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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
1
Kingston Jamaica August 29 The steamer Costarican reports ongoing rebellion near Colon and Panama. Government troops push to dislodge rebels from Beunaventura on the Bay of Chaco after a fierce attack. A large force has been sent from Panama. Censorship in Colombia is strict.
Paris report says Georges Doreys son of the late prince of Sanios and former Turkish minister was condemned by the sultan's court in Constantinople for publishing Private Life of the Sultan. Hamid II sought suppression in Europe and Doreys fled to Paris where he joined the Young Turk faction.
News notes many local and national items. Knights Templar officers are elected with Grand Master N B Stoddard of Bryan Texas and Deputy Grand Master George M Moulton of Chicago among others. Beloit pioneer William T Blodgett dies aged 67. Roosevelt begins Western tour from New York with stops in Chicago and Springfield. Iowa GOP convention in Webster City reports multiple ballots with little change. A light legal anecdote and a few humorous quotes follow.
In Lincoln the Nebraska Republican state convention nominated Justice Samuel H. Sedgewick of York, Carl J. Ernst of Lancaster, and Li L. Goold of Keith for the ticket and adopted a platform aligned with party policy. The event featured debates over Governor Savage’s parole of ex-treasurer Joseph S. Bartley, with the convention demanding Bartley return to prison. the governor later canceled the parole and Bartley was re-arrested, the final chapter in his release.
In Zanesville on August 2, about 300 people mobbed evangelist Samuel B. Bettes from Yale Michigan as he spoke on temperance. Police intervened and Bettes was escorted to the city prison while officers clashed with ringleaders, later dispersing the crowd after reinforcements arrived. Bettes was described as radical in views and his plain talk drew the assault.
Albert Holden of Laingsburg Michigan, six feet tall and 340 pounds, grew from 105 pounds at age twenty one to a steady ascent of fifteen pounds per year. Neighbors claim he lifted a 200 pound bale onto a wagon with ease, earning him a Samson like reputation in the area.
Lafayette Indiana August 20 rural route wagons carry weather signals issued by Purdue officials and post office staff this first US countywide program uses tin cards atop wagons to denote fair weather with signals distributed to farmers along routes. In Chicago a major furniture warehouse fire sent crowds off a collapsing sidewalk injuring several. In Brazil Henry Leachman 20 suffered a crushed leg attempting to jump a Vandalia freight train. Joliet Knights of the Globe hold 12th state reunion with a grand parade and speeches attended by thousands.
Mrs. Carrie Nation arrived in New York and met Police Commissioner Murphy who warned of arrest if laws are broken. She pressed questions on saloons and morals, ignored his refusals, and left with plans to return to inspect the Tenderloin district and open establishments.
In Columbus Indiana John Burke who had a coffin made from a walnut tree he planted as a child has moved it from a store building to Garland Brook cemetery vault after the store was rented. Burke, who tended the sapling, foresaw using its wood for a coffin when it grew large enough.
Aug. 29 reports from Indianapolis and Pittsburg show Simon Burns introducing arbitration plans rejected by the steel corporation chief Schwib. Firms press to run plants at Star and Monongahela amid union resistance, while non union recruitment begins with high wages for applicants who disavow union control. Officials insist settlement must follow workers returning to mills, with arbitration schemes proposed by Burns facing corporate hostility.
Commander in Chief Rassieur named credentials committee members Adjutant General Sterrett and assistant generals Rodgers Thacher Kasson and Robbins. Ernest Kretchmer was named color bearer and Christian Fricke bugler. Arkansas proposes adding the word voluntary to eligibility rules to allow coerced southern-army veterans to join. Committee sits Sept 10 and 11 at the Hallenden.
A 2000 strong rebel force crosses from Colombia into Venezuela to aid President Castro's overthrow, with similar plans rumored for Nicaragua. Frontiers with Venezuela and Ecuador are mobilized, while Colombia claims liberal neighbors back the revolt. Analysts split on blame as Colombia endures two-year unrest with thousands dead.
Five coal miners were trapped for three hours in a burned-out Boswell mine near French village. Their women relatives diverted pond water to flood the shaft mouth, quenching the fire and reviving the men who were nearly suffocated. Names: Abe Polinski, Pete Polinski, Ignatz Nadros, Franz Cavic, Tom Kowalski.
In Philadelphia on August 2 the City of Trenton boiler exploded en route to Trenton New Jersey. Seven people died and over twenty injured as four passengers remained missing. The dead include J D Chew and Miss Elizabeth Green with two firemen and a deck hand. Missing include John Mathews and Mrs Matilda Cro. Injured suffered scalds burns and some broken limbs. Authority notes ongoing search and uncertain cause with racing at time of explosion cited.
Oil developers in Texas face a likely 2 percent tax on gross earnings as the legislature leans toward adoption. A Beaumont oil magnates delegation argued before the house committee, but the panel favors the levy. Critics warn the tax could hamper oil development. Beaumont representatives questioned field longevity and delayed taxing until further development.
A mob hanged Michigan Governor Bliss in effigy in Bourbon Indiana after depositors lost money in Farmers bank. The report notes extradition disputes, prior hearings, and a shaken banking crisis context with further local and national notes.
A Kansas City report says Francis the accused killer of Mary Henderson was located near Holden Missouri in a mine pit after local men strung up three neighbors for information. His capture could provoke a lynching. Other briefs note automobile innovations in Kenosha gas strikes in Arcela and a murder charge in Rushville.
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