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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
1
Fragmentary text discusses army numbers in Spain, logistics, and fortifications. Mentions Samuel J. Tilden and a call for a peaceful republic. Content is garbled with missing context and names.
Fragmentary text references a late action by an entity named Jetson and mentions Sabinet and Chinese min, yielding no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize into a coherent item.
The 1900 census reports the United States population at 76,235,220 with 74,627,907 in the 45 states. Indiana totals 8,516,463 while Alaska and some territories still await full returns. The ten year gain from 1890 to 1900 is about 21 percent.
Bishop Spalding at a Chicago Teachers' Federation meeting warned that born citizens could become serfs to trusts unless stopped. He argued Americans are losing moral indignation and measuring crime by profits, noting historic legal crimes and declaring the government is becoming of, by, and for the trusts.
The State Department released President McKinley’s Thanksgiving proclamation declaring Thursday, November 28, a day of thanksgiving and praise. It extols God's guidance, national prosperity, abundant harvests, and the valor of Armies and Navies, urging prayer for divine favor, harmony with other nations, and peace.
A series of chemical explosions after a small fire at Tarrant & Co. drug store on Warren and Greenwich streets cause extensive collapse and fires. Estimates place thirty killed and about one hundred injured, with property damage exceeding millions. Dozens more reported missing as debris hampers rescue.
Governor Roosevelt and the Corning Campaign Club were mobbed in Elmira on the way to a meeting. Eggs and vegetables were hurled and insults hurled as six Corning men were badly bruised. Roosevelt condemned the conduct as that of hoodlums while noting no bloodshed at Victor.
New York reports that Mr. Bryan spoke thirty times in a single day breaking his previous mark. Beginning at 3 am in Bainbridge he delivered speeches across multiple towns and districts, including Sydney Oneonta Cobleskill Kingston and West Nyack. He added eight more in New York City and Brooklyn during the night.
Salisbury announces resignation after the Premier sets a new step toward supporting the markets of Sandsdeune and adjusting policy to favor economic priorities. The move signals a broader shift in government strategy and welcomed changes in the market sector.
British view the South African war as grim with Boer successes isolating Cape Colony from the north. Reinforcements fail to reach the Orange River area amid sniping south of Fraserburg as Milner is poised to take control.
Dispatches note a clash between forces of Generals Eichener and Methuen at a minor fair area with a major ambush near Springfontein Phillippolis Orange River Colony where fifty cavalrymen were captured and only seven escaped. A separate Roberts message reports Barton attacking De Wet near Frederickstad scattering Boer forces.
Washington special reports rapid rise of U S manufacturers in foreign trade. Nine months ending September 1900 show imports of manufacturers materials at 381.9 million dollars and exports of finished manufactures at 333.0 million dollars. Compared with 1896 and 1890 figures, manufacturers have expanded imports and exports significantly, boosting shares of total imports and exports.
Cornelius L. Alvord Jr., the absconding note teller from First National Bank in New York, charged with stealing $90,900, was arrested in Boston Monday by Inspector Watts and Detective Armstrong. He was held at a lodging house near West Newton Street and Burlington Avenue and agreed to return to New York.
A Qing era edict assigns the board of censors to determine punishment for Kang Yu while ordering penalties for Prince Tuan. Officials expect imperial influence to spare Kang Yu and others, as reports note the death of Minister Wu on the 18th and speculate on the true cause as self-inflicted suffocation.
Fragmentary notes indicate Chau and associates organized actions against foreign devils, with references to destruction and support logistics. The text is incomplete but suggests a coordinated protest or threat linked to a cable mission and home-based arrangements.
Dr. Talmage warns greed as a modern golden calf that enslaves society. He likens Wall Street and borrowed wealth to the biblical idol, condemning national prosperity built on debt and materialism, urging repentance and restraint before death.
Dispatch from Manila recounts a small American detachment attacked by about 400 insur gents 140 miles east of Tarvican Luzon. Losses: Americans five killed and nine wounded. insurgents suffered heavy casualties and captured teamsters later released. Commander Juan Villamor led insurgents. Narvican retreat finished under heavy pressure.
A preacher denounces modern idols as a golden calf replacing true faith. He condemns the Stock Exchange frenzy as heathen worship, urging a break from worldly gains toward Christ for eternal security and healing.
The insurgent general Fagin, sworn against his former company, has sent threats of violence to his former comrades. Seven of the twenty men he captured a month ago have returned, one killed with body mutilation. Lieut. Frederick W. Alstaetter remains a prisoner.
The funeral for the late Hon John Sherman drew a wide attendance from Cabinet members diplomats Supreme Court members and many legislators in Washington. Rev Alexander McKay-Smith led services at St John s Episcopal Church before the procession to Mansfield Ohio for interment Thursday with President McKinley in attendance.
Charles Samuels a Russian sailor was seized in Pittsburgh and to be sent to Cleveland for trial on charges he robbed the body of Miss Jane Corrigan of Cleveland of jewelry valued at 10000. He was found with cuff buttons bearing her initials J C in his possession after the body was recovered from Lake Erie following the yacht wreck.
A unique strike hits Murphysboro as all bartenders from thirty saloons walk out for overtime and picnic pay. Saloon keepers refuse to concede demands, signaling a prolonged labor action with uncertain settlement prospects.
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