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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1904
Page
2
The report notes Russian marines on shore duty ordered back to ships amid wartime strain. It references St. Petersburg crowds and their battle cry Remember the Petropavlovsk reflecting heightened wartime sentiment.
General Kuropatkin declares he will compel the Chinese government to act properly. The nickname Sunny Jim is now used in commentary about his stance.
A youth in Jersey City stole a watch and sold it to fund a trip to the St. Louis fair. Police traced the sale and recovered the item as part of the case against the juvenile.
Chicago residents migrate to New York prompting New York papers to complain about lax immigration laws and border control.
The St. Petersburg paper quotes responding to a charge by the authorities, stating the nation has suffered under a blind fate rather than enemy action and questions the blame placed on the authorities.
A quotation from John D. Rockefeller proclaims no man is truly poor with only money. The text notes he possesses land and oil, implying wealth beyond cash value.
Philadelphia authorities seek a fifteen year old boy six feet tall and 175 pounds as a runaway. the note links the case to a rest cure. In another item a Spanish anarchist who attempted to kill the premier is to be prosecuted for attempted murder and lese majeste.
Two Philadelphia men were arrested for a slot machine robbery. The writer notes the act as a form of settling scores and quips that it may have been their turn.
A Paterson, New Jersey native who spent time in Europe surrendered to a five year prison sentence upon returning to the country. The case underscores a stark homecoming for the detainee.
The note questions how Russian forces will advance and observes they have not made noticeable gains, reflecting uncertainty about military activity.
An Oklahoma woman left to her longtime doctor all the pills medicines and prescriptions he had given her over twenty years as a bequest. The quirky will prompts reflection on how such a payment in kind would be received and interpreted in legal and ethical terms.
European monarch William hosts Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt for a private dinner. The scene suggests growing prestige for the Emperor amid high society circles and anticipates broader favor across Europe.
The English papers reveal Marie Corelli’s age sparking her fury as she reacts angrily and fears the exposure could affect her writings.
The text notes Grand Duke Cyril in a swift effort to earn glory and suggests his shipboard role on the Petropavlovsk implies a link to the horse marine or horse regimental tradition aboard.
The Ex Position managers plan an event inviting the Maharah of Jeypore and Harry Lehr to attend on the same day. The guest wearing the most jewelry will receive a prize gift.
A St. Louis woman who recently inherited a large fortune has left her husband. The incident raises questions about the incentives to marry in a country where such separations are possible.
A wry meditation notes the death age of sixty eight for the man who discovered gasoline, contrasts the 400 years since discovering America, and asserts John D. Rockefeller as the holder of both discoveries and still alive.
Uncle Russel Sage defeats a Minnesota village in court and learns the village ceased to exist eight years ago. The ruling hints at an ongoing, ironic legal joke the judge may have staged.
New York officers posed as plumbers to raid a gambling house. Gamblers paid $50 each, a clue that the intruders were not real plumbers.
For the second time in three years a Brooklyn woman has given birth to triplets. The mother is not yet thirty, and the husband hopes to raise a growing family in time.
Report notes that when the Emperor of Korea’s palace burned recently fire engines were barred from the gates. Officials cited immemorial etiquette but observers suggest a possible behind the scenes incentive such as a large insurance policy.
The piece compares Nelson at Trafalgar to General Kuropatkin's chances in the Russo Japanese War. It notes Russian setbacks, small engagements favoring Japan, repeated naval disasters, and the urgent tested choice facing Kuropatkin to prove leadership or witness further Japanese victories.
Morristown is described as teeming with speak-easies and widespread drink evil. John A. Maurer of Evansville died by arsenic after family troubles. Helen Gould donates 1000 dollars to the Railroad Y.M.C.A library fund. The Plainfield reform school shows eighty eight counties represented, led by Marion and Vigo, with current enrollment 561 and prior peaks of 600, attributed to stricter law enforcement, truancy enforcement, and juvenile courts.
Lesson analyzes Luke 12 35 48 on readiness and faithful service. It details the blessed servants who watch, the unfaithful who mistreat others, and the call to vigilance, humility, and duty within the church. It contrasts watchfulness with delay, unbelief, and pride.
