This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 56 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
4
The user asks about a Flemish word and its relation to a stereotype about sticking to an old boss. The statement blends language translation with a social jab, suggesting a preference for traditional leadership. It does not report a specific event or factual incident.
A balloon house is being built at Fort Myer near Washington as the government conducts extensive experiments toward using balloons in warfare.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals holds that a person who annoys a dog while it is eating is contributorily negligent and cannot recover damages if bitten. The ruling emphasizes personal responsibility and limits on liability in dog bite cases.
An American publisher in London nearing arrival proposed American rights to twenty five war books about the South African conflict within a week.
Mr Wu Tung Fang, the Chinese minister, states that the group known as Boxers should be called Yee Ho Chuan. In Chinese vocabulary the term signifies righteousness harmony and fists.
A Providence paper notes a French-Canadian Rhode Islander awoke to learn he is the father of his forty first child. The piece wryly asks why any man would want to wake to such a prospect.
Statewide chatter grows over Hodgeman County wind incident where a barn tower story was blown away, leaving the upper level suspended by ten tons of hay. The oddity sparks rumors and curiosity about strange winds and dramatic weather effects across Kansas.
A scientific paper notes that while electric currents are deadly and used to execute criminals, there is no documented case of deliberate death by self inflicted electrocution. It states the instant jerk from earth is not appealing even to someone feeling life is a failure.
Dispatch from Montgomery reports 12 Italian laborers working on a new railroad found dead from poisoned meat. The camp cook warned of thefts, poisoned the meat, and left it accessible. All victims perished, preventing any witnesses to the crime.
Fragmentary text notes American Indians on reservations within Briiate Gmperntine Gnoi. It mentions land grants and mixed governance with two reservations adopting Indian fashion chiefs while others follow governmental models similar to the United States.
Postal cards issued to forecast the weather use color coded indicators. A small symbol on the back shows blue for clear, violet for doubtful, and rose for rain, with colors changed by cobalt in an invention credited to an Italian inventor.
The vandal claims Phil Sheridan’s rice influenced the Winchester victory, arguing Union troops turned the tide and Confederates retreated when he arrived. The piece notes the enduring confidence in Sherman’s ride and the Shenandoah battles by veterans, despite attempts to rewrite history.
Immigrant farmers move from older states to wheat regions of Minnesota and North Dakota. Large estates once noted have been divided and sold to actual farmers in 320 acre tracts. Some estates ranged 15 600 to 26 800 acres. Smaller scale farming appears more economical. Modern machinery demands the owner's careful supervision.
Foreign papers attack the American corn exhibit at the Paris exposition arguing maize is unhealthy. Italian investigations link moldy damp seed corn to loathsome disease, noting the grain was stored improperly and unfit for seed or food.
The Fifty-sixth Congress adjourned after a lone bitter house senate clash over ocean surveys. The first session lasted 137 days with 12,152 bills introduced and 1,215 passed into public acts. Appropriations reached 709,729,476 dollars with 137,247,155 tied to the Spanish War.
The president reappoints John G. Brady as governor of Alaska. Cabinet plans to protect Americans in China but seeks to avoid entangling alliances. Washington stay extended beyond the Republican convention. The nation spends about 11000 a day on articles.
Weekly U S weather clearing houses show aggregate 21855 505072 for the week ending the Sth, down 0.5 from ISDu. U S business failures numbered 206, down from 169 last week and 159 in 1509. National league baseball percentages list cities including Philadelphia and Boston with varied results. Mayor Van Wyck admits NY Jee trust stock ownership. A car collision on Oak Jan Beach near Warwick, KR killed four and injured 25. Pasteur Institute founder Paul Ginler killed by runaway in Suffern. drowning deaths include Peter Richardz 52 Sheridan Pa William Griffiths nine Oscar Louch nine all of Sheridan Pa.
Chronical of diverse incidents from the period including weather wrecks in the plains with hail and frost damage, drownings near Taucomal Wash, a mine disaster in Gloucester Ohio, a streetcar strike in St. Louis turning deadly, and political moves with the national Democrats meeting in Indianapolis. Reports from Georgia Alabama Oklahoma and Iowa note fatalities murders and executions. Other items mention bank swindles, a shipbuilder’s death, and religious figures taking drastic actions.
A cyclone east of Charlotte Michigan caused severe damage to farm property and resulted in heavy livestock losses. In a separate incident unknown thieves stole eight bronze howitzers from Chickamauga National Park.
Dispatches detail Gen Pio del Pilar’s capture near Manila and a Chinese missionary conference appeal for protection as Boxers burn chapels and massacre native Christians. News from Africa notes Boer movements and Laings Nek, while Manila exports rise. all in a volatile, multi-front world scene.
A rush of late news reports foreign powers to end the empress dowager rule with a joint protectorate while Admiral Kempf troops ashore and more to follow from Manila. Across the globe tensions rise with Britain and Russia taking varying stances as unrest grows worldwide.
The notice collection covers diverse topics from Monster Germany’s high school to New Mexico ruins antedating Faypuin. It notes U.S. rail mileage, road shortages, Germany’s stance on British annexation, and Jefferson Davis birthday being a holiday in several states. Also mentioned are British and Greek honors, banking ownership, a Crows health trend in Berlin, and industrial and civic notes from Baltimore and New York.
The U S Navy Secretary orders 100 Marines from Manila to reinforce Kempff in Peking while international forces converge near Lang-Fong. Reports from Shanghai and Tien-Tsin describe uprisings against foreigners, empress dowager tensions, and calls for western intervention as chaos grows in Beijing and surrounding ports.
