Chanute Times Editor and Prop’s Change Mark Event
The Chanute Times reports a notable change in ownership and editorship, noting the editor and proprietor transitions within the local publication. Details remain sparse in the brief excerpt.
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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
7
The Chanute Times reports a notable change in ownership and editorship, noting the editor and proprietor transitions within the local publication. Details remain sparse in the brief excerpt.
Saline county reports wheat rotting while Baldwin vies for an Orient road route through town. Pink eye cripples horses and cattle. a dynamite explosion destroys a Williamstown joint. Gouldanit plants at Witchinyon halt operations affecting about 800 workers.
The article argues Manila as a crucial entreport to Asia for American goods, citing Asia-Pacific population and trade volumes. It notes rising U S exports to China Japan British Austria Hawaii Philippines and Oceania, with figures from 1880 to 1900 and the strategic value of Manila for future distribution.
Official statistics show the world’s 136 colonies and dependencies cover two fifths of land and host one third of humanity. Imports average 1.5 billion yearly, with over 40 percent from the mother country. exports heavily favor the mother country. British colonies spent largely on canals railways and roads, funded by local revenues or debt.
A historical overview of the Spanish American War diplomacy guiding Woodford at Madrid, outlining peace efforts, the 1898 armed intervention, and the subsequent peace preliminaries in Paris. It details U S aims for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines, and the proposed 20 million compensation for Spain's internal improvements as part of the transfer of the archipelago.
An editorial argues that British mail subsidies distort trade and cites Henniker Heaton’s 19th century letters showing Britain loses revenue on foreign service while the United States nets profits. It supports U S subsidies as a reform to boost American mail earnings and shipbuilding to prewar strength.
A report notes May 1900 torporia exports and imports rising by about 100 percent compared to May 1508, reflecting the era's economic shifts. The text also reflects partisan commentary on the Democratic platform versus Republicans and Soames, signaling political discourse of the period.
A historic overview lauds the McKinley administration for expanding rural free delivery, from its fringe beginnings under earlier Republicans to a nationwide system funded at $1,750,000 for the current year. It credits postwar push by Wanamaker and Perry Heath, notes Democratic resistance, and argues the service strengthens farmers, roads, markets, and education, with broad public support across states.
In Omaha on May 21 1896 prices for farm livestock were four dollars higher per head than on the same date four years earlier despite calls by The Herald and Bryan's allies for free and unlimited coinage of silver to lift farm product prices.
Fragmentary OCR note references South Dakota and November but lacks coherent event details or context. No identifiable people, organizations, or concrete actions present to summarize with confidence.
On W H Gleason’s farm near Essex Connecticut a Wyandotte brood includes a standout chick that ties only one log and manages to move around fairly well despite odd traits.
A reader reports lifelong illness eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after consulting Mrs Chana Gates of Johns P O Mississippi and receiving a motherly guidance letter. She notes dramatic improvement and full recovery after using the remedy.
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