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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
2
A double digester explosion at Jessup & Moore Paper on the Christiana river near Wilmington, Delaware, left eight dead, six missing, and three injured. Eighteen workers were inside when two digesters ruptured, causing massive destruction to the two-story building and nearby mills.
A violent fight at a candy pulling near Travelers Rest Owsley County Kentucky left Jesse Nealy dead and Robert Allen mortally wounded. James Nealy lost an arm, Reuben Pox wounded, others injured and Mrs William Peters shot in the leg. The dispute between Jeate Nealy and Robert Allen sparked the shooting with Allen firing after Nealy knocked him down. Allen fled after the chaos with Nealy's body nearby.
Dr. L Foote aged 80 died at his Argentine Kun office after morphine ingestion. The New York physician had traveled from Ohio and left a note describing his death agony and arranging property disposition. He wrote of feeling better yet doomed and expected a fatal spasm as the poison took effect. He had a daughter, Mrs M B Reeve, at Willoughby Ohio.
A pair of steel digesters at Jesatto and Moore Paper Company on the Christina River exploded, killing nine workers, leaving six missing and four injured. Eighteen men were present. one digester hurled into the air 250 feet while the plant and nearby mills were wrecked. Officials cite excessive steam as the probable cause and estimate property loss at unknown amount.
A New York woman, Claire Chyon, drenched her estranged husband with vitriol over alimony fears, burning his face and body and leaving one eye damaged. She claimed she would reveal a past crime in France if he returned. The incident comes amid a string of maritime wrecks, fires, and political tensions reported in the era.
Altata Mexico and nearby settlements suffer utter ruin after a tidal wave driven by the Culiacan river floods shorelines. Fifty deaths are reported with many missing as the water penetrates inland destroying mines and low-lying areas near the Pacific coast. Culiacan escapes the surge due to its higher elevation.
Police and U S Secret Service uncovered a counterfeiters plant at 1143 West Randolph Street St Paul Minn yielding nearly $500 in spurious money. Veazer alias B A Mygnu t and Edward Brown arrested. Veazer admitted identity as longtime counterfeit dealer. Brown claims innocence and dates to last May. Both arraigned before commissioner Spencer and held on $83,000 bail.
A mob of several hundred seized Levi Reed and Id Wing, recently captured from the Casey-Craveng gang, from Cordell county jail and hanged them for questioning. They then returned the men to jail and vanished, with Reed revived after severe injuries. The incident underscores the Casey-Cra rawats as a major threat in the region.
Mrs Isang Stosenbaum, aged 6? years, suicide by carbolic drink in Columbus Ohio after years of declining wealth. She left a modest home on High street and hid from creditors, saying she would not face poverty. Her husband, Rubsam, died in a separate incident after a quarrel. A chaotic report recalls multiple disasters including wrecks, fires, and a farmer’s murder of his four children, highlighting a period of social distress and tragedy.
Harry de Windt, making his third attempt to travel overland from Paris to New York, crossed Chicago recently on the way east. He and three companions endured extreme cold and hunger, surviving 7000 miles of travel from Yakutsk toward the Arctic coast, aided intermittently by Capt. Cotten and the United States revenue cutter Thetis.
A St Louis man confesses to investigators that he and two strangers robbed the Burlington Limited near Savannah on August 5. His brother George Chaffee allegedly admitted involvement and the group stayed briefly at a lodging house in Olive Street before fleeing. Detectives shadowed the house while George later disappeared. Captain Fay Nyman died by carbolic acid in Chicago. Two 4000 passenger Aldenwheel steamers to be built in Detroit for the lake trade. Evangelist Rev J F Gore died of stomach cancer at Trenton Missouri.
Boers led by Botha De Wet and Delarey with Dr Leyds and Mesars traveled from Thy Ia to Utrecht Holland to confer with former President Kruger on the South Air situation. Large crowds cheered at the railway station and in the streets as Boer anthem was sung. The three hour conference reportedly included a stormy phase before delegates withdrew, leaving Generals Botha De Wet and Delarey with Kruger.
Publicly the generals confirmed a shift as the former president of thy iwaal appeared reluctant to sever ties with a united Africa under the Boer banner. Kroger reportedly berated the generals for abandoning independence while rumors swirled that he would resign as Afrikander chief and transfer funds to Generals Botha and De Ver and to Fischer and Waldmann.
The Forward Reduction Company led by Dr Chauncey J Forward faces bankruptcy in Cleveland. Creditors nationwide show claims from 100 to 50 000 with 478 057 debt and 4225 assets, 910 exempt. The firm operates in Orange and Jefferson Counties Texas and broader Lonisia state, with 85 000 000 in production and 2 800 000 issued in stocks. The attorney says reorganization plans rely on stock distribution to satisfy creditors.
King Oscar of Sweden forms a new cabinet led by Erik Gining Bostrom who has been invited to undertake the tank. The Sultan of Bacolod Mindanao sends an insulting letter to an American commander threatening offensive operations. The British admiralty secretary confirms a plan to place all the Th bis combine at the disposal for bytty years. A Berlin cable notes continued effects of the commercial downturn and slowing passage of the Lar bill. Foreclosures rise as 4 packethops are overran and teamsters work sixteen hours daily moving furniture. Emperor William orders adoption of the American baggage system and a commission is to study portal telegraph and telephone methods in the United States. Cologne Gazette reports Britain and Japan agreeing to help Korea preserve independence and prepare for defense. The Ned Cross Identity Depot says Boer losses were 3,790 killed or died of wounds and 32,000 captured, with 700 dying. Boer forces in the fiord number about 76,000. Loyd Brixcom, U.S. minister to Persia, and wife return to Teheran after a 1000 mile horseback tour to boost American commerce, greeted with honors.
R. G. Dun weekly review notes ongoing labor tensions and a near depletion of anthracite supplies while steel demand remains strong. Iron and coke production hit high marks despite fuel scarcity and freight disruptions, with imports expanding, and Western banks signaling solid loan capacity amid favorable money conditions.
The report compiles livestock and grain quotes from Detroit Milwaukee New York Buffalo Toledo and Indianapolis. Cattle hogs and sheep show wide ranges with prices from about 2.50 up to 8.25 for steers and 3.00 to 7.15 for hogs. grains listed include No 2 wheat and various corn oats and rye with regional bid and asked ranges.
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