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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
3
A cloudburst in the Pocahontas coal fields swamped the Elkhorn Valley in McDowell county. The disaster claims hundreds of lives and floods rail lines, mine buildings, and locomotives. Deaths feared near 400 with millions in property loss. relief delayed by damaged railways.
Adelbert Stone Hay, eldest son of Secretary of State Hay, was found dead in New Haven after Yale graduation and a brief Philippines trip. He had been named consul at Pretoria and educated at St. Pauls Academy and Yale. His father collapsed from strain as he stood by his son’s body, with sister Helen arriving soon after.
A passenger train was trapped by floodwaters near Vivian in West Virginia. Passengers grabbed ropes thrown from coke ovens and were pulled to safety. A Hungarian family in Keystone suffered fatal losses as a miner father failed to reach his stranded wife and newborn before both died. Debris covered Enns to Vivian with Elkhorn floods. Families sought second-story refuge along Elkhorn Valley. many children missing. Relief efforts begun as wider area damage and deaths remained uncertain for days.
Timeline of deadly storms from 1870s to 1900 lists counties in Missouri Mississippi Texas and other states with deaths injuries and property losses. Notable events include 1900 Galveston flood with 6000 deaths and over 40 million in damage and the 1893 Savannah Charleston coast storm with massive fatalities.
A prominent official says Congress adjourned with no update on a Manila mint. The war department backs gathering information, Army officers favor minting in Manila to replace Mexican coinage, but opposition exists as converting to gold could trigger market instability. Secretary Gage opposes the plan.
General Salvarez reads a Caracas cable warning of a June invasion by conspirators led by Don Juan Garza and Ferdinand Gomez. A mysterious royal claimant, Philip of Aragon, may crown a Venezuelan king if the plot succeeds. Salvarez prepares Bolivar defenses and awaits the Agostura with two young American visitors aboard.
The Chicago Journal notes that most modern and old china bears a monogram or crest to differentiate ware. Markings are placed on plates to prevent wear, often on the side rather than center, and feature the mistress's initials in script with gold detailing varying in color and elevation.
A village in Marco polo, about 35 miles from Athens, faces a breach of promise trial rooted in a local custom. On fete days villagers gather on the green to dance and when a girl drops her handkerchief the picker must marry her. The man who picked up this handkerchief denies the match.
Belgian engineer Tobiansky of Altorff is credited with a method to turn smoke into light. His device collects smoke from any fire into a filtered receiver, saturates it with a hydro carbure, and emits a bright light. The invention reportedly yields light comparable to 50 Becs Auer and can heat several rooms or drive a small gas engine.
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