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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
1
A Wordy fragment reports a figure named Ration taking an oath in Indiana to sever ties with Philippine revolutions led by Aguinaldo. The garbled text mentions figures, ships, and events tied to MackArthur era context, with unclear dates and places.
Snow blankets the region delaying transit as crews work to restore service. Riders brace for continued weather related disruptions with buses and trains operating at reduced frequencies and safety checks underway.
Mrs Carrie Nation, famed Kansas joint smasher, arrives by carriage at the Denison Hotel in Indianapolis. She demands the hotel barroom paintings be removed, rooms are searched, and a compromise is set to cover the nude paintings with canvas during her stay. Nation lectures at Tomlinson Hall while police escort her and the crowd disperses amid protests and a tense vigil.
The garbled text mentions an individual with dark hair and a mustache, described against a yellow brown skin tone, and references to travel from New York. It hints at a chase, royal or court connections, a location associated with a palace, and an assortment of names and places, all in a strained OCR narrative.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention South Africa Barberton New York penal general and Capt. Peoareon of a steamer. Elder Dempster Coocomners and Messrs Vootert are cited as representatives of Beles Dempeter Co. The text hints at a legal or maritime dispute involving multiple named individuals and firms.
Evansville swung Republican in a close election for the first time in four years. Officials report a narrow victory for Voevert, Republican, over Boehne, Democrat, amid bitter campaign and threats of post election unrest.
Harris on Tuesday carried twenty six wards as a divided vote split the field. Carter Republican and Bryan supporters faced strong opposition as the mayoral race mashed the party lines and the contest for President Wael McEirey and Bryan drew clashes across wards.
Fair weather aided Monday municipal and township voting in Ohio with high interest. John N. Hinkle, Democrat, won Columbus mayor. Tom L. Velmson, Democrat, captured Cleveland. Golden Rule Jones secured Toledo mayoral re election by a large margin. Springfield elected Republican M. L. Milligan, brother in law of Senator Fairbanks, for mayor.
Washington special reports the President promoted Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton and Brig. Gen. Jacob Smith to major general and brigadier general respectively. Frederick Fanston also made brigadier general. The decision followed General MacArthur’s recommendation and public opinion supporting Funston for capturing Aguinaldo, with a commissioning delay on a full general rank rejected.
A London caller to Lord Salisbury reports the premier’s influenza has worsened rather than improved and could delay a planned trip to Riverina. Officials now hint resignation may come before April end as illness and complications deepen.
Mrs Ann Ward and her daughter were assaulted at their residence by intruders who beat Mrs Ward with a club and fractured her skull. The attackers escaped with cash while Ward and her husband awakened and pursued, the assailants fleeing through the floor below.
In Columbia a shipment of paper money from the Bank of Commerce to New York was found to be replaced with brown paper upon arrival. A bank official presented the package in the president’s presence, with Colonel W. Childs and another official transporting it to the express office. Bank officials deny fault. Captain O. M. Sadler leads the investigation.
The dispatches describe bands of marauding Boers moving south of the Orange River in Cradock and Steytberg districts. Leaders Hertzog Kritzinger Scheeper and Vas Reenen command weak forces seeking fording spots to cross. De Wet is gathering remnants beyond the Vaal to unite with Hootha. British officials warn of rising casualties as experts predict Dutch resistance waning while pressure mounts for harsher terms.
In Cavite a fire aboard the gunboat Petrel trapped Commander Roper as he attempted a rescue. He suffocated at 7:45 a.m. while twenty two fellow officers and men were prostrated but recovering. Telegrams were sent to notify Lieutenant Commander Roper’s wife and family.
A Philadelphia stevedore lost his life aboard the steamer Princes from Savana when molasses in forty foot tanks created a treacherous deck and fumes. John Flummer vanished Monday. his body was found Thursday in tank No 3 after rescue attempts failed. He had recently married.
A well to do farmer eight miles east of town killed his three children and then stabbed himself on Saturday. His daughter Letina aged ten aided by Esther fought back, but both were killed along with the other two children. Emil Sesgeriin had been in the asylum ten years ago and returned home.
In St. Joseph Missouri a Burlington railroad clerk George Meisner shot at his sweetheart Miss Iedlen Stephens in her home Sunday night. Jealousy over a rival visiting the girl led to the firing of several bullets through a bustle in a doorway.
Buffalo specialist Prof. H. R. Gaylord reported that an animal parasite identified in the New York State cancer laboratory is the cause of cancer. He noted the parasite’s long culture development time explains past difficulties in full identification.
Joseph H. Millard of Omaha and Governor Charles H. Dietrich of Hastings won the United States Senate seats in a joint session. Each secured seventy votes with unanimous Republican backing and both are noted bankers.
