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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1900
Page
2
Methodists approve equal lay representation at Chicago conference
Delegates at the General Conference in Chicago vote to grant equal lay representation across all Methodist conferences. The historic decision, celebrated after a century of effort, follows debates led by Dow 7.30 Duckley and Prox with Prox presenting the proposal and Buckles voting on the motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist General Conference
Chicago
Adiglito
Dow
Duckley
Central New York
Turmoil Near Panas: Surrounded Infantry Suffer Casualties
A disrupted report claims a fresheride skirmish at seamrbane near the Ishaed of Panas with a Vweotysiath Infantry group encircled. Four Americans dead and sixteen wounded are reported, with reinforcements sent as Filipinas retreat to their protective lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mania
Seamrbane
Panas
Vweotysiath
Dloilous
Sean
Manila relics reveal Malolos era archives unearthed
A fragmentary report describes a discovered warehouse containing archives of the Malolos government and Aginalde's correspondence up to a pivotal period. Claims of conspiratorial ties and historical material surface amid unclear details and irregular names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Fusstert
Dbenqnet
Yori
Dovigete Daaiy Pisqeress Pursues Votary Estate Concession
The article reports a paper on private Siberian estate work on a disputed march of concession. Frenel and German applicants are rejected. Ghors eclipsed aims to prove willingness to align with Great Brotade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
SM. Petersburg
Tis Migesio
Nertehousii
Siberia
Frenel
Ghors
Iis
Ameriend AX to Build $500,000 Plant at Glassport Site
The Ameriend AX and Tool Company has acquired thirty eight deras of river frontage at Glassport near Pittsburgh and will erect a $500,000 plant to centralize the company's works. The facility will employ 240 men and begin operations by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameriend AX and Tool Company
Glassport
Pittsburgh
Pao
Wilb
Oil tanks burned in Montpelier storm damage
During an electrical storm in Montpelier Indiana several thousand dollars in oil property was destroyed. The large power house owned by Lone Brown in the Showalter farm area was struck by lightning and burned along with tanks of oil. Other tanks and derricks suffered damage in the same storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Ind
Lone O Brown
Showalter Farm
Perth
Hightains
Fiachtin
Barrett Minnesota Burned Town Wiped Out by Fire
The small town of Barrett in Grant County Minnesota was destroyed by a recent fire of incendiary origin. Twenty three buildings burned to the ground, despite new fire protection measures. Total losses run near 500 with light insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Grant County
Minnesota
Big Four Elevator Burns at New Paris
Fire destroyed the Big Four Railroad elevator at New Paris, consuming thousands of bushels of corn oats and wheat. Estimated loss covers building and grain with figures ranging from several hundred to over one thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Paris
Dnd
Sarance
Bae
Canal Bill Passes Senate With Large Majority
A dispatch from Metropolis TL notes Grantsbury in the village area was nearly destroyed by fire leaving two business houses standing. The canal bill for Nicaragua passed the House by a sweeping 225 to 0 vote after a stormy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Grantsbury
Here
House
Weidnesday
Congress
London dispatch reports Mafeking siege loosened by leaders
The Central News learns Commandant Eloff has left Mafeking, effectively abandoning the siege. A Mafeking dispatch says Boer commander Gen Inyman has departed the area, signaling a shift in the siege dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central News
Eloff
Mafeking
Inyman
Proclamation Orders British Subjects Out of Transvaal
President Kruger issues a decree demanding all British subjects depart the Transvaal within thirty six hours amid unrest tied to the Begbie shell factory explosion blamed on Britishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Transvaal
Gold Exports Rise and Iron Prices Fall Amid Trade Review
Dun's Agency weekly trade review notes gold going abroad and sharp price drops in iron products. Four months into the year, business lacks expansion for large monetary shifts. gold abundance and treasury disbursements keep money cheap, while European activity and the South Africa war affect overseas capital. Wire and rod prices fall by 20 dollars per ton, with 15 dollars cut in smooth wire, signaling possible price relief, while woolen goods demand weak and the produce market stalls. U S and Canada see fewer failures than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Europe
South Africa
Hase
Alaska
America
United States
Canada
Engineers Confront Challenge in Lookout Mountain Memorial
Engineers struggle to supply material for the New York peace memorial on Lookout Mountain Tennessee 200 feet above the valley. The freight rail line is out of service and to be sold for scrap the trestles and ties are rotted and unsafe. A truck can only haul two tons and a stone used in the monument weighs about 60 000 pounds with many around 50 000 pounds. No nearby road exists to access the site high above the surrounding country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cape Nome
