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Newspaper

Batesville Tribune

Location

Batesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1906

Page

2

Batesville edition by Ed McCallum published

The Batesville edition notes editor Ed McCallum as the publisher for locally produced items. The brief reference indicates weekly publication with standard reporting from the Batesville area.

Two Pittsburg street cars wreck. dozens injured

In the Pittsburg Railway Company’s Millvale Etna division a pair of street car accidents within twenty minutes spread frost caused rails to spread. One car fell eighteen feet injuring thirty. the other derailed fifteen feet injuring ten of eleven aboard.

Thom Pittsburg Millvale Etna Pittsburg Railway Company Bennett Rising Sun

Bowman Cashier Mystery Hinges on Oil Bonded Funds

The case of John B. Bowman, cashier of the Commercial Bank of Hagerstown Indiana, involves about 140000 alleged misused funds before his death. Investigators report he invested large sums in oil and gas ventures and have found vast piping believed bought with bank money.

John B. Bowman Commercial Bank of

Fifty Hurt as Panic Follows Fire Film Showing

In St. Mary's school hall at Alton Illinois a roll of celluloid film ignited during a moving picture show. The panic spread as pupils crowded the steep stairway and many fell or were trampled while fleeing. About fifty were injured, none seriously.

College Milner Hall Delano North Halls North Annex Kenyon Military Academy Gambier Ohio St. Mary’s School Alton Ill

Fire on Duke steamer kills cattle in Holyhead harbor

dispatch from Holyhead reports the steamer Duke, traveling from Dublin to Manchester with a large livestock cargo, caught fire and was beached. Efforts to save the animals failed as panic and stampedes led to many deaths amid chaotic, frightening scenes.

Holyhead Wales Dublin Manchester

Train Ditched Near Crescent City Kills Engineer Welch

The Toledo Peoria and Western limited derailed two miles west of Crescent City Illinois after a flange on the engine tender broke. Engineer J E Welch of Peoria perished while the engine baggage car and smoker derailed and a day coach overturned. twenty passengers were shaken up or bruised.

Toledo, Peoria & Western Limited Crescent City J. E. Welch Peoria

Robbers Blow Safe in Newport Mich Post Office Heist

Burglars blew open the Newport Michigan post office and J Niedermyer store safe. Stamps, papers, merchandise and 176 dollars in cash were taken. Loot near 1000 dollars. Robbers escaped. No crew details available.

Newport Mich J. Niedermyer

Russian Officer Assassinated in Warsaw Dispatch

Warsaw dispatch reports Privy Councillor Ivanoff, director of the Vistula railways and noted anti-Polish figure, shot and killed. The assassin fled the scene as authorities investigate motive and potential links.

Warsaw Poland Ivanoff Vistula

Reichstag Passes Bill Extending Tariffs to United States

Berlin dispatch reports the Reichstag approved the final reading of a bill extending Germany reciprocal tariff rates to the United States by a large majority. The action moves the measure toward enactment.

Berlin Reichstag Germany United States

Tornado Kills Two in Mississippi Hattiesburg

A Mississippi report says a tornado hit Hattiesburg causing extensive damage including several demolished buildings and two fatalities. Also noted, Jacob Martin aged 65, inmate at Marion National Soldiers Home, was struck by a streetcar in Marion Indiana and died instantly.

Mississippi Hattiesburg Miss Marion Ind Jacob Martin National Soldiers

Former Speaker Henderson Dies in Dubuque Hospital

Former Speaker David B. Henderson of the national House of Representatives died at Mercy hospital in Dubuque Iowa from paresis. He had been stricken last May and moved to hospital in September. The report also notes a million dollar fire in New Brunswick where the Inter colonial railroad plant in Moncton was destroyed and over 1,000 workers lost their jobs.

David B. Henderson National House of Representatives Mercy Hospital Dubuque Iowa Col. Henderson New Brunswick Intercolonial Railroad Moncton N. B Hoch Johann Hoch Worweiller-Bingen-on-the-Rhine Germany Joseph Tluff America New York Joseph Huff Wheeling W. Va Ohio River Chicago Bruno Leckner Martha Steinbrecher Cincinnati Mary Bartels Baker’s House of Correction Pullman Car Works Marie Walcker Ffoch Fischer-Wloch Tloch Fischer-I Hoch Marie Walcker-Hoch

Grosvenor is Defeated in Ohio Republican Nomination

Veteran congressman General Charles H. Grosvenor loses renomination in Ohio Eleventh District after a convention shock. Known as the Sage of Athens and Old Statistics, he has served since 1884 with brief interruption in 1892. He chaired Merchant Marine and Fisheries and backed McKinley campaigns. His victor is lawyer Douglas, 53, long dominant in Ross County politics.

Eleventh Ohio Charles H. Grosvenor Athens Grosvenor Congress House of Representatives Grover Cleveland Washington Cannon, Payne New York Dalzell Pennsylvania Shepburn Iowa General Grosvenor Merchant Marine and Fisheries Douglas Ross County Mr. Douglas Kenyon College Harvard Law School

Ohio Governor Pattison Declared Sufficiently Frail

In habeas corpus proceedings in Columbus Dr. E J Wilson testified that Governor Pattison is physically ill and incapable of sustained attention though he is sane. The physician's remarks shocked observers and sparked fears he may not be able to carry out governing plans.

Common Pleas Court Columbus Ohio E. J. Wilson Pattison

A Garage in Every Flint Promises Luxe Chicago Apartments

The Aermoter Company unveils a seven story building plan to attract wealthy Chicago residents. It features an elevator capable of lifting large autos to any floor, with a garage on each level and quarters for chauffeurs and servants. The Mobile Bay burned off Anping Harbor. crew saved.

