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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
1
Marton residents report a drop in sheep herds with fewer than twenty head remaining in weeks. Locals fear restricted meat supply while owners seek profits from wool as shipments head to markets where mutton demand rises.
Indhinapelis Special Corr. reports Thomas Tagseart extended a guest invitation via American Press Association to Indiana Democratic and Republican associations for December 2 5 and 4 at French Lick Springs. Preparations progress for entertainment and invitations. An Assembly Hall ball at the hotel on Thursday night.
Maffton special correspondent reports John W. Terrell released from jail to visit the site of Winchester's Opera house project, Terre Grand Theater, funded in part by Terrell's $2 capital. About 260 to 300 locals watched as Terrell inspected the building and laid plans for a cornerstone ceremony.
Rushville Special Corr J D Case took rural route carrier John Blenach on a 25 mile trip with 75 stops in 1 hour 55 minutes. Fresh gravel slowed the car as Case plans to tour all rural routes with carriers to show the automobile’s value for delivering mail to farms. Two trips so far have been very successful.
A. B. Crampton, editor of the Carroll County Citizen-Times, was arrested after publishing an allegedly racy article about the marriage of Victor Ricketts of the Delphi Journal. Congressman C. B. Lands is cited as Ricketts’ partner in the report.
Greensburg special correspondent notes Decatur county farmers suffer rat infestations on farms and outbuildings. Despite traps and poison, efforts fail. a tongue in cheek plea for a Pied Piper to exterminate the vermin reflects mounting frustration.
A coroner investigates a baffling incident where a young worker saw three women and a boy dig a shallow grave and place a tiny coffin that later appeared empty. The scene sparked local alarm and questions.
Mrs. Ervin Pea, wife of a farmer, discovered flames at her home and rushed inside to save her sleeping child. She escaped with minor burns while her clothing caught fire. the child suffered only slight injuries.
Charles Lamar and Mary Locke wed after a disruption led by Mary's mother who declared the match off. The couple retreated to a room then married after the groom hired a lawyer. Mrs. Locke vows not to forgive them.
Notre Dame University shipped four carloads about 250 plants to the St. Louis exhibit. The college boasts some of the finest century plants in the country and plans to use them for decorative purposes at the event.
Kokomo will implement metered gas service this winter at 25 cents per thousand feet. The ordinance requires the gas company to supply meters free of charge and allows a minimum monthly charge of one dollar per consumer for usage up to four thousand feet.
Maude Whinney, 15, wed the first husband then divorced and married a second man within the same hour. The first spouse left immediately after the ceremony, signaling a tumultuous start to what is described as a notable matrimonial career.
Indianapolis Special Correspondent reports a proposal to erect a crematory at Crown Hill Cemetery. It would be the first building of its kind in the state as the Indianapolis Cremation Society grows rapidly.
Louie Leslie of Chesterton came to Fort Wayne to locate his father whose death from morphine overdose was found in a pickling vat at a local medical college.
Washington reports say Perry S Heath of Utah may be indicted over alleged post office offenses and must resign as Republican National Committee secretary. Roosevelt intends punishment despite earlier pledges not to prosecute officers of the prior administration.
Washington report says the administration will press Congress to take the lead on investigations of official crookedness. Key figures back Representative Hemenway’s call for the majority in Congress to act at the session’s start. West Coast timber and land frauds, Indian service irregularities, Littauer glove contract, and post office irregularities loom as issues likely to be exposed.
Community alert after Lena Alkin, ten, is attacked by an unknown bicyclist. Police launch thorough search but fail to locate the assailant.
A report from Lawrenceburg Special Corr. describes a brutal bout where a husky Black woman knocked out five Black men. She wielded a heavy soup ladle in a fierce clash leaving notable damage and stirring trouble among spectators.
Readiness for breakfast disrupted as natural gas supply failed in the Wabash area. Residents resorted to non gas options with coal and wood in demand for cooking and heating.
