28 Nov 1901
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 61 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
1
Detroit dispatch reports a westbound emigrant train colliding with an eastbound train near Seneca. The wreck trapped passengers like rats, many killed outright as cars burned. initial tallies ranged up to 150 dead and 140 injured, with Italians among the victims and speed listed as about 50 miles per hour.
Washington on November 28 E L Jordan William T White Hugh F Harvey and Louis F Schade officers of the National Liquor Dealers association presented to the president a memorial urging repeal of war taxes on beer and whisky The president received the petition.
Lennie Storrs, an 89 year old brunette, obtained a divorce from desertion in McMinnville Tennessee and within the hour married George W Penn. Chancellor Beardon who granted the divorce refused to perform the remarriage.
Washington on November 28 reports the engagement of Miss Helen Hay elder daughter of the secretary of state to Payne Whitney second son of Hon William C Whitney former secretary of the navy The announcement ties two prominent political families with social prominence.
Rt. Rev. Sidney Catlin Patridge bishop of Kyoto Japan wed Miss Agnes Louise Simpson daughter of Capt. John Simpson consular representative of Denmark at St. Luke's church in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Washington reports Gabriel Toombs brother of the late Robert Toombs was struck by paralysis for the second time on Wednesday. He is eighty eight years old and recovery is feared.
138 pound champion Matty Mathews of New York has issued a challenge to the victor of the Ferns Thurston bout in Detroit for the welterweight championship. The challenge sets up a planned title fight between the two regions.
New London, November 28 Austin Rice a feather weight with 125 fights and no knockout will challenge the winner of the McGovern Corbett bout in Hartford Thursday night.
Stuart R. Young Louisville city treasurer aged 35 shot himself behind the right ear at a warehouse after being told his books were under examination by expert accountants. Col Bennett H. Young, his father, and police attended the scene as the coroner ordered an inquest. An early report stated a book shortage of 23.00 dollars, with friends ready to cover the loss.
The steamer John K. Speed of the Cincinnati and Memphis Packet Co. struck a hidden obstruction near Memphis bridge and sank within 30 minutes while en route from New Orleans to Cincinnati. All aboard were rescued. about 700 tons of freight is believed lost. the boat valued at $49,000, and the pilot expects the ship may be raised.
Montgomery Ala Nov 28 A U S grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday against Col E B Young cashier of the defunct Eufaula national bank He surrendered with his bondsmen and Judge Jones set his bond at 7500 He is charged with all alleged banking law violations by the bank officers
The Alexandria Iowa depot was totally destroyed by fire. Drummers lost sample trunks and several cars were damaged. Two hundred bales of cotton burned and 400 damaged by dre and water. Loss pegged at about 70 000 dollars.
Secretary Hay received a dispatch from Constantinople repeating a rumor that Ellen M Stone the American missionary and her companion Mme Tsilka in captivity are dead. The report lacks confirmation and is not credited.
Washington November 28 Col G C G Carr of the 4th Cavalry is placed in command of the department of the Missouri while Maj Gen Elwell S Otis is in Washington attending army post board sessions.
Memphis Tenn November 28 At an early hour Wednesday night George M Heely a stenographer shot Ora J Crawford and then attempted death by own action by slashing his throat with a razor Both will recover Jealousy is given as the cause.
Berlin reports a decree printed by the Reichsanzeiger stating that Germanys insurance law will be enforced starting January 1902. The measure marks a formal implementation timeline and impacts insurers and policyholders nationwide.
Guthrie O T November 23 Four masked men entered a gambling room at Chickasaw Indian Territory Tuesday night and held up all inmates securing 615 dollars in cash plus watches and jewelry in the raid.
New York reports Directum was sold Wednesday to the International stock farm of Minneapolis Minnesota for 12100 dollars.
A Panamanian dispatch reports the Colombian gun boat Boyaca carrying about 50 soldiers toward Chamo to strike liberal strongholds San Paolo and Barabacoa. The Chagres River bridge was hard to cross as floodwaters rose. Many government forces drowned. the mission beyond Barabacoa failed amid high casualties.
The president signed an order bringing the rural free delivery service into the classified civil service effective immediately for 250 clerks special agents and route inspectors though rural carriers remain outside until regulations are set. Some 6 000 rural carriers will transfer rules allow appointments from eligible registers and require local residence for fitness. No scholastic exam for carriers and transfers between rural carrier and other classified positions is prohibited.
