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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1900
Page
2
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Telegraph briefs report a mix of local incidents including several casualties, minor crimes, a few fires, plus political and religious news items. The column highlights varied events in concise paragraphs with quick notes on outcomes and affected communities.
The Pretoria dispatch says a plan to shoot British officers and capture Lord Roberts was uncovered. About fifteen conspirators planned arson in western Pretoria to draw troops, then enter officer homes to kill occupants. Ten ring leaders were arrested and jailed.
The Union Mondlie Cartridge Company in Bridgeport Connecticut works day and night to meet several government orders for ammunition. Major orders include Krag ammunition and field artillery shells for the United States government. Shell sizes range from one to twelve pounds as war preparations escalate due to conditions in China. Government orders are placed through the company’s agents by the war department.
The American Window Glass company known as the trust ordered all its U S factories to start fires on September 1 as preparations for next season. Plants closed June 30 for summer idleness. The company runs thirty factories employing about 8 000 men and has increased wages.
The Secretary of the Treasury asks the Secretary of State to cable the Smyrna Consul announcing that certain Smyrna products are prohibited due to plague. A recent consulate letter reports fifty to twenty cases of plague there.
Bob Pats Bubhlin out. Bob Fitzsimmons fought Gus Rublin, the Akron giant, before the Twentieth Century Club at Madison Square Garden and knocked the Ohio challenger out in the sixth round. The bout was fierce and bloody with Fitzsimmons landing crippling body blows to end the match.
Dispatch from Vera Cruz reports the most severe yellow fever cases treated with Dr Berlinzaghi's serum show wonderful improvement. Patients are relieved from black vomit and revived from lethargy as local physicians follow the Brazilian doctor's cases and seek advice from colleagues.
An autopsy on Ralph Moller after a boxing match with Victor Baldwin at Wichmond Wilk found death from a brain blood clot. The examining physician refused to say if the clot resulted from a blow in the ring by Baldwin.
Two men who robbed a Union Pacific train near Hugo Colorado last week and killed passenger W. J. Fay were shot dead by a sheriff s posse at the Bartholomew ranch three miles east of Goodland Kansas. The hideout ranch was burned overhead.
A blaze completely wiped out the Shelby Steel Tube and the Jose ton Electroduct works at Beaver Falls Pennsylvania with damages around 400. Insurance covered the loss and the fire’s origin remains unknown.
An official note states the United States would recognize Count Waldersee as commander of international forces in China should circumstances require the arrival of an international army for a campaign. The statement frames a conditional, contingency-based leadership role.
Coal operators plan a potential strike starting September 1 after wage talks in Hamilton Pennsylvania fail to reach agreement on a new wage scale. The move could disrupt anthracite production and affect supply.
Daniel Howard a prominent Pineville Kentucky citizen was killed by his son George Howard after a quarrel over alcohol. The father one time threatened to shoot and both were armed when George fired, killing his father instantly.
Fireman James Brannigan of engine company 17 in St Louis rushed into the path of a speeding electric car to rescue 7 year old Ira Marks from a deadly crush. The boy suffered the top of his ear being clipped by a wheel in the accident.
R G Dun's Weekly Review of Trade notes lower prices for some raw materials and near-term hope of a continued downward swing ending soon. Iron and steel markets show strong Chicago activity with bar sales at 90 cents per 100 pounds and contracts around 110 tons. Failures dip in the U S and Canada versus last year.
Laura Hancock, seized from Johnsville Ohio at age ten, returns to Ohio after twenty six years with gypsies. She declares escape one year ago and recounts being moved across tribes while earning meals and selling crafts to fund the journey home. She says harsh early life and learning to make and sell fancy work.
J P Chirk of Lake Charles recounts being abducted sixteen months ago after leaving his home for a return trip. He says two men gagged him, transported him north on a railway, drugged him, and confined him in an asylum near Pittsburgh to block inheritance from an estate left by his uncle.
Columbus police uncover evidence they say may identify a murder squad. A large paving stone with a two foot leather string was recovered from the river, around which officials believe a child was restrained before being thrown into the water.
Miss Katherine M. West a young educator well known in the East died by suicide at an Oxawatomie Kansas asylum. She hanged herself to an iron transom bar with a torn sheet twisted into a rope after recent nervous prostration from overstudy.
A Monon passenger train collided with a light engine at South Raub Indiana. Three passengers and engineer James P Hudlow were killed instantly and several passengers severely injured. Light engine engineer Tenry Whitsell suffered severe scalding. Names of the killed passengers are unknown.
