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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
3
Kansas City special reports widespread fears of a Seminole uprising in the southwest. Rumors describe war dances and massacres with about a score of settlers reportedly killed. Officials expect fuller details tomorrow after the Maud murderers’ burning last Friday heightens tension.
A heavily garbled OCR read mentions a 6 440 afvclock time, references Semin Indians, white settlers, and a conflict near a forest area. The fragment references telegrams, war events, and named entities like Choctaw and Semin Indians in a disputed setting with unclear actions and outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice or story mentioning Abel, Newtean, Broshilebd, Maes, and references to pant, Pete, Bat ek, Rae, team, Nath, and Neweter with scattered names and places.
The Durrant case moves the body of Theodore Durrant from the home of his parents to an undertaker for burial. California authorities insist on handling the remains by Tuesday if no crematory accepts them. Cremation at Pasadena may be arranged, with the body shipped in a zinc box to Los Angeles, arriving Wednesday afternoon.
William Henry Theodore Durrant faced the gallows Friday morning for the murder of Blanche Lamont at Bimanoed Baptist Church. He maintained his innocence with calm defiance as the trap sprung and he died, his body later coffined. The event followed a lengthy trial and appeals process, with coverage detailing witnesses, courtroom actions, and the sequence of executions.
Report on political turmoil as Hanna victory results surface amid an investigation into bribery charges. Sparse OCR text shows scattered names and districts with unclear details.
The article reports a price war between Arbuckles and Haven over coffee and sugar. Arbuckles allegedly holds large coffee stocks and prepared to cut prices, pressuring competitors. A sugar refinery launch is expected by May 1, enabling further market moves against rivals.
Governor Bushnell of Ohio was inaugurated for his second term in Columbus on Monday. Opposition to Senator Hanna’s election raised fears of trouble, but ceremonies proceeded without incident.
Indianapolis News interview with Rev. Daniel Parker recalls the disappearance of Lucila Mabbitt ten years ago near Monroeville and the lynching of Amer Green. Green and his brother Hill were pursued across the West, later jailed, with Green serving a life sentence for a prior murder. a mob released Amer and took him to the Wabash river area. The piece also notes the Wabash river improvements and the Gillespie boat built to navigate and aid grain trade up to Lafayette, reflecting state river-ownership issues and harbor appropriations.
In Monroeville near the Ohio line, August Miller found his brother Michael Miller and his sweetheart Viola Marquardt dead in two rooms. Authorities say both died from a long-ago act and notes indicate a joint suicide plan.
Peter L Bishop, the regularly elected trustee of Bear Creek Township in Jay County, appears to be suffering a downturn in fortunes as the office of trustee proves insufficient to sustain his standing.
Indiana shipyard industry shows revival with the Hipward plant in Jeffersonville, building river steamers and oceangoing vessels, including the Col. H. L. Gillespie for Yor use. Also reports court rulings on postmaster duties and a semi annual school fund apportionment totaling $960,033.62 distributed to counties with $1.28 per child. The piece notes rising Jeffersonville Black population.
In Little Rock special reports two Seminole Indians Markus McGeisey and Palmer Simpson were lynched near Maud Oklahoma after the murder of Mrs. James Simmons. A mob strangled then burned them at stake as vigilantes killed four more suspects. The killings followed a family murder in which Mrs. Simmons died from head injuries, leaving four children to witness the scene.
An alarmed report from Seminole Nation warns of a potential uprising after a burning and mutilation incident. Dr. Linn confirms two bodies burned beyond recognition, prompting U S authorities to take prompt measures to quell tensions near a dangerous outbreak.
Democratic district conventions across the state Tuesday selected a new State Committee. District representatives include John W. Spencer Parks M. Martin W A Cox Lincoln A Dixon Frank A Horner U S Jackson Thomas Taggart Vernon Davis Willard H Morris Edwin J Forest Marshall T Shively Thomas R Marshall Peter J Kruger.
A New York World special claims Premier Sagasta ordered Minister De Lome to propose a U S protectorate over Cuba to the State Department. Cuban officials say Spaniards in Washington push secret talks as Havana merchants and the minister’s agents visit often. The plot is said to seek U S guardianship and Spain’s retreat from Cuba.
The January proclamation announces a central Cuban relief committee led by W L Cooper with the American Red Cross and New York Chamber of Commerce. It urges nationwide donations of money and supplies, coordinated with Havana consular aid and the Spanish authorities to ease Cuban distress.
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