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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
1
Belgrade dispatch reports order prevailing and crowds favoring Prince Peter Karageorgevitch for king. Provisional government praised for patriotic action as diplomats note no interference from Russia or western powers.
Special: The Circle a secret cattle and horse rustling syndicate has looted Lyman and nearby counties, killed forty men, and bound members by blood oaths. Arrests include Claude Fagie Pipe Henry Pipe William Blackball Moses Goodroce and Alfred Nelson. The gang influenced county offices for years and used multiple drives across borders to move stock.
Kenosha Wisconsin will test a historic municipal ownership plan by opening a city run grocery and butcher shop. Alderman Peter Jacobs, originator of the scheme, says the city would supply paupers with provisions and keep all middleman profits, saving hundreds of dollars annually.
Washington details of a general staff plan for the Navy Department have been released. The secretary would head the department, with the assistant secretary in his absence. bureaus fall under the assistant secretary except navigation, which would be run by the general staff. The senior naval officer on duty would lead the military side as chief of the general staff, likely ranking as vice admiral, with three grand divisions under the chief of staff: personnel, fleet, and war plans.
Clifford Kline a 10 year old died in Bedford Indiana after touching a street light crank and receiving a fatal electrical shock. He writhing in death agony before playmates as the current surged through him. No physical wound appeared but the expression on his face showed the suffering.
In Princeton New Jersey it is reported former President Cleveland was offered the University of Virginia presidency. He stated that he would be unable to accept such a position.
After a cloudburst a torrent twenty feet high swept Willow Creek gulch drowning hundreds in Heppner. Wreckage carried away homes and rails. Two hundred bodies recovered in town. Rescue efforts and scattered warnings by a horseman limited casualties at Lexington and Lane.
A Portland visitor A P Bradbury estimated 150 to 200 lives lost after Willow Creek flood Sunday night. The surging wall swept the gulch in minutes from ten feet wide to four hundred nine feet, twenty feet deep, tossing brick and frame buildings downstream for two miles. The Heppner Hotel was carried away while the Palace Hotel survived with water on the first floor.
Bonnie Burnham, a Whit ing schoolgirl, inherits 25 000 from elderly Pensacola man Thomas Tuggings who befriended her as a child. He named her in his will after letters went unanswered. An agent is sent to Florida to secure the legacy for her college education.
In New York a shooting on the criminal court floor killed McFarlane of the Anti Policy Society and wounded Philip Bray. Spencer the accused shooter, a Black man, was indicted for first degree murder within hours after the fatal blast. A detective disarmed him and arrested him at once.
Indianapolis discussions among grain dealers and the American Society of Equity outline a push for farmer organization to influence prices, with “dollar wheat” as a rallying idea. Officials predict three quarters of average wheat and poor corn and oats years due to wet weather and weak warmth.
Mrs M W Nees of Colfax street heard an unusual noise on her front porch. She pulled a string attached to a box, causing a loud report that severely injured her arm and neck. police investigated the incident as a possible attack or booby trap.
The three story City Hotel in Jackson Kentucky owned by Capt B J Ewen principal witness against Curtis Jett and White and now on trial for the murder of attorney J B Marcum burned early Sunday. Fifteen guests escaped unharmed. no insurance. Milit ia aided evacuees. The blaze is suspected incendiary tied to bribery threats against Ewen who testified he saw Jett fire the shot.
Indiana miners show brighter prospects as state mine inspector James Epper gon reports 30 to 40 new mines mainly in Sullivan and Greene counties. He notes output expected to rise this year and miners can earn more when work increases, with overall prosperity higher than in recent months.
A preserved fragment notes a memorial to slaves and descendants in recognition of domestic and patriotic services before and during the Revolution, with reference to Lallington and R special notices.
Police in Cleveland follow a tip from special detective Goldsmith about a planned assassination of President Roosevelt at a wedding event for Senator Hanna’s daughter to Joseph Medill McCormick. An alleged young anarchist reportedly lost nerve. a Russian contact on Ontario Street hinted at the opportunity but indicated heavy police presence. The youth remains at large.
A massive landslide near Tricon at the foot of Saluda Mountain in western North Carolina caved in on the Southern tracks between Spartanburg and Asheville. Thousands of tons of rock and dirt tumbled into a rail cut, filling it and halting all traffic on the line.
Belgrade reports that Colonel Maschin and Colonel Mitschitch will control the government under King Peter whose power is to be largely ceremonial. The army seeks to preserve supremacy. the proposed constitution would limit the king compared with the US president, and talks of secret terms may keep the army in command.
Bible lesson on Pat's charge to Timothy from 2 Timothy 3 14 to 4 8. Golden text crowns of righteousness for faithful ministers. Paul regards his martyrdom near as he urges preaching in season and out, warning of itching ears and falsehoods.
The text stresses Bible as essential for Christian usefulness and all work for Christ. It discusses Paul’s death, Timothy, and the role of Scripture in salvation, growth, and illumination. A five question review highlights inspiration, profitable use, preaching the word, and eternal rewards.
An unsuccessful bombing occurred at Petersburg Indiana as eight dynamite sticks and a powder keg were placed under the county clerk’s office with a fuse running to the north door. The explosion failed to detonate and scattered debris as County Auditor Baseninger retrieved papers before leaving town.
On Madeira the common cab is a basket-like af fair on wooden runners drawn by oxen moving a mile to two miles per hour. Wheeled vehicles are rare, used only on fete days. Hills and heat deter wheels, dust reduces travel to a snowy feel, and long trips favor a hammock carried by natives for up to twenty miles.
An entomologist estimates annual losses to the country from bugs at 250 million dollars. Grasshoppers, Hessian flies, cinch bugs, potato bugs and other pests cause billions in damage, with tobacco worms and beetles among the rest. Progress against bug destruction has been slow according to the Minneapolis Times.
A fragmented dialogue features a doctor and patient exchanging unclear phrases about pills and a pad. References to Harvard appear in the odd transcript segment without clear context or outcome.
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