Batesville Ad Notes Publisher D McCallum
Batesville Indiana publication page notes D McCallum as publisher for The Tribune with a small card style listing. The fragment confirms the role and location but provides limited contextual details.
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 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
6
Batesville Indiana publication page notes D McCallum as publisher for The Tribune with a small card style listing. The fragment confirms the role and location but provides limited contextual details.
Mrs. May Torry, 40, of Muncie Indiana, was blinded and severely burned after a rejected suitor Peter Tillbury 42 threw carbolic acid on her face and body. She is in critical condition, Tillbury fled and remains at large amid intensified public outrage and threats of violence.
Amid near ten thousand cheering spectators Crescens the world’s champion trotting stallion trotted a mile at Cleveland in 2023 4 establishing a new world record for both sexes. The Abbott’s 2 08 time was surpassed under poor track conditions after 6 30 pm when rain had cooled the air and the track was deemed suitable for the attempt.
George Kennan, noted American author and lecturer on Siberia, was ordered to leave Russia shortly after arriving in St. Petersburg. The action came at police behest with American ambassador Tower informed, but Kennan requested no revocation. An Ohio native, he has lectured nationwide on Russia and its Siberian prison system.
A strong earthquake rocked a seventy five mile wide section through the Nevada desert from Death Valley to Carlin. Shocks lasted five seconds in places with north to south vibrations. Elko suffered severe damage to a new high school brick building while other structures had minor cracks. Heavy rain followed the tremor.
Clark files in U S court at Hutte Montana to answer government suit to cancel his title to about 15000 acres in western Montana valued at 500000 dollars. Government alleges land obtained via a gigantic swindle tied to 102 indictments by a federal grand jury. Clark says he was an innocent purchaser and should be protected.
A midnight fire in La Prairie Quebec destroyed twenty nine houses and the Notre Dame convent. The blaze started in a frame cottage and spread rapidly, causing estimated damage around 106000 dollars.
Chief Post Office Inspector Cochran reports the arrest of F. Wallace at Mauch Chunk, described as the department’s most dangerous green goods counterfeiter. Kansas City reports cattle supplies tight as one packing house ships export cattle from Chicago for slaughter there.
Rear Admiral John Irwin retired died at his Washington residence after an illness of several months.
Two distinct shocks were felt in Huntington Indiana with buildings shaking and a rumbling noise heard by many. Police initially feared an explosion but no damage occurred. Local residents reported the tremors lasting briefly with no injuries or structural harm.
Fire swept Nashua New Hampshire destroying the Cooperage Plant of Proctor Bros the slave drying shed of the White Mountain Freezer Company and seven tenement houses. The total loss was estimated at two hundred thousand dollars.
Fifty thousand garment workers in New York and Newark strike. Rev J G Merrill is elected Fisk University president to fill the vacancy from Dr H E Grayath death. Seven injured in a trolley car collision at Coney Island Creek trestle. one seriously. Elmer Barner hanged in Harrisburg jail for murdering his brother‑in‑law Isaac Milller near Halifax. Anna Kowalchik confesses to murdering her 1‑day‑old infant and is taken to Johnstown. George Young shot dead in Ilion after dispute over $16 debt with Henry Brown. Dr M A Arnholt in Pittsburg shoots himself, likely due to ill health. Suspension of north Brooklyn Bridge cable sections prompts service suspensions to assess damage. Manhattan and Bronx directory shows 2,075,450 population, up 23,850 in a year. Thomas Lloyds fireworks at GlenCitts on Staten Island partially destroyed by explosion from spontaneous combustion. An 18‑year‑old girl Kinot injured. Pittsburg Wire and Steel Co plans a $2,000,000 charter, aims to build a large, independent plant. Mrs Sophia Ratza, 30, and her three children die in a Pittsburg tenement fire. husband Francis Ratza severely burned but to recover. A SW Washington circus owners report a bold larceny: a black man purloins two of the largest smokes from the show, eight and ten feet long, heavy yet harmless.
John Martin of Chicago saved three people from drowning at St. Joseph Michigan. Arthur Bryant, a job printer, committed suicide at Savannah Missouri due to heat. Indians sue to enter Shiowa Apache reserve in El Reno Oklahoma. Jacob Neer, 92, shot himself in Bellefontaine Ohio. Davenport fire destroys property worth 700000.\n(Note: The original contains many items. this card captures representative events and named entities.)
