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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1897
Page
1
Reconstruction era notes include laborers in Chicago receiving two tents per hour, Knights of Labor approaching 25th anniversary in November, and various international labor and political items. The messy clipping mentions riots, strikes, and labor actions across the United States and abroad with multiple entities named.
In Ripley County Indiana a mob executed five men believed to be prolific burglars. The Versailless crowd hanged the victims from elm trees in the town square as lawlessness escalates after a spate of depredations. Authorities vow swift action against accused gang members.
Sept 16 Ocean Springs Miss our greatest hardship now is being deprived of mail and newspapers. The report notes passengers on trains passing by and looking at boats, while officials struggle with interrupted communications and the town's daily flow.
A chaotic scene in a Midwestern county as public excitement erupts into fear of a large conflagration. Reports describe horsemen, rockets, and crowds testing law protections while sheriffs and juries face veiled threats and widespread property worries.
Scattered OCR text reports brutal labor actions, a dynamite theft by strikers, and a chaotic wartime scene. Mentions include a governor’s troops in a scene with Cavaliers, disrupted work hours, and repeated references to labor strife and policing. Also notes the arrest of a yellow fever case in West Virginia linked to a broader outbreak, plus a Caire case under study for fever.
The U S District Court ruling by Judge Foster declares the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange a violation of the Sherman anti trust law causing excitement at the stock yards. Leaders warn dissolution could harm livestock trade while others pledge to consult lawyers before acting. The decision defines interstate commerce and notes restrictions on states while protecting local infrastructure. The case followed Greer Mills & Ui of Chicago and Kansas City firms, with the exchange near the stock yards.
The London Globe calls the United States a fourth-rate power and argues America plays only a minor role in world affairs. It urges a firmer tone in relations to prevent disputes and asserts the US must recognize its limited influence. The report also covers the frigate Constitution's move to Boston, yellow fever cases in New Orleans, long distance signaling experiments in Colorado, and a boxing draw in Brooklyn.
Brace for yellow fever crisis expands as Alabama and Vicksburg railroad tracks are torn up and a trestle burned west of Jackson. Governor McLaurin calls out capital guards to protect property amid quarantine clashes. Reports from Meridian, Splanos, Jackson, and Monte cite new cases and deaths as districts organize response and supplies.
About 5000 laboring men gathered at Nay Aug park in Scranton to denounce the Lattimer killing. Speakers from the United Labor League and Homestead honored labor leaders urged lawful action and organization as safeguards. Resolutions blamed Sheriff Martin and criticized Gen Gobin for interference with civil law.
Cynthiana Kentucky September 20 Jake Wolfford secretary of Redman distillery has assigned. Assets total 49 900 liabilities 29 000.
The Times says the stated reopening of negotiations for a general arbitration treaty by the United States and Britain is premature. In Atlanta the yellow fever scare among refugees eased with fewer arrivals. A collision at St Louis Union Depot injured four, one seriously, as trainsFrom the Asion station collided with the Kansas City and Colorado line.
In the September term of the U S court for the district of West Virginia ex Governor A B Fleming sought to make perpetual the injunction against Eugene V Debs and others for Monongah Coal Co. with no appearances by defendants. Judge Jackson said the order reflects good law morals and justice and protected property rights of the plaintiffs.
A dispatch from Hammerfest reports Andree’s balloon voyage leader in the polar crossing attempt. Baldwin notes Andree likely crossed about 150 miles of open water from Spitzbergen toward the pack ice, confirming his eastward path and potential Arctic Russia reappearance.
A heavy afternoon storm at the Indianapolis Fair Grounds injures three people, crushes a man under a falling tree, wrecks tents and exhibits, topples a grandstand, and kills several horses. Races postponed and extensive monetary losses reported. Henry Hicks of Columbus, Ohio among the injured.
In Indianapolis Iad Sept 18 Star Pointer the famous black stallion won the second heat in a showdown with Patchen. Patchen had won the first heat in decisive form, but star Pointer led from the start in the second heat after a coin flip determined pole position. McCleary drove Star Pointer to the finish as 45 000 spectators watched. Patchen faltered in the shoeing experiment causing delays before the race.
Opening races at the Indiana state fair drew fair crowds on a favorable day. Eckstein won the 2100 trot in two straight heats, Palmyra Boy captured the 2nd pace with two heats, and Senator Wilkinson took the 2:50 trot in two heats alongside large rival fields. Counterfeiters arrested in Valparaiso as Brown and Hansen linked to Haymarket era. First National Bank of Greensburg liquidation progress noted in Washington. New Hoosier postmasters appointed including Dekalb, Lake Village, and Vike's Peak locations.
Joc Calin skie foreman of the Italian ballasting crew on the Chicago and Erie line was murdered in the caboose by an employee. The killer remains at large. Also reported are bull goring fatal for Frederick Hessel in Warsaw and a bicyclist dying after a heat related collapse in Lepanon.
Report says Bert Andrews, slain in Versailles OsGOON Indiana, may have helped officers identify thieves. A note in his handwriting urged marshal Dan Gilliland to meet two men and warned to not shoot. The note surfaced after the mob violence.
At a tomato canning factory in Evansville Indiana a clash between white worker Joseph Peck and Black worker Walter Tiddington escalated as women joined in. Jennie Brown a Black woman slashed Mrs Tony Beeler a white woman cutting her throat though she survived. Police quelled further violence by firing colored workers.
The Peru Ohio field reports four wells yielding a total daily output of about seven hundred barrels. The Miami county site, forty miles from any other oil field, offers cheaper operations as oil is found 800 to 1000 feet below the surface, signaling strong potential ahead.
Dr F Keller secretary of the Alexandria board of health says oil and gas emissions threaten health. Notices served on offenders ignored. prosecutions to begin under state law. Other items note education law increasing state school attendance, a boy’s skull fracture, mines resuming in the black coal district, forgery arrest near Farmland, a miner operators conference, a trolley accident killing a child, and a granite monument for Gov English at English Indiana.
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