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Newspaper
New Castle Press
Location
New Castle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
8
Charles M Berry shot himself at his South Seventh Street home amid reports his saloon business on West Broad Street faced serious financial troubles. Police and friends describe the moment as a tragic result of mounting money worries as Betty Berry and others rushed to the scene around 10 o clock.
An affidavit by Bernard Lynch, a saloon keeper, claims Samuel Parks and Henry Farley met in a private room drinking champagne. The piece contrasts the illicit wealth of officials with working men, suggesting Parks’ price ranged around 850,000 while others took smaller sums.
L. W. Rhoten, a prominent figure nine miles north on the Munch pike, farms 100 acres and oversees 120 hogs and twenty cattle. His duties fill his days in October while his wife Nadine prepares meals for travelers, and he stays posted on current events by reading the Press.
Eugene Haley of Knightstown owns a hammer that drove the first nail in New Castle. English in origin, it came to the U S with his great great grandfather Hugh H Haley and has remained in the Haley family for generations. Haley plans to display it with other county relics at the Historical Society and notes the early sheriff’s commission signed by James Whitcomb. The piece reflects a time when even sixty two dollars mattered for state payments and taxes.
Mrs Wagoner missed the meeting but the program featured a heartfelt recitation The Folks We Used to Know. Remarks by Mrs Libbie Bogue and Mrs Martha Cook linked Henry and Rush counties pioneers. A resolutions committee chaired by B S Parker proposed actions. Maurice Woodward presented a portrait of Franklin Woodward which the society accepted for inscription.
A husband marvels at the high cost and variety of women hats, noting the mystery of why a single hat bears a steeper price than men’s headwear. His wife’s chosen hat is sold by another saleswoman before she returns, leaving a comic, frustrating scene.
A grave marker in Hethel cemetery Montgomery county Missouri bears a verse urging voters to support Jennings Bryan. Judson recounts Henry Norris wished a silver verse on his grave and a committee approved a simple line carved by a tombstone maker in Montgomery. New York Tribune.
A misread business letter from a Delauw University attendee in Greencastle extols the current state of DePauw University. The writer lauds the presidency of Da. Wuphes as peerless and highlights a splendid condition now.
The readable text is fragmentary and does not establish a clear event, person, or organization. No identifiable names, places, dates, or outcomes are preserved for a factual summary.
Stormy conditions and unsettled temperatures persist across the area. Forecasters warn of frost in spots and continuing gloomy skies as the month advances, with threatening weather affecting travel and daily activities.
Bernard McDonnell aged ninety one died at his home in Fairingunt Indiana on Wednesday October 28. Born in Dublin Ireland in 1812 he shipped as cabin boy at fourteen and rose to steward traveling Atlantic five times and circling the world. He later aided canal work from Chicago to the Mississippi and settled near New Castle Indiana before moving to Grant County and living near Balnouns for decades. He served as pallbearer for the Harrison era and attended the monument unveiling in Cincinnati as an honored guest of the Hautison family.
A Kansas preacher delivered a brief resonant sermon on funeral rites and post mortem praises. The homily urges living to honor the dead while avoiding empty displays, noting flowers on caskets cannot be stolen and the living should scatter their kindness while life lasts.
The article notes that poor families, including workers, depend on coffee and tea for daily intake, even for children. It argues these drinks are not foods and waste money that could buy healthier sustenance, linking high consumption to tobacco and alcohol and urging public funds focus on nutritious foods and reducing child exposure.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report warns of dangers from improvised veiluoid Bibles after patent expiry. It cites rapid production of unsafe imitation processes and a tragic incident where a 70-year-old girl suffered severe burns when a flame touched a hair comb, with her father saving her by dousing the fire.
Graft committee reports evidence that boys were stolen and sold into slavery and kept in rooms as part of a larger vice network in the levee district. Chairman Herrmann says the inquiry has moved beyond petty city hall scandals to expose deep rooted corruption and near certain prosecutions.
Mrs Helen Armstrong told pupils in Indianapolis that American housewives overcook. She said men crave simpler meals with fewer dishes and better cooking. The talk urged plain, untangled food rather than elaborate feasts for guests.
Fragmented text notes reassurance about the Homestead Lawn company in Minneapolis and mentions seeking patrons for their institutions. The misread lines reference a Henty county BL XL Association with uncertain context and indicate approval or relief about a person or entity.
A quirky description notes a boy with a heavy head drag, shin guards, and scattered leather fragments on his face. Despite awkward looks, he is seen as wise and energetic amid football fever.
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