During a storm Thomas Keaton was struck by lightning while fishing near New Albany and died at the scene. Authorities investigated the accident and warned of dangerous weather conditions in the area.
A highwayman shot Wilfred Back near Hammond and looted his watch and money before he died. The crime is being investigated and authorities seek witnesses.
Charles Corne was fatally burned in a room at the Hotel Wayne in Peru when he lit a match and released leaking natural gas. The blast caused deadly flames and injuries to other occupants.
Spring shipments from New Albany, a key market, are expected to exceed previous highs. Cool weather slowed vine development but blooms are plentiful and no setback is seen, though harvest will lag about a week. Acreage has doubled recently, with past seasons shipping over 100 carloads of 600 crates each.
Edward P. Thompson, longtime Indianapolis postmaster and later Havana postmaster, died suddenly at his Indianapolis residence.
Elizabeth Middleton and Edna Moore, seniors at Earlham College in Richmond, have been appointed to positions in the Porto Rico schools.
A playful imagined scene where a Shakespearean visitor reviews a library’s yellowed issues, noting distorted images and garish color blocks in newspapers. The piece jokes about our civilization’s press as a great educational institution and wonders if the bard would crave return to his era.
State reports indicate the wheat crop will not reach half the average yield. In several counties output may be under 15 percent of the usual amount, signaling widespread drought impact and potential price pressures.
John M. Waugh a Colfax banker came to Frankfort and offered to pay the entire town taxes. He received the tax amounts for all Colfax residents, left a near thousand dollar check, and will have taxpayers settle with him at his bank, saving them a trip during a busy season.
Elmer Hawkins of Millersburg was arrested after his wife informed on him for dynamiting fish in the Ikhart River. The confrontation followed a troubled marriage and led to police action at the riverbank.
Near Anderson two men Fred Reno and Walter Comstock were caught in the act of robbing a house. Police say the pair have committed numerous burglaries recently.
A British commentary denounces twin insurance as a sign of degeneration. It mocks modern policy trends and urges that premiums be offered for twins and even triplets, while warning Americans attempting such coverage to be stopped.
Mrs. Miles Mathews of Indianapolis owns a historic 1865 friendship quilt pieced by Sarah Thacker. The hexagon blocks total 6,667 pieces with 125 per large block, joined by a chain of small diamond white pieces. Each block uses material from a friend of the maker.
After a fierce quarrel over land ownership, C W Morrison shot and killed T O Conkey near Rome. Both men were aged.
Fred Schultz of Huntington hanged himself after his two year old grandson feared him and would not sit on his knees. The tragedy centers on a troubled family scene and the elder man's decision amid distress.
A rumor spread by a telephone operator sparked a bank run at the Indiana Trust Company in Indianapolis. Hundreds rushed to withdraw savings while wealthy men deposited as much as fifty thousand dollars each, piling up near the teller window until the frenzy subsided.
The obituary notes Samuel Smiles, author of the influential Self Help, who died long ago. It recalls his enduring literary impact and mentions Kipling referencing him as Self-helpful Smiles in a poem.
A thief entered the Indianapolis residence of F H Pillet, scattering a piano apart and its pieces around the house. He fled without stealing anything and did not take a note.
The London Papers describe William Dean Howells as a dapper little man with perfectly creased trousers. The spectacle of a man with his clothes properly pressed is so rare in Lomion that it distracts observers from any literary merits he may possess.
John R Daley longtime Chicago newspaper editor and night editor of the Chicago Tribune during the Civil War died in Elkhart aged eighty one. He previously led the Commercial Letter of Liverpool and was later commercial editor of the Chicago Journal.
In Delaware County since January 1, sixty four oil company articles have been filed to do business in this field. Most offices are in Muncie and total capitalization shown is 2,980,000 dollars. Excluding a figure filed last year would push the total beyond 3,300,000 dollars.
Citizens of Elwood talk of a hoodoo surrounding the high school science chair. Two teachers in this department have died during service and the third, George D. Shafer, lies seriously ill with typhoid fever.