A man in poor health was located by a patrolman during a city anniversary event celebrating Ameri ca discovery. His patriotic conduct helped avert arrest.
Dr D L Rood a leading physician in Des Moines Indiana accidentally inoculated himself with anti tetanic serum while treating a child dying of lockjaw He told friends on Tuesday he expects to die within a week and authorities fear a fatal outcome.
Zionsville special corresp reports blacksmith Nelson Curnutt living nearby was burned to death after gasoline was poured on a fire. His wife and daughter rushed to aid him but could not save him.
Petersburg reports a surge of land leases as speculation grows about a huge gas and oil field in the area. Local observers say strong gas wells are located nearby, signaling a potential energy rush for Indiana.
President Roosevelt marked his forty fifth birthday informally at the White House. He dined with in town family members and a few intimate friends, celebrating in a simple, private gathering in New York born 1858.
A Beatrice Nebraska item reports William Razee bought a team of mules from Peter Williams and in addition to the animals also acquired Williams's wife. The unusual transaction occurred on Tuesday in Beatrice.
Elections will be held in eleven states Tuesday November 3. Full state tickets in Massachusetts Rhode Island Maryland Ohio Kentucky Iowa and Mississippi and in New York Pennsylvania Nebraska and Colorado a justice of the upper courts regents of the state university or minor state officers are to be chosen. Municipal officials are to be selected in Greater New York San Francisco and Salt Lake.
Joseph Chamberlain warned in Liverpool that Britain must avoid becoming a mere distributing nation like Holland. He urged urgent reform to meet new economic conditions.
In Juana Juato Mexico special a man fired five shots at President Diaz and his party from a street car. Elias Toscano was seized by Paki Escandon and imprisoned after police took him away. The incident sparked intense excitement and may be investigated as an assassination attempt.
An attempt on December 16, 1897, near Mexico City during independence celebrations failed to injure President Diaz. The attacker was arrested, then lynched by a mob. Guanajuato lies about 160 miles northwest of Mexico City, a mountainous mining region with about 63,000 people.
Algernon Sartoris once US Army captain and Grant’s grandson advocates immediate annexation of Canada by the United States claiming Canada is by right part of the US and that its colonial status rests on American forbearance which could be ended at any time.
Rear Admiral Francis J. Bowles, chief of the bureau of construction and repairs, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by the President. Constructor W. L. Capps, now at the New York navy yard, is chosen for the vacancy. Bowles leaves the service to become president of a private ship building firm in Massachusetts.
Washington special outlines the Endicott era fortifications and river harbor work for 1903. It notes projects for 31 localities, defense of Great Lakes and St Lawrence areas, and early construction at Pearl Harbor Honolulu San Juan Guam and Manila. Total fortifications cost projected at 10.37 million for 1905 with river and harbor funds also itemized.
The week shows increased conservatism across lines with weaker buying confidence and smaller quantities than a year ago. Real needs drive demand while mixed reports create an irregular general trade tone. Railway earnings are steadier yet show gains. car shortages are mainly noted in lumber trade.
Joseph Stout, a young farmer, faced common pleas court in Delaware Ohio for assaulting Prince Yee son of the Emperor of Korea. Stout pleaded guilty and sentence was reserved. He cited the prince's popularity among American girls as his motive.
Indiana Harbor Ind special reports the start of the canal project to unlock a harbor to the Calumet River. Governor Durbin fed the first sand load from the four million cubic feet to be removed as work began amid enthusiasm.
Denver Colorado reports that 15 year old Herbert S Howe son of Prof Herbert A Howe astronomy instructor at Denver University has discovered a new group of sun spots at the upper edge of the sun. The notice claims the group is as large and significant as the one found by Washington Observatory scientists two weeks earlier.
A special from Dawson reports steamers and cargoes worth more than 2,000,000 remain exposed to Yukon fire and frost with slim chances of reaching safety before winter.
