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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
1
A sweeping Valparaiso quake and fire leave the city in ashes with hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Police report rising death tolls while fires are controlled by dynamite and martial law keeps order. Refugees flee as Santiago trains bring in relief amid massive destruction.
The city suffered massive damage from Thursday and Friday quakes and fires. Over 100000 residents fled in terror as streets filled with debris and darkness. Water and gas collapsed, 12,000 feared dead, and firefighters battled blazes as embers spread across the ruined eastern two thirds of the metropolis.
A committee from the United States Window Glass Manufacturers association meets Amalgamated Window Glass Workers in Cleveland Ohio to discuss the wage scale. Fireworks: none reported.
J Whitman and ER S Carris arrived at Astor House in a 36 horsepower automobile at 11:56 o clock on Friday establishing a new continental automobile record for speed and distance in transit.
A fast freight train bound for Pittsburgh crashed into a slowly moving work train near Lang Hollow Pennsylvania during a rainstorm at about 45 mph. Seven workers were killed and seven injured as passengers slept in the labor cars. The freight engineer attempted to take water and allegedly exceeded orders, while the fireman was uninjured.
Speaker Cannon wins renomination for Congress by the Eighteenth district Republican convention in Danville Illinois. He delivers a long acceptance speech praising the party record and national prosperity while labor leaders oppose his stance on labor bills and respond to AFL leader Gompers attacks.
In Yreka California a powder house explosion killed two boys and left another fatally injured. The Grant Powder Co facility on the Yreka branch line was blown up as debris, clothing and body parts littered the hill nearby. Believed to have resulted from boys firing into the powder house through a vent, rifles found near the scene were damaged.
Fred C. Murray a Buffalo customs collector and former deputy county treasurer faced a grand larceny charge tied to a graveyard scandal. The state rested its case and the court directed the jury to render a verdict of not guilty.
Veteran stage actor Lewis Morrison died suddenly Saturday afternoon at St. John’s Hospital Yonkers after surgery for a stomach disease. The Mephisto of Faust gained him fame in New York theater circles.
A 16 year old named Baumgartner studying for the priesthood died by accident in Atchison Kansas. He reportedly placed a rope around his neck and fell from a stage while reacting in a distressed manner.
The Grand Army of the Republic finished its fortieth encampment in Minneapolis and adjourned to meet in Saratoga Springs in 1907. A protest against erecting a Henry Wirz statue was sent to Gen. S D Lee of the Southern Veterans association. The meeting also ousted several officers and elected a new commander in chief born in 1845 who served in the Fifteenth Ohio and the Fourteenth Army corps. Col Charles T Keeting died after heat exhaustion during the parade and Thomas A Martin died en route to hospital.
In Greenwood a mob lynched Bob Davis after Gov. Heyward failed to stop the attack on Miss Jennie Brooks. Davis, identified as the assailant, also assaulted a 14 year old girl. A platform was used for Gov. Heyward's appeal but the crowd fired, riddling the prisoner with bullets. Large crowds from several counties witnessed the killing.
From Duluth Minnesota to the Dakotas farmers face wage offers of 2.50 to 3 dollars a day with board. Labor shortages pierce all sectors including railroads contractors and miners on the range and in copper country as demand reaches a critical stage.
Warsaw reports mounting casualties as terrorists conduct continuous bombings despite police and troops. Police admit 150 wounded by bombs and bullets, 31 police and soldiers killed, 18 wounded, along with 15 citizens killed, 70 severely wounded, and 95 lightly wounded in recent fighting.
The return of expelled mullahs sparked a grand Tehran ceremony. The city glowed with lights for four days as crowds greeted them at the city gates.
Crown Point police raided Cedar Lake area resorts after Hans Engler secured affidavits alleging unlicensed liquor sales and gambling devices at several local properties. Six constables served warrants before Justice Barton, closing hotels and resorts including those owned by Bigler and Denmett and Beyer. Cases to be tried in local justice courts.
