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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
7
A nostalgic verse from The Indicator Westville Indiana presents a Congregationalist note. It speaks of gathering round a fire to tell old tales and remember past days while winter winds bite the world beyond. The piece highlights memory family and homeland through poetic imagery.
A young man named James Randolph Curtis works for Smith & Eldridge, mine and oil operators. His boss pushes him to win over Horace Perkins to secure a $250,000 business deal, hoping Curtis gains a fortune while his wife remains unaware of the disparaging remarks about her.
James Randolph faces a domestic trap as Mrs. Curtis pushes him toward Kate Perkins in Scranton. He enjoys lavish meals with Horace and Kate Perkins while plotting a larger scam in New York, then learns Minnie suspects and wants him kept close.
James Randolph travels for Smith & Eldridge and faces a food crisis at Horace Perkins household. A competing bid is won after a letter from Randolph’s wife accuses Perkins of cruelty and neglect. Smith suspects the wife’s involvement, ending in a sharp, private inquiry.
In the family of the late Sir Henry Wentworth Acland a dispute arises over constant talk of natural science at table. The butler resigns stating the pantry is too trying to work with a page boy who believes the world was created in periods.
In Indianapolis a young woman rushes into a station with luggage and candy while her friends board a train. She begs for a ticket, repeatedly urging urgency. Helen returns to help her and clarifies the destination Wawasee, allowing her to ride after the agent completes the simple sale.
A New York Times cited remark by the late John Robert Proctor, former head of the civil service commission, recalls his stern view on loitering black servants. An employee claimed to be meeting a colored preacher while on an errand, sparking questions about efficiency and integrity in public service.
A joke exchange between a newly married couple after a wedding dinner. The husband proclaims they are truly one forever now that they have settled with the minister, while the bride quips that, practically, they should keep ordering dinner for two.
Cement replaces wood in pile driving. The triangular piles are cast and driven in the same manner as wooden piles, promising strong support for structures.
Cyrus M. Todd a 19 year old farmer was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of his wife near Jamestown on December 31. Todd said he returned from a hunt and found his wife with his shotgun which discharged as she dragged it. The safety hammer and circumstances prompted the indictment. Todd was arrested in Lebanon and jailed.
Wabash river in New Harmony Indiana rises to 14 feet on Friday night with heavy ice filling the channel. Fox Island residents cannot bury John Stewart who died last Saturday due to absence of an island undertaker. over 100 people live there and aid is delayed by flood conditions.
Peru Ind January 28 belief centers on A E Robbins Buffalo division as the chosen successor to S E Cotter as superintendent of the eastern division with headquarters in Peru. No official announcement has been issued yet.
Evansville Ind Jan 30 The steamers Cruiser and Sprague lie at the mouth of the Green river badly damaged by floating ice and feared lost. Six miles above the Crescent City was struck by an ice floe tearing part of her hull away. The river measures 29 feet.
Marion Ind Jan 28 The home of J W Johnston burned while he was in an insurance office arranging coverage for loss of household goods in case of fire He heard the alarm while the policy was being signed
Terre Haute Indiana January 28 manager Bardydt of the Grand Opera house discharged ten ushers after learning they planned to demand pay starting last Monday night. Normally they work without pay but receive the house at season end for a benefit.
Memorial services were held for Miss Schafer in Terre Haute Indiana on Thursday afternoon at the Indiana normal with music and an address by Rev. C. W. Tinsley pastor of Centenary church, tied to her student days at the normal.
L J Ferritor appointed eastern division superintendent of the Wabash at Peru Indiana to succeed E Cotter who becomes middle division superintendent at Decatur Illinois Ferritor was joint superintendent of the Wabash and Grand Trunk at St Thomas Ontario stating the change announced today
South Bend Ind Jan 28 E C Flexner's dry goods store turned over to adjusters. Flexner is out of the city but a statement shows assets of 50000 with creditors likely to realize about 2 percent, signaling a potential 2000000 failure.
Butler College in Indianapolis prepares for leap year customs as young ladies plan to set all dates with male students and refuse escort if men try to arrange engagements themselves.
Royal Trust Co of Chicago seeks a federal receiver for the Chicago and South Shore Railway Co an interurban between Laporte and Michigan City and foreclosure of its $282 000 bond mortgage. The road built in 1902 by J J Burns Lemuel Darrow S H Mallory and others is said to cover running expenses liens totaling 40 000 exist and a temporary restraining order blocks asset disposition until February 4 the hearing date. The road valued at 400 000 faces potential receivership and foreclosure contest.
In Marion Indiana on Friday a blaze gutted a residence killing 4 year old Willie Elkins and fatally burning Basil Elkins 6. Mrs Elkins and a 2 month old baby were seriously burned while the body of Willie was not recovered from the ruins. The fire is blamed on a defective gas connection Mrs Elkins was attempting to fix.
Jeffersonville Indiana January 29 river conditions are the most threatening this season. The Ohio River has risen two feet with an expected seven more by Friday. Much wreckage has gone downstream including a boat wrecked at Cincinnati. About 50 barges remain stranded and at risk until they can be floated off.
Reports from the Eel river bottoms tell of many people imprisoned in upper rooms by floods. Families have no fire in zero weather. houses blocked by moving ice prevent boat rescues, with cries for help audible.
D M Parry president and A C Marshall secretary of the Citizens Industrial Association of America met in Indianapolis to plan a campaign against the anti-injunction bill now pending in the U S Senate.
Guilford Indiana January 30 Mr and Mrs Whitfield Hargitt celebrated their golden wedding with friends and family present Their two sons Mercer and William Hargitt farmers from Witt Illinois and a daughter Mrs Bertha Whitaker from Northern Indiana attended the celebration.
A bold attempt to kidnap S. E. Hollis’s 11 year old daughter near 516 North Capitol avenue was thwarted as the girl resisted on the way to school Thursday morning.
A natural gas main of the Gas Light and Fuel Co. burst at 4 am Friday in Muncie Indiana cutting off gas to about 75 percent of homes. Many suffered until crews repaired the break.
Marion Indiana January 30 Marion base ball team president C W Halderman says Manager Grim has signed a number of first class youngsters who will try for positions on the Central league squad for the coming season.
Members of the Columbia and Marion clubs led a carnation tribute in Indianapolis on Friday for President McKinley memory. Many citizens wore them and school children joined in led by their teachers.
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