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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1902
Page
3
Early returns show House 208 Republicans 178 Democrats and Senate 55 Republicans 33 Democrats. Indiana votes Republican with strong support for Senator Fairbanks and a broad Republican ticket leading local candidates. overall Socialist votes remain limited amid widening margins.
Annual treasury summary shows cash on hand at year end 1902 and substantial customs receipts despite tax repeal. It notes net revenues of 62,478,242 and expenditures of 100,857, but reports a surplus of 7,876 and details bond purchases and interest prepayments. It also covers state races and federal debt measures, with notes on money supply, bonds, and bank charters.
Elections dominated by party lines as 42 states voted for governors, state officers, and Congress members. Several states selected only Congressmen or Supreme Court judges while others chose delegates to territories and possessions. The piece notes terms expiring March 4 and that many seats have already been filled.
Early returns show Republicans sizing up a solid gain in state legislatures and a likely 57 to 33 Senate split, with about 208 Republicans and 178 Democrats elected to state houses. Party ticketing varied with Prohibitionist and Socialist efforts lagging behind major parties.
Early returns from New York Missouri and Massachusetts indicate Odell's re election in New York with large Democratic pluralities in the city and substantial Republican gains elsewhere. Missouri projects Democrats Vallain Burgess and Fox on Supreme Court ticket while Massachusetts reports a Republican governor with a 37000 plurality and Republicans winning most congressional seats.
In incomplete returns many states report Republican gains with Fred A. Busse leading for State Treasurer and a strong GOP showing in Ohio Michigan and California. Presidential and legislative races indicate major party shifts with Uncke Joe Cannon possibly guiding the next House and several state tickets securing victories.
A string of events includes the death of a New York social figure in San Antonio Texas, a Methodist missionary pledge of 30 000 for overseas work, a violent arrest attempt in Cadiz Kentucky with injuries to Brown Athert and Purcell, a dynamite blast in the Wichita mountains with severe injuries, and James J Maclaren a Crimean veteran who died in Salt Lake City after enlisting at age 12 and losing a leg at Balaklava.
John D. Rockefeller finances a medical research effort after the death of his infant grandson from summer disease. Dr Welch leads work at Wilson Sanatorium near Baltimore with summer clinic patients, aiming to identify and destroy the germ causing high infant mortality within a year.
The Cuban Congress adjourned amid President Palma’s optimistic message. He cites a budget surplus of over 2 million and praise for sanitation and stability under the republic. He stresses cordial ties with the United States and sees the probes treaty as expanding access to U S markets for Cuban products.
An account of the Poukhobors, a Russian sect marching toward Manitoba in search of the Messiah. Exhaustion and hunger plague pilgrims as government inaction hinders their progress toward Winnipeg. The community’s austere, vegetarian lifestyle collapses under new-world pressures and fanaticism grows.
An explosion in Bradigan Square on Madison Avenue near 25th Street during a pyrotechnic show killed twelve people and injured more than fifty. The blast shattered windows from Fifth Avenue to nearby blocks as dangerous fireworks stored on the street detonated prematurely. Police arrested the fireworks company organizers and rescuers worked amid chaos after the catastrophe.
The piece surveys multiple items: John Wesley’s 200th birth anniversary in June 1908. Tolstoi reportedly planning Bucharest residence for burial reasons. Rev James Shrigkey of Philadelphia nearing sixty-seven years in Unitarian ministry since Oct 15. French Catholic Women’s Union seeks educated young women to replace expelled nuns. Tufts College begins its second half century with strong prospects. North London Obie enacts a beer in a pail ban with fine and no jury trial. D F E Osbern named superintendent of mechanical department at Aligarh Indian School. discussion on Catholic families supplying native sisters and priests in China. remarks on Dewrese Rawlinson, Canterbury canon, and brief biographical notes on historians and an education background.
The article profiles a Somali leader who heads a resistance against colonial power in the region. It notes his rise from a shepherd to a formidable force, with thousands of followers and dwindling rifles, and describes raids, shifting loyalties, and failed expeditions as imperial powers sought to curb his influence.
The report estimates Rural Free Delivery will cost 524,000,060 annually and require 40,000 carriers plus 20,000 substitutes. It projects deficits and eventual revenue reductions as the service expands to 72 000 routes, with petitions for the service rising sharply and appropriations updated through Tan. 1. The plan aims to extend universal coverage and reduce overall postal deficits.
Williamary notes from Princeton academic circles applaud the installation of Woodrow Wilson as the universitys first lay president. Born in Vermont on December 28 1856 Wilson earned degrees at Princeton Johns Hopkins and the University of Virginia while teaching history and political science at Bryn Mawr and elsewhere. His broad scholarly career and extensive learning are highlighted as the university prepares for his leadership.
Ludineton commends transport work by the department noting ships carried troops with care. The report says ships were fitted for transport of troops and some foreign officials requested plans to improve fittings. It cites sick aboard Manila voyages receiving attention and comfort comparable to a well run hospital.
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