07 Jun 1902
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
1
A memorial bust of the late President William McKinley was unveiled in Philadelphia with appropriate ceremonies honoring his legacy. Veterans from Ar ington attended the dedication, reflecting the national regard for the former leader.
Professor Angelo Heilprin, leading a Geographical Society expedition, reached Mont Pelee's crater summit with guides and noted the crater and River Fallaise share a vent. A fresh eruption at La Soufriere on St Vincent occurred at 3 am with dense vapor and lightning, ending after about an hour.
June 2 Wilkes Barre and Hazleton report a tense start to a critical week in the anthracite coal strike. United Mine Workers orders eight hour days for engineers pumpmen and firemen take effect, threatening mine water control and property damages. Officials fear further disturbances as unions vow action while employers resist outside intervention. Police shield officers as Hazleton crowds confront trolley carriage of company men, with workers and staff fleeing sight of the deputation.
The Atrato arrives from Colon reporting heavy fighting at Bocas del Toro last week. Revolutionists mined Bocas and government troops were sent to recapture it. Mines exploded killing soldiers and the revolutionaries hold Bocas while Colon and Panama remain under government control as troops push to block the advance.
Reid and his wife with their daughter sailed from New York for England on the Cunard Liner Umbria. The party left with the ship's departure reported in local notices.
Readable text shows available cash balance of 155 million 470 thousand 222 dollars and gold reserves 96 million 588 thousand 208 dollars amid a demotion note and a 160 million gold reserve reference.
London confirms terms of surrender signed by Boer representatives and Lord Milner. Jubilation spreads in London churches and streets with prayers, hymns, and public celebrations as Pretoria proclaims interest on Transvaal bonds resumes June 1. Ottawa and Montreal mark the news with bells, parades, flags, and fireworks. Washington notes official embassy delight at the war's end.
A ten bell chime was dedicated in Lincoln Nebraska to William McKinley’s memory. The bells are in the dome of St Pauls Methodist Church and were presented with a sacred concert lasting about an hour. McKinley’s favorite hymns Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My God to Thee were played.
The three week building trades strike in Fargo North Dakota ends. Contractors will pay the wages demanded by the workers but will not recognize the union.
Chattanooga Tennessee June 2 Capt Cy 41 Lyerly and associates representing the Chattanooga National Bank announce purchase of a controlling interest in the Third National Bank. The two institutions will be consolidated into a single bank.
In late May to May 30 1900 Congress scenes show Senate debates over the Philippines policy with Patterson Foraker Howe Lodge and others on the floor. House advances the Shattuc immigrant bill and tightens prohibitions on liquor sales at immigrant stations and in the capital. Immigration reforms raise head tax and broaden exclusions while ensuring possible treaty and administration changes.
Andrew J. Barber of Springfield died at his home aged 68. He was born in Fauquier County Virginia and served as assistant quartermaster in Major General Thomas J. Jackson's Corps during the Civil War.
Three men fell from view while removing rock to place boilers in the French Lick Springs hotel power house. Jack Bird, foreman, was lowered into a 30 foot deep cave opening eight feet wide with water at the bottom. Rescuers extended a pipe 50 feet into the earth to aid digging as the cave, central to town, contains a running stream and connects to other passages.
The June 2 report from Laporte Indiana says Mark Dewey of Perry Ohio was acquitted in Indianapolis on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery. His lawyers plan a $10,000 damages suit against federal authorities claiming false imprisonment. Dewey’s father is a Perry businessman and the younger man was a Northern Indiana Normal School student at the time.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana closed a two day session in the Masonic temple with installation of officers. Grandmaster James W. Dunbar of New Albany, deputy grand master William E. English of Indianapolis, senior grand warden Geo E. Grimes of Ladoga, junior grand warden Alfred Emery of Evansville, grand treasurer Martin H. Rice of Indianapolis, grand trustees Isaac P. Leydon of New Albany and O. E. Holloway of Knightstown were installed.
In Spencer Indiana on May 30 the seventeen year locusts are swarming Owen County damaging young orchards and fields. They trouble White and Eel rivers with heavy losses to young trees while sand wasps and English sparrows counter the swarm around Spencer.
In Muncie Indiana on Sunday the fine farm home of widow Mrs Catherine Miller burned as her funeral was underway the removals and burial were halted to fight the blaze Loss was two thousand dollars with no insurance The deceased had requested that no funeral services be held over her body.
Frederick K. Landis, recently nominated by Republicans of Indiana's Eleventh district for Congress, delivered a memorial ovation speech at Jonesboro Friday afternoon and collapsed from strain and exhaustion after finishing.
Seventeen year locusts appear in Morristown Indiana on May 31 in countless numbers. Some have the letter N plainly inscribed on each wing, causing superstition and confusion about the meaning of the markings.
A fragment from Evansville Indiana notes a reunification involving Henry II and Rosa Franck last week, with limited readable details on the people and locale.
Harrison Memorial fund stages public readings at English's opera house in Indianapolis. Senator Fairbanks presided as crowds packed every space. Riley, McCutcheon, Major, and others read excerpts from their works, with an estimated $10,000 to be cleared over two nights.
Sheriff Bradford retrieved Fred Cankan from Michigan City where he had finished a two year penitentiary term but refused to leave. Cankan escaped twice, returning to the prison and later boarding trains, with behavior rallying suspicions of mental imbalance.
Indianapolis May 31 separate divisions of the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie railroad filed papers of consolidation with the secretary of state and paid 3150 on a combined capital stock of 3450000. The new road continues under the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie name running from the Ohio line to North Judson and the Chicago and Cincinnati from North Judson to the Illinois line.
Noblesville Ind May 36 C C Brown charged with the murder of James Greves last November at Arcadia was found guilty of murder in the first degree. The punishment is life imprisonment. Jurors split with three voting for death and the verdict came as a five hour compromise.
Anderson Indiana June 2 The 30 acre camp of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists opened Sunday afternoon for the summer season Dr G N Hilligoss of Cincinnati president of the state association is expected to return with Mrs Hilligoss in a few days they will occupy a cottage until the annual meeting He will retire from office at its close
In Spencer Indiana on May 31 a miniature boat laden with flowers and evergreens was launched on White River as a memorial to the Americans killed on the battleship Maine in Havana harbor and to sailors and Marines lost in other wars.
The Indiana Association of Letter Carriers met in Evansville on Friday and chose officers led by President A. K. Mehl of Fort Wayne and Vice President W. A. Williams of Evansville with E. A. Roberts of Muncie as secretary.
Joseph Garby, part of a fishing party on the Wabash River south of Terre Haute Indiana, was fatally struck by a dynamite stick he was attempting to throw into the river. The accident occurred June 2 as the group fished along the riverbank.
Notre Dame Indiana May 31 Dr Aus tin O Malley head of the department of English at the University of Notre Dame has been taken to Philadelphia to undergo an operation for ptomaine poisoning believed caused by eating canned fruit.
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