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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1910
Page
2
A reflective column critiques aviation fatalities and trends, jokes about fashion and technology, and obsesses over the era’s fast-moving dreams. It mentions aviators, balloons, autos, ostrich plumes, new counterfeit bills, and a New York marriage amid fringe dogs, weaving a satirical snapshot of early 20th century life.
About fifteen hundred schoolboys gathered in Kansas City's Sixth ward to clean streets, working without pay. After completion, no boy had sustained broken bones or injuries severe enough to require hospital care.
The United States moves in federal court to dissolve the American Sugar Refining Company, charging a long history of unlawful restraint of trade and monopolistic practices. The petition accuses the trust of rebating with railroads and acquiring control over competitors, and alleges Henry Havemeyer received 10 million dollars in stock as a gift.
Boston lawyer Louis D. Brandes told railroad presidents he will outline how to cut costs by 1,000,000 dollars daily through scientific operation and economies. In Washington he noted that Shipper interests push for rate adjustments while C M Cain testified on a pamphlet claiming diminished purchasing power of railroads and urged readjustment.
Representative George E K Fess of Wilnois chairs the naval committees and received from Secretary of the Navy Meyer the estimates for the fiscal year 1911 12 totaling 127 016 158 dollars. The prior spring naval bill totaled 128 751 624 dollars with 14 000 009 earmarked for new warship construction.
Jem Mace, famed pugilist and considered among the era’s greatest fighters, died Wednesday at Sarrow-on Tyne aged seventy nine. He remained a national idol for English sports fans to the end.
Corunna Spain reports a wild gale Wednesday wrecking ships along the coast. A coasting vessel capsized and sixteen persons drowned in the storm, with crews struggling to reach safety amid high waves and debris.
Irish politics grow bitter as Ulster delegates vow to pay no Dublin taxes and obey no Dublin decrees. A $50,000 fund is raised to buy arms and men are appointed to form regiments. Speakers advocate armed resistance if home rule is imposed.
Gold in paying quantities found on John Grost farm in Antrim county near Boyne City Michigan. Samples submitted to College of Mines. Local interest grows in developing the property.
Eight persons perished when the bark Gratitude collided with a coal steamer in the Thames River at Gravesend. The Gratitude sank within two minutes.
New York reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook admits he may not know if he reached the north pole. He says months of isolation and privation drove him half crazy and that he might be a genuine discoverer or a careful fabricator. He plans to return to the United States December 22 with his wife and children while detailing his two and a half years in the Arctic.
Mutinous force in a Portuguese dependency seized city government with bayonet power from the Patria gunboat. They demanded expulsion of religious orders, higher pay, and indemnity, forcing the governor to grant terms. Nuns fled to Hong Kong as rebels, numbering several hundred, held control.
Evangelist Billy Sunday escaped injury when the Waterloo Ta-An automobile he rode in was struck by a trolley car on an interurban crossing near here. The crash disrupted traffic but Sunday was unharmed.
John F. Donahoe longtime confidential clerk to financier Thomas W. Lawson killed himself by jumping before a train in the Washington Street tunnel, ending twelve years of service in Lynn.
The Taft order for publicity of corporation tax returns is underscored by Royal C. Cabell's report. U.S. corporations filed total 262,490 with capital of 52.47 billion dollars and indebtedness of 31.33 billion. Net income for the year stood at 3.13 billion, with first-year tax totaling 27.29 million. Illinois shows 17,908 firms, 21.19 billion in capital and 3.03 billion debt. Illinois pays 49.15 million in internal revenue taxes, well ahead of New York and Kentucky. Total bureau receipts for the year reach 289.92 million.
Hudson county grand jury indicted James J. Gallagher in three counts. Two counts accuse atrocious assault with intent to kill Mayor Gaynor and Street Cleaning Commissioner Edwards, and one counts carrying a concealed weapon.
Americans arriving from Chihuahua report that revolutionists halted a Chihuahua and Pacific Railroad passenger train a few days ago between Chihuahua and Madera. About 100 attackers ditched cars and killed three Mexican women. Passengers were held 24 hours then released after railroad officials promised no soldiers would be sent.
Illinois shows a total population of 5 638 591 for 191 census figures announced Monday. Cook County houses 2 405 233, up 817 041 or 16 9 percent since 1900, with rural counties generally declining in population.
Dr. Sylvester F. Sea vel, head of Wooster University for 26 years and president of the American branch of the International Peace Society, died here Tuesday from pneumonia.
Three hundred Persian dock workers perished when a landing stage collapsed into the Caspian Sea during a sudden storm near Storr, Astrakhan, Russia, sweeping them into the turbulent waters Tuesday.
A mother schemes to break up Gwendoline’s attachment to a poor suitor Perm. She argues the risky match and suggests deceiving her daughter to intervene. The dialogue frames parental control and social class as decisive forces in marriage.
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