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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
41
Adams township in Madison county reports spirit pictures on the headboard of a cherry bedstead at Mr. and Mrs. Morgan F Rittenour home. Likenesses of Elias Rittenour and wife, dead over ten years, appear like painting in wood. Police arrest a man after a fatal pistol incident amid a domestic struggle.
A columnist describes Prof. Ralph Moore a famed spiritualist performing a public experiment at Fog ish's Motel. A three member committee oversees the event while reporters observe. The group witnesses Moore reveal a message hidden within a crystal letter addressed to an unidentified city friend.
Telegram from secretary of the International Chautauqua Society confirms Miss Stone withdrew acceptance of the Chautauqua alliance. Secretary of the American Board of Fer sions notes end of acceptance and booking shifts to appear at Wicensa assembly with Dickey as general manager.
Pefersonville special, Benj Foryman chief engineer of Filison Electric Light Company of Cincinnati is under treatment for a bizarre illness. He was seized by hiccoughs and for 18 hours could not be relieved. Physicians were puzzled. A week later the attack ended as suddenly as it began, leaving him 35 pounds lighter and too weak to stand.
Evansville reports detail a man identified as WEHam Cox shooting his wife in front of their young daughter, then turning the revolver on himself. The couple, recent Kentucky transplants, faced domestic turmoil with Cox's noted wild life and reported threats. The daughter cried for mercy as the tragedy unfolded.
The resignation of Principal I A Quigley at Vincennes West Side school follows a mass assault by eighth graders on teachers. Stones and rubbish hit Quigley and teachers Baker and Becker. Nellie Jones suffered facial injuries. Charles D Busching, age 11, struck nurse Mary Baker, later apologizing. his father paid medical bills. The city discusses the incident.
Crawfordsville reports a congressional bid to recognize Captain Bryant who served under General Grant during the Civil War. Bryant enlisted at the war’s start, served six months as a commissary, then faced salary shortages. Grant secured funds but delays and a contested payment left Bryant unpaid, later captured in Arkansas and exchanged without reuniting with his brother, the Confederate commander.
London reports Rudyard Kipling replies to a Shanghai note on American actions in the Philippines. He compares U S military civil clashes to South Africa's conflict and critiques American self confidence and decision making while noting a desire for a high toned despot with integrity, amid free nations.
The Rev. Dr Joseph Parker condemned King Edward VII for brewing beer and attending a Sunday concert, saying the king’s actions set a bad example. He urged loyalty but argued it is right to speak truth in Christ even against the monarch.
Early Wednesday bandits looted the Forest National Bank at Montgomery nine miles east of here taking about £5 in money and government bonds. Citizens woke to the noise as the safe was opened and two former police officers observed the burglary but did not raise an alarm for fear of being shot. The thieves forced the safe doors, seized bonds and cash, then fled toward the Hol Beanthwestern railroad on a handcar, leaving no trace.
The State Geologist received two specimens from Prof. G. F. Fidlar of Vincennes. The insect, called the rat tailed marget, is the young of a sweat bee or fly in the cristalis genus. It measures about one inch overall with a tail tube enabling air intake underwater.
Berlin reports Prince Henry's Washington trip aims to secure a German fleet in Caribbean waters to shield German settlers and property amid South American revolutions. Captain Stiege of the Vineta becomes commander of a South American fleet, now five ships, with plans to grow.
President Roosevelt decides Miss Roosevelt will not attend King Edward’s coronation in England. She will instead visit Cuba as a guest of Governor General and Mrs Wood, staying about four months until Palma’s inauguration and Cuba’s new government takes shape.
Warne special secretary Henry John Peach Michigan expert M H Stewart of the Michigan Beet Sugar Association reach an agreement with Adams township farmers to build a $100000 sugar beet factory in New Haven six miles east. The plant will employ 300 men five months a year and use 450 acres with more to follow. New Haven area farmers are experienced with beet cultivation and farm owners will grow acres of beets this year to meet the plan.
The United States presented a second note to Constantinople regarding the capture of Miss Ellen Stone. It asserts brigands and ransom cases remain within Turkish frontier control and urges punishment of the guilty. The note also denies U S requests to ease frontier vigilance and cites interior troop movements as the only interference.
A muddled report outlines indemnity figures after the Boxer uprising with China pressed to pay taels while foreign powers push for larger settlements. Negotiations center on reductions and allocations among China and assisting nations, with proposals fluctuating around 462 million taels or more.
A damaged vessel named Etruria is towed after incident leaving rudder compromised. Officials report steering loss during proceedings at harbor. Repairs planned by port authorities and marine engineers coordinated with the crew.