New Alaska
Nome City
Kansas to Sue Colorado Over Arkansas River Water
The state seeks relief in a suit filed with the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against Colorado to stop diversions from the Arkansas River and its tributaries for irrigation. Kansas emphasizes the river sustains about 2,000,000 acres across thirteen counties. Colorado has long tried to appropriate the river’s waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanusas
Colorado
Attormes
Goodard
Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Arkansas River
Kansas
Arkansas
thirteenKansas
Colorady Ints
Police Officer Shot Dead in Chicago Mystery
O'Connell, a Woodlawn police officer, was shot while off duty on Eighteenth Street in Chicago. He wore civilians clothes and held a fully loaded revolver in his hand. A battered black derby hat lay near the body, offering the sole clue to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terk Otheer Tamothy
O'Connell
Woodlawn
Eighteenth Street
Chicago
Knights of the Soil Organizes First Kansas Lodge
Organizing committee forms the S Knights of the Soil at Abilene to launch a state wide network. The plan aims to establish a farm ers' trust to influence grain prices by regulating acreage and market quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Trust
Kansas
Farmers’ Organization
S Knights of the Soil
Abilene
Indians Starving as Rations Cut and Credit Denied
Report from Wichita Kansas cites the Comanche Agency noting starving Indians due wages unpaid, ration supplies cut, traders refusing credit, and the women begging for funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Wiewa Amt Comanche Agency
Life Imprisonment for Lamb in Chicago Killing
A jury in Judge Baker's court found Charles T. Lamb guilty of shooting and killing his father in law last December. The verdict carries a life sentence in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Baker's Court
Chicago
Charles TI
Collapse of bridge at Paris exposition causes nine dead
An accidental collapse within the Paris exposition grounds killed nine people and injured forty as a temporary bridge, closed to traffic, fell, burying many under timbers and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Labor Men In a Fierce Riot at Etumpmayer Yard
A clash occurred between union and non union stonecutters at the Etumpmayer Stone Company yards in Chi vage. A union man was shot in the left thigh by C. MacCreary the company bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etumpmayer Stone Company
Chivage
C. MacCreary
Eight Lives Lost in Rushing Waters in Waco Texas
A cloudburst and high winds hit Waco Texas at noon yesterday. Several people died within city limits and property valued at thousands of dollars was destroyed or damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Well Known Nebraska Educator Samuel Beals Dies at 74
Samuel De Witt Beals, the eldest educator on service in Nebraska, died in Omaha at 74. He had dedicated his career to Nebraska schools since 1871. Canal Grant Canceled in Nicaragua as government ends concession for the Maritime Canal Company to build a ship canal across Nicaragua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel de Witt Beals
Nebraska
Omaha
Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company
Thieves Foiled in Ohio Store Burglary by Vigilante Fire
Two would be burglars entered Le Moyne Ohio dry goods store and post office where they were spotted by citizens. Armed locals surrounding the building opened fire with shotguns, the robbers fled through a side door and escaped after a long pursuit. Be very cautious a fire also damaged Beaver Dam Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam
Wis
le Moyne
Ohio
Bloodshed in Labor Strike at St Louis Suburban Line
One hundred workers walked out the St. Louis and Suburban Railway triggering a strike. The system ran with replacements until dawn when four armed men boarded an east bound owl car, forcing off the crew at gunpoint. The motorman was wounded in the hand and the conductor in the heel before the assailants fled. A new crew replaced the disabled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis and Suburban Railway
Disc
Fire Razes Beaver Dam Iron Works in New Fire Call
A blaze in Beaver Dam Wisconsin destroyed the malleable iron works engine room and the plant. The fire spread to the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway freight depot destroying five loaded cars and contents. The burned factory was insured for 875,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam
Wis
Seely Finishes Prison Term After 1895 Bank Heist
Samuel C. Seely freed after serving years for the 1895 theft of 345000 from the National Shoe and Leather Bank of New York City. His confederate Frederick Barker died by his own hand. Seely’s wife obtained a divorce and remarried a wealthy Brooklyn resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seely
Samuel C. Seely
National Shoe and Leather Bank
New York City
Frederick Barker
Kings County
Brooklyn
Four Hurt in Explosion at Chicago Soap Plant
An explosion at B Mellurrl & Sons soap factory in Chicago demolished much of the plant and injured four workers. Two were sent to the county hospital in serious condition as grease boiling over in the mixing room caused the blast. Timber and brick fragments scattered far from the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Mellurrl & Sons
Chicago
TATE
Secretary Long Reprimands Captain for Private Criticism
