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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
1
Texas show 1 965 soldiers in the Union Army after the clone period with 8 100 pensioners listed as residents. Pension payments total nearly 1 000 000 dollars.
A survey of odd archives mentions Holland's 1791 passenger tax since 1666 and vast untapped resources in Maine and Texas. It covers the United States Steel Corp insurance plan, new mosquito bite cures, wine production by country, Marie Kersaho as the world’s only woman sea captain, sponge anatomy, see-through mirrors, gas tube exhibits, a Pennsylvania mine rescue scene with mice, and Howard Gould’s Long Island country house planned by Abner Trayden, larger than the Biltmore and Kilkenny Castle in design.
Mrs. Bertha Gutmann of Barhon South Africa was paroled after involvement with the Pretoria Johannesburg secret service chief Garba wane before a conspiracy targeting Lords Roberts and Kitchener. She was captured and confined but escaped while disguised as a man. Gutmann reportedly joined several South African commandos and remained in good health.
A look at Roanoke Island’s flat land that contributed tobacco to the world and a survey of global curios, from artificial marble and Viking finds to vast ship speeds, linguistic shares of newspapers, and notable social rites across countries. The piece weaves industry, exploration, nobility, and cultural quirks into a broad snapshot.
Memorial day events in New York included a Madison Square parade reviewed by Gov. Odell and Mayor Van Wyck. Wu Ting-Fang addressed Grant's Tomb as the Hall of Fame at New York University was dedicated, with Depew delivering the oration and MacCracken announcing the hall opening. Tablets were unveiled by numerous patriotic and professional groups amid ceremonies.
The agriculture department reports the green pea aphid as a major pest widening its range and causing heavy losses. Since its 1899 appearance in Bridges Virginia, damage rose to 3 million dollars on the Atlantic coast in 1899 and 4 million by mid-1900. Maryland farms reported losses exceeding eighty percent. Aggressive control measures are outlined in the bulletin.
Memorial fountain unveiled by National Commander James Atwell honors 62,345 Union prisoners and 13,900 who died at Andersonville. Tablet notes remains buried in the adjacent national cemetery and pays tribute to fallen comrades.
About 200 delegates attend the annual convention of the International Association of Machinists in Toronto Ontario. Mayor Howland welcomes visitors as President O Connell reports on charters strikes and union goals including shorter hours and reform of dues and loan benefits. The convention will consider the New York Central strike at Depew.
Philadelphia reports Rev. Dr W H Roberts received word that all members of the conference’s revision committee have accepted service. The first meeting is set for Pittsburgh June 18 with twenty one members after increases by the general assembly.
Prominent manufacturers from across the country gather in Detroit for the sixth annual convention at Hotel Cadillac. Over 300 members expected as speeches by Gov. Osborne and Mayor Maybury open the session. Reports from President Search and Treasurer Secheieren, plus freight bureau and patent committees, frame the agenda. Discussion likely on Russia sugar tax and retaliatory duties. Next convention sites include Pittsburg Indianapolis Milwaukee and Chattanooga. An entertainment program features a grand banquet at the Country Club in Grosse Pointe.
Lord Pauncefote will sail today for a several months stay in England though on vacation, to enable conferences with Lord Salisbury and Lord Lansdowne on pending questions connected with the Isthmian canal. Lord Lansdowne will not consider the subject until Pauncefote arrives in London and reviews the papers and additional information the ambassador may have.
Three unmasked men waylaid Costen Burns in Ellwood City as he rode to pay quarry hands. A robber with black goggles seized him, a satchel with cash was stolen, and a running gunfight left one suspect captured and another at large with $1,700. A second robber had over $400 on him.
The Morgan Hill faction and Harriman party settle differences over the Burlington deal and relations with Northern Pacific and Great Northern. The plan promises a vast consolidation of lines from Mississippi to the Pacific, with St Paul Chicago Northwestern and Chicago Great Western included in the harmonization.
Ballington Booth, leader of the Volunteers of America, emphatically denies any secret negotiations with his father or a reunion with the Salvation Army. He says no contact has occurred with his father or siblings except one note from Mrs Blibborn, and asserts union between the movements is impossible due to differing governments and principles.
Victor Colorado wires that Mayor Nelson Franklin in Colorado Springs reports the Portland mine strike has been settled. Both sides concede and workmen's demands have been substantially agreed to, with nearly 1,000 workers to return to work at once.
In Newport News on June 4 machinists at the Curtis Newsport News Slip building and Dry Dock Co totaling about 300 walked out after their demand for shorter hours was refused. The superintendent said the company will not concede or arbitrate and will not permit interference with management.
Springfield May 30 Grand lodge Knights of Pythias adjourned to meet in Cincinnati next year. State home trustees elected: John Winn Cincinnati Zachary Taylor Springfield J L E Simon Cleveland James Goetz replacing deceased Geyer and Taylor Fred M Arndt Cleveland elected trustee. An assessment of one dollar per member will fund an administration building at the state home.
Akron May 30 Judge Hayden issued a remarkable sentence in a nearby case after a prior decision. A man who killed his neighbor over a fence dispute got three years in the penitentiary, while another tied to a cow theft drew four years. Gideon Carr was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years.
A fierce split in Toledo Republican ranks pits Edtor Crouse of the Toledo Times against Collector Waldorf. Waldorf seeks reappointment as collector while Crouse seeks the post for himself or a ally. Both aim to steer the county convention to display strength before Senator Hanna. The convention set for Saturday promises a heated battle.
Patrick Connelly was rescued yesterday from a burning Salineville mine where he had been confined since the night before. The fire was in the big vein shaft and escape via the main entrance was blocked. Volunteers faced repeated setbacks before rescuers reached him through an air shaft and lowered him to safety.
Attorney General Sheets issues an opinion to State Factory Inspector Knaub revealing a flaw in the factory inspection law. The Manss Shoe Manufacturing Co of Cincinnati refused entry to Deputy Inspector Fischer. The opinion notes the law bans denying admission but fixes no penalty for refusals.
May 30 Cleveland reports the county auditors increased valuations on several suburban railroads with gains up to 100 percent. Affected lines include Lorain & Cleveland, Cleveland Elyria & Western, Cleveland & Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Painesville & Eastern, and Cleveland & Eastern, with auditors from four counties present.
Coal Combine Incorporated in Columbus on May 30 to acquire most Massillon district mines. J. J. Phillips holds options. Andrew Squire acts as attorney for the new firm. Mlanna & Co. employed by the incorporators. Capital stock authorized at 1,000,000 dollars.
The skilled and unskilled day men at the Youngstown Girard Warren and Greenville plants of the American Steel Hoop Co United States Steel Corp have voluntarily increased wages by 10 to 20 percent effective immediately. About 2 000 workers benefit.
Albert Keosken, 14, missing from Norwalk for two years, was found in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The alleged kidnapper, Joseph Harris, is in custody.
Mansfield May 31 Mrs M S Fleming a former clerk of the sanitary board was acquitted by a jury yesterday in a case charging her with forgery of the president and secretary names on an order for 150 dollars.
Three men named Dennis Cummings, engineer William Griffith of Fayetteville Illinois, and Otto Adams of Oak Harbor Ohio are believed drowned after their sailboat capsized in the Mike River near Sandusky.
The Bradner branch of the Mechanics Bank was wrecked early Wednesday by two explosives, about $4,000 stolen. Watchman Denny fired two shots as robbers escaped on a horse carriage. The front glass was shattered and the vault door damaged. Burglar insurance may cover the loss.
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