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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
2
A brief roundup reports the week’s notable happenings across crime fires politics and religion with concise telegraph style notes. Included are incidents of crime fires political moves and religious developments sourced from local notices and brief dispatches.
A large naval force led by Admiral Higginson and the Kearsarge plans to sail for Venezuelan waters with extra marines to guard against rioting if revolutionaries prevail against Castro. In Caracas bombs exploded near the finance minister’s home and chaos looms as the political scene shifts with Matos’s adherents.
Henry Pearlstein his wife and five children aged one and a half to twelve are burned to death in a two story Buffalo fire. Joseph Supowski owner of the building and Nat Bracki a brother in law are arrested during the probe. Supowski held 42 insurance against loss of 4000 dollars. Four deputy marshals rushed from Ardmore to Springer after a notice about the killings near Cauda bridge six miles from Ardmore.
Traviana spectru reports Abuerel Jtth chosen for the inauguration of President elect Palma and the new Cuban government. Senor Francesco Giamba and others pursuing U S Cuba reciprocity depart for Washington to advance the effort.
Secretary of State Hay received a cable from the U S consul at Cape Town stating that Dr R B Anthony an American citizen arrested by the British on high treason charges has been tried and acquitted He is a native of San Francisco George P D Ketcham owner and driver of Crescens says he received over 70000 in purses and exhibitions across the country by Creescens Sherman of New York has introduced a bill to continue prohibitions on Chinese entry.
Berlin reports Emperor William will attend the launch ceremony in New York with his yacht Hohenzollern and his brother Prince Henry of Prussia also present as imperial representative.
British forces surprised and seized a Boer langer about twenty miles northwest of Semelo. Forty two Boers were captured including Mejor Wol marans.
D W Thurston wed Mrs Sarah Maycumber in Fort Scott Kansas after a 30 year separation. He had lived with his first wife then both marriages ended. mental distress arose but a reunion with his former wife restored his sanity and they planned to reside in Girard Kansas.
Four burglars raid the M Heilenen & Son grocery in Fairport Ohio blowing the safe with dynamite. The building is partly demolished but the safe had nothing of value. A night watchman challenges them as they flee and is struck by bullets, taking a minor foot wound.
A Kansas farmer fires on a traveling family after a trivial dispute over corn. The husband is wounded and a wife defends him as the assailants flee. one suspect was later arrested. The incident occurred in Shawnee County as the travelers spooked his cribs.
Alaska appeals court fines Judge Arthur L. Noves six hundred dollars for con formpt in a conspiracy to obtain mining claims by unjust receivership. Joseph IX Wood district attorney and CLAL S Frost assistant jailed for four months and more. Gas kills an entire Stratford family from escaping gas poisoning with two adults and two children dead. timely help prevented further deaths. Younger brothers Cole and Jim Younger seek commutation from life to thirty five years for Northfield raid. they have served thirty six years. Boer and British losses in South Africa total 18 520 Boer and allied dead or captured versus 9 118 British dead or captured, 4 090 dying of disease, 25 800 invalided home. Robbers raid National Stock Yards Bank in East St. Louis, stealing up to 70 000. four watchmen bound and gagged, work through night.
Elbridge S. Brooks, author of nearly 100 books mainly of a patriotic character, died at his Somerville residence after a several weeks illness. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
A famous international diplomacy case closed by payment of 7000 dollars to Mrs. Leng mother of Frank G. Lenz American bicyclist killed by Turkish officials. Washington correspondent compares Panama and Nicaraguan canal routes stating Panama is shorter cheaper and less dangerous. In Milwaukee George N Wiswell dies from ulcer of the pericardium after pneumonia from a severe cold. Coffin makers Curtis & Co Chicago suffer 240000 dollars in losses from a factory fire.
The Vicksburg Express from New Orleans collided head on with an inbound freight twelve miles from New Orleans. Fireman Henry Foster was killed and Engineer Campbell suffered severe injuries. Engineer Baldwin, Fireman Wesson, and three brakemen were hurt. Passengers unharmed. Track blocked. relief train transported wounded to New Orleans. Fog reported as the cause.
Twenty five half shaved men were abandoned in chairs at a barber college in Omaha Nebraska after a strike by students. They paid 40 dollars for the course and allege no lectures as scheduled and frequent proprietors absences. The students filed suit for 407 dollars for breach of contract after a leader signaled the strike by dropping bay rum on the floor.
