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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1904
Page
5
A dense columns of local notices list candidates and committee meetings for Floyd county with mentions of possible early primaries. Also included are medical updates, farm for sale pitches, meat market price prompts, hog and cattle news, farm equipment sales, and a large Heidelberg Aid Society New Year sale report noting a $20 net milestone.
Indiana state board of agriculture debates on state fair and whether city support makes it viable. Letters from across the state urge continuation if merchants back two days of fair. Knights of Pythias set Feb 11 meeting with 1000 new initiates and 2000 expected attendees. Democratic Editorial association holds Feb 4 midwinter meeting with banquet. Colonel William W Holloway, former consul general to St Petersburg, writes on Russia. Democratic state committee officers named for upcoming campaign.
Washington reports Secretary Hay sent a second note to Colombian envoy General Rafael Reyes protesting U S rewards on the Panama isthmus. Officials won't detail the reply but it is said to align with the earlier stance that the Panama question will not be reopened.
Fire at St. Catherine's Academy, a Catholic girls' school near Springfield Kentucky, destroyed the building early Sunday. There were no deaths. losses are estimated at about $200,000. Miss May Curry discovered the blaze and a sister ran a mile in bare feet in night attire to raise the alarm at St. Rose's boys' school.
In Buckhorn Creek area fifteen miles away Asbury Sizemore was shot in the back from ambush. 4 5 caliber bullet near the spinal column. Morgan Fugate and Washington Sizemore arrested and held at 1590 dollars each. Sizemore families noted. Washington J Jan 8 1900 news item references French ladies offering bust of Washington to Congress for ceremonial installation.
Shelbyville jury finds Ora B Powers of Fairland guilty of man slaughter in the killing of William Wells. Penalty ranges from two to twenty years in prison. In Indianapolis, Sergeant Justus R Frederick, survivor of the Greely expedition, dies at his home of stomach cancer, linked to Arctic experiences.
At St Cloud Minnesota on January 8 two children of R Symanietz of St Anna burned to death while parents were away from home. The tragedy occurred in the absence of the父.
A dynamite storage blast at the Los Laureles mines near La Yesea west of Guadalajara kills twenty men and injures forty others. An American mine-owner working a mile away is killed by falling rock from the explosion as detonations echo for leagues.
Chicago officials order closing all public halls dance halls and Turnverein venues until inspections confirm compliance with building ordinances. The move bars most public meetings for weeks, signaling strict enforcement by the Building Commissioner.
Royal Mail steamer Atro reports heavy military activity in Coton and Cartagena with large troop concentrations in Cartagena. Troops arriving from the interior in the past two weeks. Reliable sources say Cartagena now hosts at least 2,000 Colombian troops.
Havana January 7 President Palma signed his veto of the lottery bill declaring it a lowering corrupting device. He warned the government would be culpable in taking money from the people regardless of the lottery’s stated aim.
An advertisement extols Scott s Emulsion, a cod liver oil based remedy with hypophosphites for delicate stomachs to strengthen weak pale children. It claims natural acceptance by kids, urges a free sample offer, and cites Scott and Bowne as makers at 409 Pearl Street New York with price one dollar at all druggists.
The Roosevelts special Panama message was read in Congress. He defends administration actions, argues for Isthmian canal construction, and states recognition of Panama was proper for collective civilization and naval transit.
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