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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1900
Page
1
A garbled account outlines early careers and paths of several U S Congressmen and political figures. It notes educators, lawyers, clerks, and merchants rising from modest beginnings to prominence, including schoolteach ers, sign painters, and printers, with scattered references to states and districts.
United States firms including Singer Machine, Baldwin, and others seek to establish factories in Moscow and Russia as part of a government aided program. The effort, led by Moutkayski and aided by American consul Sinich, aims to build shipyard and locomotive capacity, with potential sites in Philadelphia and other cities. Repeated attempts to open Croastade or Sole shipyards have not yet succeeded.
A damaged text fragment from Lestie's Weekly presents garbled verse about seas storms and longing. It mentions sweethearts wives and a rising chorus as winds rage and billows roar, hinting at enduring thoughts and memories through perilous seas.
The steel collier Miami belonging to Wayie Coast Company wrecked near Oyster on the east shore of Vancouver Island. All hands were saved though the ship is a total loss. The death toll is estimated at many with $30,000 cargo value. The Klondike tale notes the Moffat party perished on a Yukon mountain rail.
A chaotic dispatch from Gen. Hiller to the Secretary of State for War was posted in London causing national shock. Reports say Gen. Warren collapsed from a position once considered Britain's idol to disgraceful loss as crowds gathered to discuss the disaster.
Fragmentary OCR reports numerous names and actions amid Boer War coverage. General Witte’s Ibangua event prompts delay, while Warren and Buijier dispatches reference price prep and continuing campaigning. London sources cite extreme heat and troop movements with Steyn seeking cooperation, though many details remain unclear.
The fragment speaks of powerful German and European armament, forts guarding Pretoria, and a large Boer and European force, with Britain ready to unleash a costly war. President Kruger’s warnings about conquest at a high price reflect intense readiness and strategic fortifications around the city.
A scrambled OCR render shows varied items including a pricey new glass foot at a palace in England, military officer counts, canal landscaping, Maori training in salt use, Saint Petersburg subscriptions, and disrupted phrases about transport, taxes, and prayers. It mixes places, dates, and numbers with garbled text.
The Friday Senate listened to a specchk on Boers support and a question about Transvaal recognition, while the House passed the pension appropriation bill of $145,245,200 and extended time for a St. Charles Missouri bridge. Debates touched Philippine policy, race, and naval treaties as bills and resolutions moved through Congress.
Reports from Victoria BC cite Alvam B. Smith now U S consul at Victoria arguing Cape Nome will see a spring rush similar to Klondike 1897. Steamers are booked, 5000 would migrate. gold values for beach digging range from 50 to 1800 dollars per day with high market quotations and rising rents as transport firms prepare ships and crews for the voyage.
An article reviews fungus infections on fruit trees with advice from Brog OCgminel of Iywa Agricultural College on early removal of diseased limbs, fall pruning, and common blights. It also covers cattle calf sales timing, census preparation, and the value of timely farm sales and crop management in 1899.
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