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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
1
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions rabbits in various county locations and references to Clay County industry and local terms. The fragment hints at a rural scene with notes on brick production and community activities, without clear dates or individuals.
Readable text is fragmentary showing names Cael Electre and Wat Atottoes with uncertain context and no clear event or outcome.
Dr Qlell Weaver of Terre Hanes says his Japanese opera will be produced in New York soon. He claims he wrote it in four weeks and, if kept up, may soon challenge Clyde Fitch in the stage arena.
Washington special reports a proposal to erect a Benjamin Harrison memorial on the Indianapolis federal building site. Secretary Shaw and Senator Fairbanks back the plan, with the Harrison monument commission raising funds and seeking definite relocation and design details.
A court in the Washington area holds a second trial related to a case involving a person named John in a financial dispute. The proceedings focus on legal arguments and potential verdicts expected after preliminary rulings.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a breaking incident at a residence and a person named Frank entering. The readable text references a door, a cellar, and possible suspects or actions, but details are incomplete.
A farmer near appears to have accidentally chewed a five dollar bill while chewing tobacco. He realized the note was chewed and mixed with the tobacco, illustrating that absentmindedness can be costly.
A string of seven fires in 24 hours sets a city record in Michigan City. The blazes included three barns a railway property a lumber yard and a residence drawing insurer attention to possible arson or neglect.
A fragment reports a gathering of Forty Indians for a week of federal grand cases with whisky involved. Two chiefs Morning Star and Spotted Horse lead the party while others are guarded.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Christian Science may be practiced in the state. The decision overruled an exception in the Bishop manslaughter case from Hamilton, where a child died without medical care.
In St Joseph Missouri a 15 year old Theodore Hayes is alleged to have shot his 39 year old brother after an infant crying provoked him. Neighbors notified the coroner and preparations for the funeral began as a bullet was removed from the infant's brain.
The US flagship Marblehead fired twenty one gun salutes to Panama as it hoisted the republic flag at 8:30 AM Tuesday. Panama gunboats and shore batteries answered with twenty one guns. Rear Admiral Glass, officials, and junta members met aboard and ashore with toasts to Panama and a new canal treaty.
Swarachi note from British India reports a forthcoming expedition commanded by Cal. to support the British mission to Thibet. The force aims to occupy the Chania valley, a strategic foothold about 15 miles from Shessa, with Russian aid anticipated by Tibetans.
The Washington Supreme Court dismissed the suit challenging the payee re mortgage exemption law for lack of jurisdiction. The decision preserves the Indiana Supreme Court ruling that sustains the law in full force.
Laura Clement, class of 1907 at Wellesley College, set a new intercollegiate one hundred yard dash record at the annual field day, clocking 13.7 seconds to surpass the previous 14.25 second mark held at Vassar.
Preliminary motions were filed in New York as Morgan & Co. and United States Steel faced a possible suit. The action would seek to divert profits from a $254 million sinking fund bond issue from private coffers to the steel corporation treasury.
In Mohammedan Style. Dell Old and Miss Etta Frances Haywood of Kalamazoo Michigan were united in marriage in Kenosha Wisconsin following the Beha Ullah follower ceremonies amid special pledges to their truth in the last order of the Amous Mohammedan sect.
King Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Italy docked at Portsmouth aboard the Victoria and Albert. Salutes from ships and land batteries marked the royal visit as they arrived shortly before 11 o clock on Tuesday morning.
Negotiations between Russia and Japan over Manchuria have resumed with strong prospects for a peaceful settlement, according to an AP source. No further specifics are available at this time.
Chicago report notes a sympathetic strike by boys from ages 143 to 16 due to teacher Miss Ida M. Stodder riding electric cars staffed by non union crews.
A duel occurred in Paris on Tuesday between the explorer and MVillette a newspaper man. Villette sustained a minor wound and the two duelists later reconciled.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt and aides plan a strong immigration stance in the annual message to Congress. Representative Watson supports a restrictive bill aimed at limiting arrivals from southern Europe and excluding those lacking sympathy with American farms and governance.
An outline presented to an educational conference discusses reforms to the nation’s universities. The proposal envisions broader access and modernized curricula with collaboration among institutions to elevate higher education nationally and internationally.
An early 20th century report blames Evers for a Purdue rail disaster involving coal cars. The coroner's noon verdict cites county authorities and Chicago division officials. The crash near Kaser Eb injures sixteen men and prompts emergency messaging for arrival coordination.
Princeton defeated Yale on Yale field in a stubborn, spectacular contest. Princeton captain Tb Aint secured a dramatic goal late to overturn a prior tie and clinch victory, signaling Princeton as Eastern league leaders.
Cambridge, Massachusetts special notes Harvard suffered a decisive defeat at home as Dartmouth won 11 to 0 on Saturday afternoon. The loss is acknowledged by all authorities, with the Harvard Yale game anticipated as the year’s greatest football event in the circles, set to be played near Saturday.
Signor Marconi started work on the wireless station at Pisa to establish communication with the Argentine Republic and later the United States. The project will be inaugurated by King Victor Emmanuel after completion.
Seattle report indicates a Nome telegraph completion will link the mining camp with national and international lines. Signal Corps officers expect daily messages once the system is in place.
Andrew H. Green, hailed as the father of Greater New York and key proponent of city consolidation, was shot and killed on the steps of his Park Avenue home by Cornelius M. Williams, described as insane. Green’s work unified the boroughs into one metropolis.
Washington special reports Senator Lodge introduces a bill to remove all duties on Philippine imports to the United States except sugar and tobacco. Sugar and tobacco would be taxed at 30 percent of the rate charged on foreign shipments.
In St Joseph Missouri a quarrel over two actresses ends when Irving McDonald 21 is shot by Joseph Furlong 21 at the Metropole Hotel. McDonald dies four hours later. Furlong claims self defense after being pressured by McDonald and others in a cafe melee.
Alexander Kouta secured permission from Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department to import ruminating animals from Palestine without duty for exhibition. He also arranged displays of Turkish relics including arms costumes old books and crusader flags.
An Odessa Sviet article states Russia has reoccupied Mukden as the United States plans to use the city as a military base to force China to honor a bilateral convention. The move is described as a dignified, unequivocal response to US naval demonstrations in the Far East.
Washington special reports that prominent Republicans expect Perry S. Heath to resign as secretary when the Republican national committee meets in December. No official statement has been made.
Four prisoners fled the Ohio penitentiary Sunday night by climbing to a roof through a ventilator and sliding down a leather belting rope to the lawn in front of the prison.
Financier John W. Gates departs La Salle Illinois aboard his yacht Roxana seeking Port Arthur Texas as the first snow falls.
A Sunday school page centers on Proverbs warning against wine and strong drink. It questions Old Testament references to intoxication, its social and moral harms, and urges temperance education and practical measures to curb liquor traffic.
The piece explains how intestinal anti-ferments protect tissues from digestion. Weinland’s experiment shows fibrine mixed with trypsine or pepsin does not digest when anti-fibrine is present, implying that protective juices, not living tissue, resist digestion.
A Philadelphia Press quote notes that young Mackinnes inherits almost all from his father except the name he forged for himself McGinnis.
In a quarrel a husband warns his wife that a "foolkiller" is in town while noting life insurance on himself. the wife responds with sarcasm. The exchange highlights a tense domestic scene with implied threats and a joking undertone.
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