A practical tip for readers of war columns. a rule to ease pronunciation. Accent the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth syllables in ordinary names to improve reading fluency for busy citizens.
The text mocks a pattern of annual royal deaths mentioning the Ameer of Afghanistan the Sultan of Morocco and Dowager Empress Tsi An suggesting a Balkan patriot and a looming death in a line of fate.
A delirious Minnesota man stole a locomotive but the event is framed as less remarkable than past attempts by Minnesota men to steal a railroad system. The piece contrasts fevered impulse with historic boldness in state crime narratives.
At the snake house of the New York Zoo a keeper reports the birth of thirty four anacondas. The keeper is described as a teetotaler, and residents are assured the snakes are real.
After engagement, Nella A. Allen learns her name reads the same backward and forward for the first time. The发现 palindrome delights her and she worries marriage might spoil the unique quirk.
The German Empress suffers from tight lacing and copies customs of army officers, despite a prior dislike of mannish women.
Thomas Draken a former Union officer died in Mishawaka after rejecting household remedies for pneumonia. A Christian Scientist he studied with a Toledo healer treated him at the healer's home.
B F Coddington aged sixty one from Union City fell from a piano stool while hanging a picture and was impaled on a sharp stool leg, suffering serious injuries.
The first Kokomo built automobile and among the nation’s earliest machines has been sent to St Louis for exhibition at the fair. Made in 1888, it remains operable and features a small peculiar gasoline design with no muffler, producing louder operation than a traction engine.
Willie Harris, age eighteen, weighs 595 pounds and stands five feet four inches tall in Terre Haute. His waist is 67 inches, thighs 44 inches, and chest 22 inches, according to all present records.
A seedy man registered as F. Cook of Chicago was lured into a billiards match at a leading Evansville hotel. He left the game with a winnings between 500 and 600 dollars while the losers, prominent city sports, forfeited amounts from 50 to 200 dollars.
Billy McMannus, Purdue football squad member who rode in the front coach of the wrecked train on the fatal October 31 event, has left Deaconess Hospital in Indianapolis and returns home to Davenport, Iowa. He is the last injured patient to be discharged.
The Kelly ax plant in Alexandria plans to relocate to Charleston West Virginia on July 1. The factory normally employs 400 to 500 men but has operated irregularly with short notice, so the city expects to feel the loss less than usual.
Richard Scott, a Evansville high school student, spent most of a night in a coffin as part of a secret society initiation. The coffin was placed on a springless wagon and dragged through the streets all night.
Mrs. Herferliy died in a Goodland fire with her two year old child. Authorities believe she mistook gasoline for kerosene and poured it on kindling that covered smoldering coals.
M. B. Harmon, a Republican convention delegate from Elwood, nearly died when a gas leak in his hotel room at Indianapolis led to a dangerous blast before others found him and alerted staff.
A New York magazine editor recalls Mark Twain guiding a newly started physician whose office was empty at first. A banker in need of urgent care sought a recommendation, and Twain's remark that the doctor had never lost a patient led to a successful consultation, launching the doctor's career.
Civil War veteran Mr. N J Stephens writes that kidney pills relieved his back and kidney pain after decades of illness. He, age 63, served in the Civil War and says Dodd's Kidney Pills improved his health and are the best remedy for kidneys.
A Philadelphia Ledger comment features Popley remarking on a baby’s resemblance and his own discomfort with being seen as the likeness, noting he is glad others do not claim such a connection.
In Town and Country a man recalls a girl who shunned him in high school. Now thirty seven, he estimates she would be about twenty eight years old today.
A brief quip notes Jones has finally prospered but remains frugally supported by his wife who allows him only two dollars a week from his salary, reflecting a humorous contrast between wealth and restraint.
Advertises Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and related ailments. Promises a free first bottle to new customers and urges sending name and address to Lightning Medicine Co. in Rock Island Illinois. Notes price of 50 cents to 1 dollar at druggists.
A concise quote highlights the belief that every individual holds some sway, regardless of rank or status. It reflects a view of universal potential and the subtle power of each person's actions.
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