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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1899
Page
2
A brief digest reports on recent overseas dispatches and domestic events. It mentions a group surrounding a threatened area and a person named Candy, with an arrest noted and injuries reported in the aftermath.
Six people aboard a wheeled carriage on the White River were thrown into the water when the hawser parted. The craft broke free and overturned, with occupants including Miss Mibert Hensebtren and Miss Auiy Dlitien among those involved as rescue efforts began.
A partially legible fragment describes a trial in which Trev and a Daily Telegraph representative discuss a likely guilty verdict. The Greenman government figure is referenced as part of the surrounding coverage and speculation about the outcome.
An early report notes insurgent losses near Aviat as the Twelfth Regiment advances into the mountains. One American troop is reported killed in the cast, with Spencer of Kentucky named among the Maniit Times as a casualty.
A battered dispatch notes widespread destruction from a hurricane. Roads are cut off preventing supplies, leaving much of the interior unheard of for a week. Dying and injured people are reported as relief efforts struggle to reach affected areas.
The condemned man faced his fate at the Ohio Penitentiary on Thursday morning ending the crime for which he was convicted. He remained calm to the last as he awaited execution though he spoke of a sudden desire to escape.
It is conceded rice farming in Tens is successful. Capt. potas Ovant of Rawle Lake planted as an Gsxperi vs. promising venture. The Cape captain predicts gains next year. Ten barrels of ree cu be rulets down per acre are noted, though text remains unclear.
Capt. Ben Parker skipper and eleven crew members of the yacht Meteor Bay have received Majesty’s permission to sail to the United States immediately. They will assist Shamrock in the America's Cup races, ending the Meteor Bay’s racing season.
Terrific gales and floods persist near Santiago de Chile. A train plunged into a river from a railway bridge with fifty people drowned. A local house washed away and nine occupants reportedly perished.
A Ville Franche dispatch reports priest Vial arrest on charges of involvement in a conspiracy to alter the form of government.
A blaze in Jamestown New York caused more than 250000 in damages destroying the Jamestown Cane Seat Chair Factory Swinson residlvers the Jamestown Ax Companys factory and the Brooklyn Flouring Mills. Several other buildings were damaged in the blaze.
Keeper Pugh of Gull Shoal life saving station in North Carolina reports the wreck of the traysecgoner Aaron Reppard three miles south of the station. Of eight crew members, five were lost.
Bradstreet's weekly trade report notes favorable corn crop signals with government estimates forecasting a yield near 2.2 billion bushels, a sizable rise from last year and close to the record. Spring wheat shows a predicted drop in tonnage, while wheat prospects remain smaller than last year. Flour shipments and weekly exports are listed with varied weekly totals and historical comparisons.
Two city police officers Abbeot DI Rigwhius and Clarles AL Daniels met at a hidden spot in Dallas and exchanged gunfire. Rawlins died within minutes from a line of bullets, while the other officer was wounded as the fatal encounter ended. The incident suggests a volatile clash between local lawmen.
Ensign Coleman, a 26 year old Annapolis graduate, faced court martial for drunkenness aboard the ship at the dock in New York. He attempted to shoot himself in San Francisco after drawing a revolver, grazing the skull of an officer as the pistol was raised skyward. He left letters to family amid rumored stress from the pending court martial.
A factory at La Crosse Wis owned by Davis Sorenson Co suffered a major blaze early morning blaze began due to a spark from a twisting machine. The fire damaged the Davis Sorenson plant and nearby structures though prompt firefighting limited loss to about four to five thousand dollars with some water damage to adjacent buildings.
At Arapahoe Nebraska two youths James Bloodworth aged 11 and Miss Jace Cooper aged 15 were found dead in a room believed linked to a romance opposed by the girl's parents. In Columbus Indiana 17 year old Robert Shatto drowned in a wheat bin after legs were buried by wheat and 400 bushels covered him. Across Louisville Kentucky William Crowe leapt from the Big Four bridge into the Ohio River, a 90 foot dive that led to a fatality nearby.
