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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
2
Disjointed notes reference cancer hope, loan motives, public instruction, and political shifts. Mentions delays, arrests, and a distant electric road project with Hamburg and rapid city speed.
A Cleveland judge links rising divorce rates to later marriages and harsher standards, but finds the theory incomplete. The article notes older average ages now and cites cases where women sought relief for cruelty including neglect, accusations, diet of punishment, and threats, illustrating how women’s legal liberties and expectations have grown.
An official from Cramps shipyard says launching a battleship costs 4000 to 8000 dollars. The main expense is building the ways. lubricants like beef tallow and soft soap are spread to let the ship glide. Over one to one and a half tons of lubricants are used per vessel.
An advertisement promote s a kettle with a corrugated bottom to increase heating surface and speed. The claim notes the kettle would heat water more quickly, though it could fail when placed atop stoves due to arches forming across the bottom.
Remains of President Lincoln and his wife were moved from a temporary vault to the new Lincoln monument tomb in Springfield. The transfer occurred in the presence of state and city officials, Lincoln Guard of Honor, and others connected with Illinois history. The caskets of Lincoln and his wife were exposed for viewing before final placement. A dedication ceremony is planned for October 15 to mark the updated monument.
Rev George D Herron lectured in Brooklyn claiming religious conditions are corrupt and that reform efforts face fierce opposition. He spoke of marriage rumors between Prof Herron and Mics Rand as a bold union amid debate over church leadership and conscience.
Disjointed lines question Christian belief in Jesus and freedom. The text hints at struggle with faith and persecution while referencing trials, lives, and riot. Reading suggests scrutiny of religious conviction amid upheaval.
The article traces the rise in divorce rates from 5 percent of marriages in 1870 to much higher levels by 1900, noting large increases and comparing U S divorces to those abroad. It cites totals and percentages and references international differences in divorce activity.
In the given year Canada granted twelve divorces. The United States led with 6,245 in France, Germany close behind with 100 fewer. More than 40 percent of US divorces were for desertion and urban areas saw five times as many divorces as rural districts.
Reports warn of renewed famine across western and central Siberia with dire destitution. Spring drought 1900 led to crop failure and fodder shortages forcing peasants to sell cattle at ruinous prices. Immigrants wander between towns while bread prices soar and children die from malnutrition. Eastern Siberia fares slightly better but still suffers floods and rotting crops.
President McKinley prepares a 15,000 mile, seven week journey aboard a private presidential train. Cabinet members, stenographers, and assistants accompany. The route covers twenty five states with stops from New Orleans to San Francisco and Yellowstone, ending in June in Washington.
In Omaha, Judge Baker condemns jurors who acquitted Callihan with a fiery rebuke. The defendant is discharged, and the court condemns the twelve jurors for failing to convict Eddie Cudahy’s kidnapper. The judge laments the verdict as blind and dangerous to justice.
Dispatch from Delkin dated April reports three engagements on April 23 and a fourth on April 24 between four German columns under Gen Kettler and Chinese forces under Gen Liu. German casualties: four officers wounded, three men killed, two wounded. Chinese defenses on rugged passes hindered German advance toward Shan Si region.
Mexico edged a tight result in a minor note from Mitor, with unclear wording in the report. The fragment hints at a sports or political tease but lacks concrete details about people places or outcomes.
In San Francisco, Minister Conger explains that brutality claims and Boxer excesses are exaggerated. He defends Christian missionaries, rejects loot charges, and notes widespread anti foreign hostility targeting all things foreign, including railroads and businesses, amid calls about a possible gubernatorial bid.
A St Petersburg dispatch reports renewed Russian military activity in Manchuria with Chinese troops entrenched around Maukden and Mukden. An expedition under Zerpinsky advances from Iulo, 250 kilometers from Mukden, after capturing the ex-governor of Mukden and suffering casualties.
A fire at the electro-chemical works near Greisheim Germany triggered picric acid and smokeless powder explosions. The blast reportedly killed and injured many, with flames spreading to nearby houses as troops and fire brigades fought for hours to control the fire and recover victims.
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