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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1903
Page
5
A Baltimore and Ohio train wreck killed thirty five, most victims in the smoker car near the baggage section. Escape from the engine damaged passengers, foreigners among the dead, bodies burned and lying in the baggage room awaiting removal. Engineers and guard missing as rescue continues.
The forecast shows rain and warmer conditions on Thursday across several states with a shift to colder air by Christmas. South winds turn brisk northward, with rain or snow expected in northern areas and snow in higher elevations. Friday looks to clear and grow colder, except for snow in extreme north central regions. Local observations note clear morning and cloudy afternoon with high winds.
A westbound freight accident near Laurel Run breaks castings on a carload of bridge timbers, causing a thirty eight dead and sixty three total, with firefighters and physicians rushing to Connellsville. Baggagemaster Baum heroically flags the passing train using matches and his coat.
Morris, Ala. Dec 23 The second section of through train No 3 of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, late by one hour sixteen minutes, collided head on with the Decatur accommodation near here. Casualties include Henry Allen mail clerk and Hollis Wright engineer severely injured Ike Starr Nashville with broken arm and leg and multiple injuries. Twenty one others slightly injured including Mrs Laura Voyles of Macon Illinois. one skull fracture noted among the victims.
In Rome on December 23 Pope Pius X welcomed cardinals and high prelates in the throne room once used by Leo XIII. Cardinal Oreglia delivered a short religious address, and the Pope spoke of humility and universal redemption. US representation included Mgr. Seton of Newark and Kennedy of the American College.
In Pittsburg on December 22 the United States Circuit Court approved a compromise in injunction proceedings filed by Palmer Windowglass Colony of Shinglehouse against John Phillips Jr and officers of the Windowglass Workers Association of America Judge Buffington lifted the restraining order The agreement bars Sunday work and requires flatteners at one per four pots Workers withdraw the wage scale and recognize the Palmer plant as operating under association rules
Uniontown Pa Dec 23 Convicted of murder in the second degree James Swaney will spend Christmas with his wife and twelve children at his fireside on the mountainside near Haydentown where the crime occurred He will then return to Uniontown to receive sentence and go to the ais The court was lenient as four of the prisoner's brothers stood bond for 10000 The conviction grows from a long bitter feud between the Turner and Swaney factions
Typhoid fever surges in Pittsburg with 410 cases in the first twenty two days of December and 49 new cases in the last twenty four hours. The outbreak is described as virulent with a high death rate. Nearby Butler reports three deaths from fever and two new cases.
New York police say David Jones alias Robert Powell broke away from Scotland Yard detectives as he was to sail on the Teutonic. He boarded the ship and offered to bribe a steward to hide him until Liverpool. The captain remanded him to detectives. Jones is wanted on a charge of embezzling about $50,000 entrusted to him as a lawyer.
In Chicago dated December 23, Inland Steel Company Indiana Harbor Ind reaches a truce with the Amalgamated Association of Steel Iron and Tin Workers. Workers will take a 10 percent wage cut until selling prices rise enough to restore the old schedule. Company directors had refused to deal with organized labor but the stance is revoked and the Amalgamated Association is treated as a union with no member discrimination.
Neosho Missouri report says Cooper Lauderdale and West Collins, rivals in a love affair, met at a dance and fought a pistol duel. Lauderdale escorted the girl to the dance while Collins insisted on taking her home. Both men were killed.
A Nassau dispatch claimed the Roamer wrecked yacht was the H C Roeme steam yacht. A Miami dispatch from Mr Roeme corrected the report, saying the wrecked yacht is not his Roamer of Baltimore and likely differs from the Roamer owned by H. C. Roeme.
Dr. Edwin H. Hughes, De Pauw University president, was honored guest at the third annual Indianapolis alumni reunion and banquet held at the Claypool Hotel. He spoke on College Debts, outlining four kinds and urging state support while praising the school’s finances and future plans including a $60,000 endowment for the president’s chair. Attendees included prominent citizens and alumni from Greencastle and Greenfield.
Steamships leaving Puget Sound ports bound for the Orient carry hundreds of Chinese and Japanese passengers in steerage. A year end rush of Orientals is noted, with officials commenting on the heavy Japanese presence aboard the vessels.
Frederico Mora, a justice of the Supreme Court in Havana, has resigned after facing charges that he forged signatures in real estate deals. Public criticism of Mora has been intense as the case drew attention to the judiciary.
In Huntsville Alabama on December 23 farmer William Lang was instantly killed after a fourteen year old boy B E Tipps struck him in the temple with a club fracturing the skull Lang was pronounced dead at the scene Tipps was detained as the alleged attacker and faces authorities in connection with the fatal blow.
Advertisement asserts a guaranteed cure for piles with symptoms including itching bleeding and pain offering a 100 percent refund if expected results are not delivered. The copy emphasizes a promise of relief and a money back guarantee.
A Christmas schoolhouse event in Denton near Lincoln reports Santa Claus Kate Sullivan enveloped in cotton catching fire. John Shields and another man rushed to aid her, with Shields and several others possibly fatally burned and others injured. A telephone message from Denton asked for physicians.
Reported decision of owners stirs frightful strike prospects as drivers vow to resume service with a $35,000 weekly strike fund. Police and militia readiness described to protect processions, while mourners and funeral parties face delays and threats amid carriages targeted by pickets. Detective Farnsworth funeral noted as among the largest processions planned with heavy guard presence.
