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Newspaper
The Perrysburg Journal
Location
Perrysburg, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
3
The Algoma Central railway project pushes through unbroken forest from Saint Be Marie toward the Arctic slope, using heavy 18 meter rails and large locomotives. Construction, economics, timber, mining, and planned tourism mark a bold venture backed by US capital and Ontario support.
Zurich rides toward city ownership as private tram franchises dwindle. European cities push toward municipal operation amid cheap fares and aging lines. Swedish engineer Sigfrid Edström rebuilt Zurich’s system, introducing electric trams and expanding the 40 kilometer network despite rail supply limits.
The government of Nicaragua has awarded Mr Julio Wiest a contract to build about 38 miles of railroad linking the capital with Leon and Corinto and a lakeside route via La Vaz to the western division. Completion is in two years at about 240 per mile in Nicaraguan currency, roughly $3,000 USD per mile.
Washington December 18 reports from the State Department show British hesitation over amending the Peking agreement. A new instruction to Mr. Conger aims to clear obstacles in Beijing and secure signatures. The Peking correspondent notes the plan remains to press for joint note language and irrevocable wording.
London December 14 report describes a heavy engagement starting at daybreak lasting hours. Boer forces estimated 1500 to 2000 men were surrounded and defeated with many killed or wounded and some captured. Masern December 16 notes De Wet's force twice repulsed before breaking through lines near Thabane, De Wet leading the final breakout with a small force before British recapture of matériel.
London Sun debuts under Rev. Joseph Parker with a strong anti gambling stance in its Latest News column. It advocates harsh measures while noting usual ads and a grim East End tragedy. Also reports Sing Sing residents favor Ossining name change and Malaga dispatch on Guesenan losses.
Dank Rabb Guthrie Oklahoma Dee report burglars entered the Bank of Cashion Sunday night securing 1400 dollars. The bank is fully insured. Police suspect the same gang operating in other Oklahoma towns.
Man New Flag Washington Dec 8 A new silk American flag was placed around the speaker's rostrum in the house Monday The old flag which has been there since 1582 had only 38 stars The new one now bears a star for each state
In Chicago at Steinway Hall leaders from labor and capital convene under the National Civic Federation to chart pathways for conciliation and arbitration in industrial disputes. Speakers including John Mitchell and Samuel Gompers explore voluntary vs compulsory arbitration and the creation of a national board of arbitration to ease wage and labor tensions.
A mob of about 100 men from Rockport in Booneville hanged John Rolla to a tree in the courthouse yard after breaking into the jail and dragging him from his cell. Rolla, linked to the murder of Hollie Simons, had confessed after coercion. Authorities sought militia aid as a 600-strong mob formed, prompting a governor to countermand an earlier militia deployment.
Col W J Bryan will address the Jacksonian club at Omaha on January 7. He plans to discuss the future policy of the Democratic party, marking his first public statement since the late presidential candidate's selection. The speech is billed as of national interest.
A blaze at 1192 Broadway Monday burned two men and destroyed paintings valued at 50 000 dollars. One work, Grouso s The Last Meeting, priced at 20 000 dollars, was among the losses.
Diplomatic turmoil over the Chinese situation continues as Choate and the secretary of state discuss terms with British and German officials. Discrepancies over a word in the joint note cause delays, with the U S embassy predicting a signing soon, while Britain weighs irrevocability and European troop enforcement fears.
At the University of Chicago convocation President Harper announced a Rockefeller gift of 1.5 million dollars. One million is in the university's name and to be its absolute property for all time, a $900,000 portion to be used for immediate needs, including roughly 110,000 for a university press building and library space. The gift comes with a pledge that donors may not curb faculty speech, a point stressed by Harper as essential to academic freedom. In other news, invaders raided parts of Cape Colony, with Gen. MacDonald engaging losses. a New Orleans train robber Channing Barnes killed himself after a police shooting, leaving dynamite and letters in his pockets.
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