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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1901
Page
6
A San Francisco dispatch reports the battleship Ohio’s christening and launch as President McKinley attended with niece Miss Barber and sponsor Belen Deshler. The event marked the ship’s entry to sea with a wine bottle ceremony under the steel beak.
The Benjamin Harrison Monumental association held a meeting in Indianapolis with Senator Fairbanks presiding. Evans Woollen chosen secretary to replace the resigned E. F. Tibbett. A new address calls for a monument that is suitable and worthy of the eminent citizen in whose memory it is to be erected, hoping for a generous response nationwide.
Evert Conway, 27, shot and killed W Garrison and his wife in Evansville and fatally wounded Patrolman Ben Wallace. After police pursuit, Conway killed himself. The crime occurred in the lower city as church bells rang, amid years of neighborly tension between the Garrisons.
Aguinaldo told an Associated Press correspondent that the American government in the Philippines should conform strictly to the constitution to be unquestionably satisfactory. He declined to state whether Filipinos are capable of exercising all liberties under a liberal constitutional interpretation.
French cruisers Du Chayta and Pothuna have arrived at Kebdana to demand indemnity. They will move to Mazagan and stay until a settlement is reached. President Nick Young extends NL club player limit deadline to June 16.
Mrs. Lyman J. Gage wife of the secretary of the treasury died at her residence 1715 Massachusetts avenue Northwest Washington after a nine week illness.
Sydney correspondent for the London Daily Mail says France is negotiating with Ecuador to purchase the Galapagos islands. The report notes ongoing talks and speculative interest in sovereignty and strategic value.
The surrender of General Mascardo with twenty one officers eight hundred eighty one men and rifles to Captain Joseph P. O Neil is reported from Manila.
About 50,000 machinists from the International Order of Machinists walked out on Monday morning demanding a nine hour workday.
Fire swept International Clay Manufacturing's Perth Amboy plant in New Jersey causing about 175000 dollars in damages. The blaze gutted the facility, crippling the firm's largest production site and prompting an investigation into its cause.
A dispatch from Colorado Springs reports Vice President Roosevelt will officiate at the cornerstone laying for a $50 000 YMCA home there. Colonel Roosevelt will meet his Rough Riders on June 23 during the reunion, with the ceremony set to occur during festivities. The home will be among the best appointed west of Chicago and YMCA membership is strong.
In Winslow Indiana a three way melee ends with town marshal Ben Wright mortally stabbing Joe Hook and dying after being shot by Joe Hook, while Ben Hook is wounded. The confrontation began as Wright attempted to arrest Ben Hook, leading to a rapid struggle among the three men.
The newly discovered comet in Queenstown Australia was seen at Lick Observatory in California. It appeared only the head in twilight, with position given as right ascension 5h 83m and declination 8° 87'. This is the first northern-hemisphere observatory sighting. The comet is fainter now and requires a telescope to be seen locally.
An explosion in the shaft of the George's Creek Coal and Iron company at Farmington West Virginia killed nine men and left several missing and others burned. The blast reportedly started from a carried lit torch with forty men in the shaft while wives and children gathered at the mouth in grief.
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana sails for Russia to study commercial conditions and explore industrial situations in England and Germany. He may continue to Siberia and plans to return by October, aiming to boost Russian American trade ties.
John Fay of the Seattle Bridge Company scolded his 15 year old son in La Conner Washington. The boy fled the room and shot himself in the head. Fay then retrieved the weapon and killed himself at the scene. Both deaths are reported as a consequence of the trivial offense and resulting distress.
A telegraphic dispatch from Pekin dated May 15 reports German staff informing the allies of a forthcoming expedition to suppress the boxers in the southern Chi Li province beyond Ching Ching. The message also notes that French troop departure has been countermanded.
The long running clash of immense financial interests across two continents ends in a settlement. Hariman gains assurance that Union Pacific will not suffer from Morgan's Burlington acquisition. Personal rivalry is to be eliminated going forward.
News from Vienna reports a bold plot to abduct the sultan and place his brother Resched on the throne. A high officer shot himself after the plot was disclosed. Osman Pasha, son of the famed general, is implicated and fled, while Resched remains a captive in his palace.
London reports King Edward plans to publicly celebrate his Nov 9 birthday on May 24 the queen’s natal day. The date has long been a holiday and he wishes it to be perpetuated as such.
Four men were killed when a fire aboard the steamer Owensboro, a tow boat tied up at a Calhoun, Kentucky dock, quickly burned to the water’s edge after breaking out aboard the vessel.
Indiana Supreme Court grants a stay of execution pending appeal for Joseph D. Keith who was convicted of the Nora Kiffer murder in Warwick County.
The report lists prices for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grains and dairy in multiple markets. It covers Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed. Prices vary by city with notable highs and lows across regions.
The Jacksonville fire wiped out 13 blocks and caused massive losses, with 10 accounts of homelessness and a multi-state relief response. Originating at the Cleveland Fiber Company plant from falling soot, the blaze destroyed major buildings including churches, the Windsor and St James hotels, and government offices, prompting $200,000 county reconstruction funds and $500,000 city bonds. Relief arrived from Atlanta, Charleston, Detroit, New York, Boston and Chicago.
Identified remains of Rev. Edward B. Philips of St. Gabriel's Hazelton were found in a Ninth Avenue house New York. Police suppose murder. Kirk Stanley massage operator in whose rooms the body was found is held as a suspect. Philips had been away two weeks and was active in temperance and miners' affairs.
A Albany N Y strike by United Traction Company workers led to deadly gunfire by National Guardsmen. Two men Walsh and LeRoy Smith died and a bystander was dying, sixteen others wounded as soldiers driven by a mob charged the crowd near the Central Avenue curve and State Broadway area.
Mrs. B Worthington Judd and her infant died at their Englewood home after shunning medical care in favor of Dowie’s cure. The coroner's jury may seek action against the Overseer of Zion as Dowie testified and Judd described the wife’s final hours and the futile prayer for help.
A year ago nearly 6000 women voted for Cleveland school directors but this year only 706 ballots were cast. Nearby Canterbury New Hampshire saw a train halt to let six deer cross the line. Beaumont Texas oil wells drill deeper finding higher grade oil at 1200 feet with a 1000 barrel daily yield under pump power.
Logansport hosts hundreds of Civil War veterans for the State encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Address by Department Commander Beem notes dwindling membership but with Memorial Day observance rising. 1900 membership totals and losses listed. Parade draws up to 10,000 veterans and delegates. officers elected include Captain Milton Garrigus as State Commander. Women auxiliaries reassert leadership with new officers.
Zoologists monitor Belgian hare introduction after Australia’s rabbit disaster. Alaska letters warn of exhausted forage at Fort Davis and fuel shortages at St Michael’s, while prices for coal rise to sixty dollars a ton. Army and veteran homes and neutral canal debate also feature in this periodicheat.
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