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06 Feb 1896
Page 1
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1896
Page
1
Abstract collection of unreadable time stamps and scattered tokens from a page. Reads like a rough timetable fragment with numbers and letters, not a clear event or proper names.
Burlington Route offers personally conducted trips to California from Chicago every Wednesday. Through cars via Denver and Salt Lake with carpets, upholstered seats, bedding and toilet rooms. Descriptive pamphlet available from Excursion manager T A Grady 211 Clark St Chicago.
On February 11 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets to points in Virginia on the Harper's Ferry and Valley Branch south of and including Winchester at one fare for the round trip plus 2. Tickets are good for return 30 days from sale. Excursion tickets also to the South and Southwest at low rates. For details contact any B&O ticket agent S P Kreitzer Land and Immigration Agent Philadelphia or L S Allen Asst Gen Passenger Agent Chicago
Our people turn to H N Nichols for the best in drugs and Chamberlain’s cough remedy for bad colds croup and whooping cough. One Minute Cough Cure offers rapid relief by easing expectoration and reducing soreness, making many satisfied customers.
Washington February 5. General Harrison’s letter withdrawing from the presidential race shifts the race as Reed Morton McKinley and Allison supporters in Congress see odds for their candidates. Indiana favors Allison. Michigan and Ohio boosts McKinley. Hansbrough backs Davis. Michener cites Harrison’s decision as final and notes regional leanings.
Michener discusses Harrison’s letter urging friends not to press his name, stating nomination would be possible only if essential to party harmony and national prosperity. Foster notes Harrison would not seek renomination, and Carter cites Harrison’s past concerns for the country and party.
A witness testifies that Harrison has not, in the speaker's knowledge, ever expressed a desire to secure the presidential nomination from 1893 to the present time. The remark notes no direct or indirect indication of such ambition to any person.
Cincinnati based dispatch reports Immediate clash over Blackburn election in Frankfort. Beckham arrives after 65 mile drive as Republicans threaten to unseat four Democratic senators in caucus following truce end. Door keeper barred entrance to unseated senators for joint meeting with Lt Governor Worthington and Captain Tyler.
Colonel W. R Morrison stated he has sent no messages to the Democracy of Illinois and dismisses Chicago dispatch claims. The report alleged Morrison and aides Forman and Brinton sent word that the free silver policy must be repudiated before he could be named as the Democratic presidential candidate, twisting campaign plans.
New York February 5 ex Senator Warner Miller says General Harrison's letter is a formal restatement of views he has expressed for over a year. He adds the move should be helpful to Governor Morton’s prospects.
William M. Hahn secretary of the Republican national committee says Harrison’s declination makes McKinley’s nomination and election sure. He favors an Ohio convention in March to show unity and names Sherman Foraker Bushnell and Grosvenor as delegates-at-large.
Minnesota Senator Davis says ex President Harrison means what he says and that the letter removes him from the race. Davis notes the attitude shown by the letter has long aligned with Harrison’s stated position.
Hartford dispatch notes Indiana oil regions see great prosperity as leases and new derricks surge in Blackford Jay Adams Wells Grant and Huntington counties. Operators rush drilling amid timber and transport shortages with vast undeveloped land fueling optimistic forecasts.
Richmond reports Eleanor C. Ransom known as Mother Ransom, a famed Civil War nurse from Indianapolis who aided soldiers at Memphis and New Orleans. She later helped found homes for women, worked with Epworth League in Los Angeles, and at eighty resumed aid for the Home for the Friendless before moving to Madison Ohio to live in a Relief Corps home.
Five hundred Democrats in Pawnee county hold a mass meeting endorsing statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian Territory together. They back President Cleveland on the Venezuelan question and demand free homesteads in the Cherokee Strip and a free silver policy at 16 to 1.
William B. Allison of Iowa saw a swift rise in political stock in Chicago as supporters claim his presidential nomination chances improved after ex President Harrison issued a letter of declination.
In Greencastle Indiana two detectives arrived with clothing from the murdered woman now in a morgue in Newport Kentucky. The body was once thought to be Mrs Charles Kesterson who fled with a tinner last October. Dispatches say Mrs Kesterson is alive in Campbellsville Indiana. Lulu Anderson arrived from Indianapolis with an older woman and a trunk identified at the American Express office was shipped to Crawfordsville. Shoes bought from Louis and Hays match the murdered woman’s footwear. nine pairs were sold, six are located.
