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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
1
London August 17 reports that Durban dispatches indicate no immediate fighting with General Botha. An understanding has been reached between Botha and Kitchener. Lord Milner, returning to South Africa, has prepared a draft constitution for the newly annexed territories.
The king expressed satisfaction with Britain’s cordial relations with other powers. He noted the Chinese indemnity agreement and punishment for guilty offenders, and reported steady progress of forces in South Africa though operations lengthened due to terrain. He also praised liberal military and naval provisions and crown honors.
In the Philippines Carmarines province a detachment of the 25th infantry engaged insurgents. The unit killed an insurgent leader identified as Seebas ienm Afgeler, brother of Gent. An eles, and six privates, and captured a major two capa nine pel vates. Another detachment captured Magasin Ceballos at Lumbang and seized a large quantity of supplies.
Washington August 17 The treasury department decides that a five percent import duty shall not be imposed on all articles imported into Porto Rico from the United States.
Winters charged with robbing bullion from the Selby company, alleged to exceed 2AU,ULA. He pleaded guilty at a preliminary arraignment this morning, entering a guilty plea.
A dispatch from New York reports Stockk je and the expedition to locate missing Abriani members reached Siideford with no trace found. Delegates debated at a convention as resolutions ignored Bevan and Kansas City platform, while state factions contended.
A weekly trade review notes drought easing in many regions and improved crop conditions boosting retail prospects. It cites cooler spring wheat harvest disruptions, price effects from strikes, active leather sales, and steady wool markets with ongoing factory activity and some employment shifts.
Reports describe multiple attempted abductions by unknown men targeting children. Incidents include a 11 year old boy seized at a kitchen window and a later effort near John Painter’s daughter, with similar attempts noted around Walter Mieretsanel’s home. families awakened as suspects fled.
A man attempting to sleep in a chimney area fell when a chimney and supports collapsed. The accident fractured his bones and sent him tumbling to the floor as he backed away from the danger, prompting a rushed exit and medical attention.
A Palermo funeral procession honors Valerie Heir with a large crowd gathered as the cortege moves through Naples. Maltese and Italian officials attend. a royal or governmental fleet led the ceremonial salute, with civilians lining streets and placing flowers along the route to Albergudetle. The scene is marked by heavy public interest and a solemn atmosphere.
In Racine Wisconsin on August 17 a confused local column recalls Japanese cooks hired by wealthy households in Chicago, their arrival and the crop of domestic workers, and a note that many left and were replaced by locals. The piece mentions named individuals and reflects social tensions over imported help.
Aug 17 dispatches report McKeesport Carnegie Steel workers threatening to join a broad wave of walkouts. Strikers expected to back Homeswood in Bradfork area, with Joliet and Milwaukee men aligning, while idle plants resume or threaten reopening as union efforts push toward a September mobilization.
Cody, a 9 year old, chased a would be thief after he tried to lure him toward a hotel on Kinzie and Noct Clark streets. The suspect fled north to Taxtille avenue, then east to Tadiana street before officers at the station captured him and identified him as George Mason, booked on discreetly conduct charges.
A chaotic audience report links a Navajo princess and Apache child with Pan American exposition coverage. It notes a baby named by Roosevelt and describes exotic scenes including Philippine performers and African children, highlighting sensational spectacle and wartime buzz.
A large landowner in Kankakee county controls about 4000 acres by extensive ditching and irrigation. He uses movable sluice gates to regulate water flow, enabling flood irrigation that improves crop yields in the northern marsh fields.
After a Wednesday storm slammed Mobile Alabama with rain and wind peaking at sixty two miles per hour, flooding crippled streets and power. Homes, warehouses, and a drug store were damaged, with the cotton wharf and several streets under water and sewers flooded. Rescue efforts saved some, but five or six people perished in the deluge and sailors faced drowning and loss as boats and ships were wrecked or driven ashore along the riverfront.
Edwin Walsh, a wealthy South Bend furner, seeks his wife Janes ONeill Walsh missing for weeks. He offers $500 for information leading to the wife’s location, after her disappearance amid a troubled marriage. Police are alerted as investigators search near a buggy and river.
A man using the alias Williams South lived at a Birmingham hotel while feigning ties to the Smith family. He formed attachments to Miraithe, whose husband died in a Saginaw sawmill accident, and faced accusations of embezzling from the family. The note from a supposed spouse revealed a web of deceit and theft across households. Police investigations unfold as missing funds and insurance concerns surface.
Monigan inspectors monitor the docks for yellowing peaches and potential peach yellows disease. Rentu Harhar Mick notes all ships are checked for symptoms and growers demand immediate action to stop spread across Kalvbridge and Watervliet townships.
The firm led by George H Philips faced bankruptcy with creditors pressing actions to force involuntary proceedings. The Chicago Wire and Trust Co. was named receiver as Philips aims to resume operations and pay every dollar owed, with assets estimated at 1250 and debts around 210,000.
The brief items note diverse items: Hungary’s envoy, a Winchester price, Tammany linked events, a $10,000 donation for a trotter Mary He Lewburn, Spain’s former premier’s death, Grand Duchess Xenia’s birth, Crown Prince Frederick William in England, Kentucky governor’s wife’s gift, Canada’s population rise, Mississippi defense of a mob during a riot, Edwin Manning’s death in Keokuk, Miles at the Pan American, U.S. war era troop costs, King Edward touring Wilhelmsbad and Chisle, and the German empress/kaiser plans.
In Chicago on August 17, the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias filed a circuit court suit to recover 150 600 alleging withdrawals from the endowment fund. Plaintiffs name John A. , former president of the board, and Henry B. Stolte, former secretary, as defendants.
Des Moines reports Mrs. James Callinan, wife of prominent capitalist and philanthropist, died at midnight from injuries sustained in a runaway two weeks earlier in which she and her husband were severely injured.
A Dresden pottery valued at $100000 suffered a near total loss after a morning blaze in East Liverpool Ohio. About 200 workers escaped unharmed as thousands of dollars worth of ware perished in the warehouse.
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