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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1901
Page
4
The Beau Monde district reported a fourth offshore gusher struck on Saturday. Other items note political shifts in Porto Rico, judicial actions in North Dakota, and international warnings to Russia and China amid growing tensions.
An American expedition led by General Funston closed on Aguinaldo’s camp near Palawan after marching from Vicksburg. Aguinaldo was captured with few guards and treated humanely as the other insurgent leaders were taken into custody. The operation followed letters urging rapid relief and combined forces to guide troops toward the insurgent retreat.
In a courtyard address Emperor William warned that his listeners must be ready to act as the body of the king night and day to quell disorder. He recalled 1848 events and hinted at possible revolutionary unrest, signaling a hard line against calls for dissent and aiming to reassure loyalists amid tensions.
The report alleges a man named John Toa in connection with a scheme of false pretenses involving goals and money in Hongkog. An arrest was expected as authorities pursue Morgen and others linked to the case at Luatain and Peiphermble.
About 100 men from the geological survey will start work on the Callifornia Nevada border to build large reservoirs and reclaim Nevada lands. The plan, over about ten years, costs an estimated 10 million dollars and focuses on the Truckee Carson and Walker River basins to measure stream flow and reservoir capacity.
After capture, Aguinaldo met with former cabinet members and leaders to seek peace and recognition of American sovereignty. General Trias’s surrender and talks with Aguinaldo suggest further surrenders from leaders in Luzon and Samar within a month as insurgents weigh independence versus American rule.
The Knnsag congressional delegation urges a proatkot to appoint General Funston a brigadier general for his capture of Aguinaldo. They oppose the reward as too large and praise General MacArthur for recommending the grade, arguing Funston receives full credit for the expedition.
The Nebraska Senatorship row ended as Joseph H Millard of Omaha won the long term seat and Charles W Deltrich was chosen for the short term. Both men are noted bankers with no prior political hold.
Mot H A Traylord of the University of Buffalo reports a parasite identified in the New York State Cancer Institute lab. The feature notes the long development time to create measures and that this delay helped explain partial detector identification.
A man about forty, pattern maker by trade, was found dead with his throat cut in the passageway outside his Portland street residence shortly after midnight Monday. Police say the incident appears linked to a broader pattern of burglaries and may involve a wider conspiracy with several named accomplices.
Prominent figures at the New York Correspondents Club dinner discuss how the press can wield influence. Whitelaw Reid cites truth and fairness. Bryan stresses reader trust and ownership. Edison notes timely publishing. Abbott urges editorial integrity and broad convic tions. Gibbons references ongoing influence.
The passage cites Andrew Carnegie and Joseph Jefferson on publishing only known facts and accurate reporting. It argues for journalism driven by industry, integrity, and truth to boost public confidence and reduce fraud. It advocates temperate yet decisive editorials and vivacious truth telling.
Government rain experiments by Prof Myers in a balloon powered blast produced a massive explosion that sent rain cascading down within eight minutes. The rocket-like blast killed fish, toppled structures, frightened livestock, and sparked sustained rain tests later adopted for extended use in Texas plains.
Old potatoes contain much solanine, a poisonous alkaloid. Symptoms include headache, diarrhea, vomiting, weakness, and pupil dilation. German troops in 1892 93 reportedly experienced illness from damp stored sprouted potatoes with high solanine levels.
The piece surveys cranky stamp fans who place stamps in odd envelope spots and even upside down. It notes the postal clerks’ annoyance at strange affixations while praising punctual delivery of singularly addressed letters. It mentions a famed Briton who always writes the address on the stamp and a London doctor who pens letters to his intimate friends in Greek.
A Manchester cotton maker in a New York Press note describes using black ink for business letters to acquaintances red ink for personal notes and violet ink for women, reflecting greetings and occasions in old stationery practice.
In Paterson New Jersey the lone female graduate Nina Murphy passed the bar admission exam amid a male class. Judge Foot praised her performance noting she outshone many male examinees, and she promptly sent telegrams signing as Attorney at Law and Master in Chancery Nina Murphy.
Swiss authorities refuse to receive or exchange the canceled jubilee stamps issued up to December. The press calls the decision a robbery as public opinion challenges the move.
The Buffalo Board of Women Managers features Mra William Hamlin of the Hamlin family and Mra Charles Cary, wife of Dr Cary, noted cross country rider. Members include Mra George Wownpend, leader of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, and William A. Rogers, VP. The group ties to New York federation work and notable lineages.
A Indianapolis News column argues pleasures are fleeting and should be enjoyed lightly. Happiness arises from within through duty to others and acts of love, not from chasing amusement or external treats.
A young man at a university supports himself by typewriting manuscripts in Greek Hebrew German and more. He plans to add Sanscrit and hopes for work from editors, praising the single machine attachments that allow writing in different languages.
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