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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
1
A dramatic report recalls the murder of several American women by local attackers. Details were withheld to respect relatives but officials confirm captures and killings during attempts to escape. Names and some locations are not released.
We detect a Republican figure named Welk involved in a series of troubling incidents during travel. He faced possible detainment and an arrest linked to alleged misconduct while traveling on a train. Public comment suggests his residence and health issues are part of the narrative.
A group calling themselves the South Lima White Caped coat attack William Stell in his bed on a Lima street Sunday morning. Stell suffered severe injuries described as multiple contusions. Police report suspects under surveillance for alleged crime and motive linked to Stell’s treatment of his wife.
Special dispatch from White River Junction shows Vermont's Republican vote fell about 20 percent due to local option issues, while Democratic gains rose. Governor race results indicate a large Republican margin in cities but an overall statewide drop from 1896 with estimated majorities shifting.
A Cheyenne dispatcher reports men robbed a Union Pacific train near Whitton Station on Wednesday. They secured large gold shipments reportedly totaling 100000 dollars and sent to the Philippines via Pony Express selectors.
A dispatch cites Western editors and Shanghai reports on the Pekin crisis. The piece notes potential retaliation against foreign missions and missionaries and warns any withdrawal or delay could damage foreign prestige. It mentions Admiral Sey across the scene and the violent attentions reported in the capital and surrounding areas.
Bath Maine Arthur Sewall Democratic vice presidential candidate in 18 percent is in critical condition at his summer home at Small Point sixteen miles from Bath. He was seized by apoplexy at 10 o clock Tuesday night and has been unconscious most of the time since. News from Small Point says the chances for recovery are slight.
London reports from Shanghai and Tientsin describe Chinese delays and mismanagement in telegraphs as authorities seek to evacuate Pekin. Loy Hung Chang claims Russia will yield three Manchurian provinces if Allies withdraw. Russia, Britain, and Japan face pressure over Pekin withdrawal and indemnities while Moscow notes no permanent Manchuria occupation.
Official notice to postmasters and postal staff stresses telegraph rates apply only to government business. Private use of the wires, even for reduced rates, will require payment at commercial rates with a deposit to cover the full cost.
At a Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry reunion in Worthington near Columbus the Thirtieth Tennessee Regiment flags were returned to a survivor committee. The banners, captured at Ezra Church outside Atlanta, were turned over by Judge David Pugh to committee members Shepard D. Harris John A. Landry and James H. Brown of New Orleans with Governor Nash in attendance.
A reported fatal incident within a family is alleged to involve harm and possible criminal activity. Authorities investigate details remain unclear as relatives and neighbors respond. No charges confirmed at this time.
A chaotic set of reports from Muncie and Evansville detail violent death, alleged confessions, and a possible arson twist. A Robinson family killing followed by a suspect’s escape, a 14 year old girl case, and a wrecked excursion train near Greensburg plus a B&O W collision with two fatalities mark a troubling day of local crime and disaster.
Prosecutor J A Zaring received a letter from Oliver Thomason in Jeffersonville Reformatory telling him to come at once for a confession to the killing of John Lentz on July 4. Thomason said he and John Gaines killed Lentz after a struggle at Lentz's barn, with Gaines stabbing Lentz after he was knocked down. Deputy Sheriff Meckstone arrested Gaines and moved him toward Jeffersonville for safety to prevent lynching.
Evansville special reports the Evansville Chemical and Spirit Company's plant at Firwell four miles below the city burned Monday night. Loss estimated at $25 insurance covers it. Fire started in the rain plant and spread by spontaneous combustion. Also notes about Blackmail letters and local arrests in Ladoga and Shelbyville for related incidents.
James Queeney, tenant of Henry Decker, delivered mules to the Vincennes market for zero dollars then bought a term for six dollars. At dusk four men emerged from a grove behind the Catholic cemetery, compelled him to swap his team, and bound him. He awoke near the city limits and was left unaware of the events.
New Albany reports sa loon keeper John Vogel told his bar keeper how to run affairs and instructed a friend on his funeral before dying within hours. He tried to reach Judge Jacob Herter to draft a will but weakness prevented it.
A New Albany special reports a purse fund raised by subscription to warn Charles Dunbar in Kansas City. He was urged not to return to New Albany with Mrs. Charles Bradley, with whom he recently eloped, amid a hotel attempted suicide incident. The message warned his return would be unpleasant and sensational.
An attempt to cripple Lebanon electric heat service involved screwdriver damage to armatures of street and commercial machines and acid poured on the exciter. A two week Indianapolis detective probe failed to locate the guilty party.
Labor Day events in Chicago featured Col. Bryan and Gov. Roosevelt reviewing a parade with about 3,000 participants. Roosevelt and Bryan addressed crowds in city parks, with Roosevelt at Electric Park arguing for labor rights, worker dignity, and sober political action, while warning against militarism and imperialism.
Mrs. Mary E K Balch secretary of the Indiana W C T U announces a prayer pledge scheme opposing William McKinley. She will present the plan to the Indiana W C T U Executive Committee seeking official endorsement. Some supporters favor it while others want the W C T U kept out of politics with Mrs FLT McWhir ter among backers.
Local Woman's Christian Temperance Union members condemn secretary Miss Mary E Batch for proposing a state backed prayer chain to defeat President McKinley. They deny Union ties to partisan politics and fear the secretary's actions could politicize the group.
Pretoria cable reports Kruger and Steyn fled to Barberton as war nears end. British forces under General Buller advance along Lydenburg road crossing Crocodile river to Badfontein, while Boer forces under Commandant Keron attack Kilp river station, prisoners taken and later recaptured by Brabant's horse. Plummer disperses Boers east of Pinnars river with captures.
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