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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
4
Census shows Buffalo New York growing to 96,555 residents over ten years indicating the public took the phrase Put Me off at Buffalo literally as the city expanded and attracted more people.
The Paris Figaro reports the shah of Persia used about 1.6 million dollars during a brief stay at the world exposition. The royal visitor appears unfazed by the large expense.
A Washington woman sues for divorce claiming her husband exaggerated his political strength. A Leavenworth sister ends her marriage because her spouse would not take her to church.
A sailor named Wilson aboard the Oregon says after the vessel grounded on rocks for three days a large modern Chinese cruiser appeared, chased by Russians. The Oregon raised an American flag as it neared the coast and sought protection from Capt. Wilde.
A San Francisco romanticist recounts a near disaster as a whale nearly upsets a steamer, detailing how the creature roams a small bay and how the marine artist’s proof adds to the fiction's beauty.
From the great shipyards at Stettin, which have already sent Deutschhind and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, comes another steamer named le Viatham. It is affirmed to make an hourly speed of 24 knots, raising hope that a traveler with time and funds could cross and recross the Atlantic in seven days.
A. G. Ingalls, McGill graduate, has invented a process that uses a thin water spray over a coal flame to greatly increase heat. Details are scarce but the method promises large coal savings and could be applied to gas flames and other fuels.
A civil engineer in Alaska writes from Chicago about rail behavior in the Chilkoat Pass line. He notes rails expand with extreme cold beyond 12 to 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, contrary to common expectations. He adds water contracts until 66 degrees, then expands, highlighting an unusual exception to natural laws.
A thirty year review shows the largest domestic life company once held 31 thousand dollars in assets while now ten firms exceed that figure. Premiums total 3.25 billion with over 200 million in interest and other income lifting total revenue to 34.137 billion. Policyholder payments amount to 2.1995 billion, illustrating life insurance as a thriving enterprise.
Europe once overlooked corn as a cheap animal feed but is awakening to its value. Over the past five years exports have surged about 254 percent, peaking in the last fiscal year at 209,348,273 bushels valued at 85,206,359 dollars.
Prospectors near Mount St. Elias in Alaska report finding a copper mine with ancient workings. In the surrounding area they unearthed copper kettles tools and spearheads suggesting long ago use. The site lies about 6000 feet above sea level and copper origins appear to date to three of the four nearby years.
In fragmented notes the text hints at a ceremonial arrival of Indigenous representatives. A tone of astonishment or surprise threads through references to civilization and national governance as if signaling a broader shift in relations.
A broad daily summary consolidates notable items from Washington and regions nationwide. Highlights cover developments from the East West and South with emphasis on governance economy and social issues impacting multiple states and communities.
Treasury order clarifies Porto Rico is not a foreign country and exempt from stamp tax. the president remains in Washington due to pressing duties while foreign dispatches report on events.
The article lists US grain stocks on the 27th with Wheat 49,965,000 bushels and others. It reports H H Stridiron shot in a New York hotel by J H Esson who then killed himself. It notes league baseball season standings and Fitzsimmons retirement. Census and ship data include Boston population and Alabama trial speed at 17 knots.
A stormy day spans Chicago Sedalia and several states with a tornado killing two in Sedalia and injuring others. A spate of political moves includes Adlai E Stevenson nominated for vice president while storms also hit Glendale Indiana and Cartwright Wisconsin. Fires and accidents touch Freeport and Dekalb county while a long list of public figures and veterans figure in ceremonies and retirements.
Reports describe Boxers cutting telegraph lines between Tientsin and Peking and diplomatic strain as Li Hung Chang negotiates with powers. Gen Chaffee plans a winter campaign with 15 000 troops while authorities monitor Chinese leaders’ actions and possible war with Germany. Fierce fighting unfolds in Machadodorp as Boers suffer heavy losses to British forces.
An all day cabinet session in Washington prepared a note to Germany and Italy about China while signs of friction grow between Russian and Japanese forces there. Reports claim Prince Tuan among 1500 Chinese slain at Teh-Chou as Japanese troops rout Chinese forces. Bresci is sentenced for life for King Humbert II’s murder in Milan. Burglars steal 5000 dollars from St Joseph post office causing stamp shortage. Major meetings include Chicago women veterans groups and the American Bar Association in Saratoga.
