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Newspaper
Defiance Weekly Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
2
Debates on the isthmian canal bill fill senate sessions amid speeches. house passes bankruptcy law and deficiency bills. Spooner amendment favors US purchase of Panama Canal Co. property for 840 million. Also coverage of Philippine government debate and various political actions, arrests, and notable events locally and internationally.
A digest of varied reports notes large gifts from John D. Rockefeller to the University of Chicago and Cornell, a Yukon land and mineral contest near Fort Hall Idaho, a smallpox preventive found in crude oil, fatal burns in Braddock Pa, a coal cargo from Wales, violent deaths in North Dakota and Pennsylvania, strikes at Union Pacific and Great Northern, and other regional incidents including a Rhode Island eclipse of crops and weather notes.
Judge Elbridge Haneey of the state circuit court declares the 1891 Illinois anti trust law void in all parts and rules 53 similar cases follow. The decision cites the 1897 amendment and U S Supreme Court rulings, impacting 1 200 suits seeking large penalties from corporations for failing to file affidavits.
R G Dun & Co reports Eastern trade quiet due to advancing season and labor disputes, while interior and western areas show gains with bountiful harvests and firm textile prices. Coal strikes limit steel contracts. coke output rises. soft coal demand tightens. New England shoe factories operate partially or idle. U S failures 194 vs 193 last year, Canada 19 vs 14.
Tacoma dispatch reports forest fires raging between Buckley and Enumclaw in King county endangering towns. Fire department sent equipment toward Buckley as Enumclaw suffers damage and residents flee. Mountain mill burned. water works destroyed complicating efforts. about $100,000 in timber and building damage.
Five people died and 29 were injured when two passenger trains collided near Staples Minnesota early Friday morning, according to casualty lists released from St Paul.
Manila reports 35 new cholera cases and 28 deaths on Thursday. Cumulative totals reach 1,490 cases and 1,197 deaths in Manila, with 6,959 cases and 5,098 deaths across provinces.
Anthony S. Sherman cashier of Merchants' Bank of Newport shot himself in the head Thursday night. The wound is believed mortal. The bank, a private institution, was closed yesterday.
On Friday fewer than 300 men left Kansas City for the wheat fields though about 3,000 could have work. Some farmers offer up to $3 a day. The Kansas state employment agency at Topeka cannot supply more than one-tenth of the men requested.
Forest fires near Mount Ouray southwest of Salida have swept up and down gulches, burning miles of valuable timber. Local crews battle the blazes as the fires threaten to spread through the area. No injuries reported at this time.
Cardinal Rampolla told Bishop OGarman that the Vatican approves Judge Taft's main points on friars lands in the Philippines and consents to their disposition. The church dissents on minor details.
Yale opened its annual baseball series with a 7 to 2 win over Harvard in Cambridge Massachusetts. The Bulldogs dominated with strong hitting and solid pitching.
Paris on June 19 Dr Garnault a French physician who challenged Koch’s claim that tuberculosis cannot pass from cattle to humans inoculated himself with material from a diseased cow. He applied gland poultice to a forearm wound and left it unwashed for two hours. Glands will be injected into guinea pigs. results expected in weeks.
The Illinois Central Railroad directors recommend raising capital from 79.2 million to 95.04 million by issuing 158,400 new shares at par. Stockholders may subscribe to their ratable portion. Action by stockholders in Chicago on August 29. Funds will finance additional tracks and equipment.
Toledo Ohio through Rep Southard invites President to visit Toledo on his September trip to Detroit. The president said he would try to include Toledo in his itinerary.
Mrs. H. C. Appenzeller of Lancaster Pennsylvania learned yesterday that her husband Rev. H. G. Appenzeller a prominent Methodist missionary died by drowning in Seoul Korea.
Pugilist Terry McGovern was injured yesterday during a baseball game at College Point Long Island when knocked down in a collision with a base runner. He suffered a broken collar bone and will be laid up for several weeks. McGovern was slated to fight Young Corbett in September for the featherweight title.
The supreme lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen selects St Paul Minnesota as the site for the next annual session to be held in June.
Toronto streetcar service halted as strike substitute crews face mob violence. Stones, eggs, and bricks injure motormen and a company official. five cars are wrecked. Militia and extra police are deployed after fights at Yorkville and King street barns.
A Sioux City branch passenger train of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha railroad derailed near Ashton Iowa around 145 am Sunday killing two mail clerks and injuring several others including St Paul workers. The wreck caused by a misaligned switch left mail cars and a smoker atop the engine and sleeping cars off the track.
