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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
6
A blaze at 9316 Marquette Avenue South Chicago killed seven and wounded several as firemen faced a blocked route when a freight train halted progress. Train crew from Elkhart Indiana are held without bail awaiting coroner's inquest verdict. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
Two Northern Ohio traction cars on North Howard street Akron collided at the foot of a steep hill injuring about a dozen people. The second car brake failure sent it speeding into the forward car which had halted to pick up passengers. Motorman Scott suffered serious internal injuries while others on the rear platform sustained various hurts.
In committee of supply the House of Commons approved 100000 for widening and deepening the Sault Ste. Marie Canal entrance. Minister Blair noted the upper entrance has eighteen feet of water and the lower thirteen and a half feet while U.S. canal entrances are twenty two feet deep. The plan seeks Canadian side depths to match. Estimated total cost is 450000.
A large blaze broke out in Armour & Co s packing plants at the Chicago stock yards. The fire raged two hours, threatening property worth several millions. The 300 by 100 foot five story structure caused a $175 000 loss and a brick fire wall saved the cooling rooms where 5 000 cars of dressed beef valued at $500 000 were kept.
A large New York distillery and warehouse firm controls most whisky in circulation with millions of gallons stored. Producers’ alliance buys remaining barrels, production limited by a set agreement, risking further price spikes. In Greensburg Indiana a 21 year old John Higgins was shot and killed during a quarrel with a woman named Davis who alleged he demanded marriage and drew a revolver.
Mrs Allan Sells Greenspan of Topeka Kas by will leaves 200000 to the Topeka Orphans Home. She disinherits adopted son William Sells the circus man for opposing her marriage to Simon Greenspan from whom she was divorced. She gives 65000 to Sells son Allan.
Four children died in a blaze at a farm house six miles from Muskegon Michigan. Victims: Thomas Wertman 3 years John Wertman 417 years Jennie Kooie 4 Henneceg Kooie 4 months.
A Rome dispatch reports about forty thousand Italian emigrants, per Fanfula, booked to depart for the United States within the month.
All grades of refined sugar have been advanced ten cents per hundred pounds. The move affects consumers and retailers nationwide, with the increase likely to impact grocery pricing and household costs.
Dr. Anson Evans of Tell City Indiana helped a sick tramp five years ago by giving medicine and fifty cents for food. The tramp known as weary Willie has now sent the doctor five dollars from a Texas town as thanks.
Phillip Amos a wealthy oil and real estate dealer of Fairview West Virginia was robbed aboard a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train of 12000 in certificates and 300 in cash with no crew observed by the robbers.
Combine to form straw hat trade issued by New York and Baltimore. Serial fires destroy blocks in Bessemer Pennsylvania and Brooklyn stables burn 200 cars of Brooklyn Rapid Transit. A trolley smash injures five women on Seventh Avenue. Belgian prince’s jewels seized at New York customs. Pan American Exposition opens. Arlington fire loots $1,200. A baby buried alive dies. murder indictments expected. Philadelphia coaching party crash leaves Widener injured. sugar ship Californian arrives from Hawaii with 7,920 tons sugar. Murder cases in Philadelphia and Victsburg reported. several burn injuries and one man killed.
A Western state report states the Wisconsin Legislature increased member pay from 500 to 1000 dollars.
Southern David Henderson of Trenderson Kentucky dies instantly when a yeast keg explodes. A $60,000 fire devastates Warence Texas with several business houses burned. Insurance amounts to $25,000. Operators and miners’ scale committee reach agreement in Wheeling West Virginia and call off the strike. The Middlesboro Kentucky Town and Land.
Middlesboro Water Company is purchased and will undergo major upgrades to the water system. A Charleston monument to Henry Timrod was unveiled featuring a bronze bust and granite panels. A lethal Houston fire, blamed on a juvenile, killed six and injured three. The towboat Raymond Horner sank thirteen coal barges in Henderson county, with a coal loss around forty five thousand dollars. A car of counterfeit whisky gear was seized in Eastman Georgia destined for Atlanta. Tennessee faces replanting fifty thousand acres of cotton. Delta plantations without levees show unvalued planting due to overflow. highland crops were spoiled by cold and rain.
The Crown Princess of Japan has given birth to a son. Reports from international notices detail other crises including fires in Amreeli India with dozens perishing and colonial conflicts in Africa and Asia.
President Jiminez names a new cabinet in San Domingo. Sunrise City Alaska endures a deadly snow slide killing twenty. Admiral Dewey and 24 naval officers mark Manila Bay victory with banquet. Laurier designates May 24 as a permanent holiday likely Victoria Day. Morgan & Co purchases Leyland line as part of trans Atlantic shipping consolidation. deposit paid. Yaqui leader executed at Antejuda by Gen Lorenzo Torres. identified as Apache Kid. Internal Revenue claims express receipts for US to foreign trade shipments are taxable. Margaret Coleman resigns after 27 years in Treasury following Lincoln assassination event.
Regional price ranges show cattle at 2.50 to 6.00, hogs up to about 6.15, sheep 2.50 to 6.00, with grains and dairy values across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Wheat No 2 mixed 60 to 80 cents. corn around 43 to 49 cents. oats 26 to 31 cents. rye 50 to 60 cents. butter 18 to 19 cents. eggs 14 to 19 cents.
A Boston Mechanics building event from June 11 to 16 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Y M C A in North America and the United States. The report details branches, membership, funds, and global reach, tracing the movement from London origins to North American growth and key figures.
Jacksonville Florida faced a catastrophic blaze that swept through eight hours destroying 130 blocks of property. About 12 000 people were left homeless and 1 800 houses burned with 6 lives reported lost.
A Paris dispatch reports Mount Vesuvius active again with smoke columns and hot cinders spreading around Naples. Lava begins to flow and the crater fire lights the night as tremors are felt, prompting many to flee by train. American tourists and others join scientists and curious visitors leaving the area.
Manila forms civil administration as a prelude to general civil government inauguration. Philippine commission restricts Manila elections while permitting others. Judge Taft expects a municipal government soon with appointed officers. Census shows Manila population at 2 4 732.
Telegraphic items note S A Stapleton of West Virginia named consul at Nuevo Laredo Mexico. Mariannie Miller of New York and two daughters seek divorces. Chicago moves to reclaim lakefront land from Illinois Steel. Great Eastern fades to smaller status. Alfred Yngve of Castle Valley Pa owns a chicken that trails him and joined a 12 mile Sunday walk. Early Indian corn specimens likely native to Peru plateau.
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