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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
6
A broad weekly wrap reports brief congressional clerical work, a bill for Martyrs' Day, crimes from lynching to bank robbery, fires at sea and in towns, ship and railway incidents, and notable deaths. It notes sugar bounty rulings, a Des Moines speed trial, and diplomatic shifts with Cuba and Panama. The piece covers weather, markets, and military tallies, naming U S and international figures.
A wide range of incidents are reported including the murder of Franz Frehr and his wife in Buffalo New York, forgery indictments against James L Blair, Zion City receivership rumors, a fatal bridgeport illness from a horse, and multiple railway and industrial mishaps. The articles cover strikes, canal treaty ratifications, and labor politics across the United States.
The canal treaty was ratified quickly by the Panama junta after receipt. Count von Buelow opened the Reichstag as the Kaiser’s proxy. U.S. Marines were fired upon at Colon as Colombian forces threatened massacre unless commanders were freed. Four former Colombian officers were deported from Panama charged with plotting Gen Huertas’s death.
The Senate begins with the president's message and Cuban reciprocity debate. Gen Leonard Wood nominated for major general. In the House the message is read and bills are introduced on postal pay, currency notes, and McKinley day. Also listed are burglaries, finances, Panama, and deaths.
The fifty ninth birthday of Queen Alexandra of England was celebrated in London. American Jews are forbidden to enter Russia without a special permit. Cleveland citizens presented a bronze ship bell to the new cruiser at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Geronimo has joined the Dutch Reformed church. Theodore C Hinckley of St Louis is appointed district attorney of Manila at age 23. C W Cotton aged 77 is the oldest reporter in the country. A monument is planned for Thomas Dunn English in Newark New Jersey. Pennsylvania railroad budgets 1904 expenditure at 30000000 dollars. Jacob Hinds shot Jerry Arnold at Cadiz Junction after a sparring defeat. Wilhelm von Polenz, author of America the Land of the Future, is dead. Munich University opens to women students including Americans. Weber and Fields paid high sums to hear Patti in Harlem. Two thousand dollars of five thousand guaranteed to Patti remained unsold. A wedding accident in Chicago separates Patrick O Malley and Mary Gallagher. International detectives to guard heads of governments and the US president. Thomas Wentworth Higginson resigns as Harvard English literature committee chairman after sixty one years.
Washington mourns former Representative William M. Springer who died at his Washington home at age 64 from pneumonia contracted in Chicago on Thanksgiving. Springer served 20 terms in Congress from 1875 to 1895, chaired the Ways and Means Committee, and was a prominent tariff reform advocate and Democrat leader.
Secretary Moody reports steady growth in navy citizenship with 90.7 percent of the 27 245 enlisted men being native born or naturalized. He notes Cuba naval stations development, 25 new vessels including one battleship and 12 torpedo boat destroyers, plus improved marksmanship across stations.
The October grand jury indicted James L. Blair former general counsel of the world’s fair on two forgery charges. He allegedly forged deeds to secure loans from Peter Blow’s estate and also forged a seal for the recorder of deeds. Blair posted $10 000 bond awaiting trial with potential punishments from ten years to life imprisonment.
Operations resume at International Paper mills in Corinth Fort Edward Glens Falls and other sites in Saratoga County after a weeklong shutdown. About 10 000 workers are affected as production restarts.
Mrs Flashly and Mrs Gushly discuss the subject of Chinese Women in a newspaper reading. The author reflects on the interruption of congratulations and the discomfort of new shoes as she hurries home.
A long text notes Lon Manley in Whitehall Nebraska who was diagnosed with Bright's Disease and told to expect no recovery. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports renewed health and ability to work, praising the treatment. Additional items include a Boston Transcript quip and broad regional prosperity notes from the Northwest Line about Nebraska.
Advertisement claims a single day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Refund offered if it fails. Price listed as 25 cents. Includes a Walt Whitman quote about value of charity and personal force.
A witty exchange from Punch features Mrs Homeleigh noting her husband’s frequent club presence and Lady Gadabout acknowledging his dislike of being home alone, hinting at social routines and rumors in upper class circles.
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