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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1902
Page
4
Adventisers will please take notice that the Sullivan Axton has an exclusive field and they can't reach the republican portion of this county through any other medium. Our patrons are requested to give the more liberal share of their patronage to those who advertise in our columns.
Through chairman Straiton James R Henry requests extending his changes in celebration of liberal and loyal support given for state delegates at the convention date. Henry’s measures failed to show strong backing as not all could be nominated.
The town will remain Lown until disinterested residents decide otherwise. The piece argues city status should come from popular will, not from a jealous group aiming to oust someone deemed entitled. It credits the Democrats and laboring men for their stance after last Thursday's election.
The text argues that beef price hikes hurt the poor but claims meat is unnecessary for health and can be harmful. It asserts meat is merely secondhand vegetables and warns of toxins from dead flesh and disease if excretory organs fail.
At the Vincennes Convention last Thursday Congressman Miers was renominated receiving 744-5 votes while Cyrus K. Davis gained 441-5 votes. The scene was tense with near bolt threats and county delegates supported Miers, amid claims of a $7000 corruption fund used in this county. More details promised later.
Reports from Shelburn and nearby areas claim a small pox scare though officials deny widespread cases. The article cautions exaggeration harms the community and notes careful prevention and diet are key while clarifying Sullivan has no active outbreak.
Brigadier General George W. Davis reports a fierce attack on the principal fort, praising Colonel Baldwin’s hand to hand defense. Survivors and prisoners are detailed as the Americans claim a decisive victory, with heavy Moro casualties and the strategic aim to secure U S authority in the region.
In Manila on May 6 eighty four Moro prisoners under guard staged a break for freedom during a meal. A pre planned signal led them to press between guards and the dining party. The pursuing troops fired, killing 25 Moros and capturing nine. the rest fled.
A skiff with four adults and a child capsized on the Youghiogheny River in West Newton on Sunday. Mrs. Fred Landsparger and her four year old son were drowned in the incident.
In Yokohama on May 5 a gale wrecked the west coast herring fleet leaving two hundred fifty fishermen reported drowned.
London May 5 Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia commands a large squadron and is on a five week cruise while a shark story circulates. Jacmel Hayti May 5 Santo Domingo surrenders to insurgents and President Jiminez seeks refuge in the French consulate.
Valparaiso Indiana May 5 George Van Berg a Baltimore and Ohio freight brakeman was fatally injured at Co burn on Saturday when he fell from his train.
London mourns General William Olpherts VC who earned the sobriquet Hell Fire Jack at Lucknow. Born 1822, he passed away on May 2.
The Hague May 6 reports show Queen Wilhelmina’s condition improving slightly after a late Sunday night operation. Doctors and officials urge calm, noting the illness remains serious but not necessarily fatal, with public gratitude for continued recoveries and official bulletins guiding the timeline.
A missing child case from 1868 connects to a girl located in Albany. The child, last seen Aug 3 1868 visiting Fernbank Ohio, was identified by the local department of charities as Margaret Vinton Taylor. Grandparents and aunt from Cincinnati admitted knowledge of the abduction and were sentenced for child stealing in Columbus. Parents reside in Bellevue Kentucky.
Coroner's jury in Denver states Albert Gabrin died from arsenical poisoning by unknown persons. A murder warrant is issued for Nellie Gabrin, widow of the deceased, and she is arrested at her home and taken to the police station.
New York dispatch reports 25 120 immigrants landed in the city in the four months ending with the latest week. The total for the period tops 1 780, about 90 more than any prior year for the same span.
John D. Cassels was electrocuted at Charlestown State Prison at 12 40 this morning for the February murder of Mrs. May J Lane of Long Meadow Massachusetts. Cassels, a married man, confessed his infatuation for Mrs Lane led to the crime and he shot at Mrs Lane after she refused to elope.
