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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1898
Page
4
The article notes Bes Jornay, a prize fighter who recently defeated George Dixon, as the son of a London clergyman and reveals he was disowned by his family for pursuing pugilism. It mentions New Orleans bootblacks and concerns about boot shines.
The printing contract for next year covers 2,726,769,525 two cent stamps and 1,344,526,650 one cent stamps. The smallest denomination in the run will be 4,420 fifty dollar stamps used for bulk newspaper postage.
The ex queen sues her two nephews for property in Honolulu valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, alleging prior deeds. A separate report suggests she plans to return to the islands to reside.
The Madrid dispatch, dated near the first Cuban landing, reports a rumor in political circles that Admiral Cervera might immediately take a step likely to yield a favorable peace outcome.
Reports praise rapid recovery in Cuban fleet ship hospitals under antiseptic dressing. No pus or fever forms, wounds heal quickly and record improvements surpassing those of the Civil War. Reduced suffering and saved lives accompany the new system.
The final direct descendant, Countess America Talos, widow of Viscount Talon, a Crimean War veteran mortally wounded at Solferino, lives in Florence with little income beyond a small Spanish pension honoring Amerigo Vespucci.
Nava Cadet Hiroaki Tamura at Annapolis, in the United States on courtesy of the government, laments being barred from aiding the United States against Spain. The Japanese legation in Washington prohibits his entry into U S service, citing neutrality laws.
Admirers in the Philippines present a stunning relief map of the Philippines crafted in beaten gold with rubies for towns sapphires for names and diamonds for the dedication. Framed with gold and jewels a gold bust of Canovas on top and a carved wood box accompany the piece valued at $50,000.
Prof Charnes E Maxrox a Columbia University dean and chemist reports jovite a Swiss invention by Biomen is a explosion resistant composite with energy equal to dynamite. Shells loaded with jovite pierced 14 inches of nickel steel armor and did not burst until exiting the far side.
A West Gouldsboro resident shows a mysterious stone found by the owner’s brother on a cove shore. It resembles a large egg and has steadily increased in weight from about ten pounds to 65 pounds over ten years. Bidders have offered large sums for the curiosity.
The passage notes Adm. Camara’s English and Spanish lineage, his marine captain father marrying Miss Livermore in Liverpool, and his naval education at San Fernando begun in 1851 in the same year as Adm. Cervera’s departure. It mentions his Morocco service and captaincy in 187, along with Camara’s private, moody recluse character and monarchist stance advocating Alfonso XIII’s crown.
Last winter Commodore Schley told a New York company that in any future naval conflict there would be surprises related to gunners. He claimed U S Navy training, target firing, and runner practice were more thorough than in any other navy and that American gunners possessed superior marksmanship.
A note indicates consideration of laying a submarine cable from San Francisco to Honolulu. The proposal highlights potential attention and debate on the project and its implications.
A concise digest. Washington reports from eastern western and southern regions cover politics policy and local impacts. Public notices and brief items highlight economic developments and community events across diverse jurisdictions.
War news from Manila reports looming crisis with possible bombardment. Gen Miles sails for Puerto Rico as Admiral Cervera may retire to Boston after hostilities. Puerto Rico campaign expected to seize San Juan and annex territory. Civil affairs in Santiago and Manila shift to military governance amid ongoing deployments.
President McKinley appoints Ferdinand W. Peck of Chicago as commissioner of the United States to the Paris Exposition.
Six infants were found dead in a vacant Roxbury, Massachusetts lot, each wrapped in paper. The grim discovery adds to a week of national crime and business notes including stock totals, bankruptcies, and a fire at Pittsburgh car barns causing $175000 in losses.
Fire nearly wiped out New Holland, while Lexington bank shuts after heavy taxation. Names Barbara, Rachel, Martha Lorenz, and Alvina Reis mentioned among those affected as the scene unfolds with confusion and distress.
Obituary notes the death of Admiral Thomas Leeke Massie in London at age 96, widely regarded as a leading father figure of the British navy. Other snippets report that 76 sulphur miners left on a Japanese island by their employer stayed to death and a decree by President Alfaro of Ecuador granting general amnesty to political enemies.
Gen Miles lands near Ponce, Puerto Rico per St Thomas advices. Four Wallman children die in Neb burnings. Pugwash fire destroys 200 dwellings and several structures. Clipper capsizes off Green Island. Arbuckle and Battehe drown. Elko fight injures many. Cubans plead to Sampson for relief. Treasury notes 300000 to receive bonds. Gold shipment reaches Seattle. Elliott becomes Canadian governor general. Illinois educator Rev Rufus Nutting dies aged 76. Evan McColl dies in Toronto at 90. Omaha expo: 500000 visitors, $200000 receipts. Commodore Watson fleet delay. Frank Waller sets cycling record. Guantanamo Spanish troops surrender. U S grain stocks listed. San Juan dispatch: Bahia Honda clash.
The item notes multiple brief entries: the Chinese emperor’s 64 day annual requirement for religion. Rev. Samuel Small named chaplain in the volunteer army. a marble Blaine bust placed in Augusta statehouse rotunda. Eben Brewer, Cuba postal head, dies near Santiago. William Moore of Kentucky, 71, bedridden 63 years after childhood horse injury. Geronimo at Fort Sill age 90 spending time at monte. Details on Fu Ching sinking June 9 with 130 lost. Hawaii residents buy 3 million in foreign goods, majority from the United States. N. O. Murphy named governor of Arizona. Myron W. McCord resigns to lead army regiment. Maj. Von Wreshem offers services to U S, current preps sent to president. Lucilene bought to carry water to Cuba, price about 200000. Lucilene carries 1000 600 gallons. Lieut John J Blandin referenced with Maine deck event.
