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Newspaper
New Castle Press
Location
New Castle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1903
Page
6
An unclear historical snippet discusses 6th District figures Thayer and Unthank-For in Indianapolis. The fragment references a State case, a Mr W.A Brown, an interview, and mentions reconvention. No coherent events or outcomes are stated.
The article notes plans for a new pressed brick structure in a colonial style to be built on South 14th Street. It specifies a nine room house and mentions Mr. Hathaway banning the contract for W. G. Hillock's horse related to the upper story partition.
Clerks will observe Labor Day by taking a half holiday and spending the afternoon and evening at Shiveleys for a picnic and carnival. A citywide halt in downtown business is expected as workers leave shops. Factory schedules remain uncertain.
Little Charles Crow son of Joe Crow and his wife of Omaha has fully recovered from typhoid fever threats and can leave the house. He and his mother remain at the home of L. A. Jennings and wife.
At the half mile event in Middletown, Lemuel Mansfield owner of Phantom and John Brennenberg engaged in a brief altercation. Mansfield retreated and was fined. the cause remains unknown. Mansfield resides in Mancie.
National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic set special fares in effect July 31 to August 1. For rates and travel times, consult Pennsylvanian Lines ticket agents for details.
Editors invited as guests on the Exposition date tied to Indiana’s first Constitutional Convention in 1516. Exposition company promises attentive treatment and entertaining stay for those attending.
L. A. Williams custodian of the Henry County Historical Society asks each family reunion to appoint one or more members to prepare a lineal history of their family for inclusion in the archives. The goal is to preserve valuable lineage for future generations, and reunions are urged to undertake this task whether or not they hear from Mr. Williams.
Standard Oil agents secure leases across Moorelana region to develop an oil field. Drilling slated to begin within ninety days as most suitable territory has already been leased by competing teams.
The next annual state encampment of the G. A. R. of Indians will be held at Warsaw and Winona Lake during the second week of June, 1904. The location chosen is ideal and expected to draw every Indiana veteran who can attend.
The annual Niagara Falls excursion information will be provided on request. Contact A. R. Bisligar for tickets and full particulars about the trip on the Pennsylvania Lines route from New Orleanside Ind.
Board of trustees purchases the old Methodist Church building as a new town asset. Details indicate a formal town action by local officials to repurpose the property for public use. Further terms and exact price are not provided in the readable text.
In Frog Saturday night the short streets will be paved first and workers will profit by the experience. When the big job is tackled they will be in better shape to prosecute the work more effectively. Mr Dingle says the street car tracks now down will be moved near the sidewalk so passengers may board or alight without crossing the middle of the street. This applies to Race street.
In Princeton and Evansville reports, Charles Eston was found guilty of criminal carelessness in a fatal incident involving a sister in law. Wilbert Wiggins was convicted of attempted murder and faces indeterminate sentencing after attempting to kill a restaurant owner. In Evansville, John Gilbert Shanklin, longtime Democrat editor of the Evansville Courier, died after months of illness. A fugitive was captured after a crowd pursued him, and Mrs Douglass suffered severe burns from a gasoline stove incident in Frankfort. Prosecutor Youngland served notices to saloon keepers to remove slot machines and gambling devices and to obey the Nicholson law, with enforcement to begin on the fifth.
Arehall Williams and Elmer Sullivan, once jailed on a shared charge, were released after a sentence and immediately married. The Springport couple had a troubled history at home, and the wedding is seen as hoped to end the unhappy past.
Reports indicate a good corn crop nationwide and demand for Safety Shredder’s enhanced features. The company highlights a safety appliance and a corn bagger as key improvements making the machine more desirable.
Excursion tickets for Indiana Yearly Meeting Christian Endeavor Union and Friends' Bible Institute will be sold July 28 29 and August 3 via Pennsylvania Lines. Apply to Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents for particulars.
The era article notes calls for recommendations and methods to curb lynchings, plus steps to identify and punish mob participants. Governor Yates says the information gathered will not be published, drawing criticism from reformers who seek transparency and action.
Winchester Tennessee Aug 7 Simon Booker and his wife were murdered in a mountain cabin and their home set ablaze. The killings are connected to a June raid on a nearby illegal distillery blamed on wildcat operators who allegedly accused the couple of informing revenue officers. Emmet Grave story follows. Dublin Aug 7 an Emma Emmet grave doubt remains after an X ray found a six foot skeleton, skull upright, raising questions about the patriot's burial.
Aug 7 reports say Pierce Thaxton, 19, asphyxiated in Atlantic City. He was a youth of high standing, son of a dead mand, living with his mother on a farm near Millersburg, entering society with no clear cause for suicide.
Texas fever has broken out for the second time this year along the Oklahoma border in Kansas. Several pastures in southern Cowley County are quarantined after five deaths in one pasture near Arkansas City. Inspectors say the disease is under control.
Fire tore through the C. A. Hooper & Co planing mill in San Francisco destroying the building and damaging an adjoining lumber yard. Loss reported at 166000 dollars with the blaze spreading through the two adjacent structures.
A well known London figure linked to a plane event, described as a goth figure named Tibowate. The report notes curiosity around the individual's involvement and public interest in the incident.
The text describes the foot at rest then raised one or two feet, pushed forward about the full leg length, and lands again. It notes the rest periods and that the next step is in progress, estimating the best step timing as roughly one-half to two-thirds of the cycle.
The text explains wood classification by leaves and cones. Soft woods have needle leaves and may bear cones, with resin common. examples include pine spruce and fir. Hard woods have broad leaves and include oak beech ash walnut plane elm and birch.
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