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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
6
The dispatch lists violent incidents including a deserter capture, multiple injuries, and a notable murder risk. It notes a council action on Attorney General terms and mentions a paralytic stroke ending in doctors predicting no recovery. The article references the bereaved wife near death and widespread public fear in the city.
A large crowd attended the Big Live Stock Show at Linton Stock Yards for the annual exposition. The event featured the Nu Thane Live Brook Association convention with exhibitors, judging, and livestock displays, drawing participants and visitors from nearby towns and farms.
The text reports a marked change for the worse in the condition of Rear Admiral W. P. Sampson’s son and mentions a move to Washington. It also references a feeble march toward Strain Moon with villages said to be affected, though details are fragmentary.
A malfunctioning freight route from Savant to Atlanta caused a deadly crash killing Judia Brinton of Coluanmben Georgia and injuring Lee Jackson of Louisville Indiana and twenty others.
The tense dispatches describe strong opposition as British forces destroyed seven villages. Math-sud forces regrouped and attacked, killing several British troops and wounding fifteen. In Ottawa Ontario the bodies of Miss Bessie Blair and Gr A Dooper were recovered after a skating accident on the Ottawa River.
The New York World prints a Washington dispatch stating Admiral Dewey rejected last week’s claims that the Schley court of inquiry ruled against him on five counts. He offers no hint of the eventual verdict.
Henry Everett rejects rumors that the Vanderbilt family has gained control of his Lake Shore electric line. He calls the report entirely false and insists no change in ownership or executive power has occurred.
Fragmentary notes describe a canal issue linked to Nicaragua with mentions of places and people. The text references a plan to clear a path and various names suggesting stakeholders and dates, though many words are garbled. The core appears to discuss a canal project and related interests.
The Bankers' Magazine notes a massive wartime collapse in British securities since the South African War began. Total losses in gilt edged securities and rail stocks run into the hundreds of millions of pounds, with many government funds and railroad debentures also suffering sharp declines.
Mrs Armour of Chicago announces her engagement to P A Valentine. The declaration was made at the Netherland Hotel in New York City.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a chaotic account with many garbled names and places. It references Maralt Bulls, Chicago, and multiple unclear events. The readable bits hint at sports and local figures but lack coherent details or outcomes.
Report details a Pittsburg chess gathering with players like Bishop Bitzeeraid recognized for skill. The event drew attendees and criticism of certain practices while highlighting ongoing debates and the convention’s impact on local players and fans.
Accused of marriage breakdown Josephine Ormesby of Chaeto tells reporters she is mother to fourteen children with seven years of marriage. She says she will not remarry, has received hundreds of proposals, and rejects them as she contemplates desertion and cruelty.
Widow of Gen John C Fremont appeals to President Roosevelt for clemency in the case of Capt. Inspurment of the Second Infantry in the Philippines. The officer is sentenced to six months suspended rank, half pay, and confinement as directed for assaulting an enlisted man. Mrs Fremont appeals for mercy for her son.
Health notes from Monolulu show ongoing plague concerns while Count Tulstoi’s health improves. Governor Yunt Idathe pledges to oppose a railway combine. A well rigging incident near Kinsley Kansas uncovers a water depth of 180 feet. Convict Riley TT receives one year in Moundaville West Virginia for impersonation and pension fraud.
The report details widespread supply and demand frictions across markets with slow deliveries and power constraints. It notes scarce motive power limiting rail shipments, rising costs, and fluctuating grain prices, especially wheat, oats, and corn, amid broader regional contrasts and Western shortages. Grain futures and livestock prices shift as freight and market confidence waver.
The report lists prices for wheat No 2 red and white, rye, oats, corn, and clover seed across markets in Ste, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and UtahWyomingIdaho sheep buyers. It notes sheepmen enjoying brighter winter pasturage conditions in the western regions.
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