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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
1
Washington January 13 Johnson of California charged Maguire with personal attacks printed in The Record. He recalled a long past New York indictment and urged a statute of limitations to shield from old skeletons, urging judges focus on present deeds over past faults.
A long, era-spanning speech defends a San Francisco politician's career amid Hearst era denigration. The scene shifts to Senate debate on the free homestead bill, party platforms, and a lively clash over who controls the Democratic agenda. Additional notes cover nominations in Indiana and local incidents, including a drowning tragedy in St Louis.
In a tense session Maguire defended his remarks about Johnson attacking Hearst and praised Hearst’s New York newspaper. Johnson’s backers sought to strike Maguire’s words. Poole argued aging schoolmate ties and forgery trouble, but Maguire’s reproach was expunged and the Pacific railways funding bill remained un-recommitted.
Two youths, Uhl T. Head and James Davidson, convicted of safe-blowing in Lafayette Indiana, receive a new trial after Judge Taylor wrestles with a harsh sentence. Head and Davidson had pleaded guilty and received five year terms. a petition seeks parole under a minor defendant provision.
In Rushville Indiana on January 13 a deliberate attempt to murder Samuel Turner a prominent African American man was made by James Hill of Indianapolis. Hill visited Turner's home, returned with a shotgun and fired but Turner dodged the shot and the door was slammed to prevent further violence. The incident ends with no further details provided about Hill's capture or motive.
John Bennett, a longtime figure in the black coal fields, was fatally injured when the roof of his room collapsed at the Nickel Plate mine of the Jackson Coal and Mining Company. He had previously suffered a similar injury in a past accident.
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