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Newspaper
Sioux County Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
2
The fragmentary text blends remarks on Vanderbilt Kissam, Uncle Sam money lending, and jewel assets in Cambodia, with scattered references to Cornelius Alvord and a critique of education and social ascent. It mentions British officers, Africa’s war witness, and a Suffolk or Scrioner context, ending mid-thought on national losses and land use.
The judge held that a ticket holder cannot express dissent by hissing despite swindling claims. If protest is barred, the outraged theatergoer lacks adequate legal remedy. The piece argues limited rights to vocal rebuke and notes military rationing and Army supply details.
A woman recalls a marriage proposal and a yearlong delay. He offered a year, she asked for time, he offered six months, Flo argued for thirty days, and they compromised on a 30 day wait before marrying the Bimberling girl the following week.
A compact survey of how the word for cat varies by language. It lists forms such as kat in Danish and Dutch, kat in Welsh and Polish, gato in Spanish, gatto in Italian, and cath in Rus, noting diverse pronunciations and spellings across languages.
The text notes killings of over 200 native Christians near Tai Yuen and an attack on mission premises linked to the American Board at Tai Ka. It mentions Mrs Whitehorse and Mr Simpson with their wives, Dr Miller Wilson and wife, and individuals named W Davis and Gi Wil Dich among mission staff.
The Indian department finds 16 000 Arizona Indians imperiled by famine as 8 000 Pimas on the Gila river reservation and 8 000 Papagos suffer hunger. The Pima reservation is a parched desert with mud huts and crowded shelters, disease rising amid dire poverty blamed on white settlement.
The annual dead letter office report notes a nearly 10 percent rise in unde livered mail receipts from the prior year. Total pieces received reach 7 586 158, with 144 619 held for postage and 422 798 misdirected. Opened letters and parcels total 6 676 003, including 50 553 letters with 44 140 dollars and drafts valued at 1 186 645 dollars. Foreign undeliverable items returned to origins number 606 12.
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith will ask Congress for about 121 million dollars for the full postal service for the year ending June 30 1902. Rural free delivery is estimated at 8.5 million with 4300 routes existing this year and roughly 4500 more planned next year. A nationwide expansion to serve fields not yet reached by city free delivery is under study. New York battles hydrophobia as eight or nine deaths occur this year. a special lab and free Pasteur treatment are planned for Greater New York bite victims.
A mob of about 300 men executed Brer. Preston Porter Jr by burning him at Lake Station near Limon Colorado the scene of the crime. Porter confessed to the assault and murder of 11 year old Louise Frost as friends and officials stood by. The father R W Frost helped ignite the blaze and the prisoner cried for mercy before dying as flames engulfed him.
The President will submit claims for indemnification and recompense from the British cable company harmed by the American occupation of the Philippines. The Manila and Dagupan Railroad Company seeks compensation as the Philippines’ sole railroad. Also involved are claims from detentions of Japanese subjects during the San Francisco bubonic plague outbreak and claims for damages by Japanese citizens against Hawaiian authorities.
The board of missions reports proposals to open Bridgman School for girls in Tientsin or Pekin. The estate of G D Sweetser of New York will donate 20000 dollars to the American board. Yale Divinity School students vote to undertake mission labor with scholarship benefits. Dr George A Gates resigns Iowa College presidency to pursue church work among western miners. A returned missionary notes the Chinese emperor ordered 129 books and selected 54 on Christianity. The United Society of Christian Endeavor plans the 20th international convention at Cinginngti in 1801. Over 1000 Havana children attend Protestant day and Sunday schools. The Roman Church in Cuba begins Sunday schools for the first time. Rev L W Gowen and wife, Baptist home missionaries, return from a 1158 mile journey in a wagon through eastern Oregon, making 600 visits and distributing Scriptures. </S>
Maj Jose special agent in charge outlines 62 new rural routes across the Sixth and Seventh districts serving about 12 400 families and 62 000 people. Boxes along routes allow nearby residents to pick up mail daily. Also covered are school penny savings plans, child labor measures, elevator safety debates, and board rulemaking for county institutions.
Postal service to be supplemented by rural carriers in Paris. A Waterloo box car was broken into and rugs stolen. Upcoming bank buildings planned for completion. Three men arrested in Ottosonwe for a pending charge. A $50,000 cattle company in Des Moines and Waorg. A charter established for Bank of Leland.
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