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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
1
A seventeen month old child of Mr and Mrs Sidney Mew in Goshen fell from a nurse driven cab after the bottle shattered on the pavement. The end of the nose was cut off and a forehead bush cut. surgeons reattached the nose and say it may regrow with possible scars. Pendleton special.
The Marion Standard details aim to market its crude oil from Marion field as substitute fuel. Mark Prick Company and the Soldiers' frame finalize arrangements to adopt the standard for crude oil as gas substitute. Early pilot tests begin on this new fuel system with cautious expectations for results.
In Van Pore township a wagon wheel was crushed by an approaching engine. Bart Sanderman, the PMOM creator, was struck and killed as he fell near the tracks while guiding a team. The accident occurred when the wagon obstructed the engine’s path, leading to the fatal impact.
A garbled OCR passage describes rising tensions among named figures over a dam or lake area. It mentions anger at a Jenrsin policy, possible protests or confrontations, and references to Watkins, Johns, and a local lake site. Details and places are obscured.
The article describes Pert Westes attracting crowds with a staged scene and a lookalike beard, while a figure named Turnkey Ryan performed for an hour at the bars. The piece notes suspicion of murder amid the chaotic display and crowd reaction.
Neighbors intervened when Walter Pyle allegedly jerked his wife Jessie Pyle from bed in Bend where she lay sick with typhoid fever. Witnesses reported her cries as he raised a fist and attempted to strike. The motive remains unclear.
David Ray a wealthy elder farmer and Baptist Church member cut his throat Saturday morning in his barn south of Crawfordsville. He remains alive but dying, citing cancer and noting he was a burden to his family.
The aged Charles Dunn may argue his wife Mrs Dunn acted in a violent insanity when the child Alice Cothrell was killed. The defense claims the insane wife choked the girl and disposed of the body in a cistern while Dunn asserts he knew nothing.
Winamac special reports bids for pickles from Knox Pickle and Preserving Company of Chicago and Stafford and Goldsmith Company of Chicago. Knox raised price to mid cents with weekly payments, Stafford and Goldsmith offered 50 cents.
In Shellyville a licensed saloon known as the Cave was attacked when Mrs. Webb McKnight seized an ax after her son Archie Dudley spent time there, driving out James Spellman and his wife and prompting threats to shut the place. In New Albany Robert Wright was killed by Benjamin Shadley after a rough fight over a remark about Wright’s daughter, with both men varnishers and linked to local factories.
The will of Abrs Meranda of Iwekcomie leaves Weeemia speciads with three acres of land subject to a life estate. Dowie will not meet the stake from the estate as expected. Mrs Meranda reportedly gave Lyeewie a sum before her death.
The sensational confession relates to assault cases and a female suspect identified as Morchested Georgia Phavie. She reportedly attempted suicide in a Muncie bathhouse after a sentence, claiming she would rather die than prison. She fluctuates age claims from 14 to 15.
Charles Stewart Luis resumed his rounds after a fall during an evening route. He suffered a fractured skull exposing the brain and was hospitalized. A silver grate was inserted and initial reports suggested he might not recover, triggering burial preparations before he unexpectedly rallied.
Jesse Richardson, correspondent Cyn cinnall Post, is arrested for allegedly sending an article that claimed J. H. Beaver was arrested for forgery. The case tests the foreign corporations law requiring a county accredited representative for service. Richardson is charged with failing to file proper authority to act as agent. The Post sent an attorney to defend. The telegram was claimed to be incorrectly transmitted, intending Beaver.
Howard McCaughey, once jailed for causing a daughter’s death, receives three months more in the Jeffersonville reformatory after tobacco possession blocks a parole by the board of pardons. He had hoped for release on July 1, but the board’s next meeting isn’t until fall, extending confinement.
The new Baptist Church was dedicated Sunday with Rev. Myron Haynes of Chicago delivering the dedicatory sermon. Over $3,000 was raised by subscription to pay off the church debt. The Ladies Aid Society contributed largely to the building's construction in Salem.
A London cable reports that Lord Rosebery and Mr. Asquith threaten to split the Liberal Party and trigger a reorganization drawing support from Liberal Unionists and Conservatives. Prime Minister Salisbury plans to resign when able, with Boer War developments and a fresh crisis prompting troop withdrawals and serious government anxiety.
Report describes clashes in Memphis and Cleveland with armed groups patrolling streets after a man was killed and others wounded. Authorities chased suspects, while organized protective bands formed to prevent further violence as night fell.
Washington secret service chief reports bank notes printed from the original State Bank of New Brunswick plates, used over fifty years ago. The plates, thought destroyed, reappeared producing many two dollar notes and some one and five dollar notes circulating from New York to San Francisco and through Canada as New Brunswick currency. The fraud, not a US note counterfeit, falls under state law. potential circulation estimated around two million dollars.
Pretoria reports the death of Mrs. Kruger after a four day illness. She leaves a long separated family and a grieving husband, Mr. Kruger, as crowds and papers express sympathy. Flags fly at half mast and editorials reflect public sorrow.
A list of Indiana educators selected for service in the Philippines includes Prof. EB Bryan of Indiana University Bloomington and many others from Indianapolis Terre Haute and Notre Dame. They sail from San Francisco Tuesday next with Bryan anticipated to receive the top salary of 8000.
