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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1899
Page
3
In Bloomfield Indiana on Thursday Dr E E Gray stabbed Lizzie Skinner four times at the depot area, where she was to take a train. He surrendered to authorities, while a mob gathers in Reprorp to seek lynching, with public outrage rising.
Mrs Charles Wolff wife of a prominent glass man of Muncie Indiana lies dying from blood poisoning after an accident at home. She bent under a brass gas jet Friday morning and struck her head clerical wound became infected leading to a rapidly worsening condition.
Wanrmasa Indiana reports the death of Mrs Pauli Richason widow of a former Wabash conductor A former accident left him severely injured and she never recovered Her heart was broken and her strength failed until her death on Tuesday
Mayor W L Golding ordered the police to close all gambling houses in Mannox Indiana and to warn cigar dealers and saloonkeepers not to operate slot machines or gambling devices. The city had seven gambling houses open day and night with women and children admitted, drawing gamblers from across the country and earning Mannox the nickname Monte Carlo of Indiana.
C. C. Ousley resigns after more than a year as editor of the Elkhart Truth. He plans to move to Louisville to join the Commercial. Jasper Tower will succeed him, returning to the Truth after leading the Bristol Banner.
Vincennes Indiana reports Lieut William T Johnston Sd cavalry and Private Edgar T Rogie of the 159th Indiana have completed enlisting 42 men here. Ten go to Cuba with the 1st regulars and the others to Manila with the 22d regualrs.
The governor received a check from the treasury for 107102.55 dollars for funds advanced by the state during the Spanish war. The check will be cashed and added to the general fund.
New Albany Ind December 50 The banks of New Albany declared semi annual dividends Thursday with New Albany National two percent Merchants national three percent Second National three and a half percent all listed as official declarations from the local banks.
A two year old child of Julius Smith of Otis was found dead after falling into a boiler of hot water Wednesday morning in Valparaiso Indiana.
TERRE HAVRE Ind Dec 29 John Ostérloo fireman crushed beneath a falling wall in last weeks blaze died Wednesday He is the second casualty of the fire that destroyed 1 000 000 in property Alexandria Ind Dec 28 five hundred workers at Lippincott Glass works refused to work Tuesday morning after discharge without sufficient cause and shut down for an indefinite time
Warasi Indiana December 27 Gov Mount records show a stark clemency contrast with predecessor Gov Matthews. Mount pardoned 88 convicts and remitted five fines in two years while Matthews pardoned 115 and remitted 82 in five years. Mount limits clemency to paroles, with 13 of 35 parolees due to consumption.
The oil record in Indiana for 193 is 1,102 completed wells and 344 dry holes, totaling 10,566 completed wells and 3,445 dry holes. Estimated investment reaches 50 million dollars with steady activity and no sensational strikes, signaling a genuine boom for the coming year.
Noblesville Indiana dec 27 congressman C K Landis of this district left Sunday to spend his holiday vacation in Porto Rico at the request of President McKinley who wishes him to study the island and aid in framing a bill for its government He will address the Republicans of Rochester New York upon his return.
Gov. Mount vows to stop lynching in Indiana and pursue justice for Marion Tyler's hanging at Scottsburg. Authorities report the mob leaders were outsiders from Washington County rather than Scott County residents, with Mrs. Tyler's kinship tying to the case.
Mrs Christa Net of Warren caused the arrest of John Black a butcher on a charge of maliciously poisoning 41 fat Christmas turkeys intended for market. Turkeys were found dead at the premises. defense showed poison used for rats at the slaughterhouse.
Noblesville Ind Dec 28 The bitter dispute over the county stationery contract ends with W B R Burford of Indianapolis winning the bid at 227 dollars. Seven other bids were submitted, some reaching into the thousands.
Koromo Indiana December reports that the Great Western Pottery Co. has agreed to enter the eastern pottery trust. The plant, one of the country’s largest sanitary pottery makers, joins with capital listed at 500000 dollars.
Ixnniasapolis Indiana December 29 The Indiana State Teachers association the county superintendents and other educational societies pressed for improved teachers in Indiana. Eighty three of the ninety two county superintendents reported at the gathering as part of the ongoing discussions.
Oscar Winsell, an engineer at the Paragon Paper plant in MUxete Indiana, was seriously burned on his face and limbs when natural gas exploded beneath a boiler. Doctors fear he may not recover.
Mapisox Ind Dec 27 Hon John R Cravens was stricken with paralysis Saturday night and his death is feared. He is well known throughout southern Indiana.
