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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1906
Page
6
Four injured when a car owned and driven by D A Shaw from Mishawaka Indiana overturned three times near Osceola at 35 miles per hour. Passengers include Mrs J A Finn Mr and Mrs B W Schuyler. Steering gear failure blamed. Mrs Finn suffered broken legs and internal injuries. all were unconscious at first report.
The Fifty-eighth Congress ends March 4 with an estimated $2 billion total. First session appropriations now total $881,741,613, not counting Senate additions. The House appropriations committee trimmed allocations, yet one session still risks exceeding a billion dollars. The earliest $100 million Congress dates to Reed era.
The American Line express on the London and Southeastern railway plunged from the track near Salisbury after leaving Plymouth. Of forty three New York passengers who sailed June 23, twenty three died in the wreck along with four trainmen. A dozen others were injured, some seriously.
Mrs James Tanner wife of the Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief was killed in an automobile accident at Helena Montana. The party including Mrs J K Toole and General Wilson fell from an embankment while en route to Fort Harrison during General Tanner's inspection tour of the Montana department.
A black man accused of raping Ira Robertson's 16 year old daughter near Womack Oklahoma Territory was captured and brought back to the scene where he was hanged and burned by a mob. He confessed and gave two names Cliff Mays of Marshall Texas and Will Nebright of San Antonio.
Delaware Lackawanna and Western passenger train No 8 derailed near Chadwicks seven miles south of Utica crashing into a ditch beside Sauquoit Creek. All coaches were smashed and some overturned. A relief train with physicians and nurses was dispatched from Utica.
One man was killed and three others injured in a collision at Troy avenue and Pacific street Brooklyn. The deceased was Lerman Schnippe a wealthy grocer of South Third and Berry streets Williamsburg and he died minutes after sustaining a fractured skull.
Allen Rutner twenty of Tracy City Tennessee was killed in a New Orleans bakery at Chattanooga Tennessee when his hand caught in a dough mixer and his head and shoulders were ground to a pulp before aid arrived.
The body of John Hanlon, a wealthy Richwood farmer, was found partially clothed in the Watertown river. An almost empty wallet and a pair of shoes and stockings lay nearby. Relatives allege murder and robbery with no clear motive or suspect.
A London dispatch reports the battleship Essex suffered a gun explosion at Plymouth. One crew member was killed and eight were injured in the incident.
Fire destroyed the Borman company lumber yard and Bowen livery barn in O Neill Nebraska. Twenty one horses died and losses totaled thirty five thousand dollars with no insurance.
In New Concord Ohio robbers dynamited the postoffice safe causing extensive damage. They took about 300 dollars in cash and stamps valued at around 500 dollars and fled on a horse and buggy stolen for the escape.
James Mitchell longtime Fort Wayne editor educator and political figure died at Hope hospital from complications of stomach and liver trouble.
Illinois born lawyer known as Immortal J. N. died in a Toledo Ohio asylum after years of mental illness. He once defended a murder suspect to a not guilty verdict then suffered a fatal apoplexy when the client confessed guilt.
The Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen concluded its Montreal sessions by approving a 10 cent monthly assessment on each member to cover arrears. Jurisdictions may enforce new rates: 1.24 per 1000 at 18 rising to 9.63 at 70, with the old guarantee fund abolished. Elected officers include W H Narvis and W H Colvin among others.
Florence Williams of Warrenville Illinois inherits ten thousand dollars from the estate of former Judge George W Brown who died weeks ago at Briggs House in Chicago The thirteen year engagement ended by his death and Williams cared for her aging mother during delays To others Miss Caroline Scofield receives most of the 150000 estate Brown left to his housekeeper at Wheaton Brown first met Williams when she was a pupil at the Garys Mill country school near Warrenville
Deputies arrested Edward Hank and Thomas Rowley in Murray Utah after they allegedly attempted to pass counterfeit bills. Authorities found $1 000 in five and ten dollar notes hidden in a shoe and a necktie. The notes purported to be from the Merchants and Planters Bank of Savannah Georgia.
Ohio Attorney General Ellis declares in an opinion to the State railway commissioner that while the Fresner 2 cent fare bill does not cover trips under five miles, charging higher fares on longer distances violates common law. The issue arises as several railroads had attempted this practice.
The Ohio Supreme Court invalidates parts of tax inquisitor statutes in several counties while upholding Montgomery County ruling that the laws are valid. It reverses Hamilton County decisions that had found the laws valid.
The American Magazine once called Leslie's Monthly has changed hands to Phillips Publishing Company. The new owners include John S. Phillips, Lincoln Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker, Ida M Tarbell, C. A. Boyden, Peter Finley Dunne and William Allen White.
A $5000 reward is offered for information leading to the locating of Michael Liebel Sr. a millionaire brewer of Erie Pennsylvania. Liebel left his home on May 25 and traveled to Buffalo. He was seen Sunday at the Pittsburg and Lake Erie depot in Pittsburgh.
The 2 year old daughter of Frank Martin of Pemberville Ohio leaned over an eight gallon water jar to reach her image and fell in drowning. The incident underscores dangers to children near containers of water in rural homes and prompted warnings from local authorities.
