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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
1
Recap of events from Pekin beheading to Western mining, floods, and politics. Assassination, armistice, and Boer advances appear alongside finance, rail risk, and disasters. Notable items include Donnelly death, Bald Mountain mine sale, and Oregon legal changes. Rail and sea incidents show global reach.
Obituaries report the deaths of Philip D Armour and David J Schnebly. International items include Portugal aiding Lourenco Marques, Russo Chinese talks on Manchuria, and Von Waldersee approving a wartime restriction. European weather and strikes across coal mines, trains, and ports shape a broad news snapshot with political and economic implications.
Advices from Cape Town say recruitment is expanding and London grows hopeful as Lord Roberts may lead at the war office. Sydney reports 5000 volunteers for new contingents and a Kitchener conference eases anxiety among burghers. A Daily Express note claims Kitchener warned mine owners no protection. An unconfirmed report mentions fighting near Matjesfontein.
In Cape Town military authorities plan prisoner transfers and a town guard. Boers move in parallel columns, looting loyalists and stealing food as Colesberg reports Kritzinger’s command crossing Middelberg with few recruits. Monarch lands troops to the north. Frazerburg is occupied.
In Rome Georgia a mob of about 160 men hanged George Reed a Black man accused of an attempted assault on Mrs J M Locklear. Reed proclaimed innocence and was later shot by the mob after a prior release order due to jail crowding. Mrs Locklear remains in serious condition.
Newport Kentucky January 5 E C Remme former cashier of the German National bank was arrested on an affidavit by Bank Examiner Tucker. He is charged with aiding Assistant Cashier Brown in the bank embezzlement and is held on twenty thousand dollars bond.
A Niles & Lisbon coal train derailed after a farmer attempted to cross with a hog wagon. Charles Frack was killed, Fireman William Klein and Brakeoan Garfield Powers seriously hurt as the engine and six cars plunged down an embankment. The engineer was buried. The farmer escaped.
Cape Town dispatches report growing Dutch resistance as the Boers move south toward Prieska and Graaf Reinet. British ship Monarch to land guns while martial law rumors spread. Worcester conference rallies Dutch support and fears of a wider uprising grow.
Caracas reports say ex Secretary General Peraza and about 50 supporters hide in the mountains after the revolution ends. Passengers from La Guayra describe a serious uprising in Maracaibo with government forces defeating rebels and arresting 20 leaders. An additional rising near the Orinoco is noted. The US cruiser Scorpi left to join the Hartford at Le Guayra.
Tudor left Express Oregon for the Big Kidd mines and was found half way to the mines in a frozen condition. He had been drinking heavily and survived after escaping a burning cabin near Tree Blue mines with minor burns amid bitter cold.
Bishop Hartzwell of the Methodist Episcopal church in Africa arranged with Rev George N Reiboldt of Indiana to establish a college in New Ontalia Zambesi area. The British government donated 15000 to the church and 13000 acres of land for a school to educate English residents. Reiboldt will supervise and sails from New York at month end.
Ottawa January 4 Sanford FlemingPromoter of the Pacific cable writes to Postmaster General Mullock in favor of a state owned telegraph line encircling the globe He argues this would begin a movement to nationalize cable and telegraph services of the British empire and could cut message costs to one eighth to one tenth of current prices to distant British possessions.
Ten Crermane were killed and nine wounded at Lele Ha on January 1 when a ceremonial salute used a defective cartridge. Authorities investigated the incident and urged safety checks for military and ceremonial salutes.
One thousand structural ironworkers strike in Pittsburg on January 4 demanding 6 cents more per hour and a nine hour day. No workers are on site and several major contracts are stalled.
Travel has resumed over the Lewis and Clark road in Clateop county after a break in the dike was repaired restoring normal traffic flow.
Washington reports state department efforts to harmonize powers on Chinese indemnity terms. Pekin talks stalled, direct diplomacy favored. Germany's claim expected to be largest as foreign troops in China incur high costs and officer pay.
An infernal device containing dynamite and match heads was mailed to attorney Thomas J. Coffman of Hume. The box failed to ignite when opened, likely due to jostling. His brother Dr Sylvester Coffmar of Hume II and authorities in Logansport, Indiana, investigate.
A massive blast at the Repanno Chemical Company powder house at Thompson's Point N J destroys the building. Three workers inside are killed instantly while several others in nearby buildings are injured but not seriously. The blast involved loading eight inch paper shells with dynamite for blasting. Estimated loss about 50000 dollars.
Rochester report notes Mary Anthony refuses to pay taxes on her property until she gains the right to vote, sending notice to County Treasurer Hamilton. The move signals a likely test case in court as part of the long running woman suffrage campaign begun by Susan B Anthony and Mary Anthony decades earlier.
A boiler blast at Bishop's mills owned by Pure Pood Milling Company in Wateeka January 7 killed John Spolria and Late Mal lett the engineer and slightly injured Eva Jones. The boiler was hurled 200 feet and destroyed Gard's hardware store. cause remains unknown.
Detective Sergeant McLaughlin located a gas pipe bomb in La Salle street tunnel wooden niche. The device, taken to the lakefront and exploded, was tied to a planned attack on North Side cable car passage. A 25 year old man in bubbly clothing was seen loitering earlier.
Charles P. Pierce, consul-general of the Orange Free State in New York, says reports of Boer defeat are a delusion. He cites over 16 000 Boers under arms, 5 000 invading Cape Colony against 310 000 British troops, with Boer losses under 1 500 and heavy property losses. Many Boers use Mausers and Lee Metford rifles, some captured from the English.
London reports indicate Ambassador Choate delivered the Hay Pauncefote treaty amendments to Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne. No discussion followed and Lansdowne’s reply was not indicated. The meeting focused on China’s reply to powers’ demands and Britain’s view on the points. No disagreement between Hay and Lansdowne is seen.
In Chicago on January 7 Joseph Schweir confessed to pushing landlord John Korda into a 12 foot deep lake from a pier at Michigan Street. Workmen nearby rescued Korda, and Schweir was arrested. The plot failed as the victim survived.
General Richard N. Batchelder quartermaster general of the army died today at 2 25 PM after years of poor health local papers say he suffered a recent angina attack his interment will be at Arlington cemetery on Monday and he previously served as chief quartermaster at Portland Oregon and depot quartermaster at San Francisco.
The naval board of construction voted to rehabilitate the cruiser Baltimore at the New York navy yard. The overhaul will cost about 500000 dollars and require at least a year and a half to complete.
Curacao dispatch reports General Celestino Perez ex-secretary-general of Venezuela who proclaimed a revolution in the Miranda district near Leioa has been decisively defeated and is fleeing toward Colombia with a small group. He had gathered 700 followers at La Pasoua.
A scrolling roundup notes Burns seeks better tire protection, La Grande depot nearing paint, and new hospital plans at Baker City. Copper veins found at Greenback mine, and Bison mines sold to a California syndicate. Banking gifts, mining deals, accidents, and local improvements span multiple counties with figures and names like Grayson Last Chance mine $3500 and $50 bounty for cougar work.
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