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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
2
The Tribune notes a mix of quirky items and global observations from photographs of experiments to linguistic slips. It comments on coinage ideas, a bullfight mishap in France, shifts in coal and ice prices, and playful jests about crime and politics. It mentions divorce rates, a $300000 Treasury claim, and humorous takes on poetry, labor, and fashion in daily life.
Stanley steel investigation to summon ex president Theodore Roosevelt and J P Morgan to explain how railroads owned by the steel trust paid large dividends on small capitalization. Kellogg disclosed he counsels steel subsidiary firms while defending his role under Sherman law amid Standard Oil actions. James Cayley recalls Gary dinners and talks on labor and welfare, not rail pricing.
Ada O Henry Clews, prominent New York banker, is honored by Ohbio Northern University with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, recognizing his contributions to finance and public service.
Marble bust of Vice-President Sherman completed in Washington shows the likeness with spectacles. Government officials and committee members note the achievement as a landmark display.
Washington reports the Canadian reciprocity bill returned to the Senate with divided finance committee views. Democrats Williams Stone and Kern endorse a minimal amendment path, urging acceptance to avoid full defeat. La Follette and McCumber oppose, framing the measure as shifting burden and blaming farmers for railroad and mill interests.
Carrie Nation estate filed in probate here valued around 10000 dollars includes Guthrie and Shawnee houses and an Alexandria bank account plus a life policy. Bequests to the WCTU and a Kansas City home for drunken wives and widows. Taft awards medals of honor to six North Dakota crew members for a 1910 boiler explosion incident.
Secretary Knox testifies to Hamlin committee the department’s scandals predate his tenure and cites the Day portrait voucher as part of past administrations. He denies perjury by current clerks, says he will pursue vacancies and has reorganized the department to restore order.
General Jose Vera commands about 4000 rebels in the federal district and issues an ultimatum to Madero demanding a change in the military commander. Madero’s agents seek time to parley. Vera, likened to Zapata, has a strong cadre but cannot seize the city, though a battle may flare on the outskirts. Emilio Sobrino now commands state forces, opposed by Vera's rising faction.
London and major ports including Glasgow Liverpool Cardiff Bristol Southampton and Belgian Dutch ports announce a formal seamen's strike. Confidence in a nationwide action appears weak as shipowners stay indifferent and plan to fill gaps. Strikers demand a conciliation board and a minimum wage amid claims of widespread layoffs.
The New Orleans mint will cease to exist as an active mint starting July 1 and will operate as an assay office and storage for 22,000,000 silver dollars. Of its old vaults, eight are considered penitentiary in the city. Senator Wade and a correspondent note the change.
Frank G. Jones, president of the American Electrical Fuse Co and Hackley National Bank director, is jailed in Grand Rapids on a $50,000 fraud charge. Bankruptcy petitions totaling $33,999 filed by Muskegon creditors allege liabilities of $750,000 with $150,000 assets. Receivership named Paul Moon. plant to stay open.
In Cincinnati Edgar Cooke of Chicago faces embezzlement charges for $24,000 from the Big Four railroad. Attorney Charles W. Baker argues officials manipulated the case to shield the railroad from punishment and cites alleged multi million dollar railroad thefts to favor shippers. Baker contends Warriner’s guilt was overstated and that the railroad benefited from the missing funds.
The U S Senate approved by 64 to 24 a resolution to submit to the states a constitutional amendment for direct election of senators. The Bristow amendment preserving federal control failed 44 to 44 with Vice President Sherman casting the deciding vote. House passage by two thirds and ratification by three fourths of the states would complete the process.
Washington special senate committee of eight delaying the Lorimer case hearing to June 23 after a conference with Senator Lorimer and his counsel Judge Bilbridge Hanecy who is tied up with a Chicago case and may not appear until June 22. The first hearing had been scheduled for June 19.
William Simon of New York Central, a White Plains, New York engineer, is under arrest as police investigate the alleged murder of his wife who was found dead with a towel and pillowcase around her neck. The arrest date is pending.
John Barton Miller, former treasurer of the First Co Building Association of Washington, found guilty of embezzlement for a second time. The court convicted him of misappropriating funds from the association.
The May agricultural summary notes a record British India wheat harvest of 369,000,000 bushels and large spring wheat sowings in western Canada. Argentina’s autumn crops show vigor, while South Africa and the U.S. face drought and export gaps. The United States supplies about 18 percent of world wheat trade, with U.S. flour and wheat shares dominating international exchanges. A separate St. Louis fire causes over $1 million in damage to several plants and surrounding homes as winds shift, with origin suspected at the Huttig plant and many residents evacuating despite later reversals of danger.
Paducah Ky Captain John L Lowry owner of the river steamer Lowry arrived in Paducah and reports the boat burned at Hamlettaburg. Six passengers and about twenty crew escaped with a loss estimated at 15000 dollars. Flames began in the kitchen and quickly spread to the upper deck. Initial reports feared casualties but all aboard were accounted for according to Captain Lowry.
Wireless aid reached the passenger steamer Western after an explosion blew out an eagle cylinder. The City of Cleveland responded and ferried about two hundred passengers to safety, continuing to Buffalo with them. The disabled craft lay at An derstburg Ontario while news arrived in Cleveland.
A House resolution by Representative Cox of Texas directs the secretary of commerce and labor to study causes of high express rates. It calls for a report to Congress on private express companies impacting mail and transportation costs.
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