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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
14
The Berets and the automobile dash into an embankment, flip over, and smash into a gatefront elm at Trouville Paris. Mr Fair dies with his wife and the chauffeur is injured amid witnesses and a dramatic rescue by the gatekeeper’s wife.
Tracy R. Bangs of Grand Forks North Dakota was exalted to supreme chancellor by a unanimous vote at the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge session in San Francisco. Charles E Shrively of Indiana was elected supreme vice chancellor and George K Church of California became supreme prelate. The next biennial session will be in Louisville Kentucky in 1904 and Kentucky delegates won the bid over St Louis. The Knights of Khorassah installed Imperial Prince John H Holmes of St Louis. the order's treasury stands at 14500 with 16822 members and will meet in St Louis in 1904.
Clarence Richardson of University Place broke both wrists after swinging on a pendant grape vine at Lincoln Park Wednesday evening. The mishap occurred near Camp Happy, with W. D. Evans and family noted in the vicinity.
Edward F Stacy, heir to a Cincinnati wealthy lineage, files a suit against his mother in law Mrs Jane Eitaanal, alleging a family dispute involving inheritance and property claims.
Derrick Bille directs a crane operator as a beam is lifted for a construction site. The concise caption notes heavy lifting work and ongoing building activity at the site.
The Nebraska State Fair aims for top exhibits with heavy blue grass grounds, new barns and stock pens, and overbooked space. Labor Day features an agriculture address by Jas Wilson and a talk on state resources, plus a 2:45 trot 2:17 pace and a 3/4 mile race. Fraternal day centers on a $250 purse race and Shorthorn stock sale, with speed programs Thursday and Friday and strong expected attendance.
The city of Barcelonaj is occupied by revolutionists who have imprisoned civil and military officials and looted twenty nine foreign business houses and private dwellings. Communications are cut to Gonaives and Port au Prince as U S officials report danger to Americans and foreign residents. A steamer from the Orinoco company is seized for government use.
In Duryea Pennsylvania a crowd of about five hundred strikers surrounded the Warnke washery as guards and deputies reinforced. Earlier attempts to resume operations failed after four weeks. Shots were fired wounding four, with ten in the crowd and two deputies reportedly injured. authorities appealed for aid as rioting continued.
Cincinnati dispatch reports a prisoner named Harry Thompson shot through the body by a sentry at Fort Thomas after attempting to escape. He fled five miles along the river, forced residents to dress his wound, and remains badly injured.
Baron Severi Brunécki a Polish born miner and large landowner with about 500000 acres, was found dead by his own action in Cincinnati on Thursday morning. Local authorities reported the self inflicted death ending a personal crisis.
The lat John W. Mackay's will names his widow and son as executors without bond. Gus Ginet of Pana Illinois is accused after setting straw under a Montana pony causing severe injury and death. Johannesburg excitement rises over a new gold reef said to span a large territory.
Kansas counties report corn yields ranging from poor to excellent amid drought and heat. Correspondents cite ground hard and dry limiting plowing, with two-fifths to one-half of threshing completed and movement to market slowing. Estimates vary: government projection around 384 million bushels, prior reports suggested higher or lower figures across 69 counties.
Editor W T Lindsey of the Orleans Neb Courier sustained serious injuries after an assault by farmer Max Coffey. Coffey fled toward timber but surrendered to authorities. Lindsey is expected to recover.
Governor Ezra P. Savage issues a formal proclamation designating Monday September 1 1902 as Labor Day in Nebraska. The text extols to toil as a social duty and orders public business suspended, urging observance of the holiday with proper respect and closure of state facilities.
A burglar entered the south Plattsmouth residence of Charles Lamiphear while his wife read a paper. She heard a kitchen door open and, mistaking him for her husband, did not react at first. A stranger appeared, attacked with a towel and attempted to choke her but fled before help arrived.
In the summer of 140 at a noon-day Atys prayer meet in incorn it is suggested to designate the last Friday of August as a special day of prayer. The plan calls for limited church meetings and union services in the evening and proposes a gospel campaign to begin that day. It appeals to Christians in Lincoln Nebraska and beyond to participate.
Sumner county’s major wheat planters stay optimistic after partial crop failure. Steam plows operate in the southern part near South Haven where lush rains have left fields ready for plowing. Dr. T J Hollingsworth of South Haven, a leading local grower, plans to plant more wheat this year than ever before.
