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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1901
Page
6
A committee is revising the French signal book and light-squadron tactics, following earlier work in 1891 under Adm. Duperre. The move follows discrepancies found during summer maneuvers. A broad review is underway.
Henry Richards of Worthenbury recently reached his 102nd birthday and is cited by abstinence critics as a lung health example. He reportedly smoked four ounces of tobacco a week and claims to have political memory dating to the Reform Bill era and the Battle of Waterloo.
William H. Smythe, grand secretary of Indiana Masons, was shot in his office in the Masonic building. He says a blonde woman fired. police found no trace of her. A theory that Smythe attempted suicide grows as investigators struggle to locate the shooter.
Montgomery report says George Fuller, a Black tenant, was lynched near Marion, Perry County, after being charged with burning Dennis Cummings barn. Masked men seized him from officers while he was being taken to Marion and hanged him from a tree. Fuller had a criminal record and a corrupt reputation.
Washington reported that Senator Allison, the second most senior on the Senate Finance Committee, said the House bill amending the war revenue law would be considered by the committee immediately after Congress reconvenes, with no hearings to be held.
Washington reports the First National Bank of White Pigeon Michigan was closed Thursday night by order of the controller of the currency after the bank board requested the controller to take charge. National Bank Examiner J W Selden notified the action via telegram.
Miss Bettie Cooper aged 25 of Nashville was instantly killed when a horse ran away in Cannon County. She was thrown from a buggy and dragged nearly half a mile after being caught in the wheel.
Fruithurst resident O. L. Olson announces plans to sink a gold mine in the town claiming the prospect is the finest in the state for gold with strong potential for silver and copper as well.
A mail pouch valued at $100,000 plus additional money was stolen from the Wyandotte Michigan Central station after being left in the waiting room overnight. Night staff moved pouches to a seat, and a thief or thieves left letters and drafts along the railroad track. Authorities suspect the robbers took a $10,000 New York draft and other valuable papers bound for J. B. Ford Alkali Co.
In St Joseph Missouri electrician N Schellinger reversed current on a cat declared dead after a ashen shock. Heartbeat returned within minutes and the cat recovered fully within hours. Schellinger claims timely action could revive others thought dead after electric shocks.
Victoria B C December 29 The steamer Rio Jun Maru reports the Japanese training ship Tsukishima Maru with 121 hands lost near Madzu Japan All hands perished wreckage and the commander Captain Matsumoto found ashore warship Midsasha failed to locate survivors Sushima Maru also lost December 8 off Alaska bay Kirakugawa Maru and Kamiya Maru losses reported with crews and survivors details
Springfield dispatch reports a youth named Maphin is under arrest at Pittsfield on suspicions of killing Michael Corcoran, a wealthy Griggsville farmer found dead in a field with two head shots and one body shot. Maphin denies guilt. Washington dispatch notes Nome Alaska military reservation renamed Ft Davis and placed under War Department. Olympia report confirms three Lavery children aged 4, 2, and 6 months burned to death near Olympia while parents were away.
St Louis December 29 The Missouri circuit judges will urge the legislature in the next session to bar guilty parties in divorce suits from remarrying for three years.
From Peking to Shanghai and London reports on Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching meeting the emperor Kwang Su. Chinese court opposes forts reductions and permanent legation guards. Papers debate punishments for royals and possible empress dowager led replacement of the throne. Emperor Kwang Su to return, seeking reform party aid.
Keyser W Va December 29 A dynamite blast at Baker camp near Durbin Pocahontas county on the Coal and Iron railroad under construction from Elkins caused six deaths. Several others are badly injured and not expected to live. The explosion occurred while workers ate dinner as dynamite thawed near a stove. Many victims were blown to pieces and doctors brought from Green Bank struggled through the night. Details are incomplete due to indirect camp connections.
Chicago grand jury indicts 14 keepers of gambling houses and disorderly venues as part of the crime and vice inquiry. Four indictments target gambling house keepers and ten target basement resorts. One state senator and ex-city detective David Lewinsohm are named in the first batch.
Tes Moines Ia Dec 29 The will of N L Goldstone opens revealing bequests totaling 14 000 to Hebrew charities including 5 000 to Hebrew orphan asylum in Cleveland 5 000 to Home for Aged Hebrews Cleveland 1 500 to Home for Aged Hebrews Albany and 2 500 to Hebrew Union College Cincinnati Relatives receive 51 000 and 250 000 goes to nephew Samuel Redstone Albany N Y Dec 29 A barge canal project costing 62 000 000 would follow the Erie canal line with city touches not bisecting them State Engineer Bond to present to legislature around February 12
Bismarck ND December 28 Mayor Edward G Patterson has been arrested on charges of running a gambling house and permitting one to be kept on premises.
In a Times story a guest awakes his host during a stormy night and misinterprets the danger as the two recount a dream of a liminal drive. The host, surprised, notes the guest saved him a dollar by waking him and preventing a costly midnight folly.
Readers are told there is a cure for catarrh with Hall's. The ad claims a constitutional remedy that cures the disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for any case it fails to cure and invites testimonials from Toledo Ohio.
Fragmented OCR notes mention Beatrice asking about Mr. Flashler and beautiful hose. The text cites a transposed machine and Mr. Coie related to a Sane state jour context. unclear details but preserves named individuals and device terms.
A Huntington West Virginia man reports Palmer's Lotion cured granulated eyelids after failures by Boston Albany and New York oculists. The lotion is advertised to soothe skin eruptions, red spots and inflammations, especially with Lotion Soap, with samples available from Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York City.
A collage of clipped lines from multiple papers includes quips on snow shoveling honors to a grocer, a political note about China open door concessions, a physician testimonial from 1900, and witty exchanges from Indianapolis News, Detroit Journal, and Puck, reflecting fragmented era humor and public notices.
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