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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
6
A compact roundup covers crimes and criminals, accidents and fires from the North South East and West. The column weaves minor affairs with regional incidents, offering a snapshot of notable events from diverse locales.
A large passenger steamship, name not learned, was wrecked on a reef in St Marys Bay Newfoundland and soon after caught fire. The two masted schooner of about 600 tons carried a crew of around sixty and possibly passengers. Escape was hopeless after striking a ledge at the cliff foot. Crew launched boats but most perished as some were crushed or swamped. The wreck burned fiercely with kerosene aiding the blaze. no one is seen to have survived the cold and drowning risks.
A Washington dispatch says a new British disaster in South Africa could trigger an American mediation offer between Britain and the Boers. Diplomats expect the Administration to act under an agreement with Britain to avert European intervention and a wider war. The belief is the mediation offer, if made, would be accepted.
In Louisville Kentucky Mrs Mary Theobald bald aged 58 died burned and her daughter Lucinda aged 28 perished soon after from severe burns while lighting a lamp before a stove. a bystander attempted to save them. The incident left locals puzzled as some heard of the mountain woman claimed to have new island possession by the United States.
The War Office reports Gen. statements that forces occupied the south bank of the Tugers River at Potgieter's drift and seized position. The river is in flood and the enemy is strongly entrenched about four and a half miles to the north.
Robbers blew open the Owensville Bank safe in Owensville Indiana totally wrecking the building. Officials say the loss exceeds 15000 dollars and the culprits fled on a hand bag toward Poseyville as police maintain an active investigation with a bare crew.
In Cavite province insurgents who fled Gen. Schwan take refuge in the mountains awaiting further action. At Gilamg American forces report seizure of several thousand rounds of ammunition. The insurgents are said to be accompanied by four American prisoners.
Surgeon General Weyman of the Marine service received Dr. Carmichael's report from Honolulu stating eight additional bubonic plague cases there up to January L. The message notes continued spread in the port city and underscores concerns for maritime health surveillance.
Robert Brown, a colored man, was hanged in Philadelphia for murdering his wife and attempting to poison another person by putting poison in coffee. The case involved accusations of murder and using poison to obtain freedom.
Admiral Schrey cables from Montevideo to report Lieutenant Commander Francis Montgomery, a 1967 appoint from Indi emn, and leeren widow in Janesville Wisconsin.
Rt. Rev. Joseph Radamacher bishop of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne Ind died at the episcopal residence in that city.
Gen Otis reports First Lieut Daniel T Bow of the Thirty seventh volunteer infantry died by self inflicted shooting while temporarily deranged. Bow was a native of St Francisville.
Akron introduces a city built patrol wagon claimed as the first manufactured in the area. The wagon resembles standard covered patrol wagons, weighs 5500 pounds, and features four horse power motors for patrol use.
The weekly review notes many commercial failures at year end totaling 123,102,679 with liabilities across manufacturing 30,702,164 trading 48,924,771 and brokerage 11,162,954. It reports little new business, no new manufacturing or trading trend, and suggests a price revision may disappoint. Wheat exports total about 99,000,000 bushels in six months, with Atlantic and Pacific exports down versus last year and prices mostly unchanged.
In New Castle Pennsylvania Raphael Ambrosia was killed by Peter Varavade a rival suitor of Gracie Veltra. Varavade attacked Ambrosia with a razor then shot him at close range ending in Ambrosia's death. The crime arose from jealously over the same young woman.
General A W Greely chief signal officer and Arctic explorer was assaulted by Joseph C Furnace a messenger for Adams Express Company. Furnace and companion Murphy drank and tried to force entry at 1014 G street Washington. Furnace threw Greely down stairs inflicting a deep head wound and Greely lay unconscious for about an hour.
Caroline Schmutz of Bunde filed for divorce from Frederick Schmutz in Toledo Ohio. She claims he threatened to kill himself if she did not accept him as husband and says she feared him taking his life. She states he was not genuine in his assurances.
The Rev. D. Whitlock of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, Ohio, fought with tailor Goudy in Goudy’s shop after two overcoats were unsatisfactorily repaired. Goudy struck first. the pastor knocked him down three times.
Geronimo Parra and Antonio Flores, executed for murder in El Paso Texas, charged the crowd as officers opened their cell door. The prisoners dashed out and stabbed officers and spectators with dirks of coarse steel wire, sparking a fierce confrontation.
Lieut S. Dana Greene sales manager at General Electric Schenectady and Mrs. Greene daughter of the late Rear Admiral Chandler were drowned while skating on the Mohawk River. They raised their skating sails and were blown downstream by a gale toward open water but could not stop.
