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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1899
Page
6
A digest of current events including foreign dispatches, crime reports, Baltic updates, fires and notable occurrences of the week. Concise notes capably summarize overseas developments and domestic incidents for quick reading.
A natural gas blast damaged a two story brick alley site injuring two inmates. Reports reference Vint Pobing and Durus with others named in a chaotic account as responders work to control flames and secure the area.
An explosion at the Doe Building in Hartfordside collapsed the third floor and ignited a fire. Four bodies were recovered and three people were injured. The victims identified include Lane, Mrs Louisa La Forse, Tames Laraie, and William Lewis. Injured are Rabin Ballant, Nathaiel taker, and Joseph Yeuntz.
Senor Lacon, chief of a local island group, arrived to pledge allegiance to protect and unite parties amid threats. Cebu supports a Visayan alliance and aims to raise forces to resist insurgents in Luzon, with commissioners confirming dangers to those refusing to join American forces.
Reports say Stayel with His Boat from Mt Carmel was carried away near the Was bas t Haver as the steamer Fox sank. Captain Henry Carmen and crew were aboard. David Doosaw offered to rescue Captain Carmen but the boat captain refused. River residents urged to watch for the craft and debris. The vessel is believed crushed by the ice.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention names such as Nelson and Adderson with scattered phrases about people in a local setting. Reading shows no cohesive event or clear dates or places to establish a specific story.
Notices posted at the Altoona plant announce a ten percent rise in wares for all employees. The order increases Wares in the valley supply line for years, while Potts? Achievers will raise powder rates to 25 per ton for ties mill at Povstush. Other employees will adjust wages accordingly.
Telegraphic notices report Muskogee burning near Parsons and WainTown, with Muskogee as Creek Nation hub on the Missouri Kansas and Lexus line. The town hosts multiple business buildings and serves as a chief trading center in the Indian Territory amid telegraph lines and railway travel.
The London Gazette notes that the Queen will confer the Imperial Order of the Crown of India on Lady Cugin wife of the Governor General of India. Curzon was Miss Mary Victoria Leiter daughter of J Z Leiter of Chicago.
The notice condemns disrespect toward the American flag and calls for reverence in government and public settings. It highlights the importance of proper use and flags potential mutilation or improper displays, urging citizens to uphold national symbols.
A German government entity, citing a petition from Germans in Suga, asks Washington to substitute the Chief Justice. The move appears to involve formal diplomatic channels and foreign affairs considerations.
A major fire at Swit & Co s warehouse in Change caused extensive damage and threatened nearby varnish stock. The blaze reportedly killed one worker and injured nine, with damages estimated around 2507 in local currency. Fire crews battled the flames through the day as walls collapsed and operations stalled.
A mix of deaths and crimes fills the column. Capt. James Mackenzie dies of heart disease in Buffalo. Boston publishers Lunison Wolffe & Co. fail. American Cere real Company incorporation filed in Trenton. A theater premiere in Philadelphia. A church fire in Philadelphia pa. Riots, robberies, and bank vault crimes reported across multiple states.
A scattered NYT style dispatch notes mining finds in Cripple Creek and Isabela region plus a deadly snowslide near Ophir. It reports a large fire destroying Hunnewell business, deaths from poisoning in Toledo, and political shifts including Treasury and Interior appointments.
Reports detail SGUTEERN sinking after ice near Catlettsburg while fires destroy multiple businesses in Stamping Ground and nearby Lexington area. A mine accident at Blockton, Alabama kills workers. Judge Barr resigns Kentucky US Court seat for health. A Baton Rouge couple wed in New Orleans. Shorley residence fire causes heavy loss insured. J W Warren Co assigns to Ben Pointy triggering market chatter. Nobilities face financial embarrassment despite large assets.
The President nominates Ernest P. Goodrich Leonard M. Cox and Alfred C. Leverenz for civil engineer positions in the navy. Major General Lawton may be reassigned. Admiral Schrey defends his handling of Cervera locate delay. Proclamations set aside forest reserves Teabnce Canyon Fish Lake Gallatin. Sec Leng defends navy beer sale ban. Supreme Court upholds state power to force railroad stops in certain towns. Ohio sues Michigan Central. Justice Slarlag writes the majority opinion.
A serious engagement between Russian and Chinese forces at Talienwin results in 890 Chinese killed. The dispute stemmed from tax matters, with reports from the London Standard’s Berlin desk.
E locally published appeal urges unity between Cubans and Spaniards against the Americans who are accused of monopolizing island opportunities.
Reports mention the Celtic sailing from San Francisco to Manila via Honolulu with supplies for U S forces. A Wall Street note cites smelter trust talks, a Boston reporter incident, and a stamp sale by Continental Poberco. Other items include the Olym[p]ia cargo of American cigarettes, a court proposal for US Canada commerce disputes, and a Rabbis meeting move to Cincinnati. Engineer Jeunes returns from surveying and a new town Taku is planned near Juneau. Bradstreet's notes winter weather but hints at spring trade, with region-specific crop damage in Georgia Florida and Louisiana.
The record lists cattle hogs and sheep prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. It shows commodity ranges for wheat corn rye oats butter eggs and potatoes with price bands and quality specifiers like No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed etc.
The House approved the sundry civil appropriation bill after a week long debate with no major amendments and sustained a point of order on the Nicaragua canal provision. Senate action included passing the naval personnel bill and post office measures, with sessions noting eulogies for Senator Morrill and the customary Washington’s Birthday dress.
The Senate passed a bill to fix judge salaries in smaller counties and a plan to set court meeting places in Hammond and Michigan City, while opponents warn of moving county seats. Legislation also advanced on tax, court, and public works matters as Governor vetoes and party caucuses shape the session.
Uncle Sam collects more than 36 million dollars yearly from tobacco taxes. Stanford stock farm to be abolished. A Mississippi cotton grower trains 200 African monkeys to pick cotton. Don Carlos forbids adherents from Cortes while treaty discussed. Samoa in anarchy. British subjects harassed by provisional government. Emperor William thanks God on fortieth year of life and tenth of reign. Grangewood steamship without coal uses beet sugar as fuel. Sugar valued at sixty dollars a ton. Smallpox outbreak reported in Fulton Izard counties Arkansas with shotgun quarantine in effect. Disease also in several other counties.
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