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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1897
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports Japan plans to push a Nicaragua canal project independent of the United States, amid friction over U S Hawaiian policy. The article notes U S agencies warn against interference, with commentary on Central American politics and security concerns.
A fragmented report from Bellefontarve Ohio references an oil strike and a well named Gelling during September. Details are incomplete, leaving the event's scope and outcome unclear.
Charles W. Carvin of Denver plans to present at the Chicago labor leaders meeting a scheme to form the New Era Union with no initial capital of sixty thousand dollars. The plan envisions stock at par and bonds due in 23 years six percent payable in gold, with all dividends and bond interest directed to employees. Carvin claims strong backing from eastern capitalists and aims to enlist workers through generous terms.
President Aviman says reports Japan negotiates with the Greater Republic of Central America to take the Nicaragua Canal project from the United States are false. He states Japan has no minister or interests in Central America and has not discussed the matter in the diet.
Russell D. Ward a British resident of Los Angeles who had recently abducted the wife of John Bradbury committed suicide by leaping from a Chicago Northwestern train near Wheatlands. Ward had shown signs of mental instability during the trip and his body was found after the morning incident with no immediate explanation. Authorities reported the act occurred while the train traveled toward Wheatlands and noted no search was conducted before the body was discovered.
Twelve men are recovered dead after a coal dust explosion in the Old Sunshine mine owned by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. Rescue parties still search as crowds gather at the entrances. Physicians have moved to aid any survivors, with bodies found in mutilated condition.
Washington Sept 1 Several members of the armor board have returned and a full board meeting is set for next Tuesday to decide if current material suffices to begin drawing plans for a government armor plant or if further investigations are needed. The board aims for a complete, sizeable plant to meet navy needs for years. Seth Law Accepts mayoral nomination for greater New York. Cholera panic in Sandon British Columbia as residents flee. No death toll yet.
Captain James Desilvey a veteran steamboat man on the Ohio River died Friday morning in Stevnesville Ohio. The report notes his prominence along the river and in river commerce.
A Michipicotten party reports rich quartz with free gold in the Lake Wawa region near Michipicoten. Prospectors flock to the site, with 200 more arriving after the Mary Bell voyage, as a town site is laid out and plans form for a dock and regular steamer service to handle the influx.
Labor Day brought many accidents to Zanesville Ohio with several fatalities. A six car electric train ran away on the Y bridge incline and side swiped an approaching train. Mrs J B Alexander was crushed and died in hospital. Just Merath district organizer of the federation of labor was fatally injured. Others named include Miss Holmes Mr Yoder Miss Rathbun Mrs Charles Rodgers Miss Ivy Brigham and Mr Beston and William Berne who died after being injured. About 15000 visitors were in the city.
A white man Henry Wall killed Sadie Cook near Friends Mission Virginia. He assaulted then decapitated and dumped her body in a ravine before washing stains from his clothes. An enraged mob lynched Wall near the crime site Sunday afternoon as authorities exchanged stunned reports.
Capron Kentucky September 6 reports a creek bed oil spring on the 8 H Smith farm five miles away yielding a valuable, ready made lubricant. By damming the flow with a plank, observers can ignite the surface as a blaze. People foresee development of the spring and its use in cures for bruises cuts and sores.
In Monongahela Virginia a nitro glycerine blast early Saturday mortally wounds two men and a horse, destroys a buggy, and damages the Monongahela River bridge rendering it unusable until repaired. One killed man is likely Charles P. Rankin, former Watson Mining superintendent.
The state board of health in New Orleans orders a rigid quarantine on Biloxi and Ocean Springs and other gulf coast watering places until the situation is clarified. Guards will patrol trains and stations, baggage fumigated, and returned residents' houses fumigated. Louisville & Nashville trains forbidden to stop at Biloxi or Ocean Springs.
Capt. C D Farrar and crew return to Savannah after the schooner Agnes I Grace sank twenty miles off Tybee when 16 ton coast defense guns broke loose crashing through gear and opening the waterway. The vessel went down in about twenty minutes with its topmast above water. The wreck lies ten fathoms deep and may be recoverable but blocks navigation.
A blaze at the John M. Rowe Sons & Co basket and wickerware works at 155 N Water street spread to nearby buildings on Water street and Delaware avenue. Estimated loss surpasses $100,000 with full insurance coverage. Origin undetermined. In Baltimore a 19 year old son killed his father Edward A Bishop at 2022 Boyd street during a domestic incident.
Babe Almost Boasted details a fire injuring an 18 month old girl and burning neighbor Mrs. Miller in O., Sept. 6. One Killed and Thirty-Two Wounded covers an excursion train wreck near Etna, Me., with one death and 52 injuries. Matron of Odd Fellows Home notes Kate Poppell named matron at Springfield Ohio. Ministers Woodferi reports a Spanish foreign minister visiting US minister Woodferi in called upon meetings.
Westbound Wabash train No S derails a mile west of Pormrenr Minnesota after impact. Ten cars leave tracks. passengers in rear cars thrown to floors but none hurt. Tramp killed. engineer John Egan severely injured. fireman Grease badly scorched.
Telegraphed confirmation from Mississippi Louisiana and Alabama boards of health and the Marine Hospital Service states Ocean Springs fever is yellow fever after thorough investigation. Kentucky wheat crop seen at 11 579 000 bushels with farmers holding over half for higher prices. Walter E Faison of the state department reportedly very ill in Wilmington North Carolina.
Washington reports President McKinley and the cabinet will likely discuss Attorney General McKenna's construction of section 22 of the Dingley law. The issue could affect about 30 million dollars a year in customs revenues and shifts in shipping and rail traffic across the United States.
Veterans of the Ted New York and 124th New York regiments and New York firemen spent Sunday at Devils Den battlefield. The 124th held a meeting with prayers by Rev T Brittain before brief sketches by Col Wergant Dr Thompson and other veterans. Ogden Goelet's remains sail from Cowes to Newport on the May Flower as flag at Royal Yacht squadron castle half-masted.
In Jonesboro Tennessee a 3 year old son of F C Smith, a prominent citizen, fell into boiling water and died within hours. In Owosso Michigan Miss Millie Comstock, a music teacher, died from burns after a blanket soaked in oil was set on fire. In Boston a 22 year old bicyclist Miss Mabel Morrill fell into an excavation and was killed.
The Marine Hospital Service probes an Ocean Springs fever. Early reports suggest dengue or brakebone fever rather than yellow fever, with officials noting endemic spread, low fatalities, and malaria indicators. Dr. Bailbache led the assessment as acting surgeon general.
The Central Labor council held a grand picnic at Lexington race course to raise funds for suffering coal miners in Kentucky and Tennessee. The event featured bicycle races for ladies among others and yielded a sizable sum.
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