Orford Zenith Report From Indiana Publisher
In Orford Zenith Indiana the local publisher Vernice N Biner is noted as the key figure in the brief entry. The item highlights a regional outlet and its editor or proprietor in Indiana.
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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
2
In Orford Zenith Indiana the local publisher Vernice N Biner is noted as the key figure in the brief entry. The item highlights a regional outlet and its editor or proprietor in Indiana.
A week summary reports washouts on rail lines A W & L E tracks loss of bridges and suspensions of service. Flooding at Buffalo creek in Rocke County. several frame houses washed away with unconfirmed drownings. Outlaws Fisher and Tid Fisher engaged in a shootout. Fisher captured after surrender. father charged with murder. Banks face tax penalties tied to undivided profits. China dispatch notes Prince and Pekin forces mobilizing to expel foreigners with large troop movements.
Six persons were injured with two dead as a west bound freight train struck excursionists waiting at Johnstown station to board a trip to Lakemont Park near Altoona. About 2,500 people stood by awaiting departure when the collision occurred as the first train section began boarding.
A War Department dispatch reports Brigadier General A. Chaffee is commissioned as Major General commanding the Chinese expeditionary force. A cable notice to Nagasaki confirms the appointment with Gen Chaffee to meet on arrival. Oregon dispatches discuss steel plate repairs and immediate duty if safe. News notes plans for possible reprisals against China and coffee price changes.
The report shows 1900 quarterly totals with large banking and brokerage failures and a rise in manufacturing and trading firm collapses. It notes 196 U S failures that week versus 169 last year and 26 in Canada versus 24, reflecting shifting business conditions and price adjustments.
Consul General McLean reports rising use of American flour in Japan, concentrated in major cities with several American built mills now supplying the country. He notes native mills exist but with low capacity, while American wheat is also being imported for flour production. The grain trade extends to Russia, China, and eastern Siberia as demand expands amid drought.
The article notes severe Indian region hunger with cattle dying and few provisions left. It cites near-total wheat crop failure in Indiana and widespread corn yield drops. It also mentions a 000 congressional appropriation and private subscriptions as possible relief alongside multiple regional impacts.
Three bandits tried to hold up a saloon at 3801 Honore Street Chicago. One robber Michael Ward was killed as the owner shot and the criminals fled. Police hunt the remaining two men as the town reels from the violent incident. In Texas a cloudburst near Coleman floods kill sixteen with ten bodies recovered.
A detective pursued a gang tied to a Somerton murder case. He aided in capturing Barney Devine of Zanesville and John Stephens of Camden after an attempted robbery. Clarence, a 67 year old bystander, intervened and was shot during the sequence involving a tram and travel through Ohio and Paul.
G H W Elt of Newark, secretary and treasurer of the Dime Savings Institution, was arrested on embezzlement charges after officials estimated defalcations between $38,000 and $40,000. Charles Westervelt admitted misappropriating bank funds and is jailed in East Orange under $10,000 bail.
A bustling Indiana roundup reports accidents and events across counties. Notable items include the Arcadia fireworks resuming, a serious injury from a yard accident near Aurora, a new Grant County power house project, fruit crop updates near Wabash, and bank plans led by Jeremiah Bonn in Gaston. Deaths include Samuel Smith after a fall from a load of corn, and multiple injuries from mines, blasts, and collisions. Also noted are a county fair debate in Huntington, a bridge collapse, and military appointments in the Indiana National Guard. A South Africa letter highlights a staged youth’s wartime service and a mink incident ends with a minister injured.
A dense listing of prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Includes bid ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and new potatoes with regional price variation and quality terms.
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