23 Dec 1892
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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1892
Page
1
Paris reports two French leaders Clemenceau and Deroulede briefly duel with pistols in a paddock near London as the nation reels from Panama Canal bribery scandals. Carnot contends with inquiries, ministers face probes, and public trust sinks amid accusations and political maneuvering.
A White River Iron and Steel Works blast from a governor belt failure caused a ten ton flywheel to burst tearing the building. Ed Perkins of Joliet was instant ly killed while Dave Collier injured and Lige Ward cut. Three hundred workers idle as repairs begin. damage estimated at ten thousand dollars.
Four motormen John Clarke Luke Glennon George Wallis and John Maginnis perished when the West End Street Railway car stables on Ferry Street Everett burned after 7 30 p m The fire reached the oil room and the entire structure in five minutes Two bodies were recovered at midnight one identified as Clarke with others heavily burned The loss is $125000
St Louis City Treasurer Michael Foerstel assigns all real and personal property to benefit creditors after a treasury shortage of 65 000. Gus V R Mechin named as assignee with total property valued at 227 000 including lands goods and chattels.
Writs and indictments returned by the grand jury allege that WM. Dempsey district master workman of the Knights of Labor, along with Thomas Lagher Davidson and Beatty, were implicated in the Home stead poisoning.
In St Paun Minnesota on December 23 Mrs Anna M Smith was sentenced to twenty five years in the state prison after being convicted of murder in the third degree for the death of August Hoppe.
Grover Cleveland will deliver the sole address at the opening of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago next May. The program includes music by Theodore Thomas, a poem possibly by Oliver Wendell Holmes, and a public reception from 4 to 6 pm. Tickets for 4 000 seats go on sale at five dollars each. 1 000 seats reserved for officials and dignitaries.
A stock train bound for Chicago was derailed at Galesburg on a sidetrack when cars were shoved in. The caboose and three stock cars overturned, catching fire briefly. Eight town farmers were trapped, seven seriously hurt, and several cattle killed. Foreman D Burke blamed for the switch error.
In Indianapolis Chief Carter warns of a flood of counterfeit money as he ships 15,000 queer coins to Washington. He predicts a major 1901 Chicago scheme with souvenir coins valued at 40 cents cost and sold for 1 dollar. Mexico protests bandit incursions and seeks damages. Cincinnati reports ex-legislator Kuhnert implicated in stealing $9,000 from a building association. Philadelphia mill fire at Bachman Co. destroys dress goods and clothing works, 235000 in losses.
Articles of agreement witnessed before Johnny Eckhart set a big fight next March at Coney Island. The match pairs Jack McAuliffe against Dick Burge for a $45,000 purse the largest single prize ever offered in such an event.
Charles A. Hardin, a 31 year old Adams Express messenger between Cincinnati and Nashville, is linked to diverting $35,000 in New York bills en route to Texas banks by swapping brown paper for the notes. Detectives lost track of him last night after a surveillance chase. Hardin, a photographer and crayon artist, is described as 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds, light complexion with a light mustache. He walks with a slight stoop and smokes tobacco.
In St. Joseph Missouri on December 23 Judge Parker sentenced Chorge W Howell and Edward Tibbets to eighteen months in the penitentiary and a $2000 fine each for violating the interstate commerce law by under weighing lumber shipped over the Rock Island road. They are partners in Howell Tibbets Co Chicago. appeal to the Supreme Court was filed and bonds posted.
A Senate version of the Nicaragua canal bill reports changes to bonds and stock. It broadens security for the United States with a sinking fund, changes maturity and redemption terms, and limits stock issued while adjusting director appointments. Anti option legislation moves into January with party alignments and legislative pressure.
A widespread cold snap grips the country with Chicago reporting record subzero readings of up to 3 4 degrees below, St Paul at 18 below, and Winnipeg near 42 below. White River and Appella also show extreme cold while New York awaits the blast. Engineer George Feuerland dies in a Kansas City wreck. Two men are slain in Altoona La in a Tuesday night murder. two suspects held.
In Oskabosa Iowa Sam Peco was found guilty of killing William Miner in October and sentenced to death. The execution is set for one year from now. Also noted are various brief items including Spain appointing a new minister to the United States, a Reno bank robbery indictment, and Justice Lamar’s illness in Atlanta.
Chicago markets show quiet wheat and corn with mixed futures. Barley and oats move little as pork and lard stay firm. livestock prices vary by region. Local reports from Toledo and Cleveland note similar activity in wheat, corn, oats, cloverseed, and petroleum prices.
Cattle market active with prices 5 to 10 cents higher on better quality cattle. Quotes span extra and fancy Christmas steers at 5.75 to 6.25, good to choice 4.20 to 5.00, cows 1.25 to 2.75, bulls 1.50 to 2.50, veal calves 2.25 to 9.25. Hogs market weaker by 6 to 10 cents with supplies of pigs and heavy packing lots selling between 6.30 and 6.60.
A collage of witticisms and moral quibbles on marriage, money, fashion, health, and religion. Jests about water, appetite, shoes, and time illuminate social foibles, with quotes attributed to various figures and anonymous voices from a historical era.
A survey lists inventions and advances from 19th century science. Imbedded wire meshes in glass, corrosion resistant nickel steel, double sided rubber mats, high cure rate at Philadelphia Hospital for the Insane, electric welding in boiler plates, cheap aluminium via Herault Kiliani process, a flexible Ohio ruler, underwater electric lamps for sea surveys, and a nod to the 1893 Centennial and 1900 World's Fair electric progress.
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