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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
1
A historic storm battered eastern and central Pennsylvania on Saturday night, flooding coal regions and wrecking rail service. Rivers rose up to 15 feet, towns like Towanda and Monroeton suffered dire losses, homes collapsed, several deaths feared, and highways and bridges ruined across multiple counties.
London dispatch reports Commandant Kritzinger, famed Boer leader, captured after being badly wounded by General French while trying to break a block house cordon at Hanover Road in East Africa. He has led attacks on Cape Colony and Orange River defenses, with forces often described as elusive and highly capable by South African dispatches.
Newark New Jersey officials and friends aboard a stage returning from Verona failed to control the horse drawn carriage on a long hill as hoofs clogged by snow caused the vehicle to tilt at the foot of the slope. Aldermen Horace Holcomb Elmer Horton and Olaf Scharin were badly shaken with fears for Holcomb’s condition. others were injured to varying degrees. In Towanda Pennsylvania two more deaths from contaminated food were reported making five known fatalities in Bradford county as Abner Richards and his wife were swept away while trying to rescue their poultry. Their bodies were recovered half a mile from their home buried in sand and debris.
The University of Chicago received 1.625 million dollars in gifts from friends led by John D. Rockefeller who gave 1.0 million for the general endowment and an additional 259,000 for the university’s general needs during the 1991 92 academic year.
In Cumberland Maryland on December 18 Jacob Burkett and his horse were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio train struck their carriage at Glencoe as Mrs Burkett escaped with minor injuries.
William Gregory governor of Rhode Island died at his Wickford home yesterday afternoon after illness from Brights disease. After two months of indisposition he had returned to the state capital Friday, making his death the first in office for about 150 years.
Washington announces Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia resigns as postmaster general effective early next month. Henry C Payne of Wisconsin slated to succeed, with confirmation in January and readiness by mid month. Smith to resume Philadelphia Press editor duties after January 15, with no changes among assistants.
American troops forced a large bolomen group to surrender on Samar due to starvation. In related news a Black governor's son was fatally hurt in a drone engagement. Four plague cases were reported, the first since October.
W. W. Peet, treasurer of the Turkish mission in Constantinople, and Margiulo, dragoman of the U S legation, began movement to approach the brigands holding Miss Stone captive. They aim to secure her release in exchange for ransom money now available, per instructions from Washington.
Mrs William Walker wife of a local cotton raiser near Texarkana gave birth to five children on December 13 two boys and three girls though four of the newborns are girls the fifth is a boy all are reported healthy and thriving in the Texarkana area.
Baltimore reports Attorney General Isidor Rayner and Admiral Schley ready a formal protest to Secretary Long claiming the court of inquiry findings do not accord with evidence. The document challenges specific charges and promises a detailed review of the record with emphasis on key evidence. Separate note from New York describes Sampson’s team drafting a protest against the Dewey minority finding.
A Saturday night blaze in Salem 74 miles east of Parkersburg wiped out 56 houses stores and other buildings. Loss exceeds 1 290 000 with little insurance as cold weather hampered water supply and fire suppression. Originated in a newspaper office the cause unknown. Lebanon Pennsylvania council approves opening Municipal Hospital to treat smallpox and suspected cases if patients cannot pay quarantining costs. 34 smallpox cases reported in Lebanon.
Flour prices ease with various grades. corn and oats steady. beef, pork and dressed poultry mixed. Live stock in East Liberty and Buffalo markets show firmness in steers and hogs, with sheep and veals varying. butter and eggs steady. potatoes and timeworn commodities quoted with multiple regional figures.
A condensed weekly roundup reports General Fonsteen sailing on December 16 from Manila, El Paso rail yards blocked with orange traffic, Dr. L. M. Sweetman dies in Baltimore, Weeks becomes Columbia football captain for 1902, Porter named receiver at Omaha Trust, Fulton submarine raised, Bundy convicted of manslaughter, Lowery & Gobel fire in Cincinnati causing $100,000 loss, O'Mara vanishes with $6,000, and various political and business notes including theater, rail, and bank events through December 14 1901.
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