At Annapolis on graduation day a large class received diplomas from President Roosevelt who spoke briefly. Elaborate preparations were made for the cadets ball that evening on the Academy grounds.
Mail reports from Jibouti claim a battle occurred at Koffutitor on the Arabia frontier where Arab tribes faced Turkish troops. Turkish forces reportedly suffered 400 casualties, with Arabs also said to lose heavily.
Prince Frederick William George Ernest of Prussia died in Berlin last evening. He was born in Düsseldorf in 1826.
The Most Rev Michael Augus tin Corrigan born 1840 in Newark New Jersey died after a brief illness. He served as bishop of Newark, then coadjutor to Cardinal McCloskey and became Archbishop of New York succeeding McCloskey. He guided the archdiocese with noted administrative success.
Daily report shows wheat price steady with No 2 марked, corn steady with No 2 mixer, oats and oats prices noted. Livestock section references sheep and hogs with minimal detail.
Wheat and corn prices noted with specific market movements, pork products listed including lard at 10.15 and ribs at 49.0, overall market activity summarized from the cash commodities row.
Louisville grain and livestock listing shows Wheat varieties No 2 red longberry and Coriu No 2 white with quotes around 69 to 77 cents. Oats No 2 mixed and No 2 white around 47 cents. Cattle steady at 2.25 per hundredweight, hogs at 4.50, sheep at 4.25, lambs at 5.7 56.
Wheat steady No. 2 red Sle Corn firm No. 2 mixed Cattle active at 2.35 6.35 Hogs active at 4.10 to 7.15 Sheep active at 2.75 Lambs strong at 2.50 7. Cattle, hog and lamb price ranges noted with market tone.
Market notes show cattle and steers trading around and above 1 7 20 with stockers at 2.75 to 5. Hoge steady at 4.00 and 7.15 for sheep with minor shifts. Cattle steady around 3.60, hoge quiet near 5, sheep firm near 2505.70, lambs steady at 425.97.
Cattle steady at 3.75 to 3.75 per hundredweight hogs active around 7.20 per hundredweight sheep steady at 4.25 to 4.26 lambs steady near 3.06 to 3.07 per hundredweight. The figures reflect a livestock market update with current bid levels for buyers.
Market brief notes July reports show wheat firm on cash bids, July delivery. Corn weak with No 2 cash prices discussed. Oats remain active with No 2 cash quotes.
An explosion of natural gas levels the two story brick block on South Brason street in Marion Indiana. About 20 people were injured, several seriously, as Fansler drug store Rowan grocery and local saloons were damaged. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with fire officials tracing the gas leak to a kitchen accident.
The coroner investigates the death of William Pater, a civil war veteran, whose body was found lying on an island in White River beneath the railroad bridge near Bell Pycom Bridge Muncie Indiana yesterday. It is believed he started to walk and fell into the river.
Greenfield Indiana reports Edward Johnson once missing and presumed dead is now located teaching in Kansas. The update notes his months long absence and clarifies his new assignment as a schoolteacher.
Port Warne Indiana May 6 William Rabbel who killed his wife Saturday afternoon hanged himself in jail here yesterday ending the case with his death.
Fourteen year old Elmer Spre cien fell from a row boat into Michigan waters near April 2 and drowned. The incident occurred during a boating mishap on a calm day, with no survivors or witnesses reported to authorities.
In Evansville Indiana on May 2 Nettie Grant a 20 year old woman killed herself with morphine following a romantic disappointment.
Terminated Fatallh reports W. A. Bren ton of Kokomo Indiana died from head injuries after being kicked by a horse Sunday night. Local authorities note the tragedy occurred in Kokomo on May 2.
Congressman Amos J. Cummings of New York died at 10 15 last night at the Church Harrie and Infirmary in Baltimore. His death followed a long illness and his aged cousin Charles H. Cummings was at his bedside.
