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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1901
Page
2
Brief history column recounts notable crimes, events, and people from the North, South, East and West. Includes highlights of incidents, views, and minor affairs that shaped the week, with a global panorama and local touches.
London Daily Mail reports survivors Johnson and Marticorun of the Nova Scotian bark Angola describe a disaster after striking a reef. Two lifeboats carried 17 men, drifting 40 days. hunger drove cannibalism including the Frenchman and later the captain. The raft landed near Sublor dat, Natuna group. survivors sent to Singapore.
Red Blanket of Jeech Lake chief of Bear Island Chippewas with Mah-Che-Gab-Bow and an interpreter protested to Minnesota official Gor. Van Sant that white and mixed-blood lumbermen were stealing reservation timber under law for dead and down timber. He noted allotments confusion and that most work went to white and mixed workers.
The will of Charles B. Shen of Pittsburg sets odd terms for his son George B. Shen and his wife Celina Bonheur. It provides for staged payments totaling tens of thousands, with trusts via Joseph Horne & Co and potential reallocation to siblings if circumstances change. Counterfeiting gang details and other news items follow in the same baggage of court cases and municipal notes.
Victor Behults a 30 year old mail carrier in Marion Indiana returned home to find wife and neighbor Mrs Caswell Dowman with W S Eichenberry. Schultz grabbed his wife fired killing her, Eichenberry wounded, he shot himself while surrounded by a crowd. Schultz a Methodist church worker had recently begun drinking.
A gang of six robbed Citizens' Savings Bank in Chardon Ohio blowing the safe with three charges. Night Watchman Tameray was attacked tied and gagged after firing on a burglar who was wounded. one robber shot during the struggle. About $200 taken. other vault areas reportedly held up to $50,000 in a different department.
Mherry Advanced, E V Mackay, cashier of the German American Bank in St Joseph Missouri, is linked to a death by action. Harding vanished after writing a troubling note to his wife and the bank. The letter reveals mental distress tied to alleged troubles with his wife.
A devastating village fire in Lehigh Ward wipes out eight business blocks including post office, store, bank, barber, stables and restaurant. Firefighters lacked a department and eight deaths are reported, with multiple injuries and a chaotic scene across the town. A gravel strike in Doge Valley is noted with large financial losses and corporate consolidation plans amid widespread damage. Ohio election results also surface with Cleveland mayor, Columbus and Toledo outcomes.
A Detroit woman, Mrs. Doh Nety Oak, allegedly died from shock after saving her husband from a burglar. The incident began around 1 am as her husband left for work at Gaylord Iron. She fled barefoot to her aunt's home, but fever and distress followed. She was 23 years old and described as pretty, with her death attributed to fright. A Brooklyn man later committed suicide by carbolic acid after being obsessed with his wife. she remains in critical condition.
Severe northwest Kansas blizzards halted rail lines from Atwood to St Franches avrus, leaving towns cut off and fueling shortages of coal and provisions. Reports note deaths from famine and widespread disruption as roads remained blocked for days.
George H. Phillips led a bold campaign in corn and wheat, facing fierce opposition from Chicago Board of Trade forces. He saw widespread price cuts and pledged massive margins to strengthen his position, predicting corn could reach sixty cents by month’s end. Also covered is the confession in New York of Jones, secretary to millionaire Rice, detailing a murder plot to seize four million dollars in cash and securities.
Cleveland dispatch notes the election of Nom L. Johnson as mayor is seen by his allies as a stepping stone to the presidential chair. Friends believe he will be the party nominee in three years and that he unites the two Democratic factions.
February earnings for the Santa Fe rose to 1 010 200 with gross receipts at 4 142 908 and a 550 500 gain. Construction starts on the Los Angeles to Salt Lake line at San Pedro as talks in Gotham hint at a four system amalgamation. Northern Pacific to seek takeover of Manitoba fines, July 6 sees a 45 round trip rate to Seattle Portland and Tacoma from eastern terminals for new homes and pleasure seekers.
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