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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
6
In El Paso Texas Geronimo Parra and Antonio Flores were hanged after a failed escape. Flores was executed first to prevent breakdown. As officers moved him to the gallows the pair attacked the crowd with dirks, wounding Ranger Ed Bryant before they were overpowered and bound for execution.
Six people were hurt five miles south of Mt. Clemens Michigan when car No 17 on the Detroit Mt Clemens Rapid Railway derailed after striking an open switch. The car sped 200 feet into a field and toppled. Earlier the crew ejected a man who vowed vengeance and investigators suspect the exiled passenger may have opened the switch.
The Clan na Gael officer, a veteran U S Army fighter, says sending troops to Canada now is folly due to snow and cold. Invasion is out of the question, but preparations will occur along the line to exploit the winter break up. He also notes war in South Africa may not end by then.
A gasoline stove explosion in a Johnstown residence owned by Frederick Wesenberg wiped out the home and its contents. Mrs. Wesenberg, her daughter Mollie 16, and son Christ 14 were seriously burned as they tried to extinguish the blaze and rescue eight sleeping children in night clothes.
The Rev. Dr Edward McGlynn, famed St Marys Church priest, died at the Newburgh rectory after about seven weeks of illness from heart failure due to Brights disease. A minor surgical operation was performed but did not affect or meaningfully contribute to his death.
A white man named 8. B. Watt was lynched in Newport News Virginia by seven masked men after being arrested for assaulting Mrs. Thomas Simpson who had befriended him during his vagrant days. Watt was seized from officers, hanged, and shot multiple times.
Col. Luther R. Hare of the Thirty-third Infantry and Lieut. Col. Robert L. Howse of the Thirty-fourth Infantry arrive at Vigan with all American prisoners including Lieut. Gilmore after a successful pursuit and recapture described as remarkable.
Lena Dagg, 12, is mortally wounded by her brother John at Dubois Indiana after an early morning argument over breakfast. Their father fired at a neighbor on New Year’s Day and fled to evade arrest.
London special reports American sportsman Foxhall Keene severely hurt after breaking his collarbone while hunting with the Quorn hounds and feared to have sustained internal injuries.
A tenement blaze on East Eighty Ninth Street in New York caused three fatalities and left several others injured as responders battled the flames and evacuated residents.
With trans-Atlantic liners withdrawn for transport duty and American meat not arriving, London butchers struggle to obtain supplies and raise prices by two to three pence per pound.
Charles Wilson and Zachariah Singleton were hanged on the same scaffold in Charleston South Carolina. Wilson murdered Theodore Godfrey, an artilleryman, in 1898, while Singleton killed Christopher Bennett.
Major figures die in Washington and New York as ex-congressman Osborne and industrialists pass away. Federal tax ruling hits clubs selling liquor. a Pittsburg swindler gets four and a half years. Steamer Tordenskjold runs ashore but suffers no damage. Fire destroys part of Staten Island line freight sheds. Mansion losses and a boiler explosion kill several workers near Elizabethtown. An Auburn prison pardon, bankruptcy filing, and a Knox murder case round out the Midwest to Northeast notices.
A long freeze blankets the Mississippi at St Louis for the first time in years. The item lists multiple regional incidents including fires, crashes, court actions, and notable deaths across Missouri Illinois Wisconsin and surrounding states with several named individuals and institutions.
Bud Harris hanged in Rome Georgia for murder of David Irwin. Mississippi Legislature elects Jud Russell as Speaker. William Ells and family die in Barbourville West Virginia blaze. John W Baker dies at 60 in Kentucky. Chesapeake and Ohio offices burn in Richmond Virginia with 70 000 loss. Workmen die of dropsy in Paducah Kentucky. Fatal turkey shoot fight near Lost Creek Kentucky leaves Jim Noble and Irvin Fugate dead Jerry Noble wounded. Walker County Georgia prominent citizens Henson and Thomas Jones face family feud fallout.
In Cedar Grove a quarrel led Jones to strike Henson who then knocked him down and injured him fatally. Henson rose, retrieved a pistol, and killed Jones. Separately, the steamer James town collided with the British ship Glenvech near Lambert's Point but suffered no damage and passengers remained calm.
Paris municipal council selects a site in the American quarter for an equestrian Washington statue to be unveiled on July 3. The high court in Paris finds Derouleda guilty in conspiracy cases and considers extenuating circumstances. An Vienna zookeeper is killed by six lions. Ambassador Choate to inform Britain the US objects to seizure of American cargoes and demands respected commercial rights.
Rev Dr Edward McGlynn weak from growth on hip may not endure surgery. Philanthropists Hewitt and Cooper boost funds to Cooper Institute for a mechanics’ arts day school. Puritan steamer wrecks off Cabot Island. eight of nine crew lost. Lucky Baldwin plans Nome mining venture. British American Furniture Company formed with 3 million capitalization after Stratford convention. Red Mill Workers demand wage rise up to 2144 percent. restore 1890 rates. Alaska troop expansion may occur. Cape Nome posts possible. A man named A Finberg of Chicago died at Rossin House after shooting himself. Postal law revision codifies prohibitions on post offices for private gain and strengthens postmaster discipline and bond rules.
A dense ledger of commodity prices across cities notes cattle, hogs, sheep and grains. Regional quotes include Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with prices for cattle hogs and sheep and grains like wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and potatoes.
Both houses reconvened after recess with Senate actions on a bi metallic amendment to the financial bill and measures touching greenbacks and the gold reserve. Pettigrew’s Philippine war resolution faced pushback, while discussions on Porto Rico civil government and government deposits dominated. The House advanced similar inquiries to the Secretary of the Treasury and National City Bank, and postponed Pettigrew’s resolution to Monday.
A dense summary of global incidents and notes from 1900s era press. Mentions famine relief in India, Australian wheat prospects, a major avalanche at Glacier BC, and costs of British wartime. Reports on Kerewani natives, New Hebrides mission attempts, and other scattered items. Includes U.S. political perks, counterfeiting cases, and minor crime notes.
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