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Batesville Tribune

Location

Batesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1903

Page

2

Batesville Notice From D McCallum Publication

Public notice from Batesville Indiana filed by D McCallum. Details unclear due to OCR. Readers advised to monitor official records for action and deadlines.

Thieves Loot an Express Near Englewood Ill

An express car on the Erie line eastbound was entered by robbers just outside Englewood Illinois. They looted the car and scattered packages to the roadside while a following freight alerted Huntington Indiana officers. Three robbers were arrested hiding valuables among packages. two suspects Cyrus Gillen of Piqua Ohio and Frank Marion of Lima Ohio.

Erie Railway Englewood Ill Hammond Rochester Ind Huntington Cyrus Gillen Piqua Ohio Frank Marion Lima

Plasterer George Cook shot dead in Crestline cafe

In Crestline Ohio a 28 year old plasterer George Cook was killed by Pennsylvania section employee Frank Dilling after a bystander remark provoked him. Cook attempted to run but was shot through the heart. Dilling was beaten by a mob, revived in police custody, and held for transfer to Bucyrus jail.

George Cook Frank Dilling Pennsylvania Crestline Ohio Dilling Stander Cook Bueyrus

Pensacola Navy Yard Plans Repair Of Isla De Luzon Cruiser

Authority was received at Pensacola naval station to practically rebuild the captured Spanish cruiser Isla De Luzon. An $80,000 allowance will convert the historic vessel into first class condition with careful expenditure. The Spanish ship will be repaired on the dock recently towed from Havana.

Pensacola Fla Pensacola Naval Station Isla de Luzon Dewey Navy Yard Havana

Illinois Central Dealers face conspiracy indictments verdicts

All members of the Illinois Central Dealers association indicted for conspiracy in restraint of trade during the frost famine were found guilty and fined 500 dollars each. Sentence extended to Retail Coal Dealers association members of Illinois and Wisconsin who were convicted weeks earlier with 100 dollar fines on each after denial of their new trial motions.

Chicago Illinois Central Dealers’ Association Coal Dealers’ Association of Illinois Wisconsin

Scarce Fish Plague Hits St Joseph Fleet

Steamers of St Josephs Michigan lie idle as the fishing industry stalls due to a lake fish shortage. Saleable fish are nearly extinct with the season showing an unprecedented slump that cannot be explained.

St. Joseph’s Mich

Labor union ban may be lifted by Free Methodist delegates

Delegates at the Free Methodist general conference in Greenville Illinois push for a discipline change to allow labor unions as exceptions to the current ban on secret societies. A Topeka dispatch notes Kansas flood damage to wheat crops is less severe than initially feared with county reports supporting the eased assessment.

Free Methodist Church Greenville Ill Topeka Kas Gerow Kansas

86 year old Hopson hanged for 1902 Wise County murder

F A Hopson, an 86 year old black man, was hanged at Wise Court House Virginia for the brutal murder of 67 year old John Salyers on the night of December 4 1902. He addressed about three thousand mountaineers declaring his innocence before God.

F. A. Hopson Wise Court House Virginia John Salyers

Postmaster Short Arrested in Stevens Point Case

Jerome L. Barker assistant postmaster at Stevens Point Wisconsin was arrested and jailed on a postoffice inspector complaint. He faces embezzlement charges totaling 650 dollars from the office and was found short on stock inventory during a routine check.

Aassistant Jerome L. Barker Stevens Point Wis

Uprising Flares in Cavite Province Bandit Raid

Manila special reports ongoing disorder in Cavite as bandits Felizardo and Montanlon lead followers in a series of raids on several towns.

Cavite Manila Felizardo Montanlon

Harrison memorial form undecided shaft or statue

Indianapolis special reports John B. Elam chairman of the Harrison Monumental Commission subcommittee says the memorial honoring the distinguished Indianan will be a shaft or a statue. Location remains undetermined.

