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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1898
Page
5
A Washington dispatch reports Spain pushing for recall of its consul general while President McKinley refuses, warning the world that the crisis on the brink of war with Spain could escalate hourly. The dispatch notes mounting tension and possible diplomatic break as talks stall and measures move toward possible military options.
A chaotic parliamentary session debated the treasury cash reserve and defense funding. Key figures included Secretary Al ians and Speaker Raed, with a White House meeting and a conference among House and Senate leaders described.
After a special meeting of the appropriations committee at Canlitol, Mr. Cannon introduced the bill in the House.
A garbled Key West dispatch claims a conspiracy by Spanish officials to blow up the Maine. It suggests a cover up and accuses various parties of complicity while noting American reactions and newspaper debate. The piece references investigations, attributed motives, and foreign involvement rumors.
Two young men Herman and Jolly aged nineteen and twenty one quarrel with Mrs Close at James Close’s home in Tipton. Jolly is shot by Close ending in Jolly’s death. Close claims accident. The Cavitt brothers plan Klondike voyage from Roseville California by horseback to Seattle then toward British Columbia.
Mrs. Bertha A. Hartley sues Alvert Davis for $100 claiming insult two years ago during a ride in a wagon. Davis confessed he attempted to assault her at a Azalia revival, then was expelled from the farm. Hartley cites delicate condition and permanent injury. Davis's brother went insane during the revival and is now hospitalized.
Joseph Young, inmate of the county jail, is charged with robbing a Miwood store. He has a long history, including being adopted by a Cincinnati maiden lady after his parents entrusted him at age two. His uncle in Denver Cal notified him of his mother’s death.
A New Albany feature profiles Dempsey Ricker who lives near Hardin and owns a remarkably large horse. Eyewitnesses note the animal stands eighteen hands high and weighs about 2.734 pounds with a distinctive large collar. Its feet measure eight inches in diameter and 24 inches around, with a three inch head.
Sed oe saw. Ek an tart. Cae Surat sey Petes thet Gen wits ow sea AB. Four words describe the scene in a clipped report from an old page segment.
Fragmentary text mentions war time actions and fear, noting a declared period of fifteen minutes to three months for action. Names and precise details are unreadable, leaving only general references to Greece and Western front concerns without verifiable events or dates.
General Lee says he will continue his duty to guard American interests as Spain presses for his removal. Fitzhugh Lee visits during vacation and will return to the United States next week. Mrs. Lee is not ill or nervous and has not been written to.
An unnamed youth narrates a troubled journey from Columbus Penitentiary after a robbery sentence to eastern Indiana. He traces his origins through a burned Cincinnati adoption file, learns of a Cincinnati mother and Denver uncle, and discovers a father in Leary Ohio and another in Brazil Indiana. He also mentions a six year old Castlesdale horse linked to local lore.
News notes report Powling advancing on Richmond while northern Indiana enjoys good sleighing. Braz pottery plant burns, losses reach 4080 dollars. Ephraim Adams, pioneer of Edinburgh, dies. Logansport plans brick paving this summer and complains of streetcar service. Peter Fay forms a company in Muncie to aid Spain. Catholic services held in Michigan City prison weekly. One hundred Plymouth men ready to spill blood for the flag. Tramps are widespread across Hoosier land. Bloomfield opens a new butter and cheese factory employing many. Covington boasts more clubs than any town of its size. Samuel Turner of Cloverdale dies? first time with a doctor in years. Waupecong residents fight saloon license. Brown schoolhouse at Madison county houses fifty farmer boys ready to fight Spain. Clayton and Cartersburg clash over high school site. Rev Somerville Light ends Bluffton revival with 29 accessions. Noblesville Christian revival yields over 3 converts. Methodists report 100 gathered. Oldest inhabitants predict a big peach crop after mild winter. Patrick Curry Brazil miner dies on Big Four tracks. Anderson firemen receive $1,000 life policies. two Stremen refuse.
Indiana crude oil rises from 40 to 60 cents a barrel after a year at the former price. The Standard Oil and the Cudahys of Chicago contend for Indiana control. Manhattan of Toledo joins, signaling heavy drilling ahead as producers expect prices to climb toward a dollar.
John and Ora Cav itt of this county will this week leave on horseback for an extended trip. local residents anticipate their journey to begin soon.
Washington report notes improving Spanish relations and cautious defense posture. Navy Department eyes ship purchases as two Japanese cruisers near completion. Captain Brownson travels to Europe to study warship needs as the cruiser Montgomery departs for the Atlantic voyage.
A diplomatic statement describes calm after two incidents and denies any withdrawal demands. The speaker defends cautious handling of Cuba and notes Spain aims for the Cuban people to control internal affairs while seeking an honorable settlement.
A copyright cablegram to the New York Journal reports Spanish regular army officers poised to revolt over ten months of unpaid wages. The message says troops split into factions supporting the enemy and the government and threaten strikes if back pay is not settled by month’s end.
The Daily Telegraph editorial argues no American should credit Spain with the Maine explosion and that damages would rely on ground that Spain acted or that authorities were criminal beyond the border. It says war is unlikely but the Cuba purchase plan keeps the situation unsettled and tense.
An Odessa dispatch to The Times reports Russia sending troops and war materiel eastward in haste. The government has chartered French steamers to transport 290 men, the first sailing in about two weeks. A Peking dispatch notes Prussian pressure on China stirs Tokyo and Beijing with threats of action if Russia gains.
Captain Sigsbee writes Mrs. Smith after the Maine disaster. He recalls sympathy from Captain Smith and the Bradley fleet, notes the wreck off the Fern, and details the grim recovery work as bodies lie in debris. He says he is busy with correspondence and offers thanks and regards.
Reports from Tennessee and Georgia describe violent crime and political unease. In Franklin County a man named Moss faces murder charges after killing Dr Dred Johnson amid a debt dispute and conjurer lore. In Ada Georgia Postmaster John K Freeman is assassinated after avoiding a quarrel, stirring local tensions.
Mrs. Holdstock widow of Rev. Enoch Holdstock died at Muncie Indiana on Wednesday morning at eighty from a paralytic stroke. The Holdstocks were early Methodist Episcopal Church workers in Indiana living in Warsaw Goshen Greenfield Lima Andrews Greencastle Muncie Westfield Kirkhart Kokomo and Fort Wayne. She is survived by their only daughter Etta Holdstock Brown wife of Rev. J K Brown formerly pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis.
Akron report says three leading hard rubber makers Goodrich Hare Rubber of Akron Good year Company of College Point New York and Butler Hard Rubber Company of Butler New Jersey may form a near future combination. If formed the trio would dominate the hard rubber trade nationwide.
Over fifty cases of smallpox were reported Thursday, most at the Industria School in Montevallo Alabama. Seven deaths have occurred. reports come from across southwestern Alabama with rural districts resisting vaccination efforts by local authorities.
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