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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
2
The Sumner Gazette jokes that science cannot yet tell the age of a fish story while noting census data showing about one million married women work in U.S. factories. A washable sanitary oath book bound in white celluloid is reviewed and Canada bans campaign buttons after nominations per the Dominion franchise act.
The new three wheel vehicle features one wheel at the front and two at the rear and is touted as lighter and faster and a sensible design. In another item, French country subscribers use the phone as an alarm clock. They notify the telephone administration the night before the hour they wish to be awakened.
Thanksgiving day originated in 1621 when Gov Cradford of the Plymouth colony appointed a day for praise and prayer after the first harvest. The practice spread to other colonies, spread during the revolution in the middle states, and has been a regular national holiday since 1863.
Engineers fixing the Galveston-Mexico cable, damaged by the Galveston hurricane, believe a submarine eruption occurred. They point to the twisted cable sheathing, reversed windings, and wires binding the core as evidence of the upheaval.
In a candid note, the Tennessee editor admits his prediction missed the actual election result by an enormous distance, claiming the gap stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf, far larger than any expected margin.
The Yosemite, a merchant steamer converted into an Auxiliary cruiser, was lost with minimal loss of life. The typhoon near Guam proves highly dangerous to American vessels, following the wreck of the Charleston and the near destruction of the Oregon, marking another total loss for the fleet.
A proposed two story street for crowded London features an elevated iron sidewalk above the normal walk, steel bridges at street corners, stairways at every other corner, and second floor show windows and entrances for shops. The plan, attributed to Charles Dickens, dates to 1864. Britain and Ireland with 40,060,000 people cast only 4,316,703 votes in the recent election, reflecting conservative suffrage laws rather than apathy, as ruling classes distrust the common people’s participation.
The census highlights quirky Texas figures with Bailey county at four residents Cochran 25 Andrews 37 Lynn 17 and Dawson 30. Many counties lack a running fire run, lie far from railroads or are dominated by prairie dogs jackrabbits and rattlesnakes. Tom Green County, Texas largest by area at 45000 square miles holds 6804 people. Great state.
The piece notes Mr. Kruger’s reception in France as a vivid historical moment, highlighting the contrast between his South African years of trekking and fighting savages and his current status among a cultured nation. It also mentions Wyoming women’s suffrage and a recent candidate John Thompson who lost after dismissing the suffrage vote as easy to manipulate.
An old Indian revealed on his deathbed that Lieut Harrington, last of the Custer massacre survivors, escaped across the plain after seeing comrades killed. Seven Sioux pursued him. Harrington reportedly shot himself to avoid capture, leaving his fate historically unresolved.
A week in review covers the Mississippi bridge bill passing in the Senate and executive sessions on the Way Pauncefote treaty. The House approves the army reorganization bill with a ban on the canteen, and the Groat butter bill moves forward. The war revenue bill and Boutelle’s appointment on retirement are favorably reported, with memorials paid to Representative Alfred C. Harmer.
The year saw postal receipts of 102,354,579 with expenditures at 107,740,267 creating a deficit of 5,356,088. Immigrant arrivals reached 448,572, up 136,857 from the prior year. Also notes birth of Mary V L McLean, 72, Washington resident. U S exports to Cuba Porto Rico Philippines and other islands expected at 50,000,000 versus 41,000,000 in 1899.
Broad week shows 2.25 billion in clearing house vol with 287 business failures. Harvard team defeats Yale in Cambridge. NY Central VP Hayden injured by a fall. Barge Charles Foster sinks near Erie with eight dead. Artist John McAuliffe dies at 70 in New York. Ellisdale man James Parker freed after seven years of a 13 year sentence. George Knight dies at Thomaston prison after 42 years’ service.
A miscellany of incidents spans the nation from Alaska to Alabama. Gold finds spark Alaska prospects. crime crusades and deadly shootings shock Chicago and Indiana. State debt relief, political races, AFL clashes, and labor law battles shape the period. Deaths include a former senator Manning Irby and a 103 year old Denver veteran. A massive Santa Fe telegraph operator strike cripples the line.
J W Coppinger former United States consul to Toronto died at Alton Illinois aged 49 years Fire destroyed the main building of the State Agricultural college at Ames Ta Loss about ninety thousand dollars
Consuls in Turkey report a dreadful condition of affairs in Armenia with hundreds of Armenians killed daily. In Luzon Gen Funston routed 100 Filipinos on the Nehico river. Pearsom hanged in Hamilton for Annie Griffin murder. British officials contradict in Hong Kong. Warships Iowa and Philadelphia ordered to South America under Admiral Kautz. Roberts signals conciliatory policy in Durban. A Chinese reformer blames the dowager empress. restoration urged. Chamberlain says civil rule soon in the South African republics. Dutch and Portuguese recall ministers over Lorenzo Marques. Britain delays notifying powers of Transvaal annexation. Czar writes to Kruger but ill, unable to help. Floods drown cattle in Jalisco and Guerrero. American advance in the Philippines continues with limited fighting.
