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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
2
Secretaries of agriculture Jens and Nebrusist Representative Moereer introduced a bill to appropriate funds for a new structure within the department. The proposal aims to redefine agency organization and support for farming programs.
The group will take up the matter on Tuesday January 7 and proceed thereafter until disposed of. The order will not interfere with revenue or appropriation bills.
Mrs Virgie Young aged 110 oldest resident of northern New York dies at Ped wood Jefferson County. She was grandmother of Tommy Ryan the publisher.
A milling trade rumor suggests a leading company may construct a private rail line to handle its own freight. The proposal aims to alleviate car shortages affecting the Northwest and streamline shipments through its own cars and facilities.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts introduced a bill in the Senate to punish with death anyone who kills or attempts to kill the President or a foreign ruler within U S jurisdiction. The measure also covers attempts on the President’s wife and on foreign leaders. The bill’s failure was noted as the debate concluded.
Charles Emer Smith resigns as Postmaster General in President Roosevelts cabinet. Weary C Dayne of Milwaukee, veteran Republican party member, is named successor amid cabinet shakeup.
The item lists clergy transfers and appointments across several states and countries. Wisay Daivker joins the Standard of the city as a vilitar while Rev GQ A Otumana assumes charge at Holy Innocents Church in St Louis. Des Moines First Methodist raises 4000 dollars for benevolence. A Presbyterian church edifice in Sheboygan is dedicated. Dr William Ashmore leaves Yokohama for Swatow. Chase resigns Nashotah Chair to lead Grace Episcopal in Ginsdale. Rider shifts to Minneapolis parish. J B Dunwed still in Colleton County at age 50 after marrying Theodore Roosevelt’s parents in Roswell in 1853.
The Senate fixed Monday for a vote on the Hay Pauncefote treaty while committees favor Morgan’s Nicaragua right of way bill. President appoints Prouty to the Interstate Commerce Commission as debates and appointments unfold across a busy week in Congress.
The government intends to send young men to China to study Chinese language and culture to serve as interpreters for coast guard and naval use. A cabinet meeting affirmed that Supreme Court decisions in earlier crises do not affect Philippine tariff policy and customs collection.
Britain's former premier Lord Rosebery addressed a vast Liberal gathering in Chesterfield Derbyshire outlining a policy to prosecute the war while repealing the proclamation on Kruger favoring recognition of Boers and possible peace terms. He urged liberal measures for Boer welfare civil rights oath taking and rebuilt farms. He called for a national education system and inquiry into commerce and industry while warning the ministry not to overpromise. He cited Lincoln and Bismarck as examples of flexible strategies.
Representative Wheeler of Kentucky has introduced resolutions in Congress seeking an investigation into the actions surrounding the destruction of the Spanish fleet and the conduct of the naval margin. The measure requests review of evidence and calls for a formal inquiry with House support and thanks from supporters.
Rail politics and service changes include a Georgia bill banning passes to state officers. The St Paul to New York rate drops to 27 with a 25 differential. Burlington opens ten miles of double track between Twelve Miles and Creston, Iowa, and Michigan Central showcases a new locomotive at Buffalo.
A new dam costing 8000 dollars will be constructed across the Neosho River to improve Emporia Kansas water supply. The project includes flood protection and a more reliable distribution system for the city’s growing population.
The United States Senate ratified the Hay-Pauncefote treaty by a 72 to 6 vote, with six Democrats opposing. The pact ends restrictive Clayton-Bulwer obligations and grants the U.S. full control over a Central American canal while preserving neutrality of the waterway. Construction plans and routes remain to be decided, with focus shifting to canal development and related political questions.
Masked men shattered a bank vault with a powerful explosive at dawn, seizing around two thousand dollars in gold and currency. A bystander, John Hoffminger of Archbold, was wounded in the jaw during a street shootout as robbers fled toward the countryside. Police search the area for the trio after the failed capturing attempt.
The President's personal secretary William Loeb Jr marries Katherine Dory of Albany New York in a ceremony at the home of the bride's relatives attended by immediate family.
Secretary Hay and the Danish minister in Washington complete the treaty terms for the purchase of Danish possessions in the West Indies. The draft is sent to Copenhagen for King Christian’s assent, with plenipotentiaries to sign in a few days. Senate consideration expected after the holiday recess. price reported as 4 1/2 million dollars.
A bill introduces McKinley National Park and Forest Reserve totaling 4 million acres of timber land across Tennessee West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Alabama with an estimated cost of 10 million dollars. It honors the late President McKinley as a memorial praised by Tennessee’s Mr Brownlow and supporters in the South. Also noted is the death of David J Wannabler a Buchanan County Missouri cattle breeder aged eighty.
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