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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
2
The passage laments riches as not dishonorable and notes a stir caused by a stage scene. It cites Nicola Tesla on wireless limits and a scientist claiming earth’s pear shape. Reports two oyster stew deaths and a neighbor’s gunman threat hint at sensational curiosities.
The quote credits Justice Brewer declaring that the jury system in the United States is little better than a relic of barbarism. The remark is linked to Yale students as the audience for his blunt assessment.
The article notes a Western woman pleading in defense of murdering her husband while claiming literature shaped her. It contrasts civilization and barbarism, cites Judge Fursman limiting expert handwriting testimony, and highlights rising female courage in crime defense and public library literacy trends among children.
A discussion argues that public school reading fosters engagement with daily news and history. It cites Senator Hoar on wealth concentration as a temporary danger, urging public-spirited use of fortune, redistribution through wages and donations, and rejecting corruption with public disdain for corrupt elites.
Allen Sangree discusses VW Stead's comparison of American yellow journalism to a well equipped cruiser, noting that the warning compass is missing and that owners lack souls. He also considers Bennett, Pulitzer, and Hearst and cites examples of goodwill and harm in their papers.
The notes describe a basement crypt beneath the dome prepared for Washington’s body, with Virginia opposing relics and debates about interring Grant’s remains. It mentions the crypt’s current occupant as the historic bier that bore Adams, Lincoln, Garfield, Chief Justice Waiter, and General John A. Logan.
An OCR fragment reports Mont Blanc ascent details with numbers and names distorted. It mentions a hundred and forty one tourists forming seventy seven parties and a reference to Dave, but the text is garbled and unclear overall.
A violent wind and rain storm struck Birmingham Alabama at 10 o clock Monday destroying dozens of buildings and causing many deaths and injuries. The disaster also leveled Irondale and Pratt City with extensive damage to public buildings and homes. At noon the death toll stood around twenty five with seven in Irondale and about fifteen in Birmingham proper.
The Nientsin crisis saw Russia claim territory and Britain respond with force, but diplomacy prevailed as troops withdrew and no war occurred. In Russia, student riots in St Petersburg and Moscow raised fears of a broad upheaval, with thousands protesting and many arrested. Friction with Japan over Manchuria persisted amid ongoing debates in France over associations law.
The will filed in Indianapolis details life estates for the widow Mrs. Harrison and multiple bequests to children and grandchildren. Gen. Harrison disinherits Col Russell Harrison amid long family disputes. estate valued around 2600000 with New York realty and an Indianapolis home left to the widow. The document, drawn 1899 and amended 1901, outlines trusts for grandchildren, careful provisions for Elizabeth and Mary, and specific portraits and relics set for family members.
A fierce blizzard swept the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and the Great Lakes basin on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing extreme property damage and rail and streetcar disruption. Lake Michigan centers had powerful gales, with ships and vessels struggling in ice and heavy waves as Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas were also affected. Chicago and Omaha reported damaged lines and blocked transit, while many western cities faced one of the winter’s worst storms.
The piece argues Russia and Japan near war over Manchuria with Japan needing funds. It notes Japan’s cabinet and parliament clash over military supplies and loans, Britain’s financial strain from South Africa, and external protests by Britain Germany and Japan. It suggests Ito may seek dissolution to gain funds for war.
British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain told the House that Gen Botha rejected peace terms offered by Gen Kitchener. Botha informed Kitchener in a letter he would not recommend the terms, and his government backs that stance. The war, Chamberlain said, must continue until Boer leaders are captured.
A Atlanta pharmacy student Hamilton loved widow Mrs. Wilson. Rejected, they disappeared and were found in woods near Atlanta. He shot her, set fire to the woods, and then killed himself. Both bodies were partially burned.
In Lansing Kansas convicts seized control of a mining shaft for thirty six hours threatening to kill guards and blow up the mine. A rescue composed of warden and armed guards descended the shaft, a volley sparked a scramble and the ringleaders were captured with others surrendering unconditionally.
Riots erupt during a mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan as students, socialist demagogues, and wage earners challenge aristocracy and the Greek hierarchy. Police fire on crowds, killing five students and injuring eighty. Wholesale arrests follow, with brutal treatment of women and a looming sense of nationwide revolution.
The excerpt surveys population data for Porto Rico Guam and major cities, noting total U S population around 85 million and shifts since 1790. It highlights states and territories with under 1 million residents and mentions foreign-born counts in the prior century with several curious statistics.
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