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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1901
Page
6
Washington reports anxiety over Mrs McKinley as rumors spread she is dying. Doctors say she remains feeble and fatigued from travel but may improve with rest and care. A statement from physicians notes continued fatigue and intense feverish symptoms, with cautious optimism for recovery.
In Yopoka and surrounding counties Red oil activity expands as Standard Oil buys 14,000 acres in northwest Kansas and a Waconda Mining Company lease covers Ellis, Gove, Mitchell and Logan counties with plans to drill. Reports say small oil pockets exist along the Saline and Smoky Hill rivers, and a Texas representative continues land purchases.
Washington reports the president and cabinet deem the Cuban constitutional convention must comply with the Platt amendment. The war secretary will relay the decision, which surprised delegates who had supported the constitution. Conservatives claim last minute changes aimed to accept the Platt amendment, while Wood and Boot explanations are disputed. Separately, a Topeka boy suffers a baseball bat injury potentially leading to meningitis. Other items note church governance in Des Moines, Kansas quarantine finance, Kansas millers in New Orleans, and Senator Fairbanks' presidential bid with Indiana backing.
An agent of the Mexican treasury department toured Kansas urging bankers to buy the new Mexican loan bonds promising five percent interest payable in gold. Kansas bankers at their annual convention listened as the prospectus touted the bonds as a sound investment and notes that Kansas money should be invested.
D B Robinson a former first vice president of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and president of the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad died after a protracted illness. Born in Vermont in 1847 he entered rail service in 186? rising from freight clerk to general manager of several lines and to the presidency of the Santa Fe system. His long career included leadership roles at multiple carriers and he became president of the Santa Fe in 1908. The obituary notes his influence across American railroading and his rise through major western carriers.
Washington reports China to pay 450 million indemnity and a end of settlement near. threat of 1 million daily after June 1 if evacuation stalls. Legation guards to unite only under US minister. other storms hit Mississippi Alabama Georgia Texas and Tennessee with wind hail rain damages.
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