Secretary Long writes to Captain F. E. Chadwick reproaching him for criticizing Rear Admiral Schley. After reviewing naval regulations officials conclude private conversation criticism of an officer does not violate naval discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
F. E. Chadwick
Schley
Department
Core Makers Strike Hits Springfield Plants
Core makers at the O S Kelley Company in Springfield Ohio went on strike demanding a uniform $2.25 daily schedule. About 250 workers at Architectural Iron Works Grey Tron Foundry E W Ross Bettendorf Metal Wheel and Armstrong Foundry Companies also struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Oho
O. S. Kelley Company
Ohio
Architectural Iron Works
Grey Tron Foundry Company
E. W. Ross Company
Betten-dorf Metal Wheel Company
Armstrong Foundry Company
Death of Maj. Gen. Wilsons Wife in Cuba Carriage Scene
The wife of Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, military governor in Cuba, died from burns after stepping on a match that ignited her dress while alighting from a carriage with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Wilson
Department of Matanzas-Santa Clara
Cuba
Delaware Sheriff Flogs Nine in Front of Crowded Jail
At the county jail in Dover Delaware a crowd of about 1000 witnessed sheriff Wharton administer lashings to nine convicted petit larceny offenders all of whom were Black. Four of the nine received twenty lashes each as the punishment was carried out on the courthouse steps and inside the jail yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Dover
Del
Wharton
Two Killed When Building Frame Collapses at Dimmick Pipe
An immense truss at the Dimmick Pipe Company in North Birmingham Alabama fell during erection, causing the frame to collapse with a crash. Two men were killed, two fatally hurt, and nine badly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmick Pipe Company
Birmingham
Ala
Mine Explosion Crashes 200 Lives at Pleasant Valley
An explosion in tunnel No 4 of the Pleasant Valley coal mine near Winter Quarters Utah kills over 200 workers and leaves many crippled while rescue efforts begin and authorities assess the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Coal Mines
Winter Quarters
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fire Threatens Steubenville War Paper Plant
Fire in Steubenville Ohio nearly destroyed the Steubenville War Paper Company plant and machinery and half a million rolls of wallpaper. The loss is $50,000, fully insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Steubenville War Paper Company and Machinery
Cloudburst Hits Hondo Mexico Causing Flooding
A cloudburst in Hondo Mexico caused extensive mining area flooding and potential loss of life. Very limited details report major damage and danger to workers, with no confirmed casualty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Hondo
Mex
Desperate prisoners flee Marshall jail in violent escape
Sheriff Wilson and his son rushed meals to two murderous inmates who struck the officer, seized keys and a revolver, and unlocked the cell. One assailant shot Mrs. Wilson in the shoulder as the pair fled, after tackling the officer’s son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Wilson
Siegel Cooper Company to Take Over Big Stores in Chicago and New York
Siegel, Cooper & Co. will transfer its large department stores in Chicago and New York to the Siegel Cooper Company, a New Jersey incorporated firm. The deal includes a cooperative plan giving employees and the public a chance to participate. Capital stock totals 24 million dollars with 14.25 million 6 percent cumulative preferred and 9.75 million common stock at 50 dollars par. Two million dollars of common stock will be placed in trust and share annual dividends among employees who meet performance standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Chicago
New York
Siegel-Cooper Company
New Jersey
Woman Sold at Auction in Galveston Block
In Galveston a woman named Margaret Cornette was auctioned near the Federal Court building for 40 dollars to the highest bidder. She was part of a group of Belgian and French women recently imported under contract, with investigators from the United States Immigrant Inspector Levy and local police seeking all involved. Mindee Chowagee, a Black man, was lynched after escaping jail at Marshall Missouri following an assault and shooting, with citizens dragging him from custody and hanging him in the jail yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Federal Court
Margaret Cornette
United States
Levy
Mindee Chowagee
Cheewagee
Marshall
Joseph Wisor
Othe
Safe Blown at Val Blatz Brewery Office
George Tilderbrand night watchman at the Val Blatz brewery on Union and Erie streets Chicago was seized by four masked men who dynamited the office safe and took more than $700 in currency before escaping with the booty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tilderbrand
Val Blatz
Union and
Erie Streets
Chicago
Union Strikes for Higher Wages Across Duluth Trades
Workmen in Duluth strike for higher pay and shorter hours. Carpenters demand 35 cents hourly, plumbers 60 cents plus Saturday half-holiday, printers 40 cents, others in proportion with a general eight hour day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Carter to Be a Bookkeeper at Fort Leavenworth
Oberlin M. Carter, former captain in the engineer corps, has arrived at Fort Leavenworth Kansas to begin a term of imprisonment for defrauding the Government. His first assignment will be as bookkeeper.
