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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
3
A sweeping news digest reports the president signing the river and harbor bill. Across incidents, drownings, shootings, riots and natural disasters are noted, including a drowning at Kala Kau and a fatal shooting in Coatesville Iowa. Notable events involve Mussolini’s life sentence in Lucca, Cuban minister arrival in New York, and tornado damage near Memphis Texas and Sioux City Iowa.
A roundup of scattered reports across western states includes: four railroad workers injured in a head on collision near Valverde Colorado. deaths from Denver street car crash injuries. wildfires visible on Elk mountain north slope. Laramie stores closing at 6 pm. multiple violent crimes and accidents in Montana Wyoming and Washington. plus industry updates on mines near Sunrise and Cheyenne federal building delays.
The House debates the irrigation bill with strong opposing views from Mr. Mondell and Mr. Roy of New York, ending in support for the measure. The Senate discusses the Isthmian canal, with Mr. Morgan of Alabama leading three hours of discussion before an amendment on bonds for canal construction shifts focus. Morgan criticizes the Panama route and the Panama Company’s concessions while Fairbanks of Indiana pushes the bond plan.
The house passed the reclamation bill by a wide margin as Utah delegates backed the measure for public lands sales and irrigation funding across multiple western states. The interior department is empowered to survey and build irrigation works with costs reported to Congress. The senate spent much of the day in executive session over military and Cuba relations, with the president's message read upon reopening.
The House debated a resolution urging the secretary of war to disclose costs from all sources of the war in the Philippines. The measure failed to pass within time limits as Mr Hay sought to proceed, and Mr Crumpacker won a Bible vote 60 to 66. The Nicaragua canal bill appeared briefly in the Senate with Mr Moras defending the Pana project. District of Columbia appropriation passed and many private pension bills were disposed of. a joint resolution for annexation of Wyoming was tabled after Mr Firs suggested it be left on the table.
An Indian nation senate session debated canal routes with Verkins Galifoeia Shir Stewart Morgan among advocates for the Nien racit route while Galtinger pressed for the Tamamo option. A separate note reports Spokane forming a strawberry growers association to control prices, unifying thirty five growers.
Inventor N J Smith of Philadelphia introduces a pocketed slotted metal plate to catch erasures during typing. The device, curved to fit the roller, holds paper rigid and brushes dirt into a pocket, fitting any machine and adjustable over the platen to erase errors neatly.
Joshua C. Stoddard, who led at Springfield Mass, famed for inventing the steam calliope, claimed the patent was stolen from him. A lifelong tinkerer, he also designed a fire escape but never saw it practical. He was noted for beekeeping and honey forecasting, and passed away aged 87 with a striking patriarchal bearing.
Cleveland inventor Curliss M. Glickman demonstrates a wallpapering device. An operator only turns a crank while the machine advances along a vertical track and applies paste, cuts paper, and places sheets on walls automatically. The carriage travels on a vertical guide to position each sheet.
Two periodic comets are forecast to return. The first, orbiting every five and a half years, was first observed in 1869 at Marseilles and later linked to Swift’s 1880 discovery and Barnard’s 1889 sighting. It is expected back in December 1900. The second comet, with a roughly seven year period, was found by Swift in 1895 and may be identical to Messier’s 1770 discovery. it is anticipated to return near late November 1900.
A compact wooden box with adjustable cords dries clothes indoors by lifting to the warmest area of a room, avoiding crowding and improving air circulation. The feature promises rapid drying and space efficiency in kitchens and laundries.
An Astonishing ione in tensile strength and ductility of bronze at 400 degrees Fahrenheit is reported by Prof G Tinch of Stuttgart with an alloy of copper zinc tin. Properties dropped by over percent at 400 degrees and about 40 percent at 600 degrees. The finding urges caution in bronze engine parts in contact with superheated steam.
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