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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
4
The Indicator reports Kid Lavigne now joins the army, breaking old boxing codes. It also notes a Vienna paper led by the so called oldest journalist at age 835, suggesting a hyperbolic or humorous tale about a veteran editor.
The passage ponders whether electricity could alter skin color, asking if the Ethiopian can change his skin or the leopard his spots. It questions if the same power could affect a white man as claimed for black skin.
A new ventilated shoe from Cologne Prussia features a steel spring driven bellows between heel and sole. Each step pumps fresh air through perforations in the inner sole to all parts of the foot.
A Canadian proudly displays to an American in Quebec a late American cannon captured at Bunker Hill by the British. The American responds that the hill remains in American hands, remarking that the hill was still theirs.
An Indiana woman has been married fourteen times, prompting speculation among residents about her secret. Some suggest charms or talismans may influence her love life, echoing superstition found in advertising pages of nearby papers.
The steamer Cevie docked at New York bringing 10 000 copper coin bags from India weighing 259 tons. The coins, destined for the Oxford Copper company, will be melted for refining as copper value exceeds their face value.
The article notes at least five men active in current politics are direct descendants of signers of the Declaration of Independence. It lists Jov Wolcott of Massachusetts from Oliver Wolcott Senator Hoar from Roger Sherman Robert Treat Paine from Robert Treat Paine his namesake Charles Francis Adams from John Adams and TL Jefferson Coolidge from Thomas Jefferson.
Conviet No 4.274 editor of the Star of Hope, jailed in Sing Sing, seeks prison permission to witness and report the New York reception to Admiral Dewey. He argues forethought and enterprise justify access to boost his paper’s circulation.
The piece honors John Paul Jones as America's first famed seaman and links his legacy to the brave sailors who fought at Manila and Santiago. It emphasizes his role in sinking English ships and shaping the young nation's defense alongside Dewey and Schley.
Reports indicate about 2,000 Americans are scattered in Yaqui territory as Mexico sees a major Yaqui uprising. The war department estimates 40,600 troops would be needed to quell the Yaquis, suggesting a prolonged campaign possibly lasting one to five years if their stronghold in the Sahuaripa mountains is reached.
A 15000 mile race for a $1000 purse ended in Philadelphia. Three American schooners left the Hawaiian Islands in early March with allowances for departure times yet arrived within hours of each other. The St Catharine finished first, narrowly ahead of the Babcock and the third vessel.
Prof. R. W. Thurston of Boston claims the automobile antedates the locomotive and was suggested by Sir Isaac Newton as early as 1680. Early self propelled carriages ran on steam with over 20 in London by 1833, but fierce stage coach opposition led to restrictive regulations that pushed them out of use.
The Stanford founder at Palo Alto, a 14 year old delicate lad, urged his parents to spend their vast fortune to build character and educate true men and women who would enrich the world. As he lay dying he said almost his last words to live for humanity's sake and to feed the poor and clothe the naked.
Miss Clara Barton states that about 50 000 destitute Cuban reconcentrado orphans wander through major towns, many from good Cuban families. She says the reconcentrados were mainly property owners and small farmers, and that Cubans are not responsible for the children's destitution.
A weekly roundup of notable events across Washington and regions, highlighting political developments, policy discussions, and regional impacts from the nation’s capital to the East West and South.
Washington dispatch reports volunteers to hold first national encampment in Washington from September 8 to 9. US troops in Cuba to be brought home for climate relief and recouperation. Secretary Root orders ten more infantry volunteer regiments for the Philippines, numbering 33 to 47, boosting General Otis’s fighting force to sixty two thousand four hundred fifty one. Treasury issues gold certificates totaling eighteen million eight hundred fifty six thousand forty dollars.
Prof George A Hench of Michigan University died in Boston following injuries from a bicycle accident in the White Mountains. Also noted are the Shamrock’s arrival in New York with the Erin, Masons’ Virginia death anniversary events, and various weekly US and Canada failure counts along with Porto Rican relief shipments and National League baseball percentages.