George W. Inskeep of Falls City is one of four Nebraska delegates to the grand council of the United States. He also serves on the finance committee meeting August 23 in New York. Miss Gladys Deacon’s London letter addresses rumors of a betrothal to Crown Prince Frederick William. Ole Jacobson of Fremont was struck and killed by lightning near his team. Denzil H. Taylor, Ilocos Norte supervisor, died of cholera August 4 in the Philippines.
A noon kerosene stove explosion in Gering Neb set a house ablaze. Dr N McComney his wife and three children suffered severe burns. two neighbors children were injured. McComney and the baby died. others linger and are expected to die. County officials aided by evacuating survivors.
James Robinson a mason confesses to arson that destroyed half the Lawrence business district in Nuckolls County. He names saloonkeepers Mike Morris and Joe Keller and bartender Ed Miller as others involved. He says he was paid to burn out the opposition saloon and that two trials preceded his admission.
Roy Lyons, 19, of Fremont, was thrown from a horse during a North Bend ride when a gust tipped his hat. The frightened horse bolted, dragging Lyons half a block while the saddle slipped. He was kicked and sustained head and shoulder injuries but doctors expect no serious outcome.
A severe electrical storm struck Trenton Nebraska on Sunday night causing lightning to strike the home of W Holston and his son in law Sam Lawrence and family. The house was burned to the ground but some furnishings were saved. The building carries insurance and no further damage was reported.
Detroit dispatch reports Frank C. Andrews, former vice president of City Savings Bank, was sentenced to fifteen years at hard labor in the penitentiary for misappropriating about three million dollars. The embezzlement case drew nationwide attention due to the large sum involved.
Two men, Chambers and Guy Williams, a 14 year old boy and son of Wesley M Williams foreman of a grading camp outfit, drowned in a well at Irvington Nebraska. Williams dropped his hat and was lowered by Chambers then both were overcome by gas and died.
Skaguay reports from merchant Wietzman that Lieutenant Owens located two intact monuments in the disputed Alaska Yukon area and identified a third destroyed. One marker sits about ten miles above Rainy Hollow, another on Tahkeena river fifty miles from the coast. An old boundary house near the summit shows Russian occupation, settling the boundary as claimed by the Americans.
Vienna reports the death of Professor Schenck a noted embryologist and author of The Determination of Sex He died Monday at Schwanberg Styria His work claimed a mother could fix the sex of a child through a treatment that stirred medical circles and drew interest from the Russian czarina among others Some reports said the treatment worked in some cases but the czarina case failed to produce results.
The North Atlantic squadron assembled at Rockport Massachusetts includes battleships Kearsarge Alabama Massachusetts and dispatch boats Mayflower Dolphin cruisers Olympia Brooklyn and tugs Peoria Leyden. They await orders to sail to New York for mimic war preparations, likely to sail soon but may wait until after Maine's trial trip Thursday.
Cracow Galicia reports that the Russian czar found a note from a revolutionary committee threatening death unless he linked constitutional government to Rutile. The war is said to be greatly alarmed according to the CLACOW) paper.
The Pittsburgh lawyer George Shiras says a plan is in progress to resign the Supreme Court seat early next year. He notes the report of Justice Shiras leaving the bench as true and mentions Attorney General Knox may be appointed to succeed him.
A washout near Letts Iowa on the IH and Eye Paso limited caused a derailment that ditched baggage mail express and two passenger cars. Several passengers were seriously injured and rushed to nearby hospitals.
About 1000 foreign delegates from 31 nations attend the Young Men's Christian Association world congress in Christiana Norway. The event runs through August 24 with the United States sending 38 official representatives.
Cholera spreads in Manchuria while a major Des Moines river flood threatens towns from Des Moines to Keokuk. Sir Henry Irving plans another Drury Lane London appearance. A sanitarium project at Hot Springs Ark. is defeated by the Knights of Pythias in San Francisco. Boer generals Botha De Wet and De la Rey plan a U S visit. A Chicago street car shooting leaves Meury Glenny dead after an argument with Cobb Teel. Teel also wounded his wife in the melee. A reaper by Fritz Berger is destroyed by unknown malice. Texas fever hits cattle from East St Louis shipped to Girard Missouri. four are ill, two dead. Mexico may import corn and wheat from the U S next winter. Yokohama cable reports orishima island overwhelmed by volcanic activity. many residents perish. The body of John is found in a skiff near an unidentified location.
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