Advices from the north report the schooner Ralph J. Long from Nome stranded at Unalaska with 115 passengers. The vessel is out of focus and passengers have spent all their funds for basic necessities and now appeal for aid.
Clem Studebaker died at 11 55 PM Wednesday in South Bend Ind He was born March 12 1831 in Adams County Pa and moved to Ashland County Ohio at age four He later built a blacksmith shop in South Bend and became a prominent wagon manufacturer He served as US commissioner to the Paris exposition chaired the Indiana board of managers at the Chicago World’s Fair and represented the Pan American congress during President Harrison’s term His death ends a long career of wealth and industry in Indiana’s wagon trade
In Indianapolis on November 28 the Johnson murder verdict handed down a life sentence after a trial that began Monday. The defendant, a Black man, killed Joel Combs following a quarrel a month earlier, triggering race tensions and a major strike at the National Malleable plant.
Lieut. Gen. Miles directs a general order for artillery batteries to locations including Fort Sheridan Fort Snelling Vancouver barracks Presidio of San Francisco Fort Leavenworth Fort Riley Fort Sam Houston Fort Niagara Fort Douglass Fort Eben Allen Fort Hamilton Fort Myer and Philippine islands with two to three batteries each. Until permanent stations are ready a temporary layout assigns batteries at these posts plus Ma vana Cuba Fort Sill Fort Walla Walla Fort D A Russell and Fort Robinson.
Prof Simon Newcomb and John A Kasson urged the postmaster general to adopt metric scales for domestic mail weighing. They noted the system already operates in offices handling foreign mail and pressed for nationwide use. Mr Smith promised to consider the matter.
The 19 year old Bonnie Roselee is identified as Bonnie Jobes of 401 Northwest street. Her eccentric husband H. H. Henley, son of Hon. Joseph L. Henley of Bloomington and ex-manager of Henley Stone Quarry Co, deserted her in Chicago. A letter from Chicago bore the name Billings.
The U S state department reports that Shanghai silk tea and cotton dealers have voluntarily contributed to a fund to erect a monument to the late President McKinley. The donors cite appreciation for his stance toward China. This marks an unprecedented gesture by Chinese people toward a non-Chinese figure.
Warrants issued for 32 men over riot at Prospect Hill coal mine last week charging riot larceny and assault with intent to murder. Most defendants from nearby counties likely to spend Thanksgiving in jail.
The Cha gres river flood swamped boats causing capsizing with numerous drownings. Gen. Castro led government forces at Barbacoa while Gen. Alban tried to move 200 men by train but Capt Perry forbade entrainment. Tensions rise against foreigners as wounded are ferried from Panama and reports spread of a decisive liberal defeat. Gen. Reyes may be urged to assume Colombia’s presidency with U S dialogue continuing.
L. Frank Brown presented a resolution to the Seattle chamber of commerce urging immediate help for passengers and crews. The chamber will ask Washington authorities to send a revenue cutter or other government vessel to aid the starving people.
Insurgents struck a commissary wagon between Magdalena and Garagraza wounding a sergeant and a private of the 8th regiment. They captured privates Dunn and Frenning, two horses, three rifles and 300 rounds of ammunition. In Tanauan Batangas there is renewed insurgent pressure. an interpreter named Alberto was killed in the market for refusing to pay a percentage of his salary. Other government employees face threats.
The British steamer Lan Righ, detained in London on suspicions of carrying arms for the Boers, arrives at Antwerp with a large cargo including 4,000 cases of cartridges and 1,000 cases of rifles machine guns and chemicals intended for the Colombian liberals.
Nelson Fritz and his son George Fritz were found guilty of John Pfeister's murder in Bedford Indiana and each received life sentences at the Michigan City prison. Mrs Fritz was discharged after being charged as an accessory.
Washington November 28 Thomas JF Drake deputy superintendent of insurance for Ohio was appointed superintendent of insurance for the District of Columbia. The new post pays 2500 dollars a year with a recommendation to raise to 3500 dollars by district commissioners who made the appointment.
Clarence Smith of Greentown and Alta Hensley of Kokomo quietly wed two weeks earlier in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Prickett. After visiting relatives the bride suffered sudden heart trouble and died, ending plans for a secret three month celebration.
Washington reports the Peruvian republic has ended postage payments on all newspapers. All papers will be transported free within Peru, effective immediately, as notified to the state department by the post office department.
Rudolph Fisher aged 45 years died after taking poison in Lafayette Indiana while his wife, from whom he had been separated, witnessed the act. He was dead before medical aid could reach him.
