Washington Sent 183A Private Tak Details Hidden
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20 Sep 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
The readable snippet shows a cryptic note about a private transfer or takings issue with unclear context and missing specifics. No names, dates, or places are identifiable in the fragment.
Mrs. Wm. M. Stewart wife of Senator Stewart of Nevada was killed near Alameda California after a car collision. Henry Foote and H B Taylor escaped with light bruises. The Stewarts were visiting San Francisco. Senator Stewart is in The Hague over a Pius fund arbitration case involving Mexican government claims.
War Department circular under currency controller announces that remains of soldiers dying at posts within the United States cannot be disinterred and shipped home at government expense. Efforts will be made to contact relatives before burial to arrange home interment if possible.
Secretary George T. Gaston reports the Spanish War Veterans third national convention will be in Detroit from September 22 to 25 with a special one fare rate announced by the Central Passenger Association. President Roosevelt is expected to attend September 21 and 22.
Heavy use on battleship big guns during recent maneuvers left many in bad condition. One or two may need replacement and extensive repairs are expected on several. An Indiana officer admitted the 154 inch gun in the forward turret had become defective.
Flames sweep through the Beaumont oil field near Spinach Top area after a Thursday ignition along the Texas and Sabine tracks. Large tanks and trestles explode as oil is discharged and the ground becomes saturated, with authorities fearing widespread damage unless containment improves.
King Edward in Scotland attends Braemar gathering watching highland games with Queen Alexandra and Prince of Wales attending. Royal party and Highland troops present as crowds gather from surrounding counties to cheer the event before returning to Balmoral.
Vienna on September 12 reports that the ministry of commerce published provisions of a new law. Every commercial traveler in Austria must provide a character certificate and a medical certificate showing no infectious disease or disfiguring physical marks. Certificates must be kept on file within a fortnight of presentation and authorities will issue a travel permit valid for one year.
Fires threaten timber around Tillamook Oregon on September 12 as residents battle to save the town. Four scattered houses have burned while ashes and smoke blanket the area reducing visibility to blocks.
Manila reports business leaders plan to organize to push limited Chinese immigration to the Philippines. They aim to send a memorial or delegation to Washington as the Philippine commission may endorse allowing restricted Chinese labor migration due to scarce workers and rising wages.
A revolutionary general named Chicore was tried by a military tribunal and sentenced to death. The proceedings reportedly occurred in the town of Goave, with the verdict announced and the execution to follow.
Sept 15 observances marked the first anniversary of President McKinley’s death. Judge Day led the Canton memorial while services in Washington Cincinnati New York Buffalo Chicago and other cities memorialized the late president with prayers hymns and laurel tributes.
In Nashville Georgia on September 13 Boisy Bryant was executed for the murder of Town Marshal Hynds. Parker daughter of the slain officer watched as Bryant died and then cut the body down with her father's knife. The crime occurred in Adel Georgia last May after Bryant resisted arrest and wounded the marshal.
Caracas Sept 13 government publishes decrees branding Gen Mates as traitor and piracy suspect. It orders his trial and alleges he offered to surrender Venezuela finances to outside capitalists on a camel basis as in Egypt, per reports from the Venezuelan correspondent.
Kalama Washington reports D L Wallace his wife and two children died in the Lewis River fires while camping. Five logging camps are burned. dozens of homes lost. Oak Point on the Columbia is destroyed. In Cowlitz and nearby counties five dead two missing. Portland area fatalities mount with Palmer and Springwater losses. Estimated total damage exceeds 1.6 million dollars.
In Batangas and Tayabas provinces in Luzon, the U S Philippine commission bills out land tax for the year. The native constabulary reports 18 bandits killed and 25 captured in four confrontations with Rios bandits led by the irreconcilable chief who vows to die fighting. In Bulacan, Capt Bulo, blamed for 30 murders, was killed after refusing to surrender.
A passenger train No. 4 on the Missouri Kansas Texas road collided with a light engine near Souester. J. T. Sunow was severely injured and believed to be fatally hurt. Sept. 25 report notes the wreck and its grim outcome.
Proceedings determine if the contest is a prize fight or mere boxing match. Governor and attorney general filed in Jefferson circuit court seeking to restrain the Southern Athletic Club from holding the event under its auspices. Court to hear immediately and appeal to final decision.