Secretary Arios enacts measures to quell disturbances at Panama. American Marines remain in the canal zone. republic reports quiet throughout.
Five year old Dorothy Jordan died after her twin brother Donald set fire to her clothing in the family yard while attempting to start a bonfire in Wilmette Illinois. The incident occurred at their home and the siblings were involved in the dangerous play.
Colorado Springs delegate W A Conant, once a New York GOP convention delegate, wrote to President Roosevelt asking about a future candidacy. The White House reply from Secretary Loeb states the President thanks him but urges voting for another Republican candidate next time.
In Washington during bankruptcy hearings of Lawrence Nicolai an ex oil dealer testified that from 1885 to 1895 Standard Oil compelled him and his brother to accept terms and from 1880 to January 1905 paid him a monthly salary or pension to stay out of business. He charged the company later said it could manage without him.
A severe rainstorm drenched England with over two inches in eight hours causing widespread floods. In London railways flooded streets and rescues by firemen in boats interrupted traffic and damaged agriculture in rural areas.
Governor Hoch supports establishing a Kansas state distillery to produce denatured alcohol. He argues it would employ many convicts and, like the oil refinery measure, lower light and fuel prices for consumers, and would stand up to court challenges.
Violent earth shocks rocked South Wales as many cheap houses were damaged. Hundreds of chimneys fell and pictures were shaken from walls. Occupants were thrown to the ground and residents fled in panic.
H. G. Selfridge of Chicago announces creation of Selfridge & Waring a dry goods corporation to operate in London modeled after Chicago’s Marshall Field store and about half its size.
Pulajane leaders Quientin and Adva surrendered to Governor Osmena and the constabulary on Cebu island. They were the last of the gunmen opposing American forces, and their rifles and ammunition were also turned over.
Truesdale housecleaning committee reveals mismanagement at Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York during the McCurdy era. Loans scandals and possible theft of 300000 dollars tension mark the inquiry and demand accountability.
A lively Dominion parliament session focused on the Sunday observance bill. The exemption clause for Jews Adventists and others who observe a different Sabbath was defeated.
In Rochester New York an inquest into the death of Mrs. Brasch found William Brasch arrested at Cleveland and charged with murdering his wife by pushing her into the Erie canal. The coroner held Brasch in custody for further examination.
Three Black men were mistaken for ashes by a Missouri Kansas and Texas south bound train near Welch Indiana at the Kansas line and were killed after being ground to pieces.
Baseball scoreboards placed at the Warsha ranch wheat field nine miles from Hutchinson Kansas keep harvest hands at work. The setup combines farm labor with live game tallies to deter breaks in harvest progress.
Congress adjourned Saturday afternoon after passing the rate meat and pure food bills in final action. A record pace for public protection measures was set as both chambers completed their work.
Three men drowned after fumes overpowered them in an oil tank in Waterbury Connecticut. One survivor was rescued from the tank. The deceased are Eugene Rowly Fred Stott and Dennis Sullivan.
Expert H V Jones and John Inglis report U S winter wheat production at 420 million bushels, 60 million above last year, with Illinois at 7,600,000, Indiana 38,000,000, Ohio 32,000,000, and Minnesota improving. The forecast credits strong Western and Southern yields, Maine to California, with Canada also expanding production. High hopes for railroads and national prosperity hinge on this crop. drought prospects promising.
A historical overview notes new rail projects and capacity gains including a Vladivostok to San Francisco steamship line, the Hudson Memorial Bridge at Spuyten Duyvil, and the Transandine railway section reaching the tunnel start. It compares global rail mileage in 1904 and highlights U S dominance in locomotives and track.
The Senate reported a deadlock in the conference on the meat inspection provision of the agricultural appropriation bill. Major actions by Senators Bailey, Warren, La Follette, and Tillman are noted along with votes on the national naturalization bill and several conference reports. The House and Senate passed multiple bills including the public building bill and the general deficiency appropriation, with ongoing disputes and adjournment forecast.
President Roosevelt asserts the White House menu is plain and wholesome, replying to a Washington paper story about elaborate meals. He tells a reporter that he and his family sometimes have only milk and bread for lunch while children receive simple roast beef.
J Ogden Armour and his wife arrived in New York after a European season and defended Armour & Co. against alleged unfair attacks. He cited annual plant improvements of about 700000 dollars for five years and urged thorough government inspection of animals before and after slaughter, in addition to sanitary controls in packing houses.
The 1905 year ending June 30 saw 1 026 499 immigrants across US ports. By June 1 Ellis Island had 870 000 arrivals and the month end could push US total near 1 000 000 to 1 200 000. Europeans mainly Austro Hungarians Italians and Russians dominate.
Herr Louis Kuhn of the Deutschen theater turns ninety, Henry P. Adams marks sixty years in U S service, Tolstoi reportedly in good health, Flo reads less but now focuses on labor writings, L B Abrahams retires after fifty three years as headmaster, Una Taylor youngest Royal Academy exhibitor with a bronze statue of the god of sleep, Edward Everett Hale credits health to calm living, Gen O O Howard and Lieut Gen S Dr Lee survive as senior Civil War commanders, Major Oswald Ames the tallest British officer retires after twenty two years in the Second Guards.
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