Lightning struck the W. EL Stitch Hardware Company store in Parkersburg and caused a blaze that consumed three-story Paulus Reps and Berry's restaurant with all contents lost. The estimated damage nears 150000 dollars.
The steamship St Oswald entered the Port Arthur ship canal and steamed through at eight knots. The vessel was warmly welcomed by nearly the entire population.
The C. E. L. Ingalls creameries in northwest Nebraska are seized and closed by numerous creditors. Ingalls, born in Woodstock, ML, previously hailed from Ditford and Galena. His family had purchased tickets for Dubuque and Tow a.
Coroner's jury probing the Bridgeport Connecticut tramway crash that killed twenty nine people caused the arrest of William for perjury after he admitted to lying to shield the tram company. The testimony aimed to protect the company and its associates.
Senator Tayward suffered apoplexy at Brownuville while rising from a seat to speak at a Modern Woodmen picnic. A separate item reports thefts of seven thousand dollars in Deak Kills from the Canadian Dacitie Railway station at Jdoliette, Quebec.
The steamer Albion Las reports one hundred stranded men and women saved from Kotzebue beach and taken to St Michaels after a winter near Cape Nome. Eight passengers aboard Albion spent most of the season at Kotzebue and will proceed north with reindeer shipments to St Michaels.
Chinese riverfront fighting ends in a robber victory with heavy casualties among soldiers. Civilians flee as troops retreat toward Cantor arena after a conductor shoots a passenger following insults from a passerby identified as Charles Jnkenberger.
Emile Swarbeau rode a bicycle on Muncie streets when a rear pneumatic tire exploded. He was thrown several feet and dashed to the sidewalk, rendered unconscious and later dying from the injuries.
Government forces of San Domin led by General Escobosa defeat the insurgents after a rout. Wounded on both sides are numerous and the uprising near its end as government troops suppress the revolt.
In Clay County Kentucky tensions rise with four feuds expected in place of two. The Renees and Stapleton families are at odds in Bouse Town. Med Bird Creek sparks conflict between the Ares and Ashers as trouble begins.
Franklin Hassier son of the Trighland House proprietor near Wer nersville drove two guests Lilda Hiraed and Gertie Fleischman from Clarksburg to the station. They were killed by the Lebanon Valley Express.
Sixteen members of anti Semitic groups and young royalists including Paul Deroulede were arrested in Paris on a broad treason charge for allegedly forming a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
Jobstown Pa dispatch reports Cambria Steel Company reduces wages in the structural department by between ten and twelve percent starting soon. The action marks a significant cut announced for workers amid broader cost measures at the plant.
General Yolloway reports to the State Department from St. Petersburg that reliable sources state English capitalists have recently invested S HOW.UUU in petrulenin lands in Russia.
A Ohio household near Buckeye Lake reports a man aged 52 eloped with his wife's daughter Emima Eliott 15. The same family endured a desertion by the husband who left his wife 45 to run away with the stepdaughter.
Two assailants ambushed Maitre Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, at Hennes. One shot was fired, striking Labori in the back.
An explosion of a gasoline stove caused a major blaze in Cass Lake Minnesota destroying fifteen buildings forming the heart of the town. King Alexander McDonald of the Kiondike reportedly failed in his duties amid the disaster. Estimated liabilities reach six million dollars with asset values uncertain.
Actress Lillian Lewis, of national reputation, died at Farmington Minnesota from constriction.
Government commissioners reach agreement with the Crow Indians of Montana to sell about a million acres for one dollar per acre. The purchase spans northern reservation from Port Custer to Yellowstone River and from Pryor Creek to eastern boundary, with land suited to grazing and timbered margins. Northern Pacific Railway and Burlington lines border the tract as terms move toward a treaty after Congress ratification.