The Cunard liner Etruria arrived at Horta Azores at 6 pm Sunday after a February 26 propeller break during dinner hours. A jury rudder was fitted after two days and the ship proceeded safely with passengers noting no danger and praising the captain and crew amid the delay. The Etruria had tried wireless contact with Umbria and Kronprinz Wilhelm but repairs and weather limited assistance.
The imperial court fears General Tung Fu Hsiang who has a large army. The dowager empress through Yung Lu offered to support him if he disbanded his followers, a proposal he refused. Officials worry he may pillage to feed his forces if resources fail, risking rebellion.
London cables report Mr. Brodrick secretary of state for war speaking in the House of Commons on army estimates. The March reviews and related articles show the Boer war reshaping finances, military policy, and political sentiment.
London reports General Methuen wounded and captured with four guns during a Boer attack under Delarey. Paris and 40 men held out briefly before surrendering. casualties include several officers and many troops. Kitchener dispatch confirms captures and missing men as mining stocks react to the news.
Barranquilla dispatch reports rebels occupying a Magdalen river section two miles long between Penon and Cerro. They retreat as Santander volunteers advance. A Homda paper records a Feb 2 clash at Soacha near Bogota with about 2,000 rebels against 3,000 government troops. 200 rebels die or are wounded and 4 are captured.
London reports that Lord Kitchener will be freed from much admin duties in South Africa to lead a large mounted force against De Wet. General Methuen will not take further field command. casualty list reports four officers killed and ten wounded including Methuen, though he is stated as doing well.
The second levee since King Edward's accession took place at St James's Palace on a foggy Thursday. The ceremony, while grand, drew fewer attendees than the first with no Americans present though members of the United States embassy attended.
Prince Henry of Prussia departed New York aboard the Hamburg American liner Deutschland on Tuesday afternoon. Crowds filled the pier areas and cheering followed the ship as it moved down the North River toward the Narrows with forts firing salutes and tugs lining the route. The Deutschland is scheduled to reach Hamburg on Monday.
Washington dispatch reports the fourth House Republican conference on reciprocity failed to adjourn. Advocates won 79 to 61 after a main motion passed 72 to 14 and a proposed adjournment amendment was rejected 61 to 79. Speaker Henderson moved adjournment as critics claimed some allies avoided offending him. Mr Sibley proposed a reciprocity plan to Dec 1, 1903, claiming Roosevelt endorsement and Senate non-extension of any 20 percent concession.
New York report describes Franklin Marcellus Olds and Agnes Aprile wedding halted when a lawyer’s clerk announced a breach of promise suit by Olga Landsdorff. The clerk’s summons was served but the minister resumed the ceremony after Olds dismissed the objection. Olds, a Newark lawyer, is said to be wealthy and retired from practice. Aprile is his bride.
Champion James J. Jeffries reached Los Angeles and will stay several days visiting his mother. He has recovered from a cold in New York and discussed a $20,000 offer with Century Athletic Club officials for the next title bout. He favors a meeting either in Los Angeles or San Francisco and will attend bids in the bay city.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party sail from Tampa to Havana aboard the Mascotte with Senator Thomas Platt aboard. The group departed Tuesday morning. Roosevelt reached Tampa early Tuesday but did not leave the sleeper until shortly before.
Grand Rapids report on the death of Mrs. Aanna Klump wife of William Klump of Lowell. Sheriff Chapman moves Klump to jail amid suspicions he sent or knew who sent deadly powders by mail to others, aiming to remove Mrs Klump. Motive alleged: Klump's alleged engagement to another widow.
A Manchu cen sor memorializes the throne demanding Wu Ting Fang be recalled as Chinese minister to the United States. He claims Wu corruptly retained 80 000 of the Tien Tsin silver refunded by the American government for repairs to the Washington legation. Wu denies the charge as baseless and ridiculous.
Greencastle Indiana report says Jacob Reynolds threw a girl from a moving train near Sellersburg on October 1. He was arrested in Valparaiso on a kidnapping warrant involving a married Kentucky woman’s child. Reynolds claims paternity but the woman denies it. he vanished while being moved to Kentucky.
Chicago announces a new national party to promote initiative and referendum. George H. Shibley leads travel organizing referendum leagues to secure state bills recognizing petitions by 3 percent of voters for public votes. Officers of the league spearhead the launch.
James J. McKusick died at his Duluth home when he stood on a steam register to use the telephone. During conversation his body stiffened and he collapsed at his wife's feet. Authorities suspect a crossed telephone and electric wires completing an electrical current.
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