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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
6
A mob of Italian anarchists disrupted a meeting at 149 Leveler street to evince plans on Croton dam settlement. Nicola Comforti saved the assembly by challenging the mob, averting bloodshed as authorities detain 26 Italians on incitement to riot and weapon charges amid heightened Croton strike tensions.
A movement in the House committee on insular affairs seeks to amend and repeal provisions of the Porto Rico civil government bill on franchises and popular suffrage. The push aims to calm or intensify opposition as members press amendments and resolutions urging repeal of contested provisions amid broader imperial policy debates.
Advices from Pearlington say the Pearl River at its highest level since 1874 has caused widespread disaster. Timber and crops destroyed, bridges swept away, farms inundated, river traffic halted, and thousands displaced as waters rise and rail lines suffer massive damage across Illinois Central and Yazoo and Mississippi Valley systems.
The Trans Mississippi Congress in Houston opens committee on resolutions favoring improvements to the consular service admission of territories as states and measures to ban food adulteration while backing Galveston harbor enhancements and deepening Mississippi jetty plans. The full report highlights pending appropriations and Indian territory provisions amid a broad reform agenda.
Rumors swirl in New York as John W Gates faces pressure amid the closing of mills by American Steel and Wire. Petitions seek removal from the exchange list unless Gates resigns. Banks, insiders, and steel men debate a “Gates method” that could shock the market and reshape the country’s largest industry.
San Francisco April 30 Tyrolese laborers hired for Hawaii by an agent named Lucas were taken aboard a steamer and shipped to Hawaii for sugar plantation work at 61 per day. Some deserted after hearing tales of contract labor life. others sought help from the Austrian consul Korbej who failed to obtain habeas corpus before the ship sailed. The consul accuses Southern Pacific of hindering their release and plans to report to Washington and Vienna.
Admiral Dewey avoids public policy discussion awaiting his platform, puzzling politicians. A Kent delegate says Dewey will be a read candidate or nothing and will not accept a Vice Presidency. Paducah sends gifts of Kentucky whisky and a silver decanter to the admiral and his wife.
An unidentified starving woman was found dead in a pew at St Stephen's Church. Doctors noted emaciation and severe hunger as the cause, with visitors at the morgue describing the remains and clothes as worn and tattered.
An unclear snippet mentions a grave and a package left for a person, with desultory words about rope and a note reading Dear fare a 4, details incomplete and not interpretable from the fragment.
A Sunday School lesson explores Jesus healing powers and his replies to John the Baptist's question. The piece highlights Jesus curing diseases, casting out spirits, and guiding followers with compassionate teaching.
A mother recalls her infant's severe skin disease with fever and boils that spread across the back. She credits Hood's Sarsaparilla Hood's Medicated Soap and Hood's Olive Ointment with clearing the sores and restoring healthy skin, noting a dramatic improvement after less than two bottles.
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