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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
1
A collage of opinions and notices notes bank overdrawn by $100000 and a philosopher’s jab about Santa. It covers King Edward’s coronation rites, a claim football earns more than prize fighting, and profiling immigrant education tests amid Paris conservatism.
A fifty year old woman sues for damages alleging breach of promise of marriage. The case frames a serious personal dispute and centers on injury to expectations rather than physical harm.
Encouraged by success in extracting sunbeams from cucumbers, a Baltimore company has been formed to extract whisky from watermelons.
A Chicago anarchist speaker declares he bows to the assassin of presidents and ranks him as superior, predicting Congress will soon honor these promoters of murder.
A Yoakum editor laments the strain of running a local paper and urges writers to curb excessive poetry production and subscription collecting so the publication can operate smoothly. The note underscores the toil of press work and editorial duties.
A fragment speaks of humanity as sleepers dreaming under a divine claim. It imagines awakening to witness smoke sweeping away cities, while Mars and other inhabited planets loom as distant neighbors in a speculative, philosophical chorus.
A New Yorker promises work to Johan Beck who crossed the Atlantic hidden in a box aboard the Hamburg American steamer Palatia. Beck survived about fifteen days in the box with hunger and terror before being discovered, inspiring praise for his nerve and endurance.
Edward John Eyre, recently dead in London, dominated British politics thirty five years ago. John Stuart Mill and Thomas Carlyle led rival camps in a fierce national clash over whether Eyre as Jamaica governor crushed a negro insurrection with needless cruelties. Eyre retired from public life.
The piece notes a newcomer in America earning $100,000 for 100 concerts, a sum that stuns even hardened skeptics. It cites Goldsmith and counters the claim that genius is cheap, reflecting on manager salaries and artistic worth.
At the thirty six annual meeting of the State Horticultural society the salary of Secretary Greene was raised from 800 to 1200 dollars. The Iowa fruit display plan for the St Louis exposition seeks a 10000 dollar appropriation. The report also notes various local legal actions and incidents across the state including a fatal accident near West Side and a divorce suit in Sioux City.
Des Moines reports state commission asks $150,000 for an elaborate Vicksburg memorial plan. The proposal includes monuments for each regiment and battery, historical tablets, and a five member commission to oversee erection. It notes Iowa’s large Civil War involvement and visits to Vicksburg’s sites.
The article records a series of unrelated events including the death of Charles C. Holman an engineer on the Milwaukee railroad killed near North McGregor yards. a letter exchange between the Iowa State Horticultural Society and England's Royal Horticultural Society. Mrs G Moreau of Moberly injured by a cow in her yard. Sam Red of near Glenwood killed when logs rolled onto him. Patrick Maloney a former Omaha police man killed after a saloon row in Sioux City. a collision near Tama between Milwaukee passenger train No 25 and freight No 62 injuring several. a curator awaiting shipment of Filipino guns and relics. a dead man identified as William Curry of Muchakinock by a coroner's jury citing dissipation and exposure. and John Simpson elected secretary of the Iowa State Agricultural Society defeating G H Van Houten and W M McFadden.
Des Moines reports elected new officers for the year with President R C Kennelly and others. John Hughes Jr plans an anti pass bill, while deputies and sheriff pay ideas are debated. An orchestra from Mitch ellville is invited to the state fair, and a legal note clarifies oil labels funding.
A Philippine commission report urges Congress to grant it exclusive authority to issue municipal franchises for street railways electric light telephones and other services in islands towns. It also asks to issue insular bonds to buy church holdings and to dispose of them on easy terms. The commission seeks power to pass public laws acquire lands and to set voter qualifications. The proposal would concentrate vast powers in the commission subject to presidential approval.
Fragmented OCR portrays a discussion on U S bond issues and debt by Roosevelt era officials. It mentions 10,600,000 dollars in bonds and debates over government actions and adjustments. A speaker named Conger discusses faith and prayer asking about divine response to rain.
A Belfast dispatch to Lord Kitchener reports Boer commander Kritzinger, a noted leader in the Cape Colony invasion, captured and badly wounded by General French at Hanover road while attempting to break a blockhouse. Previously pursued by seven British columns near the Orange River.
The Senate ratified the Hay-Pounc efort canal treaty by a decisive 72 to 6 vote after a five hour debate. Speakers defended the agreement while critics questioned the U S England neutrality and the treaty’s terms. Senator Teller and other opposition senators urged changes or rejection.
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia tendered his formal resignation as Postmaster General to take effect early next month. Henry C Payne of Wisconsin, vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, has accepted the tender and will be nominated after the holiday recess. Smith will remain until January 16 if needed, then return to Philadelphia to edit the Philadelphia Press.
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