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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
2
A fire on the passenger steamer Bon Voyage near the Lake Superior ship canal caused the vessel to burn to the water's edge. Five members of the Altman family from Laurium drown after the ship ran aground while the crew and passengers escaped by boat. Survivors were saved by tugs and lifeboats, with the crew fighting the blaze with hose lines at the first alarm.
A boiler explosion on the Huntington and Broad Top railroad at Mount Dallas instantly killed four freight crew members. Conductor Hollingshead and Engineer Berkstresser were hurled about four hundred yards across the river. The cause is unknown but thought to be during water filling.
Major Philip Reade of the regular army visited Milwaukee to discuss wooden canteens as a substitute for tin ones. He said the tin canteen would be phased out once a paint resistant to hot liquids is found and tested for army use.
The Independence Belge reports affidavits signed by Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy given before the French consul in London. The documents acknowledge Esterhazy as author of the bordereau and claim it was written with the connivance of Colonel Sandher, former head of the secret intelligence bureau.
Rev. F. W. Emerson pastor of the principal Christian church in Topeka Kansas and Dr. R. M. Mitchell a noted physician were found guilty of taking part in a riot. They belonged to a mob that broke into a North Topeka saloon during the height of the Nation agitation.
A wind driven blaze on the west bank of the Rouge river in Delray, south of Detroit, swept three quarters of a mile destroying property valued at more than 800000 dollars.
A London dispatch cites a Pretoria report that General De Wet has resumed fighting and crossed into the Transvaal with 2000 men.
United States Consul Brainard H. Warner Jr at Leipsig reports Germany exported plows to Porto Rico during the past year, drawing attention to German trade in agricultural gear for the island.
Most of the town’s business portion in Dumont Iowa was gutted by a major fire. Eighteen business houses were destroyed with an estimated loss around fifty thousand dollars.
The passenger steamer America of the International Navigation company reaches Buffalo from Grand Haven after being detained by an ice jam in the St. Clair river.
Henry Johnson, a Black man, was lynched in Valdosta Georgia after firing at a white youth named Foraker without hitting him. Johnson stated an intent to kill Foraker.
At the Cazenovia Seminary in Syracuse New York girls hazed a young man by painting his face in what appears to be a prank.
Cailles, Laguna province insurgent chief, pursued hard and unlikely to surrender to avoid personal penalties for many assassinations. In Tayabas Paglibae attack repulsed with no losses. Twenty first Infantry routed 160 rebels at Zurbana Camp near Lusban and seized supplies.
Northern Pacific shares surge from 160 to 1000 amid a market corner. Court injunction halts further short selling, forcing a consolidation. After an early rise to 205, prices crash as the rest of the market dives, with United States Steel and other rail stocks plunging.
A market panic grips investors as two rival parties with large Northern Pacific Railway share holdings drive prices to extreme levels. Speculators outside the fray suffer ruin as bids surge and retreat amid the struggle for control.
Chicago endures a devastating stock market crash as thousands of small speculators lose fortunes. Banks rush $20 million to New York brokers, currency shipments surge, and exchange rates spike as the panic grips La Salle Street and Wall Street alike.
A historic market collapse centered on Northern Pacific drove unparalleled losses as banks called loans and lenders flooded the market with cash. Brokers feared collapse, money traded at extreme rates, and the day ended with a devastated, unsettled exchange. Two factions halted deliveries to avert total ruin, saving the day at the last moment as prices plunged and then barely rallied.
Washington residents faced heavy losses as the stock market collapse wiped out paper fortunes in the capital. Many who relied on margins and borrowed funds saw fortunes vanish, mirroring declines seen in major financial centers like New York.
The London exchange closed an hour after New York opened as time gaps muted early effects. Cables later reported Wall Street panic with immense excitement but little business, as brokers refused to price or trade.
Buffalo correspondent lauds the Pan American exposition as a top international fair, comparing it to Philadelphia's Centennial and Chicago's Columbian World’s Fair. He notes eight years of progress since Chicago and outlines the layout with government, horticulture, and machinery pavilions, the esplanade, and the midway.
The essay extols Buffalo and Niagara Falls as marvels tied to the city’s rise. It predicts the falls may fade within a few decades due to erosion and industrial power tunnels, urging visitors to come before they disappear.
The Pan American Exposition features Cuba with a distinctive Court of State and Foreign Buildings topped by the Tower of Havana. Porto Rico occupies space in Agriculture and Horticulture Buildings showcasing sugar coffee and tobacco with native wood construction. The Philippine space is also noted.
The Buffalo Pan-American Exposition features variegated buildings in Spanish renaissance style with warm coloring, extensive night illuminations, and a Filipino village exhibit. It offers 183 acres of parklands, canals, and a diverse collection showing native life, trade, and professions, contrasted with Chicago’s fair.
A humorous exchange from the New York Herald recalls a 30 year marriage joke. Mr Smithers jokes about persistence as his wife continues to work at being made over while he gave up his job after five weeks.
Foreign exports from New Orleans reached $142,000,000 in the year, the highest on record, up $45,090,000 from the prior year. The growth highlights a robust trade expansion for the port and regional commerce.
Prospective visitors learn about exhibits at Pan-American Exposition. Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Society and Canada showcase space, New York State uses 4000 square feet, Louisiana 2000, Wisconsin agriculture display noted, and the ordnance exhibit stands out. Sousa band and 30 musical groups booked for concerts. Women may compare home cooking to electric kitchen demos as electricity promises farm relief. Chicago yachtsmen plan to attend.
A compact record of sayings and reflections including remarks on smiling faces, merit, and social standing. The text cites Europe’s monarchs since Hastings and notes Nazareth in Palestine with hospitals convents and schools under European supervision.
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