In Princeton Indiana on November 28 Mrs John Hays and Mrs Frank Kightly were killed when their buggy was struck by a passing Evansville Terre Haute railroad train. Their horse balked on the track as the collision occurred.
John Fink Gibbens won the primary oratorical contest at Hanover College and a $50 prize. He will represent Hanover in the state oratorical contest in Indianapolis.
Flour and grain prices listed for winter patent, fancy and family grades. No. 2 red wheat at 78 78½ cents on track. December and May futures for wheat corn and oats given. Live stock figures for Cincinnati Indianapolis East Buffalo include cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs with price ranges for each category. Multiple markets report similar ranges in late November trade.
News from Tonga reports a schooner carrying a wedding party of 40 people including men women and children was wrecked and all aboard were drowned. The vessel sailed with aid from Honolulu and Victoria with no survivors.
In Knoxville on November 28 James B. Gann of Idaville Indiana, city attorney, wed Annie Miller a $30 000 heiress after a mail courtship.
Detroit officials confirmed the total death count from the boiler blast at the Penberthy Injector plant rear building, at Abbott street and Brooklyn avenue, after a Wednesday night search concluded. The blast occurred Tuesday morning, wrecking the structure and trapping workers.
Ardmore Oklahoma Territory on Wednesday federal deputy marshal arrested A. S. Gray on charges of violating game laws. The Chicago game warden has seized several hundred pounds of game shipped from this territory to that city in recent months.
In Elkbait Indiana on November 28 Mayor Turner and Police Chief Silvers visited a transient museum and ordered the removal of figures depicting the head of President McKinley’s assassin. The order was carried out.
In Muncie Indiana on November 28 Roland Sumpers aged 12 is accused of shooting Charles Cannon aged 15 during a rifle play dispute. Cannon is expected to recover.
Mrs. Eliza Fowler donated sixty thousand dollars cash for the erection and equipment of an assembly hall at Purdue College in Lafayette Indiana. The gift was received on Wednesday November 28. The funds will support construction and furnishings for the new facility.
Terre Haute Indiana November 28 President H M Sexton of the Three I league has decided not to accept the re election voted unanimously at the recent league meeting.
A conjurer asks a lady to enter a cupboard and vanish as the act ends. The routine appears in a theater setting with audience reactions noted. Meanwhile a humor piece questions a man named Binks as a poor businessman due to a large burden of six children.
A short exchange from Tit-Bits features Sweet Girl questioning truth in love and a Handsome Commercial Traveler replying earnestly that he is not selling goods, revealing a cautious romance vignette amid period humor.
The exchange contrasts a critic and the man who knows in playful banter about a young actor wearing knee trousers. The critic notes the appearance, while the man who knows explains his engagement as a child actor and his effort to maintain appearances.
Slimson complains to a friend about sending 42 poems to the editor of Hightone Magazine who returns every piece. The friend warns against further submissions, joking that the editor could publish a poem under Slimson’s real name. N Y Weekly notes the conflict.
A vivid exchange unfolds as a militant missionary proclaims defiance amid danger. The savage retorts with a proverb about proof and tasting, revealing a tense clash that dominates the Detroit Free Press account.
A church joke from the Philadelphia Bulletin features a minister and Miss Dresser where a hat hides her face from the minister. The line suggests light, conversational humor about seating and visibility in worship.
A Chicago Post quip recounts a boy asking his father for five cents to buy a top and the father’s puzzled, humorous reply as the boy asks if he has ever been a boy.
A witty exchange between a willing worker and Senator Sorgum. The worker says money talks, while the senator laments that the boys should sometimes choose a different phonograph. The remark reflects a playful political jab on spending and choices.
A dapper young Cholmondely tells a maid you are colmonde ly. She says nothing and walks away. Cholmondely looks on after her, dolmondely. Baltimore American.
A historic Chicago Daily News snippet shows characters Hungry Howard and Mister Jonesby Shake lamenting weeks without a proper meal. The exchange hints at urban hunger and domestic strain in early 20th century life.
In Yonkers Statesman style, a humorous exchange mocks people who preach the golden rule yet pursue their own gain. The dialogue features a photographer asking for natural looks, prompting a quip about looking natural in a photo.
In a brief exchange cited by the New York Herald a beggar offers to go home with the speaker after declining to accept charity. The quip ends with the beggar saying he will return to the boss at home.
The dialogue hints at a developing relationship between George and Miss de Pink while Jack notes progress as a dog wags its tail. The exchange carries light, period tone with informal nicknames and fragmentary remarks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.