District Manager Campbell of the Republic Iron and Steel Company notified all clerks and salaried employees at Youngstown mills that their services are not required. No assurance on reemployment was given and workers were urged to seek other positions. The order affects 300 men.
The Evans contest resolves with S200,000 in legacies and S200,000 divided equally among three branches. The dental institute and museum of Philadelphia is bequeathed S3,000 by Jor Evans.
Alexander Jester the recently acquitted preacher now lives in Norison Oklahoma with his son William Balle who plans to resume preaching.
In Homewood Pennsylvania a foul tip struck Charles Snyder the Homewood Club catcher over the heart during a game with the Lawrenceville Grays and he died.
John Layton a farmer near Dexter was killed at Bloomfield by Deputy Marshal HR S Montgomery while resisting arrest. Montgomery surrendered and was placed under a $5000 bond.
President Kruger and General Botva issue a proclamation pledging compensation for all damage caused by the British if the burghers stay with the commandos.
The cigar shaped train designed by Fred A. Adama of Chicago reaches eighty two miles per hour between Philadelphia and Baltimore, breaking existing records for the route.
A tornado struck the town of Liettut North Dakota causing immense damage to the town and surrounding countryside. No signs of life reported.
After six trials in the United States Court, the Hillman claim is settled following a twenty one day delay.
Years earlier the Mutual Insurance Company of New York paid Mrs. Sallie E. Hillman Smith in Leavenworth Kansas the 22000 in cash plus interest awarded by a jury on a policy held by Hillman when the dige vanished in 1879. ACCUSE AMERICANS OF LOOTING.
The province orders armed patrol boats with searchlights to guard against American depredation after over 7000 dollars in salmon nets were destroyed or stolen. White Fishermen's Union members are blamed and have sent patrols to catch suspects, with reports that both White and Japanese fishermen suffered thefts. Information indicates some looters came from Puget Sound near Point Roberts.
Salt Lake City businessman J C Sharp funds Seattle inventor Professor Julius Tantrove who claims a plate glass arrangement can concentrate sun rays to ignite or melt targets at long range. The device would be offered to the war department for China use with heat stored for commercial use. In Seattle tests water boiled in four minutes from thirty feet away.
Fire at 3 Meleuck in Chicago damages the main building of the Tathill Spring Company. The second story burned before firefighters arrived. Owner S. C. Birinbark faces an estimated loss of about 25,000 dollars for machinery and stock.
In Magdalena New Mexico two youths broke into a freight car. Sheriff arrived and one fled while Fred Barnett remained in the car door armed with a Winchester and demanded the sheriff depart. The sheriff backed off but later surrounded the car and captured the desperado.
In Rochester New York a deed filed in the county clerk shows John A. Cannon transferring his four year old daughter to Eva Simpson for 1. The recipient is the child’s grandmother. Lawyers dispute legality with some calling it an adoption by other views crediting the transfer to Mrs Simpson.
Marion Ohio theater advance man James J Joy 45 shot himself in his empty house after his wife left with the children. Neighbors say he could not bear the separation and his motive remained unclear. The tragedy underscores his struggle with family breakdown.
Delegates in Kansas City inform Bryan and Stevenson of their nomination by the national Democratic convention in Indianapolis formal notification. In his speech Bryan declares imperialism the paramount issue of the campaign.
In Newport Kentucky the Cincinnati Lear Tobacco Warehouse Company property was sold at auction under court order by James C Ernst to W E Hutton for 1 0 0 0 0. The property lies in Oli Kentucky and Tennessee.
Sweet's Steel Company in Syracuse New York reduces wages by about 12 percent citing weak steel market. A majority of workers refused to work amid the cut and downturn.
A leaky gas pipe caused an explosion in Scranton Pennsylvania injuring nearly twenty five people. The blast damaged two downtown business buildings and caused property losses exceeding 150000 dollars.
The Wisconsin Republican convention selected Robert M. La Follette as the party’s nominee for governor. The action sets the stage for the forthcoming campaign and highlights La Follette as the GOP standard bearer.
Chicago cattle 3.00 to 5.80, hogs 3.00 to 5.50, sheep 3.00 to 4.50, wheat No 2 red 7e to 8e, corn No 2 37c to 88e, oats No 2 21e to 77e. Indianapolis to Detroit and beyond show similar ranges for cattle hogs and grains, with multiple regions listing price bands and quality grades.
The dispatch from Minister Conger positions the Chinese government as directly responsible for the Pekin crisis. Officials acknowledge the message shows Imperial forces firing daily and refute the mob theory. Acting Secretary Atlee and Secretary Root coordinated after the telegram reached the President at the White House.
