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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
7
In Mphraim Utah agricultural residents of San Pete county fight a grasshopper plague with a novel fund raiser. Admission to a series of entertainments is one half bushel of grasshoppers. The first dance collected seventy five half bushels at the door, later used as bonfire fuel.
Arrangements reportedly set for vaudeville aboard the steamer St. Pauls with male talent only for a trial run from New York. Also details on the Auditorium Stock Contest in Omaha, with a cap prize of 5000 gold and 1000 prizes, open to all buyers of stock shares through November, plus numerous monthly cash prizes.
Lake Okoboji offers economical getaways with easy access via the Milwaukee Railway from Omaha. At altitude near 2000 feet the cool lakefront features timbered shores, fishing, boating, and bathing with moderate hotel pricing. full information available at 1504 Farnam Street RP A Nash Western Agent.
Two hundred native beaters are the Jong brought from eastern Bengal to assist at the elephant hunt in Mysore, arranged for Lord Curzon on the occasion of the installation of the young Maharajah in August.
Consul Mason reports Germanys meat inspection regulations may tighten supplies for U S meat packers. Rules require whole carcasses with heads and certain organs, restrict small preserved meats, and prohibit borax treated products, signaling higher prices and reduced imports as German demand shifts. The Berliner Tageblatt notes looming meat famine as stocks run low and foreign suppliers pivot to other markets.
London reports on King Edward's health as satisfactory. He stays aboard the royal yacht off Cowes until August 8 and will return to the Roadstead after the coronation. The British fleet will gather off Portsmouth for the coronation review. The Japanese squadron and other nations are to participate. The king may tour the channel if weather stays fine. Doctors urge minimal disturbance and sailing vessels to slow near the Solent to avoid oscillation around the Victoria and Albert.
A fine black driving team with buggy and harness was stolen from the stable of Ed De Ware in this place. The incident occurred in Edward, Nebraska, on July 19. No further details on suspects or recovery are provided.
Denver July 18 Mrs Thomas M Patterson wife of Senator Patterson of Colorado died this evening of nervous prostration.
Philadelphia July 18 The new battleship Maine built by the Cramps to replace the ill fated vessel returned after a builders trial at sea. The ship proved speedy for its size averaging 18.29 knots on a measured course. In a preliminary run it reached 13.90 knots for thirty minutes.
London July 18 premier A J Balfour presided in the foreign office at the first cabinet meeting of the new administration. Colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain attended after recovery from accident. India viceroy plans discussed but Marlborough unlikely to be appointed. Curzon term may end without return to Britain.
Washington reports a forthcoming Cairo to Cape Town railway spanning Africa. A Brussels accord ends the German route and routes rail through the Congo Free State to the Nile, with a connection from Stanley Falls to Mahagi uniting Cape and Egyptian systems.
Cromwell of counsel for the Panama Canal Co had talks with Secretary Hay on the canal project. He will sail Saturday for Paris to assist Knox and Russell regarding title settlement. Negotiations with Colombia progress, but no statements issued. Messrs Corea and Calve of Nicaragua and Costa Rica had long talks with Hay, not abandoning hope for a Nicaragua route.
Venice reports continued offers of money from abroad to rebuild the campanile, but officials aim for a purely national effort restoring the structure exactly as it was. Estimated cost stands at 6,000,000 lire. Debris cover three quarters of San Marco piazza. traffic halted. Bronze gate of Logetta of San Sovino found twisted, one Yon broken. Tintorello paintings may be saved.
General Wood has decided to defer his visit to the president at Oyster Bay until early next week to complete work assigned by the secretary of war. The duties relate to radical changes ordered in the uniforms of the army.
Secretary Root will sail for Europe on July 24 aboard La Savoie. He had planned August 2 but accepted an earlier invitation from Ambassador Horace Porter to sail with La Savoie. Root expects to return to the United States about August 6.
A political essay argues Democrats will push for complete probes into the Cuba Philippines and Army affair scandals. It accuses Republicans of deflection by attacking the army, urges inquiry into expenses, procurement, and who benefited. It calls for a Democratic majority to raise the curtain on truth.
Forty one new cholera cases in Manila in a day and a high death rate prompt a New York World note that 4,000 coffins will be sent aboard Kilpatrick for American soldiers dying of tropical diseases. The $32,000 shipment outvalues May exports in several categories, including agricultural implements and flour, illustrating the grim cost of war supplies following U S Pacific possessions.
Secretary of the Navy Moody and Congressman Boutell spoke for the Republicans at a Detroit banquet, praising the party for a large treasury surplus and a debt lower than in 1898. They argued taxpayers fund the treasury via tariffs and internal revenue taxes, while critics note Democratic calls for reduced taxes with careful spending.
Passage accuses the McTent administration of siphoning vast sums not required by government into treasury vaults or loaning to favored banks with no interest. It asserts donors to the Hanna campaign funds of 1896 1898 1900 and a possible later liberal advance. It laments corruption by Republicans and praises statesmen and patriots.
A snippet alleges Great Britain has warmed nearly 11-3 degrees in fifty years with January about three degrees warmer. The rest is an advertising mosaic noting baby teething syrup, clothing whiteners, misused testimonials, and a dated Minneapolis ad claiming Piso's Cure and a cynical no-trust sign.
The Senate blocked the presidents Cuba reciprocity proposal, a move seen as a major setback for his administration. The House and Senate split over a 20 percent tariff cut on Cuban products and a repeal of the refined sugar differential duty, drawing strong lines around the Sugar trust and anti trust foes. Democrats supported reciprocity with Cuba, while Republicans faced a dilemma between backing the measure and upholding trust interests.
The piece argues President Roosevelt praised Senator Lodge as a model Republican, claiming friendship has warped his judgment. It labels Lodge Massachusetts boss of the party, likening him to Quay and Hanna, and calls him an ordinary man with notable egotism. The writer warns there are many active statesmen today.
Democrats offered an amendment prohibiting slavery in the islands but Republicans voted it down. Patterson of Tennessee argued that Taft testified the Bates Sultan of Jolo treaty remained in force, citing an estimated 300,000 slaves in the Jolo group and reports of children separated from their parents and girls subjected to masters.
The piece critiques heavy government spending on military displays and fleet maneuvers, suggesting taxpayers will bear high costs for transport and outfitting ships. It notes railroads may gain from transport needs and warns the Navy intends to execute the most extensive West Indies fleet maneuvers yet.
The junior Indiana senator’s bid to attack Gen. Miles backfired, reflecting the politician’s pattern of political stunts and producing little impact on Miles or his standing.
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