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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1898
Page
5
Washington special Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll dismissed a war with Spain as ridiculous and said Spain is dead from its own tyranny. He argued the Maine inquiry shows outside causes, while the United States must stand for justice and respond to threats with clear purpose.
In a brief broadcast Abbey officials outline wartime measures and public support efforts. The talk highlights civil defense, rationing, and community mobilization in response to ongoing global hostilities.
The fragmentary text presents unclear names and numbers. It lacks coherent events or identifiable entities to summarize into a complete news item with persons or organizations.
Reports from Petersburg and Rushville describe a miner Thomas Harris killed by a coal mine explosion and two young children in El Ps Pugh’s area poisoned after a doctor play incident. A pair of juvenile burglars, Abe Coe bee and Ode Higgins, age eleven and ten, rob a grocery store in Rushville and receive a warning from Mayor Armstrong.
A Pearsham proprietor vows to sleep in the store after a robbery as burglars strike. Rockport seances showcase music table movements, bell ringing, and apparitions with a dresser moved by unseen force, culminating in members being painted and roughed up by spirits.
Newspaper mentions include Hendricks county candidates filed for November, Judge Shaw striking down a bridge law, S. E. Nicholson losing to Congressman Steele in Howard county Republican primary, and Steele asserting delegates to be chosen by voters. Also notes on a Catholic church dedication in Louisville and a Washington officer killing in Georgia.
Twenty convicts rioted at supper time in the Michigan City prison. Leaders Superwine and another convict were shot by Night Man Anderson and are said to be dying. Warden Tartes praised for swift action as guards cope with limited personnel after state budget constraints.
General Rosecrans died Wednesday after a prolonged illness. The report notes his last hours and the family’s presence, with reference to his service and the impact of his death on the community and military circles.
The Starquis of So fally reports the premier is ill and a cabinet meeting considered rest in France. Ex-President Cleveland accepts an Iroquois Club invitation to speak at Chicago Auditorium on April 2 and attend a banquet advocating sound democracy and sound money. Eleven men perished in a Bowery mission fire. bodies are at the morgue and may not be recognized.
The Senate advanced a package authorizing eight revenue cutters costing up to 1.025 million and took up the national quarantine bill. A memorial prayer honored William E. Spencer, a railroad bridge extension for the Pittsburg and Mansfield Railroad was approved, and naval papers were requested in the Maine disaster inquiry.
A distorted clipping describes a rancorous exchange involving Billy Mason and Senator Maser with vivid personal insults. It alleges threats and calls for voting patterns, mentioning public reaction and claims about a drive toward Ninndike.
Roy Gehrig of Milton and William Davis of St Clair shot Will Davis and then Gehrig killed himself. The pair were students at Pierce's Business College in Philadelphia. A note found near Gehrig cites love for Alice Cummings and Annie Holmes as motive and asks to notify parents. Davis denies any pact and says he knew nothing of the note.
Telegraphic brief notes that the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Gros left New York for Europe with 264000 ounces of silver on board. New York bankers have engaged $20975000 in gold for shipments from Europe as part of the ongoing movement. In Kentucky, William Tutt pled guilty to murder in Mayfield and faces a death sentence after two lynching attempts.
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