Verdict Against Havemeyer In Damages Suit
Dominic Vigeroti an Italian resident of Long Island City won a verdict for 200 against Trenty O Wavemeyer the millionaire in an action for 85 000 damages alleging persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havemeyer
Dominic Vigeroti
Long Island City
Trenty O. Wavemeyer
Rivals in Love Die in Mayburs Duel
In Mayburs West Virginia John Hashbrook was killed during a confrontation with Walter Sweetman. Both men fired hand pistols and Sweetman was the better marksman. The quarrel stemmed from a dispute over a young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayburs
W. Va
John Hashbrook
Walter Sweetman
Sweetman
Mie
Lawyer Stabs Justice in Paris Texas Court
In a courtroom in Paris Texas lawyer E P Scott wounded Justice Hooks with a stab to the stomach during a quarrel. Judge Hooks is seriously injured. Thomas Harland, a prominent New York lawyer and patent law figure, is reported dead aged 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Paris
Texas
E. P. Scott
Hooks
Judge Hooks
Thomas Harland
New York
Celebrated Painter Michael Munkaesy Dies in Bonn Asylum
Bonn dispatch reports celebrated painter Michael Munkaesy died in an asylum. The obituary notes his fame and residence in Bonn with cause of death not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Michael Munkaesy
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains Across Cities
The report lists bid ranges in Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York for cattle hogs and sheep, plus prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and butter. Notable figures include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 6.00, New York wheat red Se to Te, butter 14 to 19 cents, and Milwaukee pork 12.50 to 19.00 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bermuda
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate considers Nathan B. Scott seat amid long session
The Senate devoted most of Thursday to whether Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia should retain his seat, with Pettus opposing and Morgan supporting. The House completed the post office appropriation bill after four days of debate, defeating a pneumatic tube provision and approving overtime pay for letter carriers and census salary increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
Pettus
Ala
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Scott
Morgan
McComas
Turley
Tenn
Pettigrew
National Home For
Tot Springs
South Dakota
House
United States
Spain
Hugh McCulloch
Burlington
Iowa
Northwestern Lumbermen
Secretary of War
Committee On Judiciary
Porto Rico
China
Japan
Congress
Harris
Arkansas
Colorado
Berry
Stewart
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Virginia
Hoar
Clark
Mr. Mason
Philippines
Nicaragua
Dewey to Visit Columbus in June
This and That notes Admiral Dewey will visit Columbus Ohio early in June. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland worries over the South African war and, with her mother, contributes funds for the Boers. A Ghent Brussels train halted after a fierce war dispute among passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Columbus
Ohio
Wilhelmina of
Holland
South Africa
Ghent
Brussels
Tragic Utah Mine Disaster Kills 250 at Winterquarters
At Pleasant Valley Coal Company mines No 1 and No 4 near Scofield Utah a blasting powder blast and ensuing fire killed 250 miners. Rescuers recovered charred bodies. many deaths attributed to flame and smoke in the two shafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Winterquarters Camp
Scofield
Utah
Colton
Rio Grande Western
Coal Company
Canal traffic and grain movement show Great Lakes growth
The Treasury's traffic report records 20055 vessels through Sault Ste Marie last year, with freight totals over 25 million tons and wheat shipments rising from 16 million to 58 million bushels since 1889. Also noted are Manhattan crime court figures for 1899 and spelling debates for Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics of
Treasury Department
Sault Ste Marie Canal
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Great Lakes
Northwest
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