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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
2
A mosaic of random comments notes global affairs and oddities from treaties to beer, lab work at Yale, and a humorous stream on public figures. Mentions Chile Argentina Russia Krupp and Alfonso with assorted misprints and playful sidelights on news, fashion and culture.
Fragmentary OCR mentions graduation and fragrance in desert air with unclear names and dates. No coherent events or entities clearly readable.
Photographers from the United States flock to cover coronation scenes crowding streets and venues. The influx, while large, reflects strong interest in documenting royal events and their preparations.
The text reports Reed Smoot, a Mormon, pursuing election to the United States Senate from Utah amid allegations he has multiple wives. The fragment mentions Reimsell Sage ill at home with a cold and references various unrelated names and gifts in a disjointed historical clipping.
Pawtucket dispatches show riotous acts against United Traction during a strike. Governor Kimball calls out militia, Adjutant General Sackett enforces riot act, provisional regiment formed, militia takes city, orders issued for naval reserves and machine gun battery.
Dispatch from Pretoria notes burghers hopeful despite anti British sentiment. Boers blame protracted war on French and German press and express desire to fight with Britain. General De Wet praises young fighters while Orange River colony burghers surrender ammunition and seek farm returns. Semaree Elifote says Edward's government aims to help the burghers return to their farms. king and Lord Kitchener praised.
Representative McCall presented a memorial to the House on Thursday urging appointment of a Committee to investigate conditions in the Philippines. The memorial, on behalf of Charles Francis Adams and others, seeks a bipartisan inquiry into U.S. policy toward the Philippines and its administration.
Charles Feegier a farmer four miles southeast of Dodge Nebs was found dead on railroad tracks a mile and a half west of Sayces. He had been in town trading and drank. he apparently lay on the track and was struck by an eastbound train. The death is described as a gruesome, mangled wreck with limbs severed and the head crushed.
A proverb-like line declares that every woman would tire long, yet none would grow old, presenting a wistful motto about endurance and aging in a reflective tone.
The auditorium overflowed as Booker T. Washington spoke on racial progress through education and land ownership. He urged blacks to pursue farming, property, and schools, warning against urban migration and stressing better relations between races.
Fifteen year old Wallermer Harbeld of Saratoga Wisconsin was robbed of 1666 by Charles Evans near Koehler lakes south of Grand Island Nebraska. Evans allegedly lured him off the road and stabbed him twenty to thirty times and beat him with a club. Harbold was taken to a hospital and his Campbell, Nebraska, parents were told. The victim, in bad shape, is expected to recover.
The Northwestern Miller of Minneapolis provides a forecast of this year’s winter wheat crop. The estimate outlines expected yields and factors influencing production in the region.
Actress Bessie Bonehill faces death in London. Reports say Oregon convicts recently ...
The piece defends the Dingley tariff as vital to American cattle and meat producers while opposing tariff removal. It argues higher imports would hurt U.S. farmers, notes beef and beet price pressures, and criticizes free trade advocates. It cites the Lewiston Journal and compares London beef prices to New York.
The piece argues against reciprocity with Canada, claiming it harms American farmers by enabling cheap imports. It notes past tariffs under the Dingley law, farmer concerns from 1894 to 1896, and fears that Canada and Mexico could flood border markets with cattle horses hay poultry eggs and truck goods for nominal duties.
A St. Louis Globe Democrat analysis notes the Senate will take no action this session on eleven reciprocity treaties. The piece cites Andrew Carnegie arguing reciprocity risks favoritism and could provoke a trade war. It urges a cautious tariff approach until a clearly superior plan emerges.
In Daverifort Iowa a discussion centers on a tariff proposal that would reduce protection for farm products like beet sugar and tobacco. Democrats renew tariff fights and the protection question rises as a leading issue for upcoming campaigns. Republicans worry about alienating farmers and slow the sugar policy pace.
The Baltimore Sun argues the American Republican tariff hinders factory growth, hinting at a return to Wilson era free trade policies. Ottawa Journal notes the Sun’s stance on protectionism and industry revival.
Fragmentary line mocks paying any tariff law flaws for Cuban concessions. It hints at critique of policy or negotiation strategy but lacks complete context or outcomes.
The Democrats face the need to recruit and draft eligible men to run for state office, as party leadership seeks viable candidates to mount campaigns in upcoming elections. The move signals organizational effort to field credible challengers and build competitive slates across key statewide positions.
The story recounts a veteran politician railing against wartime tariffs as federal overreach. A severe cold doctors say prompted a large mustard plaster on his back, waking him in agony as he lamented government revenue stamps. The piece blends anecdote with notices and random ads.
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