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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1901
Page
1
Sofia nov 12 report from Ellen M Stone the abducted missionary endures trials with fortitude and worries for Mme Psilka while not complaining. Bulgarian interference in negotiations aims to force a transfer across the frontier and widen the crisis.
A cablegram to the marine hospital service says plague breaks out in Odessa Russia. Liverpool reports clean bills of health at the port and Glasgow has had no fresh case since the first. Dr Thomas notes Liverpool and Glasgow data, the Odessa note comes from the US consul. Manila Nong Kong Amoy outbreaks are largely past.
Port Townsend Washington November 12 Dunlap Moore assistant surgeon United States quarantine service stationed Nome reports natives of western Alaska are rapidly disappearing due to disease. He says at least one third have suffered from an epidemic that began as smallpox but proved to be measles.
In Macon Georgia on Monday afternoon Joshua Goolsby and Charles Fullerton two Hillsboro farmers fought with pistols. Fullerton was killed instantly and Goolsby is thought to be dying. Goolsby fired again after falling, firing into the dead body near him.
Frank Widwell aged 23 killed his sweetheart Ada Thomp son 16 then took his own life amid a dispute over marriage. Both families prominent. Crime linked to parental opposition to the match and the girl’s refusal to marry.
Buffalo report says Curley Supples of Olean earned a decision over Spike Sullivan after a 20 round bout at the International Athletic Club in Fort Erie.
Jenks Dillon a known local boxer and former trainer was shot and killed by Anna Crawford. Crawford says self defense but two bullets struck Dillon in the back, and she was arrested. Dillon once managed Oscar Gardner and ran a tavern here.
Dispatches to the Daily Mail report Lord Kitcheuer has issued an order directing that all Boers featured in British uniforms are to be shot, as the Cape Town guard is called out again.
A landslide in Mechanicsville killed three Italian laborers who were buried under about 1 000 tons of stilling clay in the pressed brick company's yard.
Mihrie O E reports that on November 12 owners of asphalt mines at Ravia Indian Territory have received a German order for 10 000 tons of asphalt to be delivered to Galveston Texas for export.
Mice Idaho November 12 Eugene Kline timekeeper for the Standard mine was shot and killed by G J Shut a miner unhappy with his dime check Shut is jailed awaiting further action authorities report in Mice Idaho.
London reports King Edward intends to mount the Koh i Noor diamond in Queen Alexandra's crown for the coronation tiara ceremony. The historic gem would illuminate the royal headpiece as part of the ceremony.
Jas J. Pittman a Mexican war veteran and notable Detroit businessman died suddenly of heart failure at age 75. He was long active in the city’s commerce and civic life.
Cincinnati and surrounding markets outline grain quotes for flour and corn with various grade prices, plus cattle and hog listings from Cincinnati Indianapolis and Buffalo. The item lists widespread price ranges for wheat, rye, oats, and meats including steers and sheep with multiple quality brackets and regional notes.
Newell C. Rathbun, jailed in Louisville, admits planning to fake his death to claim a 1000 dollar life policy. He alleges the Jeffersonville corpse was that of W. L. Ten Eyke, while authorities seek identity, linking the dead to a supposed deserter from the Army and a possible Evansville man. The scheme involved simulating a fire at a Jeffersonville hotel and insurance theft.
In New York on November 12 the Women’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church re elected Mrs Clinton B Fisk as president and Mrs Delia Lathrop Willns as corresponding secretary Mrs Aiken as recording secretary Mrs George H Thompson as treasurer and Mrs Jane Bancroft Robinson as first vice president
A Tuesday morning blaze in Boston’s wholesale district at Broad and Franklin Damaged one seven-story structure fully by about 100000 dollars mainly affecting Murphy Varnish Co. premises. Nearby mercantile firms also suffered losses, with total extent pending investigation.
Judge Moore grants a divorce to Mrs Sophia Harrison Eastman sister of Chicago mayor Carter I Harrison from Barrett Eastman a Chicago journalist on grounds of failure to support.