Senator Cullom introduces a bill in the United States Senate to grant pensions of 50 dollars per month to the widows of Generals John M Palmer and John L McClernand. Towne takes the oath of office. Hay Pauncefote treaty discussed. House passes the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. Norton introduces penny postage bill. President transmits reports on Puerto Rico agriculture. Telegraphers strike regains regularity on Santa Fe. McKinley opens Phoenix territorial exposition. Gov Wood abolishes Cuban bar. Oklahoma and Indiana territories meet to unite government form. Knox and De Wet clash on Basutoland border. Dewey's wife becomes a millionaire on her mother’s death. Hancock arrives with bodies of 1500 fallen in Manila voyage. Four killed in Union Pacific tunnel gas blast. Otis attends Illinois Manufacturers banquet. Hanselman dies of pistol wound. Convict fights posse at Logansport. Pope orders mass for century dead. Ripley resigns Chicago police chief post. China’s dowager weak, emperor strong. American diplomacy praised. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching lack credentials.
The era’s brief items report: salmon output tops all prior years in the northwest. Russia taxes income above $225. King Victor of Italy narrowly escaped drowning during Rome flood viewing. Countess Castellano’s monthly settlement totals $20,833. H M Hanna donated $82,000 in preferred stock to Cleveland hospital. Denver murders rise since repeal of capital punishment. Georgia peach trees shipped to Cape Colony and Natal. Boston forms Workers Cooperative to employ idle labor. Jersey City night school for 13 women aged 35 to 75. California shop produces ounce-sized horseshoes for a six‑month‑old pony. Providence dealer offers minister wedding feast and trip with household goods. Racehorse Robert J sold for $625 after famed times. New York Central to spend $2.5 million on Boston harbor improvements, including largest grain elevator on the Atlantic coast. An Alabama geologist near Decatur finds traces of gold and phosphate within 15 miles. Gross earnings of 143 railroads for nine months total $883.991 million, up $80 million from 1899.
Democratic minority on the ways and means committee urged a 70 million dollar revenue cut, beyond the majority plan, and favored broad tax relief including an income tax readjustment. They oppose inequitable burdens, call for wartime taxes to end, and would amend rather than defeat the bill. The Republican caucus backed the bill, 68 to 29, urging GOP members to oppose amendments and support passage.
The AFL resolutions committee reported after the call to order, urging support for initiative and referendum, eight hour post office work, and municipal ownership of utilities. It also backed labeling schoolbooks, sympathy for Santa Fe telegraphers, irrigation funding, and professionals in education. Other items noted include a dynamite accident in Trimble, Russian crop estimates, a veteran’s death in Minneapolis, and pensions bill introductions in Washington.
Chicago reports show Santa Fe trains running on schedule with freight near normal, signaling a weakening telegraphers strike. Despite claims from strike leaders, railway officials say the walkout is nearly over and shops will reopen for regular work as operators return in California and New Mexico.
Ogden Utah reports from Aspen Wyoming indicate a gas blast in the Union Pacific tunnel six miles north of Aspen early Monday killed four men and injured several others. Aid was dispatched from Aspen to the scene of the large 6,700 foot tunnel as gases were encountered last week.
In a bitter December gale on Lake Erie the iron ore barge Charles Foster sank ten miles off Erie with eight aboard including Capt John Grivge and two Port Austin seamen. The Tow vessel Iron Duke could not aid, the sea scrubbed the crew, cargo was 1500 tons, value 1900 dollars, no insurance, wreck location uncertain amid 10 foot waters. The lakes season total rose to 118 lives lost.
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith outlines reforms to curb second class mail abuses and to expand rural free delivery. He proposes publisher separation, anti–graft measures, inspector warrants, and inmate transport provisions. Fiscal figures show 1900 revenues at $102.5 million with $107.7 million in expenditures and a shrinking deficit. The rural delivery program is praised as a major social and economic driver, with costs estimated around $20.6 million annually and potential expansion to most populated areas. Additional facilities urged for New York City and a national hall of records in Washington.
Berlin reports Count von Buelow told the Reichstag that Germany did all to avert war over Kruger and mediation proposals. He said arbitration was not ready, interventions could trigger conflict, and Germany would not battle Britain over the issue. The speech, praised as decisive, signaled the matter closed for German policy.
London reports Gen DeVer continues to pressure Gen Knox in a grueling chase between swollen Caledon and Orange rivers. Boer leaders De Wet, Botha, Delarey, Viljeen and Hersog deploy 500 to 2560 burghers across northern hostilities from Lichtenberg to Standerton.
The transport Hancock arrived in San Francisco with about 1,360 sailors and soldiers who died in battle or from illness in the Philippines China Guam and Honolulu. It is the largest return of war dead since the Spanish American War and will likely undergo quarantine a few days.
A feature praising Mrs Lydia E Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound. It argues women’s health issues require female patients and confidential medical guidance. It cites Mrs Chappell of Grant Parle nn publishing a portrait and endorsing Pinkham’s remedies as a cure for inflammations and womb troubles. Pinkham’s Lynn Mass address is given as free advice.
A satirical collage from papers like the Atchison Globe and Somerville Journal mocks gender norms. Snippets discuss nervous women, kissing boundaries, perpetual motion, retrograde street exits, and jokes about women’s dress and intellect.
In Chicago, Dec 10 1900 a Catholic Foresters leader, Mr D P Bush, faced fatal Bright's Disease. Conductor Rush credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after two months of treatment only with the remedy. He asserts it cured Bright's Disease and saved his life, selling at 50 cents a box through dealers.
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