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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1899
Page
1
Battered by reception committees the admiral arrived in New York Harbor in good health amid mixed feelings about Hone and Hone st as reporters described the scene. Weather and squally seas challenged the ship, but the voyage ended with the crew welcomed and Captain Lamberton thanked as the ship tied up.
Fragmentary OCR text references George Dewey and Admiral rank, with scattered dates and places. The readable portions mention South Africa two republics resisting British aggression, indicating a wartime or imperial context. The article appears to be a condensed dispatch or opinion piece linking naval leadership to global events.
The Olympia reports its steamer schedule as it nears its Gibraltar waypoint and anticipates arrival before a holiday. Messages to President Steyn and Mr. Fischer note Transvaal reactions to Cecil Rhodes and a planned delegation to the Cape Town agricultural union, with Pretoria declining involvement.
The Evening Post prints an interview with Admiral Dewey criticizing Filipino leaders as mere servants and labeling Aguinaldo as a tool. He discusses leadership, strategy, and his assessment of the Filipino struggle while reflecting on wartime roles and overarching global politics.
Republican plans for a United States currency reform center on a gold standard. Senate and House finance committees anticipate similar bills and a final draft to be introduced in the Senate. Aims include unified party backing and a potential compromise to pass a monetary reform.
Report details actions around fortifications with Company AL Sixth Infantry and Tennessee troops aboard Indiana. Mentioned losses on both sides, enemy casualties, and the retreat to the southwest. Snyder returns with troops while Nineteenth Infantry holds positions in the mountains.
In the Orani river northwest of Manila Bay a U S gunboat named Urdaneta was beached and riddled after patrolling. One officer and nine crew are missing while the rest are prisoners or dead. Petrol investigated, guns and ammunition captured include a 1 pounder, Colt automatic, and a 25 millimeter Norden. Further details unavailable.
The Ur-Genera gunboat, a forty ton Wittie craft, was seized with its crew near Oran about twenty five miles from Mondial on the Alania bay. Navy records show its assignment and the Oregon’s support duties, while personnel details and command changes remain unclear.
In the south this week the yellow fever outbreak grows with new cases and several deaths. Reports from Roan Po and nearby counties note patients, including a Mrs and her daughter, under care. Officials urge caution and announce measures to contain spread as investigations continue.
A huge pumping station of the Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company near Fairmount is nearly finished two and a half miles west of the city. Arthur A Brady of Muncie filed four suits in Grant County court challenging the project as crews drill wells and lay pipes for gas to Chicago. The operation employs hundreds, with boilers and compressors set, serpentine cooling, and extensive land leasing in the area as competition raises land prices. At the same time a new high school governance plan in the city puts students in major control roles across departments, with student officers elected by Australian ballots and bonds required from student officials.
Franklin College will begin its sixty-fifth annual session on Thursday September 21. The campaign for a 75000 dollar addition to the Rockefeller endowment has been progressing with strong support.
The State Board of Health reports seven typhoid cases in Wayne County with four from summer resorts and four in Randolph County from resorts. Smallpox appears five miles south of Corydon in Harrison County affecting a family. the father worked on a hayrake near Corydon where a case occurred. Twelve schoolhouses are condemned as unsanitary and will likely not be used until improvements. trustees face decisions on repairs or replacement amid funding limits.
A 15-year-old North Vernon girl exchanged secret letters with a 21-year-old tramp who said he had a home near New Orleans. The father, Rev. Wot. Metowan, guarded the door with a gun as the man waited to claim his intended bride amid growing citizen concern.
The article notes the department of chemistry vacancy filled by Prof. M E Crowell, a Johns Hopkins graduate, and ongoing reassignment of staff. It also mentions a new building project on high ground west of the main campus, with the current library crowded and enrollment figures around 671, possibly rising.
In Wellsville Ohio a well on the Ridinger farm exploded after oil ignited from a boiler fire during preparation to shoot the well. Two men were killed and three injured. two of the wounded are believed fatally hurt.
Alabama Attorney General Taylor forwarded a peculiar inquiry to the State Board of Health. The Roma town letter asks what authorities can do about a fish smell described as worse than a dead horse and who has power to act.
Captain PD F Allen, newly appointed to the Thirty eighth regiment, opened a recruiting station last week in Frankfort and has enlisted 188 volunteers in this short period, the most in the nation for equivalent time.
Centerville resident William Morgan died after an illness following a lung injury. He reportedly drew into his right lung a fragment described as part of a Timothy head, which led to abscesses and fatal suffering over several weeks.
A Muncie High School adopts a unique plan where students participate in a special experiment. The program focuses on student engagement and hands on learning to enhance classroom outcomes.
Evansville horse trainer Col. William Forth reports a finger injury after a halter incident. Concurrent health worries mention a black diphtheria scare at Wabash, prompting concern among residents.
The Journal prints Emile Zola’s open letter to Mme Dreyfus in full from Paris. He condemns gutter press attacks, vows continued defense of Dreyfus, and urges France to regain its honor through truth and justice.
A fragmented OCR entry shows No 2 red No 2 yellow and No 2 white wheat grades with accompanying codes and trailing punctuation, indicating a catalog or shipment listing. The readable items point to quality designations rather than prices or destinations.
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