as crews battled wind gusts, shifting trucks, and trains facing exposed ground. Several locomotives halted to avoid being blown from tracks while navigating curves, with crews working kneeled on freight cars for safety. The late trains included Union Pacific No. 4, Rock Island No. 41, Northwestern No. 1 and No. 71, Missouri Pacific No. 51, and Northwestern No. 76, all delayed up to four hours variously.
President Roosevelts conference with Spanker Henderson and Representative Grosvenor of Ohio focused on antitrust legislation. The talks lasted long as the house debate on the trust issue continued. Grosvenor said a middle course between radical anti trust and lenient views would be chosen, but no specific measure was agreed upon. It was unclear if trusts would be formally raised soon.
A sensational ad touts Prof Thomas F. Adkin and Vitaopathy, promising free diagnosis and cures for diseases deemed incurable. It cites doctors who investigated his methods, lists numerous conditions cured, and claims distance is no barrier, inviting readers to request his book and treatment plan.
Dr D H Salmon of the Animal Industry Bureau expects all cattle with foot and mouth disease in Massachusetts to be destroyed by week end and the regional embargo to be lifted within two weeks. A Canadian Jamaica report says Jamaica bans imports of cattle from Canada and the United States due to the outbreak.
A BC delegation led by John T. Retallac of the Lead and Silver Miners Association arrives in Montreal to press for a protective duty on lead ores and products before the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and to lobby Ottawa for a duty parity with the United States.
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