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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
7
In a moonlit bayou town Dazier courts Nizile while rumors swirl about his drinking and a rival, Moise. Tutute and Madame fear for the bride’s future as Dazier contemplates marriage, a chop barn encounter, and a tense midnight meeting at the gate ends with a quiet proposal.
In a moonlit moment the couple share a first embrace while an elderly observer and a calm hostess react. The scene ends with a distant wandering remark as the lovers linger on the steps under soft light. Bavardage? Ah, que non.
A nostalgic verse recalls bay mare, plaster and cotton toys, and wooden animals as comforts after lonely days. The poem contrasts live pets with miniature playthings and ends with tending the wooden sheep, a solace for a mother's heart.
Father Himalaya, a Portuguese priest known for his sun motor, released a St. Louis bulletin detailing experiments at the world’s fair. He claims solar heat arises from electricity, not meteor impacts or chemical processes, and aims to reach the supreme degree of temperature through electrical arc methods.
A Harrisburg man, Harry Ward, suffered severe burns to his right leg and foot. Surgeons used grafts from a white man’s healthy skin to cover the wounds, hoping to save his leg. Initial doubt eased as the graft began to adhere, signaling potential success.
The University of Wisconsin is investigating an account by dozens of miners of a toad found October 10 in a Newton coal mine near Seattle. The animal lay in a solid coal stratum 300 feet underground, was brought to the surface and survived for several hours, and was said to be unusually large.
A Telegraph correspondent describes Harbin rest stops as scenes of vodka and coarse pleasure among Russian troops. He cites general Volkoff on drunken soldiers and court martials, while officers and wounded fill the station with blood and revelry amid stark war contrasts.
A humorous reminiscence attributed to the New York Times depicts Sam, a colored driver, describing his fading church involvement as offering small monetary gifts across years. The piece traces how his changing contributions led to nickname changes and eventually his resignation from church duties.
A humor line from the Louisville Courier Journal frames marital finances. Mrs Harold recalls earning 22 dollars weekly and keeping all of it. Mr Wentwork notes earning 30 dollars weekly but sharing only half. He resolves to seek a better job.
The forests sustain Finland as a money source for the people. Peasants rely on birch bark for shoes and use wood shavings for roofing, living nearly entirely on timber and forest products.
Essie Darling, 20, collapsed after crying out Cliff Darling killed me. A fusillade of three shots left her dead. Darling then tried morphine suicide and fled to Milan where he was captured. Doctors expect he may survive. later he was jailed in Versailles amid warned threats to the prisoner.
In Nethery woods near Hammond Indiana a well dressed man was found suspended from a makeshift gallows. Hunter Robert Goff spotted the corpse, which touched the ground with hands all but two inches above soil. Police and Coroner Farley weighing suicide versus murder amid unidentified fine clothes and two months exposed suspension.
Charles Kingsbury of Hartford City Indiana and Mrs Pearl Schrude of Roll Indiana were arrested in Chicago after a telephone conversation led police to a plot to defraud George Mussetter of 900 dollars in a cattle deal and an alleged shooting. Kingsbury agreed to return to Hartford City. Schrude to Roll.
Jeffersonville Ind Nov 26 Della G McKinley of Borden is appointed a notary public by Gov Durbin and has qualified in Circuit Clerk Berger's office by filing a $1000 bond with Enoch Miller and Emma M McKinley as sureties.
In a burning house near Indianapolis on November 26 Hattie Yates, 14 months old, died in the flames. Her five year old sister acted with courage to help two other children escape unscathed, parents identified as Mr. and Mrs. David Yates.
Indianapolis November 24 Senator Albert J Beveridge says he will not take a hand in the fight for the senate seat to succeed Vice President elect Charles W Fairbanks He will not run as a favorite and informed legislators who sought his stance.
Secretary Harry of the Indiana state board of health reports statistics on consumption deaths across U S cities. The data show Indianapolis has a high death rate from this disease.
Purdue defeated Notre Dame 36 to 0 at Stuartfield in Lafayette to win the state intercollegiate football championship. The Boilermakers scored three touchdowns in each half and held off Notre Dame despite a late rush as darkness halted play with eight minutes remaining.
Four hours of testimony unfold as Haley Gipe stands trial for the murders of Mollie and Beulah Starbuck. Prosecutors allege a plot to rob the house and show marks of violence on Mollie’s face and arms were made by fingers. Gipe behaves casually in the courtroom while authorities keep back bystanders.
Laporte Indiana November 24 engagement of Miss Ethel Hanly daughter of J Frank Hanly governor elect of Indiana and Prof Harry O Garman of this city who holds the chair of civil engineering at Purdue was announced at a Lafayette dinner party. Miss Hanly will debut in Indianapolis society with her father’s inauguration and no marriage date is set.
In Gibson county mourners carrying Harrison Whiting’s body stopped their funeral to form a bucket brigade and extinguish a house fire on William Valkmann’s property. The procession resumed once flames were out, preserving the residence from destruction.
Laporte Indiana November 25 Gov Yates of Illinois honored Durbin’s requisition for the return to this county of William and Mary Davis. They are jailed in Woodstock NL for alleged complicity in the murder of Jacob Harmon Effertz at Wilders.
Vanderburgh County commissioners buy 40 voting machines for 30000 dollars. The machines were used in the county at the last election.
In Bloomington Indiana on Friday afternoon Fern Hinkle daughter of Mrs Marion Hinkle was assaulted by a Black man. After a struggle she escaped and ran home about a mile away. A suspect was arrested though she could not identify him.
Indianapolis Nov 25 a political associate of Charles W Fairbanks says the senator plans to resign his seat on the first day of the new congress session The move has stirred concern among Indiana aspirants and followers John Doe is cited as a source in dispatches from the capital.
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