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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1899
Page
2
The Corydon Democrat reports public notices and listings in Indiana from seven aran publications, with references to Thomas and Ellis and Hers.
A fragmented notice discusses Electric Wire product tests for air service conditions and foreign affairs. It mentions naval references and manufacture, noting tests and expectations under varied global scenarios.
General Gomez as Chief faces pushback over arming Cuban troops and distributing funds despite orders. Wilewram cites Coen and liaison with Governor Groner while Washington and Havana authorities weigh authorization and public statements. The United States military authorities publish that the President will not incur obligations for the Cuban Assembly.
Five men were killed and two wounded in Tot Springs Arkansas when a fracas, tied to a mayoral race, erupted in violence. The event sparked tight security as authorities investigate and order arrests. Investigations focus on the motives and the impact on local politics.
A garbled OCR passage describes a violent event with a mill, a slab, a sow, and a head injury. The legible elements hint at a fatal or serious head trauma causing unconsciousness and brain oozing, but the text is too damaged to identify names, places, or the exact context.
A man confessed to killing his wife and burning her body and led police to the yard where charred remains were buried. Investigators found two baskets of burned bones and identified a victim as a woman named Berkigan, with injuries described as a shoulder bind.
The London Evening News prints a lurid charge naming Count Von Mohrenstern as the real traitor behind French and Russian secrets. It claims the Russian government believes his guilt and fears a scandal surpassing Dreyfus, sparing him punishment and barring him from the czar’s realm.
The section reports the American Tee Company charter in New Jersey with capitalization of 6,000,000 and lists multiple items including criminal cases, deaths, appointments, and transportation developments from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and beyond. Notable entries mention political and religious actions, railroad plans, and local incidents such as accidents and a fire.
A string of obituaries and calamities outline notable deaths including West ern Gath former Minneapolis mayor aged 66 and Charles C Kiefer a Free Mason of Ohio in Urbana. Also listed are a Springfield Ohio death, a Missouri Pacific bridge washed away by ice, railroad collisions near Lincoln Nebraska and a fatal stabbing and a suicide in Ohio. A snow storm caused a fatal railway crash near Lincoln. Other items note disputes over mining patents, labor union wage demands, and a marriage plan disrupted by a death.
Capt. Morton L. Phillips commander of the revenue cutter Boutwell is dead at Newherne South Carolina aged 61. The Granite Manufacturers Association and Granite Cutters Union reach wage agreement in Quincy Massachusetts ending a two week strike. Sixty Kentucky distilleries split from the whisky trust pledging to fight to the end. The Cunner Tanniber Company mill on the St Johns River near Jacksonville Florida destroyed by fire causing over 150000 in losses with full insurance. William J Bryan disapproves Nobsonism while visiting Brenham Texas and Houston. He was greeted by crowds and a local woman asked him to kiss her, he replies he is not Hobson.
President McKinley appoints Nerbert Putnam of Boston as congressional librarian. Secretary Wilson plans to shift government seed contracts to spring. Leiber opines the President can enlist general volunteers for service in the Philippines. A summary of battlefield and health data, and Cuba Island census plans, plus Hawaiian Islands property seizures for military needs.
Reports from the era describe Emperor William’s July visit to Cowes for yachting week, a deadly Queensland hurricane, Britain seizing the Miao Hao Islands, Haydn’s birthplace destroyed by fire, Gen Wood denying unrest in Santiago, a Austrian banker’s suicide, the English actress Mrs Weeley’s London death, the Pasig fire consuming the city, Lady White Ridley’s death, the La Goubran powder incident possibly anarchist, Howie’s death by suicide after a failed fleet explosion plot, and U.S. reaction from the State Department.
Boing guards in Peking depart after duty at the city. US buys three Manila Bay tugs in Hongkong to move troops. French State railways order ten Baldwin high speed locomotives for quick passenger service. Saoma accord reached after talks among Hay, British and German envoys. Santiago aims to buy San Juan for a public park with support from General Wood and others. Gomez dismisses from Cuban army and plans retirement to the Dominican Republic.
Martin J. Carter of Pennsylvania named United States consul at St. Doling. Neil Burgess files voluntary bankruptcy with liabilities of 104,050 and no assets. Also reported: Captain Stetson of the bark Carondelet, New Castle, N S W, reports reef passage in the South Pacific. Wrangel and Adaskan city moves hint at territorial shifts amid British influence. Exports figures show February gains in most goods. eight-month fiscal decline nears 19.6 million. Executions reported in St Scholastique Quebec for murder in 1807. Grand Army of the Republic calls for leadership meeting in Philadelphia on April 12. Dawson consul cites food shortages and debt. relief funds exhausted. Bradstreet notes strong industrial activity, with mixed agri-commodities, cotton, wool, and sugar firm. wheat weak amid crop damage.
Regional commodity quotes list cattle hogs and grain prices in multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with prices for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. The data covers ranges by grade and product per city.
Joseph Medill, longtime editor of the Chicago Tribune and former Chicago mayor, died at his San Antonio winter home at age 76. The veteran journalist, born April 6, 1823 in New Brunswick, built the Tribune and transformed it into a paying paper before 1874, after early years in law, teaching, and Ohio papers. His wife and daughter Josie had died earlier, and his health had declined for years.
Herbert Putnam of Boston is appointed head of the Library of Congress. A lawyer and cultured man under forty, he began as custodian of books in Minneapolis in 1884, built the Athenaeum into a 50 000 volume library, and has since improved Boston's public library.
A white mob stormed a small jail house in Palmetto Georgia early Thursday, striking nine Black detainees. Four died on the spot, five were badly hurt. Troops were summoned with militia arriving from Atlanta around 11. Incendiary fires destroyed fourteen businesses. Nine Black people were arrested and held at Johnson’s warehouse for trial on the fire setting case.
Lord Salisbury was the first English premier to visit Australia. Gen Sir Arthur Cotton is one of England s oldest soldiers in his 6th year. The Prince of Wales breakfast is tea toast and one egg. Prof Blumentritt studies Philippine history for thirty years at an Austrian university. Don Carlos prints portraits for a foreign postcard craze. Count and Countess Boni de Castelane lease Chateau de Marias for three years with option to buy. three million dollars to restore. Queen Victoria owns two of the oldest watches, silver dials, one blind man s watch and one repeater. Mr Hall Caine notes dress carelessness of genius. Mrs Caine among London s best dressed.
Hoosier Happenings reports a series of local notes from Indiana communities. The items include suicides in Vipton and Sheridan, a medical figure's death in Indianapolis, a civil suit award for Alfred Damm in New Castle, industrial accidents in Muncie and Evansville, a fireman's daughter injured by a bulldog, and a Texas colonization plan by Tipton and Evansville residents seeking new farming opportunities. Also noted are gas mixer inspections, a possible bank dispute in Rushville, and various civic projects, donations, and patents granted to Indiana residents.
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