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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
6
President Roosevelt urges swift Isthmian Canal progress and a strong navy to protect commerce and maintain the Monroe Doctrine. He calls for high military efficiency, professional officer training, expanded consular staff, and ongoing modernization of the Army and naval forces.
The November crop report notes favorable conditions for farm work but uneven wheat prospects. Missouri sees varied moisture and some dry spots. Indiana reports slow growth from dry weather. Ohio notes dry spells harming germination. Michigan reports drier start with later seeding. Kansas enjoys warm dry weather with generally good wheat. Oklahoma and Indian Territory face dry, cool nights and water scarcity. California reports beneficial rains and rapidly growing early sown wheat with plans for larger winter wheat acreage.
Patrolman Wilbur O. Sherwell faced a preliminary trial before Justice Eben C. Poole for the killings of Lena Renner and Seorgia Bailey in Evansville Indiana. He was bound over to the Circuit Court without bail as old counsel Funkhouser and Funkhouser entered appearance citing two mysterious telegrams sent to Sherwell’s Ohio relatives to influence aid. The state offered few witnesses while the defense presented none.
A statement from the internal revenue bureau shows total receipts from war revenue acts June 13 1898 to June 30 1901 and March 2 1901 to Dec 31 1901 amounting to 343 804.34 across categories including documentary stamps proprietary stamps special taxes tobacco cigars cigarettes and excise taxes with totals by item and period.
Camden New Jersey faces alarm as tetanus deaths among children rise to nine. Officials suspect recent smallpox vaccination as a possible cause and halt further inoculations while lymph samples undergo bacteriological testing. Local Board of Health orders vaccine pause during investigation.
A report notes labor shortages material scarcity and slow deliveries tighten manufacturing while railroads struggle to match rising demand. Western coke and coal shortages curb iron and steel. wheat prices surge on bullish sentiment with strong Southern demand and high shipments.
A farmer Willis Traynes is found beaten and unconscious in a Kimber yard near New Maysville with his skull fractured. coroner cannot prove murder. An apparent drowning death of Mrs Mulliniz is ruled inconclusive. family suspects suicide. Virgil Weber, 24, held at Fort Sheridan guardhouse, reportedly dying from grief after desertion. Miner William Week fatally injured in Terre Haute after being lured to Levi Bird’s house. arrest warrants for Bird’s family and a demented son. The cases remain unsettled with no clear evidence of homicide.
Explosion rocks Terre Haute Merchants distillery as grinding halts capacity at 24 000 gallons. About 820000 in property loss estimated while four firemen Moreluck Early Walsh and Cravens suffer serious injuries.
Abraham Metzger of Kosciusko County must pay Mrs Lavinia Bike shee for breach of promise. Several fatal and injurious accidents unfold including a coal mine blast at Brazil and a grade crossing collision at Evansville. A Frankfort resident is named professor of chemistry, and other local incidents include suicides, a turkey gift with a $10,000 check, and a saloon murder case.
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