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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
6
A dispatch from Treasury expert T. S. Sharrett reports the tariff treaty between the United States and China was signed on the 15th inst and that he will sail on the first steamer. The notice confirms months of negotiations reaching a successful conclusion.
Dispatch from San Jose reports the capture of the government ship Boyaca by Colombian revolutionists in Agua Dulce. Three hundred government soldiers and Generals Ortiz and Henao, plus munitions and provisions, were captured along with a gasoline launch from government service.
A Pacific coast disaster reports Allata destroyed by a massive tidal wave with at least thirty drownings and widespread property loss. Rumors claim smaller towns above Alfata were washed away, suggesting far greater loss of life.
A Calumet dispatch reports widespread use of Finnish immigrant women for farm labor. About 900 to 3000 workers are employed in the district as farmers say the women work cheaper and satisfy more, continuing the same work they did in Finland.
Two thousand workers at the American Tin Plate Company plant in Elwood Indiana were notified that operations would be suspended indefinitely. The plant had resumed after a prior shutdown caused by wage-cut resistance, then reopened, with the current suspension attributed to a shortage of orders.
A ruling from the United States district attorney of Kansas declares trade checks illegal and punishable by a $50 fine or five years imprisonment. The term covers the metal piece inscribed Good for-sin trade. The Secret Service will prosecute issuers of such checks.
Joy Streeter, a local colored lightweight fighter, was shot and killed on the street by fellow pugilist John Corman known as Kid Hogan. The men reconciled a past quarrel when Corman fired a shotgun, killing Streeter. Corman is under arrest.
The Postmaster General's annual English report shows 8,376,000 in undelivered letters last year. It notes undelivered mail at ten million and delivered missives at 2,451,510,000, averaging 68.9 per person in the United Kingdom.
A gang dynamited the East Palestine post office safe and secured about $600 in cash and $600 in stamps and stationery. The blast alarmed locals and an exchange of shots occurred before the robbers fled with the loot.
Attorney General Taylor rules Governor Durbin cannot intervene in prize fights. He states local police departments in cities must oversee boxing contests and enforce regulations.
U S Senator J B Foraker visited Toledo on his way home to Cincinnati. He dismissed recent reports linking him as the Republican vice presidential candidate with President Roosevelt in 1904 stating there is no substance to the rumor.
Anthracite coal in Indianapolis has risen to 9 dollars per unit. Officials estimate no more than 1000 tons remain for sale in the city.
A midnight blaze in Hamilton destroys the T. W. Howell & Son dry goods store and heavily damages the adjoining Second National Bank. Hicks' stationery shop in the Howell block also falls to flames. A smaller Walnut street fire nearby is quickly controlled. Losses total about a quarter million, with Howell’s and the bank bearing the heaviest hits.
The south wing of the main building at Towa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Ames was destroyed by fire. The north wing burned similarly in December 19. The damaged portion had been condemned for demolition to make way for a new General Assembly project. Loss to building and contents will not exceed 810,000. The hot water system equipment, museum, and office furniture were saved. The fire’s origin remains a mystery with no fire present during vacation.
The New York and Chicago Association forms to promote a shortcut highway from New York to Chicago. Aims to cut distance from about 1,000 miles to 550 miles and improve roads. Members include motor, bicycle, and road groups. Col A A Pope president. Route passes Newbury to Cleveland and Indiana towns. Many stores burned in a Princeton Kentucky fire following a chemical explosion. Estimated total deal value around 100,000 dollars.
Reports say Gonaves Pont de Paix Petit Goave and St. Marc rebelled as government troops took Petit Goave after fierce resistance. Firimin’s force burned the town and withdrew. The destruction leaves ten thousand homeless and in dire need amid heavy casualties.
Mrs. Wiurchowski admitted to Cleveland police that Charles Janaski, a former boarder at her home, killed her husband as they walked home Sunday night. She described a robber as the crime behind the shooting and the couple has been under arrest since. A detective simulation based on her statement preceded verification and a written confession.
Wilberforce Ogden, a divinity student who vanished from his father William Ogden in Chat ham N J on Aug 4, was located in the hayloft of the family barn. He had returned months earlier from the Vermont Theatrical Seminary and appeared in good health though his mind remained affected.
Articles filed with the Secretary of State in Pierre. Farmers National Cooperative Exchange Company authorized with capital of 40000000. The firm aims to help farmers obtain better prices by handling grain, live stock and produce on commission and related activities. A chain of grain elevators warehouses storage plants and stockyards will be provided.
At Edmore Carl Okelson and three Walsh County men visited a blind pig run by Frank Pelke. Pelke shot Okelson in the face. Deputy Sheriff George Planson and Constable John Johnson, with a warrant, tried to arrest Pelke. Pelke drew a revolver and was shot in the left side by Hansen. Pelke died an hour later. Okelson’s condition was critical.
Jerry Logan the aged janitor of the State Supreme Court at Knoxville has sold himself to Gerald Stuart the court clerk for $1000. He agrees in a written contract to serve and obey Stuart as master from now until his death, using the money to ease debts he has faced.
