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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
2
A Red Lodge Montana dispatch reports eight miners dead with several others missing as a long smouldering fire damp reawakened in Rock Fork Company tunnels. Rescuers faced dangerous conditions as water streams failed to curb the blaze and white damp blocked access to lower levels.
The Indiana Supreme Court overturns Charles W. Dunn's murder conviction in the Alice Cothrell case near Fort Wayne. Dunn will be returned to Fort Wayne within weeks to await retrial at Allen County Jail.
The Building Trades councils of St. Louis Mo declare a general strike on all sites using Bricklayers and Stonemasons International Union members. Masters cancel the recently signed agreement with the council which required arbitration before any union strike.
An east bound Chicago Rock Island train wrecked near Jennings Kansas with eight to twenty passengers reported seriously injured. A collision between two St Louis Memphis trains on the Iron Mountain line near Mengo Missouri killed one person and injured four others.
Four people were hurt in a two car crash on the Robison park line north of Fort Wayne Indiana. The crash followed a trolley slip on one car that caused a temporary disablement and stop. A following car then struck, ejecting passengers and crushing the ends of the cars.
Eugene Kemp was fatally stabbed by Alexander Johnson after an altercation in Shoemaker's saloon in Plymouth Indiana. Johnson fled to his home and was later captured by Deputy Sheriff Head and jailed.
A tornado struck Goessel Kansas, a German Mennonite settlement fifteen miles southwest of Hillsboro. The town was practically destroyed and about eighty persons were injured. Separate report says the Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse at Ivy City near Washington Indiana collapsed in a lightning strike, burying two Italian laborers.
A costly blaze in Portland Oregon destroyed nearly all buildings in a block bounded by Wilson Roosevelt Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. The loss is estimated at about 200000 dollars.
Eleven men were blown to pieces and five others were seriously injured when a dynamite plant exploded near Pequa Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River.
The National Senate approved a bill that bans corporations from making money contributions tied to political campaigns. It marks a major shift in campaign finance rules and targets corporate influence in elections.
Cape Town dispatch says a German force in the Karas mountains of German Southwest Africa was surprised by rebels. Two German officers and twelve men were killed in the clash.
A tornado toppled the Northern Indiana Railway Company power plant at Elkhart Indiana. The plant supplies power for the interurban system linking Goshen Elkhart Mishawaka and South Bend. Damage is estimated around 25000 dollars.
A Wednesday afternoon tornado caused extensive property damage near Wyoming and North Branch Minnesota about fifty miles north of St Paul. One man was killed and many injured as telegraph lines failed and communications were cut. Four men escaped under a bridge but were injured. Engdahl family near North Branch lost a member, while Henry Funk's louse and barn were destroyed. Storms also hit Stoddard Wisconsin with ten buildings leveled and LaCrosse nearby, with no fatalities reported in western Kansas storms.
At the General Federation of Women’s Clubs session in St Paul delegates clashed over suffrage with remarks by Mrs Mary G Andrews of Omaha prompting defense from Mrs Robert Wiles of Chicago. Officers were elected including Sarah Platt Decker as president and Josiah Evans Cowles as treasurer. The federation also endorsed Roosevelt’s push for clean meat legislation.
The American Grocer cites internal revenue data showing a rise in beverage spending from 1901 to 1905 from 1.27 billion to 1.55 billion dollars, a 211 percent gain. Population grew 64 percent to 83.1 million, tea and coffee included, with per capita spend 18.63 dollars and alcoholic stimulants at 15.95 dollars per family of five. England and Germany per capita figures are also noted.
French scientific papers describe a bed suspended on pivots with electric brakes tied to ceiling cords. When the bed tilts the brakes engage to keep the patient horizontal, using mercury contact tubes at the foot to regulate braking and stabilize position.
President Roosevelt transmits the Neill Reynolds report on Chicago stockyards urging Congress to pass the Beveridge amendment for rigorous federal inspection from hoof to can. The preliminary findings describe unsanitary conditions, mislabeling, and danger from interstate trade, with costs to be borne by packers.
The President calls for federal action to regulate interstate meat production and sanitation. He faults Chicago stock yards for revolting conditions, urges comprehensive inspection at all stages, and warns against insufficient funding undermining the law.
London hospitals report a new technique that leaves no visible scars after surgery. Surgeons cut skin slantwise and use hollow ground scalpels to join edges, producing an nearly invisible closure.
The United States paid $141,000,000 in pensions last year, mainly to Civil War veterans. On January 1 the pension roll listed 1,004,196 names.
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled George W. Perkins did not intend to commit a crime with a $48 000 contribution to the Republican campaign fund on behalf of New York Life. The ruling reversed Justice Greenbaum and upholds district attorney Jerome's contention, sending the case to the Court of Appeals.
President Roosevelt's autograph brought 15 dollars in New York for relief of San Francisco sufferers. The Italian consul at New Orleans G Fara Forni was transferred to Philadelphia. Marcus M Marks of New York elected president of the National Clothiers Association with L H Kohn of Chicago as vice president.
Conference reports on the railroad rate bill and the Panama canal motion dominated sessions. Senate adjourned for Gorman’s funeral after noting his death, while House members debated naturalization and sundry civil business, with Niagara control and Blackfeet lands among the approved measures.
Chicago notes a generally favorable business tone with high labor use and strong distribution, despite a molders strike delaying foundries. Bank clearings rise, and grain, ore, fuel, and breadstuffs move strongly. receipts and shipments show gains, while failures in the district are down. New York cites widespread rain, seasonal quiets, and a very active May in retail and wholesale trade with strong crops outlooks and ongoing outdoor work.
Ex state Senator G E Green and WW Doremus were tried in Washington charged with conspiracy to defraud the government postal service. Representative Gardner of Texas introduced a resolution seeking a Commerce and Labor inquiry into price differences of iron and steel at home and abroad and whether United States Steel Corp owns or controls other firms in violation of the Sherman act.
The report lists bids from Chicago to New York for cattle hogs and sheep with prices for wheat corn oats rye and other grains. Values show wide spreads by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York with loads of price ranges and grade distinctions.
Dr Fridtjof Nansen urged belief in women’s rights while Costa Rica named Ascension Hs quivel former president as its delegate to the Pan American Congress in July. These notes outline movements in Arctic exploration and Central American diplomacy.
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