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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
2
A New Zealander arrives to buy American carrier pigeons for New Zealand's postal service with a 2 cent pigeongram. A St. Louis paper recalls Senator Mason camping at a glacier in Alaska to beat the heat. Minneapolis mayor indicted for bribery as municipal morality battles begin to rise nationwide.
The Minneapolis Times notes a Wisconsin man who tried to hypnotize a bull plans to be out in about six weeks. The report mentions severe injuries including fractured ribs and dislocated shoulders from the accident.
Observers noted that Ambassador Chanate’s dinner for King Edward VII symbolized a European trend toward recognizing democracy, not American adoration of royalty. The scene highlighted cross Atlantic regard for democratic governance over monarchical symbolism.
The article notes Senor Palma’s strong American backing and his rival Senor Queseda gaining similar friend networks in the United States. It suggests U S influence may have helped Palma’s victory, with strong public backing for Palma in Washington.
The piece mocks a Massachusetts ruling that arrest for drunkenness requires proof of voluntary drinking. It jokes that forcing an alcoholic to drink is absurd, highlighting the tension between law and humorous opinion about intoxication.
The Automobile Club of America suspended two members for racing machines at high speed in an endurance event. The article predicts it will be months before horseless carriages become safe for occupants and all travelers on the highway.
The house passed a senate bill setting a 145 to 4 vote on irrigation funding. The measure directs the government to raise funds from political contributions to support construction and maintenance of irrigation works within the state or territory where the act applies.
An attack by gunfire targeted Mormon missionaries in Marshall County Kentucky. The piece notes rising hostility to converts in the southern region and references an incident described as a fusillade, while stating no faith was eradicated by such shotgun methods.
General Brugere head of the French Army states the United States appears a happy nation. He notes widespread belief that life is worth living and public revelry is common, stating Americans seem more given to festivity than any he has known.
Senor Buencamino, once Aguinaldo's cabinet head, after visiting St. Louis, said Filipinos are rapidly Americanizing and children are going to school. He praises prosperity under U S rule and favors the Philippines remaining part of the United States as it grows with it.
The senate debated the isthmian canal and Panama route with speeches by Cullom Kittridge and others. The house passed pension law amendments and a Lincoln monument plan funded at $25,000. Cholera cases rose in the Philippines while the treasury balance showed available cash and gold reserves.
Summary of miscellaneous items: Andrew Carnegie declines to take school presidency in Shipley England citing transatlantic work. Charles D. Warner found dead in Kansas City rooming house with morphine bottles, following drinking. Capt. C. E. Tyler, late St. Louis resident and inventor of the reiltop desk, dies at Colorado Springs. Washington political updates include a deferred Cuban reciprocity talk and the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Leadville on freight rates.
The Association of Railway Superintendents will test telegraphing and telephoning from moving trains. The Corinto to Granada railroad has been completed. On the 19th the US transport Kilpatrick arrived from Manila with 658 casuals 150 marines and 52 enlisted men of Troop H Third Cavalry. On the 19th Union Pacific boilermakers from Omaha to Ogden struck in response to a union order. On the 20th BR Dun Co reports 194 failures in the US 19 in Canada vs 193 and 14 last year respectively.
Senate not in session on the 21st. House members push the Darien Isthmus survey for canal viability. McClellan defends army in Philippine civil government debate. Marshal Swearingen dies amid shootout with Horace Shipman in Indiana. Sioux City railroad wreck near Easton, Iowa, kills two. President replies to Cuban reciprocity timing threats. Cowboys clash near Tucumcary. five dead. Mother Jones arrested in West Virginia. Dallas hotel collapse kills one, injures three. Michigan upper peninsula snow. Quay seeks to discharge territories from statehood vote. Beveridge delays Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona. Army appropriation conference partial report. House civil government debate animated. Mississippi River Commission meets in St Louis to allocate $2,000,000. Bankruptcy law amendment stalled in Senate. Arch Buckner found dead. companion missing. David W. Littler dies in Illinois. Willet Davis suicide in Lenox Iowa.
Indiana dispatches describe Henry Deming battered by white caps in Monroe County and driven to madness in Bloomington amid fear of enemies. Reports from French Lick and West Baden cite race tension, suspected agitators, and a no-foundation shooting rumor. Kennard struggles with peace officers as multiple marshals resign, leaving no one to handle arrests.
Edward Arnett and Della Christian secretly wed at the Kokome Indiana railroad depot on June 23. The couple evaded opposing parents as the girl arrived with her family to send her to Chicago. Arnett boarded the train from the opposite side and the journey became the couple’s wedding trip with parents unknowingly helping.
President W W Parsons of the Indiana state normal school spoke to about 1200 graduates on Some Factors in Individual Character addressing seniors entering the teaching profession. In Indiana authorities fear Berrien county Mich berry pickers face cross border action after a murder case. Charles E Shepherd of Red Key convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Inventing Money Montpelier June 25 The Indiana Pipeline company a branch of the Standard 617 company is erecting two steel tanks at its pumping station here each tank to hold 345 000 barrels The company will then have six of these tanks with a total capacity of 199 000 barrels.
The long vanished trust tinplate mill at Atlanta is no more. Once a bustling plant employing hundreds, it has been relocated to Elwood, leaving only memories of a once thriving industry.
State officials led by Gov. Durbin, manufacturers, and organized labor representatives gathered at the Michigan City state prison on June 25 to discuss convict labor policy and related issues.
Valparaiso Indiana June 23. Valparaiso college started its summer term with the largest attendance in its history. The regular faculty and three special teachers are at work.
Evansville Indiana in June 23 notes a new electric line will connect Evansville to Henderson Kentucky. The right of way is granted and Charles Laval of Evansville serves as company president.
A large crowd gathers at Carnegie Hall to honor Amos J. Cummings with speeches by union leaders and lawmakers. Gen. James R. O Beirne lauds his bravery as a Union Soldier and lifelong dedication to workers rights and unionism.
London June 24 The Lloyds medal for meritorious service was presented to Capt Freeman of the British steamer Roddam in Lloyds committee room for gallantly taking his vessel from St Pierre Martinique on May 8 during the destruction of the town by Mont Pelee eruption.
Lord Kitchener arrived in Cape Town to a great ovation. The town decorated streets and troops lined the routes as the mayor and corporation welcomed the British commander at the town hall and presented him with an address. He praised Irish troops for their war services in South Africa.
The Hague report states C. H. Wessels and P. G. W. Groebler, long in Europe aiding the Boers, have started for England to obtain the arms and supplies needed to permit their return to South Africa.
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