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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
6
Race track sets one mile mark by Grand Opera
Intelligence from across the nation notes Grand Opera set a new world mark for one mile and 100 yards at the Harlem race track in Chicago with a time of 1 44 3 5. Other items report post office burglaries, lynching investigations, bank embezzlement, and labor and political developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Beavers
Harlem
Chicago
Grand Opera
Philadelphia
E. E. Johnson
Commercial Banking
Duluth
Minn
Danville
Ill
Pullman Company
Senate
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Massachusetts
Nm Rock Car Bar Harbor
Georgia
Mitchell
Erie
Lake Erie
Petrel
Boundary Line
Shaw
Henry Ives Cobb
Chicago Federal Building
Sherman
S. C
Congress
Finance Committee
St. Louis
Eastland
South Haven
Mich
China
Russia
Gilbert Twigg
Winfield
Kan
Melrose
N. C
J. H. Averill, Jr
William Hair
W. B. Sherrill
Frank Neil
Harry Forbes
San Francisco
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Notable Deaths and Crimes in Brief Across States
Obituary notes Dan P. Eells oldest Ohio bank official dies in Cleveland at 78. Multiple incidents and headlines from across the nation include Roosevelt reviewing the North Atlantic fleet at Oyster Bay, a fatal assault near Dupuyer Montana, a suicide tied to domestic troubles in Decatur Illinois, a fatal train collision near Van Wert Ohio, a Kokomo Indiana official’s suicide, a hailstorm in Minnesota, a Kentucky murder verdict, Jeffries defending heavyweight title, Roosevelt addressing Roman Catholics in Brooklyn, Danville jail militia clash, judicial calls against mob violence, and Charles Schwab backing a large tailors’ trust with nationwide stores and mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan P. Eells
Ohio
Cleveland
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Dupyer
Mont
Joe Sturgeon
Edward Kolischewska
Decatur
James J. Corbett
Mechanics’ Pavilion
San Francisco
Holy Name Society of
Brooklyn
Danville
John Woodward
Chautauqua
N. Y
Charles M. Schwab
Tailors’ Trust
New York
Notable Obituaries and Political Talk in Oyster Bay
Gen E E Bryant former Wisconsin law school dean and state fish commission head died on a train near Toronto. B L Woodward famed trap shooter died at his Brockton home aged 38. Ex Gov Lubbock aged 87 wed Miss Lou Scott aged 40 at Abi lene Texas. Mrs Maria Letitia Lish oldest Baltimore resident died at 102. Mr and Mrs John L Wayne born same day 68 years ago died within hours of each other buried together in Albany. President discussed financial legislation and other business of the proposed extraordinary session with callers at Oyster Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Bryant
Wisconsin University Law School
State Fish Commission
Toronto
Can. B. L. Woodward
Brockton
Mass
Lubbock
Lou Scott
Abilene
Tex
Maria Letitia Lish
Baltimore
John L. Wayne
Albany
N. Y
Oyster Bay
Jamaica Hurricane Toll and Jamaica, Incidents Across Worlds
Fifty lives were lost and hundreds injured as a Jamaica hurricane caused about 10 million dollars in damage. Deaths may reach 200 with property losses rising to 12.06 million. In other news, Bulgarian insurgents killed many in Kenati near Monastir, and various political and military events unfold in the Americas and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Pope Leo
Vatican
Mer. Cagiano
Kenati
Monastir
Beaupre
Bogota
Servian
Cervera
Santiago de Cuba
Paris
House of Lords
House of Commons
Santo Domingo
Alejandro Wes Y Gil
State Department
Choate
Chamberlain
Army of the Philippines
Manila
Russia Orders Warships Toward Turkish Waters After Consul Slaying
A court martial at Monastir condemns gendarme Halim to death for killing M Rostkovski the Russian consul. The sentence is carried out. Reports say Russia plans an army of 300000 in the far east for potential trouble with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Monastir
Halim
M. Rostkovski
Far East
Japan
Kidnaped wife escapes from vacant house near rich farmer
Mrs. John Hilstow, wife of a prominent Ben nett Louisiana farmer, was kidnapped and held for ransom in a vacant house cellar eight miles from home but escaped. Other items note Noah Brooks death in Pasadena at age 70 and labor unrest in Philadelphia with no concessions gained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hilstow
Noah Brooks
Pasadena
Cal
Philadelphia
Helsingfors
Finland
Herran
Washington
Laning Company
Norwalk
Carrie Nation
Bayonne
N. J
Randolph County
Ala
Sledge
Pope Pius
Rome
Monastir
Macedonia
S. A. Matthews
University of Chicago
W. J. Blake
Milledgeville
Gainesville
Fla
Conger
Pekin
Prince Ching
United States
Mukden
Tatung Tao
New Britain
Conn
Frank Shirt- Jeff
George Schofield
Turkey
Rogers
United States Circuit Court
St. Louis
Minor News Items From Early 1900s Briefs
