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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
4
The United States records a foreign trade value this year higher than any year before 1850. The Navy Department presents Miss Helen Gould with an 800 pound 12 inch projectile from the battleship Iowa as a Spanish American War souvenir.
Time-honored boxes at the New York horse show drew meager offers this year as management struggled to lease them for 75 or 50 dollars. The note ends with a wry line about another score for the bicycle.
In the previous year Hamburg and Bremen imported corn from this country totaling 13.8 million dollars, up about 50 percent. The maize mission ary work in Germany yielded valuable results.
In response to Gen Wheeler's appeal more than 100 American colleges pledge to take two or more young Cubans each for free education. The humanitarian aspect of the Cuban question is highlighted alongside this effort.
A Paris letter notes that when Antwerp typesetters went on strike the Petit Dine issued its issue without any metal type, instead printing entirely from photo gravings of typewritten copy.
The Gold Bible hill, the site where Joseph Smith claimed to dig up the golden plates for the Mormon Bible, sits on Admiral Sampson’s Palmyra New York farm. In 1893 Mormons offered to buy the mound for a memorial chapel, but the admiral declined to sell.
The United States Bureau of Statistics reports growing demand for American corn. October exports exceeded last year by 5.6 million bushels, and ten month exports reached 170,086,505 bushels versus 156,256,375 in the same period of 1897.
On his way to Washington the new Japanese minister Komari avows friendship to the United States and his thorough sympathy with the US demand for the Philippines. The piece notes strong East Asian friendship for Americans and praises the Yankees of the Orient.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue decides that city merchants receiving deposits from country merchants who are their customers but not from the public are not subject to the special tax as bankers. He also rules that receiving employees' deposits on interest does not create banking liability. Additionally, lending money on household goods or other chattel is not the banking business contemplated by the law.
The past year saw the smallest immigration since 18 years ago at 229,299. Strict enforcement against paupers criminals and dependent persons reduced arrivals while most immigrants over 20 had under $30. The public supports continued strict enforcement of immigration laws.
The new Maine class battleship keel is laid. It will be 12 150 tons displacement with 18 knot speed and four 12 inch rifles plus rapid fire weapons. Secondary armament includes 6 and 4 pounders, Colt, and field guns. Crew 500. cost $2 855 000. Finishing in two years.
Frank Leslie Gould, now of legal age, sues for $25 in Pittsburgh under an ancient act approved March 27, 1713 that allows a minor to bring action within six years after turning 21. The 1881 Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld the act as law, reviving the old provision in the South Side area after a leg injury from a railroad incident fifteen years prior.
Residents in Boston react to the Faneuil halt fireproofing as interior damage and disruption draw concern. Authorities emphasize safety improvements while locals worry about heritage.
A broad sweep of recent developments across the United States highlights politics, economic signals, corporate moves, and social events. Officials announce policy updates, markets react to data releases, and communities respond to local happenings, with reporters tracing trends nationwide.
In Havana the colonial cabinet offered resignations to Gen. Blanco as Madrid reports the cabinet authorizes Senor Montero Nios to sign the peace treaty. The Florida arrives at Mariano with 233 soldiers from Savannah, and Gen. Wood bans gambling in Santiago with a $1000 penalty. Camps for American troops advance. Gen. Jimenez Castellano becomes captain and governor general of Cuba. The cabinet discusses Spain's new propositions while the president messages the American commissioners in Paris. From Savannah the transport Chester sails with the Fifteenth United States Infantry for Nuevitas. In Puerto Rico voter A V S Cochran elected congressman from the Nineteenth District. The New York, formerly the auxiliary cruiser Yale, is refitted for passenger service. In Hughes Spring Tex quarrels erupt. In Peaksville Mo postmaster William E Paine and Mary T Singer marry in one day. In San Francisco the battleship Wisconsin is launched with Miss Elizabeth Stephenson christening. In Brooklyn a wealthy resident known as Grandma Wynn is murdered. A boiler explosion on a steamer near Stockton kills six and wounds ten. Near Meridian Miss three black men are lynched for assault against a white man.