Indianapolis John B. Elam Harrison Monumental Commission

Ex-President Cleveland Offered University of Virginia Post

Cleveland declined the offer to become president of the University of Virginia stating it should be utterly impossible to accept such a proposition. The missive notes his rebuff to the Virginia vacancy.

Cleveland University of Virginia

Government for Moros bill may appoint autonomous Moro province

Legislation by the Philippine Commission creates a Moro province with an appointive legislative council. Governor Watt to name officials. Wood expected as first governor. The measure extends Philippine courts and constabulary, codifies tribal laws, and allows abolition of slavery in five districts including Sulu and Davao.

Legislative Council Wood Philippine Commission Taft Davis Moro Philippines Watt Sulu Zamboanga Lanao Cotabato Davao Leonard Wood

Wreck of Alabama Bank Leaves $280000 Hole and Missing President

Bessemer Savings Bank in Alabama closes after shortfall near 280000. President T J Cornwall fled with three notes confessing loss from a 42600 legitimate business, a warning to his wife, and a remark about possible life or prison. Bank organized 1891 with 700000 capital and 260000 deposits.

Alabama Ficea T. J. Cornwall Bessemer Savings Bank Bessemer Ala Cornwall Cockrill

Epidemic Caused by Pencils At Oswego School

Diphtheria spread among Oswego State Normal School pupils in the practice department after multiple classes used the same public pencils. Eight cases were reported, prompting a Board of Health investigation. Pencils were shared after drawing lessons and placed in desks, with children biting or mouthing the sticks.

State Normal School Oswego N. Y Board of Health

WCTU elects leaders at Geneva convention

At the World’s WCTU gathering in Geneva Switzerland Lady Henry Somer set was re elected president and Mrs Lillian M N Stevens of Portland Maine was re elected vice president at large Mrs Clara Parrish Wright of Paris US was elected superintendent of the young women’s branch.

Geneva Switzerland Womans Christian Temperance Union Henry Somerset Lillian M. N. Stevens Portland Clara Parrish Wright Paris

Runaway Cars Wreck Train at Maseatuck Bridge

A Big Four train derailed at the Maseatuck bridge near North Vernon Indiana after colliding with a runaway section from another train. Trainmen observed the runaway and fled to safety as the collision occurred on the eight foot trestle. No lives were lost.

Maseatuck Bridge North Vernon Ind

Trench artillery bombards eastern Morocco stronghold

Trench artillery pounded VFiguig for three hours on the eastern Morocco border. The bombardment caused widespread destruction to cheap houses and a mosque, with a large number of people killed.

Vfiguig Morocco

Robbers Loot Erie Express Car Near Englewood

robbers entered an east bound Erie express car near Englewood Chicago at midnight looting the interior and tossing parcels from Hammond to Rochester. Police arrested two robbers at Huntington after a shot escape attempt. about 4000 dollars of goods recovered with one package valued at 7000 dollars.

Erie Englewood Huntington Erie Railway Chicago Hammond Rochester Unitington

Traveling salesman confesses robbery on train to Cleveland police

David J. Standiforth of Chicago admitted in police court he robbed a fellow traveler on a Chicago to Cleveland train of two gold watches and sent the goods to a Chicago address. Police found the watches at an express office in Chicago. Standiforth, about 28, claims no motive and says his conscience troubled him until the confession. he and railroad officer Thomas Monahan were in the same sleeping car, and Standiforth took the watches while Monahan slept. He remains jailed.

Chicago David J. Standiforth Cleveland Standiforth Thomas Monahan Monahan

Gas shutoff leaves 5000 Indianapolis consumers without fuel

The Indianapolis Natural Gas Company cut mains shutting off gas to about 5000 domestic users as morning meals were being prepared. The move follows a threatened service discontinuation last October, with a temporary restraining order granted and court ruling in favor of the company allowing the shutoff.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Natural Gas Company Stit

Fire destroys Pancost building in Lochester area

Heavy blaze in Lochester North Carolina damages Pancost building and Brick Presbyterian Church along with homes on Fitzhugh Street and several buildings on State and Allen Streets. No fatalities reported. Also, James M. Watson Jr. of the DC auditor’s office is arrested on embezzlement charges alleging $8,000 to at least $75,000 missing.

