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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1902
Page
3
S W Sprigg a farmer near Wood River Neb was held up and robbed of 45 dollars as he loaded a car in Cairo last night. The attackers wore masks and Spriggs could not describe them well. The sheriff is investigating from Cairo.
Dan C Kavanaugh, former Platte County sheriff and local political figure, is confined in the county jail on an insanity charge. A neighbor intervened last week to prevent possible harm to his wife. He spent $400 on cattle in South Omaha before his condition worsened and he was adjudged insane this afternoon, with plans for admission to the Ping Cola asylum tomorrow.
Mattie Bennett confessed to Sheriff Lindley that she led a mixed gang of negro women and white men who drugged beaten and robbed men luring them to her house. Bodies were disposed in the river with at least five found this year and as many as twelve missing men feared dead in the group’s crimes. A white man and two women have been arrested and more suspects are sought.
Edmund Schneller, robbed in Rising City of a gold watch valued 28 dollars a silver coin 30 dollars and paper currency 175 dollars, identified four suspects. Sheriff West arrested Henry Garhan, Edward Doty, Henry Ingalls and Frank Ingalls. Thomas Gorhan fled. All pleaded not guilty in county court, bonds set at 1000 dollars each, case set for March 20.
The pope urged Monsignor Sbaretti to work with and conciliate Americans, including President Roosevelt, as Rome weighs the friars' status in the Philippines. Cardinals note Washington may push for gradual withdrawal of the orders amid petitions to maintain their influence.
Two men died and two were seriously injured when an explosion ripped through the Dupont powder mills in Mooar, five miles from Keo- Phere. About six tons of powder were stored in the cellar of the mill, which was demolished. damage estimated at $75,000.
A cyclone swept through the southern Copiah and northern Lincoln counties in Mississippi, killing at least seven and leveling buildings. Montgomery, in Copiah County, suffered worst, with four people believed buried under debris. Three miles from the damage site.
A damaged report describes a clash between Russian soldiers and crews of the United States steamer Vickburg at Niuchwang early this year. US consul Henry Be Milter lodged a strong protest with the Russian commander, who defended the action and inquiry.
The Fremont Tribune building in Fremont suffered extensive damage in a large fire. The Hammond Bros printing and stationery plant was nearly destroyed with losses around 50 000 dollars and insurance under half. The news room and offices flooded, bindery wrecked, subscriptions saved. office to be rebuilt bigger and better.
John MéeLaughlin, 75, was run over by a work train on the Elk Horn railroad at Gayville 8 D and died hours later from injuries. He lived with his daughters in Lead and had been at the county poor farm visiting. His left leg was severed and he was unconscious when carried back. His son John McLaughin was a miner foreman for the Titanic Mining company.
A tornado swept southeastern Dallas suburbs then northeast, leveling fences and destroying farm buildings. In De Soto fourteen miles away three homes and two stores were demolished, including the post office. J M Johnson’s home was wrecked and his four year old daughter died from injuries. The Reagan home near Dallas was also wrecked and six houses in Queen City were blown apart. Mrs George Bray sustained fatal injuries.
In committee of the whole an executive session voted by a large majority to ratify the treaty providing for the sale of the Danish West Indian islands to the United States.
Two natural gas explosions wrecked two buildings in Peru Indiana injuring six people. The Kiley family suffered multiple injuries including Frank Kiley Sr who is believed fatally hurt with Frank Kiley Jr James Kiley Bridget Kiley Mrs Hayes and a baby listed among the injured. Details describe the first building collapse as the Kiley family occupied it and they rushed to a porch before further damage occurred.
The City of Providence foundered during a storm near Jon Davis Bend. Captain William Cassidy and Clyde Scott of Vicksburg oil mills perished with engineer Mr. Roupt and Dr. Lancaster of Paige, along with thirteen crew and passengers. A prominent Newman Grove citizen committed suicide amid the disaster.
In an apparent suicide inside his home at the intersection of Fembat and Hale streets, B. Cain, a known local figure, shot himself after a confrontation with his family. He was found dead with multiple bullets in his head and body, with neighbors describing a tense scene before officers arrived. Cain, born in Opie, was active in church and local business circles.
The jury in Casas County returned a verdict of guilty against Frank Sharp after trials in Cass, Peaster, and Sarpy counties. The court will set sentencing, with Sharp held on bond at about $260. Relatives attended the verdict, showing clear disappointment.
Nels Hansen reported his brother Jogen Hansen, found dead with a bullet wound in the ear at the Helping Hand Institute Kansas City, arrived from Crookston Minnesota to oversee the body. He said his brother had long been deemed of unsound mind and believes the death was self inflicted. No murder theory has gained traction. The body will be moved to Minnesota for burial by the widow and ten children.
Mrs Lou Stewart a teacher in Xenia Bourbon County was sued for 1000 damages by Louis Myius a prominent farmer and school patron after she chastised his daughter. School authorities supported the teacher in the dispute likely over disciplinary action.