The twentieth contours limited on the Lake Shore achieved a new best long distance run. The train covered 91 miles in 75 minutes, averaging about 72.8 miles per hour.
Nelson Morris and Co of Chicago buys the United Dressed Beef Company with its main plant at Forty first street and first avenue New York City for about five million dollars.
Chicago patrolmen Charles T. Pennell and Timothy Devin from West Lake Street station were killed in the line of duty. The assailants remain unknown.
A rockfall on Pike's Peak near Cripple Creek Colorado narrowly misses West ern Union workers J P Cook of Chicago J J Dickey of Omaha and Maj Seels while a new ore find is reported at Bull Hill Cripple Creek district a sulphide ore strike containing about 4000 ounces of silver and substantial copper at 1865 feet depth.
Two hundred fifty thousand gold dollars to be minted for the St Louis exposition split with heads of Jefferson and McKinley. The article notes a related report about Haiti’s provisional government informing the United States, leaving ten thousand rendered homeless.
Rev. Dr. M. M. Sweeney of Bellevue Pennsylvania, pastor at Lelevue Methodist Episcopal Church, died at home by cutting his wrists. He bled to death before discovery. He had suffered a stroke two weeks earlier and was thought temporarily deranged.
James Moonan of St. Louis aged 14 elopes with Mrs. Josephine Marti a grandmother. The unlikely match leads to a run from home and the youth’s arrest. authorities report the pair sought to wed despite generations apart.
The Riverside Ranch Company of Ashland Nebraska owned by George F E Ricker and Co suspends payments. It is the country’s largest breeder of thoroughbred Hereford cattle, selling most stock in car loads.
Stealth Officer Friederich launches a campaign against dirty money in Cleveland. He claims the city has more dirty money afloat than any city except New York and Chicago, signaling a broader crackdown.
Bethlehem Steel, once owned by Charles M Schwab for 7.5 million, has been sold to the United States Shipbuilding Company for about 26 million, according to reports. The announcement marks a major consolidation in the steel and shipbuilding sectors.
C G Stone, former army engineer in the Orient, spoke in San Francisco disputing reports of a native white race on Mindanao. He toured the island with Capt Baldwin, learned local dialects, and found that so called light skinned people descended from Castilians who settled there and married Moro women.
Prince Frederick William heir to the Kaiser reportedly seeks to renounce the throne to wed Miss Gladys Deacon an American. Deacon's refusal of a morganatic marriage prompts clash with Emperor as the prince offers a ring and remains a Bonn student at twenty.
A plan to destroy the Adams County infirmary and kill 44 inmates was found in Decatur Indiana. State charities secretary A W Butler inspecting Beckerman's room uncovered sixty pounds of dynamite two dynamite bombs and 115 feet of fuse. Beckerman, an inmate for over twelve years, fled after the cache was found.
Roy Streeter a colored lightweight pugilist is shot dead on a street in Custer City South Dakota by fellow boxer John Gorman known as Kid Wogan. Gorman is under arrest after a renewed quarrel led to the fatal shotgun blast. Nearby reports note unrest and other incidents across the region.
Tracey R. Baggs of Grand Forks North Dakota has been exalted to supreme chancellor by unanimous vote of the supreme lodge after two years as supreme vice chancellor. Levi Perham aged 19 confessed at inquest over Marcus Rogers body in Bennington Vermont that he with Rogers wife chloroformed and bound Rogers before throwing him into the Walloomsue river.
Capt. Newman and his son Edward reach Falmouth England aboard a thirty eight foot kerosene launch after a perilous Atlantic crossing. Advices from Washington indicate President Roosevelt will convene the Senate in an extraordinary session early in November.
Judge Coolidge of Berrien County Circuit Court held that Dr. W H Smith intended his cousin Hannah Dibble to pay his debts using two life insurance policies totaling $6000. Dibble must settle all proven claims from the probate court after beneficiaries settle the estate.
Gen Torrance presides at G A R encampment HQ in Washington as a detailed schedule for the 102nd encampment is outlined. Events include patriotic services in churches, a campfire, naval day parade with veterans and troops, Mount Vernon excursion, a welcome by local officials, and a grand review with the President followed by an evening reception.
Charles Tolada confesses that Mrs Gaullagher aided in the murder of James Gaullagher four months ago in Iowa City. The killing occurred at midnight as Gaullagher slept with his wife and child. a rifle bullet killed him. Tolada says they planned poisoning and he left the scene hours before the shooting.
R G Dun & Co reviews a robust trade outlook with confidence in future demand. Rail earnings rise 5.9 percent year over year, lumber and fish packing set records, and western railroads expand capacity as crops improve.
Read shows Chicago to Buffalo price listings for cattle hogs sheep and wheat No 2 red No 2 mixed corn oats rye and other grains across cities and regions including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York and Buffalo with bid ranges and average values for each commodity and grade.
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