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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
6
The 1900 census document analyzes wine malt and spirits production and consumption in the United States. It notes total liquor consumption of 1.323 billion gallons, 2.58 establishments with output above 500 dollars, and product value around 340.6 million dollars, with salaries, wares, and materials detailed.
News from Calcutta announces the death of Swami Vivekananda the Indian monk and philosopher in a monastery near Calcutta. He first appeared in New York society as co delegate to the Parliament of Religions at the World's Fair and later became a leading figure for the higher thought movement in the United States. His converts included prominent women such as Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati who became the Duchess of Manchester. Mme Galve journeyed to India in 1900 for health under his influence. The piece also notes the Spanish American War veterans encampment in Indianapolis on Sept 22 to 24 with a possible attendance by President Roosevelt.
The formal announcement states Miss Markleen Neieon is to wed Revinald Vanderbilt. matrons of sorority acclaim her as the fairest among those joining the Vanderbilt family through marriage.
In Marion Indiana labor unions move to establish an undenominational church open to all faiths but limited to workers or families with a union link. Led by James V Myers the plan seeks a church funded and operated by organized labor, welcoming Baptists Presbyterians Methodists Lutherans and others while avoiding doctrinal dogma.
A 1896 account shows James Russell’s family sliding from idleness to stable life by 1902 as the Dingley tariff helped secure steady work and home finance. It contrasts poverty with improved wages and mortgage payoff, illustrating broader national happiness gains and debates on sugar and tariffs.
The New York World profiles Mrs. John Mitchell wife of United Mine Workers president John Mitchell. Living in Spring Valley Illinois style and modestly, she keeps six rooms, two halves of a double, with simple furnishings and crayon family portraits. She is quiet, diligent and content, doing most housework herself with help from a cousin.
The fragment references Kathleen Neilson as Mrs Belle Neiison’s daughter and niece of Java Gep hardvs, notes opposition by Mrs Vanderbilt to her son’s attention to Miss Neilson, and mentions Vanderbilt family traditions influencing match choices. It ends with comments on Miss Neilson’s personality, convent training, and broader church funding concerns.
Amoret Missouri will establish a State bank with a capital of 10000 dollars. The report notes daily earthquakes in parts of India from July 9 to 25.
The Mississippi River Commission reports 1904 estimates including 2 million for continuing work and smaller sums for bank protection and harbors at Caruthersville Memphis Greenville Delta Point Natchez Vidalia and New Orleans. A 2.54 million balance was available at start and total appropriations since 1879 total 43.57 million. Cholera is raging at Mukden Manchuria with 7 THZ cases and 81 Russian and 363 Chinese deaths.
In northeastern Illinois near Highland Park the bent and scarred oak trees laid by Potawatomi used to mark their trail from Lake Michigan north of Chicago toward the Skokie swamp and Des Plaines. A stone circle on a lake bluff marks a council-fire site guiding the ancient route through woods and marshes.
Brief excerpt notes a remark about Barbier and his wife, with a Detroit Free Press citation, but lacks a clear event, date, or identifiable outcome to form a complete news item. The fragment offers dialogue about appearance and acceptance within a household.
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