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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
6
Across the nation services in hundreds of churches recalled the slain president William McKinley. Rev. Oliver Wend Townes opened programs as crowds heard eulogies from William B. Day in Canton and gatherings in Buffalo with city leaders, clergy, and school ceremonies honoring the late chief executive.
Chicago churches held memorial services for President McKinley with union rites at First Lutheran and First Methodist, featuring Rev. Milburn and Rev. Brushingham. Hymns included Nearer My God to Thee and Lead Kindly Light as mourners recalled the late president. Francis Kossuth, son of Lajos Kossuth, attended the unveiling of the Budapest statue and spoke of his father’s legacy.
Editorial pieces discuss anti trust sentiment and government control. Roosevelt favors regulation while critiquing Republican inaction as trusts grow. Local reformer Tom L Johnson leads Cleveland Democrats against monopoly power and echoes Jeffersonian equal rights principles.
Churches nationwide observe the anniversary of President McKinley with memorial sermons and prayers for his soul. Clergy including Rev. Frank M. Bristol and Father Dylan lead services in Washington and New York, while Gov. Nash, Rep. Grosvenor, and Senator Warner give addresses in Columbus.
In St. Louis Kansas City St Joseph Springfield and other Missouri cities memorial services were conducted with principal hymns sung as part of the observance.
Dispatches report widespread killing frost across the Northwest on Thursday night with temperatures near 24 to 30 degrees. Late corn in Iowa South Dakota and Minnesota injured while North Dakota flax and uncut crops suffer. some corn remains safe in valleys. Omaha reports 26 degrees and Watertown 24 degrees with frost frost damage noted in Weld County Colorado potato district and Denver records.
The speaker says he is used to being treated as his father's son and expresses deep gratitude for the esteem shown by the wholehearted people of the United States.
A second gas well was drilled at Mureka Kansas with gas struck at 390 feet. Other items note the Brunswick steamer delivering 22 243 seal suits worth 300 000, the destroyer Bok's speed trials, a 100 000 fire loss at Alice Consolidated Mining near Butte, and Anzella winning the Charter Oak event after two heats.
The piece criticizes President Roosevelt for backing Cuban reciprocity while accusing Republicans, especially tariff-driven monopolists, of opposing his policy. It argues the GOP as a party bears responsibility for betraying national honor and predicts defeat in Congress. It urges immediate tariff cuts to restrain trusts and urges Roosevelt to align with Western Republican pressure.
The Rochester Herald quotes Secretary Shaw saying the Republican party does not defend a tariff schedule but defends a protective principle. The schedule is the practical application, so Shaw admits his party cannot defend the principle in practice.
The New York World cites 50 000 child workers in the South’s factories and thousands more under age in the North noting industrial wrong will end someday. The Cincinnati Enquirer mocks General Alger’s Senate candidacy and hints at political revenge in Michigan.
The Chicago University may grant President Roosevelt a Doctor of Laws degree during his visit as thanks for his efforts to reform anti trust laws. The proposal appears as a testimonial to his work and is noted in the Boatom Herald.
A Rocky Ford Colorado watermelon weighs 386 pounds and measures 5 feet long with a 3 foot girth. Officials credit the local soil for the giant fruit seen at Watermelon Day and Fruit Festival where growers predict a 6 foot record next season.
The article portrays Marie Denis Loubet as a reserved, middle class figure who rose to the French presidency by marriage. It notes her Montelimar iron-dealer roots, three children, and her simple, tasteful attire. She remains devoted to charitable public work in Paris.
A fragment from a colonial era column describes Anglo Indian dinners affected by insects that spoil meals and a pest with a foul odor. It also recounts a French lady’s humorous mispronunciation and closes with a reflection that pleasant thoughts are a source of wisdom.
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