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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
1
The Japanese premier Marquis Ito tendered resignation amid a cabinet crisis caused by repeated delays in public works. Minister of Finance Watabe faces criticism as the cabinet structure and Emperor's response loom.
Bays the secretary of the Japanese legation in Washington disputes reports of a worsening financial crisis in Japan. He cites deferrals on undertakings and growth in communications and industry, insisting the current situation is not dire and may benefit national progress. Also notes President Errazuriz defers duties in Chile until June and Pan American Expo debates over Sunday opening continue amid contractor demands. Stockwell arrest for conspiracy to blackmail follows other regional notes.
Cairo Illinois May 3 Motile and Ohio passenger train No 1 southbound collided with a work train ten miles south of the city yesterday afternoon. Engineer Jackson of the work train was killed and Engineer Tippaney of the passenger train was injured. Both engines were wrecked.
A chaotic stock scene is described with bears in Wall Street and a looming strike by Belgian builders amid factory purchases by the Hoven American Cigar Company. Reports include prices, shortages, and international tensions, alongside notes on strikes in France and Japan and a local labor unrest context.
Gov Durbin Attorney General Taylor and Auditor Hart toured the Indiana reform school at Jeffersonville. They warned the contractor to finish the new 200000 dollar cellhouse in 30 days or face daily forfeits of 25 dollars. Prisoners suffer crowding as warm weather nears and old cell houses remain in use.
Newly appointed Fort Wayne police commissioners William Geake Charles S Bush and A B Trentian filed an alternative writ of mandamus in circuit court to force Comptroller Berghoff to approve their bonds. Berghoff contests the law as unconstitutional and a key municipal election looms next Tuesday.
Logansport Indiana May action by city council to demand resignation of Mayor George P. McKee amid party fault lines. McKee, a Republican in his second term, faced salary-increase pledges tied to abstinence and resignation if failing to meet promises. In Shelbyville Indiana temporary restraining order dissolves regarding teribolines railway work. court rules crews may work on right of way north of a boundary line but must stay off gravel pike. Cory land nitro-glycerine mining unplowed as work resumes.
Sparks from a passing locomotive set a fire that partially destroyed the east elevator of the Lake Shore Railway Company. Losses include 1090 bushels of wheat 500 bushels of rye and 800 bushels of corn insured for 2000 with uninsured losses noted for other farm produce.
Laura Spoon and Clyde Wynegar wed in the county jail in Indianapolis on May 16. Minutes after the ceremony Wynegar was sent to the penitentiary to serve a sentence ranging from two to 21 years for embezzlement.
Michael Herdrick aged 77 a prominent farmer of Royalton township committed suicide by hanging in the woodshed. He had been in poor health for years and since his wife’s death last August had suffered in mental state, local authorities report.
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A brief item notes the secretary's position on keeping or closing numerous arsenals as transportation facilities expand. The report cites Marine Port names and several arsenal locations including Columbia, Penn and Indianapolis, detailing government plans and related adjustments.
Austin Texas May 3 The presidential party reception in Austin features 50 carriages and 15 military companies as crowds gather. The New Orleans visit recalls French and Spanish eras with ceremonies at the cabildo and Jackson Square. Cadets and guards line the route while bells and artillery greet the president and staff. World history noted as Louisiana's transfer to the United States is recalled by Louisiana Historical Society president Alice Fortier.
A newspaper ad touts Dr Kings New Discovery as a home remedy for coughs colds and lung diseases claiming relief and a standing cure from persistent use. Trial bottles are offered free at O D Knoefel with each bottle priced 50 cents or one dollar and guaranteed.
In an emergency the best messenger is a police or fire alarm line available at all times. The notice urges residents to install a telephone for rapid access to authorities and urgent alerts.
Mount Marcy is described as the Adirondacks highest peak with a volcanic tendency and reputed to first sense cooling breezes after a chic period. The passage links mountain health to salubrity of the region and mentions the skin specialist who created Harver Sale formula for skin diseases. A drug advertisement urges Seware substitutes and notes availability at all druggists.
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