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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
2
Reports from Canton claim the viceroy received telegrams noting Marshal's troops deserted to rebels. The advices predict twenty thousand foreign armed forces joining the revolt and foretell a midcontend rebellion. Robberies persist as cane pests hinder spring farming and farm laborers.
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The high court’s ruling is described as sweeping in importance as it reverses state laws sustaining Toledo ordinances. The decision centers on national implications for emergency actions and special legislation.
Kaiser William signs decree to bar import of American fresh and canned beef bacon jams and pork into Germany. Effective September 1 the action cites borax and horic acid in preservation. Estimate shows exports cut by about $6,000,000.
The British house of commons approved the second reading of the aged pensioners bill. It grants five to seven shillings weekly to deserving poor from age sixty, with an estimated ten million pounds needed annually to fund pensions. National exchequer and local authorities would share the cost, each providing half.
A Constantinople dispatch reports the Turkish government declined the United States demand to repay $72,000 paid to brigands for the ransom of Ellen M. Stone and her companion Tsilka Tsilka. The note notes rearranged text about a colonel and residence but the clear notable fact is Turkey’s refusal.
King Edward promotes the snuff habit revival as Marlborough House dinners begin. A Georgian silver snuff box once used by the prince regent is presented to the royalty at dessert while the ladies remain at table.
Arthur J. Simpson, a bookkeeper for Wirman Black and Chamberlain commission merchants at the Union stock yards in Indianapolis, was arrested on embezzlement charges. The warrant cites $4,088 as the amount, with a reported shortage ranging from 930,000 to £70,000.
The Turkish government directs Otten ambassadors to win friendly intervention by the Powers at Sota to resolve differences with Dulgaria over Mace donian witairs.
A fierce blaze damaged the Trentman block in Fort Wayne Indiana nearly destroying the building. Occupants included Armstrong Millinery Co Soliday Hite & Co furniture and George Jacobs musical instruments. The estimated loss exceeds $1000.
In the British House of Commons John Dillon, leader of the anti Parnellite party, was suspended for calling Colonial Secretary Chamberlain a damned liar during a debate on the South African War.
A wide range of 1902 era items. Barnard Observatory receives a $20000 anonymous gift. Westinghouse engineer Sartoris joins the army. Pittsburg wins a $1000000 Wa bash viaduct contract for the American Bridge Company. Bryn Mawr dormitory fire blamed on a lamp. Peacock family seeks refuge in New York from $25000 kidnap threat. Clarrison, Morgan connection, injured in East St. Louis railroad crash. Niagara Falls incident ends with a man swept over. Numerous fires, drownings, and accidents across Cleveland Philadelphia Hoboken and Denver with major losses and insured sums. Rockefeller offers $25000 for William Jewell College endowment. Fires destroy blocks in Winslow and St. Vincent’s asylum. Labor strikes and wage disputes flare in multiple states. Discovery of financial reorganizations and coal company deals hint at a tense national economy.
The report notes a treaty signed with the Red Lake Indian agency granting the government eleven townships west of the agency for one million dollars with one-quarter cash within ninety days after ratification and the rest in annual installments of fifty thousand dollars. Maj McLaughlin arrives at Solway Minnesota with the news.
A large fire swept the state institution for the deaf and dumb in Jackson Mississippi. 150 inmates escaped unharmed though several had narrow brushes with danger. Loss pegged at 40000 dollars.
King Edward abandons Riviera Paris visit amid Irish nationalist backlash. Russian military spying scandal surfaces among high rank officers. Riots in St Petersburg draw heavy police response injuring participants. La Rochelle docks dispute ends with 800 strikers’ demands met. Lord Methuen depicts Boer disaster as a panic causing muddled identification in close combat. Migrants disillusioned with U S life head home via Berlin. Siberian Railway overburdened as troops move toward Vladivostok, per Times correspondent.
Six deaths occur aboard the truteport Sheridan amid Manila to San Francisco transport. Andrew D. White will retire in November to pursue education, with Senator Wolcott likely to succeed. Willis Van Devanter is-President Roosevelt's choice for assistant attorney general after Hitchcock's retirement. Senate passes ship subsidy bill 42 to 31 with Republican defections. House advances 229 private pension bills, the largest single-session total.
A wide strike by freight handlers and teamsters disrupts business in Boston and New York, affecting about 30,000 workers directly and idling thousands more as raw materials supply stalls. Outside the strike area, trade shows progress with optimistic April expectations, while iron and steel markets report mixed signals on production and prices.
National bank notes of the 1992 series surprise with new designs while a whale shark skin specimen arrives at the National Museum. Congress fights a pure food bill, and delegates Graeme Stewart and others vow to stay in Washington until a bill passes. Alice Roosevelt skips King Edward's coronation amid German worries, Bryan hosts an informal House reception, and rumors swirl about another presidential bid.
Summary of commodity prices across major markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Toledo with livestock cattle hogs sheep and grain values. A fire in Gypsum City Wan caused an estimated $10 000 loss to the business district.
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