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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
7
The fragment honors a mother with a line Your mother died to night The speaker recalls love and guidance lost in a bereaved tone. It laments gone gray hair eyes that wept and the soft breast missed forever while a longing for reunion in the heavens persists. Succoes.
A New York Sun writer recalls the Pony Express era with Whipsaw the trapper and his Pawnee ward Little Kyuse. Kyuse warned riders, helped guard stations, and fought Sioux attackers, saving horses and pouch cargo before dying beside the fallen rider.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a tale where a manager recalls his de funkt Uncle Yom’s Cabin company losing a production over a fastidious dog. The hound refuses to chase Eliza unless fed beefsteak with tenderloin and mushrooms, forcing the troupe to quit after demanding a perfect meal.
In a playful quote Miss Cayenne frets about losing her satirical edge as people react to her presence. A physician then claims tight lacing benefits humanity by culling foolish girls and allowing the wise to mature.
Hunter Buster Ferrel tracked a presumed 20 to 30 foot serpent in the Florida Everglades after spotting a large, alligator-like imprint. He fired at the head, the creature fled, and four days later buzzards revealed the carcass torn beyond salvage. The head was preserved at his home on the Kissimmee River.
Chicago professor Watt reports American schoolboys exceed European peers in height and achievement due to open classrooms, shorter hours, ventilation, cheerful methods, and practical training. He contrasts strict European supervision with American blend of theory and practice, noting faster postsecondary progress and broader reading skills at home.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip notes a heiress rejects a suitor who trusts her for gold. The text mocks mail delays and old fashioned friends, joking that without elderberry wine gifts one has no truly old friends. It ends by lampooning people who do good yet seek praise.
Ada Dennis, a Washington woman assaulted at night, gave a statement Sunday but could not recall events before the attack or identify a possible suspect or motive. She said the blow came while she slept and she had not left her home that evening.
Mrs Ada Dennis, renowned Washington modiste, was found unconscious in her house after an attack with a piano stool. Doctors say her condition has improved and she is expected to recover, while police remain mystified by the case and the assailant’s identity.
A Chicago to Milwaukee fast mail run set a new speed record with engine 921 on No. 57, covering 85.2 miles from depot to depot in 87 minutes amid five crossings. The report details car weights, speeds, and stops, plus multiple railway developments including new routes, car orders, and earnings.
A Monon Railroad crash near Flora injures Mrs. Joseph Bagunir and her 6 year old child as a fast train strikes their buggy. The engineer assists to pull them onto the pilot, saving their lives though they later die from injuries.
I. G. Sheperd, just dismissed as a city juror, was arrested on courthouse steps in Evansville after confessing to breaking into a grocery store and stealing $20. A 52 year old with a prominent political past and two years ago an applicant for revenue collector, he is believed mentally unsound and supports a large family.
A 28 year old Miss Lorette Devore of Peru was found unconscious with a gun by her side, likely attempting suicide, as her father discovered her in a pool of blood. In Shelbyville a fire damaged Dunn and Sarler book dealers and Miss Sadie Rhoades, a photographer, with total losses around 7,700. In Ashboro Frank M. Tilley shot and killed Mack Clark over a land lease dispute.
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