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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
2
Telegraphic dispatches report three tramps robbed Indiana cousins near Augusta Kansas. Woodruff was shot and killed after an attempted escape. another companion was robbed. The trio boarded a train and fled the scene.
Dispatch from Kingston reports Governor Hemming asked imperial authorities for a 1,280,000 loan to aid banana growers in restoring plantations after a recent hurricane. Government relief provides work for hundreds, while local charities ease distress but need persist.
The Humbert case ends with a verdict that relieves many Parisians, especially the less privileged, who feared occult influences might prevail. Therese Humbert cried upon arrival at Conciergerie prison after sentencing.
Seventeen Trappist monks in rough brown habits and barefooted robes, exiled from their homeland by French associations, passed through here en route to Gethsemane Abbey in Kentucky. The procession along Broad Street drew about five hundred followers, creating notable public attention.
Joseph Parcher was seriously injured at the Mansfield street crossing in Bucyrus Ohio as he attempted to cross after the gates were up. The gate man dropped the gates due to an approaching train, trapping him while his horse ran off. Two wheels passed over his legs.
A special New York Central train carrying city newspapers wrecked at Gulf bridge in Little Falls New York. Engineer Robert Lilly and Fireman Peter Conley both of Albany were killed. Several newspaper employes and crew were severely injured.
A blaze at the Santa Fe railroad yard in Beaumont Texas destroyed the round house and machine shops causing an estimated 100000 dollars in losses. Fire crews battled the flames but the structures were largely leveled. No further details on casualties or causes were provided.
A Black suspect confessed to killing 18 year old Mary Jenkins in Halifax North Carolina. A mob strung him up and shot his body, then dispersed without further disorder.
The Liverpool Post reports Dr. Marmorek of the Pasteur Institute plans a public reveal of a six year tested curative for consumption. He claims the system is perfected and ready for use.
Berlin reports from Port Arthur quote a rising in Chinese provinces threatening national upheaval. Analysts in Novkhrai foresee an Anglo Russian rappmeciment to counter German and British interests and curb Japanese moves on the Straits of Korea. A Cologne Gazette dispatch notes rising tensions in Manchuria and Chinese insults toward Russian troops.
Clarence English a pugilist married 16 year old Mildred Mayes in Omaha County Court and, after being told he would not be cared for, parted from his bride. Mildred’s stepmother Mrs. Allen disclosed an $18 000 estate bequest to Mildred from her late father and planned to reveal it to English. They decided to move to Chicago.
Reports from Butler Stafford Chase Harvey Wilson counties show corn yields far above last year with estimates of fifty to sixty bushels per acre. Forage crops are strong and late rains boosted hay and pasture production.
A severe hailstorm swept southern Miami County and northern Fulton County Indiana destroying thousands of acres of corn. Much of what remained was shredded by hailstones some seven inches in circumference. Hail drifts formed at Walnut and fog reduced visibility to fifty feet. Some livestock perished near Miami.
The Southern Textile Company combine plans to take over about seventy mills across North Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. The merger values the new entity at about 14 million dollars and claims to be the largest cotton mill consolidation to date.
Six flour mills including The Anchor and B mills of Pillsbury-Washburn and mills C D E and G of Northwestern Consolidated Milling in Minneapolis have shut down after operating day and night due to a wheat shortage.
James T. Ravelle a Toledo capitalist and racehorse owner shot himself in his private office in the Calvin block. Death was instantaneous and alcohol may have prompted the act.
Jack Kelley, a Omaha stable groom earning six dollars weekly, quits his job and lodges in a top hotel after an attorney claims late John Kellar of Rock Island Illinois would pay fifty thousand dollars upon proof of identity. Kellar, a wealthy uncle, served in the First Nebraska and was twice wounded in the Philippines. Kelley, unaware of the will, plans to attend college.
A Philadelphia trolley party returning from a Delaware river resort narrowly escaped a fatal crash when their car stalled on a railroad crossing. The express locomotive halted within feet after the motorman waved its headlight, and the group burst into the doxology singing praises.
A blaze gutted the building housing A. B. Alne & Co at 414 North Broadway St. Louis with losses around 150000 dollars, partly insured. Simmons Hardware nearby sustained water damage, and a water tower fell onto T. J. Reid shoe store causing about 6500 dollars in damage. Fire likely started from an electric light wire.
A bold thief broke the show window of W A Wortman’s jewelry shop in Canton Olio and stole a tray of diamonds valued at about two thousand dollars escaping before alarm. Police have no further clues. W G Clifford of Potsville claims to have solved the servant problem by arranging with the Liberian Migration Society and others to bring 24 000 colored girls to the North, with transportation to start immediately.
The Citizens' National Bank of Beaumont Texas was closed after an examination by National Bank Examiner J M Logan and a clearing house committee. Estimated losses reached 229000 with doubtful items listed at 42000.
Analysis of the census returns indicates the United States population increased by 20.7 percent over the decade. The rise outpaced Europe and most nations, second only to the Argentine Republic in growth.
Two highwaymen attempted to rob the St Charles Hotel office in St Louis but fled after Clerk Daw son fired a revolver. One raider named Joseph Wright appears mortally wounded. Pope Leo’s lost fisherman's ring found on the late pope's writing table and broken up by Cardinal Oreglia.
