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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
5
Word spreads of a possible vast gold deposit at Grand Encampment in the Sierra Nevada region near Minneal ap, with reports of exploration near the river and towns such as Plawiitis, Satateg, Woopett, and Port Steals. Details are unclear but excitement grows over a potential major find that could surpass celebrated districts.
A fragmentary report discusses a return to Cuba and a trial context involving property rights and commercial disputes. Mentions of a crew, a vessel named Competitor, and potential retrials follow an earlier verdict, with unclear details about charges or outcomes.
Chicago Times-Herald reports Chinese coal miners will replace Americans in the Wilmington Braidwood district. An agent of six Chinese companies arranged transport. first 50 to 60 men arrive next Tuesday with guards and protective facilities. 100 more miners contingent on early success.
Capt William Wyndham, recently posted as British consul at Chicago after three years in Barcelona, traveled aboard the La Bretagne arriving from Havre. He plans onward travel to Adgo after a week with relatives in Pithotetpicka, noting Spain’s bitterness toward the United States amid Cuba trade disruptions.
Rosatdeoer Vicente seeks a writ from the president through a filing noted in the deed context. The action appears tied to a property or official document with undefined parties and dates. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
A garbled OCR fragment shows scattered figures and prices including a 24 and a value of 8 in dollars. Names and context are unreadable, offering no clear event or entities beyond monetary figures.
A cat named Pussy allegedly climbed into a ballot box during Alderman Fritz’s election night tally in the first ward. The animal caused a disturbance as ballots were dumped, and officials initially refused to open the box before later hearing the cries and consulting counsel.
The Chesapeake and Ohio vestibule express from Cincinnati to Washington derailed near Old Shadwell five miles east of Charlottesville at 2 05 this afternoon. An axle broke on the locomotive forward track, causing the wreck. Four people were killed and seventeen injured.
In Charlestown library a rare note cites the 1813 Indiana Legislature dissolving a marriage between Arabella and Daniel Davison. The act, signed by Speaker James Noble and President James Beggs, and approved by TH Posey, marks a unique legal use of legislative power.
Ben Rosenfeld a wealthy Sey mour Opera House figure killed himself on stage with a bullet after lover Ethel Tucker refused to marry him. They were alone in the theater. Tucker had just kissed him before he turned toward the stage door and he shot himself. Tucker works as a hotel waitress.
Patents were issued to Indiana residents Tuesday including Charles Anderson of South Bend for a plow point Joann A Barth of Indianapolis for a street sweeper William D L Cassaday of South Bend for a wheel plow Albert G Dorsey of Clifty for a device to heat water Peter F Grnssbrenner of Franklin for a gate James Graham of Muncie for a machine molding plastic materials Amzie N Heminger of Plymouth for a bicycle guard and Alva La
A major Camden blaze destroyed a square with the Lutheran church and five homes suffering, while a separate Evansville incident told of the sinking Peankishaw. Eleven survivors faced a brutal night as a rescue proved impossible until drifting to shore near Henderson. The total damage ran high and insurance was minimal.
The Daily News Sunday editors warn Britain and France hover on war brink in West Africa. Lagos reports French evacuation of Saki after British troop advances, signaling possible clashes. Calls arise to intensify Nile and Soudan actions, with pressure on Salisbury to fund and sustain campaigns.
Bryan told the Associated Press the incomplete returns make detailed discussion of yesterday’s election impossible. He said Republicans nationwide show support for the Republican administration, while Chicago platform aims appear unmet. He warned the fight to end the gold standard and money trust will continue with greater vigor, as fusion forces gain in Nebraska.
Logansport sheriff readies militia as crowds surround the jail after John McIntosh shot three men and a woman at Frank Pottmyer’s saloon on Front Street. Pottmyer died, others wounded, and McIntosh was captured near Front and Market Streets. The mayor and judge authorized militia if night unrest grows.
President Mel Minley spoke privately in Denton to a Pittsburg reporter about Woodmere and the Ohio campaign. He appeared pleased to attend Founders Day and noted a focus on local issues and a fight against bossism, with national politics seeming secondary. Kent Mein remained silent on the situation.
General Otis forwards a dispatch from Captain Wright detailing an incident in Colorado where about twenty five Indians moving toward the agency clashed with game wardens who claimed arrest authority. Four men were killed or wounded and two survivors were wounded. A squaw is reportedly severely wounded in the head but not dangerously. Wardens are in Lilly Park.
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