22 May 1902
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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
1
Sunday timetable lists multiple train numbers bound to various destinations with notes on lines and connections. It references West Bound The Lake Shore via Cleveland and Erie routes plus P&LE and Pittsburg, and credits Genl Pass Agent Gotwald for ticketing duties.
A long testimonial extols Blood Wine as a cure for nervous prostration, insomnia, and exhaustion, claiming the product rebuilt health, revived a bedridden patient, and restored ailing family members. The ad invites readers to sample free at their drugstore and warns against self treatment without medical advice.
Fragmented letters reveal a dying man’s final pleas to Ellen and children as air runs out. He urges faith, asks family to meet in heaven, and mentions sons Albert and Jim, with accompanying notes from others about their fates and messages to loved ones.
The article reports carpenters William Beal and others killed while working on buildings blown apart. Survivors include Henry Wil Adams George Shae and Sand adversity. Similar conditions affect Covington Newport and other Kentucky towns. A boy swept through a Covington sewer was rescued, and a herd of fourteen cows carried through a Cincinnati sewer outlet.
Secretary Hay announced no evidence of removal of mythical boundary stones on the Alaskan frontier. A subsequent inquiry led by Captain Richardson failed to find any truth to rumors that Russian stones had been moved.
In Washington on May 22 the Senate resumed debate on the Philippine bill and adopted a resolution congratulating Cuba. It ordered the AP Recount of transfers to Cuban authorities printed in The Congressional Record. Wellington of Maryland spoke against Philippine policy, Bacon supported the opposing side. The House passed the omnibus public building bill and began immigration bill consideration led by Underwood of Alabama.
At a joint meeting of the United Mine Workers anthracite committees in Wilkes Barre the plan was approved to allow engineers firemen and pumpsmen to stay on the job if eight hour day demands are granted. If not by June 2 the men may suspend work. Peace prospects look dim as some coal firms warn they will replace workers.
Telegraph reports soft coal miners in western Pennsylvania and other areas may join a sympathy strike. Patrick Dolan, president of the United Mine Workers Pittsburgh district, declined to discuss the matter, suggesting the general strike story lacks foundation.
May 22 reports from Norfolk Vai indicate delegates of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held a day of business with no press material. Assistant Grand Chief Youngson said no strike order had arrived and none would come before the convention. Chief Arthur confirmed no relevant matter pending.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions possible damages and a claim that money was taken or owed. It references a party perhaps seeking restitution, with unclear names or dates. The text is too damaged to confirm specifics or outcomes.
After a secret two hour meeting on May 22 the Tammany Hall executive committee voted to name a triumvirate to run the organization. The trio is Charles E Murphy Daniel McMahon and Louis F Haffen replacing Lewis Nixon who resigned. The caucus met to finalize future leadership today.
White victims counted among the dead include John Angerstein and his wife plus three others as the May 22 tornado in Goliad Texas raises the death total to 120. Baseball scores from Chicago to St Louis are listed with multiple games reported.
The San Francisco Athletic Club and fighters Jeffries and Fitzsimmons agree on a boxing match framework. They set the gate split at about seventy percent for the gross receipts. The exact date to be decided by mutual agreement and announced soon.
In Indianapolis Indiana yesterday and last night Republicans moved to renominate Steele who leads with three hundred ballots over six hundred but was not placed on the renomination ballot.
Springfield May 23 Governor Yates issued the Memorial Day proclamation urging observance on May 30 to honor heroes of the Black Hawk Mexican Civil and Spanish American wars and all struggles for freedom and humanity in which the nation’s youth showed attachment to the flag.
May 22 Bloomington Illinois. Mrs Jules Schoenrock of Paris France, daughter of General Arabel Gridley, receives a one fourth share in the Gridley millions after settlement with other heirs. Court reports the 1887 foreign resident inheritance law repealed by 1897 legislature. Judge Myers in McLean county circuit court rules the old law no longer applies.
May 22 dispatch from Port au Prince reports widespread excitement as Firmin contemplates forcing entry by the army of the north. Drums drum on every side while armed men gather for battle and the diplomatic corps protests the planned entrance into the capital.
Fragmentary note shows delegates at Pretoria discussing a waiver or solution proposal. Names, groups, and exact terms are unclear in the readable text.
General Haml notes issues about the money difference between the full value of bonds issued and the bonds sold. Assistant editor Spring a report on state government funding and bond transactions.
An 19th century account details torture devices including spike wheels used on criminals. Victims were bound face down on a plank while a rolling wheel with sharp spikes was dragged across their back. Some deaths occurred during the process, with heated spikes used in certain executions.
A Turkish belief states if one finds bread on the ground they must pick it up kiss it and carry it to a hole to insert it. Stepping on bread or leaving it is an unpardonable sin that consorts the offender to the third hell where he is gored by an ox with a single central horn.
A fragment shows a tense exchange about a baby’s teething and a sharp remark about cutting. The dialogue features characters named Benedict and Bachelor and a market in New York press language.
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