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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1903
Page
7
A compact roundup covers global casualties and fires, personal and political notes, business failures and resumptions, plus weather records. It surveys varied stories across regions, noting shifts in leadership, market setbacks, and notable climate events from recent days.
Senate discussions cover pensions for ex slaves under Lincoln proclamation and polygamy linked to statehood. anti trust prosecutions advance and post office funds debated. House passes anti trust bill and postal appropriations. naval and District of Columbia appropriations set totals. Senate focuses on Isthmian canal topic and statehood efforts. memorial services noted.
Five Milwaukee firemen including Chief Foley died after inhaling nitric acid fumes at a blaze. The tragedy prompts memorials as the department mourns a leadership loss and the city reflects on safety measures.
A compiled weekly tally shows 264 U S business failures for the week ending the 6th, up from 243 in the same period of 1902. The report cites varied international and domestic events including labor incidents and policy debates.
A string of obituaries notes the deaths of several political and medical figures: Justin R. Whiting former Michigan congressman dies in St. Clair at 56. Henry Laurens Dawes longtime senator dies at home in Pittsfield Mass at 78. Edwin Maxwell oldest West Virginia legislator dies in Charlestown at 75. J N Moody NC congressman dies at Waynesville from lung congestion. Dr John Womans leading Boston surgeon dies. Henry G Hayes long-time Washington correspondent dies at 74. Charity Green aged 103 dies in Omaha. Robert Dailey dies in La Crosse Wisconsin at 100.
The report notes street car service in Montreal halted as workers demand higher pay and shorter hours. The czar orders severe punishment for 14 798 Finns who did not fulfill 1902 military obligations. A gas explosion kills 64 Japanese miners.
Copenhagen reports claim new plans will be presented for selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. In China old boxer leaders led by the dowager empress are said to be plotting to crush foreigners again. London accounts say the Balkan situation is serious with Russia aiming to secure Constantinople.
The Senate received the house anti trust bill and referred it to the judiciary committee. The army appropriation bill moved to conference and the statehood bill drew further discussion. Aldrich proposed a treasury currency elasticity bill allowing national depositories to hold non government bonds. In the house two district of columbia bills dominated the day. The conference report on federal judges salaries was approved. Germany stalls Venezuelan settlement with Italy backing. Typhoid hits Ithaca over 400 with Cornell students fleeing. Guatemala declares war on Salvador and Honduras to block Nicaragua federation. Arnold Co suspends payments to depositors with 400000 dollars in deposits. Edna Lyall dies of pneumonia at Eastbourne. Union coal strike hearings begin in Philadelphia. Former Gov. William Fishbeck dies in Arkansas at 72. Crown Princess of Saxony placed in sanitarium at Lake Geneva. Algeria plans invasion of Turkey to aid Macedonia insurrection. New yacht cup defender to be launched. Republic Restery railroad projects paused due to costs. 370 houses burn at Krutz Austria. John J Sullivan, ex champion pugilist, bankrupt in New York. William Hooper Young pleads guilty to second degree murder, life sentence.
Various brief notes: a Baltimore sermon branding divorce worse than polygamy. Dowie and Zion plan an incursion into Greater New York. US Supreme Court protection for lithographed posters. beef prices drop 40 percent in New Orleans after a packer dispute. Pennsylvania 20hour NY-Chicago special train to be cut to relieve freight blockade. Hill of Tara auctioned for 15500 dollars to an unnamed woman. Chancellor von Buelow praises German foreign policy moving conservative. War Secretary Root proposes officer schooling in Washington. railroad workers cite exhaustion as cause of most accidents. New York’s Joseph William Sheppard dies after fasting. Prof Willett claims most Sunday school children leave churches due to pedagogy flaws. Admiral Dewey appeals for funds to memorialize Jefferson. football rules urged to ban dangerous mass plays by 70 headmasters. current play is deemed too severe.
News from Tahiti via the steamer Mariposa reports about 1,000 islanders dead after a January 13 to 16 cyclone and tidal surge that struck the Puamotu and Society islands. Survivors crowd ships for relief as French and Italian warships bring aid. several prominent residents are named.
Advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills with a free trial claim easing back pain and urinary troubles. Testimonies from Jac H. Huner and Mrs E Bees praise relief from backache, nocturnal urination, and stomach distress after using trial boxes, plus claims of improved sleep and overall health.
A dialogue fragment features Smarticus explaining he has a cold and someone else finds comfort in the cause and certainty. The Baltimore American tone underscores a mix of irony and bemusement about mental certainty and bodily ailment.
The M K & T Railway offers Colonist Vickers to California at reduced rates from St. Louis 30 dollars and Kansas City 25 dollars beginning February 16. Tourist car to San Francisco departs St. Louis every Tuesday at 8:32 p.m. Inquiries to Katy Agents or James Barker, Gen Pass Agent, 202 Wainwright Bldg St. Louis.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a nurse at Children's Home New York claim to cure feverishness seething disorders stomach trouble and destroy worms All druggists 25c Sample free Address A S Olmsted LeRoy NY Chicago Journal quote included but not expanded
A collage of quirky ad lines and quotes from newspapers. Includes patent medicine claims, transit notes, proverbs, and promotions for dyes and real estate. Notable items reference Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso's Cure for Consumption among scattered references to trains and domestic sayings.
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