Tod Sloan chartered a pantigher train and took a carload of friends from Kokomo to Logansport for a charity event as he heads on to St. Louis.
Washington dispatches reveal growing anxiety over Filipino leaders using Spanish prisoners as bargaining chips. Gen Otis confirms insurgents hoisted a flag in Iloilo after Spanish evacuation, complicating U S military plans and signaling potential rapid developments in the Philippines within a week.
The Wells Fargo Express office reports a $60,000 payroll package sent from Houston for the Southern Pacific to El Paso went missing after clerk C. A. Beeler started toward the depot. Beeler’s wagon was found five miles west, no struggle evident, and investigators led by Superintendent Taft probe possible theft or foul play.
Victoria British Columbia reports from the orient file describe a Hankow tragedy dated December 3 in which a riverbank collapse sent a half street of houses into the Han river. About 1,000 people are said to have perished as roofs and boats sank with occupants.
Baltimore officials report a west bound freight crashed into an east bound passenger at Rockwood Pennsylvania. Eleven people were injured and taken to Rockwood hotel. None are slated to die. The engineer overlooked the passenger train timing.
In St Paul Minnesota on December 31 17 year old Joseph Pocher was caught in a box factory machine and killed as his body was torn about a pulley. Gudor Hough attempted rescue but also was drawn into the machinery though saved when it was halted.
Louis Slick of 1904 North Marshfield Avenue chose a unique and horrible method to end his life on December 25 in Chicago. Authorities report no further details available in the fragment.
A new four pieced skirt trend rises in fashion using Henrietta cashmere and lightweight cloth. It requires about six yards of fabric, doubles, or can be made with half that amount using a silk foundation with miniature skirts sewn atop. The design features a short train, no back gathers, a side opening, and pairs with various bodices or new silk waists.
An Atlantic excerpt by John Muir critiques robins hunted for sport in the San Francisco region. He condemns Saturday killing sprees by pot-hunters and sportsmen, noting thousands fall and many are left wounded, then churchgoing slaughtered songbirds are eaten rather than loved.
The article argues nuts are nutritious but hard to digest when not chewed. Proper masticating and baking then grinding into meal could make nuts a more useful dietary component. Used with other foods, these preparations could benefit overall nutrition.
A holiday notice suggests glycerine treating wooden vases to preserve them for water use. Paint the item with glycerine overnight, then use as a water receptacle without risk of shrinkage or leakage. The advice appears amid a fragmented column.
A Chicago Post opinion mocks women boarders in a tirade described as their uniforms of vanity. The writer claims married women neglect duties, spurn church, obsess over fashion, shop obsessively, and abuse landladies while lacking real homes. Children in boarding houses are deemed ill brought up.
A practical stocking bag construction from the Chicago Times-Herald instructs housewives to cut four seven inch pasteboard disks and cover them with cretonne, sew a long puff of cretonne, add a needle book with leaf shapes, a pocket for cotton, and ribbon drawstrings for a finished darning bag for stockings.
Instructions advise lining a cape when the inner fabric is worn. Use a cart wheel pattern by cutting a large circle with a neck hole sized to fit the wearer.
Miss Lolita Armour, two years old and granddaughter of P D Armour, became the world's sturdiest incubator baby after a hard fight for survival. The nine-pound grandchild thrived in an incubator, and the grandfather pledged seven and a half million for her future.
An Arctic explorer named Mr. King shoots a duck and misses its mate. The drake hides, guides the hunter away, and escapes after a dramatic reveal that it had not been hit, proving strategic behavior to protect its partner.
A baby and a dog share a home with strong bonding yet despise daily baths. The dog plots a quiet protest by rattling a toy beside the tub, causing the baby to pause briefly. After the episode the dog chooses to stay away from bath time henceforth.
A village tale contrasts John Black who stays to care for his mother and sister with his brother Will who enlists for Cuba. Will returns a hero, while the old doctor foresees a nobler homecoming for unseen heroes who serve the vulnerable.
In Tacoma a group of gulls incubated on barnacle crusted logs in the water. A lead gull perched near the logs and cried out while the flock collectively rolled the log to expose barnacles. They then pecked eagerly and did not leave until every barnacle was consumed.
A short anecdote about two young girls at tea where Nettie the older sister takes two small cakes while telling Clara she may have two, noting their mother likely did not expect the cakes to be so tiny. The tale preserves a gentle moral about modesty and mischief in a child friendly scene.
Exports of mineral illuminating oil from this country totaled 221,955,308 gallons in fiscal year 1875 and rose to 1,034,269,676 gallons for the year ended June 30, 1898.
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