A Hunt ingburg woman confined at a southern Indiana insane hospital near Evansville writes alarming claims about diseased meat served to inmates. Samuel H. Wulfman initiates a thorough investigation expected to uncover more misconduct and potential dismissals.
Six year old Braxton Whaley son of B F Whaley a gardener was blinded by a swarm of bees that entered a nest under a cactus pot. The boy was stung on the face and eyes swelling so his eyelids closed though the swarm was later exterminated.
A powder mill explosion at Gaflin and Rand in Fontanet killed machinist Frank Hamilton and blew him to fragments. The blast damaged other buildings, left a ground crater, and injured many in Fontanet though no other deaths were reported. Between 200 and 300 kegs of powder detonated. cause unknown. shock felt in Terre Haute with some thinking it an earthquake.
A prominent Terre Haute retailer received 350 from a former cashier who left 16 years ago for California. In a letter she admits long running thefts and says conscience troubled her after resigning to escape temptation. She details real estate success and her past embezzlement.
Waitresses at the McFarland hotel in Connersville walked out after a Sunday dinner crowd gathered. The dispute involved a chamber maid accused in a sensational escapade, and the proprietor discharged her alleged accomplice, prompting the strike before the workers returned.
Miss Mary Skinner of Mishawaka and J C Miller of South Bend were in a boat near Hen Island east of the city. The pair lost control of the skiff and were swept over a 20 foot dam. Skinner drowned. Miller survived the incident.
A major storm overwhelmed Evansville and surrounding areas with over two inches of rain in an hour. Three buildings were partially wrecked as cellars flooded and upper floors collapsed, throwing occupants into water but leaving all rescued. Water covered streets to depths up to a foot, with widespread tree damage and heavy property losses reported.
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks has accepted an invitation to speak at the opening of the Ohio state colored educational and industrial exposition in Columbus on August 25. The invitation came from P. W. Chavers, general director of the event. Governor Herrick of Ohio and other Washington officials will attend.
Bishop Hurth of India presided over Notre Dame's ceremony as 46 women join the Holy Cross order at St Marys college. Twenty one take vows and twenty five profess vows in elaborate religious exercises. Monastic chapter of the Holy Cross in session.
East bound Big Four No. 34 passenger train struck two cars of an extra freight at Summit early Thursday. The impact damaged the locomotive and killed a flock of sheep. Early reports say injuries occurred but details remain unclear.
Floyd Cullers, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Cullers, drowned in the East River near Wabash after straying beyond his depth while swimming with friends. Crowds watched in horror as efforts to rescue failed. His parents, recently separated twice and now planning a third marriage, mourn his death.
The women of the First Christian church hosted a cabbage head party. Thirty five heads were brought for sauerkraut to be served at the Shelby county fair, held the first week in September.
A Big Four freight train and engine fell over an embankment near Eau Claire Michigan. Crews escaped uninjured as a weakened culvert likely caused the accident.
A testimonial note from Mrs. Leopold Liederskranz of Menasha Wisconsin claims Peruna restored health after a three year decline and lays praise on the remedy. Another letter from Mrs Seth Green of Iuka Mississippi says catarrh improved and appetite returned after using Peruna.
The New England Lime company of Winstead Connecticut says gas as fuel for lime burning is a proven method and not an experiment. Gas fires are clean with two clinkers and no cinders, producing whiter lime and stronger heat. Daily kiln output rises from 80 to 100 barrels per kiln, totaling about 700 barrels daily.
A rabbi visits a city of unwavering honesty. When he lies about his wife being away, both his children die and he is banished after confessing. The tale probes if a white lie can ever be justified.
A ten day trial of Postum Food Coffee claims to clear muddied yellow complexions caused by coffee. A Washington family including father mother sister and brother suffered stomach troubles and nerves from years of tea and coffee before switching to Postum.
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