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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1903
Page
2
Special report from Little Rock describes a Fort Smith crossing collision in which thirty railroad employees were injured and four orphans perished. The hoodlum train, carrying workers, struck a light switch engine emerging from behind a building. emergency brakes failed to prevent cars from braking loose and overturning.
A West Marion Street car on Lanfesty Avenue leaped from a twenty foot embankment onto the railroad track. Of twenty five passengers, sixteen were injured and one man fatally. Several girls in factories aboard were injured as the car toppled and the vestibule shattered. Anna Kigers is expected to die from her injuries.
The first message over the Honolulu to San Francisco Pacific cable arrived in San Francisco at 11 03 Friday night with perfect signals. The early exchange included a message from Governor Dole to President Roosevelt. The text awaited the President in person before being released.
Frank McClang unearthed an old Civil War era army canteen near Lookout in Fayette county West Virginia. Under a stone he discovered gold silver and paper money totaling 1288 dollars. The canteen bore the inscription George Pedes S4the Ohio.
The Department of State informs that changes in the diplomatic corps at Copenhagen have elevated United States Minister Swenson to dean of the body. This marks the first time an American minister has held that distinction at the Danish court.
A rear end collision on the Victoria bridge near Montreal between two freight trains killed conductor Octave Trembley. Wrecked cars blocked traffic as trains to and from the United States cross the St Lawrence river.
Madrid reports Angel Pulgar, the Oviedo arrestee, has confessed plans to assassinate King Alfonso. Pulgar is the son of Venancio Pulgar, president of the state school in the Venezuelan confederation.
The War Department reports via cable from General Davis in Manila that Transport Sherman arrived December 8 under her own steam and struck a reef in San Bernardino Strait. She took on water but cargo is uninjured and the extent of damages is not yet known.
Tate Levy aged 14 Will Mann aged 14 and Willis Brown aged 11 died after ice broke on a pond two miles below Evansville Indiana Their bodies were recovered from the water following the skating accident.
The Commissioner of Patents announced a decision stating it is against public policy for the Patent Office to register any trademark using the President’s name without his explicit consent. The ruling emphasizes official sanction and consent as mandatory for such branding.
Victoria reports three of four Japanese sealing schooners that hunted in the Behring Sea have reached Hakodate. The fourth vessel, the Tenyu Maru, is overdue and likely lost with all aboard.
Foreigners in the interior are advised to move to the coast due to scarce provisions and nearly closed communications. The pretender is reported to be about twenty miles from Fez.
Mme. Humbert and her husband Frederic Humbert plus Eva Humbert Rowain Emil and Marie de Aurlenne were captured in Madrid and returned to France to face trial for a colossal swindle. They allegedly extorted 20 million francs from investors by fake wills and securities while posing as heirs. The case involved banks and trust companies and drew in multiple nephews and courts before the conspirators fled.
A Louisv ille and Nashville line New Orleans express robbery ends as conductor Joseph Skeene and passenger KL Moore withstand a masked highwayman. The robber fires from a rear Pullman, steals $25, and is then pursued as the train slows. Skeene is wounded.
Bituminous miners prepare to petition for an 18 to 20 percent pay raise at the national convention. W T Ryan reports Indiana and Ohio delegates align with the demand, noting the last rise was three years ago in Columbus from 15 to 20 percent.
Kansas report suggests Joe Godler, brother of Montgomery Godley, may have fired the shot that killed Officer Dinkle, not the man hanged. Godler wounded and hiding in Weir City after initial Pittsburg incident. investigation links other Gudley brothers to the murder, while Joe escaped.
The article notes that certain railroad companies propose a pension provision allowing employees who reach 65 after 25 years of service to retire on hat pass for one year, after which a regulated pension begins.
A wild Western tale unfolds as Calamity Fane, famed as a Lywerd in the West, returns to Sheridan Wyoming. She stirs crowds with loud outbursts, mob scenes, and a brief town parade before sheriffs remove her from the streets. Two years earlier a Buffalo woman ended her days, while Fane once battled Indians and plains whisky before returning to familiar haunts.
Fire at the Review and Herald building in Battle Creek caused about 300000 in losses. Insurance covers half. Defective wiring allowed rapid spread through the five story structure with 120000 square feet of floor space. Book room staff fled, fire apparatus proved insufficient, fourteen large presses and twelve jab here damaged. valuable plates and stock stored in vaults may be saved.
