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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1904
Page
7
Reports from Tokyo and St Petersburg describe a furious campaign around Port Arthur with the Japanese torpedoing the battleship Sevastopol and advancing on 203-Meter hill after heavy losses. Dispatches praise General Stoessel while noting stubborn defense and ongoing bombardment.
Tokio dec 16 reports a torpedo attack on the Russian battleship Sevastopol at Port Arthur. Japanese torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats volunteered for the risky mission, showing notable bravery as they pressed the attack against the lone floating Russian battleship. The commander notes the Sevastopol began lowering astern as water reached the lower torpedo tubes.
St. Petersburg reports that the general staff cannot confirm the foreign claim of a Japanese advance below Mukden. Officials say no large scale fighting is in progress or imminent and the situation remains practically unchanged.
St. Petersburg December 15 government appears set to adopt broad reforms. A direct representative body to draft laws is unlikely but a voice to address sovereigns may emerge. A liberal press law overhaul also seems assured. Richmond Indiana December 15 a Pennsylvania freight train derailment killed conductor Dewitt and fatally injured a brakeman at Hast Germantown. About 500 Porto Ricans contracted to work in Hawaii sugar plantations are destitute in San Francisco after their contracts expired.
A five day congressional summary covers debates on the pure food and Philippine government bills. The house passes a forest transfer bill and impeachment steps against Judge Charles Swayne begin. The senate advances private and semi public measures and passes the Philippine civil government bill with multiple amendments. The week ends with no Saturday session.
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes overall favorable crop and industrial conditions and brisk retail activity as the year ends. It reports winter wheat area down from last year though recent government data eased drought effects with rains and snow. Cold weather boosts dry goods clothing and footwear orders with widespread holiday distribution, except for some Pacific coast and southern regions in cotton markets and delayed collections.
From Windhoek Lieutenant General Von Trotha reports fifty to sixty dead Hottentots after the December 5 clash with Colonel Deimling. Deimling’s force also captured a large number of cattle. In the southern colony thirty-six settlers have been murdered by Witbois and five settlers are missing.
Washington December 13 Senator Stewart introduces a bill to raise presidential and congressional salaries to 100000 for the president 20000 for the vice president and speaker 10000 for each senator representative and delegate and to take effect March 4 1905.
Terre Haute Ind Dec 16 The stockholders of the St Louis Vandalia Terre Haute railroad at Greenville Illinois voted almost unanimously for the merger into the Vandalia Railroad company Dissenting stockholders of the Terre Haute Indianapolis company did not interfere with the meeting.
Secretary Taft reports to the president that his mission to Panama was thorough and eminently satisfactory in all respects, with a detailed review of the situation observed on the ground.
Washington December 19 Congress will adjourn on Wednesday for the Christmas holidays and no business will be attempted before that time. A large number of members have already left for their homes to spend the holidays.
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick, five time indicted by the United States, arrives by train in Cleveland to a jeering crowd. She collapses en route to jail, regains, asks for lawyer Sheldon Kerruish, and faces at least seven indictments with bail set at no less than $100,000, unlikely to be posted.
Mrs Chadwick pleads not guilty to all charges before Judge Wing and is remanded to jail without bail. President Beckwith and Cashier Spear of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin post bonds of 25 000 each, 15 000 above prior amounts, as their examination in bankruptcy is set for today before Referee Remington. Her counsel seeks a continuance and she will likely refrain from testifying.
Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick of Cleveland Ohio resides discreetly in a central Paris hotel while his wife Cassie N. Chadwick is imprisoned in New York on charges tied to financial fraud.
Indianapolis Wheat at 1.18 No 2 red firm with 1.10 for other grades. Corn steady at 43 to 44 cents. Osats firm 31 to 44 cents. Hay values around 10 dollars for timothy and 7 to 11 for millet. Cattle steady near 5 dollars, hogs quiet to 4.70, sheep 2 to 4.50, lambs 3.75 to 6.85. Cincinnati wheat 1.18, corn 44 cents, oats 23 cents, cattle 2.25 to 4.75, hogs 4 to 4.67, sheep 1.35 to 3.50, lambs 3 to 7.00. Chicago wheat 1.13 to 1.16, corn 45 to 46 cents, oats 29, cattle 2.50 to 7.00, hogs 4.40 to 4.67, sheep 3.25 to 5.25, lambs 4 to 7.20. New York cattle 8.75 to 5.20, hogs 4.75 to 5.00, sheep 3 to 5.50, lambs 3.50 to 5. But East Buffalo cattle 3.75 to 6.00, hogs 4.50 to 4.85, sheep 3.25 to 4.50, lambs 4 to 7.40.
A post office safe in Findlay Til was blown open by robbers securing 100 dollars in cash and about 400 dollars in stampa. Municipal elections were held in Boston and eighteen other Massachusetts cities with no surprises.