Elen Schneider tells police she left Cleveland tired and damaged. She says her mother and a doctor took her to a road station then sent her on a train toward Chicago for health reasons. The report mixes crime and personal distress with scattered details.
First practical fruits of the conference in New York show the executive committee has averted a strike of 40,000 garment workers by arbitration.
Night watchman David Dulin of the Southern Ulinagis National Bank at East St Louis reports an attempted entry. He fired through the door and drove the raiders away.
In St Louis, Robert Sidman persists in cycling with his wife Mars ret prompting a divorce suit. The plaintiff claims the constant riding harmed her health. Separately, Maryland Democrats in caucus nominated Arthur Pue Gorman for the U S Senate return.
A new trust firm to be incorporated under New York law as the Trust Company of the Republic with 1 million dollars capital. D Leroy Dresser of the Merchants' Exchange will join the board. Subsidiaries plan large warehouses in granger areas to store crops, issuing guaranteed paper secured by the goods for sale to banks and financial institutions.
Lenny Kreckler, stockman of West Erfkton, sues Mrs. Cora Swan Shawan, wife of Alden G. Shawan of the Cincinnati Traction Company, for 10000 in Hamilton County Court alleging breach of promise to marry. Kreckler says he loved Swan since youth. she married first John Turner, then Shawan after a planned Christmas wedding in 1901 was called off.
Edward Whymper, the mountain climber, states that if all current mountaineers attempted to explore the Canadian Rockies the task could not be finished within a century. He and his four experienced companions spent the summer in Canada observing the Lee River valley until late October.
Stewart Fife, wanted for the murder of Frank W. Richardson in Savannah Missouri, was arrested in North Yakima Washington by Officer AL SN Short. Fife had vanished since last June after fleeing to New York and California, with Richardson a wealthy merchant slain on Christmas Eve.
A sequence of disaster items reports two killed in a premature powder explosion in Newhouse tunnel Toisho Springs Cole with two others injured and two in serious condition. A separate note cites an aged Philadelphia Germantown resident dying from gas asphyxiation at home. In Atlantic waters a collision near Aveiro Portugal sinks the British steamer Alfonso and the Spanish steamer Vilelva with nineteen drownings.
James B. McCreary former Governor and ex-Congressman nominated by the Democratic caucus of the Kentucky Legislature for United States Senator to succeed Senator Dehoe. Also reports a fatal train collision near Roy Utah, a Salt Lake City man killed, and three children burned to death in Springfield Virginia with a mother charged.
The article notes widespread confidence in a prosperous 1902 with strong interior trade and export potential. It highlights railroad car shortages, lake navigation limits, iron and steel challenges, and price moves in copper and grains. Real estate activity remains robust with skyscraper plans and tax questions unsettled. Money remains in demand and stocks show limited allure for ordinary investors.
Regional and city grain and livestock price quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grains in Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with bids and grades across No. 2 wheat corn oats rye and clover seed as well as dairy and egg values reflecting a broad market snapshot.
A new Presbyterian church costing $10,000 was dedicated at Hiawatha with ceremony and community attendance reflecting local religious growth.
The House opened debate on the Hepburn Isthmian canal bill with emphasis on the Panama Company offer to sell its property to the United States for 40 million dollars. Supporters favored the Panama route, while some urged a compromise to avoid aiding the Panama Company. Final passage of the bill favored the Nicaragua route, as Panama supporters pressed for a decisive choice. The chamber adjourned after roll calls and related fiscal mentions, including a census bureau recommitment and a pneumatic tube service proposal.
Congressman Kern proposes a bill to restore the army canteen. Eng land gears up for American silver production. Miss Alice Roosevelt to christen Emperor William’s yacht. Senator Morgan warns a Panama canal would bring many complications. U S and colonies total 84 233 009 in 1890 per census. Filipino allegiance violations to be punished by Gen. Cisat Toe. New York seat reassigned from Sewell to the pew. Naval Register lists 225 ships active with sixty under construction. Chinese exclusion advocates push a bill to bar Mongolians. Toutractor Peirce to finish Chicago post office work by May 1. penalties total 50 500 likely remitted after delays.
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