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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
6
In Fort Wayne Indiana Charles Dhani, 62, was sentenced to life for an attempted shooting and robbery. The jury found evidence showing the crime involved a deadly confrontation with a cistern and a victim named Ettie Gird, highlighting a grim case within the region.
Report describes Theo Moliet of St. Lens Mo in custody after a Great Northern Express car robbery near Wa ener Montana. Notes indicate loot including tin and a Helena bank signed by J Wy Rose and others. Police identified Rose and Lonehbeue among suspects amid Loveland and Hat AY Lone details.
Government sues to reclaim property in a move tied to Captain Carter's appeal. Court martial exclusion claims aim to negate evidence and challenge his innocence. Port Leavenort is referenced in the proceedings.
Reported wreck off Monmouth Beach involves a Philadelphia based frigate. Two fishermen, Lene Dyanch and N Jeses, drowned amid a boat collision. Coast guard crews of boats numbered twelve and one other responded. lifeboats saved twelve survivors. Boats reportedly owned by West Poton Co of New York.
A fatal collision on the Lows sit San Braneises Revroad in Springfield Missouri left three trainmen dead. Engineer William N, fireman Larry Pesin, and fireman Verner were killed as the switch engine crew suffered severe injuries and the switchman Pyrner was mangled beyond recognition.
A willed saw caused a fatal accident at a Frankfort site. One worker died instantly and another suffered serious injuries when pieces of the broken tool struck them. A second victim is in critical condition.
Andrew Carnegie dismissed talk that King Edward offered him a baronetcy as nonsense with no truth. He said no word of truth to such claims and suggested the rumor would have appeared if real.
The will of Maury Corrigan filed in Chicago circuit court directs bequests to Catholic charitable and religious organizations totaling 150000. Names of recipient institutions are not specified in the summary.
Robbers blew open the safe at the private bank of O'Donald & Morton in Whitehall Michigan and stole $2.44. The blast caused $500 in damage. Authorities suspect three men were involved and they escaped in a stolen vehicle.
A revolver duel occurred on the principal street of Marion Missouri between Mann Solman and Junior Meredith after a dispute over a card game. Both men were shot and are aging. The confrontation followed a street altercation fueled by gambling tensions.
One man killed three others dangerously wounded and twenty six convicts at large after a mutiny at the new United States prison site two miles southeast of Leavenworth Kansas. Local guards and authorities initiated manhunt efforts as chaos disrupted the facility and surrounding area.
Earl Li Hung Chang veteran Chinese statesman dies in Pekin after months of illness. Born 1822 in Hofel An-Huei he rose from Han-Jin College to leadership amid the Taiping rebellion years of 1851 to 1854. He suffered ulceration of the stomach in recent weeks and could not longer carry on his duties.
The readable lines reference Li and his role in late imperial China, noting his unusual abilities, leadership against rebels, and positions within the regime. The passage mentions the Qing dynasty's decline, appointments, and efforts to stabilize the empire amid foreign pressure.
The Commissioner's annual report critiques the pension system for veterans from the Civil War Spanish American War and earlier conflicts. It highlights misapplication of pensions, rampant abuses by guardians and attorneys, and calls for reforms though critics say the open wrongs of widow pensions remain delicate to administer.
French Admiral Caillard’s squadron has seized the three principal ports of Mitylene in the Aegean, signaling a public show of force in Turkish waters. France presses demands on Turkey while Britain, Greece, and others move fleets toward Levant points amid fears over control of the Suez Canal. The move follows a French parliamentary vote backing action and clerly signals tensions with the Porte over protectorate rights and French commercial interests.
Mrs Timothy L Woodruft wife of New Yorks lieutenant governor will be prominent in White House social functions in Washington this winter and during the Roosevelt era. She and the President’s wife are close friends and she is an honorary member of numerous New York circles.
Global notes report Colombian rebels seizing Tubaco with scattered industry updates. Parkersburg West Virginia nears completion of a new steel plant. Chicago University adopts a new edition of the Bike. Disturbing crime tallies include a Tiffin Ohio murder suicide and a Madisonville Kentucky stabbing. Anheuser Busch stockholders fund a private car for Busch. Yaqui raids target Lemesa ranch in Sonora. West Virginia courts challenge federal release amid jurisdiction dispute. State fair planning moves through Chicago convention.