William Jackson died in Blackfoot Minnesota from old age aggravated by grip. He enlisted as a Government scout at seventeen and served through all Western Indian uprisings, continuing in that role until they were suppressed.
A Newark city reformatory for children at Verona New Jersey burned to the ground causing about 100000 in damage. Three hundred inmates were saved and around 275 were moved to other institutions where they were placed in confinement.
At Little Falls Minnesota four children of farmer Michael Kerrick aged 7 to 15 died in a house fire that destroyed the home. The unidentified remains were buried in a single grave.
William Wasco, a Hungarian, was hanged in the yard of the county courthouse at Pittsburg for the murder of Annie Sestak, a Hungarian girl who refused his marriage proposal.
German actor Hans Ravene, recently performing at the Cleveland Theater, died instantly from a stairway fall at his boarding house. His neck was broken in the accident.
Rev Dr Edward MecGlynn rector of St Marys Church Newburg New York died after about seven weeks illness from heart failure brought on by Brights disease.
Ernest J. Lehmann founder of the Fair in Chicago and originator of the department store idea died at White Plains New York after years in a private sanitarium in the East.
C M Nelson a Swedish farmer residing eight miles northwest of Kearney Nebraska confessed to killing his father two months after his disappearance. Authorities report the admission occurred after questioning and motive remains unclear.
Sheriff Fank doubted the Sweden theory and searched the premises. Nelson's headless trunk with one arm missing was dug up. Theodore Nelson, one of his sons, confessed to killing his father by striking him with a pitchfork and burying the body.
Judge Adams of the U S Circuit Court in St Louis upheld Missouri law prohibiting sale of oleomargarine colored as butter. Commission man C Scheitlin argued unconstitutionality due to source state. court granted habeas corpus and affirmed state power to bar artificially colored or adulterated foods sold as legitimate products to mislead consumers.
The 1899 fire losses in the United States and Canada totaled 136,773,200, surpassing 1898 by over 17,000,000 and 1897 by more than 26,000,000. December continued the year’s high pace with 217 fires causing more than 10,000 in destruction, signaling rising rates and concern among underwriters.
Mrs John Christie of McPherson Kansas killed her two children under six by slashing their throats then took a razor to her own throat and set fire to the home. The children died instantly and Mrs Christie died shortly after. Her husband Joe Christie was jailed for drunkenness and unpaid fines. Authorities think family distress prompted the tragedy.
War office dispatches reveal a Boer victory as British bugle calls caused three companies of the Suffolk regiment to halt and be surrounded. Gen French’s command orders led to the misstep with the Suffolks suffering captures and casualties amid confusion on the field.
A Washington adjutant general pamphlet lists 10,017 officers and 213,218 enlisted, total 293,935, in the Spanish War. It records 148 officer deaths and 4,356 enlisted deaths, with actions, wounds, disease, accidents, suicides, murders, and 3,069 desertions. It names state-by-state losses, led by New York and Pennsylvania for enlisted deaths, and Kansas, Nebraska, and others for officer fatalities.
The report notes deaths from disease among enlisteds and lists desertion figures by state. New York shows 514 desertions amid about 6,000 total, Tennessee about 249 of 6,000, while districts like North Dakota and the District of Columbia report none. One desertion is attributed to a general officer and staff.
The American Board of Foreign Missions releases its eighty ninth annual report with year totals: donations 291820 dollars legacies 102219 dollars school fund 6745 dollars Micronesian navy 2587 dollars young missionaries fund 3146 dollars debt of Sept 1 1898 13002 dollars mission work for women 206002 dollars income of funds 7491 dollars total 633016 dollars.
A major blaze swept through Prairie Depot Ohio an oil town blowing through the oil well supply store and threatening nearby businesses. The fire destroyed multiple structures including stores saloon restaurant bakery and hardware shop with property damage estimated between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
In Ripley Tennessee officers Marvin Durham and W. D. Turner were shot dead while transporting a suspect’s brother to jail. Two Black men, suspected attackers, were lynched at 9 30 PM the same night as white residents launched a manhunt.
In Santa Rosa County Florida Fred Diden a white mill worker was ambushed and killed on his route home from work. The bodies of two Black coworkers at the same mill were found amid labor disputes between union and non union factions.
Henry C. Payne, Wisconsin national Republican committeeman, received a letter from Secretary of War Elihu Root stating he is not and will not be a candidate for the office of Vice-President.
