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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1904
Page
2
Reports from the Klondike region say the boom is holding firm. The piece contrasts American bullfighting as bloodier than the Spanish version. Charles M. Schwab sails for Europe again. A New York elopement with a burglar is noted for its curious aftermath. An elderly New Jersey woman eloped at eighty to please her parent's consent.
A three year old boy in a Western town is dying from a tobacco heart. The piece notes there are multiple ways a race death can be caused by personal actions.
Dr Hillis predicts future era will deem wealth as vulgar. The remark invites reflection on being ahead of one’s time and social norms.
Reports indicate Japan plans to economize by utilizing Port Arthur facilities recently supplied by the ed metab. The move follows a month of shipments and may impact regional trade and military logistics.
Citizens form an antiprofanity crusade amid frustrations with an end-seat hag issue. Organizers urge orderly conduct and vocal advocacy to address concerns shaping public spaces.
A New York woman alleges her husband sold her for gland and questions the need to speak out while noting the payment was worth the cost.
Fragmentary report notes Emperor William accused of sending a letter of advice to a ruler in Rhurep. The text implies the letter cannot be denied and may be sought by Sin.bento. Details are unclear and names require confirmation.
A quirky note claims a French physician offers a cure for consumption through static stillness when hearing a horn. The text mixes automotive imagery with medical claim and a whimsical plea to avoid being teased by trendiness in veal Meyer context.
Tenants in a New York apartment house occupied by unmarried women demand the elevator be repaired promptly after a breakdown. The complaint highlights safety and accessibility concerns from residents living on higher floors.
A garbled excerpt hints at a mystery involving a scientist on Tacham ciees and a tentative plan to seize a Minet Sheet. The fragment references confident bids, a looming contest, and an implied confrontation, but the context remains unclear.
A New Jersey cat appears to be attempting to hatch eggs by a hen’s eyes, a curious and humorous incident that puzzled onlookers as spring chickens stir conversation about unusual animal behavior.
A fragmented report notes Que Vadis and a man named Muccan in a scene about rent video time. The text is garbled but implies a local incident or story involving two individuals and a request or action tied to a dwelling or event this week.
A detained Italian girl faces inspectors over a voware violation aboard the ship. Authorities note a need to distinguish steerage from first class in passenger handling and security procedures.
An Irish revolutionary is credited with introducing the fast meal to England as crowds seek quicker lunches. In Indiana murder trials give way to cases of alienation of affection. An article claims over 5,000 Indiana residents cannot write, though some may be poets.
A note from the South reports cotton plant bark is now selling for 20 cents per pound. The author urges finding a use for the boll weevil to solve broader problems.
Authorities warn that counterfeit money circulates heavily in St. Louis with bogus quarters hardest to detect. Bankers report increasing difficulty in finding genuine quarters as the problem grows.
The Adelsthing passes a law prohibiting export of Norse national relics including arms ship remains coins and Runic inscriptions. The move boosts Connecticut factories producing replicas and related goods.
A recent Yale University craze has students walking bare in New Haven streets. The movement seems sparked by a group of youths who lost their clothes in a poker game, signaling creative escapes from embarrassment and social misfortune.
The Census Bureau reports an average of four and seven-tenths persons per U.S. family, but acknowledges some families may have added the remaining three tenths since the figures were collected.
A Georgia girl has permanently lost her voice after shouting her college yell. She will never be able to call her old man to breakfast in forcible tones before he is ready.
Dr toward chief of the Bureau of Entomology in the Agricultural Department has been in the South investigating the boll weevil. It is hoped the indictment will be strong enough to keep the pest from escaping on a technicality.
Photographs from the exposition hint at a contest to find the most perfectly formed woman in St Louis with critics suggesting the fair should have chosen a competitor from Indiana instead.
Fragments describe white pigeon men at Kansas City Union Depot in a chaotic scene where a trunk was thrown and several people were wounded. The text is garbled and provides no clear details on date, numbers, or outcome.
A Chicago woman files for divorce claiming years of unresolved conflict with her husband who she says has not shown affection in seven years. She advises visiting him after legal papers are served to recall happier times before the smile faded.
