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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
4
The Indicator notes Europe has taken most of Africa, leaving four small states, while continuing to carve Asia. It also mentions a Manila restaurant serving Livre and Bacone American Style as a curious menu item.
A new report shows wedding expenses surpass birth and death costs in the United States, with the only higher outlay tied to alcohol consumption. The study highlights rising ceremony, venue, and planning fees amid broad inflation.
In Waldo borough Maine an industrious bachelor finished three fine quilts this winter while tending his ailing father. He worked by the couch, turning care into craft as he stitched the bedding ensembles.
The United States naval supply steamer Solace completed the Norfolk to Manila run in 43 days covering 11,670 nautical miles. It averaged 161 knots in open sea conditions, a pace believed to be the best long distance voyage on record.
Minnesota decides to reforest denuded pine lands reverting to the state due to tax nonpayment. The extent is uncertain but could reach 3,000,000 acres. The lands will be permanently held and the state expects full remuneration as trees mature.
Observation shows high class students lose several pounds due to examination stress, while lower classes show less weight loss. The report highlights the impact of test anxiety on student bodies.
The article explains how longitude causes a 14 hour time difference, so morning papers can report events in the Philippines that occurred about 11 o'clock on the publication day. It cautions readers not to confuse cabling times with local events.
Minnesota supreme court affirms lower court ruling that a telegraph company is liable for libelous transmissions but reduces damages from 20 000 dollars to one dollar. The decision upholds liability while discarding excessive damages.
Mrs Amelia New and George J Dobbs life inmates in Kansas for a husband’s murder are declared innocent after Alvin Ballard confesses guilt. The pair were convicted on circumstantial evidence but Ballard’s admission overturns the case.
The Caparra settlement near Pueblo Viejo across San Juan bay in Porto Rico is over 55 years older than St. Augustine. Historians now credit Caparra as the oldest town within current U S borders, founded in 1509.
Rear Admiral Higginson declines a promotion to avoid surpassing peers and honors due to their pallantry. Lieut Ward refuses advancement to prevent precedence over classmate Lieut Staunton, deeming it unjust to Staunton. The passage praises the American navy and its enduring lustre under such officers.
The historic Washington elm in Cambridge Massachusetts, where General Washington once stood, is rapidly decaying. Park commissioners expect it to live only a year or two more and undertake preservation efforts by trimming dead branches and enriching the soil to sustains it through the century's end.
The piece notes Col Henry C. Egbert of the Twenty second Infantry as the most distinguished casualty on the Luzon front. It states he served 46 years and was wounded in three wars including 1864 Civil War, 1898 Spanish American War, and 1899 Philippine insurrection, marking a rare record of sustained combat service.
A venerable lady in New Philadelphia Ohio hosted a party of seven couples all related to her who had eloped to marry. There was no opposition to the matches and the family tradition of matrimony continued with the youngest couple eloping in February with cordial parental approval.
The Stella steamer foundered near The Casquet rocks in the English Channel with zero survivors. The rocks lie about 20 miles west of Cape La Hague and 130 miles southwest of Portsmouth. The shoal spans a half mile north and south with three lights marking the danger and a lighthouse nearby, a notorious hazard to vessels in clear weather.
The dispatches report Herbert Putnam taking the oath as librarian of congress and McKinley naming Col. Buffington brigadier general and chief of ordnance. It notes the U S delegation to The Hague disarmament conference and the burial of 336 Spanish-American War dead at Arlington. Also listed are 12 new warships and Navy retirement policy for enlisted men.
In New York City a mansion belonging to millionaire Wallace C. Andrews burned with Mrs. St. John and her three children and six servants also perishing. Across the United States 141 business failures occurred in the seven days to the 7th, while leading clearing houses reported weekly totals of 21 651 050 dollars. Over 3,000 Rhode Island cotton mill workers idle due to strikes.
A round of brief items notes deaths and crimes across the era: Lum and wife killed by cars near Camanche Indiana. Havana flags half mast for Spanish American War dead. Anna Wright and Howard Tease wed after eloping from Rawlings Maryland. the steamer Arizona brings 165 sick from Manila to San Francisco. lynchings of Forest Jamison Mose Anderson. Colorado prize fight legalization signed by the governor. Jonathan Reed marks his 100th birthday near Decatur Indiana. Cuban generals meet in Havana with Gomez as representative. Jen J. Dalrymple killed in St. Louis rail service incident. betting on horse races banned in San Francisco. 13 men indicted for murder in Lake City South Carolina lynching case. James Clark dies at nearly 100. elephant Jahaj kills ninth man in Kansas City. FE A Von Schmidt kills wife and self in San Francisco. surgical operation results kill Menard K Bowen. Matthew Hancock executed in St. Louis. Arkansas accident insurers suspended under anti trust law. two state officials drown near Roseburg Oregon. Maj Havard reports Santiago in good sanitary condition. in Chicago Re Donnelly dates a city directory figure.