Rochester Lochester N. C Pancost Presbyterian Church Fitzhugh Street State and Allen Streets Washington District of Columbia James M. Watson, Jr Auditor of

Coal Dealers Found Guilty in Conspiracy Case

Eighteen members of the Northern Illinois Soft Coal Dealers' Association were found guilty of conspiracy to restrain trade and fined $500 by Judge O H Horton in Chicago. Nine officers of the Retail Coal Dealers' Association of Illinois and Wisconsin were fined $100 each. no new trial. The indictments followed a January grand jury probe, and Horton upheld anti trust laws as a basis for conviction. Eighteen corporations in the Northern Illinois association were affected.

Hortor Horton Northern Illinois Soft Coal Dealers’ Association

Oleomargarine Dealers Win Case in Boston Court

Massachusetts oleomargarine ban suffers a severe blow as Judge Bishop in the Superior Criminal Court rules in favor of Carl Himberg. The decision upholds that making and selling oleomargarine resembling butter is not unlawful and may overturn the state law pending further appeals.

Massachusetts Superior Criminal Court Boston Bishop Supreme Court

Gotham Building Tie Up Ends in New York

The building tie up in New York largely ends as lumber and brick yards reopen. In a few days between 100000 and 130000 idle workers are expected to return to jobs. A Westchester County building trades strike, which halted thousands for two months and cost about 1 million, is nearly resolved. The unions and employers are changing bargaining approaches.

New York Westchester County

City fights rats with ferrets and rat catchers order

Philadelphia Director of Public Health Muartim issues an order to buy ferrets and hire rat catchers. He aims to wage a vigorous war on rats to prevent a smallpox epidemic now threatening the city.

Muartim Philadelphia

Two Brothers Die in Accidental Shooting Incident

In Coshocton Ohio James Smith age 14 fired a gun at his brothers Al bert 10 died instantly Eu gene 19 was blinded and fatally wounded by an accidental discharge. The incident occurred as a playful warning at the family farm of Johnn Wesly Smith a wealthy farmer. Nearby Clifton Arizona cloudburst sent a wall of water eight feet high down Chase creek with several bodies recovered and the drowned count expected to reach twenty. Chase Creek area housed Mexican workers for the Arizona Copper Company.

James Smith Johnn Wesly Smith Coshocton Ohio Albert Eugene Clifton Ariz Chase Creek Arizona Copper Company

Marriage of Gov Bailey at Kansas City Church

Willis J. Bailey Kansas governor and Ida B. Weede wed in the First Congregational Church auditorium Kansas City officiated by Rev J F Tifield. The ceremony was simple with no music rings or attendants.

Forest Fires Threaten Timber Near Ely Lake Minnesota

A forest fire north of Ely Lake Minnesota is consuming standing timber and thousands of dollars in cordwood. With no rain soon the timber loss could be enormous as flames appear in a dozen directions.

Minnesota Ely Lake

Pekin Buildings Destroyed By Fire And City Losses

Fire gutted the Pekin revenue board building and prompted demolition of the rites building to halt fumes from spreading to the foreign section. The revenue building reportedly housed 4,000,000 tavls as part of the destruction.

Pekin Board of Revenue Board of Rites

Ruth Hanna and Joseph Medill McCormick Wedding

One of the year’s notable weddings occurred at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland as Miss Ruth Hanna daughter of Senator M A Hanna wed Joseph Medill McCormick of Chicago. President Roosevelt attended as a guest.

Runaway Car Fatalities at San Jose Park Railway

One man was killed and several others badly hurt in a runaway car crash on the Wilum Rock Park electric railway in San Jose California. Deputy Assessor Wolmah Goodrich was killed outright.

