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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1900
Page
1
Reports from Capetown and Joannesburg detail British near defeat at Nooitgedacht where Gen Clements and his force barely escaped capture. Boer plans misfired as British artillery halted the rush, Col Lege killed by a revolver shot, and a Boer loss noted.
Reports from Huntington indicate Alfred Metegar of Newark shot and killed a woman believed to be his wife at Hotel Hopewell and then killed himself. The dead woman, described as Mrs Metegar, was reportedly active in local theater and had been separated from her husband. Police learned of the tragedy today. her identity and connection to Metegar are being sorted.
A brutal assault last night in Chicago left Frank Gorman and Ela Hager dead after a burglar attacked them at the residence on State Street. The assailant overpowered a woman, overturned chairs and a heavy table, and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
A garbled outline of various reports including political mentions, shipping incidents, and named individuals from multiple places. The text references Miles Novotny, a New York base, London Sun Tip, Abel A disputes, Peking, Queenstown, and a proposed presidential vote with a Connecticut or New Jersey angle, in a scattered, unclear outline.
Washington report details Senate discussion on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senators Lodge and Mason pressed opposition while Money and Mason argued over the United States canal rights and presidential control. A vote was set after speeches with the aim to decide the treaty’s fate and possible amendments.
Washington reports show the Senate met in open session for about an hour before adjourning to executive session on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The House passed a few minor bills and debated a civil service reform measure, while pension bills and a naval retirement correction were approved. The apportionment bill was agreed with 337 representatives, altering districts in several states to prevent gerrymandering. A Supreme Court ruling on taxation of out-of-state alcohol beverages was upheld. The president inspected the new ship launching plans and viewed the ship being built, with remarks on preventing further delays.
Stevens Point Wisconsin December eighteen a remarkable case of temporary insanity began last week when a woman from Marshfield left home to visit relatives. She walked fifty miles from Marshfield to Bancar or Paneher, arriving exhausted and disoriented, later rambling at a church altar before being aided home.
Philadelphia December 13 testimony began in a military inquiry into alleged abuse of West Point cadet Oscar Fion in the stars academy incident. Witnesses described family statements and home letters asserting senior cadets abused him and forced him to swallow pepper sauce. several details listed. Butter prices rise as doctored dairy products enter retail stores, with butter costing 7 cents per pound in some towns amid shortages and price shocks. Hawaii delegate Wilcox arrives in Washington as Hawaii’s House representative confirms his post as a voting delegate.
A commission appointed by the Forty first General Assembly presented a report to Governor Taft detailing proposed sweeping reforms to statutes governing court practice in Wisconsin. It includes pay rules for attorneys, county board assignment possibilities, and costs in justices courts. Also notes Ridgely of Danville, a notable business figure, died at about 85 in Springfield Illinois.
In Illinois and nearby counties investigators pursue a web of land swindles tied to Luke Thompson of Parkersburg. A notary public accuses forged deeds and false pretenses as victims lose thousands. a Mattoon who sought restitution faces charges as more details surface about fraudulent land transfers.
Shelbyville Indiana December 15 a Kennedy bank at Hope was entered at 2 in the morning the safe blown open with nitroglycerin and $15000 taken A carriage was seen leaving with two men and a confederate outside in a carriage a posse pursued the robbers. In New Orleans December 18 the body of a robber from the Illinois Central hold up near Wickliffe Ky was found in a suburb of the city identified as I Hanning Barnes alias John H Nelson alias Jack Nelson Barnes shot himself after the escape.
Senator William V. Sullivan of Mississippi married Marie Atkins in St Stephen s church Washington on December 18. The brief notice notes the ceremony held in the capital with no further details.
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