A string of accidents and events from Beatrice Nebraska to San Antonio Texas includes a fatal fall into a corn shelter, dynamite explosions in Tennessee, and a series of disasters and crimes. Notable items cover deaths of local officials in Chicago and a large eggs sale in Kansas, with weather and wartime implications echoing nationwide concerns.
Foreign intelligence reports say Col. Picquart and M. Labori witnesses at the shooting scene diverge from Gorot who confesses to the shooting. Doctors judge Gorot insane. Col. Picquart and M. Bartullus support the accused. Gen. Roget’s testimony falters under Demange questioning.
Dispatch reports French police captured the assailant of M. Labori, named Glorios, who confessed. Also noted are Tupper’s charge against the United States over Alaska talks, Pope Leo XIII’s peace conference encyclical upcoming, a deadly tropical hurricane near Nassau, a deadly Wales mine explosion, and Dreyfus trial developments with Colonel Piequart.
Reports include Phil ippine commission remarks on national honor and global obligations in Ithaca New York. Fire in Victor Colorado destroys business district with 2 000 000 loss. Alaska Kotzebue death toll from scurvy exceeds seven percent. Obituaries note Owen Ward 100, Eva Ingersoll estate value, Tiaac McLellan age 93. Mob killing after jailbreak in Electic Alabama.
The Western Australia Legislative Council passes a bill enfranchising women. Thomas Bain becomes Canada's first farmer to chair the House of Commons. Faneuil Hall in Boston reopens mid September after repairs. Cincinnati Zoo halts bison sales as it aims for a large American herd. Gen Funston to stay in the army despite Twentieth Kansas returning home. West Virginia Governor Atkinson claims top production in oil and lumber and strong positions in coke. Transportation gaps hinder South American trade. A Passaic instructor shoots his brother in the Adirondacks. 250 tons of copper coins arrive in New Haven from Bombay for domestic use. Texas Farmers Alliance endorses deportation of every Negro to Africa. Col Charles E Jones lists surviving Confederate generals and ranks. Northfield Christian workers conference closes with Moody requesting funds for prison relief.
On Rennes court martial day two of the Dreyfus trial Labori appeared with a wounded arm, was greeted warmly, and thanked Col. Jouaust as the defense faced hostile testimony. Dreyfus impressed judges with calm testimony while denying Junck's charges. A courtroom clash over partiality ended the session with an abrupt adjournment.
The August 22 storm off the coast wrecked many small fishing boats near Ocra Coke island. Twenty men are reported dead with all livestock drowned and thirty houses and two churches destroyed.
Dubuque Iowa August 22 Mrs Bridget Hall age 100 longtime resident of the city and Dubuques oldest settler died today at her home She had lived in Dubuque for 62 years and was widely known in the community.
Special dispatch from Wetumpka Alabama reports Peter Louin and his 15 year old son, held on a Hall Jordan shooting charge, were seized from Electric jail by masked men and killed by a mob.
Springfield Aug 22 Gov Tanner appoints 50 delegates to the National Farmers congress meeting September 5 in Boston Mass. The list is headed by J H Collidge and M Sisson of Galesburg.
Ithaca dispatch quotes Jacob G. Schurman saying sovereignty over the Philippines is a moral issue and the president must decide the means, while London reports Admiral Dewey urging autonomy for the islands and self-government as the just solution to the insurrection to ensure peace and prosperity.
Toledo Ohio August 22 Mayor Jones arrived and announced he will be an independent nonpartisan candidate for governor. He plans to submit a letter to the press and said he will not seek any party nomination. He will campaign on a principles platform for all people.
Riots erupted at Grad-Hitz 15 miles east of Koniggratz as Czechs and Germans clashed. Gendarmes guarding municipal buildings were pelted, several arrests made, and gunfire during the night left four dead and many injured before troops restored order.
