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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
1
The Maines Gange Co. of Philadelphia refuses to supply equipment for U S Navy ships because the owners are Society of Friends and oppose war. This is the first such case on record. The diver depth note adds a vivid dark sea image unlikely to affect the factual item.
The cotton acreage this year will be the largest on record and will not fall far short of 26,000,000 acres. Cotton raisers also expect good prices, noting last year's Indian crop was nearly a total failure, ours was small, and the current Egyptian crop looks not promising.
Scarcity of hemlock bark threatens Maine's once thriving tanning trade. Despite abundant hemlock, distant tannery sites raise hauling costs making bark use impractical. Fire alarm boxes in New York gain visibility from luminous white zinc paint at night. Boston labels tuberculosis contagious and requires physician reports after higher mortality than other fevers. Swinburne noted as deaf, while Ro setti portraits adorn a dining room at Potney Hill in a somber house, describing the famed poet briefly.
Mile Marguerite Cassini boosts Washington driving style with a tailored riding costume and fast pace. Munkacsy's Mozart death bed portrait signals mental decline, while Paderewski’s tour nets $200000 profit. Annie Dillion inherits a $1 million fortune. Princess Aribert visits incognito, planning Canada and July return. Cotton exports dip but profit rises amid volatile markets.
A 30 ton armor plate, likely the largest from Bethlehem or Homestead, was shipped to San Francisco for the Wisconsin battleship. Cut at an angle rather than in a circular arc, it aims to better deflect shots. Weighing over 30 tons and costing above $12,000, it was pressed at Bethlehem and sent to Homestead for finishing.
A wide array of notes covers city life and global topics from labor and transit to science and politics. Highlights include London electric subways, sterilized milk plans, Hussar etymology, and notable figures like Lord Kitchener, with figures on rail times, pensions, and election-era opinions across nations.
Chicago June 16 Tribune summarizes census work from 3,000 sources. It lists population figures for the 15 largest U S cities with New York top at 3 654 594 and Chicago near 2 0X? million, plus state rankings and national totals including manufactured goods and farm land values.
R G Dun Weekly Review notes dull demand amid rising unsold stocks and price adjustments. Iron output edges up to 296 376 tons weekly while unfilled inventories reach 339 480 tons. some furnaces close. Cotton, wool markets steady. wheat prices rise and June exports reach 5 937 187 bushels. U S failures total 162, Canada 2b.
On the Victoria coast a British ship Sierra Nevada of 1400 tons wrecked on a rock near Port Phillip Heads during a dark night. Twenty three lives were lost including Capt. Scott. five crew reached shore and one died later from exposure and injuries. The Norwegian schooner Niels Ibe and the bark Magnet also suffered wrecks with crews saved.
In San Francisco on June 16 Judge Morrow dissolved the general quarantine of a section of Chinatown imposed by the city board of health. The ruling cited discrimination against Mongols and stated that quarantining a district rather than individual houses worsened contagion risk.
Rochester hosts Odious general Joseph Wheeler as Otis day celebrates the return of the Philippine ruler's era. About 100000 strangers fill the city while 1200 U S Army personnel join a major general’s salute and afternoon parade.
Harboursville Kentucky June 16 A posse sought John L Powers indicted as an accessory in the Goebel murder The arrest attempt failed as Powers had already left his brother in law home on Poplar creek Officials say Powers is not evading arrest and will trust his case to a fair and impartial jury.
Captain W A Smith reports post office department efforts to reorganize the Cuban postal service are advancing but require weeks to inspect all offices and verify stamp sales to postmasters. A director or acting director will be named after Bristow returns. system changes aim to prevent future irregularities while keeping receipts to the treasury.
Washington reports Inspector General Lanier released a Porto Rico census bulletin. Population reached 953 244 with rural majority. San Juan and Ponce the only cities above 24 000. urban share 28 per cent. density about 9 persons per square mile. urban towns total 37 with 203 702 people in urban areas.
In Frankfort on June 19 William Culton, jailed as an accessory in the Goebel murder, received an anonymous missive from Fort Worth asserting the writer killed Goebel and recounting a flight from Kentucky to Texas via Cincinnati and Oklahoma, claiming anonymity among known Kentucky acquaintances.
An executive board meeting of the Knights of Libor in Washington was disrupted when police arrested Bursons O Keefe Conner Martin Healy Daily and Armstrong on a trespass warrant sworn by a Hayes employee. They were bailed and promised a hearing as Hayes supporters barricaded the door and continued the session.
The 1 percent Princess Radzi of Russia lost jewelry valued at £10,000 from a locked wardrobe in a London hotel on June 2. The haul included a 150 pearl rope and an emerald bracelet from the ameer of Felunistan. Scotland Yard failed to recover the items.
In Charlestown hundreds gathered on a playground for Bunker Hill Day events when Thury E L Parson of Somerstlie aged 42 shot and killed William Tammoend a 21 year old teamster from Everett over a dispute about attention to a girl. The incident darkened-celebrations and police investigated the motive.
New York notices indicate that on June 20 gas prices will rise from 65 cents to 1.05 per 1000 cubic feet as Consolidated Gas Co sues. The move comes amid reports all New York gas companies are under Standard Oil control.
At a Pineville picnic on Monday Charles Pursifal and James Bullard fought. Bullard was fatally shot. Later Bullard's young son shot and killed Pursifal.
A Republican convention draft platform was prepared in Philadelphia led by Postmaster General Smith and Senator Foraker. It emphasizes maintaining the gold standard, endorses the president’s Philippine policy, praises the war against Spain, and supports intervention in Boer-British entanglement. It also pledges an isthmian canal inquiry and swift Cuban independence with accountability for American officials.
London reports President Kruger has moved his headquarters to Alkmaar near Nel Spruit. Boers may retreat to the Lydenburg hills or stay on the main railway line. Lord Roberts proposed a short armistice for Botha to confer, but hostilities resumed. Boers destroy bridges, and mine Barberton while amassing arms for a Lydenburg stand.
The National Educational Association will hold its annual meeting at Charleston, with July dates announced. Satisfactory rates have been secured for all fees to that point. No complete programme exists yet for general sessions or departmental conventions, though interest in the convention grows. Ose T. Corson of Columbus, Ohio, is the association president, Irwin Shepard of Winona, is secretary.
Joliet division of the Ilinois Steel Co. restarts operations Monday after several weeks of idle time caused by a shutdown. Employment is provided for workers, with reassignment under the direction of the Department of the Lakes. General Wheeler takes command temporarily, relieving General Wade who had held the post.
News reports a devastating fire wiped out the Commonwealth Mining Co mill in Pearce. Estimated loss runs to $500,000, with authorities investigating the blaze.
Philadelphia voice reports a Roosevelt vice presidential bid plan with Quay Platt and allies shaping a stampede to force his nomination while Bliss emerges as rival candidate. Hanna counters, Roosevelt requests New York governorship be preserved, and Long Dolliver emerge as favored picks amid street celebrations by 30,000 Republicans.
State officials and representatives said they would not confirm or deny reports that Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania authorities have prepared requisitions to arrest W S Taylor ahead of his trip to the national convention. Some believe an attempt may occur in Philadelphia as Taylor’s friends claim assurances from Pittsburgh Republicans will keep any requisition from being honored.
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