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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
3
In Indianapolis reports cover bills on Sunday baseball, a railroad rates commission, and anti trust measures. Thralls pushes Sunday ball, while a sweeping anti trust bill dies in the senate amid partisan debate.
Indianapolis and Indiana cities contributed about $100 090 to the St Louis get rich concerns. There were two agencies here International Co with Austin Hill agent and Ryan Co with J W Myers agent. There were over one hundred customers here with connections to Jeffersonville Crawfordsville Princeton Marion Bloomington and other cities. The Bloomington agency had customers among university students.
In Laporte Indiana February 13 Governor Durbin commuted the life term of Smith Jones to confinement at the Plainfield reform school until age 21 for the stabbing death of playmate Herbert Dickerson two years ago. Jones is from Warwick county.
A petition of involuntary bankruptcy was filed against the M Zier Boiler Co of New Albany Indiana. Liabilities amount to 70000 with assets of 28000. Petitioners include Inland Steel Co of Chicago and other creditors of the city.
Lincoln's birthday observed in Lafayette Indiana with public school exercises and church services. The main address titled Lincoln Ase a Citizen was delivered by Dr W O Stone president of Purdue University.
Indianapolis Feb 12 Governor Durbin removed McDonald from the reformatory board by snap action claiming the ripper bill allowed removal without a hearing. Friends of the reformatory allege bad faith and threaten to revive the measure with a new bill to overturn the ripper clause.
William Jackson a Nashville resident was sentenced to death for the murder of Allen Blankenship a watchman at a flour mill. Jackson pleaded fear over the date noting the 13th and is the first to be hanged in the county since 1873.
Senator Fortune of Indiana accuses a lobbyist of offering four Democratic votes in exchange for no limit on terms in the garnishee bill. The measure is pushed by the Indiana Retail Merchants' Association and opposed by organized labor. Democrats have caucused against the bill.
Secrets of the Centre Indiana fair circuit met on Wednesday with Riley Wauser of Lebanon elected president and W I Hateh as secretary. The schedule lists Lebanon August 10 to 15 Frankfort August 17 to 21 Boswell August 20 to 29 Lafayette September 15 Crawfordsville September 7 to 12 Indianapolis September 14 to 19.
Indianapolis February 13 Lieut Gov Gilbert is seriously ill with the grip. His physician has moved him to a private family's care, making him inaccessible to the senate for two days.
Several hundred dollars were invested in the BE. J. Arnold Turf Investment Co. of St. Louis by Princeton business men and teachers. The company, now insolvent, used a local agent to place the loans with the firm.
The body of William O'Brien aged 45 was found in a creek near Middleboro by Samuel Roberts who observed a boat in the water. Police believe he accidentally drowned after vanishing from his Olive Hill home six weeks ago.
In Brookville Indiana on February 14 two single men committed suicide with carbolic acid. William Schilling aged 45 despondent over his mother's death and Joseph Bergen aged 22 took his life after being accused of burglarizing Meyer's drug store Tuesday night.
A joint meeting of the house ways and means committee and the senate finance committee in Indiana decided to report a bill appropriating 150000 dollars for the state building at the St Louis exposition. The measure is expected to pass as recommended.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles commander of the U S army and party arrived in New York aboard the Lucania after five months abroad. He described inspections from Puget Sound to the Philippines and visits to Hong Kong Tokyo Port Arthur and Moscow with details on troops and modern equipment.
The senate met at 1 pm on Saturday and approved the house amendments to the Elkins anti-rebate bill. Accepted on motion by Senator Clapp from the interstate commerce committee, the amendments passed without discussion and the bill now goes to the president.
A 114 year old Texas resident Mr Isaac Brock praises Peruna as a reliable remedy for climate related ailments. He credits Peruna for his health and longevity and endorses it for old and young. Other letters from Major Frank O Mahoney and Rev J N Parker discuss perceived benefits for catarrh hearing and general vitality.
A witty exchange notes that declaring oneself a genius requires real talent to persuade others. The Philadelphia Record presents Cynicus noting the paradox of self-proclaimed brilliance in a concise humorous quip.
The Chicago and Florida Special and Florida Limited, the first sold Pullman train from Chicago to Florida, will enter service January 5 with Pullman sleepers, dining and observation cars. It runs 32 hours to St Augustine via multiple lines. Full details at ticket offices or W A Beckier, 113 Adams St Chicago.
A tobacco era advertisement invites readers to seek a new home in the Southwest with low colonist rates on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. It directs to contact James Barker General Passenger Agent M E and T Ry at 208 Wainwright Building St. Louis for particulars and literature. The ad closes with a motivational quote from P Charles.
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