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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
6
A secret meeting of Kentucky whiskey manufacturers in Louisville discussed reviving a national Protective association to oppose prohibition. The plan calls for a nationwide group with headquarters in Louisville and unlimited funding to push a convention and establish a permanent organization against prohibition.
Jonn Conlin, a conductor on a Pennsylvania and Reading freight train, leapt from a moving car at thirty miles per hour to save Mamie Lindermuth from a highwayman. He pursued and captured the fleeing tramp, Larry Hollinger, at Landingville. The assault occurred as the woman walked through woods. Conlin escaped with minor bruises.
Woonsoeket R Lojspecial reports workers at the American Woolen company in Blackstone Massachusetts quit over unresolved labor terms. The dispute expands to Olneyville and raises total Rhode Island mill strikers to about 22 000 as talks with the superintendent stall.
Charles Lewis of Berlin sues Modern Woodmen of America in the Kent uunt Mith Circuit Court claiming injuries from a Berlin camp initiation. He alleges rough handling during the work on February MW and a twisted knee later amputated. Suit targets the order’s main office.
Revolt promised change fails to materialize as government forces seize ports Port Bai Mar and Juan Griego on Margarito Island and hold Campano Cotman and Barcelona in Bermudez. A siege by 1,009 revolutionists under Doringo Menroess breaks and retreats before the government.
Report from Leluc notes that Vanderbilt, Bishop, and two others were stopped while driving at night toward Nice. They were arrested for speeding and for not presenting vehicle documents, held at the station house overnight, then released in the morning.
The revolver used to shoot President McKinley the handkerchief covering the assassin s hand and the cartridges from the weapon have been turned over to the Buffalo Historian society and will be placed in the society s museum.
Advices from Alaska indicate forthcoming petitions from commercial interests demanding an Alaska delegate to Congress. They also seek repeal of certain tax laws and extension of state land laws to Alaska. A determined effort will be made to advance these points.
Colonel Pilcher reports capturing eleven Boers in the Victoria area. Among the prisoners is Field Cornet Steyn, identified as a relative of the president of the Orange Free State.
The Perlin Tagblatt denies that Prince Adelbert, Kaiser's third son, aboard the German training ship Charlotte, will visit America.
Bob Spears, a Kentuckian, is in custody in Chicago suspected of knowledge about the Goebel murder. He was arrested on robbery charges and officers found hundreds of clippings about the assassination in his pockets. A separate item notes a Buffalo bill to erect two monuments to President McKinley with $100,000 appropriated.
Aggregated reports describe lawsuits over Park Avenue tunnel crash, releases in a murder case, embezzlement arrests, wills bequeathing to universities, fatal train strikes, a building collapse injuring four, high profile criminal cases, fires destroying warehouses, labor disputes, and assorted local tragedies from New York to Minnesota and beyond, with echoes of political and social upheaval.
In Fort Scott Kansas the wrecked bank investigation led to arrests including Birdie McCarty found hidden under a wagon blanket twelve miles from town. Others were captured nearby after a pursuit. The women confessed aiding in jail door lock picking with Peter Shefley Red Taylor and Charles Snyder, all arrested.
Gov. Beckham vetoes the bill prohibiting docking horses tails stating legislation should target buyers and sellers. A Southern Railroad train wreck at Covesville Virginia after a landslide killed two and injured eleven. six coaches burned. Ashland Female Seminary dormitory destroyed by fire in Versailles Kentucky. losses around seven thousand dollars. An attempt to wreck the Chesapeake and Ohio fast flyer near Ashland Kentucky failed. heavy drawbar obstructions found. Racial violence erupts in a race riot twelve miles east of Jasper Alabama with 150 shots exchanged amid long-standing tensions and whites whipped two negroes.
Reports include Elsie Emmett's body washed ashore in Wales after the Waes lind disaster and Prince Adalbert’s April visit to the United States aboard the Charlotte. Other items note a diplomat's dinner in Stockholm, a gunners’ injury at Chatham, Tsilka’s arrest in Salonica, a Dutch royal tour, and Delarey’s deportation of prisoners as Kitchener’s cordon is breached.
General Miles criticizes Root army reform in the Senate. Commanders Otis and MacArthur cambio of duty after long service. Rockefeller's drastic hair loss noted following a severe affliction. Winnipeg fire destroys a freight office with 22 years of records lost. May 20 set for inauguration of Cuba’s Palma. Radcliffe beaten after taunting on a lake street mob scene. Miss Helen Spellman departs stage to own spotlight geyser site. Colombia pledges to censor cables on the isthmus. U.S. asserts need for free cable communications to protect transit.
The Senate approved the war revenue repeal bill and a 125000 marine hospital appropriation for Buffalo. The oleomargarine bill faced extensive debate with supporters calling it a protection of an honest product. In the House the river and harbor bill passed and Moss was seated over Rhea after contested election deliberations.
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review of Trade notes widespread improvements in New York with labor controversies easing and settlements achieved. Wages rise, traffic congestion eases, and leading lines of manufacture stay fully engaged while retail and domestic demand surge. Foreign trade remains mixed though imports focus on pig iron and sheets, with large contracts for structural material planned. The report cites rising open weather helping merchant pipe and a favorable wheat outlook, while spring trade and iron markets stay active aided by heavy steel bar purchases by agricultural implement makers.
Gen. Young appointed president of the new army war college. The President vetoed a bill to remove the charge of desertion from John Glass's record. Preparations begin to implement the new Philippine tariff. Friends of Senator Spooner prevail upon Iaan to stand for re election. The Hague treaty promises to lessen war horrors as fast rail ded by the Senate.
A roundup of commodity prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York shows cattle hogs sheep and grain varying by market with bid ranges noted. The report ends with the news of the failure of Lord Francis Hope and a petitioning creditor's claim of £4,000.
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