The weekly crop summary notes hot weather in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys with scarce rainfall east of the Rockies, while Gulf States and parts of Central Ohio, Upper Mississippi, and Red River regions saw heavy rains. Rain is needed in the Central Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys and along the Atlantic coast northward. Corn, especially late planted in Central Mississippi and Missouri valleys, would benefit from rain. early planted is generally not seriously drought stressed. The report mentions conditions in the lake region and Ohio valley and broadly eastward.
President and top officials held a long briefing on the Peking crisis with Secretary Root and Gen. Corbin. A cable to Consul General Goodnow directs relay to Minister Conger and to Li Hong Chang and Sheng with emphasis on urgent action and relief column approach.
A Chefoo dispatch reports allied forces attacking Pei-tsang intrenchments on both sides of the Pei-Ho River. The Chinese blew up a bridge under heavy cross fire as the Japanese pressed across the river. The clash lasted from 3 AM to 11 AM with heavy losses on both sides as Chinese troops retreated upriver pursued by allies.
Government survey shows Minnesota and the Dakotas facing a severe wheat shortage for 1899 7h percent average crop expected in ideal conditions. North Dakota reports heavy losses with half acreage destroyed and substantial damage to the remainder, while South Dakota fares better though still below average. Estimated total shortage across the three states amounts to 82 862 061 bushels.
The Atlantic coast district and Lae report favorable rain aiding winter wheat close to finish. Spring wheat harvests near completion in the southern region with progress Northern. Heavy weekly rains affect the Dakotas Minnesota, and cotton improves in the central west while Georgia Florida Louisiana show rust and shedding. Tobacco advances well though Virginia needs rain. Ohio cuts, Indiana to begin. oats harvest and thrashing good in Ohio valley. fall seeding progressing except Missouri dry.
Charles A. Towne formally withdraws from the Populist national ticket. In a letter to the Notification Committee he declines the vice presidency, saying he will advocate Bryan and Stevenson and that running on another ticket would mislead the American public.
England warns the Chinese government it will hold its officials personally responsible for the safety of ministers and foreigners in Pekin. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is the policy, potentially extending to the royal family. The announcement was made in the House of Commons by Mr. Brodrick.
The State Department released a note to China through Minister Wu urging immediate cessation of Imperial troop attacks on the legations in Peking. It requests cooperation with the relief expedition to protect foreigners and restore order, citing August edicts and the peril to Conger’s party.
Crowds estimated from 20 000 to 30 000 gathered at Military Park Indianapolis as William J Bryan and Adlai E Stevenson were officially notified of their nominations for president and vice president. The sweltering crowd cheered the nominees while flags decorations and bunting lit the parade route and accompanying campus pageantry marked a historic opening for the party.
After a fierce fight with Chinese forces at New Chwang, Russian troops captured the city. They stormed the forts, routed Chinese trenches, and, despite strong defenses and larger Chinese forces, reduced the native city by fire after securing the defensive works.
Reports claim dum-dum bullets are used by Chinese forces as a large Boxer gathering forms south of Tien-tsin. Gen Miles sought soviet aid in China but was refused. Rioters massacre warnings and a governor urges Christians be slaughtered.
John W. Clemmons eloped with Florence Jackson of Bridgeport Indiana at 2 am. They crossed Muddy Fork creek in flood to seek Magistrate Coombs, were married, then sought dry clothing from a farmer who fired at Clemmons, but missed. The couple, drenched, were served a wedding breakfast at sunrise.
Otto Cottom, 17, of Terre Haute, killed himself after failing to tell his father he was forced to marry a 27 year old woman. He had been away from home 24 hours when a sister heard a pistol shot. He spoke of Lou Chandler of National City near Peoria as the inducement, and letters from the Chandler father threatening arrest to force cohabitation were found.
John Dowd was stabbed six times in the face and three times on the body during a confrontation with Mrs. Larey Carey and her daughter after allegedly whipping his wife. Mr. Carey then joined the attack with a knife, striking Dowd multiple times near the heart.
Thirty years after a brawl in Need More William Fleener killed John Cullen and fled. McClurg, implicated in the melee, served three years. Recently Lafe Percifield, once a Columbus officer and now in Oklahoma, captured Fleener near the Texas line.
A new coal field will open at Riles with a drop in corn crop and broom prices. Cigarette smoking is prohibited in Winona Park. Multiple regional notices cover deaths, accidents, crimes, financial losses, and civic events across Indiana towns.
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