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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
2
Jodi BL Wallace has been promoted to general manager of the Illinois Central system. A past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Wallace is noted for advancing the railroad’s physical condition to near perfection and for ties to the Western railroad industry and civil engineering since 1860s.
A mangled Madrid report alleges unrest within the Spanish royal circle. It claims Maria Christina, mother and regent, faced a dramatic confrontation with King Alfonso as details of a forced departure from Spain emerged. The ex-queen, born July 21 1868, reportedly resists orders amid growing sensational developments.
G F Baer, president of Reading Railroad and coal enterprises, leads vast holdings and 5,000 workers. He rose from poverty to finance major properties and is noted as religious and reserved. Mrs Baer. Reading Women’s Club president, active in public life in Reading.
The second daughter of Archduke Charles of Austria married Alfonso XII of Spain on November 29, 1879 as his second wife. After his death she served as regent until her son Alfonso ascended the throne. The queen, born May 17, 1886, faced hardship from the war with the United States, and suffered from arm and leg ailments amid foreign possessions.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt plans direct action to settle the coal strike. Officials anticipate moral suasion first, with possible use of existing statutes and a potential extra Congress session if needed. Attorney General Knox believes existing laws can end the stoppage if talks fail.
A Iowa law targeting habitual drunkenness by confining offenders in insane asylums is said to be working well. Eastern furniture firms ship walnut logs from Oklahoma with a shipment to Germany. President Roosevelt underwent a surgical operation on his abscess in the left leg with Dr. Riley and Dr. Rixey performing a simple incision to drain the cavity. Surgeons predict rapid healing and no major complications.
In a wary column about Roosevelt and world events, reflections drift from Fanama Canal to Boers leadership and Wall Street. The piece jests about piano stools and monkeys in New Port, noting Peary’s polar quest and the shift of messengers from boys to girls on bicycles in Omaha.
More than 10 000 people gathered at Lincoln City Indiana to dedicate a new Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument on a seven acre site near the old Lincoln home. Gov Durbin arrived with a party and Old Settlers hosted a grounds meal while 1000 Evansville schoolchildren with flags attended. The Nancy Hanks Memorial Association erected the monument on land once used for the first monument. earlier, a plain marble marker marked the grave. The group faces state actions to create a permanent park surrounding the site or risk transferring the land back to Spencer County.
Weather bureau report shows above normal temperatures east of the Rockies with cool spots on the middle slope. Excessive rains delayed farm work and maturing corn in shocks, causing dampness and mold across the upper lake region and Missouri valley. Open cotton injury widespread. rain spoiled chop in many districts. Sea island cotton promising in South Carolina. tobacco curing hindered by cloudy rainy weather.
Jean Jules Jusserand, newly appointed French ambassador to the United States, is 48 and has spent much of his life in diplomacy. His wife is American, Miss Richards of Boston, and he is noted for literary works and public speeches.
Britain moves to curb the Morgan shipping combine by subsidizing Cunard. The government will pay 750000 dollars annually and fund two large fast Atlantic steamers. The deal runs twenty years after the second steamer is completed. Cunard remains British and must not raise freight rates unduly. The fleet will be at the government's disposal during the agreement.
In Williamsport Pennsylvania the old king coal figure appears as a merry old soul. He calls Steam Heat Coal Gas and Electricity as fiddlers three to provoke a dance over coal pricing. The piece frames a public mood about energy costs and policy.
The Chicago News argues that public sentiment demands ending the coal strike. Mayors and leaders urge a conference to resolve the stalemate and prevent a national hardship.
A weekly record reports whitecap activity in Brown and Monroe counties with Finna Colson and Elizabeth Rush beaten by a self styled regulators gang in Maple Heights near Bloomington. The governor and state officers move to protect residents and dismantle the gang. The attorney general warns a threatened shooter will be defended, and a 15 year old girl elopes and marries a 19 year old in Paris Illinois. Mrs J C Hassler of Muncie sues gambling house operators over losses by her husband, seeking $5000 from prominent saloon owners.
Louis Russell, who shot Perry Stout near Princeton last April, was hanged at the State prison in Michigan City. The body was cut down nine minutes after the drop and prepared for shipment to Russell’s widow, a white woman. Russell and his victim, stabbed at a dance, were both colored and he expressed regret with no excess emotion.
Benton County DA confirms Democratic candidate Austin Travis a Benton County surveyor hopeful hanged himself in an Otterbein icehouse. The tragedy ends a bid for public office as investigators review the circumstances.
Rev E O Ellis leads a drive to raise twenty thousand dollars for a monument at Wairmont Academy in Richmond. The report lists varied local incidents including counterfeit bills found on Amvboy street and a series of accidental and tragic deaths across several cities.
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