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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
2
Two natural gas explosions in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania wreck two houses and injure seven people. The first blast struck Celia Cox and Barnes family, gas in the cellar from the street line caused fire to spread. An hour later H A Moore home was torn apart. Loss is about $10,000. Valve gate on Fort Pitt gas line failed.
A cablegram from Bogota reports a two day battle at Girardot Point on the Magdalene River in Colombia ending in a decisive government victory. About 600 killed and hundreds wounded. Additional government victories cited as of utmost importance. The government celebrates and says it is greatly strengthened.
War Department reports the Grant will dock in San Francisco around the first proxime with 398 officers soldiers and civilian employees who died in Hawaii China or the Philippines. The Sherman due around the twelfth proxime carries twelve dead. Among them is Young Barber nephew of Mrs McKinney who recently died in the orient.
Dispatch from Cape Town reports 2000 Boers invading the northern district of the colony. Fears grow that Dutch sympathizers may join the rebellion and spread it. British worry over insufficient mounted troops and heavy horse wastage in South Africa.
A bold robbery attempt at the Nebraska State treasury in the capitol was thwarted by Watchman Good who dueled with burglars. One bullet pierced his coat and another severed his watch chain. The vault held between 100000 and 200000 dollars. Burglars fled through windows leaving tools.
Dense fog blanketed Ashland Kentucky as two street cars collided near the city center. Three people died and five were seriously injured while about six others suffered deep cuts and bruises as passengers were en route to work.
Ohio Attorney General Josiah Sheets asks the Supreme Court to dismiss all oil and tobacco trust cases arguing evidence fails to convict in oil prosecutions and that Continental Tobacco is merely a large corporation not a trust.
The committee of engineers firemen conductors and trainmen on the Santa Fe railway system declares they will not advise a sympathy strike in support of the telegraphers.
In a St. Petersburg special, Novoye Vremya states Russia shows no interest in the canal project yet aligns with American position, framing the issue within geopolitics and bilateral ties.
Gulfport Mississippi citizens lynch one black man and pursue three others after the murder of Town Marshal W E Richardson. The mob action follows the fatal assault that sparked a manhunt and tensions in the town.
The Ohio Box Manufacturing Company's plant, a leading Middletown industry, was destroyed by a fire causing an estimated loss of $200,000. Fire crews battled the blaze, with extensive damage reported to machinery and facilities.
The Philippines Co of New York City capitalized at 1 200 000 was incorporated in Dover Delaware to construct railroads and acquire and develop lands in the Philippines.
Mayor Harrison cancels all permits for prize fights issued before the anti Fight ordinance, ending stories that he would not enforce the new law.
East to West a long list of distressing events includes accidental asphyxiation of Miles Novotny in New York, deaths of Justice Beekman on his steps, Nellie Moffat's forgery arrest, and Veronese rail and mining accidents. Other items cover bank counterfeiting arrests, oil well activity in Verona, union membership slides, a Shamokin strike settlement, and various homicides and disasters across towns.
Western column reports Joan D. Rockefeller donated $1,500,000 and Leon Mandel $25,000 to the University of Chicago. Other notes include a burglary at Bank of Cashion Oklahoma with $3,400 secured, Chicago boxing ordinance, Elk Point fire causing about $150,000 loss, a lynching near Booneville Indiana, and various business and political items across the nation.
Two men named John W Hyden and John Mincey were struck and killed by a train near Philadelphia Tennessee while walking on tracks. The event is reported alongside other violent incidents and civic developments including robberies, arson, and a proposed Florida town development by New York Philadelphia and Washington capitalists.
The incident wiped out over 7,000 drawings and $100,000 of live oak timber. Total loss to building and contents exceeds $200,000, impacting the construction department and its plans.
Reports note Britain presses Turkey to pay indemnities to British subjects while Antwerp workers strike demanding double pay for night and Sunday shifts. China negotiations delay over note change. White Star liner Cusic towed to Queenstown after propeller loss and First Officer Crosby drowned.
Helen Weller, a deaf blind and formerly mute freshman at Radcliffe College, addressed the class at Fay Hall luncheon, thrilling the student body where she serves as vice president. Seismic disturbances, including a strong tremor in Cuba and scattered quakes in Tennessee Missouri and Kentucky, are reported along with weatherless alerts.
Regional livestock and grain prices list for markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Cattle ranges 2.50 to 5.75, hogs 3.00 to 5.10, sheep 2.50 to 4.50, wheat mostly 60s to 80s cents, corn 34 to 45 cents, oats 21 to 30 cents, rye 46 to 52 cents, with butter eggs and seeds also cited.
A mob of about 500 men dragged Frank Rowland and Jim Henderson from jail to the court yard and hanged them after Rowland confessed involvement in the fatal beating of H. S. Simons, a 20 year old Rockport barber. Simons was attacked while walking home from his shop. the town aided by bloodhounds and a summoned posse.
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota, a Populist ally and former congressman, is appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Davis's death. Towne, a silver advocate, is expected to serve until the January legislative session elects a permanent successor. The appointment is temporary pending legislative choice.
The German training frigate Gneisenau wrecked off Malaga during a storm, with the commander and cadets drowned. About forty crew survived injured as the ship broke apart near the lighthouse after missing the harbor entrance. Built at Dantsig in 1899, she measured 242 feet with 13 knot speed and carried 461 men.
Sparke from the Wires reports the plan to bring reindeer from Lapland to Alaska has collapsed. The piece notes about 100,000 Indians reside on reserves across Canada. In Florida a man named W. J. Bailey shot and killed Paul Huet during a fight involving wives and revolvers in Mango. Fifteen year old George Sandrock was detained in New York after being caught stealing a large kitchen stove.
A Cape Town dispatch reports 700 burghers crossing from the Orange Free State into Cape Colony near A North and Kaapdal. British forces strained by De Wet's actions and recent setbacks fear escalating hostilities across the colony amid rumors of a possible Boer victory and renewed pressure on British positions.
Arguments began in the U S Supreme Court on whether Puerto Rico and the Philippines are U S citizens and how their status affects duties on imported goods. The case concerns the Porto Rican law and territories power, challenging congressional authority over borders and taxation.
The government plans to spend 743 874 808 dollars in the upcoming fiscal year with total appropriations for 1902 estimated at 1 974 804 000. The report, prepared by Senate clerks and appropriations committees, lists amounts by department including Agriculture, Diplomatic and Consular, District of Columbia, Fortifications, Military, Navy, Post Office, and Sundry Civil.
President McKinley has announced plans for an extra session of Congress. A Republican committee from Illinois notes the invitation to a dinner is declined, and forecasts indicate the timing will be announced soon.
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