A fight yesterday in Cabin Hollow between rival divekeepers left Henry and James Shackelford dead and Smith Overton fatally wounded. The Shackelfords ran a Cab in Hollow saloon while Luke Hopper and Henry Miller owned a nearby establishment. Prolonged quarrels between the proprietors are noted. Hopper is believed to have killed the Shackelfords. No arrests have been made and more trouble is expected.
In Lancaster Ohio on a Sunday morning Ralph Blizzard, 17, struck Allen Tarkee, 25, with a beer bottle, fracturing his skull. Tarkee died last night and Blizzard is jailed on murder charges.
In Altoona on June 23 300 bituminous miners at the Sonman shaft end a strike for union recognition and will return to work immediately after securing the acknowledgment from operators.
London dispatch reports the queen dowager of Spain asked the pope to suggest a suitable wife for King Alfons. The Pope is said to have recommended either an Austrian or a Bavarian princess as a match.
A violent earthquake shock struck Cassano Jonio in Calabria with subterranean rumblings. No damage was reported.
Secretary Root reports to the Senate on the war’s price tag. He notes 50,080 dollars advanced from the U.S. treasury for the Philippine commission, later reimbursed from the Philippine treasury. Total declared costs to date reach 170,326,556 dollars, including troop pay, supplies, and foraging items.
In the Austin stakes at Harlem, jockey Helgeson eased Ethel Wheat late, letting Hermencia surge to victory by a length. Coburn’s late rally gave Hermencia a surprising win as Luke Ward, a 50 to 1 shot, led from start to finish in the seven furlong Derby prep race. New Yorkers cashed heavy on Luke Ward before post.
Charles Parks of Troy New York was killed when two armed men forced him and companions from a southbound freight near Bridge man. The attackers fled with under five dollars after shooting Parks as he stood by the open box car door. Two suspects were later arrested near New Buffalo.
Fire last night leveled Berg's hat factory in Orange New Jersey causing an estimated loss of 225 000 dollars and leaving about 700 workers unemployed. The plant was among the nation's largest hat factories.
A supreme court ruling in Springfield declares that riding on another's railroad pass cannot be prosecuted as a crime. The 1897 statute is invalidated because railroad companies are not required by law to label passes non transferable and may decide their own transfer rules by marking passes transferable or not.
Telegraphing from Vienna the Daily Express correspondent says violent earthquakes hit the Tyrol throwing crockery and pictures. The shock caused panic among residents as tremors extended across the region.
Omaha June 20 All boilermakers on the Union Pacific from Omaha to Ogden walked out yesterday. Union Pacific headquarters stated the road was hiring no men and had no disposition to antagonize the union.
In Cumberland Maryland June 20 agitators operate among George's Creek region miners seeking delegates for the Indianapolis miners convention who favor a general strike. The region remains thoroughly organized.
A mixed train on the South Carolina and Georgia Extension railroad toppled into an approach trench near Broadriver bridge in Shelby on June 20. One man died and more than a dozen passengers were injured.
Washington Post notes a dinner aboard a steamer where Mark Twain delivered humorous remarks and Senator Depew followed with a quip about Twain. An English passenger afterward praised Depew while critiquing Twain’s speech as poor and dull.
Wisconsin Fish Commission plans massive stocking of streams and lakes with fifteen million pike fry and two million muscallonge to boost summer sport for visitors. Chicago and North Western Railway offers favorable excursion rates and special train service from Chicago and Milwaukee to Wisconsin resorts for what officials predict will be the largest resort movement ever seen.
A literary customer and an apple dealer joke about a quotation from Shakespeare. The customer cites concealment like a worm in the bud on the apple cheek while the dealer questions the Shakespeare reference, noting a variety called Red Shakespeare.
A collage of advertisements and jokes from a historical newspaper page. It includes Allen's Foot-Ease claims for foot comfort and shoe fitting, a testimonial from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York, a quip about a weather spaniel attributed to Harvard Lampoon, a claims-free note for Piso's Cure for consumption, and Laxative Brom Quinine Tablets priced at 25 cents, with miscellaneous reader comments.
Congressman Fitzpatrick touts Pe-tw-na as a splendid catarrhal tonic in a public statement attributed to T. Y. Fitzpatrick. The claim highlights a political figure promoting a health product.
Hon T Y Fitzpatrick of Kentucky writes from Washington urging use of Peruna as a tonic and nerve stimulant. The ad touts Peruna as a natural remedy for catarrh and nervous system relief with promises of immediate blood flow improvement and complete recovery, offering free guidance from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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