Twelve people died in a Yellowstone River flood near Glendive Montana. In Maryville Missouri editor Frank Griffin of the Daily Review was fatally shot by C G Jesse.
Dispatches from Manila report calm as Filipinos digest the U S commission proclamation. Malolos resumes normal life with trade active and troops preparing a permanent camp while soldiers clean the city.
General Lawton captures Santa Cruz in Laguna as rebels fall back with 86 killed and 40 wounded while Americans report six wounded. Merriam takes command in Missouri. Martial law follows a Chicago area arrest attempt. an officer dies in Illinois following unrest. Notables include H A W Tabor death in Denver and indictments of Greenfield officials. Fire damages Wichita buildings. Lake City lynching case moves in Charleston. Cuban bandits raid Holguin. Germany protests Admiral Nantz bombardment. Roosevelt speaks at Appomattox banquet. editor William Whist dies in Denver. Havana deaths recorded in March, and Alamo Gordo cash theft tops $50,000. Sweney and Quay cases noted.
Short items note facts from 450 railroad workers per 100 miles to a Kiowa medicine man selection in Kansas. Other notes cover Vanderbilt University dormitory plans, Miss Helen Gould receiving a fire department badge, Mrs Sherman's paralysis, Hanson Borden supplying eggs to the White House, a Kentucky court trust focus, Paul Revere descendant Curtis, and the American Sunday School Union anniversary preparations.
Justice Stephen J. Field of the United States Supreme Court died at his Capitol Hill home Sunday at 6:30 p.m. after kidney complications. He served on the bench for thirty four years. Present at his bedside were his wife, her sister Mrs J Condit Smith, Justice David J Brewer, his nephew Mrs Edgerton of California, his private secretary Linton, Rev Edward M Mott, and church and family staff.
Stephen J. Field born in Haddam Connecticut in 1816 rose from Williams College to join his brother in law practice, helped shape California law, became Supreme Court justice and later sat on the 1877 electoral commission. He survived a deadly clash in Lathrop California when Judge Terry drew a pistol but was stopped by Deputy Marshal Nagle. He retired from the United States Supreme Court in 1891 and was remembered for a long public service career.
Gen. Lawton's forces captured Santa Cruz on Lake Laguna de Bay after sharp fighting with Filipino defenders led by a Chinaman named Pao Wah. American casualties were six wounded. rebels suffered heavy losses with 68 killed and 40 wounded. The assault began from San Pedro Macati and ended with looting curbed and town patrolled.
Wing Oscar of Sweden knighthood George D. Meiklejohn assistant secretary of war and decorates him with the Royal Order of the Sword insignia. US constitution bars acceptance but he will keep the jewel sent with the patent.
Sacramento April 10 reports the Southern Pacific Railroad company has ordered 3,000 new freight cars and 36 locomotives in anticipation of a strong season. Shops are running full force and hours of labor will be extended with increased pay.
Captain Fred B D Stimson, a famed Boston Journal marine editor and former California forty-niner, died Saturday at age 72.
Edward A. Von Schmidt, a noted yachtsman and bar pilot, shot and killed his former wife Isabel Von Schmidt in Alameda on Sunday after their divorce for cruelty. He then attempted suicide. The incident occurred in the suburban town of Alameda.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri is the lone snuff user among senators. Ex Senator Ransom leads North Carolina in cotton production. General Wheeler wore cuff buttons shot away in the Civil War. Kentucky lawyer Knott leaves practice to chair law at Center College Danville. An African explorer is teased about being called American. Supreme Court Justice Haerlan’s bass voice is unusually deep. Admiral Shelley is described as a mathematician capable of much work unaided.
Letter from Miss Eona Etts of Higginsport Ohio describes relief from ten years of painful menses after consulting Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. A schoolteacher, she credits guidance from Mrs Pinkham for ending her agony and offers to answer inquiries.
An excerpt notes a switch engine pushing a west bound box car named Katy or homeless Katy who longs for Parsons Kansas. The scene depicts railway life, wanderers, and a Kipling reflection on trains and comings and goings with references to Kansas and Chicago.
Grain-O offers a non stimulating drink that looks and tastes like coffee. It nourishes and energizes without spoiling sleep and is recommended for nervous people, youth, and children. Available in 15 and 25 cent packages from grocers.
The superintendent orders relocating the necktie department away from the counting room after the manager explains the spring styles create excessive noise that hinders clerks. The exchange, recorded in the Boston Post, highlights campus-like office friction over workspace.
A wife frightens Henry Jones with a catamount in the barn tale. He rifles up to the scene but finds no creature as the joke hinges on a catamount pun involving kittens. Neighbors note the roof seemed to rise then settle over a day.
After 45 years in ice, the Smith party faces despair until a relief expedition arrives. An officer asks their identity. the reply names the Jones party as the rescuers, declaring, So long. The Detroit Journal quotes the tale of near-ancient endurance and hope.
A rural bride received a novelty present from a beloved neighbor. The old lady had prepared framed cardboard mottoes in red and blue, hung over the table with other gifts, the banner reading Fight on Fight over.
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