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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1901
Page
4
A 1901 report discusses terms in the U S Senate with reference to Cullum seeking a fourth term and others elected or serving multiple terms. It criticizes political gatekeeping and notes Gov Yates evaluating applicants for appointments to fill positions.
The forecast speaks of snows and storms in the northwest with cold blasts and warm waves, a volatile spell but not as severe as last year. The groundhog’s shadow last Saturday fuels hope for an early spring, despite a peat snow fall on Sunday.
Pension Commissioner Evans leads a campaign against fraudulent pension agents forming a trust to keep claimants on small salaries and to obtain false testimony. He reports breaking up a large pool in Nashville Tennessee and sending 26 members to prison, and locating another in Charleston South Carolina.
The Interior Department releases a report by the Porto Rico Interior Commissioner noting 98 miles of macadamized roads built at 14,000 dollars per mile, cheaper than Spanish projects. Cultivated sugar lands total 80,084 acres, with 180,280 acres of coffee, 15,824 of tobacco, and 104,060 of other crops.
The Missouri legislature proposes a tax plan assigning railways and public utility property to the state as its main revenue source, with local governments taxing other property for local needs. The aim is to have corporations serving public utilities bear state costs, reducing interjurisdictional revenue conflicts.
The Illinois Supreme Court sides with jurisdiction over Missouri v Sainis, not the drainage merits. Minority Justices argue original jurisdiction in St Louis suit to restrain Drainage Trustees from releasing lake waters into the big ditch. Trial expected before the court in October.
Thomas F Millard war correspondent describes three allied phases in China Ubina. He labels resistance as neutral punishment as necessary and revenge as criminal. He highlights Field Marshal Von Waldersee as driving the criminal phase and notes massacres and looting by so called civilization's champions. He warns months Sep Oct Nov curse China returning to dark ages with lasting moral taint. He argues China has already paid more than any indemnity could demand.
J S Brasfield reports from Los Angeles about the San Fernando area where a large adobe mission complex once housed thousands. He notes walls, pillars, tile roofs, and adjacent church ruins, plus a surviving dwelling, a century old resident woman, and a vast former ranch with cattle and sheep.
A Chicago Times-Herald summary reports that Illinois health officials published investigations from 1899 to 1900, led by A. W. Palmer, E. O. Jordan, and Adolph Gehrmann, showing river self purification and minimal Chicago sewage impact on the Mississippi, with a map and table detailing sampling sites from Bridgeport to Grafton.
The Silinoly Press Association held its winter meeting in Chicago naming officers for the upcoming year. General Smith D. Adkins of the Freeport Journal was selected president with G W Bhes Hillsboro News first vice president J C Adam Peotone Vidette second vice president F E Home Richmond Gazette secretary J M Page Jerseyville Democrat treasurer H A David Carlinville Democrat and C M Taney Virginia Gazette among executive members. Delegates chosen to attend the National Editorial association convention at Buffalo June 10 include Morris Emerson Mount Vernon Register H N Wheeler Quincy Journal Owen Scott Decatur Herald and others.
The final enactment of the army bill marks a major triumph for Secretary Root. His reforms elevate his place in military history, with new artillery organization changing units from regiments to batteries and the staff system adopting fixed terms of service, despite staff opposition in Washington.
Report from Oxford Benton County Indiana describes villagers’ attempts to annex outside land triggering resistance from outsiders. Petition to reincorporate and extend limits faces county commissioners and potential serious trouble as the town lacks incorporation taxes and village government while electric lights and village expenses have been halted.
For corns bunions ingrowing nails and swollen feet this powder promises relief. It rests the feet and controls sweating. Available at druggists and shoe stores with a 25 sample offer. Address Allen S Olmstead Le Roy New York.
An article by William Curtis in the Chicago Record recalls Victoria’s posthumous naming details. It states she bore the name Maria Albert Wettin after shedding royal titles, links her to Prince Albert and the Wettin line, and traces connections to King Wettin and the Saxe Coburg Gotha house.
Exposition faddists map a long program Buffalo hosts a Pan American show soon billed as the biggest yet St Louis promotes the 1903 exposition to eclipse predecessors Charleston hosts a West Indian exposition next winter Kansas holds a nebulous 1904 semi centennial Congress asked to contribute in each case
Snow transformed from a novelty to a full supply on Sunday with about 12 inches of snow covering the area, replacing the prior deficit and signaling a blanket of winter.
The article asserts pneumonia stems from a cold or grip and that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia. It cites past influenza epidemics and claims no reported cases progress to pneumonia when using the remedy sold by Dr Powell.
In 1829 the secretary of war estimated the Indian population at 818000, recent counts show 831000. The number grew but the character of the population changed little, yet it will take long for the census to blur lines between red and white races.
An appeal describes a thin crying infant needing fat from Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to recover strength. It warns the child wastes away, urging quick action and offering free samples, with product details for Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street and price points of 50 cents and 1 dollar in druggists.
The Illinois Press Association ends a successful Chicago meeting with 200 members, editors of daily and weekly papers across the state. They emphasize professional standards, business practices, and the influence of their public policy discussions on state affairs.
Josiah Richardson, a prominent Bloomington citizen, writes that after forty years of use the Cough Syrup from Dr C Wakefield & Co. has sustained his family and provided relief for asthma and lung troubles during a severe illness when death seemed near.
The passage argues against supporting mail order firms like Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck, warning they help build trusts that crush competition. It urges readers to stop sending cash to these companies and to let their actions reflect their public criticism of trusts.
A Witfield druggist F Hewett credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with curing a severe La Grippe attack in 1899. He praises its power to break up colds and prevent pneumonic complications and notes its pleasant taste and popularity sold by Dt Powell.
Mr Matthers argues a deep waterway would unite zinc and coal fields, open northern regions to the South, and shift supply sources from Pennsylvania and West Virginia toward Alabama and the inland regions, boosting regional industry and manufacture.
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