The piece notes a Minneapolis fire causing 700000 dollars in damage, a South McAlester hotel blaze with one death, and a 50000 dollar hotel loss. It also mentions adoption of resolutions by the Poltava zemstvo, the Philadelphia Public Ledger editor’s death, Russian deserters arriving in Europe, and Manchurian army praise for Red Cross workers.
Friday reports list a sixteen year old boy killed a playfellow in Nebraska while four were killed and two injured on the battleship Massachusetts. A suspension bridge collapse in Charleston West Virginia killed two and injured five. Berlin nears two million residents with surrounding suburbs. Chicago enforces boxing ban ending that sport there. Saturday notes the Philippine bill Senate passage and Fall River strike near settlement. Internal revenue costs reach over nine million dollars. Eureka Planing Mill fire in Los Angeles claims three lives. Weekly business failures tally 238. Mukden hosts 30 000 homeless Chinese after the war. O Hanner home fire near Piedmont West Virginia kills two children.
Eight men and one woman die in a steamer holocaust on Long Island Sound. At Woodbury Tennessee Thomas Potter fatally shoots attorney A J Smithson. Rev Dr John Reid of Memorial Presbyterian Brooklyn dies of apoplexy. Major Kuhn US Army reassigned as military attache with the Japanese second army. The next annual convention of the National Association is noted.
In Indianapolis federal court John H. Wood former cashier and president of the bankrupt First National Bank of Matthews Ind was found guilty on nineteen counts for willful misapplication and false entries. The twentieth count for embezzlement failed. Judge Anderson will sentence January 9 with Wood at home pending. Minimum five and maximum ten years.
County Auditor Gard reports a $75,343.66 suspected shortfall in the Obenchain county treasurer account. Loans and collateral cover about $54,000 of the gap, bondsmen suspect cash vanished with Obenchain when he left for Indianapolis. He then locked himself in his vault for ten minutes before departure with two heavy grips.
Three of seven boilers at the Perke County Coal mine near Rosedale exploded. Engineer John Dorman was blown from the engine room and died within hours. A fireman suffered serious injuries from flying timbers. The tipple and mine structure were wrecked and damages are estimated at 8000 dollars.
The Hawks Hardware and Hawks Electric companies in Goshen Indiana were destroyed in a blaze causing about 30000 dollars in damage. Exploding gunpowder and barrels of benzine shattered windows and sent a shock through the city as cartridges detonated.
Danville Indiana reports that while mourners viewed the body of farmer John Reeder found at Blount, signs of life appeared leading to postponement of the burial. The coroner returned a verdict of death from heart trouble. Reeder is described as epileptic.
Governor Durbin issues proclamation formally declaring the Republican electors chosen in the last general election. The electors will convene at the statehouse in Indianapolis on January 8 to cast ballots for Theodore Roosevelt.
William France, a Petersburg constable, was acquitted by a jury after being tried for the death of attorney Thurlow Grim who he had arrested. Grim was shot while attempting to flee during the arrest.
In Petersburg Indiana on December 16 a five year old girl, daughter of W H Ingleman of Jefferson township, died after her clothes caught fire from an exposed grate.
Logansport Indiana December 19 Joseph Sharkey of Twelve Mile northeast of the city died from injuries suffered in a general fight at a dance in New Market. The incident occurred recently and led to his death.
A March theater party tour is outlined with a 5 30 schedule. On February 8 editors will gather at Marion Soldiers Home and later visit Anderson Muncie and Indianapolis. Leaders from Union Traction and Indiana Gas Belt firms join the tour with city welcomes and meals planned at each stop.
A twelve man jury was sworn in Oho county court to try James Gillespie for the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth Gillespie. The panel, mainly farmers, includes Nathan McCardle Samuel E Lotton John Bodle Oliver McHenry Charles Smith Griffith Oaks George Gibbs Perry Smith A J Stewart Henry Schroeder Robert Lee Ira Davis. Judge Cornet restricted jurors from contacting non jurors and prohibited close contact or handshakes.
In Denver the supreme court sentenced Democratic judges Martin L. Devanney and Thos. Culp to one year in jail and a $1000 fine each for election fraud. Judge James Riley, appointed by the pair in place of the Republican, is reported missing. Prohibitionists push for leadership change in Chicago as Oliver W. Stewart faces resignation pressure from the national committee after a day of heated debate.
In St. Petersburg Sasoneff and Sikoritsky were found guilty for the assassination of Interior Minister Plehve, with sentences of life imprisonment and twenty years respectively. In Indiana, Governor Durbin prepares to vacate office with J Frank Hanly set to take over. Kentland county council approves $25,000 for a new courthouse amid local political shifts.
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