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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
3
A terse report states Will Wood will not testify in the Walling case. The item lists various miscellaneous notes including accidents, marriages, political hints, crime reports, and local curiosities from several states. the mix suggests a consolidation of brief items rather than a single developing story.
A fragmented text outlines a veto message referencing government bonds and credit issues. It mentions a debate on appropriations and financial plans, including controversial experiments and a noted incident involving a drummer and a minister, with details obscured by damaged OCR.
The May session centers on the Senate amendment to the general deficiency bill funding about 7 French spoliation claims totaling 1.2 million dollars and 32 war claims under the Bowman act totaling 548 thousand dollars, plus smaller sums for other historic claims and Indian supplies. Debates focus on whether these claims were properly vetted and the politics of lumping them into one amendment, with speakers from both sides urging or opposing payment. The day closes amid broader discussions on beer taxes and silver coinage policy, with national tensions reflected in floor remarks and a somber mood in St Louis relief debates.
Judge Helm announces decision on motion in the Seo Tae theatre case. He overrules the defendants motion and sentences the confirmed student as spectators react. A stay of execution is granted to allow appeals.
Statewide notes report diphtheria in Anderson while Mt Vernon endures storm wreckage on nineteen dwellings. Elwood plans a $3000 Fourth of July celebration as Lincolns of Indiana face hail damage in Wabash county and crops suffer across the region. Lord Russell may visit New Castle as England’s Chief Justice meets American Bar Association officials.
Late Tuesday in Indianapolis a plan to oust John R. Gowdy as Republican State Committee chair emerged. Delegates from districts signed a call for a statewide meeting at the Denison Hotel while Gowdy issued countercalls leading to intense floor battles and proxy confusion amid a deadlock on the chair.
The Prohibition party met in Pittsburgh on May 27 to nominate Joshua P. Levering of Maryland for president and Hale Johnson of Illinois for vice president and to issue a party platform. Samuel Dickie chaired the convention. Rev Louis Albert Banks opened with prayer. H T L Castle welcomed attendees.
The Prohibition national convention at Pittsburg adopts Joshua Levering for President and Hale Johnson for Vice President after a battle between broad gauge and silver factions. A substitute platform plus resignations trigger a bolt forming the National Party led by ex-Governor John P. St. John and Helen Gougar.
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