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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
4
Officials from the Congressional Library and the Post Office probe reveal that most of the $30,000 shortage attributed to ex Librarian Spofford stems from a large batch of old money orders he cashed after misplacing them.
A committee report in this Congress aims to block pensions for young women marrying elderly ex-soldiers. The measure, backed by the Pensions unit, notes three surviving veterans and discusses the broader pension policy framework.
The readable portions discuss pensions for civil service and military retirees, noting two thirds pay and a lack of pension for some civil service staff. References to government questions and eligibility appear amid garbled text, with scattered figures and names like Rae, Gard, and Siegert.
The readable portions mention taxes, business implications, and treasury activities in a historic era. References to new terms, monetary measures, and fiscal shifts hint at evolving revenue strategies affecting commerce and state finances.
Fragmentary report recalls a French expedition under Majer Marchand aiming for the Nile in Bahr el Ghazal. It notes deadly clashes with natives and warns that war may arise as empires scramble for arable lands and river control.
The piece urges Dankards in Delaware County to stay in Indiana, calling it an ideal state for farming and prosperity. It notes Dunkards returning from Dakota, warns against Alabama settlement schemes, and highlights Chicago Westside crime and police volunteers amid instability.
A speculative group in New York promotes steam powered river boats to mine a frozen Yukon river bed for gold. They claim centuries of accumulations beneath an elevated stream, offering patents and royalty rights to fundraising investors. They aim small profits and avoid personal Klondike ventures, seeking at least 100000 capital per company to buy patent rights.
A rugged narrator recalls a rural Christmas Eve tale of a wedding halted by a fatal shooting. The bride dies in the scene, the groom Jim—narrator himself—cries over the bloodstained dress, and the pair share a final vow before he heads out into the snow.
In a village, Hommy-beg and James Quirk join voices for the Diel Verree carol service. A prank swapped carols and rival egos collide as English and Manx versions of Bad Women clash, each man loudly singing to outshine the other, amid a crowded church and amused onlookers.
In a church service a Bishop arrives to a shocked audience causing laughter to stop. Danny and others drop tools in disbelief while the Bishop vanishes, leaving the pews empty except for two singers who continue from absent listeners.
Six year old Walter T. had never seen the ocean and balked at entering the waves. Promised five cents to wet himself, he finally dampened to two inches above the ankles and announced he would settle for ten cents' worth this time.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports Lord Kelvin predicts future generations may never see Niagara Falls as water from Lake Erie could be harnessed through machinery for global benefit. He also forecasts a Highlands revival with happiness and industrial growth driven by Scotland's water power.
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