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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
6
An official city report shows force numbers with 12 men per square mile totaling 19 police per square mile. A California shipment of lemons and oranges arrived in Paris in perfect condition, suggesting a potential large trade development.
A Wichita man writing from Cape Nome describes the harsh sea, ice mountains, and the steep price of food, capturing a stark frontier scene. The letter conveys stark hardship and remote outpost life.
Lieut. Robert S. Clarke of the Ninth regiment now in China is probably the wealthiest officer in the United States army. Clarke, grandson and principal heir of the late Alfred Corning Clarke, is in his early twenties, Yale educated, and commands a fortune of millions.
In a retrospective note, the piece suggests that after twenty five years of many cures, people are returning to the simple remedy of laughter. It asserts that laughter can ease many ailments and should be tried as a universal tonic.
Chief Librarian Putnam of the Congressional Library in Washington travels to Vienna to arrange an exchange with Austria. The plan calls for a copy of every Austrian official publication to be sent to Washington in return for all U S official publications. Similar deals are envisioned with other nations.
The issue notes tacks at eight dollars per pound and eggs at two dollars a dozen with a push to two fifty. It remarks ham is long since out and that the Gold Digger costs twenty five cents a copy printed in red ink.
The Klondike region reports an estimated 2900 output of $25,000 with no near exhaustion in sight. Cape Nome underperforms yet shows potential for significant gold this year. Across Alaska new gold fields emerge periodically signaling ongoing prospecting and gains.
The 200th anniversary of Prussia’s foundation will be celebrated at Konigsberg with the coronation of the Kaiser and the empress. All European sovereigns will be invited to attend a weeklong, elaborate festivities. Emperor William has a habit of unusual behavior.
A Kansas City packing house employee unveils a device that plucks feathers from dead chickens with cross blasts of air. The machine places the carcass in a receptacle and uses fans spinning at 5000 rpm to remove about one third of the feathers quickly.
Herr Liebermann, a Jewish officer with the German forces in China, reports finding a dwindling Chinese Jewish community in Kaifengfu the capital of Henan province. They retain Jewish appearance and religious forms but are otherwise fully Chinese with roots traced back two millennia.
The Manila public schools show far more boys than girls in both high and lower grades. Officials consider compulsory attendance to reduce this disparity before the next term, reflecting a belief that education is more valued for boys than girls.
The Oregon, thought ruined after a rock strike, is reported only lightly damaged and in need of thorough repair. Citizens will take pleasure in the news as the ship, famed for its long voyage to fight, should continue its days in active service.
Fragmentary remark notes that many in this country lack an adequate sense of population density compared with China, reflecting a broad comparative statement on demographic awareness.
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Washington notes July receipts totaling 49 million 955 thousand 160 dollars and expenditures of 53 million 979 thousand 653 dollars, leaving a monthly deficit of 4 million 24 thousand 493 dollars. Gold in Treasury on the 1st stood at 431 million 170 thousand 764 dollars, the record high. June internal revenue reached 28 million 104 thousand 152 dollars, up 1 million 916 thousand 721 from June 1899. In December Washington will host the centennial celebration of the District of Columbia’s seat of government.
US clearing houses report week ending May 3 with 1.328 billion dollars in exchanges down from 1.337 billion, a 16.8 percent drop from 1899. Seven day business failures reach 228 in the US, mail pouch robbed of 28000 en route to New York substation, 341711 immigrants arrive in New York in last fiscal year.
A wide collection of late 19th century items reports political conventions in Des Moines and congress nominations in Illinois, murders including Andrew Nelson and Luke Pryor, executions in Baltimore and Madison, census data for Milwaukee, fires destroying lumber yards, riots in North Carolina, and tornadoes in North Dakota. Also notes deaths of John McCurdy and Jacob D. Cox, and various local incidents across the Midwest Maryland to California.
