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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1910
Page
2
A concise survey notes that all rides and conditions of things are shown to be complete and nothing overlooked. The piece presents a broad overview of past and future aspects, emphasizing thorough coverage.
A major explosion at Palos No. 3 coal mine near Palos Alabama entombs 45 white workers and between 129 and 145 Black miners. Rescue efforts fail as reports say all may be dead or suffocated from afterdamp with a wave of grief across mining communities.
Dispatch from San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua reports Cartago Costa Rica largely destroyed by a strong quake. Telegraphed lines downed. operators killed. At least 560 dead and hundreds injured. San Jose shaken but no deaths. Panic and destitution feared. Cartago, seat of the peace court, has a 10 000 population and sits near Irazu volcano.
Organized labor of St. Louis and organized farmers unite to preserve rights of both classes under a joint resolution adopted by the Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union executive committee. The AFL-Gompers guided accord follows a four day conference with farmers leaders.
W. H. Ferguson the motorman and another man were killed in a collision on the Ohio Electric railway near Urbana Ohio. Nine other persons sustained injuries in the crash.
President Taft visited St Louis meeting farmers at the National Farmers Union rally and attended events with city leaders. He earlier attended Cincinnati May Music Festival dedicating a statue of Theodore Thomas with remarks and a large musical program.
Tariffs showing notable increases from western rail lines to the Atlantic seaboard will be filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to take effect June 1. The Western Freight Association outlines higher rates for wool from Minneapolis to New York and Boston, and a 2.5 cent rise for live hog shipments between Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago, signaling a nationwide push to cover rising operating costs.
Edward Payson Weston, age 72, completed a planned Pacific to Atlantic crossing in 77 days, finishing at Manhattan’s City Hall after crossing King's Bridge. Crowds cheered as he walked the final miles along Broadway, proving walking offers health and endurance without prizes.
The will of Amanda H. Moss of St Paul makes Macalester College a beneficiary to 2500 dollars. Other notes include summer courses in agriculture and domestic science at the University of Wisconsin and the Carnegie Science Hall cornerstone ceremony at Macalester with D N Kingery officiating.
Mrs. Bert Skirt of Sisnal Ohio has lain in a sleeplike trance for days after a bout of grip. She dictated her life story to a stenographer about ten days before collapsing, and doctors are puzzled by the prolonged unconscious state.
A southbound freight car on the Ohio Electric Railway collided head on with a northbound passenger car from Springfield on a hill south of Urbana. Two men were killed seven others seriously injured and eleven passengers received minor hurts. Brakes on the freight car reportedly failed causing the wreck as the crew said the car became unmanageable while descending the hill.
Government bulletin shows eight month import increases under the new tariff with manufacturers material up 33 percent finished manufactures up 26 percent and foodstuffs up 3 percent. Comparison covers Aug 1, 1809 to March 31, 1910 versus prior year months.
Fred Bowers of Orrville Ohio believes the earth will be destroyed by fire when the comet hits on May 17. He was arrested on an insanity charge after refusing to pay for groceries claiming the early ending of the world made payment unnecessary.
Louis W. Patterton and his foster-mother Mrs Emma A Allen were arrested in Arkansas City Kansas on a warrant charging them with causing the death by poison of Frances Kimmel Patterton wife of G W Patterton a bride only a few months before her death last January
Burglars in Middleville Michigan blew open the post office safe with nitroglycerin and stole about 100 dollars. The interior was wrecked, the safe door blown across the room and every window broken. 500 dollars left behind in easy reach.
The secretary of state surrenders to his son Philander C. Knox Jr and welcomes the young couple and their bride as house guests in the parental mansion on K Street Northwest Washington for a weekend visit.
In Forbes North Dakota a farm hand named Red shot Dick Mock a farmer after a quarrel over five dollars claimed as wages. Mock survived the incident.
3,500 business leaders and clergy from every Protestant denomination in the United States gathered in Chicago for the national missionary congress. Delegates from all states except Nevada discussed Americas religious responsibility and a unified nationwide missionary policy. Notables including Fairbanks and governors attended. goals include boosting Chicago church missions giving from 160,000 to 250,000 dollars and expanding foreign mission funding.
All male convicts in Floyd County Georgia were issued mother hubbards by order of the county commissioners to curb escapes. The inmates resisted the change, but authorities compelled them to wear the garments before being set to work on the streets.
The budget in turmoil for a year gained royal assent and became law on its anniversary, ending its political fight as it moves into effect.
Tom L. Johnson visits Europe seeking health improvement in London. Prince Frederick Heinrich of Prussia converts to Catholicism and donates his fortune to the church entering a monastery. Argentine consul A Geiger dies in a Munich car crash. his wife and Paraguayan consul W Korte and driver injured. King Albert pledges funds for health and Congo welfare. Liberia Cape Palmas fighting worsens. Rev Speare shot, residents at risk.
Senators debated the railroad rate bill with lawmakers named including Clay Bristow Cummins Crawford Bailey Aldrich Borah Root Meyburn. An amendment to bring telegraph and telephone firms under the interstate commerce law passed in the Senate, while the Cummins provision failed 29 to 35 with most insurgent Republicans and many Democrats supporting it. House actions mirrored debate with valuations and press dispatch charges among amendments. The Pierpont statue was accepted for exhibition in the Capitol, prompting eulogies in both chambers and time spent on private claim bills.
The Senate passed a bill creating a bureau of mines in the Interior Department after lengthy debate on the railroad bill's long and short haul provisions. House actions included lighthouse funding, an army engineer expansion, and a Midway Georgia monument to General Stewart.
As no one discussed the railroad measure the Senate Wednesday took up bills on the calendar. Mr Simmons condemned the Justice Department method in its prosecutions of the cotton pools. The Senate passed the pension appropriation bill carrying 155000000. The House gave much consideration to bills relating to Indian lands.
A nurse’s mistake with oxalic acid causes Mrs. Myron E. Tubbs to die in Denver. A Wichita case reports the first Kansas hookworm disease. Frownsville raid evidence is summed. military ruling pending. Deputy Marshal Anderson killed and Marshal Putman wounded in Alabama moonshine raid. Bedell arrested over a sugar short-weight conspiracy. Taft grants a respite for Charles O Neil in Minnie Sherbino murder case. Kansas records its first state hanging avoided since statehood.
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