30 Sep 1897
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
1
A compilation of varied notes from different regions and sectors, including education in Japan, consular postings, animal cases, agricultural yields, railway tech, maritime figures, and colonial affairs, reflecting a broad snapshot of global issues and curiosities of the period.
President McKinley spent a tranquil day in Adams Massachusetts attending Congregational church with Mabel and Grace McKinley. He joined Sunday school on stage and shook hands with about 100 primary children. He and Attorney General McKenna planned a Williamstown visit pending weather and Williams College president Dr Franklin Carter.
A prominent Oklahoma farmer Benjamin Lamar, 48, was found murdered Monday in the Gaiety theater in Lamar. Five theater attaches were arrested. police seek a man named Fannie Wolf seen drinking late Sunday night as investigations continue.
Women of Kokomo organize an oil company with $10,000 capital stock all subscribed and to be paid next week. Mrs Laura Scofield serves as president and Mrs Dana Cottey as treasurer.
PARAGOULD Ark Sept 27 At Ber Tig a small railroad station nine miles east of Paragould W R Worthy shot and killed A C Hopkins a prominent citizen after Hopkins attacked his wife with a knife Worthy intervened and fired as Hopkins moved to stab the wife Worthy surrendered and is in jail at Paragould
A man shot and killed Horace Pritchard of New York at Christian's Cottage in Sullivan County. The attacker fired twice and fled into the woods, with authorities and ground cases focusing on the grounds near the club and caped sighting of the suspect. Police have not yet arrested anyone.
The first of the New York ry surgeons are listed to attend the college session at the annual gathering. They will participate in the sessions and perform duties through the year as outlined by the college.
Fragmentary report notes shipments to Cincinnati and bankers involved in planning. Treasury details are murky with several words cut, yet indicates quarantine or restriction concerns amid unspecified shipments and finances.
Middlesboro mining district miners persist in wage refusal. They push for early action from operators amid a tense standstill and calls for settlement. Local officials monitor protests as talks stall with no immediate resolution.
Warship progress reports from navy yards show most ships under construction advancing well. Four torpedo boats await initial work while material gathering proceeds. Battleships Kearsarge Kentucky Illinois Alabama Wisconsin vary in completion from 14 to 41 percent. Princeton and Plunger show distinct progress, while numerous torpedo boats range from four to ninety six percent complete.
In Scranton Pennsylvania eleven boys were bitten by a rabid bulldog and Willie Jordan ten, likely to die, as the third hydrophobia case in six months. Jordan’s father John Jordan reports previous victims include Tommie Beven who died March 27 and Edward Cole who died in June.
In Andover Mass on September 25 a cross of Scotch granite over 12 feet tall was erected at Harriet Beecher Stowe's grave. The tribute, copied from a duke of Argyle memorial admired by Stowe, carries inscriptions noting her birth and death with a Bible verse on the pedestal. Stowe, her husband, and son are in Phillips Academy private cemetery.
In Cusapa Alabama a Black woman named Duncan left three small children locked inside a burning house. Fire at midnight destroyed the dwelling and the children suffocated beneath a bed while seeking shelter. She is found guilty of murder under Alabama law.
Ed Staffleback, a member of the notorious Staffleback family jailed in Columbus Kansas, has gone stark mad from fear of lynching. Convicted of first degree murder for killing Frank Galbraith, he fears mob violence linked to the Galena massacre cases and is confined in a straight jacket during searches of deserted mine shafts for other victims.
United States Minister Woodford arrived in Madrid amid renewed mediation talks with Spain over the Cuban war. He indicated the plan does not call for war, and his meeting with Foreign Minister the Duke of Tetuan was satisfactory. He hopes for a quick end to hostilities and noted U.S. losses and risk of filibustering. Security measures protected him during travel to the capital. He will stay at Biarritz in October while awaiting a suitable residence.
Indianapolis reports the grand jury handling the Versailles lynching case has adjourned with no indictments. Gov. Mount swiftly arranged potential action, signaling readiness to send the attorney general and convene another grand jury if warranted, aiming to bring perpetrators to justice.
San Francisco reports Mrs Lily Langtry will marry Prince Esterhazy, a head of a noble house, after her divorce. Attorney Henry C McPike confirms the plan, noting they expect to marry upon returning to California by late November in Lake county, and that the Lakeport decree frees her to marry anywhere.
MoORHEAD Minn Sept 27 The westbound Northern Pacific passenger train was robbed three miles north of the city at an early hour Sunday. The express car reportedly carried a large sum of money but the robbers failed to secure it due to a blunder in cutting off the cars.
Fourteen mining claims in the Sumdam and Berner's Bay districts in Southeastern Alaska were sold to New York and Denver investors for a total of 200000. The sale signals strong interest from eastern capital in Alaskan mineral opportunities and cites purchasers from New York and Denver.
Report from New Orleans dated Sept 28 says warmer days increased new yellow fever cases with 28 on Saturday 17 on Sunday and 21 by 6 pm Monday while deaths were 2 Saturday none Sunday and 2 Monday Experts say warmth raises cases but lowers mortality and colder weather reduces cases while increasing deaths Confidence grows that the epidemic will not worsen before cold weather The report notes revived spirits in Mosi z Ala with a single death recorded Florence Barlow aged 23 and engaged to be married last month died during illness. her fiancé could not attend the funeral
London on September 28 reports J W Steel, a bicyclist, setting a world distance record by covering 33 miles in 1 hour 34 minutes 25 seconds. He surpassed the New York competitor Michael, as meters and 480 meters were noted in the event.
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