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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1900
Page
2
An OCR fragment notes a blaze and loss with figures cited as 750000 dollars. The text mentions opposing cathodes and refers to a company or entities, but details are unclear due to damage. The item reads as a partial crime or accident brief with unresolved context.
London readers learn Alderman Frank Green, a Maidstone native and paper merchant, was formally elected lord mayor of London for the coming year. In Westminster the same day, 167 constitutioners nominated members for the house of commons with 43 Conservatives, eight Unionists, five Liberals, and two Nationalists elected unopposed by noon.
The Herald reports Quincy may decline joining a professional league proposed by Belden Hill. It notes Quincy has enjoyed summer entertainment from amateur clubs without professional club costs and questions the need for paid managers.
Observer J M Sherier compiles October weather data from records. Includes highest 90 on Sept 6 1897 and lowest 17 on Jan 25 1587, averages for temperature, frost date, precipitation peaks, and wind directions, noting varied years and anomalies.
Saphtlia explosion at Central Light works near East One Hundred Street in New York causes no loss of life. Fire boat and alarms respond. scene secured to prevent spread. Other items note Nagasaki collision deaths, plague updates, and AG Peters & Co. stock suspension.
Hazelton Pa Sept 29 President Mitchell said no new settlement news yet and hinted action today. A dynamite attack damaged a shanty at Green Ridge. Lehigh Valley mines largely operated. anthracite coal price quoted at a dollar a ton lower in New York signaling possible early settlement. Reports from New York and Shenandoah indicate fluctuating hopes for settlement with talks continuing among operators and miners.
President of United Mine Workers John Paluby notes positive signs in talks with division chief AViuhine Heuweal Eliett and General Gobi. Reported views suggest a near settlement, with workers expressing relief and readiness to accept forthcoming terms while public officials weigh rural and farmland impacts.
Joliet on September 23 reports that several departments of the steel company will close for a month or more with 500 workers idle as no explanation was given. President Buffington stated the Joliet plant is shut for lack of orders and many mills may close in ten days, though most operations may continue.
Long campaign day follows Bryan across South Dakota with 260 miles and nearly a dozen speeches. He delivers outdoor talks at Yankton Aberdeen Mitchell and Redfield amid cheering crowds while the Roosevelt special trains faces delays in Kansas Hutchinson and Amiens for a wider Midwest swing.
Consul Goodnow reports a decree from Tainguan dated Sept 25 blames ministers for rebels. It degrades the prince, deprives Prince Tuan of his salary and official servants, and orders his degradation. The story continues on the fifth page.
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