London cable reports an Imperial household officer attempted to kill the czar in Kiev before fatally shooting himself. The czar was not struck. The incident was relayed by a Mourning Leader dispatch dated Monday.
News of wide scale suspected frauds in the Manila commissary department butchers, bakers, contractors and storekeepers are arrested or under investigation. Capt Barrows and seven commissary sergeants lead inquiry with Lt Sweet prosecuting under Col Wilder.
Washington report says the War Department envisages fifty thousand troops in the Philippines under a new civil government until order is restored and garrisons can be reduced. Shifts from volunteers to regulars were planned, but shortages of officers hinder timely reorganization ahead of July first.
Jacob Mueller of Bee Harbor New Jersey inherited a large sum from uncle Christian. The burden of managing the estate distressed him, and on Saturday he entered a local furniture store and used a revolver, seeking relief from his financial stress.
A Vilna message says Count Tolstoi has been banished by the czar to the frontier after an assassination attempt on Privy Councillor Pobidone Stzeff in St. Petersburg. Troops escorted Tolstoi through Vilna. About a thousand students called for Tolstoi's excommunication.
Assistant Attorney General Moores Thursday prepared two opinions for the arbiter of State concluding that parts of two recent Legislature acts are unconstitutional. One finds Section 23 of an amended insurance law void for admitting foreign companies under a title that does not reflect the provision. The other holds the 1901 act mandating annual insurance company licensing invalid since it amended a section already changed in 1900.
W H Leady secretary cites term ending Dec 31. Seven new lodges were instituted bringing total lodges to 661. Net term gain 718 with annual gain 345, bringing active membership to 53287. Relief expenditures 22315.21. Subordinate lodge receipts 521875. Subordinate working costs 121736.07. Grand Lodge expenses 22799.00. Grand Lodge invested funds 54900.
Found by a Dream reports Arthur Simpkins, abducted eighteen years ago in England, located in Liverpool and brought to New York by his hopeful parents William and Mrs Simpkins now living in Pittsburg. The Muncie minister tale describes smallpox panic and a Halifax protection incident as Catholic towns react. Storm damage in Mishawaka Goshen areas includes injuries, wrecked houses, and torn out buildings with significant property losses.
Carl J Carlson, also claiming as Charles Rice, declares he is the sole heir to the late New York millionaire William Marsh Rice. He says his mother first married a Carlson, then eloped with John Rice, the millionaire’s son, and married him. Carlson Rice, a Muncie man, has hired lawyers amid the sensational claim.
Rev Porter Williams 49, a Hope Baptist preacher, fired his old 38 pistol while cleaning it at home 2408 Prospect Indianapolis. The shot passed through a board crack killing Bertha 13 instantly. coroner ruled accidental and he was released without bond.
In Indianapolis Davis McFeren, four, wandered into an open unprotected cistern and drowned. The father Mason McFeren, unaware, learned of the tragedy from Lillie Hires. Mrs McFeren was away. The father retrieved the body with a hoe.
A 2:39 am blaze in Danville Indiana, suspected incendiary, raged across the north side of the public square destroying a row of stores and halls including McCaun's drug store Leachman's hardware Fast's grocery and others. Firemen struggle with the spread and loss is estimated at no less than 100000 dollars.
Major Miller of the adjutant general's office reports seven tents were sent to Memphis Indiana Sunday afternoon from the quartermaster's department to ease the congested conditions in the burned village. The residents have food and clothing but lack shelter.
In Alexandria on Monday William and James Gilmore quarrelled over a trivial dispute. James struck William who fired twice. the first shot wounded Henry Campbell in the wrist. The second shot entered James's left shoulder and lungs, killing him within an hour. William fled but was captured and jailed.
Rising Sun reports multiple smallpox cases in nearby townships with 40 to 50 cases in the county. Citizens travel into the city spreading contagion while authorities mainly advise vaccination. Florence and Patriot have quarantined. Rising Sun has taken no formal action.
A late night fire at the Knox and Hubbell furniture factory in Goshen burned finishing and store rooms, causing about 36000 in losses with 15000 insured. Fire Chief Sno barger was severely hurt after falling from a ladder, others burned lightly, eighty workers left jobless, and arson is suspected amid labor unrest.
John Sprout, seventeen, pointed a self acting revolver at his ten year old brother in their Bedford home on Tuesday. The weapon discharged wounding the younger boy whose nose mouth neck and chest were struck and the bullet lodged behind the ribs. He lies in precarious condition awaiting a physician.
The Lafayette Purdue and Northern Traction Company filed a mortgage with the Guarantee Trust Company of New York securing bonds for 000,005 to purchase and extend the Lafayette Street Railway Company. The Eastern system is valued at 9900000, and lies in northern Indiana southern Michigan and northwest Ohio.
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