29 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
1
A garbled OCR style catalog lists assorted textiles and garments with halved prices. Items include towels, silkCalines, neckwear, hose supports, dress stays, linings, corsets, underwear, shirt waists, and neckwear for men and women, with many prices ranging from 6c to 50c. Numerous line fragments hinder full itemization.
Bloodhounds and troops guard Crane Creek mines as strikes flare near Thurmond and Rush Run. State forces arrive and prepare trains for rapid deployment. Secretary Shaw plans prudential, not inflating, relief through extra bank circulation in case of currency stringency.
New York Aug 29 The will of Robert R Remington who killed himself at Newport was filed in surrogate court without probate. Dated March 22 1897 the will anticipates marriage to Lisa N Van Alen and leaves his widow a share of the estate though no engagement or intended beneficiary is stated.
An unidentified man about 45, well dressed and carrying a traveler’s bag, was struck and killed by a west bound Boston New York flyer near Nadison Madison yesterday as he attempted to step from the track while an east bound accommodation train arrived. No identification was found.
The University of Pennsylvania, about 25 players, departed for Englewood Mountain resort in Pennsylvania to practice for four weeks. Head Coach Carl Williams, Assistant Coach John Ridges, and Captain Will Gardner accompany the squad, which returns September 24, two days before the season opener.
Berlin reports Professor Virchow, renowned scientist, is reportedly failing and near death. The German Medical Weekly says his health has not improved since last week and only his family and doctors may visit. he is at Harzburg in the Hartz mountains.
London Aug 29 Captain Alfred J Mahan retired V S N discusses the Persian Gulf as the second most important international problem after China. He notes Britain will likely predominate due to trade routes via Suez to India, Germany aligns with Britain, and Russia will delay moves until Siberian railway funds are spent.
Army and Navy clash looming as engineers prepare submarine mines to guard Long Island Sound approaches. Signal corps men and Marines stationed at Martha's Vineyard clash with secretive war plans amid reports of a fighting outcome near Newport and Narragansett districts.
A Pretoria Times despatch reports broad protest against raising mine taxes to fund the war, citing Joseph Chamberlain’s plan to extract 250 million to 500 million from colonies. The correspondent argues Transvaal cannot spare surpluses, warning heightened taxes would hurt a poor, single-industry economy.
In Havana on August 29 President Palma faced universal newspaper opposition from Cuban papers. Only Diario de la Marina supports him, while editors condemn Palma over the Castaneda concession for Havana electric light. Some House members demand impeachment unless the concession is rescinded, with the issue lingering on the table.
Berlin reports President Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine remarks draw attention. Germany would likely have acted against Venezuela in earlier times, but avoids offending American sensitivities. Government orders explain German vessels stay inactive in Venezuelan waters while American cooperation remains unsettled.
The Daily Telegraph decries the native problem as more urgent than the Yellow danger. It argues emancipation ideals failed, the negro cannot self-salvation, and electoral equality is a delusion. It asserts the southern US negro franchise is already a farce and likely cannot be permanently delayed.
Aug 29 report says President Castro commands Venezuelan forces approaching Ocumare while revolutionaries hold La Democracia nearby. Government advance guard is at Ocumare, with all telegraph and telephone lines cut. Cuba.
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