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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
2
The passage blends editorials on appointing two committees to honor war heroes with scattered musings on authors, suffrage, wealth, and national progress. It references civic figures like Austin and Booker Washington, discusses charity and dispensaries for Native tribes, and notes American locomotive exports versus European competition.
A meditation on divorce laws and a tribute to John D Rockefeller's personal loss contrasts with a profile of George A Fuller. The piece notes the rise of steel-frame skyscrapers, elevator advances, and the St Paul Building, praising Fuller’s influence while pondering the future durability of steel structures.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that street car jolts do not prove contributory negligence by the motorman. The piece notes other brief items on public figures and events, including political appointments and international figures, with an aim to summarize a miscellany of short notices and commentary.
General Lee in Little Rock urges keeping U S supervision over Cuba stating a hostile force could block the Gulf and Havana. Porto Rico lawmakers pass a jury trial bill and a 10000 exhibit appropriation for Buffalo Pan-American show. Insular telegraph control shifts to local authorities February 1. Voter qualifications require real estate or tax payment plus English or Spanish literacy and US allegiance. Governor Phelps Whitmarsh notes towns hold elections and form local governments.
The British War Office declares a vigorous move to crush the Boers. Lord Kitchener will be reinforced by 30,000 mounted troops beyond those landed in Cape Colony. Imperial Yeomanry recruitment is rapid, with 10,000 expected soon. Mounted constabulary and colonial contingents will add thousands more, while home cavalry and mounted infantry complete the force. The Yeomanry recruiting stations are asked to enroll an additional 5,000.
The Senate discussed executive papers and the right to inspect files as Mr. Bacon of Georgia argued for information. The ship subsidy bill moved aside as unfinished business while the House passed a commission bill to adjudicate Spain claims and extended bank charters.
Notes report Rev Charles M Sheldon of Lopeka writing a temperance tale. Whiliser West, miner, died in a Richmond Missouri mine when rock fell and broke his back. Navy plans an art expedition to Sumatra to observe a solar eclipse next May. Comptroller authorizes First National Bank Voxie Kansas to begin business with 25000 capital. News from Tanai cites more drought and crop failures. Kansas City board backs compulsory state education law. Graders now grading on the Sante Be extension.
Nellia, attacked by Weinstock, fought off with a razor as she tried to disarm her would be killer. Weinstock fled but was captured at his home and confessed to the crime. He had prior reformatory terms for attempting to kill his father.
A mob at Paris Kentucky broke into the jail and lynched George Carter, a black man accused of assaulting Mrs W. S. Boird about three weeks earlier. The crowd overpowered the jailer, placed a rope around Carter, and dragged him to the courthouse arch, where he died from strangulation. An ominous card warned that such fates await all negroes who threaten white women. The town darkened as lights went out during the act.
The interview fragments discuss penny composition and mint costs noting 42 cents per pound for blanks and 1.06 dollars per pound profit, with pennies minted in Philadelphia. Also mentioned are border trade limits on game exports and reflections on second marriages and social sayings from Rev. Henson and others.
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