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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1899
Page
1
A grand Chicago festival climax featured a notable parade followed by speeches by President M Kinley and Sir Wilfrid Laurier Premier of Canada. The event highlighted strong U S Canada ties and a patriotic address stressing progress and shared goals.
The Canton street fair features two star attractions with Mr. Bryan speaking on issues. The address critiques the Republican platform, notes trust growth under Republican laws, and questions the English governmental model. He condemns foreign policy shifts toward imperialism.
A dramatic spree in Os goods ends with a drunken assailant firing a revolver and causing chaos as residents flee. A man killed by burns near Medaryville and a farm hand Shultz dies from injuries after a barn fire in Pulaski county are reported in the region.
A Terre Haute jury awarded Mark Kennedy $100 against Arron Feutsch and William Adams in a $2,800 false arrest suit. The trial originated from Sullivan county on a venue change. Kennedy was part of a group that spent much of an evening in Adaume's saloon after a fish fry. the next morning Adams reported his money drawer robbed of $2, and a safety pin Kennedy allegedly wore the night before was found near the drawer. Kennedy was acquitted in the other trial.
William Schickto, a young imam visiting the city, was mangled to death when a car struck him near the depot as relatives waited. John Doyle, a laborer, is jailed on charges of breaking into a bonded warehouse at the Majestic Distillers after a desperate attempted entry.
Reports state dead animals in Terra Haute will be cremated. In Anderson one death linked to an oil incident is noted as authorities investigate. Fifteen houses were raided there Tuesday night amid ongoing coal district concerns. A $40,000 soldiers’ memorial hall in Wa bash is set for November 2 dedication.
A chaotic collage notes property deals in York and Hartford City, marriages and deaths, court actions forcing land purchase, a railcar labor tale, and bids on gas rates. It mentions James Jones, Mrs McWhin, a Hartford City glass plant transfer, and a fleet of varied incidents across Indiana towns.
The final group of enslaved colonists brought to the area by nine months ago has left. Initial resistance by white residents gave way to a quiet boycott, forcing them to depart. no enslaved people remain in the county except along river towns as some colonists sold crops before leaving.
The Transvaal Republic delivers an ultimatum to Britain demanding immediate cessation of interventions and full troop withdrawal. It sets a five o clock Wednesday deadline and warns that failure to respond affirmatively will be treated as a formal declaration of war.
The article details the Katipunan oath structure and aims as described by a Washington correspondent. It outlines the origin of the secret society in the Philippines, its shift from peaceful reform to clandestine struggle, and the harsh oaths binding members to fight and kill Spaniards under death penalties for disobedience.
A garbled report notes Kruger denying knowledge of armament plans and claiming no facts about British actions. It mentions a British policy mix with arbitration talks and hints at U.S. involvement during a tense period, with unclear references to dates and figures.
Fragmentary reports claim the Transvaal government regards British troop movements as aggression with gold seizures noted. Telegrams claim border crossing and hostilities while other dispatches deny ground fighting. The situation escalates amid conflicting signals from Pretoria and London.
Thepredict Millennial sect gathered at the tabernacle church at Nineteenth and Morgan streets led by Rev. Charles T. Russell of Allegheny City Pa. and editor of Zionatch Tower. About 200 delegates from diverse nationalities attended from across the country to discuss the approaching millennial era and a prelude of woe.
A Paris cable says a 13000 strong creuset army mobilizes to march on Paris led by Maxence Doldes. The iron foundry Creuset, owned by Schmelder, refuses reforms as authorities fear unrest and prepare for a possible confrontation. Women workers join the mobilization as they stock provisions for the march.
Chicago special reports five year old Harriet Hetbuth who had been blind and paralytic for two years after a sixteenth foot fall. S rays revealed a brain pressing tumor. skull was trephined and tumor removed. She regained limb movement and gradually her sight returning.
On October 9 near La Loma church four miles from central Manila a force of insurgents fired on the Twenty-fifth Infantry. American troops manned trenches, answered with artillery, and forced a one hour engagement after which rebels retreated. One American wounded. Scouts from the Twentieth Infantry reconnoitered as General Schwan’s force advanced with Thirteenth and Fourteenth Infantry, cavalry, and artillery, meeting little resistance.
A Montreal dispatch to the Chicago Tribune reports alleged outrages aboard the Bourgogne wreck. Passengers claim brutal theft, drunken crew, and violence as the liner sank, with stokers and firemen accused of robbery and intimidation amid chaos on the rocks.
Gov. Mount plans an October tour of Ohio to back Republican Governor candidate George S. Nash. Appointments include Toledo Bowling Green Findlay Troy Urbana Springfield Bellefontaine and other cities with dates in late October.
Mayor Thomas Taggart is re-elected for a third term in Indianapolis defeating Republican challenger Charles A. Bookwalter by a plurality of 210 votes.
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