Prisoners gained access to an outside corridor and dug two holes in the outer wall before being discovered. Sheriff Bray locked them in cells, but two hours later they picked locks again. A blacksmith cut locks to feed them. Bert Culip and Wallace named as leaders among the prisoners.
Evansville Indiana September 13 The city school board held a special meeting to determine the color of Mabel Smith eleven who attends Blankenberg school. Parents of other pupils pulled children from class after the controversy arose. Physicians testified with opposing views on whether the girl is colored or white. With Blankenberg largely involved the school will remain closed until the board resolves the matter.
Winfield S Stratton a Colorado Springs mine owner and benefactor died at 9 30 p m Sunday after months of illness He built the Independence Bonanza mine in Colorado and owned the city street railway system His sister Mrs Jennie Cobb of San Jose is the sole surviving close relative His wealth is estimated at 15 000 000 born 1848 in Jeffersonville Indiana and moved to Colorado in 1872
The color line is drawn at Northwestern University and no negroes will be admitted to the young women’s dormitories. The Women’s Educational association, supervising the halls, approved the decision after stormy meetings. The dispute began last year when a Texas woman, colored, rented a Chapin Hall room and arrived to find her status in question.
London reports that the marriage of Lord Francis Hope to Beatrice Ricketts will occur soon as the divorce decree obtained in March becomes absolute. The engagement had been announced earlier and plans proceed despite legal steps.
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A riot at the Ohio street canal intersection in Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon left Charles Stubbs severely stabbed. Authorities allege David Highbaugh and William Bolen carried out the attack. Multiple participants resisted arrests as bicycle police intervened and arrested rioters and bystanders who interfered.
Hundreds of Indianapolis residents wore pink carnations on Sunday as a memorial to the late President McKinley. Some churches held services devoted to his memory and prayers included in sermons. Hymns associated with the martyred president were sung in all churches.
Wallace Bolt, age 3, was killed when a loaded shotgun fell from a wall and discharged. The incident occurred while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bolt, were at the supper table in their Lapel house.
The northern division of the Grain Dealers association of Indiana met Friday to arrange attendance at the National Grain Dealers association meeting in Peoria next October. H. G. Thayer of Plymouth was named as delegate from this district. The group aims to secure lower insurance rates and push South Bend to host the next national convention.
Dr U W Littlefield of Anderson Indiana reports a discovery that magnetism from the air, applied with a specially prepared powder, can convey a magnetic effect to restore life to any organism from which life is said to be extinct.
In Terre Haute Indiana on September 1 delegates from 2 of 6 to 13 attended a meeting of the Central Labor Union. They decided not to vote the boycott on the Terre Haute Brazil and Interurban road between the city and Brazil, operated by the Terre Haute Electric Company. The meeting was stormy and adjourned late at night.
Dr. G. H. Hilligoss of Cincinnati and his wife have traveled to Washington to visit the National Association of Spiritualists and will attend Florida meetings. He intends to run again for president of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists next year after a defeat in the previous election.
Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana opened with 1052 students in scientific and engineering courses and aims for 1400 total attendance. Students from India Japan Mexico Porto Rico and the Philippines enrolled as the year’s faculty expanded by thirty new professors to meet higher demand.
Elkhart Indiana Sept. 15 St Joseph Navigation Co of Elkhart is incorporated with 25000 capital. A similar Michigan company will be formed to open the St Joseph river for navigation between Elkhart and Lake Michigan. Locks and dams to be built with aim to connect Lake Michigan and Lake Erie via the St Joseph Maumee and smaller rivers, reducing land travel.
Special escort committees to receive and entertain President Roosevelt during his Indianapolis visit on September 23 have been appointed. Details include involvement by mounted police Indiana national guard and Indianapolis fight artillery units ahead of a Spanish American War veterans meeting.
Observances marked the anniversary of William McKinley’s death with special services across churches. Frail or fragmentary reports note church ceremonies and solemn gatherings commemorating the event.
Plainfield January September 13 Keeley graduates held a reunion in Keeley hall with former classmates expected to attend. The event celebrated alumni ties and featured remarks from notable Keeley graduates.
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