A clause in the primary law is urged to require candidates to state the price of cigars they distribute. The proposal is framed as a revelatory change that would expose cost details in political campaigning.
The commentary notes many decline the vice presidency not from lack of desire but because it is seen as fashionable. It suggests inspecting a nominee's hands for crossed fingers as a clue to insincerity.
Receivers for Daniel J. Sully review a deed to a church pew to decide if it can be treated as a commercial asset. Some financiers regard it as property value. others dispute that interpretation.
Susan B Anthony argues that American women know little of immenses value. The remark seems supported by memory of many spending high prices on worthless foreign problems.
Residents report a man dubbed Adach the Kisser wandering city streets. Confusion remains whether complaints come from kissed or those passed over.
The Pike may be more wicked than Chicago Midway, yet the public grows less shocked. Americans have grown hardened after a long history of street fairs beginning in 1897.
The note claims the Czar consults mediums for guidance on fighting the Japs. It questions the method’s effectiveness and withholds judgment until the type of spirits or gurus consulted is known.
Turkey secured a promise from Russia that its Black Sea fleet would not return through the Dardanelles after departure, with Japan agreeing to ensure it does not return.
Pr Parkhurst disclosed he spent the prior night visiting New York saloons and found none of his congregation willing to offer him bromo seltzer for relief.
A war expert comments that Japan leads in early victories but Russia will prevail in the long run, noting historical persistence and strategic depth behind the forecast.
A Michigan farmer is jailed on insanity charges after believing he would be nominated in St Louis. The article questions if Hearst has been caught, hinting at ongoing political intrigue.
A cold air mass moves in with a fair and cooler label across the region. Temperatures drop sharply, with overnight lows dipping and winds gusting. Residents are advised to bundle up and check for frost in vulnerable areas.
Posters announce the Columbia Club summer affair to be held July 1 and 2 in a German garden style. The event follows a past roof Chinese dinner and aims to surpass prior lavish entertainment as members sign charges at month end.
An old codger recalls William Jennin s Bryan and ponders when he would begin supporting the Democratic party for non support. The exchange occurs in the Sit and Argue Club as characters discuss political alignment.
A damaged excerpt shows an American woman struggling to speak while a nobleman declares love. She manages a few words that reveal her heart, and his Grace embraces her in joy, kissing her repeatedly.
A brief exchange sketches a frontier ethic of peace over violence as a missionary questions a bad man about forgiveness and past enmity. The dialogue hints at inner reform sparked by nonviolence rather than weaponry.
A terse exchange depicts a volunteer’s plea to stay as a partner questions if he will really depart. The scene unfolds with restrained emotion and a quiet tension suggestive of parting and unresolved longing.
A brief humor item cites two wives describing their husbands tenderness. Mrs Muggins says her husband is too tender hearted to whip the children while Mrs Buggins adds he is so tender he cant even beat the carpet. The quip appears in the Philadelphia Record.
The Chicago Journal notes a historical exchange where Nero introduces Juvenal to Horace and asserts Horace as a dear friend. Juvenal rebukes the claim with sharp wit and enduring bitterness, and Nero resents the slight.
A beautiful young wife pleads for the worst news from a doctor at her dying husband’s bedside. The physician calmly reveals the shock: the patient is going to get well, stunning the couple with unexpected hope. The scene appears in the Chicago Record-Herald.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts a view of grand old things with city ordinances. The exchange features an Englishman remarking there is nothing to see and a counter about obtaining a copy of local rules.
The fragment mentions a man living at a club after learning a new breakfast food hit the market. He seeks to avoid his wife testing the product on him, a humorous note cited from the Chicago Post. The line hints at social comedy and domestic banter from the period.
Lyman Greer and Jesse Payne quarreled in a skiff near Henderson Kentucky. Payne was fatally stabbed and Greer escaped. An adult daughter of Joseph Alroy near North Manchester injured herself in a convulsive laugh twist breaking a rib. Gilbert Oil finished a well north of Portland yielding 300 barrels in 24 hours.
Mrs Melissa Barlow of Shelbsville suffered a dislocated jaw after a yawn and could not open her mouth. A physician was needed to provide relief.