Aetna Powder Company plant at Aetna Indiana suffered a massive explosion destroying three powder mills. The blast shook the area for miles and minor injuries were reported among workers. Residents felt the quake-like shock as the blast sent debris far from the site.
CT Hobart was fatally injured and Oliver Mfr Line official was injured when a Milwaukee Road train collided with a cart near Gomer Ohio. The Wheeler road, track route and officials are unnamed in the fragment. the incident follows a prior misread line about a city official.
In East Middlebury Vermont a man named Bastien shot his mother in law and wife at their home, killing both. He then drove to Middlebury and fatally shot Frank Fenn. The scene recounts a string of violent acts leaving two women and a man dead.
A recruit from Company I Thirty fourth Volunteer Infantry murdered two police officers in Denver while they shadowed him at Fort Logan. The assailant opened fire causing four casualties including two wounded officers.
A Cleveland streetcar bound east on Euclid avenue was wrecked by explosives but no injuries occurred among the twenty five passengers aboard. Near Colony Oklahoma John Mathews his wife and four children were struck by lightning. Matthews and one son were killed.
Emperor Willem presided at the opening of the Dortmund Ems canal in Germany marking a milestone in inland waterway development. Officials and engineers gathered for the ceremony and the project promises improved trade routes across the region.
Market quotations from Chicago to Buffalo show cattle prices from $2.50 to $6.25, hogs $2.00 to $6.00, and sheep $0.50 to $6.75. Wheat No 2 red ranges 66c to 78c, corn No 2 patterns 38c to 89c, oats 19c to 28c, rye 50c to 84c, and butter creamery 1c to 21c per unit, with regional variations in Toledo Detroit Milwaukee Indianapolis and New York reporting diverse figures.
The Dreyfus court martial declined to adjourn after M Labori was wounded. Testimony portrayed brutal treatment at Devil's Island and drew fierce attacks on Dreyfus and Col Picquart. Bertulus and Picquart defended Dreyfus' innocence while Henry and Esterhazy figures loomed in the proceedings.
Nearly three thousand Filipino rebels flee as 2,500 insurgents entrenched near Angeles resist a Twelfth Infantry assault with two cannon. The fight leaves 200 Filipino dead and American losses at two killed and twelve wounded. The capture of Angeles marks a key strategic push, while Rovet’s map tracks troop moves and Wheeling reports insurgent control of local villages amid worrying news from Negros and Cebu.
President McKinley plans a Milwaukee visit on October 11. Mazet committee of New York adjourned to September 12. John Burch of Middlesboro Ky sentenced to hang but granted a respite to September. Dave Ogden of St Louis sold an Arizona copper mine claim for 200000. One company of the Thirty first regiment is formed by Clay County feudists.
Dowie denounces Chicago doctors and newspapers in a Zion Tabernacle gathering. He brands reporters as liars and curses Medill and others, vowing the press will be driven from the city and threatening state officials with financial blame over the Flanders case.
French papers react with indignation over Labori’s shooting and Dreyfus affair fallout. Temps and others warn crisis could worsen civil strife as Liberte and Le Figaro condemn violence, urging restraint and justice.
John Feland recounted a talk with Beverly White the Clay County sheriff. White warned his days were numbered and that the Baker faction would kill him when chance arose. He said he would face danger with two Colt revolvers and a bowie knife and stay tied to Clay County for his relatives and property.
Building operations in Chicago and Cook County resume as the week long brickmakers strike ends. Both sides claim victory with workers charging a brick trust was broken, while manufacturers deny any combination and call the strike a failure. The dispute drew in central labor bodies and contractors associations, obscuring the original cause.
Benjamin Tresselt of Buffalo dies from hydrophobia. Mary Robinson of New York commits suicide by stepping in front of a train. Clarence Watkins, age 12, of Chattanooga, stabs his father near the heart and may die. The Gunboat Machias sails to Sanu Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic to protect American interests. The body of Barlow Prewitt is found in Glasgow Kentucky with throat cut from ear to ear. John Short is accused. he is missing.
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