The report notes vacation season quiet influence on business with crops slow to reach market while railway earnings stay solid. It mentions heavy iron contracts were made, signaling ongoing activity in the freight sector.
Reliance and Shamrock III failed to cover the course in the first trial and the race was called off by mutual consent. Reliance showed superiority over the challenger under conditions especially favorable to the latter.
Four women crossing a trestle at Oak Point a Lake Shore electric car struck one dying soon after and the others sustaining injuries with two possibly fatal. The incident occurred at the popular Cleveland area resort and prompted swift medical attention for the injured passengers.
Four hundred Snake Indians finished a lengthy council of war in the Flint Hills near Tucker Springs, I T, where Crazy Snake and other chiefs urged renewed rebellion against the government.
State Senator William J. Sullivan was found guilty by a Jefferson City jury of soliciting a bribe for three votes on the anti alum bill during last winter’s legislative session. He faces a $100 fine. In St Louis a stabbing blamed on a Mafia element left Fragislino Montesano badly wounded with four stab wounds. A Mafia linked assailant remains unidentified. In New York a dynamite cartridge exploded in the subway at One Hundred Third Street and Broadway injuring two fatally and causing numerous injuries.
A Cleveland patrolman finds two dead bodies on a lonely street after hearing two revolver shots. The man is 26 year old William Leutbecher and the woman Martha Foehnrich, 22. Authorities believe Leutbecher shot Miss Foehnrich then killed himself due to family opposition to their relationship.
Miss Natherine Grathwol of St Paul is dead after a Santa Barbara group outing to a mountain summit via Lacumbe trail. Frederick Lueders, a Santa Barbara artist, is described as a rav ing maniac and others Fred Webster Nellie Stone Fred Gilbert and Grace Porter are missing. Sueders found Grathwol dead and Lueders unable to account for the rest. Searchers have yet to locate the remaining excursionists. Grathwol, age 24, had been staying in Santa Barbara for her health.
A Boston Chamber of Commerce report notes the 1903 world apple crop. Great Britain and Europe face shortages. far West yields are very heavy, middle West fair. Canada and Nova Scotia expect strong crops. quality remains excellent. Blow for the Union.
The new Herrs Island stock yards at Pittsburg, costing over 3 million dollars, will be formally opened Monday September seven. A J Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, will be guest of honor. Ten thousand invitations have been issued for the event and preparations aim to accommodate 25,000 attendees.
James Williams a convict in the Rawlins Wyoming state penitentiary was shot through the head by Ernest Goodsell night turnkey after Williams wrested Goodsell s keys from his grasp. The struggle occurred as Goodsell reached through bars for control of the keys.
Special dispatch from Dawson City says American miner WH Bratnaber reports 400 Tanana region miners in desperate straits. Five dead from starvation and many rely on berries for sustenance as winter bites.
Thomas R. Morgan, a wealthy Oshkosh lumberman, was shot dead by Frederick Hampel, his drunken employer, who then hanged himself in his cell. The incident follows a string of violent events including a recent canal treaty rejection and military reviews.
The weekly crop summary notes third straight week of cool, damp weather in the northern district east of the Rockies delaying corn maturity with frost risk. Rains halt harvests in parts, while the southern states see better conditions. Drought and wetness affect wheat, cotton, apples, and other crops across Missouri to New England, with forecasts mixed for major belts.
The Transvaal produced 230000 ounces of gold in March. Injuries occurred as George Ayers and Tom Woodson of Bristol Tennessee were badly hurt blasting. G 5S Bailey of Mountain Park Colorado killed W Grown. A dispute over town removal sparked quarrel. A Chicago undertaker threatened to haunt a debtor with his coffin. A Henderson Texas mob released a negro after threats of lynching as grand jury case opens. Mrs R C Scott of Richmond Virginia wounded near Cincinnati but continued journey. Mrs Tigzzie West of San Francisco consumed cremation fees and chloroform after relatives in Denver failed to provide support. doctors expect recovery.
R. G. Dun & Co. notes August rail earnings up 7.7 percent vs last year and 16.3 percent vs 1901. Cargo demand remains strong in staple lines while imports and exports show declines. leather and heavy shoe purchases rise. iron and steel labor disputes temper activity. Bradstreet’s adds mixed results with weaker wheat and corn exports but improving general trade sentiment and ongoing freight congestion in the West.
Chicago to New York listings show cattle shipping prices 3.00 to 5.85, hogs 2.50 to 6.00, sheep 2.50 to 8.25, wheat varied by grade, corn and oats quoted by No. 2 and white or mixed grades, rye prices, and dairy eggs butter and potatoes noted. Regional quotes include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with specific ranges for each commodity.
John Burke of Chicago killed himself amid fatigue of life. A fire at Enterprise boiler works in Youngstown Ohio caused 50000 dollars in damage. Half of Biggs California's business section burned with a 40000 dollar loss. A 16 foot shark trapped off Maine with a 300 pound seal in its stomach. Trinity College reportedly offered its presidency to Anson Phelps Jr the Yale secretary.
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