James Liddle of Lawrenceburg, six, fell from a stepladder and nearly bit his tongue in two. Physicians fear he may become dumb or suffer serious speech impairment.
The child of Wanatah Mirror editor William Hunt died after breaking a glass medicine dropper and swallowing the shards. She suffered extreme agony before succumbing, the incident reported in the local paper.
James Mourheld of Muncie aged 18 killed himself by stepping in front of a Big Four train after taking a picture of his sister from his pocket and tossing it to his companion.
School trustees in Wayne County launched a campaign against rag time. At a recent meeting they considered music in the schools and were instructed to bar rag time from school programs and materials.
Congressman A. L. Brick supports fishermen from Mishawaka who asked for 200000 fish to be planted upstream. The creation of a fifteen foot dam has produced a lake behind it due to backed water.
Howard Draper aged 22 and Elizabeth Clark 52 quietly wed at Moores Hill. Clark, a longtime public figure, says she has taken a boy to raise.
The Northern Indiana Editorial Association met in Lafayette to elect officers. A. B. Crampton was chosen president, H. A. Barnhart recording secretary, J. S. Conlogue financial secretary. Kentucky Kendallville Standard reported the selections.
W. T. Stott steps down as Franklin College president after a 32 year tenure. Board member R. A. Brown moved to accept the resignation. The accompanying letter gave no reason for stepping down.
No new developments in the Richmond infanticide cases. Police pursue the latest case theory but have found no further evidence. Public sentiment favors prosecutions and the public demands resolution of the mysteries.
While sweethearts argued on railroad tracks near Hammond a hermit known as Fisher Man pushed them clear as a train neared. He was injured with internal damage and both arms broken.
The northeastern Wayne county area has seen numerous horse thefts over months leading farmers to suspect an organized traffic in stolen animals. Franklin township has reported many incidents and the Horse Thief Association will be revived.
Miss Della Spears of Logansport wed Robert Denbo in a house half burned by a recent fire. The wedding gown and presents were destroyed and gasoline spilled on the trousseau ignited, but the ceremony proceeded as firefighters fought the blaze.
The Woman's Club of Logansport debates a fountain design for Riverside Park. A committee mostly of women with large families chose a large stork motif, provoking friction from childless members who view it as a rebuke. Leaders strive to calm the dispute amid uncertain outcomes.
The Pastime Club of Knightsville began with a prayer led by the Methodist pastor as a compromise with club members and churchgoers. Tensions arose among older and younger members but the pastor and supporters attended and opened the festivities with prayer and authority to halt any unbecoming behavior. The waltzes proceeded slowly and no interruption occurred.
Workmen at Mockstone quarry east of Muncie uncover a well preserved giant skeleton buried in Indian relics. Locals speculate it may be the long sought Chief Munsey, historic Delaware leader after whom the city is named.
In Sultztown near Logansport a blaze endangers the town without city fire protection. Fifty women use buckets and improvised vessels to carry water while 100 men stand by, until a steam engine arrives and draws water from a creek to fight the fire.
The petition for pardon of William E. Hinshaw a life prisoner in the Northern Prison for the murder of his wife in Hendricks county will be considered at the board of pardons meeting on June 28. Papers seeking clemency have been referred to the board but no action has been taken yet. Friends of Hinshaw have worked tirelessly for his pardon since conviction.
Ella W Hartsought wife of a Goshen landscape gardener attempted suicide by cutting her throat with her husband's penknife. Reported driven to insanity by false gossip from enemies. Officials describe her case as incurable and she is committed to Long Cliff asylum.
Two hundred and fifty workers at Gaar, Scott & Co.'s threshing machine plant in Richmond are cut from the payroll due to dull shipments and late crops. The reductions are expected to be temporary if the Northwestern wheat crop proves strong.
Nearly five hundred signatures support the protest against a possible parole or pardon for Howard Tate who was convicted of murdering John Hodges in Huntingburg. Organizers expect about one thousand signers.
The Delphi City Council appropriates 2000 dollars to buy a site for the Carnegie library building and Mr. Carnegie is asked to contribute 12000 dollars toward erecting the building.
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