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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
2
Read as a fragment listing publishing names in Corydon Indiana. Indicates the Democrat publisher connections with Thomas and Ellis in the town's newspaper history.
News in Brief notes two men Joel Jones and George Ward, colored, hanged at Washington for a murder during a robbery attempt at Stockdade. Alexander Wusthels was killed in the ensuing fight. Thomas Beard, involved, fled and remains at large. Ward and Jones claim Beard fired the fatal shot.
A tramp dying in Henderson Kentucky allegedly confessed to murdering Mrs Will Gres years earlier after a dispute over breakfast. Reports also claim Mrs Gros died by suicide amid alleged abuse and the husband’s involvement. The dying statement was reportedly made to a veteran in Henderson.
Patchy U S dispatches report a violent storm near Paraiian village off Oran stranding the French steamer Louisie with fifty passengers and forty crew. Efforts to reach the vessel failed as towering waves broke the forward deck and water breached many sections. many lives are feared lost while debris washes ashore.
A blaze at a Valley area center southwest of Wabash damaged the power house and seven oil tanks after a boiler fire. Clover and Neely residents are named as locals and Mr Howe directs the gas company operations. Fire spread from the boiler and an iron door window as crews battled the blaze.
Vancouver dispatch reports a crowd crush at Lorpl-No-lehi Tip in Nanda district Tokyo during a rainy festival. Panic caused deaths and injuries among attendees while some victims were moved toward kerosene lamps, as the event turned deadly.
Judge Henry E. Burnham of Madchester was omitted on the first ballot for United States Senator by Republican members of the New Hampshire Legislature. William F. Chandier led with 47 votes and several others trailed including Congressman Sulloway 23, Henry M. Baker 28, Hengs Botluintw 22, and H. W. Hab 7.
Cornelius D L Alvord Jr former mote teller of the First National Bank of New York pleaded guilty before Judge Thomas Mue of the United States circuit court to three counts in an indictment charging him with embezzling seventy thousand dollars from the bank. The indictment was continued.
A fierce blaze at Daird's dock in New York destroyed the steamer and damaged the Liverpool steadier Prnstin. The Cova exploded after being struck by fire, sinking with combustibles. Two fetters loaded with cotton also damaged Baird's stores. Loss exceeds half a million dollars with no lives lost.
Paris correspondent reports that the United States proposed moving the Chinese negotiations from Pekin to Washington but the Powers are expected to decline the change.
Kirk Bo Armour nephew of the late Whity D Armour and head of the Armour interests in Kansas City is critically ill with pneumonia.
A citizen offers a $25 reward for information leading to the capture of two assailants described as thugs. The Kansas police, including Officer McParland, seek leads on the footpath killing.
Arthur Frederick and Edward Lloyd, sons of a prominent family, disappeared after an incident at Dridweoan Nod. A large ice hole in Cimbernand Dam Park was found, leading to a search as authorities drag the pond for the missing youths.
London report states the Anchor Line vessel from Glasgow or New York via Melville ran aground at Illy Island in the Firth of Clyde. The ship is in a bad position and crews are coordinating emergency measures.
Governor Mount delivers a broad message urging restraint in debt manage ment and tax reform, calls for nonpartisan jail and prison governance, improved agricultural funding, road and health improvements, anti lynching safeguards, and stronger anti monopoly measures to protect Indiana’s economy and public welfare. The address stresses prudent budgeting, fair elections, and constitutional oversight with emphasis on education, infrastructure, and justice.
The House, short of a quorum after recess, takes up reapportionment amid a privilege resolution on voting rights in Southern states. Senate resumes business, substitutes the army reorganization bill for shipping subsidies, and passes measures on opium prohibitions abroad. The House debates reapportionment while the Senate advances army reform and rejects canteen expansion. Camphor consumption in the United States totals about two million pounds annually.
The census shows rapid growth of women in large cities and predicts a future balance challenge. It notes American women gain economic independence through work and property rights, questions the so called superfluous Woman myth, and compares trends with London where older women outlive men.
Data notes fattening pigs require about fifteen bushels of grain and meal per large pig. Japan leads rice consumption at about 200 pounds per person annually, while Americans average four pounds. Belgium exceeds others in tobacco with 116 ounces per capita yearly, Italy about 22 ounces. The Corinth Canal involved removing thirteen million cubic yards of earth.
Indianapolis dispatch reports the Forty-second Indiana General Assembly opens a sixty day session. Gov Mount delivers a farewell message praising finances and urging strict anti lynching laws. The governor backs popular US Senate election and harsher penalties for kidnapping. Legislature remains Republican. caucus sets leadership. bills planned include a new primary law, higher governor salary, and new city charters.
The Cornhill Magazine sketches the Hudson's Bay Company shift from London oversight to a Winnipeg based chief commissioner. Clarence Campbell Chipmion stands as the long serving chief in an era of profit sharing, where clerks and factors gain from pelts while land selling remains a growing, contentious venture valued at £20,000,000 to £30,000,000.
A traveling preacher recalls repeated inquiries about coffee during visits in a small town. The hostess says he does not drink coffee, yet asks again, and the preacher discovers Mrs. Biggus supplying domestic service and knowing his preferences. Towne-Suburbs buys a houseboat, sparking talk of luxury versus necessity.
The marble cost for Philadelphia's City Hall reached 23,739,593 dollars as of June 30, showing the project’s substantial expenditure and ongoing accounting of the landmark building.
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