Warsaw Union Local Newspaper Record
The Warsaw Union of Warsaw Indiana reports local news from Bartholomew KK Bartholomew as publisher.
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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
2
The Warsaw Union of Warsaw Indiana reports local news from Bartholomew KK Bartholomew as publisher.
Telegraph notices report a Malayan sailor arriving at Port Darwin as sole survivor of ten crewmen from a Malay trading schooner wrecked off Cape Wilberforce in North Australia. Attacks by locals left all but one dead, survivor severely distressed before rescue.
A spirited clash between Nebraska lawyers John O. Yeiser and John T. Cathers in the Equity division of the District Court in Omaha ended with a hand to hand struggle. Yeiser browbeated a witness despite protests from Cathers, who then insulted his opponent before Cathers rushed Yeiser and kicked him in the stomach. The fight persisted until the judge and surgeons intervened to separate them.
A hurricane wind destroyed Michel B G on Monday turning four houses to ashes within five hours. About fifty families were left homeless with furniture lost. The Crow Pass Coal Company suffered around 50 000 Canadian Pacific cars faced significant losses. The Canadiana Pacific Railroad station narrowly escaped. If the wind had shifted east more of the town would have burned.
A Kansas City board meeting revealed how bucket shops and branches in the West obtained Chicago Board of Trade quotations via telephonic links from regular brokers. Detectives plan to stop the leak.
William P. Mullen, a twenty year veteran life saver, rescued Lillian Conway of Bedford Park New York from an undertow off Rockaway Beach last year. She later thanked him, inviting him to call, and their friendship grew into marriage. Mullen has saved notable individuals including Gen Joseph Shelby's daughter and Harris Cohen among others. Unrelated report says Claude Bristow of Cawker City Kan shot two unidentified highwaymen near Talmage after they attacked him during hunting.
An oil gusher struck at Red Fork Indian Territory at a depth of 1500 feet. Experts say the quality is first class and the supply appears inexhaustible, with excitement rising among locals who expect the field to rival Beaumont. The discovery marks the best strike yet in the area.
The whaleback Thames Wilson, ore laden for the lower lakes, collided with the steamer George G Hadley fifteen minutes out of Duluth. The Wilson sank rapidly, taking nine crew members with it, while the Hadley fought to reach shoal water with the remaining crew and aid from tugs.
Fritz Phillip keeper of a Blind Pig in Bowen North Dakota was robbed and beaten to death. Arrests were made for Thomas Davis Thomas Carr Albert Bowman Harry Cutlom and James O'Brien. Inquest found death from blows to head and shoulders as crowd gathered at the scene.
In Luzon, a large band of ladrones attacked Binangonan, Rizal, and captured a sergeant, two corporals, four privates of the Fifth United States Cavalry while they tended graves. They were taken north through the mountains. two soldiers and four Filipinos later escaped to Morang. Troup and constabulary pursued the bandits.
Senate debates on the canal bill and military academy funding dominate the week. Congress reviews isthmian canal questions, national forest measures, pension bills, and the omnibus public building bill while addressing the Cuban occupation salary inquiry and a series of district improvement laws.
A fatal blaze swept the St Luke Society sanitarium at Woabush avenue and Twenty first street Chicago killing ten inmates including Alderman William E Kent known as Blind Billy Kent. Fire trapped patients on the top floor while others fled bleeding and injured. eight arrests were made as part of a coroner inquest into the disaster. The five story building suffered $5 000 in damage and $30 000 in losses to contents.
A century-old dispatch details the April 18 Guatemala earthquake that destroyed Quezaltenango with 2,000 dead and 4,000 wounded. Fires raged as rain battered ruined streets, and a new settlement would rise near the old site. Also included is a rural-urban advice piece urging country youths to farm, not chase city fortunes, for real independence.
Telegraphic brief notes the death of well known gambler Jacob Clute. California Sawyers reportedly collected about 2,000,000 dollars in fees tied to the Fair estate. Fred W Aberharde faced accusations of killing his wife in Chicago. A supposed find of a liquid asphalt well near Austin Texas is mentioned. Mobile City Council adopts an ordinance and funds kerosene and paraffin in extermination efforts against the more Salto.
The weekly trade review notes improved outlook from South Africa and gold mining revival supporting monetary circles. It reports larger orders, mostly uninterrupted car distribution, and May railway earnings up 6.8 percent from last year.
Market notes show Chicago cattle at 34.00 to 8.00, hogs 4.25 to 7.65, sheep 4.50 to 5.75, wheat No 2 red 86 to 92, oats No 2 41 to 43, rye No 2 6 to 7, and hay 10 to 14.50. Indiana and Cincinnati listings follow with varied cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain quotes, including butter 18 to 22 cents and potatoes 0.55 to 1.01 per bushel.
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