This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
4
The Batesville Tribune notes it is published every Thursday with editor Donald McCallum. It lists subscription terms: one copy for one year with postage paid and one copy for six months with postage paid.
A large barrack at Managua Nicaragua exploded on April 16 killing about two hundred officers and men. Many soldiers and civilians were injured.
Ex Governor Hogg of Texas, while in England, entered a contract with English parties to supply five thousand tons of oil weekly for ten years, to be shipped from Texas wells to power English locomotives.
J P Morgan and Company have secured control of many transatlantic steamship lines and will merge them into a single consolidated control. The capital stock is placed near 200 million dollars. The aim is to obtain better transatlantic service at lower costs than with separate companies.
A severe Sunday heat wave sweeps Nebraska Kansas and Missouri with hot winds damaging crops and causing numerous prostrations. Temperatures rise sharply with St. Joseph Missouri recording 92 and other areas reaching 100 in the shade.
In the House last week, beet sugar advocates joined Democrats to repeal the refined sugar differential tariff, aiming at sugar refiners. The amended Cuban tariff would tax all sugars from nations paying beet sugar bounties, risking German beet sugar control of the US market and Cuba sugar interests. The Senate must resolve the bill to restore the differential tariff and protect Cuba and American sugar industries.
The Republican party in Indiana expects to nominate its statewide ticket and predicts a landslide in the fall election. Supporters argue national and state administrations benefit farmers workers and merchants, while opponents are dismissed as calamity mongers. A Republican majority of twenty thousand is anticipated.
A disaster on Sunday morning April 20 at four o clock as the steamer City of Pittsburg burns to the water edge near Ogden's Landing Cairo Ills. Among 140 aboard eighty saved leaving sixty dead or missing. Passengers faced drowning or burning with shore rescue efforts hampered by numbers and water conditions.
In a deadly blaze, seven members of a family of eight from Owensboro Kentucky perished before attempting to flee or reach the river. The incident details suggest a rapid fire event with likely fatal consequences for most occupants.
The House passed the Cuban reciprocity bill after an amendment to remove the refined sugar differential duty. The Speaker’s ruling on the motion was overturned 171 to 180 after an appeal. The amendment passed 199 to 105 and the bill 247 to 52, ending the 12 cent per 100 pounds sugar differential and setting Cuba import terms aligned with reciprocal tariff preferences.
Real estate transfers include John L Rand to Chas Geisler 37.12 acres Brown township for 6000 dollars Lulu Yater receives 120 acres Shelby township for 2500 dollars Thulu Yater to Joseph Truitt 120 acres Shelby township for 1200 dollars and many more such conveyances among numerous buyers and sellers across Center Brown Shelby Franklin Johnson Delaware and Otter Creek townships with prices ranging from 20 to 6000 dollars.
An advertisement denounces Scott's Emulsion as unsuitable for fat people while claiming it builds new flesh for thin individuals. It touts the product as painless, effortless, and natural, promising better appetite and weight gain with a free sample offer and a $1 price through Scott & Whome Chemists in New York City.
The docket lists divorces including Sarah I Jones Whitten vs Oliver P Whitten, Marion Ashcraft vs Ellen Ashcraft, John W Hancock vs Margie Hancock, Mary Lightner vs Richard Lightner, Maude Caplinger vs Benjamin Caplinger, Ida Cravens vs William Cravens, Lincoln Ratekin vs Clara Ratekin, George Holwadel vs Christina Holwadel, Kate M Beer vs Otto C Beer, Mollie Curran vs Marion Curran, and related filings across several names.
A sequence of court case listings includes state actions against Samuel Downs for rape, Asberry Dickey for selling to a minor and selling without a license, Fred Meyer for selling without a license, Frank Wycoff for trespass, Harvey Wycoff for provoking and trespass, Luther R. Thackery for dangerous insanity, L. B. Ryan for impersonating an officer, and William Sailers for petit larceny. Proceedings outline charges and alleged acts across several defendants.
A dense docket enumerates numerous actions across parties and counties, including bastardy suits, partitions, damages, injunctions, and appeals. Named plaintiffs include Mary R Lemon Esther Stoll Barbara Gerth Anna Hammer and many others, with defendants B and O S W RR Co, St Louis to Chicago railroad, and various individuals. The entries reference guardianships, receivers, and impeachments, reflecting routine 19th century civil litigation activity.
List of probate petitions and guardianship actions including estates of William Marshal Ezra Thackery and Morgan Jordan. set off to widows. turn over property. deeds and guardianship of Cynthia E McBride. and several suits between heirs and executors across multiple estates.
Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci Indiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing ten years of chronic bronchitis after failed remedies. John Wanamaker met the German Emperor and spoke frankly earning the Emperor's praise. Senator Hanna urged industrial peace to harness America's productive capacity and capital aggregation.
Notice to Farmers announces sale of Milwaukee harvesting machines chilled and steel plows riding and walking cultivators single and double corn drills at lowest prices. Visit before purchasing. John N. Pohlman Morris Ind.
Mike Benz paid Fred Krieger 500 dollars for 10 steers. Three weeks earlier Benz paid Morris Volz 77.75 dollars for a two year old steer. Misses Cora Starks Eliza King Mildred Jenkins and Bertha Kuert traveled from Newpoint last Thursday to attend services at the E M E church.
Henry Siebert and wife and J. H. Bosse attended Henry Haase's funeral here Monday and left for Shelbyville Tuesday morning. Wu. Vogel and family of Greensburg were guests of Geo. Bessler and family Sunday evening.
Cornet T. J. Conover admr est John W Trees deed vs Elizabeth Trees et al petition to sell real estate. Wilson Wagner admr est David Condon deed vs Ann Condon et al petition to sell real estate. Robinson Guardianship of Charles Gerth Barbara Gerth guardian petition to invest money. Guardianship of Rosa Gerth of unsound mind petition to invest money. Benham Monroe Hyatt admr est Madora Hyatt et al petition to sell real estate. Stockinger Estate of Joshua Hess deed to settle as insolvent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.