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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
97
Alonzo Henderson, longtime target of northern Indiana law enforcement, was mortally wounded and captured by four Marion officers after a bicycle escape from a home in Marion. The pursuit followed a tip that Henderson was at a West Marion residence near the scene of a recent murder.
Confused notes describe a volcanic outbreak near Mauna with mention of eruptions and possible lava activity. The fragment references Pelee like events and a Saturday update with unclear timelines and individuals.
The report states a farmer from Whitley County was killed after a confrontation with two other men following a dispute at a country location. The assailants allegedly acted after a struggle, with one using a knife, and the incident is linked to local families including the victim’s relatives. Police investigated and the community recalls the victim as a local farmer and son of a Whitley County neighbor.
The bodies of six Fifth Cavalry soldiers captured May 3 by ladrones at Binangonan Rizal Luzon were recovered. Many bodies were mutilated beyond recognition and nine bandits were identified as involved. Two police officers from Teresa Morong province linked to the attackers were identified. The dead were buried in one grave.
Willis Rodway a farm hand married Monday at Pratt to Annie Woolsey daughter of James Woolsey a local farmer. Rodway offered his daughter as a prize to the man who could harvest 500 acres of wheat in three days with a reaper. He cut 100 acres in three days beating rivals and the bride announced readiness to marry based on his harvest effort.
The Northern Indiana Editorial Association held its annual meeting in South Bend with officers elected: President Clay W. Metzker Plymouth Independent First Vice President W W Lockwood Port Republican Second Vice President W E F Beeson Winchester Journal Third Vice President James E McDonald Lig onier Banner Secretary and Treasurer J S Conlogue Kendallville Sun Executive Committee B F Loutham Logansport Pharos F A Miller South Bend Tribune A P Kent Elkhart Review W B Westlake Marion Leader Delegates to the National Editorial Association convention J B Stell South Bend Times UG Y Fowler Frankfort Times Frank W Wills Waterloo Press Miss Harriet Conlogue Kemiallville Sun Jas A Barnes Auburn Courier and E A Jernegan Mishawaka Enterprise.
A Vincennes mob attempted to batter the old jail to free Edeon Edson, accused of assaulting Morris Pohl’s three and a half year old daughter. Firefighters and police were called after a steel beam was seized for the attack, guards reinforced the jail, and Edson was later moved for safety.
Crowds of thousands converge near Pocatello on land opening day as rushed entries flood the Blackfoot area and nearby towns. Mayors, deputies, and officials mobilize to manage the stampede for homestead and mineral lands amid noon hour excitement.
In Havana President Palma and General Gomez faced questions Sunday about a U S press story alleging Gomez accepted a 25 bribe to withdraw from Cuba's presidential race in favor of Palma. Palma denied any involvement and defended Gomez while condemning the insinuation as an attack on both men.
Dr. Frank Bright, his father Rev T Bright, and C D Wilkie of Rutherfordton were convicted of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Indicted as proprietors of the Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company Ellenboro NC the group ran a chain letter scheme charging agents $0 per month after sending $12 for cherry trees. The total amount alleged to have been obtained is about 24008 dollars.
President Roosevelt sends a formal message to Congress urging substantial tariff relief for Cuban imports as part of a reciprocal arrangement. He emphasizes moral and national interests, ties Cuba’s prosperity to American protection, and argues the move benefits both nations amid postwar, canal-era concerns.
The jury in the Fodrea murder trial acquitted after four ballots, the first for acquittal and all others split toward conviction. Judge Neal urged decorum as the courtroom filled, and Fodrea thanked jurors after the verdict amid a relieved crowd and a family reunion. This closes a tense Hamilton county case, with Fodrea calm and embraced by his relatives.
In Pawtucket Rhode Island a large mob clashed with police and cemented the need for more troops. Governor Kimball ordered 700 armed men to restore order as rioting spread from the city to Central Falls and nearby towns.
Washington special reports Admiral Dewey to fly his flag and command the united fleet in winter maneuvers near Culbreba island West Indies with the North Atlantic European and South Atlantic squadrons. Secretary Moody plans to witness summer movements off New York with a guest list including Senators Hale and House chairmen Cannon and Foss.
