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Newspaper
Mills County Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
7
Headlines plummet as accusations claim Chicago police captains and sergeants aided poolroom operators by sharing intelligence over a police telephone. The charge portrays officers as tools of criminals, undermining courts and relying on political protection to shield vice. The allegations stress systemic bias and broad disdain for punishment among implicated ranks.
Indiana statistics show 24 007 marriages and 3 009 divorces in the year ending June 30 1901 about 18 percent. Divorces granted to wives 1 967 and to husbands 59 reveal shared causes with cruelty and abandonment cited as major factors in wives cases.
A six row pearl necklace once owned by a French lady of yank sold for £20000 at auction. The sale, aimed at family division, drew Europa and America’s top connoisseurs to London salerooms and the European and American merchants in attendance. The necklace was initially bought by a London syndicate of three members who have since resold it to the London jewelers.
The Rev. James Hoffman Batten, pastor of the German Methodist church of Macomb Illinois, has drawn statewide attention for a letter criticizing the McDonough County Fair Association. He accuses the group of facilitating gambling and using a minister as city advert. The letter demands that at least one Macomb minister not be used to promote the association.
A Massachusetts inventor proposes an advanced mail system using recepaicles and electric motors in a central station. Letters drop into tubes and move noiselessly through the air to timed points, enabling delivery to individual houses across a city or larger area.
The London Mail satirically lists Americans and their daily habits, from morning routines with American goods to transit by New York tram and Yankee elevators. It notes breakfast staples, clothing, media, and leisure features, finishing with Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland starting as a newspaper seller during Lee's surrender era and earning $80 in five weeks.
NeWS and Views notes the Colombian republic's money shortage and directs department governors to seek military supplies via forced and voluntary loans. It warns that such methods spark diplomatic protests and may lead to coercive actions against foreigners. Also describes the rare jammergeyrt vulture, its habits and anatomy.
The article traces the America's Cup history highlighting the blue ribbon trophy and the bottomless cup toast tale, notes the Hayas Yacht Squadron home in New York, the Cape May and Brenton’s Reef Cups won by Genesta, and recounts the New York Yacht Club’s growth from the Gimcrack era to a global fleet. It also mentions the 1895 Defender controversy and early club founders, plus a nurse training Princess in Dresden and a San Francisco built oil tank.
A new company formed in Ireland promises a four and a half day transatlantic crossing from Berehaven Bantry Bay linking to a railway and Channel ferry to Holyhead. Distances given include Berehaven to Sandy Hook 3729 miles and Queenstown to Sandy Hook 2849 miles. Critics note a long land journey to London after landing, but supporters expect safer trains and comfortable boats. The route is seen as a potential boon for Ireland, especially for a region in need of benefits.
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