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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
2
A collage of jokes and brief items spans earthquakes in Mexico and China, royal receptions, anarchist jests, and naval figures. It lampoons politicians, explorers, and social foibles, noting press caricatures of Roosevelt, Henry, and Marconi while touching on crime, immigration, and international affairs with a satirical edge.
London reports discuss Chiti's offer to the Boers to settle in Chit and the idea of Boer emigration after the republics' contest ends. Possible migration to Texas or New Mexico is favored by some, while emigration to Chile is viewed skeptically. Transportation logistics and British repatriation duties are noted as key factors.
Belleville Illinois September dispatch reports a wreck on the Fort Wayne line near Evansville. An engineer William Jackson, his fireman, and a brakeman are under coroner’s jur y scrutiny for criminal negligence while Jackson claims a large estate may owe him a share.
Dispatches from Pretoria report mounted infantry reconnoitering on February 12 near Suikerbeech land engaged a large Boer force, with 11 killed and 4 wounded before cover. Another patrol south of Johannesburg on February 12 surrounded a farmhouse. eight officers defended a ridge until overpowered, with 2 officers and 10 men killed and many wounded.
Fremont Neb Feb 17 A rector at St James Episcopal Church Rev Henry B Jefferson has resigned after accusations of kissing young unmarried churchgoers. He admits actions but says they were paternal and spiritual. Vestry accepts resignation effective month end.
On Galveston Island Texas Major F Mot and associates confirmed oil seepage at a farm 12 miles west of Galveston. The crude, lighter than Beaumont oil, burns readily and is suitable as lubricating oil. Holes dug six feet deep yielded oil as a 2 foot wide stream to the gulf with about 400 feet of shoreline exposure. Col J Swartmann of Pennsylvania joined Beaumont experts to inspect and claim a rock crack across the island drives the find.
Poultney Bigelow rejects predictions of war between the United States and Germany. He argues that commercial rivalry and unfriendly laws embitter public opinion, noting Prince Henri's visit has limited impact. He praises Wisconsin and Minnesota for preparing students for practical American leadership, claiming Western universities’ vigor leads neutral markets at the headwaters of the Mississippi.
Rev M F Ketter longtime editor and agent for United Brethren publishing in Huntington Indiana was arrested on a charge of forging a promissory note raising it from 1600 to 3200 signed by Mary A Bond of Alexandria Hiram Peete swore to the affidavit Ketter was released on 500 bond He had been exonerated last week on embezzlement charges by the trustees and the action was started without board knowledge Businessmen see it as persecution by personal enemies.
Seven men died and at least 35 injured in a Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad wreck 20 miles west of Little Rock. A work train of 54 men, white and colored, was struck by a falling rock near Maumette. The caboose was destroyed, many buried, and Conductor Gamble narrowly escaped. Names of the dead include Orange Koster, John Williams, Henry McGee, Samuel Hiram, B. L. Jones, and two white men. injured include Gill Penninger and several others from Little Rock, Booneville, and nearby towns.
New York February 15 1902 the lantern on the torch atop the Statue of Liberty is to be snuffed out by order of the Treasury Department due to lack of congressional funding. The beacon has burned since the statue’s presentation to the United States and will be disconnected around March 1 1902.
A new town at the junction of major railways was dedicated in a novel way with a public park stake and champagne bottle break. Crowder City honors Dr Crowder of Canadian, with a block for a public school and a fourth-block for each church. A rule bars frame buildings in the business district and a $70,000 mill plant signed to build at once.
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