10 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1902
Page
1
A condensed survey recaps twelve months of notable happenings, outlining key events that defined the year. It highlights political, social, and cultural milestones, signaling shifts and enduring impacts across communities.
The year 1901 saw the assassination of William McKinley and the death of Queen Victoria marking a turning point for both nations. Theodore Roosevelt became U S president and Edward VII king as the era closed quietly with no political upheaval. Major US themes included the Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty Schley inquiry insular cases decisions U S Steel Andrew Carnegie Rockefeller gifts and stock market panic.
The second session enacted army reorganization toward 60 000 to 100 000 troops, cut war taxes, and raised House seats from 57 to 3886 via reapportionment. It abolished the army canteen. River and harbor, Nicaragua canal, and ship subsidy bills failed to pass.
The article notes substantial progress toward settling insular issues, with most Philippine islands under control, Aguinaldo captured by Gen Funston on March 23 aiding pacification, and a civil government established July 4 under Taft with military command transfer to Gen Chaffee. It covers U S supreme court rulings on territorial status, Cuba relations under Platt amendments, Porto Rico trade, and the Isthmian Canal treaty signed November 18 ratified December 16, plus early isthmian canal plans and routes.
The text notes a potential sale of property and rights for ten million dollars and suggests that Panama route claims may be seriously considered by Congress.
A survey lists major 1901 disasters from Jacksonville fires to Moscow floods, detailing city fires in Jacksonville and Montreal, deaths in Rochester and Baku, and widespread piping mine, storm, and mine accidents with deaths across many nations and regions. The record covers January through November events, listing rough totals and notable incidents.
A 1901 summary reports numerous fatal incidents across multiple nations including Russia Japan India Germany Italy Mexico and the United Kingdom. Rail accidents and drownings caused many lives lost with 3 669 railroad deaths and 3 265 serious injuries worldwide versus prior years.
The 1901 treasury report highlights a permanent Wall Street money center, a surge in exports by 92 million, a drop in imports by 26.7 million, and an overall export excess of 664.6 million. Compared with 1891, imports fell 21.7 million while exports rose 603.3 million. The year marks record totals in exports and the export gap over imports. Prosperity continued with no signs of an ebb.
The year 1901 set a new monumental total of gifts at 123 888 732 across education, charities, churches, museums, libraries, and public entertainments. Major benefactors include Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J P Morgan, Jane L Stanford, and Mrs Stanford who gave property valued at 30 000 000.
The year sees wars in Boer, Central America revolts, and clashes in Venezuela Colombia and the Philippines. Casualties total 27,681, with Abyssinia 7,000 and South Africa 5,877 among listed losses. 1900 had 133,878.
A retrospective on strikes in May and July involving machinists iron steel and tin workers with tens of thousands affected. Some actions succeeded while others led to replacements and broader unrest including riots and fatalities in Albany Telluride San Francisco and Kentucky.
The year 1901 saw 118 legal executions, down from 119 in 1900 and varied across years. Of the 118, 82 occurred in the South and 36 in the North, including 71 negroes and 47 whites. Crimes: murder dominated at 107, with 9 for criminal assault and 1 for robbery.
A necrology lists Aldrich Louis actor and James W. Bradbury ex-senator among many notable figures across politics, law, science, and the arts. It notes deaths of Franklin W. Fisk founder of the Chicago Theological Seminary and John G Nicolay Lincoln secretary, with others including Harrison and McKinley. Foreign losses include Sir Walter Besant and Kruger.
In a historical notice an Italian composer Mexdi Guiseppe is linked with a January event involving Victoria and Queen, along with a Charlotte M Yongé noted as author in March.
The year 1900 saw U S fire losses surge by 20 million dollars from 1899, forcing many companies to quit or retrench and spurring consolidations and new wildcat insurers. Total losses reached 152,084,414 against 130,028,000 and 119,696,000 in prior years, while life insurance boomed with optimistic outlooks for new business and in force totals. One company alone wrote over 300,000,000 in new policies.
The Railway Age reports 1901 track laid totaling at least 5,057 miles on 382 lines across 43 states and territories, with the Southwest most active. Gross railroad earnings reached 1,578,164,202 dollars, up from 1,487,044,814 the prior year, while net earnings were 553,007,924 dollars, and dividends to stockholders rose to 121,108,637 dollars.
The article notes a surge in large capital combinations with eight months totals reaching 2.47 billion dollars, up from 1.87 billion last year. The United States Steel Corporation, led by J Pierpont Morgan, forms the centerpiece with a 1.1 billion capital, linking firms such as Carnegie Steel and American Bridge. Other major mergers include Amalgamated Copper American Locomotive and Northern Securities, signaling a broad trust-building wave.
The article lists major sports highlights including Columbia’s America’s Cup win over Lipton’s Shamrock III, English trapshooters defeated by Americans at Hendon, George Towns winning the world sculling title at Rat Portage, and the Paris international committee announcing Chicago 1904 as the next Olympic host. Pittsburg wins the national league title, Chicago leads the American league, Harvard claims east football supremacy, Wisconsin and Michigan split western honors, and Crescens trots a mile in 2 02% at Columbus.
The 1901 record of embezzlement forgery defaulting and bank wreckage shows a total of 4,085,569 dollars, down from 4,660,134 in 1900. Monthly figures list losses across months and categories including public officials, banks and postmasters, with miscellaneous stealings totaling 1,908,977 dollars.
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