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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
2
A compact weekly digest notes notable events abroad and at home. Highlights include a rapid update of international developments, a few crime or accident mentions, and brief notices of fires and casualties.
A derailed immigrant train with two engines on the Wabash near Sellect, Mieh collided with an eastbound freight. Five or six cars from the migrant train burned and collapsed. many passengers perished or were injured. The other train siding was crushed and many bodies recovered as witnesses frantically watched.
Fragmented text outlines a local meeting or settlement with mentions of Colonie, Dine Stapes, and Lis dine oof the pond. It references Captain Perestas and Tinunts of diss meat et ov at Lis dine, an audience of Vinifted Stites, and a suggested retaliatory action. The readable portions are chaotic and partial.
Fragmented text references tensions with wa ts and crises. Mentions leaders and treaties, and calls for actions around releases and movements. Names and places are unreadable due to OCR damage. The fragment lacks clear events or dates to summarize.
David Nation was granted a divorce from Carrie Nation. The court awarded Nation the drome property including a brick building and related assets while Roth retains personal property. The verdict notes David’s acceptance of the decision and Mrs Nation’s compliance during deliberation.
The text reports threats against union switchmen and Pinkerton detectives in Baltimore yards near the Pennsylvania Railroad. It notes set ups of guards and ongoing tensions as authorities seek order and protect workers.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions New York County and a figure linked to tensions or disorders. The text is largely unreadable, but refers to a person from New York County and potential connections to an incident involving a chair or step presses.
Clem Studebaker died after rising from a laborer to a wealthy, respected Kiowa businessman known for fairness and philanthropy. He built his fortune through hard work and shrewd acumen, earning wide recognition during his life.
Robbers entered the Julius Conitz bank at Wanatih Tnd and wrecked the big vault using explosives. It is not known how the cash and valuables were secured or removed. Local authorities investigate the unusual entry and the potential suspects.
A December election in a Pratt City suburb aims to decide on incorporating Douglas Alabama as an all negro town run by negro officials. The town is named for Frederick Douglass the noted African American statesman.
In his weekly bulletin General Lord Bitchenen records Boer losses since November 2 as twenty three killed nineteen wounded two hundred thirty captured and five surrendered.
Secretary of War Root urges sweeping changes in the 1900s army structure. He calls for a well drilled reserve force, reciprocity with Cuba, West Point rebuilding, and lieutenant generalships for Merritt Brooke and Otis upon retirement. The report lists current force levels, deployments in the Philippines and Cuba, and notes high death rates abroad.
The document lists the total value of the personal property at 105.60 and notes the estate valued near 200,000. The will grants Mrs. Ape Winles a share, with her portion specified as part of the estate administration. The record attributes administration to Patton and references Belo as the heir.
The piece sketches a chaotic scene with financial strain and political risk. It notes Mic push to borrow and crisis threats, mentions payoffs and crime, and hints at Boer forces near Pretoria with Cape Town in jeopardy. It also references controversial bookkeeping reforms and dissent within a missionary state committee.
Encouraging reports show New York time to come from all job lines with interior merchandisers and dry goods houses well supplied. Clothing buying is at its best for the season while iron and steel demand remains active and speculation mounts on future prices. Pig iron tonnage for 1902 reaches record levels though plate mills show uneven orders. car orders expand buying as mills consolidate. Grain markets show little change despite fair speculative trade and improved export demand. Western corn factors persist with uncertain yields. Provisions jump after declines with pork and jerks higher. hog receipts at western points skew large, contrasting with last year.
A broad set of 1900s news items include Alfred Vanderbilt’s heir noted, Thomas J. Conaty consecrated as titular bishop of Samoa in Washington, and multiple transport accidents in New Jersey with several injuries. Additional reports cover ship losses, powder works explosions, a commuted death sentence, almanacs mixed in Sweden New York, severe storms around New York and Long Branch, and economic notes on rail rolling stock and newspapers.
Market notes list cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo and other bases. Values shown include cattle 3.00 to 6.40, hogs 0.09 to 7.00, wheat No 2 6 to 9, corn No 2 60 to 90 cents, oats 40 to 60 cents, butter creamery and eggs listed, with regional variations and ranges.
Commercial Notes report scarce choice draft horses in Tuwa. Exports of wheat and flour last week rose nearly 20 percent over the same week in 1900. At Salina Kansas corn sells around 55 cents, paid with money secured from selling wheat at 38 8e. Southwest cattle breeding shows phenomenal progress and is starting strongly.
Roy Walson was acquitted in the Wal liam Jolson base duty murder case at Mabon Kansas. Reports note robberies at a camp resort in Z.P. and a mining area shooting deaths near Gam den Ma. A Dequeen Ark man was shot by a school principal in a courtroom incident. A Duluth youth died by self harm after drug use. A paroled convict was returned to Kansas penitentiary for attempted stabbing. Fires claim Mrs Swift and infant near Grannis Ark. A murder verdict in Oskaloosa Nan. and a Barrel safe robbery in Rollersville Ohio were reported along with other scattered crimes.
A Chicago man, James W. Parker, was found guilty of second degree murder for killing his son in law Edward Carle in September 1900, with ten years' punishment. In Seattle John Considine was found not guilty of murdering ex Chief William Meredith. A man named George Hastings of Chicago committed suicide in Hamilton Ohio after destroying identifying details. Other items include robberies in Cleveland, a hotel strike in Wichita, a store elevator accident in St. Joseph, and a Kansas wheat yield record for 1900 with a 6 million acre winter wheat area.
The article reports Dr. J. L. Gartrell, aged 70, found guilty of first degree murder in the killing of D. B. Donegan near Amoret, Missouri after alleging self defense. It also covers a local youth named Rossman who caused destruction in Butler with hospital injuries and possible jail time.
Fire at Perkins Oil plant in Memphis causes 50000 dollars damage, partially insured. Kentucky troops seize mining camp at Nortonville, 21 strikers taken prisoner. camp abolished. In Richmond Washington territory, compulsory education proposal for ages 8 to 12 adopted, with separate schools for whites and blacks allowed. Louisville and Nashville Railroad grants 10 percent wage raise to about 1000 Louisville shop workers including machinists and car builders. Captain Morris of British bark Birnan Wood dies by suicide at Mobile Alabama after killing a man. body buried at sea and mate notes movements and sighting Sand Island light.
Count Paul von Warefeldt, late German ambassador to London, dies in Berlin. Discontent flares as Cabal los commands 600 armed men in Laguna province, Luzon. Liverpool Bank shares slide after a likely £170,000 loss from a faulty bookkeeper. Greek protests over translating the New Testament spark a government resignation in Athens. Mrs May Agnew dies in Manila. France invites a congress on combating white slave traffic, likely in Paris this winter.
The article outlines plans to form a pneumatic tool trust with American and British partners, capitalization set at 10 000 000. It notes Secretary Wilson's annual report on pest prevention, pure food efforts, the Fulton submarine, and other varied notes including colonial diplomacy and Roosevelt actions in Colon. It mentions Wood purchasing San Juan battlefield lands for a U S park and preservation plans.
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