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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
2
The article discusses a new inheritance tax feature and a 5 percent power rate, plus a street railway tax plan still undecided. It references Hawaii territorial finances, rural free delivery expansion, and criticizes economic impacts on workers, with musings on death, spirituality, and political travel in the era.
Guthrie notes detail a livestock sanitary order, bank openings with new charters, and a judge's hearing. Reports cover thefts, pardons, a Carter murder, Payne county dances, a grants of bonds, and local political maneuvering, with updates on national park petitions and Anadarko incidents.
J B Lockwood of Kane City Missouri, general passenger agent and station roles, and A D Riddell general freight agent, with W A Nettles ton supervising motive power and machinery, are set to retire effective June 1. Lockwood began service in 1870 with the Missouri Pacific lines and has 92 years of continuous rail service with early posts at Olathe and Fort Scott Gulf.
Nearly a thousand Confederate veterans gathered at Confederate Hall for their eleventh reunion. Gen George W. Gordon presided while Gov. Asa Welcomed delegates from Tennessee and Virginia. Rev Bishop Gallor offered prayer as portraits of leaders hung above, honoring Robert E. Lee and other famed Confederate figures.
Booker T. Washington appeals before the convention urging conservative measures on race. He asserts African Americans have benefited, been trained, and Christianized, while reserving white political control. Senator Morgan proposes constitutional convention provisions to support Hinwuifeige. Court registrars determine voter qualifications, but appeals can challenge decisions. White men would hold office under the plan.
Col James G Miner former assistant secretary of the Confederate Navy during the Civil War died in poverty at Milford aged 82 He had served under Taylor in the Mexican War and after the war his fortunes collapsed leaving him with Confederate bonds worth about 1 000 000 at his death He had worked to build a new fortune but failed continuing in poverty.
A writer of several letters to Mary Shaw, granddaughter of a late millionaire, threatens to blind her if $10,000 is not provided. The writer confronted the younger woman in Cloquet, demanding the money or else.
The article notes Memorial Day ceremonies in New York Chicago and Boston with parades, graves decorated with wreaths, and tributes at Grant's Tomb and the Mall of Fame. It mentions veterans from Civil War to Philippine War groups, and remarks on public weariness and patriotic pageantry.
Four thousand Confederate supporters paraded through crowded Memphis streets amid salutes and cheering crowds. The rally honored Civil War memories with veterans marching, while observers reflected on those who died in battle.
Admiral Walker chairman of the Jethtnian canal commission has returned to Washington to oversee the final report on the engineering feasibility of a ship channel across Central America. The New York Tribune says the detail work should be complete by July 1 with public release after Congress meets in December.
A Prankfort report via the State Department notes Tassia may soon meet its cotton needs locally. It cites high import taxes near five dollars per 110 pounds, almost two-thirds of cotton value, and a drop in imports by 72 million pounds. Russia expands cotton cultivation as profitability of cotton exceeds wheat.
The item lists varied notes from Minnesota to New York including abolitionism reforms in Minnesota, a potential exterior for park weeds with a gas torch, Raleigh preserving a president’s boyhood home, a large hotel near Hutlin exposition grounds, Havana cigar production in Tampa, Chicago pavement debates, and New York public school bath equipment with shower baths praised for efficiency.
The article extols Mrs. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women’s trials and organic disturbances. It notes that many women cannot discuss symptoms with family doctors and highlights Mrs. Chappell of Grant Park who claims relief from ovarian inflammation.
A fragmentary page shows a Private Mailing Card with scenic views and scattered lines about a peculiar monocle, a supposed cure for a malady, and various quotes from periodicals. The legible bits reference Chicago, a dealer, and whimsical asides about devices and homey phrases.
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