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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
2
Terrible snowslide buries the Liberty Bell mine shaft house trapping sixty to seventy men. Only scattered names reach the surface as rescue efforts continue and fear grows for workers at Ophir and nearby sites.
The treasury department granted New York permission to deposit 2 million dollars in gold at the sub treasury for withdrawal in San Francisco, aiming to ship to the Orient. Officials estimate about 1.0 to 1.1 billion dollars will be needed before March, with related duties and shipments noted. Glencoe, Minnesota, saw a bank robbery where a railroad fireman masked as a robber fled on a freight train. $1,606 stolen, $10 recovered, and $53,800 in duties paid by a traveler. Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, arriving from Liverpool, paid a duty of 31,800 on personal baggage totaling 75,000 worth of goods. A Detroit coroner's jury blamed the Penberthy Injector boiler explosion on defective design, censuring the makers.
The Continental Tobacco Company directors declare a regular quarterly dividend of 1 1/4 percent on its common stock and 1 percent on its preferred stock, payable April 2. A 2 percent dividend on common was paid January 1.
Chicago jail staff halted entrance as Jailer Whitman and assistants searched the jail wells for tools used in a tunneling plot to free prisoners. A wall breach and a cut pipe indicated an aimed exit into an adjacent alley, with a hidden hook and curtain cord evidence recovered during the investigation.
German estate court records show Pred HL Baneriek, once tied to Ashcan bankers and related to the Astor partnership through his uncle, inherited a vast fortune after his death in Michigan. The will reportedly left the bulk of the estate to the two sisters' children, with Allied beneficiaries in the United States.
Miss Buel Moorer of Leola aged 8 2 pursued a large gray wolf that entered her yard from a cattle range park near the Missouri River. She fought the wolf with a hatchet, killed it, and saved her shepherd dog and others in the home from injury.
Miss Mary Gatling died of fright after a heavy door fell in a furnace at Garton, Oklahoma Territory. A cripple named Yhotas Sharon was assembled for burial. the coffin was moved with ropes to a floor nail, and the dead man rose, alarming neighbors including Gatling who fainted. Rescue workers safeguarded the scene as onlookers fled.
Four workers loading billets at Jones and Laughtins suffered a deadly accident when the furnace door collapsed, trapping two men who perished inside as hydraulic power opened the door and released another survivor. Two others were severely injured. one freed himself by forcing the door. Victims identified as Potish.
A half frozen infant was saved by a St Bernard named Nego at a Gales, Newfoundland home. The dog carried the baby to the warm straw of its kennel where it lay with the animal guarding the infant until a farmer found them and called for medical aid. The physician fears the child may not survive.
Six blastings from Victor to Cripple Creek and Goldfield wrecked assay offices with delicate balances. Davenport, Vanderwaulker, Morgan and Williams offices suffered losses around 1200 pounds each. A miner near Williams was severely injured when debris blinded him. many residents were awakened by shocks. The attacks appear linked to a stand against high grade pre-purchasing institutions.
A three-man outlaw group killed Sheriff Smith and Sheriff Beck near Andarko two months ago. Deputy W A Jones of Asher, Oklahoma, is seriously wounded as Walter Swofford dies in the shootout near a house south of Wewoka. Two fugitives surrender after the long battle ends.
Congress wrestled with the Philippine tariff for hours as Senators Bate Spooner Tillman sparred over policy and administration. The House passed the Indian appropriation bill and district court reorganization, while diplomacy and consular funds received focus in later sessions. Memorial services for William Melkinley closed the week.
In the National Capital an expected May 1 class at the Naval Academy will add sixty officers to the navy. Senate confirms Col I K Guenther as brigadier general. Roosevelt aims to end the Schley controversy by his appeal decision. Former Secretary Gage may become president of United States Trust Company. War Secretary provides Senate with data disputing cruelty charges against Philippine troops. Tariff concessions of 20 percent for Cuba depend on Cuba enacting immigration laws. Isthmian canal legislation favored. Dillman McLain suspension ties to states rights debate. Morgan may clash over Nicaragua route.
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