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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1899
Page
6
Local Corydon Indiana Democrat party notes list Thomas S Leis among party affiliates in a brief society item from the Corydon newspaper. The note identifies Leis with the party records and community connections in Corydon Indiana.
Readable fragments describe a week of political turmoil in Canton Ohio with demonstrations on the streets. Citizens escort a protest group to a director’s hall while party leaders and public officials are mentioned in a tense political scene.
Reports describe a catastrophic blaze at a microbrand store causing six deaths and total ruin of goods. Firefighters struggled amid structural collapse as chaos spread to other districts. Separately, news from Santo Domingo cites Gen. Papa’s forces suffering heavy casualties with ongoing fighting near Mente Christi.
Fragments indicate Captain Bradyard and Chief Surgeat Matota discuss a tied Flix approvers Gilis requests relief for Mesmith. Dern grant precedes a Major Sanith order with stowoonmp in the office of the Commissary General and wills from Man Francisvo dated September 1.
A major blaze destroyed the Terre Haute Canning Company and the Gun Stock Factory of Indiana. The large gun stock operation, serving several foreign governments, employed many workers. Losses are reported to exceed £50,000 and are fully insured.
A brick Koons grinding mill at McConnellsville suffered a wall collapse causing over 2000 bushels of wheat to spill to the ground. Several workers inside narrowly escaped injury, signaling a heavy loss for the mill.
Two men vanished into the Cincinnati area and Muskingnin Valleys amid a desolate Hiainton County route. A Demnocritic state Conver Aanevilles struck a wagon west of al David and Geo ton and Circheviie, with nil Garrison nearby.
A freight train on the Kansas City St Joseph and Coane Bhits line wrecked near Dinnard Missouri. Frigineur Gross was instantly killed and Fireman Harry Thornton died of injuries shortly after. A cow caused the crash by straying onto the bridge.
Gen Wood informs the War Department that Major Ruestell P Harrison is improving though still weak in bed and not out of danger. His temperature is normal, but recovery remains uncertain.
Tacoma special reports railroad contractors McKenzie and Mann strike rich in British Columbia on the Canadian Pacific extension. They uncovered copper gold and silver ledges near Cascade with surface assays around 49 dollars per ton. The claim, yet to be fully explored, spans over fifty feet in width and development work will begin soon after they rejected a large offer.
General Wheeler is ordered to report to General MacArthur and take command of General Fumston's Arinade temporarily under Col. Liscum. Wheeler expresses confidence in rapid progress as troops arrive and dismisses rumors of unhealthful conditions. San Angeles is expected to be restored within a week, after which MacArthur will move his headquarters there.
The Treasury Department has accepted compromise offers from banks for fines tied to unstamped checks and notes found in their possession. Officials say violations persist, with a shift toward stricter penalties planned. In Cleveland riot and disruption followed a strike on the street railway, four cars damaged as crews clashed. police, led by Captain Bradley, eventually restored order.
The Neva Department weighs a proposition to keep the historic Warehily from a voyage to Boston amid concerns it is a relic unlikely to endure long travel. A fireman named Winston Aforan on the Cheage and North weste Read is noted, with unclear details about injury or incident.
Jealousy leads to the murder of a wife by a laborer at Ashers with a pistol fire. A bystander is shot and fatally wounded. the assailant then takes his own life. Separate fatal rail accident on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Barrackville West Virginia leaves two railroad workers dead or fatally hurt. Severe storms nationwide cause over 11 500 00 in property loss.
Albert Gordon of Greenwith Point and Pirman licks, 49, of Wempstead, drowned when their boat capsized in a squall off Hempstead hive Le 1. In Paris the London Daily Mail reports Mercier will be prosecuted over the Dreyfus affair.
Edmund Riutledge head of Rutledge and Sons publishing firm in Linsted died suddenly in London. His death shocks the industry and his firm faces an abrupt leadership gap.
Daily price ranges show cattle in Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis from high to low as $3.00 to $6.50 while hogs vary with $2.50 to $8.00 across markets. Wheat No 2 and corn No 2 white/t yellow appear with varied cents per bushel and oats No 2 white.
Lieutenant Colonel Cordier testifies that initial guilt belief in Dreyfus faded as evidence proved lacking and some service members engage in treason. Former War Minister de Freycinet discusses a supposed foreign syndicate aiding Dreyfus, acknowledging no basis for the claim. The testimony compares traitor profiles and notes discord among officials over the case proceedings.
Tension over the Transvaal crisis remains high with war discussed as likely in London. The public and officials foresee Kruger driving costly plans, while Britain prepares royal artillery reserves for potential action in South Africa.
The Farmers Federation of the Mississippi Valley formed at Topeka Kansas with Walter N. Allen of Meriden as president and business manager. It aims to regulate shipment of farm products across states, establish offices and grain elevators, maintain agents to handle and sell products, and engage in banking across major cities. Capital stock set at twenty million dollars in ten dollar shares. President Allen outlines high marketing commissions in the valley.
The Dreyfus trial scene features Gen Roget and Cordier disputing earlier deposition claims with Labori presenting a telegram from Lages alleging Matthieu Dreyfus attempted bribery. De Freycinet testifies on a foreign syndicate idea linked to the case. The adjournment follows limited progress and continued partisan questioning.
Recruiting station opens in La Porte in September. Notable deaths and accidents include Henry Schoof and three horses killed at a Wabash crossing near Kingsbury. Adams, Bloomington, Crawfordsville and other towns report various injuries, drownings and fatalities. Several local incidents touch Pine Ridge SD teachers, a suicide attempt, a seven-foot blacksnake, and a phantom marriage at Seymour.
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