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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
6
A bomber blew apart the Fourth Street National Bank in Philadelphia after demanding a $5,000 loan. Two men died including bank cashier W G Mclear, with scores injured and the interior wrecked. A fragment with ten keys bearing R Steele Garner Iowa hints at the suspect. Police investigate identity.
A powder and shot bomb dropped from an elevated station at Second Avenue and Forty second Street injures three people, with two gravely hurt. The fruit store proprietor Salvitore Ciniluca, 39, is badly injured. The attackers fled amid the chaos. Italian residents say Ciniluca had been summoned as a witness in a Mulberry Park Bend murder case, which is set for trial this week.
Frances Moroski age 15 and Joe Wanoskie age 9 perished while attempting a rescue after breaking through ice at Spring Valley TL. In Burling ton White river three others drowned: William Sechium 18 and two children, a 7 year old boy and 5 year old girl, all on the ice skating.
A blaze at the American Hotel in Delphi New York killed three permanent guests. William Winter a druggist aged Hy years died with his wife Anna Winter and tailor John O'Connor while other guests escaped by jumping from windows in their night clothes.
A magazine with 700 pounds of dynamite exploded at the Dean Avigona shaft in Lowell Arizona. Thirteen men at work escaped as every window in Lowell shattered and the shock was felt twenty six miles away at Douglas.
Census data show US total wealth on June 30 1900 at 583,591,730,775, about 1104.75 per person. By June 20 1904 total wealth reached 107,104,211,917 with four year gain 813,592,905,142 and population rising to 74,994,575. Projections through 1906 suggest wealth exceeding 115 trillion by year end.
Franklin K. Lane, Interstate Commerce Commissioner, reports to President Roosevelt that the Northwest car shortage and North Dakota coal famine stem from excess westbound traffic at the lakes head, tying the shortage to limited terminal cars for coal to North Dakota. Lane notes the commission will later send special recommendations on possible legislation.
The text details rapid wealth growth in the United States with annual, daily, hourly, and per second increases since 1900 and 1904, estimating per capita wealth at about 1306 in 1904, rising to possibly over 1400 by 1907, and contrasts with the United Kingdom's total wealth and per capita average.
Interior of Needham city hall in Massachusetts built 1839 burned with city records saved. Loss about 40000 dollars. Eleven stores and the Masonic Hall in Sharon Georgia burned totaling about 50000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
The commission found indisputable proof of an agreement among coal dealers to keep prices and boycott those who did not join. It found no evidence that this combination caused the coal shortage or that railroads were involved in the conspiracy.
Short News Notes report Bishop W B Derrick of the AME church in Flushing IL states he does not believe race influenced the President's decision to discharge the Twenty-fifth colored troops. J M Boutwell to lead USGS lead zinc and quicksilver statistics from Jan 1. Freight rates dispute grows. 400 typhoid cases in Pittsburgh force hospital transfers.
Four Western state governors urge sweeping reform to curb trusts and graft. Missouri’s Folk seeks jail for lobbyists and bold regulation, while Michigan’s Warner and Nebraska’s Sheldon push anti‑trust, lobbying, and railroad rate measures. Colorado’s McDonald advocates state banking and insurance oversight. Santa Fe to launch a pension plan for 30,000 workers with $90 minimum.
The German Society of Wireless Telegraphy says it has demonstrated wireless telephonic communication over 24 miles from Berlin to Nauen. Prof Slaby claims wireless telephony is solved and a man could speak wirelessly to a friend anywhere. The President aimed for Congress to see through the Panama question.
The Senate spent hours debating President Roosevelt's order to dismiss Negro troops of the Twenty-fifth Infantry over the Brownsville incident. Senator Culberson defended the order while Senator Foraker urged an immediate investigation. Senator Lodge proposed honoring presidential authority as commander in chief. The House adjourned after oath for Englebright and Washburn with no further reports.
Senator Lodge favors promotion within civil service to fill higher consular posts. John Paul Jones sword rests in the Navy Department library. Kiowa Comanche land bid totals 7 621. Beveridge reintroduces a general child labor bill in DC labor legislation. The Senate to honor late Senator Gorman on Saturday. China open to residence and trade in Kirin Manchurie Harbin by agreement with Russia. $5,000 pledged to Chinese famine relief via American Red Cross. Marine propulsion advances highlighted by Rear Admiral Rae. China famine reports worsen. Red Cross urged cabinet action. Ambassador Thompson notes Mexico’s president remedies damage in Imperial Valley flood. Whisky distillers seek labeling guidance under new pure food law. Jamestown exposition commission reviews Negro progress expo prep. Bill proposes withdrawal of 41 notes by national banks. currency committee criticized. Hitchcock confirms 4,000,000 acres of five civilized tribes withdrawal stands. War Department circular pushes recruiting amid craft shortages and lack of canteen.
Favorable developments over recent days show increased currency from the West and no significant failure records. Production is rising, iron and steel show high booked tonnage, structural shapes advance, leather demand remains steady, lumber receipts improve, but rail facilities limit freight. Retail lines seek colder weather as January sales proceed. Chicago district failures total 20 versus 17 last week and 24 a year ago.
Post holiday and weather slowdowns affect both wholesale and retail sectors. Stores cut prices on winter apparel to clear stock while shipments and export figures for wheat and corn show mixed progress. Bradstreets Commercial Report notes weekly and fiscal year exports, with wholesale failures and stock adjustments shaping the season.
Historical market snapshot shows cattle and hog prices in Chicago, St. Louis, and Milwaukee with futures and spot quotes. Notable entries include butter creamery at 80 to 88 cents, wheat No. 2 red around 8 to 9 cents, corn No. 2 yellow near 2 to 3 cents, and oats No. 2 white 34 to 35 cents.
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