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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1898
Page
3
Dr Talmage extols unrecognized workers in all fields and urges ordinary people to seek grace for everyday duties. He contrasts elite ambition with steady toil, calling for patience, faith, and contentment amid life’s vicissitudes.
The St Bernard is described as England and America’s fashionable breed with high prices for fine specimens. Breeding originated with Mount St Bernard monks who trained dogs to aid travelers in snow. They work in pairs carrying a flask and cloak, guiding or reviving travelers, sometimes sacrificing their lives. The breed is tall with two coat varieties, praised for good temper and suitability around women and children.
The passage notes Chinese observers creating their own exonyms for nations. It cites examples such as France as Fa-ko meaning the land of lawlessness, Germany as Te ko the virtuous country, England as Ting-ko the blooming land, and America as Mei-ko the beautiful land.
Explosion on board the U S cruiser Maine in Havana harbor wrecked the ship. Many killed and wounded as boats from the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII aid in rescue. Reports say the blast occurred while crew slept with uncertainty over the cause and high casualties.
Washington dispatch quotes Capt Sigsbee reporting the Maine exploded in Havana harbor at 9 46 and sank. Wounded include Mary with many dead. others rescued aboard Spanish warships and Ward Line steamer. Lightship tender from Wes West sent for crew and equipment. officers believed saved. Jenkins and Merrick unaccounted. Blanco with Spanish officers expresses sympathy.
Boone County Republicans held a Lincoln birthday banquet in Lochivar Hall with 475 attendees. General Lew Wallace recounted a Lincoln anecdote about a White House meeting, a sad face, and a crucial, time sensitive voyage to Harrison's Landing amid Civil War events.
New York reports Mrs. Arthur Levy wife of Floyentroyd & Co perish in a Holland Place elevator accident. The party of ladies en route to a photograph display were escorted by FEO Marks. As the car shot up Mrs Levy fell headfirst from the door, crushed by the car and the wall projection.
A Madrid cable to Secretary of State reports Spain disavowed Dupuy de Lome’s letter to Senor Canalejas. The incident ends with the president's announcement. Spain appoints Senor Luis Polo y Bernabe as new minister to the United States, a young veteran of the foreign office.
The steamer Nevada, from Seattle, burned in Lynn Canal near Juneau and about forty aboard are feared dead. The Islander reports terrible northerly weather with wind and snow hindering rescue. It was not known whether passengers and crew reached land as a fire was sighted the day she would have arrived at Juneau.
Gloucester marks annual tribute to fishermen lost at sea with a memorial service at First Baptist Church led by the Gloucester Fishermen's Institute. Ninety six fishermen died in 1897, averaging thirty one years, leaving seventeen widows and forty five children, many from Britain.
The Lincoln League convention at Lafayette drew strong attendance with praise for sound money. Delegates debated whether to employ delegate or mass voting, with Evansville withdrawing Andrew J. Chirk as candidate leaving Fred Holloway of Anderson as state president.
Edward Bellamy and Eugene V Debs lead a drive to form a new party centering on Social Democracy. A governing board of five will run the movement with Bellamy’s approval expected and state delegates to meet in May and a Chicago convention in June.
The Post Office Department will permit editors appointed as postmasters to keep publishing their newspapers. First Assistant Postmaster General Neath announced that there will be no interference as long as the work is conducted cleanly, orderly, and without neglect of post office duties.
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