Four people were killed and four wounded in a crash at the Afsin street crossing yesterday. The deceased include Miss Maggie Feester of Newanos Miss Blanche Harding of Kewanee C A Peters of Alva and H A Emery of Galva. Bodies described as horribly mangled.
A new national labor organization named the Amalgamated Common Laborers of America is being formed in Carbondale today May 5. It grows from agitation within the American Federation of Labor over taxing unskilled workers without adequate representation in AFL councils.
The April 1902 monthly comparative statement reports total receipts of 45,215,395 dollars, down 2,552,000 from April 1901. Expenditures for the month totaled 40,799,263 dollars, leaving a surplus of 4,316,000 dollars.
A warrant for violating liquor laws by selling intoxicants without a license was issued yesterday against Theodore J. L. Page who runs the restaurant on the senate side of the Capitol. The alleged violations date from January first.
On May 6 Manila reports 754 cholera cases and 603 deaths among whites, with the main water supply unaffected. Provincial totals rise to 2,153 cases and 1,583 deaths as the health crisis continues.
Indianapolis May 6 The Indiana National Guard plans a tented encampment at the state fair grounds beginning Sunday for about two thousand troops. Brigadier General W J Melee and staff will take quarters in the Administration building as the annual camp opens with the colors raised. The Attica battery dissolves and reorganizes into infantry, delaying a full artillery battalion. a Lafayette battery is forming but not ready for the encampment.
The republic except Puerto Plata and the capital San Domingo remains in revolutionary hands led by Vice President Vasquez. The advance consolidates control along the north coast and the south side of the country under the rebel force.
President Roosevelt directs a new Indianapolis infantry post be named Fort Benjamin Harrison in honor of the late president. The designation preserves a tribute to a former chief executive within the military installation.
In Mooresville Indiana on May 5 a mill dam and fish ladder on Big White Lick creek near Brooklyn were blown up by fishermen who argued the ladder failed to help fish pass. The Mooreville mill owned by Mrs Sadie McDaniel and run by George Topping suffered heavy damage and no dynamiters are identified.
Eli H. Butler, 60, was found dead by his daughter in a barn, hanging from a rafter. A Mason with a long teaching career, he had directed Rushville and Winchester schools and suffered two paralytic strokes, leaving a son and a daughter.
Fort Wayne reports show a beer can shortage as two local packing houses reveal a 15 percent drop in purchases citywide and 59 percent in suburbs and countryside. Union men advocate boycotting the Packers, claiming the market is permanently affected.
Indianapolis May 1 Dong Gang Chun a Chinese laundryman was found murdered yesterday in a back room of his shop. His head was nearly severed from the body and robbery is suspected as the motive. No clue to the killer yet.
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 5 Benjamin Markin eight son of John Markin a Grant Street butcher was instantly killed by a rifle shot fired by Garnet Smith five. The Smith boy was showing the rifle to the Markin boy by pointing it out of a window.
Shelbyville Indiana May 5 John Q Morgan a well to do farmer living two and a half miles northeast of London Shelby county shot himself in the forehead causing his death Ill health is given as the probable cause He left six children behind him
Richmond Indiana May 3 Joseph Sei fert was found guilty by a circuit court jury of causing the death of Arletta Dwiggins. He received an indeterminate sentence ranging from three to fourteen years in prison.
A May incident in Valparaiso Indiana left Wilbur Ernest age 38 dead after he and companion John Price fled a frightening dog. Price sustained minor injuries in the pursuit and escape context.
Former C R M railroad employee W Watson fell from a moving Pan Handle freight train in Converse Indiana May 5 and died shortly after from injuries.
Nearly all the men have gone back to work and no further trouble is expected.
Sullivan Indiana voters defeated the proposal to incorporate Sullivan as a city in the May 3 ballot.
Charles Kelly aged 44 died by suicide in Bedford Indiana on May 3 by ingesting strychnine. Authorities reported no foul play. The incident was recorded as a death by own action in local records.
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