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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
2
A compact roundup of home and foreign items from the past seven days. Includes industrial field developments personal and political items and notable happenings at home and abroad.
A broad page of items notes President McKinley being entertained by the Knights Templar in San Francisco and his wife’s improving health. Other reports cover Cuba extending Chinese exclusion, fires, floods, strikes, crimes, and political shifts worldwide.
Gen Fitz John Porter dies in Morristown at 80. Ex Congressman Charles A Boutelle dies in Waverly at 63. James B Ricks elected to Illinois supreme bench. Archibald A Gibson dies in Wichita. Leah A Robinson dies in Victoria at 101. Prohibitionists nominate A A Coates for governor in Dallas County. John R Tanner, former Illinois governor, dies in Springfield at 57 from rheumatic heart disease with wife and children.
The empress dowager of China seeks vast funds for court return to Peking. Ireland census shows 4 456 546 people, down 5.3 percent since last count. Gen Malvar declares Philippine dictatorship and war continuation. Commerell, admiral since 1892, dies in London. Chicago chosen for 1904 Olympics site. France Portugal relations strained. Gen Lacuna and 275 men surrender to Gen Funston. Irish emigration falls sharply since 1883. Cailles may surrender if officers freed after oath. Last American troops leave Peking except legation guard. Shamrock II wrecked in Solent. King Edward narrowly escapes. Scotland population up 446 310 to 4 471 957. King Humbert survives elevator accident. Bresci dies in Santo Stefano. US cutter Grant wrecked near Victoria. Steamship Croft lost with 28 crew. Foreign ministers reject US plan to cap China indemnity at 200 million.
The Philippine commission acts to establish salaries for central government officials and employees with an estimated total of about 1.2 million dollars. The measure covers provincial and judicial administration and signals costly payrolls for Filipino taxpayers.
The naval 12 pounder is five feet longer than the army version. The London mint produced 107,689,518 coins last year. French ironclads cost about thirty percent more when built in government docks than by contractors. Sculptor Antonin Carles says Pasteur monument will stand in Dole, ready by year end. Marconi reports wireless reach of 200 miles from St Catherine's to the Lizard. Eight hour day to be enforced on state railways under Prussian order. labor hours capped at ten daily. Henry Clews Jr abandons finance for painting, showing talent and popularity.
The article notes California could be carved into three states near New York in size. It recalls Florida as a historic health resort, cites 39 states and territories enacting trust suppression laws, highlights Idaho's new arbitration board for labor disputes, and reports Missouri offsetting prison costs with earnings.
A Canadian Saskatoon district description extols many American settlers finding the region ideal for farming and stock raising. It notes rich alluvial soils, two soil varieties, a navigable South Saskatchewan, abundant grasses, ample water and fuel, mild winters, and a dry climate with long sunny summers conducive to early crops and cattle rearing.
Miss Margaret Windeyer of Sydney raced across the continent to reach the steamer Sierra before it sailed for the antipodes. With a legal deadline looming and the train late, she demanded a special train, rode a local to San Francisco, then hurried to the wharf in a carriage. The convoy reached the ship just minutes before departure. The hackman earned five dollars for the rush.
A Philadelphia Times quip recalls a boy who fell into a creek with new breeches on and explains he fell so fast he had no time to remove them. The father replies with a practical suggestion to take them off now.
In a light note from Detroit Journal, a golfer is spotted with a peculiar monocle described as the latest fashion, the hoot monocle, prompting amused chatter among readers.
Fall River dominates American cotton manufacturing with about one-fifth of national spindles and more than twice any other center. It produces 43 million yards of cloth yearly and over 1,500 miles daily. the output far exceeds a single express train’s capacity to carry the woven cloth.
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