Gen Miles accepts presidency of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial association. Wall Street ranks Rockefelle r above Morgan as top financier. A two ton cheese to be made in New York for St Louis exposition. MacMonnies chosen to sculpt Gen McClellan statue in Washington. Peary expedition survivor Johnson of Fair Haven, Mass., connected to Japan ports. Emery buys Grand View park for a free asylum for poor children. Dave Tohee elected chief of the Iowa tribe in Oklahoma. King Edward and Queen Alexandra bring 200 tons of trunks to Ireland. Hash, Boston, last surviving militia officer from Aroostook war. Emerson turns 30 at Boston with song works. North Carolina supreme court upholds $450 egg case award. cornerstone laid at Davis-Elkins college in Elkins W Va. Bixby of Pasadena discovers first lighthouse keeper commission. George Washington signs appointment for Joseph Greenleaf at Portland Head. German engineers urged to visit U S to study factories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Miles
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York State
St. Louis Exposition
Gen. McClellan
Washington
Frederic MacMonnies
New York
Jacob §. Johnson
Fair Haven
Mass
Peary
Japan
Charles G. Emery
Grand View Park
St. Lawrence River
Dave Tohee
Henry F. Seawell
Davis-Elkins Presbyterian College
United States
Elkins
Davis
W. Va
Mary B. Bixby
Pasadena
Cal
George Washington
Joseph Greenleaf
Portland Head
Privy
Luig
Ethel Tries Legal Office But Struggles With Names
A cousin recounts Ethel’s first day as a stenographer in a Chicago law office. She endures hard spellings and mispronunciations of West Side names and terms, feeling overwhelmed by the unfamiliar legal language and office pressure. The tale ends with a domestic dish note about Crunthed Cucumbers in Detroit.
Baked Peaches with Sugar Butter and Pepper
Set a dozen ripe cling stone peaches in a baking pan and smother with sugar. Dot with butter and bake 40 minutes in a quick oven. Excellent with game or fowl and highly seasoned meat. Epicures prefer peaches dusted with red pepper after baking.
Make figures look small
Whitelaw Reid in an annual address at Vassar discussed divorce and its evils. He cited six hundred fifty four thousand persons divorced in twenty years, sparking a classroom arithmetic exchange that estimated about thirty two thousand per year and other fractional breakdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
New York
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Vassar College
Americans Do Everything Rashly Says Italian Purist
An educated young Italian, a purist, described American life as rash and hurried in a careful remark cited by the New York Times. A light exchange in Pick-Me-Up humor shows a man avoiding a watch with a dress suit, preferring not to wear them together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Cure All Day Cold With Laxative Bromo Quinine
Ad advertising remedies and assorted quotes from newspapers and readers. Prominent claims include Cure for consumption and a refund offer if unsuccessful. Mentions train lines and dye products, with various aphorisms and testimonials.
Local Artist Recalls Visit to Insane Asylum
A noted artist recounts a humorous trip to a state insane asylum. He visited an inmate, then noted a time discrepancy on a large clock at the stair landing. Asking the doorkeeper if the clock was correct, the Irish doorman quipped that it would not be if it were in the right place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Too Suggestive of the Past in a Cleveland Rumor
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls the Duckleighs and their hay fever joke. The caption suggests a family once owned a feed store and faced social sensitivity about fashion and health in prior eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckleighs
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
German Farmer's Case Noted in Missouri Letter
Rev Joseph Pope of Rich Fountain Missouri publishes a statement from German farmer George Hoellering Hoellerer detailing a rheumatism cure with Dodd's Kidney Pills after doctors failed. Hoellerer reports pain relief regained mobility and farm work restored after six boxes. Minister cites Eden Philpotts quote on brevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Fountain
Jos. Pope
Cascarets advertised as the world’s leading laxative medicine
The advertisement claims Cascarets is the greatest sale in the world with over ten million boxes sold annually in the United States. It warns readers against imitations and urges buying only from reputable stores. Also promotes investment publications related to the M K T line and ends with aphorisms and a Town Topics note.
Mrs. P. Conlin Cured After Eight Months With Crutch
Mrs. P. Conlin of Carbondale Pennsylvania reports relief from backache weakness and inability to walk after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says two weeks of treatment ended pain in the loins and she remains free of aches. The ad lists urinary and circulatory symptoms eased by the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
P. Conlin
Carbondale
Greenfield Avenue
Kelly's
Dean
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