Injgid Wilum Rock Park Electric Railway San Jose Cal Wolmah Goodrich

Train Collision Delays and Floods Hit Midwest

An east bound Santa Fe passenger train delayed by four days in Kansas collided with a west bound Missouri Pacific freight at Pleasant Hill Missouri. Both engines damaged. One passenger slightly hurt. Floods threaten East St. Louis with as many as thirty deaths feared as embankments fail and residents flee.

Santa Fe Kansas Missouri Pacific Pleasant Hill

Trade Review Sees Iron Output Record High and Stable Prices

Bradstreet's weekly review reports iron production at the greatest level ever recorded and prices firm. Trade remains reasonably quiet with gross railroad earnings for May 12 up 12 percent over 1902. Crop damage reports are described as exaggerated.

Bradstreet Weekly Review

Chase Guardianship End After Jong Chase Case

Judge Rabb of Fowler Indiana appoints Fred Chase guardian of his insane son and orders a $300000 bond to secure the guardianship and protection of both the boy and his property.

Jong Chase Rabb Fowler Ind Fred Chase

Supreme Court affirms thirty year term for Wilcox in Cropsey case

James Wilcox, convicted of Nellie Cropsey's murder in Elizabeth City North Carolina, will serve thirty years in the State prison as the Supreme Court upholds the lower court verdict. Clara Nichols of the Chicago Tribune, society editor, dies in elevator crush at Tribune Building. relatives reside in Alton Illinois.

James Wilcox Nellie Cropsey Elizabeth City N. C Supreme Court Clara Nichols The Chicago Tribune Tribune Alton

Condition of crops widespread rain delays farm work

The weekly weather bureau crop report notes heavy rains in the lower Missouri central Mississippi and Ohio valleys disrupt farming and damage crops. Some regions need rain while others enjoy favorable temperatures, with planting resuming in Nebraska and Iowa and spring wheat and oats showing varied prospects across states.

Weather Bureau Missouri Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Carolinas Georgia Upper Lake Region Central West Gulf States North Dakota Montana Beecky Pacific Coast California Oregon Nebraska Iowa Lake Middle Atlantic Texas Dakotas Hainois Mercer County Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Minnnesota Des Moines Town South Dakota Western Neading Kansas Kansas River Worth Reno

Trade Review Sees Mixed Signals as Wheat Exports Rise

The weekly review notes unfavorable developments in New York amid greater conservatism. May railway earnings rose 12.7 percent from last year and 25.4 percent from 1901, with iron and steel contracts deferred and US Steel buying 105,000 tons of pig iron for Q3. Export demand grows while fabric and interior trade stall, floods and strikes crimping Western activity. wool, cotton, and footwear sectors show limited gains. Wheat and corn exports for the week and fiscal year are provided with year over year comparisons.

New York R. G. Dun & Co United States Steel Corporation Bradstreet

Storm Battering Pittsburg Area Causes Deaths and Damage

A severe thunderstorm with strong winds tore through the Pittsburg region, killing a man and a boy. It caused extensive property damage before authorities described the scene and the aftermath.

Pittsburg

Chicago and other markets grain and livestock price summary

Market notes show varied prices across cities for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices include Chicago hogs 5.00 to 6.30, wheat No 2 around 5te to Toe, corn 46 to 49c, oats 33 to 35c, butter 12 to 21c, eggs 12c, and regional ranges in Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with multiple commodities and grades listed.

Bustiel Indianapolis St. Louis Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York

Pope backs American Judges for Italians cites benefits to nobles

The Pope favors American judges for Italians not only for financial reasons but to aid the torpid Roman nobility. The National Board of Vice-Underwriters concludes it is unwise to influence legislators. A cave-in at the Liberty Bell mine near Telleride Colorado crushed two men and injured two others.

National Board Liberty Bell Telluride Colo

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