In Indianapolis on February 5 the Democrats back Governor Matthews plan to not challenge the twenty five holdover senators eligibility if Republicans delay the legislature election under the 1885 act. The Democratic state committee endorsed the compromise while radical Democrats object. A meeting of Gowdy and prominent Republicans including Charles W. Fairbanks and ex-Justice McBride, failed to decide on testing the 1885 law and urged a special session to pass a new apportionment law.
In Constantinople on February 5 authorities disputed a second dispatch boat for the United States legation. Officials say entry is not denied but the timing of reinforcement is deemed inapportune and the matter remains unsettled.
Two freight trains collided at Carpenter Illinois a Wabash station about thirty miles north of East St. Louis. A Fireman Huff of train No. 70 was killed and Engineer Hardgrove and Brake man J May were severely injured.
At Andrew Fracellon’s residence a late hour altercation led Shielda to strike Charlea Melrose from behind with a cut, while a companion joined in the assault. Melrose sustained multiple wounds to head and face and is badly hurt.
Bluefield West Virginia February 5 Dr Hurst and four companions drank to excess at Hennington Gap Virginia and self administered morphine in a frenzy. James Miller died and the other party members are in precarious condition due to the overdose.
The Italian warship Christopher Colombo carrying the duke of Abruzzi arrives from the north and will stay in port for several weeks.
Mrs. James A. Clegg a Memphis woman in this county faces a tough situation as she has not seen her birthday arrive in eight years. The fragment hints at an ongoing personal hardship connected to birthdays noted on February 5 in One Hats.
During a revival six miles from Rockport a white mob expelled for disorderly conduct then shot Rev. Pingree through the arm as he raised his arms to dismiss the congregation. A ruffian at a window shouted Watch him jump before the shot.
Rockfort February 5. Seth Cooper seventy, inmate at Spencer county Infirmary, was assaulted and killed by Seth Thomas sixty. Thomas struck with a club and stabbed Cooper. Cooper was a noted contractor and butcher who helped build St Mainrad college and church.
William Sisk a millwright at the Cerealine mills in Indianapolis survived being cut near a shaft and spun at 125 revolutions per minute before being tossed off in his clothing stripped to his shoes yet escaped injury in the incident.
A cave on the St. Marys river near Decatur was found inhabited by boys aged 2 to 16. Eighteen small rifles, hundreds of cartridges, dime novels, and provisions were recovered. The boys refuse to speak.
Dr. W. E. Stone, vice president and chemistry professor at Purdue University, says he will remain at Purdue after considering the presidency offer from Michigan Agricultural College in Lansing, Michigan.
George Austin of this city sold tobacco in Louisville a week ago and received payment but has vanished. Foul play is feared and his family is deeply alarmed.
Charles Boyle of Newburg died from injuries after being crushed by falling slate in the Peter Ehrlich mine last Friday. He leaves a family and was known as a man of his community.
Anderson February 5 Major T. Doxey declares he will not conduct a personal canvass of the state in support of his gubernatorial candidacy.
The J. C. Hubinger Bros. firm, elastic starch makers in Keokuk and New Haven, has organized with a capital of 6,000,000. John C. Hubinger of Keokuk serves as president, Nicholas W. Hubinger of New Haven as vice president, and Joseph E. Hubinger of New Haven as secretary and treasurer.
The report covers twenty four hours ending 8 pm yesterday. Michigan shows fair weather with snow flurries in the east and variable winds becoming westerly. Indiana and Illinois expect generally fair weather with variable winds. Wisconsin will be fair and slightly cooler with light westerly winds. Iowa anticipates fair skies with cooler conditions in the eastern portion and westerly winds.
Money on call remained firm around 5 percent while prime mercantile paper drew 6.3 percent. Sterling exchange quoted with demand at 4873 488, sixty days 4364 417. U.S. government bonds strengthened with new issues and registered bonds trading higher. Board of Trade quotes show February Wheat at 65 4, July Wheat 64 5, Corn and Oats movements, Park futures around 10.35 to 10.60, Lard and Produce prices steady. Chicago live stock at Union Stock Yards reports hogs, cattle, and sheep trading with varied receipts and ranges, including rough packing hogs and feeders.
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