Edward S. Stokes dies after a quarter century in New York life. Buffalo exposition prints a 4 million dollar loss. Buffalo contractors incur 1 million. A collision injures Benji Fournier and others in New York. A Lisbon New Hampshire fire destroys much of the business section, 100000 in losses. A Pittsburg and Lake Erie locomotive blast near Shanopin station kills one and wounds three. A New York bomb mortar explodes during a Color speech crowd, injuring spectators. Miss Sadie Winslow inherits 125000 from an uncle in Los Angeles. Mrs Lillian Gilbert dies by inhaling gas. Irish visitors John Redmond and colleagues greeted in New York. Arlington Mass official Roland Swan pleads guilty to embezzlement. A union town Pa fire destroys ten buildings with one life lost. A blue diamond rumor surfaces about a Duke of Brunswick possession. Frederick V. Bowers gains a divorce from Blanche Bowers over alleged misconduct with George Pullman. Greater New York votes sweep anti Yamany forces electing Seth Low mayor by 80000. Republicans win in several states. Democrats victorious in Kentucky and Maryland.
A sweeping roundup reports Carnegie gifts in California, a large inheritance in Kansas, grain elevator fires in Michigan, a fatal shooting in Ohio, Halloween corn meal blinded victims in Lima, a horse breeder injured near Milpitas, a San Francisco balloon escape, murder claims in Chicago, morphine poisoning in Kansas City, a dog mascot goes mad in Omaha, a Chicago bookmaker killed by his son, railway wage boosts, gambling deaths in Washington, a famed baseball figure's death in Pleasanton, and multiple fatal accidents across towns including Plymouth, Elyria, Mayflower, and Charlotte.
Reports describe fires damaging the Semler Milling plant in Hamilton Ohio with about $50,000 loss, a barn collapse in Youngstown injuring three firemen, and a fatal house and rail incident in Chicago. Additional items include a prison escape attempt, a governor’s mischance in Oklahoma, and a Montclair academy fire with $75,000 loss.
Fire devastates 23 business houses in Timmonsville S C with losses around 100000 and limited insurance. Shootings occur in Warrenton and Columbus as ex workers and a former striker are wounded or killed. A Alabama death sentence is set for a university linked educator in Ope like. Mexia estate contest settled at Dallas with Mary Gray Mexia and Armada Luze Mesa receiving a quarter of a million dollars. A black assailant burns after beating a white woman in Perry County Mississippi as a posse captures him.
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday November 28 as a national Thanksgiving day. Congress urged to add forty vessels to the navy to surpass European fleets. Judge Bradley rules on Dewey era Manila Bay prize money. Congressman Curtis drafts death penalty bill for attacks on top officials and incitement by newspapers. Interior agent McLaughlin reports a treaty selling 104000 acres to the Totten reservation Indians for 550000 dollars. Commissioner Hermann notes 15562796 acres of public land disposed in Washington.
The last fiscal year shows an increase of 2 108 4 908 over the previous year, once a banner year for public land sales. The net surplus from the land and forest administration totals 3 458 442 dollars.
Dispatches describe a rail line completion from Moscow to Vladivostok, British losses near Bethel Transvaal, Wu Ting-fang’s recall in Pekin, a Texas musician suicide linked to a German father, Boer raids near Cape Town, a deadly clash at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a London bank robbery, and French Sultan’s acceptance of French claims via Constantinople.
Reports from Comora Mexico indicate Yaqui Indians attacked ranchers near Quaias killing thirty and fleeing to the mountains. The season ends in Dawson with a reported gold find on Lower Dominion where as much as two to the pan had been removed. A Klondike strike is reported on Conglomerate creek a tributary of Montana creek with claim prices rising from 100 to 5000. Rail traffic improvements mask persistent car shortages impacting coal and exports.
The market roundup lists prices for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and other commodities in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Highlights include cattle and hog price ranges and grain values across multiple hubs.
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