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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
4
Telegraphic reports recount a catastrophic fire at the Linquois Theatre in Chicago killing nearly six hundred and injuring many. Panic and trampling followed the first chimes as women and children perished from burns and suffocation amid a chaotic stampede.
A mob swept the Indianapolis Hungarian settlement at dawn chasing two men believed to hold two girls ages 13 and 14. Homes were damaged as residents defended property. police later escorted the girls’ relatives to locate them and the mob dispersed with no arrests reported.
The record notes liabilities ranging from 90,000 to 10,000 and assets five times higher, covering school buildings, residences, and property. Tensions between Albert Len College and MacAlister College, another Presbyterian state school, contributed to the downfall.
A head on collision between Pennsylvania Limited train No 56 westbound and an eastbound freight near Tarwill Indiana killed James Kaifsnyder and seriously injured Oliver Herbert Wimer Stafford UL Luther James Robison and others with several more hurt. The freight crew escaped by jumping and the crash was blamed on misread orders causing delay at the meeting point near Larwill.
In thick fog the steamer Erastus Corning of the Starine Line bound from New Haven to New York struck rocks near Coppa Island just outside Norwalk harbor. The vessel sank in minutes, six passengers fled in a small boat with two men and four women missing. others, aided by a crew member, were rescued and reached South Norwalk as a tug and trains carried the rest to New York.
Gen W Adama of Chicago killed himself in his Tidin Ohio room just before a life policy expiry. The 40 year old man used a revolver hidden under bed covers, and was found by a friend who had visited the previous night. He held life insurance totaling $15,000.
A man convicted in Nebraska for stealing a one cent postage stamp receives release after serving a fifteen year term with good time. The case is lauded as remarkable in western courts. Other items note a Pittsburg warehouse fire causing up to seven hundred thousand dollars in losses, a massacre report from Liberia, and a warpath by Seri Indians off Tiliston island.
Bert Harman a 60 year old recluse near Weeping Water Nebraska was found in a barred attic room unconscious and died within an hour. Neighbors discovered a fortune of 50 000 in government beds and 50 000 in cash with 50 000 in real estate. A horse in his barn was nearly starved. Harman was reputed as a miser and had not been seen for days.
A three hour mob surrounded the county jail in Council Bluffs Iowa shouting for the blood of two alleged prisoners George Williams and Neely Rimmerman identified in court for attacking Mrs Mary Stark and her daughter Mrs Sanders only militia presence and a congressman prevented lynching Also notes execution dates for Charles and Wenry Nelson in Minnesota court case and other unrelated items
The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association appoints a committee to press Congress for a $15,000,000 appropriation to create a six foot deep steamboat channel from St Anthony's Falls to the Ohio River, 1100 miles, with action sought in Washington. The committee includes Gov. S. Van Lane and others from Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Missouri and Illinois.
Typographical Union No 16 of Chicago votes to abandon plans to buy and erect a labor temple building after considering financial outlook and court precedents. The decision follows months of negotiation and concerns about the business climate for union real estate ventures.
A correspondent describes stark contrasts in Zion City where Dowieites face fuel and food shortages while Elijah Hospine and Shiloh House leaders enjoy lavish living. Poor families in tar paper shacks and tents endure harsh winter conditions near Lake Michigan as deacons and leaders reside in opulent, well-serviced mansions with numerous servants and carriages.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie sailed from League Island Philadelphia carrying 600 marines and five months of living and fighting supplies for 1000 men. Six companies form two battalions with A from Boston B Washington C Annapolis D Philadelphia and C F Brooklyn.
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