George FE Roberts reports world gold coinage in 1897 at 437 million dollars, Crowninshield urges naval expansion to 20 000 sailors and 2 560 apprentices, Bliss seeks Alaska representation, Treath notes 6 million dollar rise in postal business, Navy details fleet growth and vice admiral grade revival, Salmon cites 51 335 395 animals inspected, Stanton records Army expenditures up by 2 226 504, Smith lists 1898 postal stats with 89 012 618 gross revenue and 98 033 523 expenditures, 73 600 post offices and 4 614 526 690 stamps.
Colburn Fuller Co bootmakers in Boston collapsed for 200690. C W Couldock a veteran actor died in New York at age 84. A New York harbor storm cost eight lives and heavy shipping losses. New England snowfall 8 to 24 inches paralyzed railways. Frank Rhoner 65 killed his wife 55 in New York then killed himself over poverty. People's Bank of Philadelphia paid depositors in full after March failure of 1500000. A gale wrecked 63 vessels off New England with 50 deaths. Burglars looted Wrentham National Bank vault stealing 2600 cash and 65000 notes.
A set of brief notices reports Susan Sanders dying at 1067 in Tennessee and a train wreck near Burlington causing two deaths and injuries to 22 others. It notes Gen Andrew T McReynolds death in Muskegon aged 91, a Kentucky execution for William Cato, an earthquake in western NC and SW Virginia, a fatal handcar collision near Burdick Indiana, a riot in Anniston Alabama, and a hanging of John B Shaw in Cleburne Texas.
Foreign intelligence reports Santiago de Cuba observing Thanksgiving with decorated ships. Manila marks Thanksgiving for Americans and British. The British steamship Fitzjames sinks off Beachy Head with ten crew dead. Chile to ban paper money issuance. German emperor and empress return from Holy Land tour. US Marines land at Tien-Tsin to guard the US legation in Peking.
Spain agrees in Paris to relinquish Cuba and cede Porto Rico Guam and the Philippine islands after a peace accord. The text notes related events including a ship disaster near Russia, a Panamanian celebration, and various wartime and economic items from the period.
The will of Edward Austin of Boston bequeaths 1,100,000 to public uses. An executor orders a jury trial in Siberia after January 1. The American Fireproof Wood Co of Trenton is incorporated with 1,000,000 capital. Leon Favier, veteran of Napoleon, marks his 96th birthday in Philadelphia. Prussia enforces immigration restrictions and citizenship requirements. New York appeals court finds anti scalping law unconstitutional. Admiral Dewey declines a $5,000 magazine offer on the Philippines. Nora Bitner of Allegheny Pa. dies after beating by three girls under 15. Irwin Garfield, son of a former president, wins his first Boston case at 27. Filipinos seek large damages for property loss in U S raids. Secretary Long raises naval apprentice age from 14 to 15. Britain grants relief aid for Caribbean hurricane damage. Paris municipal president informs Mme Sart Bernhardt of lease acceptance for Theater Des Nations. Honolulu moves to test U S immigration laws applicability to Hawaii.
The battleship Wisconsin was launched at 9 21 Saturday morning in San Francisco with thousands watching. Miss Elizabeth Stephenson christened the ship and little Miss Lucile Gage touched the launching button as dignitaries and workers gathered on the yard platform. Commodore Watson accepted colors from Mare Island for the navy.
Charles W Coul dock dies at his New York home after a brief illness from dropsy. He was stricken on November 3 thought to be indigestion, later diagnosed. his condition worsened on November 21. Survived by his son S Y Coul dock. Born April 1815 in Long Acre London the actor began on stage at Sadler Wells.
Grant Gillett once bought nearly 50 000 head of Texas cattle this year paying 2 800 000 dollars. He registered at Worth hotel on November 22 and disappeared. In Abilene creditors tally mortgages on 20 993 cattle totaling 849 760 dollars with another 600 000 in accommodation notes. The missing man’s whereabouts remain unknown and litigation looms.
