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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
2
Gen Maximo Gomez leaves New York for Ilavana with Franciscan Palma after attending the St Louis World’s Fair dedication. He praises the expo and says he will push Cuba’s representation there, seeking authority and appropriations upon return to Cuba.
Lorain notes a single theory in the Reichlin murder case as authorities weigh a madman culprit. A prowler visited at least three houses near the parsonage where Miss Reichlin was killed, his pale sinister face pressed to window panes in quiet streets.
The schooner James Slater from Port Jefferson long island returned to port after being driven back from off Cape Hatteras in April with logwood for New York. The crew survived on pea soup for twelve days and are very weak. Steward William Holcomb of Charleston is comatose. The crew maintained pumps at regular intervals.
Two freight trains on the Central Vermont Railroad collided at Milton Vermont fifteen miles north of Burlington. One man killed and three injured including engineer Jack Ryan and brakeman Robert Farr. The deceased was Wiceman A L Ranney of St Albans. Willetts suffered severe injuries. Rolling stock and freight damaged heavily.
Baron von Loewe of the Fifth Uhlans received eighteen months imprisonment at Düsseldorf after lying in slander proceedings about Frau Eck wife of a noted engineer. Both swore in court they had no improper relations. Frau Eck drank poison upon arrest for perjury and died.
From Memphis a dispatch reports Collierville suffered the loss of its principal block, five buildings, in a fire of incendiary origin between 12:80 and 2:30 Saturday morning. Police seek incendiaries believed to be white tramps who fled town.
Council President J. St. John of Colorado Springs Colorado indicted by grand jury on five counts for unlawful interest in public contracts. He is a partner in a plumbing firm alleged to have received liberal contracts for plumbing supplies and heating apparatus.
A fire in Ottawa Ontario destroyed hundreds of houses and millions of feet of timber. John White recently released from prison for arson was found near the origin and will be charged with starting the blaze.
It is practically settled that a special term of the Reathitt County Circuit Court will be held and a special grand jury empaneled to investigate the Marcum assassination at Jackson. Governor Leckham offers to send state troops to protect the courts if needed.
Miss Louise Sladeley, a chambermaid at the Hotel English in Indianapolis, was discharged after refusing to make up a bed in a room occupied by Bovuker T. Washington the previous night.
A fire destroyed the Consolidated Paper and Bag Company plant in Elkhart Indiana causing a loss of 74000 with 20000 insured. The factory was a key local industry and the city feels the impact, though officials expect rebuilding.
Port Victoria dispatch reports Mwanga former king of Uganda has died possibly from ruptured aneurysm. The cause is not yet confirmed and details remain sparse.
Coroner's jury in Lorain Ohio acquits Rev Ferdinand Walser of the Agatha Reichlin murder after ruling death from a stone wound inflicted by unknown hands. Walser thanked by crowd in Mayor's office as Reichlin's father congratulates him for defending. Captain Ketchum leads inquest.
Police testified the bloodhounds did not focus on Father Walser’s bed more than other beds in the house, challenging their role in linking the killer to the scene.
A colored rural free delivery carrier near Gallatin Tennessee was threatened by armed masked men to resign under death threats. The substitute carrier, also Black, faced the same pressure. Postmaster General Layne ordered a full investigation and service suspended on the route until settlement. The incident heightens the race tension surrounding postal service jobs.
Jury convicts Dr. Albert Ames former Minneapolis mayor of taking a $600 bribe as part of a broader graft system. Four associates, including two detectives, receive convictions while others face indictments and appeals. A related case reports a freight accident in Kansas injuring two men and a sheriff’s shooting in Kentucky.
The weather bureau says a cool week with frequent frosts harmed early fruit and corn, slowed farm work, and left wheat and oats variably affected. Apple and strawberry damage noted. Minnesota and North Dakota report freezing conditions while Ohio and Illinois show mixed results.
Mexico uses 50 000 bales of cotton annually while total production reaches 160 000 bales. Argentina harvests are unprecedented with 2 500 000 tons of corn and wheat up 8 to 10 percent. Strassburg professor heats a Munich room by distant flashlight. Strupp steelworks valued at 40 million keeps wealth within the family. Spier Falls dam on the Hudson claims largest concrete power project with 64 inch turbines and 5 000 HP generators. cost about two million dollars.
Leading cities report active manufacturing and robust rail revenue while wholesale merchandise moves steadily. A cold wave slows western trade but boosts demand. wheat suffers from Southwest crop damage yet optimism grows on the harvest outlook and rail earnings remain strong.
Missouri Circuit Court decision in Kansas City holds a Jewish congregation cannot deny seating or occupancy to poorer members. The case centered on Samual Graves suing for 65 dollars for a pew sold to a shoemaker Jagota, who faced barbed opposition and ultimately refused payment.
The Presbyterian Church in America reportedly approved creed revision after 227 of 245 presbyteries voting in favor. The result, telegraphed to New York-based Presbyterians, signals likely return of the church to its traditional stance amid intra church debate.
The piece surveys rail line interconnections aimed at Chattanooga St Paul coast time savings and notes changes by railroad commissioners in freight classifications The Western Union Telegraph Company completes the Ausin Dan o branch work The New York Attorney General appeals a ruling on sleeping car passes Southern Pacific restores ticket agents on Overland trains Alabama railroad valuations rise over 1 000 000 Louisville and Nashville gains 300 a mile Gulf West Texas and Pacific forfeiture petitions San Pedro and Salt Lake line open to all roads around Salt Lake French rail telephony to reduce accidents across the system
Regional and city price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep. grains including wheat corn oats rye and barley listed by city such as Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York with price spans and quality notes from No 2 grades to prime and common offerings.
Russell Figgins 30 died in Midland mine near Bloomfield after coal fall. Whites town incorporation defeated by 23 votes. Log rolling accident killed John Williamson 55 in Burkett. Mrs. Slater burned by soap making explosion. Phillip Houser 10 died when horse threw and dragged him near Winamac. Mennonites seek 10000 cash bonus to move Elkhart institute to Goshen. Jean Fougerrouse 9 died from twig wound and lockjaw. Mrs. Hillard Lawrence drowns self after locking children in Knox county. Willis Hammel gored by cow near Muncie. John Beamer captures a live eagle at Young America. Waldron loses all three saloons in four weeks. Skeletons found in Spiceland township gravel pit. Mrs. Laura DeHaven seeks divorce with 1000 alimony. Fruit crops damaged in Hamilton County by frost. Indiana patents listed. Farms near Bunker Hill sell 800 acres of sweet corn for canning factory. Two young sons burned to death in Martinsville barn fire.
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