In Southern cities a mob hanged a Black man in a Glins Park after a police chief was shot during arrest. A Biloxi widow killed herself with a pistol. A six year old and a twelve year old were killed by a train in Memphis. A knife fight in Winchester left one man dead and another gravely wounded. A Louisville shooting during a gun test killed a Black man. A Vidalia jail breakout ended in a fatality. Two youths found dead in a mill pond near Jacksonboro after stabbing and beating. South Carolina party leaders demand Senator McLaurin’s resignation over treachery charges. A duel erupted in Three Mile, West Virginia.
The text notes a long public sentiment against dueling in Alabama and cites a constitutional convention resolution urging the legislature to pass penal laws to suppress the evil practice. It recalls a fatal duel where a man Morgan was shot in the breast and his adversary in the abdomen.
Pekin representatives approve a plan to settle the 450 million taels indemnity with China accepting it. Berlin scientist Prof. Koch reports tests showing consumption bacillus cannot pass from animals to humans. Russia’s Batum suffers a massive petroleum explosion in a densely populated area with vast losses. European intervention chances for the Delarcy commando appear over as fighting continues between European powers and Boer forces. An explosion aboard the American schooner Louise Adelaide in Stockholm harbor kills Captain Orr and ten crew members plus four Swedish officials. A hailstorm devastates crops in Tamboff Russia, with deaths of several and herd losses. Flooding along the Yangtze embraces wide areas near Wuhu, displacing tens of thousands. An accident on the Moscow-St Petersburg line injures thirteen, including noted ladies. The Duke of Cornwall plans to become Prince of Wales on a November return to England, with Buckingham Palace preparations signaling a royal transfer.
Reports indicate a major cut in army spending in the Philippines and Admiral Schley planning a court of inquiry into his Santiago campaign. A telegraph project to Dawson nears completion while Porto Rican duties may be refunded after federal acts. Schley’s court will include Admiral Dewey and retired Rear Admirals Jimberley and Benham.
Market report summarizes cattle hogs and sheep prices for Chicago Indianapolis Louisville and other cities, with grain quotes for wheat corn oats rye and byproducts. Prices listed by grade and region show wide ranges from Illinois to New York reflecting local market conditions.
In Berkshire County, Judge Stevens ruled for acquittal of Robert Fosburg on manslaughter charges in his sister May Fosburg’s death dated August 20. The jury was directed to acquit after the defense motions, as the sustained evidence failed to prove the indictment beyond doubt. Locals, including Berkshire farmers, carpenters, and merchants, followed the court’s formality.
The Fosburg family recounts a night of terror in 1900 when May Fosbury was killed and others injured after intruders attacked the house. Despite earlier claims, no one proved who held the revolver, and a court withdrew the case from the jury amid a dramatic, applause-filled reaction from locals as witnesses testified.
Davenport suffers $800,000 in damage as a third of a mile square is wiped out by Thursday night’s fire. Two to three hundred homeless, ten firefighters prostrated, Emil Lucht rescued from the blaze. Wergerhauser and Denkmann Company loss $500,000. insurance $300,000. Fire likely started by a cigarette after wind driven flames moved from a lumber yard. Sioux City and Dallas updates follow with a store blaze and street sprinkling halt. Two children die in Louisville, Colorado fire attempts.
An Indiana romance unfolds after Arthur McLaughlin elopes with Effie Tipton against her father Wilson Tipton. A ten mile chase ends with a clandestine marriage at Ladoga before the couple escapes to Chicago. Tipton vows vengeance on all tied to the elopement as the pair flee.
At Fairview Park Indianapolis a riot broke out between white youths the Bungaloos and colored youths. Police failed to quell the disturbance for two hours, a bystander Charles Daniels was shot in the neck, and militia were requested after officers appealed to the Governor.
An assassination attempt aimed at Flora town marshal Thomas Collins occurred during a patrol in the business district. A shot was fired from across the street. Collins was wounded but the shooter escaped. Collins had recently ordered arrests for cigarette smoking within the town limits, stirring opposition.
LaGrange County reports nine hospital commitments since January. Notable incidents include David Ray’s attempted self harm near Crawfordsville, a deadly train accident involving Flarry Walden, and several injuries from falls and a bridge collapse near Brazil. The piece notes balloon trials by Frank Reed, a parole setback for Howard McGaughey, and various local civic events and marriages.
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.