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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
2
A recently attempted bank robbery at Akron Indiana ended badly for the robbers who bound two night operators and a physician, cut telephone wires, wrecked the bank, and fled in a stolen rig after a dynamite blast prompted citizens to respond. no loot was recovered.
W J Campbell, arriving from Guatemala via San Francisco, reports uncertain loss of life from the eruption but estimates up to 5000 natives killed. Refugees allegedly robbed near San Jose, though no confirmed cases. Coffee farms valued at over 1.9 million dollars damaged. Albert James’s plantation with machinery worth 300000 destroyed. Adolfo Meyers’ plantation valued at gold 75000 reportedly ruined. Quezaltenango city wrecked with cracked houses and ash covered neighborhoods.
Mrs Bloomfield Zeisler of Chicago the pianist scored a notable triumph at the sixth subscription concert by the Lamoureux orchestra at the Nouveau Theater Paris Only once before has an American been allowed to take part in the program A noisy demonstration erupted requiring municipal guards to quiet the crowd yet Zeisler won favor with the audience Moszkowski led the bravos at the close of her performance.
Mail from Shanghai reports an American pirate plot involving five year sentence and deportation after capture. Henry Plant notes a man buried loot near Tianjin and conspired with two U.S. Army deserters to seize the schooner Agnes from the United States consulate to reach Tang-Ku. The men were caught at sea and convicted.
French inventors Tebandy Wd claim successful balloon tests at Mantes Prince sailing against wind. Several ascents completed with the craft returning to the same spot, indicating progress toward a near perfect airship design. The report notes the rising confidence and test results.
The Vandalia Railroad loses the long fight against the Commonwealth. The court orders payment of 13,005 with 35 percent to be allocated to state school funds and attorneys. The Marion Superior Court affirmed the judgment, and the state would receive a substantial share after fees. Other items note Mrs Miles securing divorce and control of property with monthly payments and an attorney’s fee.
A massive blaze at the Centra ore docks in Ashland Wisconsin wrecked two docks valued at about 500000. Dozens were injured including firemen and business people as workers on the dock fled amid shifting timber and tramway debris. Insurance covers the loss and rescue crews evacuated about thirty workers stranded on the dock.
Mrs Johnston of Caruthersville was shot and killed by six armed men after a dispute over a cow on her farm five miles west of Caruthersville Mo. The attackers demanded the cow at dawn the next day firing on her as she defended herself and her one year old daughter. Authorities hunt the assailants with no known witnesses besides the killers and the child.
Armour & Co of Chicago reportedly plans a large potato purchase push in Michigan Minnesota and other big producing states aiming to raise prices to 16 or 17 cents a bushel. Agents are said to be buying up marketable tubers for storage warehoused by the firm to support a price advance.
The fragment notes funds by city with figures for Indianapolis Fort Wayne and Evansville and references to presidential offices and personal matters. It mentions a wife leaving her husband and remarrying amid insult at a ceremony and a whispered line about grass coming up. Interest charges are stated to have fallen from $80,000,000 to $83,600,000 annually.
Industry aims to throttle the surge of banditry from Mississippi to the Rockies through a coordinated drive by railroads and express companies. Leaders from Burlington, Illinois Central, Chicago and Alton, and others advocate federal action, reward offers, and armed vigilance to curb robberies and protect travelers and cargo.
refugees from western Guatemala report a devastating scene after the Santa Maria volcano eruption. thirty miles of desert waste, thousands feared dead, Indian villages wiped out, coffee estates ruined, and extreme famine spreading to Quenchenango and Guatemala City. government censorship and dire economic strain accompany the disaster. braces of dying towns and inflated gold prices signal a crisis across the republic.
The Dun and Company Weekly Review of Trade notes voluntary New York price rises and strong railway freight, with heavy November volumes and prospects for continued traffic. It reports coal freight gains, rising iron and steel orders, cautious delivery expectations, and a slow normalizing outlook likely not before April. Wheat markets show mixed signals amid manipulators, while Minneapolis mills consume much wheat as exports edge outward.
Market listings show bid ranges across cities like Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Toledo, Buffalo and New York. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs potatoes and barley with varied grades and units across markets.
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