Marion Indiana special report says Gurney Trowbridge Arthur Stevens and Marshall Harrold all of Sweetzer were arrested Thursday. Trowbridge confessed to killing James Lacy who was shot last Saturday west of Marion after a dispute over a lap robe. Gar Coan is also under arrest. Trowbridge says after a resort stop they pursued Lacy over the missing robe and he fired when Lacy moved as if reaching for a revolver.
News from Binangoman Rizal province says no word has come on the Fourth Cavalry sergeant two corporals and four privates captured May 30 while decorating graves of American soldiers. Troops scour the province for the ladrones and fears for the missing men persist. Lieutenant Hagedorn of the Twenty eighth Infantry is dismissed from the army and sentenced to two years confinement in Manila.
William Kise pleaded guilty in Crawfordsville circuit court to forgery and was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term. He is Reuben Kise’s son, inheriting a $25,900 estate after his father’s death. Kise squandered the money in riotous living and forged notes on nearby farmers, passing about $2,000 through spurious paper.
Washington special report notes Representative McCall of Massachusetts presenting a memorial signed by Charles Francis Adams Andrew Carnegie Carl Schurz Edwin Burritt Smith and Herbert Welsh. The document requests a Congressional committee of investigation to travel to the Philippines and report on conditions there. Carnegie's signature was authorized by cable. The memorial, dated in Boston, says the signers form a nonpartisan committee interested in U S policy toward the Philippines.
Engineers Henry Carson Franklin Pierce and B Harris Wallace of the Godellie survey arrived in New Orleans after surveying the coast from the Sabine River to Mobile Bay. They found the coastline today sits about three inches lower than notes from 70 years ago, based on a hundred tests.
Workmen building a Columbus residence found a skeletonized cat in a plaster wall. It had eaten its own tail to survive the three weeks it remained hidden between plastering and flooring after wandering in the night before the wall was sealed.
In Tours France a crowd of about three thousand watched the execution of Barnum Saily's largest elephant at Crey Park at midnight Wednesday. The animal broke its chains on the way to the station, attacked keepers, and was killed. Two hundred men pulled at the rope to strangulate the beast.
Joseph Denson 39 a prominent coal digger was found dead in woods near Indian Springs Bedford after leaving Monday afternoon with a rifle. A search party found his body about 90 hours later near the springs. He had been boarding with C R Donahue and had been drinking the springs water for his health.
Washington special reports the cabinet on Tuesday approved sending one or two U S warships to Laguayra to protect American citizens amid disturbances in Venezuela. The Cincinnati and the Topeka at San Juan Puerto Rico are expected to be dispatched.
Dr. William L. Bryan, vice president at Indiana University Bloomington, was elected president to succeed Dr. Joseph Swain. Swain will assume charge at Worthmore College. Bryan accepted the post on Tuesday.
Reports from Irkutsk describe a growing famine crisis in Siberia with vast numbers of famine stricken people arriving in the city. The affected are camped outdoors, clad in rags, and rely on private charity unable to meet the distress.
San Francisco: David Starr Jordan president of Stanford University sails for Samoa on the Sierra with his wife and young son to spend the summer there. He leads a summer project as head of the fish commission to collect and classify South Sea fishes with help from Vernon Kellogg and Sin dow, a Japanese scholar.
Plainfield Indiana report says 17 year old Henry Blank son of Mr and Mrs J W Blank drowned in White Lick Creek near the railroad bridge around noon Saturday. He was swimming with others when a cramp struck and he died before rescue.
A weathered hammock in Wetherby tells its own tale of the Rudd household. It recalls Angelina Pearlie and Gwenldolyn as the daughters who found husbands, while the preacher, dentist, and bank clerk figures weave through the sunlit yard. The hammock laments its fate as it nears retirement alongside the garden bonfire.
A theater ticket agent, summering in the country, finds his parrot escaped and attacked by crows high on a tree. The exhausted bird, fluffed with feathers torn, keeps shouting a mocking phrase in a cracked voice, repeating one at a time, gentlemen, one at a thaw.
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