King of Birds Stole a Child in Indiana Scene
An eagle seized a two year old child in view of the mother in Indiana. The incident involved the bird acting as a predator and prompted immediate concern from local residents and authorities.
04 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1902
Page
1
An eagle seized a two year old child in view of the mother in Indiana. The incident involved the bird acting as a predator and prompted immediate concern from local residents and authorities.
In Ellis Indiana a two year old boy was carried off by a large eagle from the Harris farm near a woodland. The child was found at the foot of a brush tree with a scratched shoulder and a hawk mark, unhurt aside from the injuries, and returned to his mother after a long communal search.
In Catlettsburg Kentucky the Camden interstate line strike grows serious with non union workers dragged from cars and assaulted. Stones rained on trains and tracks greased on grades halting traffic. Deputies armed, patrols tighten control as non union workers are deputized.
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid are guests of President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay Aug 4 They arrived by yacht Electric owned by Elbridge Gerry and were driven to the President's home Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia joined them Reid came from England to report on his trip to England to the President.
J J Henry and T B Whitted of Denver gain controlling interest in Albuquerque electric light plant and city gas works. The new company will be capitalized at 200000 dollars with immediate improvements and plans for an Albuquerque electric railway. Henry oversees electric light ventures in Colorado Tucson Montana and Wyoming. Whitted serves as secretary of Denver General Electric.
Army officers announce a powerful explosive with a fuse arrangement that makes shells highly penetrating. They say a twelve inch gun could drive a shell through fourteen inches of Krupp armor, enabling de stroying blows once the shell enters the ship. General Crozier cites a delayed detonation that hurls the projectile forward after full penetration.
Governor Banda litz of Tayabas writes Acting Governor Wright that police from seven towns attacked and defeated a force led by Roberto Rios, a fanatical society leader. Many followers were killed or wounded, few police hurt. General Davis arrived from Mindanao and held talks with Chaffee on the situation.
In Spokane a high level meeting gathers James Hill of the Great Northern and Charles S. Mellen of the Northern Pacific with A J Mohler of the Oregon Railway to discuss freight rates and shipping conditions for the Great Basin wheat harvest. Delegates from multiple towns attend as plans for a new line from Coulee City to Adrian are announced with estimated costs and impacts on coast traffic.
In Wilkes Barre the wife of a non union miner abandoned her husband and children as miners, pickets and police surrounded Woodward colliery. She left with her six month old baby at the gates and asked him to quit the union, but he refused. The children were taken in by the United Charities after a warrant was sworn for the mother.
Attorney General Knox and Representative Littlefield of Maine diverge on anti trust measures though both seek new laws to curb combinations harming consumers. Littlefield favors broader congressional power and constitutional amendments while Knox adopts a more conservative approach. Consensus failed before Congress adjourned.
Emma Bruedenbrock aged 3 died from rattlesnake bite suffered while playing in her Trinidad yard on August 4. Medical examiners attributed the death to the snakebite and noted the family’s address in Trinidad, Colorado.
Gideon McDowell and his wife lived near Scranton. The wife, after building a fire, rushed to save her husband as their house burned. Her clothing caught fire and she died within minutes. The husband, injured by the blaze, is in a grave condition.
Detective Dora Ruley reports Chinese smuggling en masse from Bisbee Arizona into El Paso Texas. Americans run the trade using prairie schooners to move Celestials, deceiving federal line riders who mistook the wagons for ordinary immigrants.
Aaron Halie was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York for the 1900 murder of Mary McCarthy.
In San Francisco on Aug 4 Mrs. Katherine L Ball co owner of The Fedges hotel died after a 45 day fast begun to lose weight Her weight dropped from 125 to about 125 pounds yet she remained active until fatigue led to collapse Doctors ordered lighter meals but she died at 10 AM Her death ends a remarkable but fatal hunger strike case
Washington reports from Havana say Cuba's legislature passed a bill authorizing a 35 million dollar loan at a 90 percent issue rate with 5 percent maximum interest over forty years. The Platt amendment provisions yield no current computation on potential trespass.
Mrs. Ada B Millican portrays the Pima Indians of Arizona as proud industrious and suffering from hunger despite aid. She notes irrigation prospects and a 40000 dollar congressional appropriation while detailing poverty and a reluctance to accept relief.
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