07 Mar 1901
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1901
Page
1
A collage of short items discusses elephants and tooth loss, calls consumption a disease, a Madrid nobleman’s revenge marriage, Spooner’s Philippine probe idea, a Paris fruit prize ad, a remarkable live cat revived after electrocution, a German electric express train aiming for 160 mph, and petroleum’s edge over coal in Singapore with lower energy cost and higher steam power potential.
A mass meeting in Barcelona condemns bullfighting as cruel and brutal, urging government action to ban the sport across the peninsula. The piece highlights humanitarian momentum shaping world standards for humans and animals alike.
Reports from Manila on March 4 describe twenty-one insurgents surrendering to Lt. League of the Forty-seventh United States Volunteer Infantry in Irocin, Albay. The piece notes new Federalist members in Laguna East of Manila and a conservative address to Judge Taft condemning cooperation with conditions tied to peace, plus Russian painter Vassili Verestchagin visiting the Philippines and sketching battlefields near Manila. Mining excitement rises in Lepanto as pockets of gold are found.
The Brotherhood of Tailors leads a push with Bishop Potter, Samuel Gompers, Felix Adler, and Henry White to mobilize 200000 East Side workers for abolition of sweating in New York. A mass meeting will urge legislature to boost factory inspections and end the system citywide. Plans extend to Philadelphia Chicago and other major centers with Garment Workers Council backing the effort.
A 26 year old son living with his parents nine miles west of Orlando Oklahoma shot his father as he sat on bed edge and his mother as she entered the room with a Winchester. He is unmarried and has been arrested. He was previously adjudged insane but deemed cured. In other news a caper near Charoptan reports eight Chinese smugglers driven across the boundary and another oil strike near Beaumont Texas shoots oil nearly 200 feet high.
March in New York. Directors of Federal Steel and American Steel and Wire have informally accepted Mr. Morgan's terms after heated debate. Gates of American Steel and Wire framed the shift, and insiders said a printed clienture would urge shareholders to approve the Morgan proposition.
A Baltimore backed pact to consolidate United States tin can makers appears near completion with over $10,000,000 in funds deposited in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Baltimore banks. Maryland plants plus major Baltimore area firms like A Booth Norton Tinplate and Can Black & Krebs and Raynes Smith hold options. Cash payment prevailed over stock in the deal.
In Havana, Senor Capote told Governor General Wood that the constitutional convention faces an embarrassing position over the vote in the U S Senate and may disband or continue sessions. Wood urged completion of work as outlined. Delegates planned to wait for further action on Cuban amendments.
Washington March 4 After an all night session the Senate carried Wests motion and the Worlds Fair is assured for St Louis The vote on Wests motion to recede from the Charleston amendment to the Tawney bill resulted Ayes 3 Nays 10. Dougall Logan is found dead with throat cut near Sault Ste Marie Mich March 4. He was a Superior township farmer last seen Tuesday and believed murdered there is no known motive or suspect. Cobden Tl religious awakening three churches hold revival services about forty accessions added.
Albert Shenkle, accused of attacking Grace Giller, was brought under militia escort to Springfield. The trial resembled a military proceeding with strict security. He pled guilty and was to be sent to the Chester penitentiary for confinement by due process of law.
Fire at Siete Penitentiary in Lincoln destroys the main building and callhouse, with losses estimated not less than 200000. The east wing, housing the warden and chapel, remains partially spared. All convicts are moved under guard as National Guard teams aid the response. no injuries reported. Warden Davis led rapid removal of records and property, while bedding and extra clothing are lost. inmates may sleep in tents until quarters are rebuilt.
London reports indicate General Botha remains at large as De Wet and Hertzog join forces in Cape Colony with a force exceeding 2,000 foot and many horses. They form a broad battle line moving east toward Colesburg while Thorneycroft’s column lingers behind. The Orange River flood subsiding hints at a possible northern advance by the invaders. Other British forces hold positions north and south.
Washington March 4 The army appropriation bill passed the House amid loud scenes and disorder. The measure includes the Philippine amendment expanding the president's powers and the Cuban amendment detailing withdrawal conditions. Four Republicans broke ranks to vote with Democrats. others present protested as lawmakers clashed and shouted, resembling a convention.
The Senate committee on Interstate Commerce faced sharp charges from labor and industrial groups alleging railroad dominance that blocked key bills. Senators Lodge Hoar Chandler and others denounced the panel’s inaction while Cullen and Elkins defended the committee’s stance.
Six ambassadors from Britain Italy Germany France Russia and Mexico press for precedence after the president and before foreign ministers at the U S inauguration. They argue they represent sovereigns and seek position immediately after the president’s official family. The issue echoes European practice where ambassadors precede reigning sovereigns in rank.
In Lincoln, Nebraska on March 4, authorities searched the penitentiary cell house and uncovered the body of George Fillinger. He had been released with other convicts. the main building was destroyed in a blaze causing an estimated loss over 200000 dollars with no insurance on the property.
George Peter Newkirk known as Old George Pete dies at 117 at his Hurley home in Kingston New York. He was celebrated as the village fixture and reputedly the first colored voter in New York State. The obituary notes his long life and local significance amid a chaotic OCR segment that also references unrelated terms.
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