A large crowd watched as the ship Wisconsin slid into the bay at 9 21 pm after Miss Gage christened the hull with wine. Mayor Phelan read an ode to Wisconsin and dignitaries spoke at a Palace hotel banquet. The Wisconsin, sister to Alabama and Illinois, measures 268 feet long with a 72 foot beam and displaces about 11 525 tons loaded.
The Times editorial lauds US government foresight in army planning. It cites Alger's estimate of 100,000 as below the mark, arguing substantial forces will be needed to subdue new populations.
Blanco resigns from the office of governor general and captain general of Cuba, handing power to Gen Jiminez Castellanos. In San Francisco, the gunboat Wheeling returned from Mare Island after overhaul, and the Italian cruiser Etna will be sent to Mare Island for dry dock. The monitor Comanche is expected to go to Honolulu soon, towed by the Iroquois.
The article traces Mr. Couldock's theater journey from Farnham to London and Edinburgh, then Glasgow and Philadelphia. He acted with Kemp, Cushman, Kean, and others, and became famed for Dunstan Kirke in Hazel Kirke, reportedly played over 1,660 times.
Turkhar Pasha had failed on a Livadia mission. In Athens the four powers Britain France Russia and Italy announced Prince George as high commissioner in Crete. The king and Greek royal family heard the ministers praise the choice and crowds cheered the appointment.
Greensburg Indiana reports a deal to establish a home for Old and Helpless Odd Fellows and their families in the city on 160 acres east of town. The project will include buildings costing $40,000 with contracts to be let immediately.
A receiver has been appointed for the Chelsea Paper Manufacturing company of Norwich Corr with capital $200,000 and assets $275,000 against liabilities of $75,000 nominal. The action marks a formal court appointment in New York on November 28.
James Power a prominent resident of central Minnesota who recently moved to Pasadena California in hope of regaining health died there. He owned large Springfield and other regions with thousands of acres of farming lands in that portion of the state.
The record lists head counts and sale totals for multiple firms including Lespie Commission, Trowers & Sons, Vail & Gates, Holmes Live Stock, Evans-Snider-Buell, Kohart & Co., and Keeler & Dake. Totals show 20 993 head sold for 849 760 dollars across the transactions.
St Louis reports "Grandma" Wynn of Brooklyn Ill killed in her front yard after burglars ransacked her house. The aged owner of half the town lived alone and controlled her estate, with an estimated worth between ninety thousand and one hundred thousand dollars. Relatives live in St Louis.
A Perry, Oklahoma report says prairie fires across Oklahoma and the Indian Territory destroyed hundreds of bales of cotton and 100 residences. One farmer lost 1000 acres of hay and 500 cattle and hogs valued around 20000 dollars. Several lives were lost as winds fanned the flames. A Kiowa reservation tract 30 by 75 miles burned, causing extensive damage.
The Fearless under Capt. James McKenna arrived in San Francisco from the Arctic, the last of the fleet to return this winter. Caught in ice at Point Barrow, she brings no prize or findings after a four year voyage, completing a legendary rescue tale previously told.
Denver dismisses Sulphide the famed race horse owned by A V Hunter of Leadville as it dies Thursday during operation for laryngeal paralysis. The five year old animal collapsed in the clinic and did not recover.
A special two date low rate excursion offers first class one way and round trip tickets to the South via the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Round trip tickets are valid twenty one days with stopovers allowed en route. The line operates two daily through trains from Dearborn Station with dining cars and sleeping cars, touting quickest travel time to southern destinations. Inquiries start at ticket agents or with Charles L. Stone, C and E I R R Chicago.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes a parent child exchange where one character tells the other to ask their father, reflecting family dynamics and local color in a brief humorous or domestic moment.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad boosts its through Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Connects with steamer lines for Cuba Porto Rico Nassau and West Indian ports. Excursion tickets on sale at low rates. Contact C. P. Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
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