Elizabeth Gladstone, 63, won a judgment against Joseph Boardman, 73, in San Francisco for breach of promise of marriage. She sought $500,000 in damages.
St George's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. A defective flue is suspected as the probable ignition cause.
Market prices show cattle in Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with bids for cattle hogs sheep and assorted grains. Wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes appear with varied No. 2 grades and regional ranges.
Fragmentary report recalls a private in the Stormberg action who led troops and then shot himself with his own revolver after guiding the troops into position. The text references Gautier, Wauchope, and a quarter column detail as it notes the soldier’s fate.
A St. Louis youth, E E Hall of the Steel Company in Hagerstown, demonstrates a method that makes wool-like material from limestone. The process involves a secret furnace and chemical treatment producing glassy beads with asbestos-like properties, though refinement remains experimental.
A long isolated Eskimo tribe with fifty eight members has been found on Southampton Island in Hudson Bay. They live in stone age conditions, build houses from whale skulls, hunt whales in skin boats, and speak a unique dialect. A record of their discovery will be sent to the American Museum of Natural History.
The fragment cites London on the Thames and a note on Portugal’s unclear actions. It mentions a Mexican Diaz offering job tips, Boston’s fur crime villain “Jack the Slasher,” and Nequeshong’s death. Cecil Rhodes and Boer prisoners, French dragoons, and St Etienne strife appear, with casual references to Maher and a punchline twist.
The Senate debated defense fund disclosures and Manila readiness while advancing several resolutions and bills. Debates covered philippine affairs, pensions, census director authority, and a new Indianapolis public building cost limit. The House adjourned for the week, with tributes to Vice President Hobart and Representative Greene observed.
A long list of world briefs notes heat in Sydney and famine relief in India, a favorable wheat outlook in Australia, avalanches in Glacier British Columbia and costs of war in Great Britain. Reports cover native conflicts in New Guinea, missionary assassination attempts in New Hebrides, smallpox among Colville Indians, a Dixie cruise by farmer boys, and a Chicago anti Boer alliance. Notes chronicled include a New York building project, Texas excursion locomotive lights, Paris burglar tools, a Rockwood death, Nightingale’s frail health, and plagues in New Caledonia. Also listed are prison labor reforms, Cuba prison findings, sugar beet seed tests, and Boer levies.
Secretary Gage replies to Senate and House resolutions detailing treasury handling of public moneys in national bank depositories. He argues long standing custom and law authorizing deposits, cites the New York custom house sale proceeds, and claims a $1.1 billion June distribution showed stable administration.
Indiana Senator Beveridge delivered a maiden Senate speech praising the administration's Philippine policy. He argued the Philippines are U S territory forever and urged ceaseless military action and loyal home support, warning against any peace he called a sham truces. He urged a simple strong government for the islands including a Philippine civil service and promotions for efficiency, concluding with a flag salute and call to continue hostilities.
Labor movements report organized trades in Philadelphia tightening wage scales for shirt factories in Delaware busy seasons for shops and shortages of operatives. Richmond glass workers join a new city union while New South Wales Labor Party balances forces. American unions total 29,577 with 1.06 percent unemployed as of Sept 30 and Syracuse street fair proceeds fund a local labor temple.
English Hotel manager John B. Pankey discovered a book containing four $100 bills one $500 and two $1000 bills totaling $2900 hidden in its flyleaf. The owner named on the book was Philip McDonough of Poughkeepsie New York. how the money got there remains unknown.
Capt Gilbert R Stormont of Gibson County has been elected commandant of the Indiana Soldiers Home at Lafayette for three years. He is 55, currently traveling deputy revenue collector, and lives in Princeton. The board approved G R Stormont for the post. Boom in old land lease competition for oil rights in Indiana fair field. Oil rents rise with farmers paying more per acre, minimum now $1. Tax revenue from leases grows, counties rely on the income.
Sensational developments in Shelby County involve the removal of County Treasurer Wilson and the installation of Treasurer Lee as successor. All books of the office for three years and six months prior to June are missing along with Auditor records for the same period. It is unclear which funds were received or disbursed during that time.
In Point township farmer James Raterhan was shot, authorities report a violent incident near his property. No further details on motive or suspect were disclosed as investigations continue.
Amid shortages and closures in Indiana communities, factories slowed, gas supplies dwindled, and idle workers increased. Schools in Elizabethtown closed due to diphtheria. Washington Township farmers oppose illegal hunting. Fire damaged Brazil post office and a Braz il shoe store, with losses up to seven thousand dollars. Police patrols expand in Evansville. a North lad sues a dentist for three thousand dollars over a botched tooth.
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