Chicago Aermoter Company Mobile Bay Anping Island of Tormosa

Father Gapon Unmasked as Government Agent in 1905 Movement

Dispatches from St. Petersburg reveal that Matushensky, a press agent and brains behind Father Gapon’s movement, disappeared. the moderate labor group was subsidized by the government with funds for clubhouse rent and literature. The open letter claims 12000 covered by M Timirlazeff, signaling a rift in radical opposition and clarifying Gapon’s minor role in the January 1905 campaign.

St. Petersburg Matushensky Putiloff M.timirlazeff Gapon Mutushensky Winter Palace

Congress approves uniform divorce laws with two year residence rule

The congress backed uniform divorce laws requiring at least two years residence for plaintiffs who changed domicile after cause arose. It favors open court hearings, allows divorce from bed and board, classifies divorce causes, and sets standards for notice and intervention for co respondents.

Congress Washington Committee On Resolutions

Railroads to Carry Auto Parts to San Francisco at Lower Rate

A report states that automobile parts will be shipped by rail from Hugo to San Francisco for three dollars per hundred pounds, down from six dollars previously. Other items note a fatal suffocation of a Los Angeles baby, illnesses delaying Jacob Huslas’s lectures, and several deaths and crimes across multiple states.

Hugo San Francisco J. W. Devlin Los Angeles Jacob Huslas Richmond Till L. J. Col W. Stocking Board of Examiners United States Patent Office Frank Bernat Minneapolis Vueblo J.S. Adams Adams Brothers Bridge Company Findlay Ohio Joseph M. Hastings Pittsburg Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny Summit M. C. Tulse Circleville Ithaca Yale

Congress Debates Pure Food Bill and Other Measures

Senators Pach, Perkins, and Patterson push petitions from California and Colorado women seeking Reed Smoot's ouster while congress debates the pure food bill. House suspends rules to pass measures on gambling bans in territories and census data. President sends Panama canal engineer reports and army appropriation amid broader policy fights.

Senate Perkins Patterson California Colorado Reed Smoot Warren Wyoming Panama Canal Hale Arizona New Mexico United States Census Bureau Batan Dalzell Pennsylvania Lake Erie and Ohio Ship Canal Company Smoot Women of Utah Hull Military Affairs Committee House Orient Department Hopkins Sheppard Texas Powers Macon Ark

Hoch Hanged in Chicago after lengthy legal fight

Johann Hoch, a German-born bigamist and serial suitor, was executed in Chicago on a Friday. A crowd of thousands gathered outside the jail as Hoch faced the noose after a bitter legal fight that included a federal petition claiming due process violations and a claimed eight‑month delay in sentencing.

Johann Hoch Chicago Hoch Finois United States Circuit Court

Trade conditions and spring outlook in Chicago and nation

The report notes growing demand in iron and auto distribution, strong wholesale and retail activity in dry goods and footwear, and improved lumber and woodworking markets. Bank clearings rise 17.6 percent from last year while failures in Chicago district drop. Overall, cross currents exist but a robust spring trade is anticipated with fall and winter volumes influenced by crop prospects. Diversified notes on New York trade, cotton holdings, and Canadian and national failure comparisons are included.

Chicago New York United States Canada Bradstreet

Colleges and library back plan to form Brooklyn university

Five colleges and the library agreed to cooperate in founding a university in Brooklyn New York with a provisional incorporation planned. A fire on Ryerson street drove residents to the street in night clothes while firefighters saved families. The Southern Pacific laid 39 miles of track near the Salton sink to replace flooded segments. Midshipman John P Miller of Lancaster Kentucky reinstated at Annapolis after hazing conviction and presidential pardon. Justice Amend in New York Supreme Court summons Pope Pius X over will dispute. Jamaica Queens coroner's inquest returns accidental death finding for Mrs Francis Burton Harrison from December 18 automobile crash. Three new cargo steamers by American Shipbuilding for Tonawanda Steel and Iron will be the longest on the Great Lakes.

Brooklyn N. Y Annapolis Naval Academy Roosevelt Justice Amend New York Supreme Court Pope Pius X Mary Phelan Jamaica

Market Price Averages For Live Stock And Grains In Various Regions

Listings show regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Regions include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye hay butter potatoes and eggs. Highlights include hogs 4.00 to 6.50, cattle 2.50 to 5.85, wheat around 84 to 89 cents, corn 37 to 48 cents, butter about 25 to 28 cents, eggs 12 to 14 cents.

Timothy Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York

Swope to donate art gallery alongside park gift

Col. Thomas H. Swope, famed donor of a 1300 acre Kansas City park, plans a $450000 art gallery gift. The Italian government adds $20000 annually to support an Italian labor exchange in New York aimed at addressing wage-related concerns.

Thomas H. Swope Kansas City New York

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de Sribune ED. McCallum Batesville, Tr Hagerstown David H. Henderson Father Gapon Giyon Durnove Clara West Enterprise, Miss Seiereietus Rayner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Red Rock Fuel Company West Virginia Gallinger Oklahoma Castor George A. Castor Cannon Philadelphia Knox Tillman Independent Oil Refiners’ Association of Titusville Oil City New York Harbor Clapp Committee On Indian Affairs Five Civilized Tribes McCreary George Washington Tishnan-Gillespie Ennessee Triver Alabama Department of Commerce and Labor James P. Goodrich Indiana State Republican Committee Joseph B. Kealing Hemenway Indiana Krauskopf Guttmacher Baltimore Simon Herman I. Haba National Conference of Rabbis John Hoch Joann Hoci Financial
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