Frank Thompson, Negro leader of the Leavenworth prison mutiny that freed 26 prisoners, was captured eight miles north of Council Grove after a gun battle with Deputy Marshal FB Prescott and local officers. Thompson was shot in the head but unharmed seriously and will be returned to the penitentiary.
Election returns indicate the new Alabama constitution will win by 25 000 to 30 000 votes. It creates educational or property qualifications, a good character clause, a lieutenant governor and four year state posts, and bisects sessions to quadrennial. It caps taxation at 65 percent and ensures school funding, bans free railroad passes for judges and legislators, prohibits lobbying, and imposes penalties for vote selling.
Atlanta veteran Col John W French commanding Fort McPherson barracks died Monday night at the post from Bright's disease. A Civil War, Spanish American War, and Philippine War veteran, he led the 27th United States Infantry and organized it for the fort. He was 33 years old.
The overdue steamship Roanoke, insured at 80 percent, was sighted September 9 in the southern Atlantic. Out 152 days from Norfolk with coal bound for Mere Island navy yard, news cut reinsurance rates from 30 to 8 percent.
Two men died and five others were seriously injured when a wall fell at the National Stock Yards packing house in East St. Louis. James Thomas and James Flood were among the fatally hurt and not expected to live.
In Trenton on November 12 the bout between Young Peter Jackson and Jimmy Handler was halted by police in the 18th round. Jackson was hammering Handler when the referee waved off the match, leaving the result a draw.
Prince Christian, eldest son of the crown prince of Denmark, is severely ill with scarlet fever in Copenhagen on November 12. The illness raises royal concern as doctors monitor his condition and stability.
Berlin reports a mining accident at Strassfort Prussia leaves three dead and 25 injured with thirteen still entombed. Rescue teams work amid hazardous conditions as authorities coordinate efforts.
Kentucky Governor Beckham charges Indiana Governor Durbin with violating his oath by refusing to honor a requisition for Taylor and Finley in the Goebel murder probe. Beckham argues Durbin acted to influence the case by political bargain and hints at mandamus actions to force Durbin to comply, with possible Indiana courts and Indiana Supreme Court involvement.
The American and National Leagues prepare for ongoing rivalry next season as players receive record advance salaries. These talks detail star movers, losses, and potential signings, with names such as McFarland, Mathewson, Davis, and Daly shaping the looming battle for supremacy in professional baseball.
Madison Iowa reports H G Harby a wealthy citizen was shot and killed in a south bound car on the South Georgia Florida West Coast railroad near Greenville. Hon John H Redding a Florida legislator aboard the train allegedly fired the fatal shot after ordering the train to stop at a flag station three miles from Greenville near his farm. The men were brothers in law and among the region's most prominent residents.
Thomas Duffy, president of the United Mine Workers in this district, calls on local unions to adopt resolutions backing re enactment of the Chinese exclusion law expiring next May. The resolutions will be sent to congressmen serving the anthracite coal fields and a UMW delegation may visit Washington next winter to press for renewal.
In Leominster and at Fitchburg and Hardwick the 500 machine tenders of George W. Wheelwright Paper Co. shift to a 132 hour week from 144 without wage changes. The three month agreement hinges on 75 percent of U. S. paper mills adopting the schedule to make it permanent.
A U S report claiming Boer peace terms to be adopted in a formal document was traced to an English provincial paper and denied by Boer delegates at The Hague. The London report dated November 12 notes the circulation originated in error and was not endorsed by the Boers.
A long tire blaze swept the woods near Cleveland park just outside the city limits and for a time threatened Adm. Dewey summer home and the former Cleveland country home. The fire was extinguished with damage limited to the woods. In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania 300 teamsters reach agreement on wages after petitioning employers for 10 dollars weekly for single horse drivers and 10 dollars fifty cents for all team drivers.
Constantinople reports the governor of Erzercum was assaulted by Kurds while traveling toward Mush and was stripped of all belongings. The incident underscores ongoing anti-government unrest in the region and raises questions about security arrangements for provincial officials.
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