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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment presents rhythmic phrases and disjointed lines with scattered references. The text shows irregular capitalization and stray punctuation, lacking coherent narrative or clear subjects or events.
A user recalls seeing a flag on a rock shelf and sitting to sketch it for a painting, as described in the New York Independent. The moment captures a solitary scene of awe and artistic impulse.
A Washington Post reprint notes Havana authorities ban uncovered undershirts and impose Puritan dress rules. The piece parodies moral reform and cites a Mexico example, claiming portents of clothing regulation as social salvation amid heat and modernity.
A fragmentary Chicago News item hints at social exchanges and neighborly acts. It references Mr Goodly Mrs Seregus and an implied loan of coffee with an invitation to repay or return the item.
A disjointed note describes Jie as an unnatural father who avoids the baby. It hints at fear or hesitation about learning parenting tasks, with a fragment referencing a Brooklyn life context. The text reads as a rough excerpt with unclear details and potential dialogue.
A distressed statement recalls concerns over a newborn, urging care and caution as events unfold. Local observers urge supportive action while avoiding sensational details amid ongoing tensions.
In Washington township Shelbyville area John Youngman aged fifty struck and killed his son Roy seventeen with a club after anger over a stubborn horse. Roy died soon after while John was arrested as locals fear further trouble. The family noted melancholy tendencies and possible mental disorder.
The divorce suit of 62 George Wray against his wife Susan Wray was placed on trial Tuesday. The plaintiff testified to unfaithfulness and neglect while noting his own illness. Wray, a native of Londonderry Ireland, is described as feeble and frequently resting.
Charles B. Houser of Chicago died at City Hospital after a week ill and two days unconscious. His sister Mrs. Belle Farrah of Kansas City reported her husband’s suicide and a dying boy and mother. Papers reveal he was a Knight of Pythias in Chicago and a Sir Knight captain of uniform fans of Sir Knights in Denver.
Two men named Fatch and Powell were stranded on a long Hloney creek bridge when a fast B&O train approached. They could not jump or lie flat safely, but the engineer stopped the locomotive, backed away, and freed them with only ragged clothing and minor injuries.
Gabriel Fickle says the Thornhope ghost of John Baer, murdered thirty years ago for his money, gave two interviews. A stranger from Cincinnati visited Thornhope for two days, seeking details of the case.
A tale from an 18th century tale recounts a Cincinnati visitor who seeks to contact a spiritualist society. He and a companion travel near an abandoned well where a ghostly figure allegedly appears at midnight. The event unsettles locals who fear nightly outings and refuse to disclose details about the two men involved.
A garbled page fragment describes an arson and insurance fraud investigation involving a person named Sampson Wes and references threats, a barn fire, and alleged murder attempts. It notes an arrest contemplated by a company and mentions tri county authorities and alleged arson details.
In Crawfordsville the Alfred Wells murder trial heard state witnesses recount how Wells seized his four boys at a field well and threw them into the water. The boys described clinging to rocks as Walds hurled rocks to drown them while a whirling head and voice preceded the act. The defense questioned sanity then.
Saturday night a lynching raid nearly occurred as Wim Lesh and Jacob Logan were halted by about twenty men. A rope was placed around Lesh neck and he was dragged from the bogey but the mob identified him as C. M. Bearge and allowed him and Logan to go free. Dr Ibourge a Carroll County figure faced a stone thrown at his residence after a recent divorce and remarriage to Miss Tillie Cline.
The State Board of Education adopted the committee report on third to fifth readers and awarded a five year contract to the Indiana School Book Company. Readers revised under Professor Clarke of Chicago University. Former Superintendent Machan of Lagrange county met the board. the Governor said Machan’s non reelection as county superintendent does not affect his board seat.
Rev. Miller led a Holiness Band event in Laporte when he allegedly ejected several boys from the tent. The youths cut tent guy ropes causing the structure to collapse on about 50 people and later set the canvas on fire. A panic ensued though no injuries were reported. Police were alerted and the Governor referred the case. the boys are in custody.
Six miles east of here an east-bound train was derailed Sunday when boys laid spikes on the rails near a bridge. The engineer halted the train and escaped injury. the youths fled but will be arrested.
John W. Gates of Chicago identifies Alexander Jester as Gilbert Gates’s killer in Tecumseh jail. Jester, once a Hagerstown area resident and local preacher, allegedly fled mob violence to the Oklahoma and Missouri regions before ending back in Oklahoma Territory. Gates vows full prosecution as Jester breaks down when faced with the accusation.
The report explains per capita apportionment rising to 8145 with fourteen counties having no colored children. It notes June apportionment finished, May taxes counted, and total funds on hand about 1100 dollars. Arrangements will send apportionments to counties then towns. It lists counties with no colored children of school age and two counties with one colored child each, both male.
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