Warren J. Baker of Toledo reveals for the first time the looting of Teaman Catholic cathedrals during the Mexican War era. He describes a hidden chest of diamonds saphires rubies pearls and golden duases beneath a chapel floor in Mexico City and traces treasure to a cave hiding place. Baker recounts meeting a Hispano ally from Mexico City and notes the loot was moved after a long plot with Crom Scotts army mate ending in his return to New York before Hillsdale Michigan.
The Rev John Bo Shellenberger of Bannerville Pa says he received no unsigned letter allegedly from a burglar's family. The note claimed the dead man was the sole support for a needy family and forced into crime by misery. It warned him to place 500 in a box under threat of death if the author is found.
In South Marion Indiana during a rehearsal at Reese Opera House a tragic accident occurred when William Pooleson, 18, discharged a revolver killing Oliver Miller, 25, identified as the villain in the drama. Preleson, sister to Willis, reports the gun was in Pooleson's overcoat and fired unintentionally.
Fragmentary OCR reports a woman assaulted at a San Francisco hotel with a laundry worker firing shots before shooting himself. Police and witnesses cite a fatal incident and a possible motive, while victim Creors remains in critical condition.
Edward Follousby owner of land near Darnville Missouri died leaving most of his estate to his farmer hired man Henry Roseman for less than a year. Roseman, 41, married with five children, previously aided Pallenshy. Other notices report mine explosion victims, Braddock fire damage, a fatal kitchen knife incident at Union Stock Yards, and arbitration talks on the Venezuelan dispute alongside Oklahoma railway expansion plans from Coal Gate to Ada.
The report outlines Oswald Weber Jr of New York who died after ingesting prussic acid amid a market incident. It notes threats during a coal strike, a possible murder link near Wilkesbarre and a hospital arrival for treatment, with references to related arrests and a separate court acquittal in Freehold.
A murky stabbing case in St Louis left police with few clear leads. John Mow, a suspected tobacco merchant, was found murdered near a store at the rear, with locals noting he had resided there for over twenty years. Investigators sought ties to a possible gold and energy scheme but found no conclusive evidence.
Reports describe dynamite incidents in Aluorefield Wo Won aimed at debrising the business district. Damaged properties include George Kauckendall and George B. Eherlys homes near the courthouse. Separate disasters include a Malacca Straits steamship collision with sixty lives lost, two brothers found dead from gas, and a shooting near Havre Fort Assini boia hospital wounding two soldiers.
In St Louis 250 cab and carriage drivers refused service as employers failed to grant wage demands. Eighty five liverymen and undertakers are affected by the strike.
The Standard Oil Company announces a general pension plan for the benefit of its employees. Details specify eligibility and benefit structure under the new program.
At Gainesboro, Pennsylvania, Miss Verdi Rich Miss Pattie Roses and Walter Rich drowned while attempting to cross the Cumberland River. Rufus Bailey and Alfred Crowder escaped. The incident is reported amid a broader Dun & Co trade review noting record 2003 orders and mixed agricultural statistics.
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont was cremated in Los Angeles according to her stated wishes. The unusual deaths in Greater New York were noted in a brief report.
A collision between Santa We overland train No. 5 and a light engine near Simm station between Danby and Needles in California kills Engineer Charles Traynard and injures Kireman vA. Arkins. Fatal reunion tragedy follows in Chicago as gas fumes claim two, injure two more.
Jessie Benton Fremont died in Los Angeles California after a brief illness of pneumonia. She was 79 years old and widow of General John C. Fremont.
A coal mine fire in Bachmut Eka terinoslay province Russia traps 100 miners. Twenty are rescued as authorities fear the rest may be dead.
The piece notes a holiday quiet in trade with brisk Christmas sales, shipping backlogs, and inventories affecting industrial plants. It cites G Dun & Co on December railway earnings up, a steady iron and steel sector, and overhangs in coke supply and Connellsville shipments. It reflects Chicago’s 1902 activity, population growth, and record railroad expansion with 6,026 miles added and 670 locomotives and 817 cars delivered.
The report lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York. Values show ranges by grade for cattle hogs and sheep, with wheat corn oats rye and butter and eggs cited at No 2 or creamery standards and regional variations.
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