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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
2
A short telegraphy led roundup highlights crimes, casualties, fires, and events from distant shores. Readers receive rapid vignettes of international happenings and domestic incident notes in a concise weekly summary.
Second Lieutenant Walters of the Sixth cavalry scouts near Taal Batangas province capture Colonel Martin Cabrera and six insurgents. Cabrera controlled insurgents in Batangas and west of Batangas City. Colonel Panganiban and others surrender to Lt. Smith near Lazos. they are released after attendance. General Chaffee approves the reports.
The first reunion of writers and newspaper men from the Ohio Valley will be in Cincinnati on September 27 during the fall festival. Notables on the program include Watterson Wallace Halstead Markbrent McLean Taft Mckae and others. An electrical parade will be shown at night and the Cincinnati Traction Company will allow street access for the procession and demonstration on trolley tracks. Editors and publishers will meet at Music Hall with Murat flatstead as chairman.
A mob of about fifty men gathered at the Tuscaloosa jail aiming to Lynch Henry Pratt and another man charged with attempted rape. Sheriff Kyle, asleep, spoke with the rioters demanding keys to the jail section. He guarded the prisoners, retrieved a shotgun, and repelled the mob.
A cablegram reports E. P. Thompson former Havana postmaster convicted. He faces a sentence described as 400 of serve with unclear units. Thompson allegedly authorized money orders for 100 each and misappropriated funds by placing a cue in the drawer instead of cash.
A team of horses drawing a wagon with thirty five children on board overturned near Lima. Carle Cook aged unknown suffered a fractured skull and is believed fatally hurt. Marie Ferguson aged 18 broke her hip and internals. Driver Herman Young entangled in wheels and dragged fifty feet, fatally hurt.
An eastbound Chicago Indiana and Eastern passenger train carrying fifty passengers was partially wrecked at Fowlertown Jud. Engineer Jardine Baggageman Johnson and Miss Annie Vandenck were injured. Several others were slightly bruised.
The divorced wife of the son of Senator Hanna fled Cleveland with Dan in pursuit and plans to place her children in a private school near London while Dan sought custody in the United States.
Bandits stopped a mail coach near North Creek in Warren County New York. The horses were shot and robbers sacked the mail while passengers who did not escape were robbed. the desperados fled into the Adirondack woods.
The next ship from Seattle Washington will carry 4000 tons of oats for the use of soldiers horses in the Philippines. This is the largest shipment of the kind since the army occupation of the lands.
Robbers attempted to rob Adams Bank in Millersburg Ohio but fled after being scared away by resident C C Shoup who lived near the bank. They escaped in two rigs stolen from dames Uhi.
News wires report explosions on a yacht at McKeesport Pennsylvania injuring eighteen with two fatalities. Other briefs note the Baquedana Chilean training ship visiting New York, a Long Beach hotel boiler blast, and various international incidents and political developments.
The Schley court of inquiry remains active despite Sampson's illness. Admiral Crowninshield favors a tar tacky at the navy yards. Agriculture experts tout a thief rid houses of files. The Philippine commission aims for a 10000 strong armed constabulary. Commercial agencies report steel strike little impact. Rail passenger associations may consolidate. Steel leaders see Western mil workers' stance as final. Coin Harvey cites Bryan as defeated.
A broad sweep of 1900s notices covers mismanaged campaigns, adulterated spices, steel industry deals, and labor clashes. Reports cite Taft on tariffs in the Philippines, naval and war department plans, martial law in Buenos Aires, piracy of imports, and pending invasions in Colombia.
Regional quotes list cattle hogs and sheep prices across Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Detroit area and New York with grain values for wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and potatoes. Notable figures include Buffalo cattle 3.00 to 5.90 and New York cattle 8.75 to 5.65 with eggs 13 to mile and butter 18 to 20 cents per pound.
The weekly weather bureau report notes favorable growth conditions east of the Rockies with helpful rains across drought areas. Late corn shows improvement in the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys, Kentucky, and Tennessee, while Ohio, Indiana, and parts of the Rust Belt face worsening conditions. Wheat yields rise on the Pacific coast as cotton, tobacco, and apples show mixed results across the South and Midwest amid drought and localized floods.
Consul General Skinner in Marseilles reports a serious French wheat shortage with 1.5 million bushels needed from the world market. He notes France will rely largely on the United States for supplying about 5.6 million bushels to cover the deficit.
Dispatches from Willemstad report the Colombian legation withdrew from Caracas prompting Washington to treat it as a de facto declaration of war against Venezuela. The Iowa battleship heads to Panama with Machinx gunboat bound for Colon while the State Department backs temporary protections for Colombian interests.
Admiral Sampson, commanding the Boston Navy Yard, will ask to be relieved from his post around November 15 and retire in February. He plans no full retirement due to health improvements and is expected to testify at the Schley inquiry. Acting Secretary Hackett has chosen Rear Admiral Mortimer J. Johnson to succeed him. Johnson hails from Massachusetts and entered the Navy in 1852.
The New York customs service reveals massive silk import frauds run by importers and officials. Allegations claim duties worth millions were evaded over years, with several officers allegedly retiring wealthy. No official statement yet. W F P Wakeman declines comment.
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