A train load of emigrants from Duboise Nebraska arrives in Emporia. The group of twelve Swede families, totaling seventy people, has just bought 8,000 acres of Lyon county farmland. They plan to farm jointly under a co operative system. The train carried seventeen freight cars and one passenger coach with livestock and all belongings. The men are well to do and the colony is expected to boost the county.
A fragmented OCR item reports a near fatal incident described with jumbled phrases and names. It mentions an entertainer and various unclear figures, with references to death threats, burials, and a possible investigation. The readable parts hint at a chaotic scene and timing but lack coherent details.
An account describes a robbery at Fisk involving a gun, a $200 hold up, and three perpetrators. One man, George Gray, is identified, while a second is named Dryden and a third escapes. Police pursued suspects after the attack reaching McAlester as questions about the robbers’ identities remain unresolved.
A two story frame property owned by AJ Thompson and August Kurtze burned Sunday night in Hope. Firefighters contained the blaze after flames damaged stock and household goods. AJ Thompson, a pioneer and bank president, suffered a paralytic stroke during the blaze and remains in critical condition.
Two unknown men were struck by an eastbound Missouri Pacific passenger train near Ishita Kansas. They were in a farm wagon driving against a high wind and shielded their eyes from dust. The horses were killed. The unconscious men were moved onto the train and taken to Wichita. neither was believed to be recoverable.
A burglar broke into the First Baptist Church in Lawrence Kansas and stole a pair of long rubber boots used by the minister to wade into the fountain at the back of the altar, along with some ornaments from the altar. The boots were valued at an amount not stated.
Robbers blew the safe at Bozeman and Waites Bank in Poseyville Indiana and escaped with about 3500 dollars. No injuries reported. Local authorities search for the suspects.
A fierce two hour blaze in Campbell Nebraska, fed by strong winds, destroyed the pool hall, blacksmith shop, printing office, post office, hotel and drug store. The town relied on a volunteer brigade as buildings burned, with the origin unknown and most property insured.
Fire discovered aboard freight car on a line between Hubbell and Chester after a train from Wymore to Red Cloud caught fire inside a car. Crew suppressed flames with water while engine aided by other cars. traffic resumed after initial disruption.
A man filing in Valentine Nebraska challenged a land office decision canceling his homestead entry for alleged pre entry employment with the U S government. He testified he built a house and dug a well but was absent for government work. The land commissioner and secretary affirmed the cancellation under the homestead act.
Dispatches describe Cortelyou and Dr and Mrs Rixey visiting Akron Ohio noting slight improvement in President McKinley condition and Mrs Barber accompanying Mrs McKinley to the cemetery during the funeral rites. The scene references a wake holding remains and the president’s wary condition as events unfold.
A tornado struck Piper in Birbb county Alabama wrecking forty houses and damaging thirty five more. Ed Truxner was killed and John Allen with his wife and three children were severely injured. The storm also damaged Gurnee Junction and Belle Elien, flooding mines in the area.
David Williams of Hidalgo shoots Ba wate Ortman eleven times in Williams' Hidalgo drug store. Ortman dies instantly after allegedly threatening Williams H illama life in prior disputes. Eight shots take effect in a fatal confrontation ending a long running feud.
Reese Evans and A A Shit fought a Winchester duel about feet of land at Purdy Station Nevada. Evans and Shit were wounded leaving Evans dead from injuries sustained in the clash with Winchesters. The dispute arose over a nearly valueless strip of territory.
It is understood Mr F rank P ee, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, will accept the office of commissioner of immigration in the treasury department when formally offered, expected shortly.
A man registered at the Hotel Lafayette in Niagara Falls and leaped into the Niagara River above the Horseshoe Falls. He was swept over the falls after the jump.
John Welsh, a white man tied to a gang of robbers and murderers, was jailed in Beaumont after arrest in Houston. The Bennett woman confessed to aiding the gang, detailing drugging victims and robberies. Five bodies were found near the Neches River, with swamp areas risking discovery of more victims. The report likens the case to the Benders murders in Kansas years ago.
The Treasury Secretary proposes discontinuing the purchase of bonds including the 4 percent funded loan of 1904 and the 3 and 4 percent loans of 1918 and 1906. The move aims to reduce government pressure on bond prices while maintaining bank circulation and deposits.
The senate approved Senator Dietrichs DIL to provide 26000 dollars for a public building at Hastings Nebraska on land acquired in 1899. Representative Neville Nebraska introduced a bill granting patent rights to citizens who file on lands within the abandoned Fort McPherson military reservation in Lincoln County upon meeting homestead law requirements without paying additional assessed land value.
Representative Larrabee son of ex Governor Larrabee introduced a joint resolution in the Iowa legislature proposing a constitutional amendment to move the state university from Iowa City to Des Moines or another city offering sufficient inducements. The note criticizes Iowa City for doing little for the institution.
Judge Harney on March 16 denies reopening litigation in the Minnie Mining matter. The decision references court files and affidavits alleging undue influence and improper action by the myo party. The ruling declines to grant relief and closes the current review of the case.
Kansas has raised funds totaling 3,000 dollars toward the McKinley campaign, leaving about 22,000 dollars still needed to reach the target.
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