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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
2
A compact week in review itemizing notable crimes, accidents, fires, and minor affairs from various regions. Neutrally worded summaries cover incidents, locations, and outcomes with focus on the event and involved parties where readable.
Father Santiago Paya provincial of the Dominicans in the Philippines says the Vatican backed first proposal for Manila discussions between an apostolic delegate and Governor Taft. He warns that despite declared friendship toward Americans, Filipinos may still resent American rule and seek independence.
A 19 foot whale boat carrying sixteen waiters and waitresses from the Oceanie House at Star Island capsized in a squall off the coast of Pstead Shoals. Skipper Pred Miles was in charge. Fourteen occupants drowned, including two law students from Clarinard University and several young Massachusetts girls who had served as hotel waitresses.
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson of Merrimac faine rescues Miss May Cerf a well known St. Louis society figure from drowning in the Mississippi opposite the Chautauqua grounds near Alton Illinois. Miss Cerf stood on a deck of a yacht and lost balance falling into the stream. Hobson, swimming nearby, saved her as she went under a second time and brought her to the yacht where she was resuscitated with difficulty.
Mrs Castello died from inhaling flames at the Walnut Hills residence in Cincinnati while her husband and son were burned saving her. The Castello family is described as wealthy contractor related.
A Clover Leaf locomotive boiler exploded near Continental Ohio destroying part of a house. Engineer Charles Mathers and Fireman Smith were killed. Mrs Ladd, seated on her porch, was blown into her home and injured as the freight train was moving off a siding.
Harry Palmater and Frank Aman sat on B. and QO tracks in Valparaiso Indiana when a passenger train struck them after a freight train on the opposite track drowned the warning. They were killed instantly as the locomotive crashed into them.
The captain of the Spray, hired by Detective Carpenter to move Gaynor and Greene from Quebec to Montreal, is summoned to trial for carrying passengers without a license.
A farmer near Bremen Indiana found a complete counterfeiting setup for making quarter dollars in a wood. Much of the fake currency had circulated, and Secret Service agents were at Bremen recently to trace the makers but conducted an unsuccessful search.
Burglars entered Rev. Father Leo Broens's residence at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Toledo and stole the proceeds of last Sunday's dedicatory services totaling $600.
A severe cyclone devastated Emerado and Thompson in North Dakota and Borap in Minnesota, destroying most structures. Communication lines failed, towns reported wiped out, and residents feared loss of life while linemen rushed to the scene.
Bragg disputes a published letter quote about Cuba and Uncle Sam as misquoted. He says the statement was unwarranted and telegraphed the State Department for accuracy. A Cuban minister notes Bragg’s age and praises his official conduct in Havana as above reproach despite family remarks.
The report notes the American church in Rome expands with a new organ. It cites Methodists reviving distributing trais. Luther’s era marked black clerical garb. Parkhurst studies Ireland’s problem. Mormon missions reach 2000 with 20000 converts last year. Alien immersion stirs in Georgia. Chicago training school sent 900 women to Christian service, two-thirds deaconesses. British Columbia Buddhist and pagan presence surpassing some denominations. Princeton adds Semitic languages under Prof. Robert Wilson. Bishop Turner leads Negro exodus to Africa addressing race issues. One of 28 Columbia PhD candidates earned a degree in Sunday school movements.
The United Mine Workers gather in Tomhnson Hall Indianapolis with delegates and proxies. President Mitchell presides as credentials reports are read and the convention weighs whether to call a general strike and seek aid from other labor groups.
Reports from Grand Forks North Dakota describe terrific storms damaging a wide Red River Valley area. Wheat crops suffered heavy losses with hail destroying fields and almost eliminating harvest prospects. Authorities warn a general coal strike could cripple industry if coal miners unite.
The national coal mining workforce includes about 466 873 miners with roughly 400 000 in the United Mine Workers of America. The Indianapolis convention opens Thursday morning affecting states PA WV IL OH IN KY AL KS MO TN CO MD VA MI IA AR and the Indiana Territory where union strength is strongest. Most states have contracts with operators through April 1 1908.
Miss Emma H. King who volunteered for bovine tuberculosis inoculation under Dr. G. D. Barney died in Shippenport New Jersey on Sunday night The death is attributed to self administered poison but investigators doubt suicide The case has sparked an inquiry as police examine the circumstances The young woman had arrived in Shippenport Friday exhausted and reliant on cigarettes for calm she warned there was arsenic in the medicine she took a dozen boxes of powder were with her Barney claimed she was fully cured when last seen
Wagner slips to No 20 among league hitters while Bradley leads the American League in home runs and Weister in triples and Love Cross in doubles. The piece highlights amateur star Adam B Gunn of Buffalo, George Davis’ long hitless stretch before a Cy Young coaxed him, and Ban Johnson’s stance against rowdyism. It also notes Wagner’s possible move to the Americans, a strong NY team with seven college men, and Kramer’s riding prowess. Also covered are Gans-McFadden controversy in San Francisco and top trotter matches with purses over $80 000 and top form anticipated.
The Chicago freight handlers ended their strike at noon Wednesday and agreed to return to the yards, seeking reinstatement and terms with officials. President Curran blamed Teamsters Union officers for the defeat, while urging unity and noting $700,000 in added family support from the union. State board arbitration urged immediate return to work, with railroads prepared to rehire all strikers.
The weekly Dun and Co trade review reports higher railway earnings averaging 9.9 percent above last year and 20.6 percent above 1900. Pig iron output set a July record at 352,590 tons despite fuel shortages while mills idle in Pittsburgh. Corn, wheat, and oats markets show strong price moves with scarce grain reserves and large yield projections.
Chicago dispatch reports Gates & Co settled with Harris for millions of bushels of July corn, driving prices from 80 cents to about 60 cents amid a market crash. Gates claims about 25 million bushels and a record profit near 3.75 million dollars, while managing to push July corn to 90 cents to prove his influence.
A columnist lampoons rising food costs and possible public strikes while skewering political figures. The piece notes overcrowded excursion steamers, wienerwurst shipping to Austria, Aguinaldo speaking engagements, and a Kansas murder case involving Jessie Morrison with a lengthy prison term.
The article lists regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and related goods in markets from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and New York with figures for butter eggs and hay plus a note that the Seminole nation lands allotment by the Dawes commission has been completed.
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