Lou Dillon clinched the title Champion Trotter of the World in Memphis Tennessee on Saturday. She trotted a mile in 1 58 44, a time that horsemen say outranks Dan Patch and confirms her as the era’s greatest harness horse.
Leading cotton merchants and brokers in St Louis voiced optimistic views on the cotton situation. They expect higher production than last year and project a producer's revenue up by about 20 percent due to price differences.
A rock fall in a New York subway tunnel following blasts at One Hundred Ninety Fifth Street and Broadway killed fourteen men and fatally injured four more, trapping Italian laborers at work in the big bore amid previous accident history.
James Lawrence Blair former counsel general of the world fair is charged by James L Roberts with embezzling about 400000 from Dick Bros Co with additional misappropriation of 63000 from the Biow estate in New York and Philadelphia and the details reflect a high profile legal dispute involving these parties.
Jesse McClure 39 confesses the brutal killing of his two and three year old children in Grant county Indiana. He said God commanded the act and fled after the murders to Marion and was moved to Indianapolis for safety. The case sparked a mob among locals who were outraged by the killings.
An Englishman, John Turner, was arrested at Murray Hill Lyceum on a charge of inciting and promoting anarchy. The warrant was sworn by Secretary Cortelyou and executed by immigration inspectors, secret service detectives, and police. Turner faces deportation.
Homestead plant mills of the Carnegie Steel Company ordered to start double turn at midnight Sunday. Plate mills closed two weeks for repairs. Men told they will have steady work for the remainder of winter. Belief that United States Steel Corporation secured large contracts from Europe.
Gen N A Miles recently retired from the U S Army plans to become a major oil magnate. He is forming a syndicate that an associate says will own and control more oil land than any other company in the world.
The German emperor sank to his hips in a bog at Rominten while deer stalking. Foresters pulled him out without changing his clothes. He later ordered sixty prisoners sent from Koenigsberg to drain the morass and fill it with earth.
Rear Admiral Bowles reviews naval construction showing additions of one battleship four monitors twelve torpedo boat destroyers one torpedo boat and seven submarine torpedo boats but notes possible increases were delayed by strikes and supply issues. The report lists 52 ships fit for service and details vessels under construction and authorized across multiple classes.
Sagatel Sagouni, head of the Armenian Revolutionary Society in London, was killed in Nunhead late Monday in what appears to be a political assassination. The crime follows prior killings of society officials on the continent, deepening the crisis.
Dowie and his host endured a notably quiet Sunday in New York with three services held in the morning afternoon and evening. The afternoon sermon offered no new points and continued Dowie’s cautions against Masonry and Roman Catholicism.
Toledo notes an advance of 3 cents east and 2 cents west in oil prices. Current figures list Tiona at 1.89, Pennsylvania 1.74, Newcastle 1.61, Corning 1.54, Whitehouse 1.35, North Lima 1.30, South Lima Indiana 1.25, Somerset 1.25, Ragland 0.66, Neodesha 1.30. No changes in Whitehouse or Ragland.
A six pounder Maxim machine gun exploded at the Indian Head proving ground Sunday killing instantly Frank Pen nie a colored helper and seriously injuring Nelson Jackson a colored first class laborer. Several officers nearby escaped injury. An investigation will follow.
A high source says John D. Rockefeller has compelled United States Steel Corporation to pay him the remaining portion of the $60,000,000 debt he held against the company. The settlement ends decades of creditor pressure and marks Rockefeller’s full recovery of his loan.
A wealthy farmer near Aosta named Charrere died after drowning in wine on his estate. He believed annual wine baths guaranteed prosperity for him and his family, a ritual linked to his habit and superstition.
Monterey California special reports a temporary derangement ending in the murder of three Iverson children by Mrs Louis Iverson wife of a Salinas machinist at Pacific Grove on Saturday. She later claimed the act was dictated by a supreme power.
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