London dispatches report that Spain offered terms for an armistice with the United States while other sources deny peace talks. The pope reportedly proposed annexation of Cuba and Puerto Rico to the US, with Philippines restored to Spain and a favorable commercial treaty. A New York World cable notes mixed signals amid cabinet tensions and potential concessions. An American woman linked to Commodore Schley arrives in Madrid, awaiting reception, though officials delay meeting.
London reports the earl of Minto is appointed governor general of Canada succeeding the earl of Aberdeen. Gilbert John Elliott born 1845 served in the Scots Fusilier Guards and the Egyptian campaign. He commands the South of Scotland volunteers as colonel, is a liberal, and retired from the army in 1870.
Halifax Nova Scotia July 26 The town of Pugwash 1200 inhabitants a shipping port on the straits of Northumberland was wiped out by fire Monday destroying 1 200 dwellings five churches 20 stores three hotels and several mills The fire swept whole blocks and people fled with nothing The inhabitants are encamped in fields and woods Several people are reported missing relief is being organized in every direction.
Des Moines July 26 Iowa personal property assessment fell between seven and eight million dollars in 1898 versus 1897. Thirty nine counties report a rise over five million, 59 counties show a drop over twelve and a half million, Mahaska County not yet reported. Main declines occur in furniture livestock and merchandise.
Rt Rev Thomas McGovern bishop of the Harrisburg diocese died at the episcopal residence at 5 10 Monday evening after a long illness from a complication of diseases. He was one of the best known and most beloved Catholic prelates in the United States.
The yacht Clipper from Toledo capsized in a squall near Put In Bay Ohio on Monday. William Arbuckle and Marcus Battelle were drowned in the incident.
July 26 dispatch reports that soldiers arriving on the Seneca and taken to Belle Vue hospital are recovering rapidly. The brief item notes improvement among the sick and wounded in the city.
Charles Brant a 30 year old Wagner Electric stenographer was shot at Twenty first and Locust streets as he walked home from town. Notes found on his body indicated murder plans and named a city woman to be notified. Police say the case will reveal a sensational motive and possible witnesses. Brant was once married, now separated from his Los Angeles bound wife, daughter of a former local gambler.
State Bank Examiner Kidde files reveal stock liabilities of 157995 79 dollars and other liabilities of 24100 for the Home Building and Loan association. Total assets stand at 22151 dollars. Books show no records since January 1. John Harvey Myers, secretary treasurer, is bedridden at home. No criminal actions yet.
Capt William C Brackley reports an attempted explosion on the Port Victor three days out of New York. A box with 30 pounds of dynamite and gun cotton, clock mechanism, was found on the main deck and cast overboard. The Port Victor departed New York on July 14.
A brawl at a festival in Elko, near McArthur, left five seriously hurt and many more slightly injured. The seriously wounded include William Crow, Frank Trimmer, Lewis Yeager, David Anderson, and Lewis Anderson. Warrants issued for 25 participants in the drunken melee.
Frank Collins of Los Angeles and Emberson Allen, both life prisoners at Kings County penitentiary, had their sentences reduced from death to ten years by President McKinley. Collins is slated for release March 19, 1899, Allen five days after.
Nineteen Austrian sailors arrived by La Bretagne were brought before a Havre magistrate. Four survivors of La Bourgogne testified about cruelty during the collision with Cromartyshire off Sable Island July 4. Six accused were remanded. others discharged.
A cablegram to Arthur Sewall & Co. from Avalparaiso reports the Kenilworth bound from Hale Island Hawaii to New York has burned. Captain James G. Baker First Officer Piper and a boy named Hobson were killed. The vessel carried sugar.
The steamship Charles Nelson docked in More Gold with 173 passengers from Dawson and gold dust valued between 1 million and 1.5 million dollars.
Fragmentary OCR records indicate a fatal collision involving a yard engine and a train on the Norfolk and Western Railway near Circleville around late July. Details on victims or exact time remain unclear in the readable text.
Washington dispatches report American troop movements in the Caribbean as the landing at Puerto Rico proceeds. Updates from Madrid and San Juan note naval activity, with claims of a repulsed disembarkment and varying reports on Gen. Miles and Gen. Shafter's roles. Separate notes cover Cuban jails, surrender of Guantanamo troops, and paymaster logistics for advancing forces.
Wilmington July 26. After several ballots the jury in the United States Senate Richard R. Kenney case failed to reach a verdict on charges of aiding and abetting in the looting of the First National Bank of Dover and were discharged by Judge Bradford. Votes favored acquittal in most ballots.
Lieut. F. Masser U S A of Sandusky sails from New York aboard the Olivette for Santiago on an important mission. Appointed by the War Department as agent to supervise transport of prisoners of war recently surrendered to Gen. Shafter. Masser, fluent in Spanish, will ensure strict adherence to the transportation contract.
In a drama club chat Jack Haverly recalls Nobles and Sousa. Sousa, then 21, led Nobles’ first road season in Washington where he played violin. he wrote The Phoenix dramatic music and dedicated his first march to Haverly, the Bledsoe march.
A man named John Smith, 43, Indiana born and residing in town, shows courage to enlist. The officer refuses because he is married, prompting Smith to reveal his wife runs a boarding house, easing the officer’s doubt with a witty reply. Washington Star reports the exchange.
A Detroit Free Press note on Yawper who pursued acting and claimed natural elocution talent but suffered a memory blank during a patriotic speech on opening night. The incident echoes a joke from L. A. W. Bulletin about bank clerks pursuing chequeered careers.
The article discusses menstrual pain as a normal yet burdensome experience for many women. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thorough female regurator, claimed to relieve discomfort and banish fears associated with period symptoms.
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