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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1899
Page
1
A catastrophic disaster devastates a town with fierce winds destroying buildings and leaving over 150 people dead or buried. Churches become morgues as new corpses are recovered amid widespread rubble and fires. The scene shows widespread chaos from the storm with many households wiped out and emergency crews at work.
Local Nebraska wreck leaves several people dead as investigators probe the scene. The fragmentary report notes casualties and ongoing inquiries into the causes and parties involved.
Richard Peland shows slight signs of recovery after a difficult illness. Medical staff report cautious progress and indicate continued observation and support in the coming days.
London telegraph reports Vienna correspondent Miles the gypsy musician who traveled with Princess De Chimay died in Alexandria amid travel back to Austria.
A local Evansville resident promotes a new airship design said to solve navigation challenges. The inventor describes a balloon with steerable propellers and movable propulsion to ride wind currents, aiming to carry passengers and compete with surface transport.
Dr Chevirny a French 7 van friend of a squirrel joins two Belgian patrons for a squirrel feast. He accepts but a cat's head observed ends the meal and sparks surprise.
The Indiana Goblet and Tumbler Company of Greentown Howard county operates on a cooperative plan where every stockholder is an employee and every employee a stockholder. In nine years of operation it has become one of the most successful establishments in that state region, a rare achievement for such ventures.
In Ganapolis jail, Harry Gilbert sought release by bribing his attorney with ten dollars. He planned to have the lawyer retrieve an envelope he believed contained a one hundred dollar bill. The envelope held only an imitation bill made from a soap wrapper, exposing the fraud scheme.
In a Moonday court scene a jury seated since Saturday read its verdict for the defendant but one juror dissented. The foreman claimed no, another juror disagreed, saying they were forced to sign under heat. The defendant’s attorney seeks disbarment, while the prosecutor blocks a retrial.
Henry Curtis, a con man posing as a minister, checked into Kirby House Tuesday morning. A few hours later two men in night shirts chased him from the hotel and he was detained after trying to claim the women were mad. He gave police the name John Moore but detectives identified him.
dispatch from Greensburg reports multiple complications around the new 1 Oo. FL Home whose cornerstone was laid May 17 with ceremonies. The Indianapolis Commercial Club offers to pay all damages if the Home is moved to the canal site, but outcome remains uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR describes a rural scene with a man named Plaines and his wives turning his home into a mouseum. Three ladies stand with beaming faces as overhead insects fill the scene.
In Corydon the ballot closing sparked a disturbance as two rival factions clashed over counts for superintendent. A scuffle involved Neely and John Lh amid accusations of a broken promise, with the crowd reacting in fear and the tribunal called to restore order.
A spree ending near a Carbon church unfolds with Wilson, aged man, accused of stealing a valuable horse and large purse. He fled the scene toward a farmer’s property after attempting to abduct the animal.
Johnson County assessments show a big shift. An evangelistic crusade begins at Terra Haute this week. James Pord of Fort Wayne took French leave from the county jail. Wheat in Parke County is frozen out. Fraternal orders in Rushville held a union dedicatory. Green worm destroys wheat in Greene County. State YMCA holds athletic meet at Crawfordsville on July 4. Edward Frippeer of Lb. E. and W. Krake yian had his foot cut off at Peru. Mrs. W. O. Gines of Martinsville suffers poor health and consumes arsenic acid. William Williams of Morgan County injured in an eye cone last week and died. James T Wilkinson of the Brunswick Hotel in Montpelier is dead. Otto Wohl, Republican, Evansville, runs for Secretary of State. Daughters of Liberty close convention at Hammond. Hartford City glass blowers form a co operative plant at Matthews. Fred W. Wilson appointed receiver for Keller & Mead Electric Light Co. of Marion. Thirteen people poisoned by eating ice cream at Vincennes, saved by the stomach pump.
Generals Lawton and Otis report fierce fighting near Manila as 3 000 American troops engage Fili Pino insurgents at Las Pinas and Cavite Viejo. The bombardment along the seapote river, heavy rifle and artillery fire, and stubborn rebel resistance mark a continuation of a days long engagement.
General Otts telegraph reports a severe engagement at the Zapote River crossing in Cavite province. He notes heavy insurgent losses and scattered retreates, with doubt about further major fighting near Manthi and Cavite. Admiral Dewey behind forces, officials weighing insurgent strength and resources.
Gen Charles Wing back from the Philippines warns guerrilla warfare will continue and a decisive end is unpredictable. He notes Filipino resistance as skilled and persistent, with mountain hideouts and jungle life testing American forces. He praises volunteers as veterans in an unwritten chapter of U.S. history.
A Manila dispatch via United Press reports General Anonaia Lana, a staunch foe of the Americans, assassinated by orders of Aguinaldo after opposing his chiefs. Lana had been near Aguinaldo when a guard stabbed him. Luna and officers restrained the attack, and the incident fuels tension as Aguinaldo consolidates power.
A cable received at the Navy Department Saturday announces the death of Captain Henry Nichols in Manila due to sunstroke. He commanded the cruiser Monadnock during the active campaign.
The county in Greely and Stephen counties in Kansas is moving to tax lien sales at 22 cents per acre to fund county needs. Messrs Baldwin and Howe are expected to gain control of large tracts as dike projects cover wide areas. The Boom section, once abandoned, shows non residents owning most land with taxes lapsed.
The incident on June 4 involving Baron Christian at the Auteurbraves court resulted in a four year term for Loubet's attacker. The Correc tion Putles Court deliberated thirty five minutes and ordered restitution of trial costs.
The Charbon epidemic spreads through various sections of the state with mule deaths reported along the coast. Two men, John Little of Livingston parish and Salvedor Marina of Plaquemine parish, were hospitalized with severe swelling. Doctors remain hopeful for recovery. Marina contracted it through treated horse exposure, while Little was bitten by flies during exposure.
A report by the county board of supervisors in Quiner NL finds twenty seven pauper graves missing after burial payments were made. Some coffins contained only stones when opened, and it is alleged bodies were sold to medical colleges.
In Coverack Cornwall the American liner Paris, wrecked on the Manactes rocks, is deemed doomed as heavy seas driven by a southwest wind push the ship landward. Boil ers shifted and false bottoms gone hinder divers while only a dozen crew stay with the captain and three officers.
A new permanent Republican body, the National League of Republican Workers, organized in Washington with officers named Henry M. Baker, William M. Wilson, J. G. C. Chaney, James M. Strewning, E. S. Sargent, John W. Parrish, A. L. Racoon, and Col. Wm. A. Rogers. It opposes civil service as administered and aims to influence public opinion via press and auxiliary leagues before and after the 190 presidential convention.
The President appointed a committee including Rear Admiral John G. Walker and Samuel Pason of Florida to determine the most feasible route for a canal across Central America. The announcement outlined aims for practical, navigable waterway linking coasts under U.S. supervision.
The fragment lists several officers and researchers including Fred Noble of Illinois, George Morrison, Peter Haines, Prof. William Burr of Connecticut, Lt. Col Oswald H. Ernst, Louis M. Haupt of Pennsylvania, Prof. Kimeory, and John son of Pennsylvania, associated with U.S. aviation.
San Francisco voyage report says Captain Prestsen left Monday in the five ton schooner Cake bound for Manila. Seafaring men doubt Manila as the destination and predict the Cake may head for Honolulu if weather stays fair.
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