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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1902
Page
2
Local publisher Thomas and Ellis are identified in Corydon Indiana with a brief newspaper note from the Democrat. The fragment provides publisher names and the town context without additional event details.
Two crackmen Harvey Williams and John Lysie died after a gun battle with Athens officers who thwarted an attempted robbery of Mrs. Mary Priest. Deputy Sheriff Mannering and Marshal Peter Wintzenwald were wounded, with Wintzenwald possibly mortally. The plan had been tipped to authorities.
A seventeen-year-old worker at a west side grocery confronted intruders during a robbery. He saved his employer’s cash but was shot after emptying the revolver and protecting the money and bag.
Fragmentary report notes State Department ignorance of Santa Witrieas peace overtures, with England and Welland debating potential peace terms. Text obscured by errors, but indicates unofficial officials may have pursued informal talks without authorization.
The readable fragment hints at discussions around firms and enterprises but lacks coherent details. No specific names dates or places are identifiable.
A partial OCR fragment presents scattered words and phrases lacking clear context. readable names or places are not discernible, making it difficult to identify a main event or outcome for a concise summary.
Eight men were killed and seven were wounded in the action near Abita Shranho by the Sussex regiment at the Orange River Colony. BL Duanolin is named among the casualties with other eight killed and seven wounded.
German officials call absurd a Vienna origin story that Germany would purchase the Philippine Islands from the United States and that Prince Henry's visit would precede any sale. In a separate case, the jury found Tloward guilty of nothing and life imprisonment. Miss Stone reports to Sofia that Miss Stone antepian Paul were liberated riding ingenag on Turkish territory.
A hotel venture named the McKinley Hotel is being formed in Canton Gila by the McKinley Hotel Company to construct and operate a new lodging facility. The article notes prior objections by Mrs McWinley and other family members to the use of the McKinley name.
A sprawling digest reports Rockefeller donating 100000 to Syracuse University, East Boston mass vaccination drives, and various tragedies including a Halifax Bank cashier murder, a New York Central tunnel disaster finding fault, and a major Park Avenue shaft explosion. It notes bank consolidations in Pittsburgh, a Boston Narragansett Bay ferry project study, and a rash of fires.
A sprawling wire of incidents from Montana to Ohio details a custody fight in a mining camp Winnie the woman and child, a deadly wreck near Burling tom yards, a Taust Creek adit explosion, railway and court actions, robberies, fires, and a dawn of legal and civic upheavals.
Young Locke died while trudging to his father’s ranch as a blizzard raged. His body was found by a search party after he collapsed in the snow during the trek.
A Norwegian crew was rescued off Cape Henry after the Daggery stranded near shore. In Huntington W V George Pakes fatally attacked his wife with an axe and escaped on a freight train. A rear end collision near Keller Texas killed W T Stillwell and fatally injured J Q Adkins. A Southern Railroad holdup five miles from Branchville netted loot from an express safe. seven or eight men fled. A Buck Creek Kentucky feud left six wounded and three likely to die. In New Orleans during Kernalers robbery trial a witness confessed to using an alias and stealing jewelry. A Moblie Alabama fire destroyed wholesale district property. three men died from collapsing walls while aiding firefighters.
King Victor Emmanuel grants the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus to Marcout. The Saint Paul Monastery on Mount Athos was burned. the prior and nine monks perished and twenty were injured. Chinese authorities report treasure worth over 100 million taels buried in the palace women’s quarters before Pekin fled. Volland seeks honorable terms with Britain to end the South African War. The World’s Fair at St Louis faces competition from Geaka in Japan in 19an. The Mikado issues invitations for foreign powers to participate in the expo with no new buildings planned.
Senate debates the proposed Department of Commerce and Labor and labor rights. House moves a rural carrier pay hike and approves a Philippines troop welfare item while Philippines stay sparks sharp exchanges. Other actions include naval canal route talk, and a censorship dispute over Philippine press.
The week shows steady Use New Yorkness with little disaster and rising confidence. Railroads push steel rails and the United States Steel Corporation plans new plants. ore, wire, and bar iron markets firm with price rises in both regions.
The piece notes concern among party leaders over Philippines future and the push to move the presidential inauguration date. It reports a House committee favoring the resolution for Senators elected by popular vote. It cites retirements and recalls in naval service and a push for meat inspection funding to avoid export stoppage.
The report lists bid and asking prices for hogs cattle sheep and grains across cities including Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Buffalo with values for No 2 wheat corn oats rye and clover seed. The notice ends with Farmer J Gallagher of Auburn receiving fifteen years in prison for killing G E Seiber.
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