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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1902
Page
4
The Batesville Tribune advertises subscription pricing with options for one year or six months, postage paid. The notice lists rates and indicates the editor is Donald McCallum.
Senator Mitchell introduced a resolution in the Senate proposing an amendment to the Constitution to confer the right of suffrage on women. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. worsened Monday night as pneumonia spread to both lungs, a double pneumonia, and his condition Tuesday morning was very serious but not hopeless.
A revolver in a Washington residence belonging to Senator Fairbanks discharged by accident while the sons of the senator and Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin played in another room, wounding the Hamlin boy slightly.
Wednesday report says President Roosevelt's son is slightly better and parents are more hopeful of his final recovery. The two other youths sick with pneumonia at the same location appear out of danger.
A call will be made for the organization of a new party to convene in Washington on April 19. The proposed name is the Justice Party and its aim is to center all that is just fair and upright in its platform.
Weather forecasters in Indianapolis split as a local prophesied snow or rain on Wednesday while another predicted clear and colder weather. Amid competing forecasts the ground hog fulfills its six weeks of winter prophecy and becomes the reliable bet.
Representative Newland proposes making Cuba a US territory with a Congress representative and eventual statehood. The article argues Curbans should be allowed to try self government under their own flag, implying that Congress may resist such a change.
Today Jr. has pneumonia and is bedridden at Groton Massachusetts where he attends school. Two other boys at the same school are ill with pneumonia. The illness has kept the President from attending the South Carolina Exposition which is to be regretted.
Word from Manila reports Edmund A. Dubois and Lewis Russel of Company HE Ninth Cavalry were captured after deserting to join insurgents. They were hanged in the presence of about three thousand Filipinos on Friday.
Prince Henry of Prussia delays his U S visit as President Roosevelt's son recovers. The German Emperor closely follows the boy's condition and expresses strong sympathy for the President and his family.
A U S Senate majority appears ready to cut duties on Cuban imports by a quarter. The move would influence a proposed elimination of the Spanish American War tax, risking a revenue reduction of 75 to 80 million dollars. Either measure alone cannot be adopted without causing a deficiency.
The passage contrasts advocates and opponents of keeping the American army in the Philippines to subdue insurgents. It cites Senator Foraker stating the army will not leave until victory is achieved, reflecting a large majority’s support for U S authority in the islands.
Joseph A. Douglas was killed in Lyndon Kansas after falling from a coal load. He had testified that William Armstrong struck the fatal blow under a bright moon. Abraham Lincoln countered with an old almanac proving no moon that night, leading to Armstrong's acquittal.
A hotel fire at the Empire Hotel in St. Louis on Sunday morning killed ten men and one woman and seriously injured eight others. Most of the guests who escaped were uninjured.
Fires across Elizabeth Georgia Brooklyn New York Louisville Bainbridge Paterson Jersey City Scottville Springfield and Chicago cause extensive damage. Property losses run into millions with dozens injured and many left homeless as significant buildings burn including a Methodist church and a theater. The Whitley reaper factory site is also noted as destroyed after a period of idleness.
Washington Letter notes Congress has sat seven weeks with little public legislation, while key issues are debated in committee. The legislative machine under Reed allows decisive measures to progress quietly, as leaders aim for swift formal ratification in the House.
The article discusses how Speaker Henderson limits member remarks in the House while noting Senate filibusters delay key bills. It cites the Philippine revenue bill, Isthmian canal issues, and ship subsidy debates as contentious tests of leadership and procedure in shaping legislation.
Canada blamed for stirring a beef scandal in the South African War. An earthquake triggers weather changes. Prince Henry may visit America before arrival. Missouri troops review in Kansas City stirs Gen Funston and Aguinaldo thoughts. Post office jobs in St Thomas Saint John Saint Croix attracting many applications. Grover Cleveland vetoes a $25000 ex president salary. London financiers back Beaumont petroleum in Spindle Top. Sig Marconi explores wireless comic valentines. Railroad steamship consolidation could enable a world trip with a system pass. Christianizing work continues.
The item notes that many islands in the West Indies are expected to succeed easily due to a majority religious population. It mentions Senator Mason repairing fences across Illinois while keeping lanes for delivery routes, cites a push for cheap transport, and criticizes interstate rate-cutting by the commerce commission. Also mentions the Kaiser’s brass band joining Prince Henry in the United States, promising a German rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
Newspapers argue over Hoar's plan for presidential succession versus the 1886 act. The Hoar proposal covers removal of the president elect, while the earlier act addressed only succession if the president were in office.
A health notice warns kidney disease as the leading fatal ailment and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as preventive when taken early. The piece also cites a statistician on U S presidential odds for an American baby and a separate comment on the so called beneficent fallacy of hope and pride.
The piece features a frontispiece portrait of President McKinley drawn in a single line with a continuous widening loop. The publisher claims it to be the most unique work of its kind in the world and notes the accompanying text. The price is two dollars.
After extensive tests, the British army abandons khaki in favor of grey. The change aligns with the traditional Austrian army color and the London Scottish Volunteers long used as their distinctive uniform.
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