The government of Canada forbids pauper immigrants landing at any port. Belgrade Alexander of Servia marries Mme Maschin. The king grants pardons as Gen De Wet’s army is trapped near Reitzberg by the British. A U S train derailed near Hougsprait with Consul Stowe aboard. The Chinese edict secures escort for diplomats from Peking to Tientsin. Conger’s July 21 report confirms his safety at Peking.
Allied forces estimated at 16,000 clashed with Chinese troops at Peitsang, forcing a Chinese withdrawal with heavier casualties on the Chinese side. Allies include Russians and Japanese, while Li Hung Chang reports ministers leaving Peking escorted toward Tientsin.
Denver reports the heaviest tourist travel in years. Cuba yields its largest tobacco crop on record. President McKinley and the king of Portugal exchange congratulatory messages over a new direct cable. H N Ross, long tied to the Black Hills, is now marshal at Custer City. Railway data show 28 companies control 147000 miles of rail in the U S and Canada. Over 5000 Roumanian Jews head to Canada, most penniless, aiming for the United States. Governor Atkinson cites Labor Day with Bible quotations. The Homestake mine of Lead City has produced 65000000 in gold and paid 9000000 in dividends. Mrs Swartwood of Wilkes Barre has given birth to her twenty fifth child, 20 living. Extra steps to shield McKinley from threats, though he was not consulted. Chauncey Depew in London denies American railroads lack capital. Lewis Wilkins proclaims himself the tallest man on earth.
Washington debates Monday's clash near Peitsang as 16 000 allied troops faced Chinese resistance. Reports say 1 200 allied casualties, with uncertainty over Chinese losses. Officials weigh risks as Li Ping Hung resurfaces amid Li Hung Chang rumors and Tuan Li power struggles.
Dennis Coghlin of Toledo former brewer and bank stockholder dies at home after a lingering illness. He was Irish born about 80 years old and valued at around 15 million dollars.
The dispatch notes Li Hung Chang denying ministers left Peking, with August 1 reports from Tientsin and a July 31 tung-li-yamen message claiming ministers safe. Allies advance to relieve Peking began August 4, with rumors of a Peking relief column clashing and retreating after using Tugela tactics. Russia and the United States discuss a resolution to uphold Qing integrity.
Lafayette Indiana August 7 a southbound Monon passenger No 3 collided with a light engine at South Raub ten miles south of Lafayette James Hudson fireman on the passenger train was killed engineer Louis Raub and his fireman are missing Passenger engineer Henry Whitesel was likely fatally scalded Eugene McCool freight brakeman was badly bruised C T Callahan freight conductor seriously injured None of the passengers were seriously injured Wrecking crew work to clear track
In Brandenburg Kentucky a 35 year old widow Annie Brunton was found dead with a hickory club. Her 27 year old nephew Jesse Durham was arrested for blood on his fingers and later confessed. He admitted he did not intend to kill, only knock her down. Durham had recently left an insane asylum. Sheriff Hagan rushed him to Louisville as crowds threatened lynching.
Five men killed and two seriously injured when a fast freight and a south bound passenger train collide at Aurich, Arkansas. The passenger train rammed the freight caboose after a switch failed, engines and cars wrecked, four freight cars demolished.
A public warning urges shoppers to beware of sellers offering substitutes for Cascarets. The piece accuses unscrupulous retailers of profiting from deception, stressing Cascarets come only in metal boxes with the long tailed C and each tablet stamped.
An English officer in Malta stops to ask a native for directions. The man shrugs and says No speak English. The officer calls him a fool, then the native quizzes the officer with a chain of language questions, finally declaring I only one.
Fragmented text shows someone noting many new houses being put up and urging not to leave a few old zones for change. The line reads like a local journal fragment about housing and area planning. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve tight shoes and feet. It claims to cure corns itching swelling hot callouses smarting and sweating with a 25 cent price and free sample offer from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A Baltimore American note quotes Mr Gump telling a teacher he does not want grammar taught to his son, saying he intends him to be a writer of popular songs, while the Chicago Daily News mentions coffee resembling ground earth.
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