Awakening at 2 to 3 AM Friday, Morton Starr, a Harvard Law student visiting for the summer, wrestled with a man and seized a revolver, firing four shots at his assailant. He later discovered he had shot his friend and classmate Sidney Bristol of Battle Creek Michigan, who had been invited to stay at the grandmother Mrs Starrs home. Both men were about 24 years old.
Dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated Pretoria July 23 reports a Cape Town train with 113 men and stores captured and burned at Scheepeers eight miles north of Beaufort West on July 21. Three killed and eighteen wounded. An inquiry is underway. French reports Crabbe with 500 men attacked near Craddock at dawn July 21. Boers stampeded after an all day fight. Crabbe fell back on Mortimer with slight losses.
In Parkersburg West Virginia a defense letter from Marietta includes a 1896 photograph of Elbert Glenn with a sworn statement that the picture shows Glenn there and was taken in that city. The image depicts a broad shouldered black haired man, unlike the defendant, fueling a sensation as counsel argues the mystery may be resolved.
Rear Admiral Sampson in a Transcript interview says he is responsible for statements in Maclay's naval history as commander in chief and reading proofs. He supports first reports and official communications and invites Congress or Navy inquiry though expects little action. He critiques Schley’s Santiago Battle statements as moderately correct at best.
General Maximo Gomez outlines his U S trip to New York to press Senator Antonio Palma as Cuba’s president. He praises Palma’s past service and purity, calls him the most available candidate, and vows to work toward Palma’s acceptance while retiring from politics.
Adjutant General Corbin and General Chaffee anticipate sweeping army reforms in the Philippines. They foresee slashing the force from about 30000 to 9000 20000 men and abolishing army districts. Three brigades would be stationed at Manila Dagupan and Iloilo or Cebu with consolidation of supplies and barracks rentals.
Secretary of the Navy rejects using the third volume of McLay's Spanish American War history at the Naval Academy. He cites intemperate language about Rear Admiral Schley in the mobilization chapter and notes he saw the account only after publication. He plans to inform Commander Wainwright and McLay of the decision.
W J Bryan rejects the Bryanite bolt in Ohio saying bolters should expect no sympathy. He disapproves any move harming the Democratic ticket and replies to G A Groot who wrote to him.
Mrs. J. Irving shot a infant in a Maricopa cabin on the Maricopa reservation after being assaulted by Indian men led by “Maricopa Jim” who were intoxicated. She fled to a trader’s cabin and a posse pursues the implicated Indians as settlers promise cooperation to bring them to justice.
A vast prehistoric city is reported unearthed on the Navajo reservation between Durango Cal and Farmington NM. The find includes a palace with about one thousand apartments and another stone castle with one hundred rooms. Fine woods and relics were found, sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
In the House of Lords on Tuesday, Marquis of Salisbury delivered a pessimistic defense of the finance bill. He warned of rising extravagance and the need to bear costs, noting public opinion shifting away from pacific policy, and acknowledging forces larger than the government. He cited Sidney Smith's lecture as an example of appeals to national sentiment.
The Havana fiscal declares sufficient evidence to convict F. W. Neely of embezzling postal funds. He notes no interrogatories have been sent to U S witnesses and delays await U S action on inquisitorial letters not yet returned to Havana.
Said to be death by own action a son of a Scotch baronet Sir Kenneth McKenzie. William Montague Muir McKenzie died in Houston on Friday from poison taken with suicidal intent. He was the sole son of the secretary to the lord high chancellor of England. The widow will return to London with their parents.
Four people believed to be members of the Bender family suspected of killing about twenty years ago near Galena Kansas are reportedly located near Fort Collins Colorado. Governor Stanley has authorized requisition papers to bring them back to Kansas.
President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University returned from a two month Hawaii study under the United States fish commission. About 240 species were collected and classified, with fifty new to science.
Missouri River has cut its banks about eight miles south of Leavenworth and joined the Platte River at a point described as a dangerous alteration of the river’s course. Local authorities monitor the shift as flood risks rise along the affected area.
Extreme temperatures reached 98 to 104 degrees across the region. Indianapolis set a new local high while Des Moines posted the hottest reading, marking the peak in today’s heat wave as reported by the signal service.
After twenty five years in the state prison, Coleman and James Younger will start work as salesmen for a Paul dealer in grave stones. Warden Wolfer signed the contract for Smelt pew work.
A two year old girl Carrie Dicterman stepped on a match on a Covington sidewalk. Her white dress ignited and she burned to death in great agony. Her mother, shocked, reported by authorities as dying.
A Saturday clash near Cookeville with an internal revenue raiding party amped up tensions in Monterey and vicinity. Moonshiners boasted they would not be taken. Frank Whittaker died of wounds, Will Hall lost a leg, deputy marshal Thomas Prince and posseman Corder Mackay wounded. reinforcement led by United States Marshal John Overal and Colonel Chapman ready to move in.
Reported at Yildiz Palace the fire was blamed on a harem intrigue aimed at the upper treasurer. A negress allegedly placed incendiary materials in a palace corridor to implicate the treasurer, leading to arrests and torture claims. The sultan misattributed the blaze to his own rooms before corrections.
The Indianapolis Republican primary, first under the new law, nominated Charles A. Bookwalter for mayor by a large vote. Hon. Geo. W. Stubbs was chosen for Police Judge and Charles W. Eliott for City Clerk. Bookwalter had been the mayoral candidate two years earlier.
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