Turkeys and Greece lack telephones while Utah reports no overly wealthy Mormons. Railways expand as the interstate commission notes growth. In North America 960 094 Odd Fellows and 37 395 Free Masons exist. Pan American exposition at Buffalo looms as a triumph. Cape Nome survival odds rise sharply. Carnegie three five zero awaits iron ore control in Lake Superior for 50 years. Taseia plans 231 million to American insurers for China campaign. Dublin to get artisan dwellings cost over 60 000 pounds. Johan Hanna, Swede, arrested in Halifax on nine murder warrants from Glasgow. Missouri Horticultural Society reports Missouri apples win prize in Paris. Spain’s time decree to count 1 to 24 hours takes effect Jan 1 1901. Joe Alvarez of El Paso County Texas battles New Mexico outlaws. Medina leads Bang rebel group in unrest.
The 34th G A R annual meeting opened in Studebaker hall with Gen Albert D Shaw delivering the commander in chief's address. Mayor Harrison and Judge Longenecker welcomed veterans as reports on finances pensions and Memorial Day were discussed. The proposed shift of Memorial Day to the last Sunday in May was rejected.
The Grand Army of the Republic shows 276,662 members, 29,474 suspended, and 306,130 total names on rolls as of June 30. Six thousand nine hundred sixty nine members were dropped from rolls that year. Treasury balance stands at 7,940.84 after disbursements of 20,303.14 and receipts of 25,243.98. final Grant monument payment was 3,645.07. A London dispatch notes Dr Leyds’ five minute interview with Emperor Nicholas, who urges peace and hates war.
Back from Manila, the United States transport Thomas arrived in San Francisco after 29 days at sea via Yokohama. She carried 261 sick and wounded soldiers 31 military prisoners 51 cabin passengers and 173 steerage passengers. Seven deaths occurred during the voyage.
Washington reports a grave diplomatic crisis in China with a special cabinet session after a midnight White House conference. Russia and other powers threaten heightened tensions, while the United States seeks to avoid dismemberment of China and preserve access to markets.
Two large Civil War cannons are to be melted and recast into a statue symbolizing peace for the capitol. The note contrasts war and peace and promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a digestive aid and health tonic.
A ragged man entered a Main Street drug store yesterday asking for five cents worth of fluid extract of sarsaparilla. The clerk found the bottle full of broken eggshells and asked to rinse it, but the man said it didn’t matter as he claimed the purchase was for the boss.
One night trips from Chicago August 21 September 4 and 18 at 445 p m to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah. Excursion tickets cost regular fare plus 2.00 round trip return by Oct 31 1900. Tickets good on regular trains. Free berth reservations and book Colorado the Magnificent available from John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
Mrs Woodby boasts of a very successful shopping day and securing an elegant costly vase. Mrs Pepprey chimes in by insisting on proper spelling and suggests keeping it in a glass vase. The exchange captures playful urban banter from Philadelphia Tess.
A humorous Denver News snippet recalls a custodian who backs out of taking a flat not because of objections inside but due to lack of space to change his mind. The exchange highlights a dry, practical civics moment with a touch of urban wit.
Ad highlights Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement as a health necessity. Claims to act early on the liver and kidneys and to cure sick headache. Priced at 25 and 50 cents.
In a brief Boston Tran script exchange Robinson notes a black eye on Smith while declining to comment. The pair keep to a rule of not noticing such injuries.
A Billville district note reports John has come home from the Philistines on a furlough and one leg and will receive a life pension, prompting thanks.
John F. Boser of Trinity Springs Indiana proclaims Piso’s Cure for Consumption has no equal for coughs and colds in a 1900 letter dated February 15.
The Chicago Evening News reports a dinner planned in honor of Judge Courtwright. The event, described as a swell order, features a restaurant setting with a waiter identifying the guest of distinction.
Editorial quote urges bold effort over inaction. It frames risk as merit and champions attempting challenges despite possible errors. A concise reflection attributed to Ram's Horn, highlighting perseverance.
A collection of letters from women including Miss Edna Frederick and Mrs Mary Barshinger praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health. They describe fatigue, unsettled digestion, back pain, leucorrhea, and irregular menses improved after treatment.
The National Alliance of Daughters of Veterans U S A opened its eleventh annual convention in Chicago with about 50 delegates. Miss M Elizabeth Kimball of Fitchburg Mass presided as president and readings were made from various officer reports. The president backs a national military college project promoted by the Sons of Veterans as the two day convention unfolds.
Mrs. Mary E. Reese, sister of Gen. William T. Sherman and ex-Senator John Sherman, died from injuries after a fall down stairs a week earlier in Lancaster Ohio. Her husband William T. Reese predeceased her by several years. The report notes the family connection to prominent figures and the accidental death.
The 1900 census for Pawhuska reports Osage population 1 783 up from 1 768 in 1899 and Kaw population 217 up from 208. Indian agent O A Mitschner compiled the figures.
In Kearney New Jersey on August 30 William Winters 80 a cousin of the late Vice President Hobart died by suicide jumping from a second story window after praying beside his dead wife.
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