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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1899
Page
1
The account recalls Tecumseh's visit to Harrison, delivering a speech on rights of his people and declining favors. The meeting opened with the peace pipe under an elm, leading to a formal conference and the transfer of martyrs’ relics to a high altar.
Auburn area couple Mr and Mrs Watson of Siro? daekwon township plan the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage next month. Their long union traced to a log cabin site where they once shared meals and daily chores, reflecting a devout life and steady family work.
Daniel Ward, aged about 100, celebrated at the old homestead with a Doshket dinner. He arrived in America in 1833, settled near Princeton, Indiana, and is noted as father to thirteen children. He reportedly met Abraham Lincoln six years ago at the Princeton grist mill.
Ten workmen died and several injured when twelve steel arches used as supports for pulleys collapsed at the Coliseum fielding project on Wabash Avenue between Thirteenth and Sixteenth streets. Coroner to probe possible negligence. Foreman John F. Stobuson missing. suspicion of faulty hoisting practices.
A garbled editorial-like passage extols law and order under the United States flag. It references government, communities, and a call for charity and well being, while mentioning the Philippines and a patriotic stance. The text is fragmented and difficult to parse but centers on policy and national unity.
In a Thursday Colored Baptist Congress address Rev Dr Robinson of Pittsburgh urged Black Americans to raise money invest in banks railroads and learn weapons to gain power. He claimed the North South and the devil oppose Black progress and God alone will accept them.
Charles Grandison a regularly ordained minister of the African Methodist Church North was admitted to Bellevue Hospital with delirium tremens. He had been scheduled to lecture in Providence on the dangers of liquor and had served as president of Bennett College in Greensboro. His addiction to sedatives reportedly led to his whisky habit as an attempt to curb insomnia.
Joseph Chamberlain speaks to the St Bartholomew Ward Liberal Unionists on Transvaal policy. He warns that delay risks rupture with the Transvaal government and insists on action to protect the empire, urging unity across Britain and its dominions.
Readable fragments show Johannesburg residents and burghers pledging to strive for independence. Commandant and supporters declare readiness to take up arms if forced, while rejecting a peaceful meeting and insisting on continued resistance.
In Cenon hills near Manila four men of the Twentythird Regiment were attacked by natives. Three were killed and the fourth escaped. Details remain unclear.
A 2 am attack four miles west of Rushville left Mrs. Ruby Powell severely wounded and William Searcy hurt with gunshot injuries. Grant Powell, her former husband, is charged but denies involvement. Mrs. Elizabeth Veatch also injured. neighbors alerted by gunfire as Powell is reported detained at a local farm.
Five Cuban soldiers were killed and ten wounded when discontent over unpaid wages led to a melee at Cuevitas near Santhaige. Captain Dallat and twenty gendarmes tried to restore order as crowds attacked with stones and machetes. two more died and others were hurt. Payment later resumed under guard as rumors of further attacks circulated. General Castile restored calm and a disputed list of names caused further tension.
A mountain engine derailed on the Cardenas feey grade near Cardenas in Tempico Mexico. The locomotive fell into a gorge killing the American engineer the fireman and two Mexican passengers and two Mexican crew members.
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