President Teney of the local Coopers Union wires Samuel Gompers of the AFL that the boycott against the Pabst Brewery company is declared off and the strike is at an end with coopers yielding.
Lieut. Von Ramm of the Fourth Prussian Guards stationed in Berlin and Herr Bergmann a Charlottenburg merchant were accidentally drowned in Lake Geneva on August 22.
Fire at Victor Colorado, Aug 22, razes the business portion of Cripple Creek’s neighboring town. Loss estimated at 2 million initially rising to 3.2 million with the Bank of Victor, post office, Victor Banking Co, Western Union, Colorado Telephone, Hotel Victor, three Gold Mining shaft houses and ore bins lost. dynamite blasts and special firemen trains employed. residents flee with few homes spared. Population about 10,060 at incorporation. town founded 1893.
Paris reports describe Sunday riots as a serious affair with fault lines between conservative and nationalist papers blaming authorities while radical and republican outlets demand firmer government action. Sebastian Faure and four others face rebellion and violence charges. others accused of robbery and arson of consecrated buildings. A judicial inquiry before Magistrate Devalles will determine further action.
Eugene Sprague an aeronaut from Lyons Michigan and Mabel Schumacher daughter of Policeman Schumacher of Racine were killed on Main street in front of city hall when their bicycle group veered into an electric car on a downgrading track. The motorman could not stop the car. Also in Bray Colorado two teenagers were shot during a watermelon patch raid with one killed and another mortally wounded by Henry Bartholmus who surrendered claiming he aimed to scare them.
The cruiser New Orleans returns to Santo Domingo to resume duty near the political unrest area, while the Ma_chias arrives at San Juan to join regional postings.
In Arcola Illinois on August 22 growers from across the district gathered seeking labor to harvest broomcorn. With the corn ripe the shortage of available workers creates alarm as farmers scramble to find hands for cutting.
The Aug 22 dispatch from Ponce Porto Rico cites 2500 bodies buried and 2000 missing after the hurricane. It notes 1000 injured and ongoing recovery efforts across the island.
Rural Maine readers collect insects for examination after a kissing bug craze ends with humorous misidentifications. A Veazie man mistake a large native fly for a kissing bug, extolling the Sunkhazers of Sunkhaze Deadwater as formidable insects larger than Jersey mosquitoes.
A Washington Post quote captures seasonal restlessness as a speaker laments cold blasts, longs for sun, and predicts craving warmth again by late February. The rambling reflection touches on weather, clothing, and the ironically fickle nature of desire.
Col Cody, famed scout, assisted construction at North Platte and joined his wife and daughter for the opening. The minister announced a hymn that began with Oh for ten thousand tongues to sing. The organist overplayed the key and failed twice, and Cody finally quipped Start it at five thousand, and mebbe some of the rest of us can get in.
In a heated exchange a Walypang member denounces an opposing figure as a liar while the orator proclaims universal access to rice. The discussion centers on rice priced at 300 dollars and the speaker’s inability to pay, reflecting mounting tensions.
Allen's Foot Base powder claims to soften feet and reduce shoe tightness for women. It promises relief from swelling hot and sweating feet, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents or trial package by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Short Line routes from Chicago to Buffalo and New York to Boston are advertised with a focus on the Nickel Plate Road peerless trio of fast express trains daily and exceptionally priced rates compared with competing lines.
In a brief stage vignette, a maid and Mistress exchange lines about visiting a fortune teller. Kitty recalls no details while the maid asserts youth and uncertainty about fate.
An old fashioned medical advertisement promises daily bowel movement and overall health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from sick headache. The price is 25 and 50 cents.
Cartoonish clash of quotes shows Mr Black and Mr Johnson debating race and inferiority with dismissive language toward Filipinos. The dialogue reflects harmful ethnic stereotypes from a historical publication, highlighting prejudiced views in a periodical context.
A vintage ad urges curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and promises refunds if it fails. The copy notes a 25 cent price and adds a quote about a woman’s happiness attributed to N Y Press.
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