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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
15
A roundup of society chatter and notices from Wheeling and nearby towns. Reports include engagements, visits, illnesses, travel, and family events with numerous names, places like North Fourth Street and Welliburg, and small-town social details from the era.
The report covers varied local items: Sheriff Gils conducts transport of Atdy Stafford to the penitentiary. death of farmer Win Herron at 80 in Trancock county. a bride arriving from Italy for Giovanni De Laguistina and Luigia De Rois. union plans by Local Union No. 50 for an upcoming convention. land deals moving 9,000 acres of Bloont county coal to eastern buyers. Adena line field passing and rail project updates. December and yearly earnings rise in Pon Hanfle report while road earnings near 7,000,000. religious lecturs and resignations at local churches. revival and meeting notes from Ohio Valley Presbyterian Ministers meeting.
A tribute describes William McKinley as a typical American whose parentage and early life shaped manhood. It praises his devotion to the country and fellow citizens, his efforts to ease industrial burdens, and his economic diligence enriching the nation. The piece lauds his gentleness, loyalty to church and God, and calls his legacy a priceless heritage.
Judge Kors criticizes false statements about the Aceoge marriage question and notes that Clark acted without a legally registered license. The court reports appointments, licenses, and wills, including Shane as administrator and several marriages, while listing jury members and a preliminary hearing in an education case.
A massive explosion at the Rapid Transit tunnel shaft on Park Avenue near Murray Hill demolished the Murray Hill hotel and damaged the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital and Grand Central Station area. Eight killed and about a hundred injured as flying debris and ground shock shattered windows and collapsed structures during the noon hour.
In a massive blast near Park Avenue and the Murray Hill hotel area, a tunnel explosion causes flying debris and widespread damage. Police, firemen, and ambulances respond as investigators, with District Attorney Jerome vowing a criminal inquiry. Foremen Shaler and McGrath are charged with homicide as engineers defend safety practices. Losses run high across the Murray hotel, Grand Union, and Manhattan Hospital, with totals over a million dollars anticipated.
John Dixon Craft Graff, former manager of Pittsburg Stave and Range Co plant in Monongahela, killed himself with a revolver after being superseded by William Graham. He left a widow and three children. The 37 year old craftsman, son of Thomas J. Craft, had long led the firm’s Monongahela operations before his death near Swoffickley after a contentious departure.
Warren C Jan bee Michie reports Sweeney a Baltimore and Ohio railroad worker near Niles was robbed and cremated. Trainmen saw a house aflame and rushed to help finding Sweeney trapped and injured as bystanders watched. Officials suspect tramp involvement as the scene yielded burnt remains.
Senate hearing on Chinese exclusion laws and the 1804 Burlingame treaty featured Sen Foster denouncing planned amendments. Secretary of State John W. Foster supported his points while Major General Q. O. Howard and Powderly defended current policies amid calls for unaltered treaty protections. Two Chinese merchants facing charges were put under hearing.
The Senate, in executive session, received a treaty with Denmark involving the transfer of West India possessions to the United States. The treaty carries a stated consideration of five million dollars, with Senator Cuslom, chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, noting such treaties are standard in this class and previously approved by the committee.
Jan 20 Manila report notes general but mixed reaction to a minority report on PAW policy. Public and private views diverge as Wheaton defends Prof. Schulmann while disassociating remarks from the professor, clarifying that cited statements referred to the recent abolition law and not his own words.
Chicago reports extreme cold as a blizzard from the northwest sweeps the region. Temperatures plunged to 46 below zero yesterday and the Upper Lake region, along with parts of the Mississippi Valley, face record lows and hazardous conditions.
Colonel Charles W. Miner of the Sixth Infantry reports conditions on Negros unsatisfactory as 400 boatmen and 40 armed with rifles under bandit leader Bapelvlo terrorize the local populace near Manila and Negros.
A powder dust explosion at Jost Creek mine killed eight miners and injured many others. The blast tore top works, blew debris into the shaft 200 feet high, and trapped workers inside the mine as rescuers faced a long, dangerous night. Over 100 men were in the mine. most escaped with minor injuries, while the dead and injured suffered severe burns and mutilation.
Washington reports the House passed an urgent appropriation bill to fund protection and shelter for army officers serving in the Philippines. The Cannon amendment drew 174 to 106 with Republicans united and Democrats largely opposed, 16 Democrats crossing to support it.
Washington June 24 The wengte committees on immigration continued hearings on Chinese exclusion with representatives from the Federation of Labor and California arguing against the pending measure. John W. Vestas spoke in opposition, while Averadsh of California argued that Chinese populations in the Philippines exceed California's and urged protection to preserve labor welfare and occidental civilization. He noted the difficulties of restricting Chinese travel to the Philippines Hawaii or Porto Rico and from there to the United States.
Washington January 29 President Roosevelt sent a cablegram of congratulation to Emperor William of Germany on his birthday but the text was not made public.
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