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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
1
The poem honors fallen soldiers from ocean to ocean, praising their sacrifice and memory. It recalls the Civil War era unity and the ongoing gratitude of a nation, as it asks for divine guidance for a prosperous, united land and peace. The piece emphasizes reconciliation between "blue and gray" and the enduring hope for an eternal peace.
Belle Maxwell resists Leander Curry, a rich yet uncaring suitor, who courts her with a country ride while she remains devoted to Memorial Day duties. Mrs Maxwell frets over the match as Belle stands firm, inspired by her late father’s Union heroism and her own commitment to observances. Leander’s disdainful remarks about the holiday spark Belle’s resolve.
A veteran and Belle Maxwell marry after a Memorial Day ceremony where their bond grows. The man becomes an inventor and prospers, while Mr. Curry falls from wealth to earning ten dollars weekly for Belle’s husband. Mrs. Maxwell reflects that Belle’s path proved best.
F. E. Leupp recounts Oshkosh Wisconsin representative Gabe Bouck who opposed a pension measure in his heart yet feared party and fellow members would pass it. Bouck laments being among the cowardly nincompoops even as he contemplates speaking against the bill.
The Ledger notes local remarks on scales that misread weight, with Fethers claiming the scale makes him look ten pounds lighter and Waggles saying the prior user appeared twenty pounds heavier.
A Philadelphia Ledger item quotes a confrontation where the wife's mother calls the marriage a mistake and says the wife is very different from the husband. The husband responds with a flippant compliment, highlighting the open domestic tension.
The passage notes Prometheus bound to the rock and a quip about a wife keeping the house cozy. The tone mixes mythic punishment with domestic detail, hinting at a light moral undercut in a vintage newspaper snippet.
Des Moines and nearby towns endured three violent tornadoes Monday and Tuesday. Six people died including two Adaza residents and a Des Moines man. three were fatally injured and about twenty were seriously hurt. The Greenwood campus of the School for the Feeble minded suffered heavy damage totaling at least seventy five thousand dollars with no insurance. Buildings, roofs and boiler room were wrecked, eleven girls were hospitalized, and twenty more structures suffered damage citywide.
A brief exchange witnesses an old lady remarking on girls growing into womanhood and boys into manhood, highlighting a light social moment printed in the Detroit Free Press.
A terse exchange reflects a pairing of talent with life experience. One person notes longing for the other’s ability while the reply ties talent to personal destiny in a concise, reflective moment.
The Postmaster General and the Bureau of Printing and Engraving approve a Washington portrait 2 cent stamp. Red ink will be used for all 10 centime or equivalent denominations, making lines coarser and inscriptions larger. The frame changes from oval to arched, resembling the Franklin scent stamp style.
Daniel V Miller an assistant attorney in the post office department was arrested on conspiracy charges. He came from Terre Haute Indiana and was appointed by Gen J V Tyner who was suspended for alleged crookedness. Miller is free on bail and his case goes before Cincinnati grand jury in October. He was dismissed from service by Postmaster General Payne just before his arrest. It is alleged he took a $5000 bribe from John J Ryan Co of St Louis Missouri. Miller says he is innocent.
Hastings Nebraska special reports Cyclone Killa Fifteen passed over Clay Franklin and Kearney counties Monday killing fifteen people and injuring a score more The property loss exceeds 100000 dollars.
Chicago special Judge Grosscup in Federal Court Tuesday issued the final order restraining the large packing companies from colluding to regulate trade. The decree covers major packers in this district and effectively enjoins violations of the Sherman act. Gustavus F. Swift’s name is removed from the case though Swift & Co remains under the decree. An appeal will be filed.
At Kiel a court martial tried Berlin naval ensign Hussner for killing Artilleryman Hartmann at Essen on Good Friday over a saluting dispute. Five judges sat as Hussner was sentenced to four years and one week in prison and to degradation for the offence.
Cleveland reports Sen. Hanna will offer no opposition to a proposed Ohio Republican State convention resolution endorsing President Roosevelt for another term. Hanna cited a telegram from Roosevelt requesting endorsement and said he would not act against the President's wishes. He declined further discussion, noting his respect for Roosevelt's judgement.
Postmaster General Payne signed an order restricting mail and money orders to William C. Liller and a second claimant listed as William C. Litler who claims to be adjutant general of Spanish American war veterans. The action reflects a factional dispute that drew wide publicity months earlier.
New York special reports that Trinity and the Collegiate Dutch churches released year books lacking explicit value figures. An inside source notes the Collegiate church earns about 400000 dollars annually from investments and Trinity about 1900000 dollars, though property values are not reliably inferred from these incomes.
Washington officials said thousands of fraudulent naturalization certificates were sold to immigrants in New York. The aim was not to admit immigrants but to allow male workers to secure jobs on subway and other public works under state law requiring citizenship.
Ossining N Y special Antonio Triola was put to death in Sing Sing prison on Tuesday. Five shocks were required to cause death. State Electrician Davis said thin wiry men resist the current more than stout men because there are not enough tissues to carry the fatal current to a vital part. He added Triola had thick greasy hair that resisted the current.
The Croatian revolt spreads across the kingdom with clashes between crowds and police in Agram where four regiments march from Odenburg. Rioters attack rail lines at Buccari and Meja while thousands of Slav residents protest in Austria and Bohemia amid arrests and imprisonments.
F Wellington Ruckstahl, vice president of the Municipal Art Society of New York and ex-chief of sculpture for the St. Louis exposition, sails for Europe to work on models for a McKinley monument in Washington and a colossal National Peace Monument. The proposed 705 foot high column would rest on a 1100 by 1100 by 300 foot platform with a glass lighthouse globe atop and a 100 foot Peace statue at the base. Sixteen statues of art, literature and science experts would surround the base, with two stories inside the cube serving as a library and concert hall. war would be eliminated from the design. The project, outlined three years ago, now has private subscriptions funding about 2500.
The Central Oil Company and Standard Oil finalize a deal. Indiana property of Central Oil, rebranded as the Ohio Oil Company, transfers to Standard. Leases cover 1 700 acres with 148 wells producing 400 to 500 barrels daily. Price around 500 000 dollars.
Four died in clashes on Saturday in Crotain as police quelled a disturbance near Agram at Podsused station. A lone Croat defied officers, taunting them before a fatal shot rang out and a rioter fell.
Otto Juman a Bedford blacksmith was brought to a Terre Haute hospital after a steel splinter lodged in his eye. Using a galvanometer to confirm the presence of steel doctors applied a powerful magnet to extract a quarter inch piece while preserving the eye but leaving it sightless.
A Saturday midnight cloudburst west of Enid causes extensive damage and homelessness across Enid bottoms. A three foot high water bank swept through, wrecking about a hundred homes and threatening more as the storm moves toward the countryside. Relief efforts are overwhelmed. ten days of record rainfall in Oklahoma precede more likely in the region.
From official sources it is learned that Mexico will soon have a stable dollar fixed at a nonfluctuating value of 50 cents. Enrique Cree and Secretary Limantour are expected to implement the plan within six months.
Detective Coling arrests three suspected for flooding Fort Wayne with genuine Mexican dollars. The trio Frank G Robinson Zara Robinson and Henry Cohen were found at a boarding house on East Wayne Street. A bag of 50 Mexican dollars a seven shot revolver $200 in American money and a Bank of Mexico letter tied to a shipment of silver dollars were seized. The dollars are valued at about 44 cents each with about 66 cents profit per dollar.
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