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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1901
Page
2
A long reflection on honesty and self discipline as essential wealth for young men entering business. True character, not money, drives lasting success, with emphasis on integrity, reputation, and reliable conduct shaping employment and social trust in modern enterprise.
Fragmentary OCR notes on a column titled An American Mother in The Ladies Home Journal. Describes unlucky men as alike with keen eyes, dreaming of life, craving success yet failing, and emotions of love or hate flowing intensely.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio de Janeiro struck a hidden rock near the Golden Gate at daybreak while entering San Francisco Bay. More than 100 aboard perished or were missing, including United States Consul General Rouns e ville Wildman and his family. Pilot Frederick Jordan survived. Only 79 were saved as wreckage washed ashore and bodies appeared in the kelp. The ship had sailed from Hongkong January 22 and was three days overdue.
Survivors recount chaotic final minutes after the Rio de Janeiro sank off Rio de Janeiro. Captain William Ward refused to abandon ship, directing rescue from the bridge as boats splintered and passengers crowded lifeboats. Cargo valued at over 5000000 and treasure aboard compounded the tragedy with many drowned or lost to the sea.
A DC school board faced months of protest over the Students Hymnal containing religious and patriotic songs for children. They adopted a report opposing sectarian worship in schools while not excluding all divine providence references.
Delegates at the Havana convention faced mixed responses as Senor Cisneros refused to sign the Cuban constitution for U S approval. He proclaimed Cuba independent and argued the document should not go to Washington. Other delegates urged conformity while press tables and reprimands followed the heated exchange.
Fifteen killed and thirty eight injured in a Camden and Amboy division collision of the Nellie Bly express and a local train near Bordentown New Jersey. Fire followed the crash. engineers Wallé Earl and James Birmingham among the dead. passengers escaped through windows as wreckage burned.
The item outlines proposed travel reforms and railroad plans including new Nickel Plate cars, through tickets with stay over options, and discounted round trips for events in Milwaukee and Chicago. It mentions a Missouri bill to require separate cars by race, survey work for a Kansas City to Orient route, and a Western Passenger Association bid to curb ticket manipulation. It also notes freight changes, grain and flour shipments, and plan to pool government troop travel.
The passage enumerates twenty steamships from the Pacific Mall’ s line that were lost or wrecked in various incidents. Vivid failures include the Nicaragua on its maiden voyage, the San Pablo in Formosa Straits, the Japan burned, and the Golden Gate near Manzanillo with heavy loss of life. Several others are noted for wrecks or total losses with crews saved or casualties varying by vessel.
Burglars forced entry into a Rocky store, dynamited the safe, and set the shop ablaze before escaping amid the chaos. Investigators report thieves escaped with around two hundred dollars as flames spread through the interior.
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