In St Louis a threatened 9000 carriage drivers and teamsters may strike if the Citizens Industrial Association interferes with cabmen demands. Unions pledge sympathy for a stoppage starting January 1 unless wage increases of 20 to 30 percent are granted. Leaders from Detroit and Indianapolis are in the city as part of union coordination.
Grand jury indicts four labor leaders J N Johnson Lee Fisher R S Crane and James J Lamb for threats and actions aimed at disrupting Kellogg Switchboard during a strike marked by violence. Lang, a union foreman, is cleared of charges after claiming self defense in Reichow killing.
A Duluth judge issued an injunction restraining National Iron Company West Duluth workers and Iron Molders Union members from picketing the plant or interfering with business. The order also bars threats to workers’ households and prohibits dictating wages or work terms for the company.
The Illinois Steel Company plant at South Chicago shut down tonight affecting 6,500 workers. No resumption date was posted and offices indicated at least three weeks of idleness. If reopening occurs wages may be cut by about 10 percent. Some workers consider seeking work in the East.
Boston December 23 Colonel W W Castle examiner at the Boston custom house has been suspended by orders from Washington pending investigation. He is alleged to have erred in not placing high enough values on imports and that the duty assessed was too small. His integrity is not awed.
Wellington dispatch reports yacht Kiaora owner Buckridge killed after falling from the mast during a Pacific transit toward Cape Horn. His sole mate, trapped at sea for three weeks, returned to Wellington in perilous condition. Buckridge, twenty five, had served in the South African war and joined the Discovery Antarctic expedition.
In Buffalo New York attorneys for Rev Dr O P Gifford announced 4000 dollars was deposited to liquidate the debts of the Buffalo Sun Publishing Company. The firm aimed to raise 1 000 000 by a chain scheme halted by postal authorities. Gifford says he was misled into becoming an officer and will assume full liability.
Boston mayor denies the New England Light Bramah Club permission to use Faneuil Hall for a poultry exhibition. He calls the plan illegitimate and a profanation, saying the hall is a resort of patriotic visitors and its use for such a show ridicules its sacred memories.
The State Board of Arbitration will thoroughly investigate the teamsters dispute with the St Louis Transfer Company and the cab and carriage drivers liverymen to settle differences and avert a threatened strike on January 1. George Innis of Detroit, manager of the international teamsters, has agreed to submit the differences to arbitration for the local teamsters. The hearing will begin next Tuesday.
Justice of the Peace Smock upgrades his Delaware street court sign to Marriage Parlors amid rising marriage license activity before Christmas. The former window inscription Marriage Solemnized is replaced, signaling a more inviting entrance for couples entering the life together.
John Palkovich of East Chicago requests the State Board of Medical Registration and Examination return his diploma and photograph. He cannot take the midwinter examination due to lack of funds and has given up hope of practicing medicine in the state. His letter to the board is described as pathetic.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Jeffersonville Indiana December 2 Governor Durbin sent an unsolicited reappointment to Horace Dunbar as a Metropolitan Police Board member noting the term would not expire in February but urging acceptance of the new appointment and praising his record.
In Brooklyn the wall of the old Thirteenth Armory collapsed during demolition, killing two workers and injuring seven others. All victims were Italian. Authorities investigate the accident and identify the workers involved.
In Columbus, Indiana, a suit seeks twelve thousand dollars in First National Bank stock once owned by the late Emma Beatty. Her sister Alice White claims the stock, while William G. Irwin, executor, holds the papers after Beatty’s death. White asserts a prior gift. the bank requires a written transfer record. The case proceeds in Circuit Court.
Federal interference in the Windham County National Bank of Danielson receivership led to J. P. Tuttle being named temporary receiver under bond. He arrived to find US Bank Examiner and Ellis S. Pepper already acting as receivers, prompting a return to Hartford after a formal demand to transfer control was unmet.
Pueblo on December 2 a group of rowdies tried to break into the home of Rev. J. N. Sheridan of the Congregational Church at Bessemer near Pueblo. Sheridan fired in self defense after warning them away. Shots exchanged, no injuries, attackers withdrew. Sheridan had led a campaign against a tough element, with no arrests reported.
Charles G. Fields, once a clerk at the Bates House, visits Indianapolis to see the new Claypool. now head clerk of Hotel Navarre in New York, says the Claypool’s magnificence exceeds expectations and merits strong local appreciation.
In aerial reports Dec. movements show Georgic from Liverpool and Wilhelm from Bremen, Teutonic to Liverpool, Helig Olav to Christiansand and Copenhagen. Liverpool arrivals Fries land from Philadelphia Oceanic from New York. Sailed Haverford to Philadelphia Majestic to New York. Mistahull Dec 2? passed Iberian from New York to Glasgow. Lizard Dec 22 passed La Bavole from New York to Havre. Genoa Dec ? arrived Palatin from New York via Naples. Antwerp Dec S arrived Vaderland from New York.
Knoxville Tennessee December 2 The Knoxville and Ohio railroad which runs from Knoxville to Jellico and Knoxville to Oakdale and connects Southern with the Louisville and Nashville Cincinnati Southern lines has been absorbed by the Southern system. The line has long been among the best paying coal roads in the region and now becomes part of the larger network.
Mayor elect Mc Clellan announced appointments including former Assistant Secretary of the Navy William McAdoo as police commissioner Maurice Featherstone as dock commissioner and Joan C Hertle and William Harman Black as commissioner of accounts in New York on December 3.
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