A battalion of infantry is sent to Konitz about 30 miles northwest of Graudenz in West Prussia due to weeks of anti Semitic disturbances following the mysterious schoolboy murder. The unrest has included serious excesses and the destruction of a synagogue.
Wisconsin Democrats decide at a Milwaukee meeting to hold the state convention on August 22 to nominate a state ticket. The decision was announced by the Democratic state central committee at its Monday night session.
In New York on June 12 reports floated plans for cold exports on a French steamer scheduled to depart Thursday. Estimated shipment value ranged from 1.9 million to 2.2 million dollars. Shippers’ names were not disclosed.
Belle Bord the famed Confederate spy died of heart disease at Kilbourne Wisconsin where she had traveled to give a lecture. She was 57 years old and widely known across the nation.
Detail of a mass killing at Moosemin Assiniboia where postmaster Alex McArthur and four relatives are killed with an ax by John Morrison. One child survives to give an account. Morrison wounded in chest and sought to shoot himself. motive unclear. Morrison born in Glasgow, 27. others wounded.
Des Moines June 12 Gov Shaw Hart on the Chicago Northwestern train bound for Ames was cut on the temple and bruised arm but will resume journey. A collision with a special train near the station killed engineer Thomas Smith and injured Mrs B F Jones of Ames was slightly hurt.
London reports detail a battle on June 7 near Roodeval where the Derbyshire regiment suffered heavy losses with 2 officers and 15 men killed, 5 officers and 72 men wounded, many severely. The Boers reportedly captured over 540 men and fronts line communications to Kroonstad are cut. Methuen was said to be fighting near Heilbron with Kel K. Kenny noting quiet south of the area.
London June 12 The temperance congress opened with Mr Thomas Wallace Russell M P as president. J J Bailey of Philadelphia was named vice president and presented a paper on The United States and South America. Rev J Tunn and Dr Frederick Temple delivered the evening address urging science religion politics and public opinion to press the cause against indifference.
Louisvillians Miss Lily McAfee and Sherman Morris both 17 drown in the Ohio River at Fern Grove after a picnic boat ride. The two attempted to swap seats when McAfee fell overboard. Morris tried to save her but was pulled under as she held onto his foot, ending in both deaths.
New York June 12 Senator Platt's friends deny he will run again. A wire rumor suggests resignation before the term ends. Senator Blast told World representatives that he will serve out his term but retire from politics after 1905.
A Jackson Mississippi dispatch reports Gov Levine was briefed on a Mississippi City affair and ordered a full inquiry. Gov Longino pledged to leave no stone unturned if the reported facts hold up.
The Fourth Wisconsin district Democratic convention in Milwaukee on Monday night nominated George W. Peck for Congress without opposition. The gathering approved Peck as the party’s nominee for the district race.
The United States cruiser Albany, commissioned at Newcastle on Tyne May 20, arrived at Southampton on Monday after orders to proceed to the Mediterranean. The training ship Buffalo, which left New York April 19 for a Mediterranean voyage, has also arrived in Southampton.
Ironton Ohio June 12 section men on the Cincinnati and Hinton divisions of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad strike for higher wages.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey travel by private train from Detroit to Grand Rapids. An escort accompanies them as Mayor Maybury and other officials greet the party. A 17 gun salute signals arrival followed by public receptions at the Morton House and city hall.
Samuel T. Davis, an early settler and prominent lawyer and capitalist who arrived in 1856, was struck and killed by a street car on Monday night in Sioux City. He was deaf and did not hear the tram. Davis once owned land that became the city’s finest residential district.
Cotton acreage planted in Washington totals 25 558 000 acres an increase of 2 836 000 or 0 7 percent from last year. In Indiana South Bend pattern maker Alpheus D Rensberger of Goshen, foreman in Sandage steel skein works wooding dept, is killed when a plank is hurled back by a ripsaw striking him in the stomach.
In Rockhampton Queensland officials report 23 plague deaths to date with two new cases, one of which is fatal. Adelaide meanwhile notes June 12 as the date of the update. The outbreak draws attention to the health crisis in Australia.
Experiments show propeller fins inspired by fish movement could revolutionize water travel. The text notes that nature’s waves work best and highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a natural remedy. It claims the tonic strengthens digestion and treats constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and weak kidneys.
An American writer recalls college days with a black "Sambo" gardener who playfully teases the boys. In spring he burns the lawn to renew grass, a freshman jokes about him making the grass as black as Sambo. The gardener replies that the grass will come up green as him, in a humorous racially tinged anecdote.
The passage promotes Marquette Michigan as a top summer resort reached via the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway. It highlights healthful location scenic beauty good hotels and immunity from hay fever as reasons to visit for health rest and comfort as well as offering a copy of The Lake Superior Country with copper country description for four cents postage to Geo. H. Heatford general passenger agent Chicago IL.
An irate man complains about canvassers and their nerve. A canvasser offers a dictionary of English slang phrases and adds a humorous twist about never being at a loss to express oneself again.
Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and agrees with delicate stomachs. 15 cts and 25 cts per package. Sold by all grocers.
During a wedding at a tiny church the couple hesitated with embarrassment as the minister asked if anyone knew a lawful reason to oppose the union. Both answered boldly yes to proceed, turning the clergyman's evident embarrassment into a moment of tension and humor.
An advertising notice invites mail order customers to request bind er twine in Sisal Standard or Manila. Mail details of needed quantity and delivery date to Sears Roebuck Co Binder Twine Dept Chicago to secure a lower price than current supplier.
A. C. U. W. meeting in mpi Falls, S. D. Sune 9 20 offers a single fare plus 82.000 round trip from Dows, Iowa and all points south. Contact nearest ticket agent for rates sale dates limits. Jno G Farmer, A.G.P.L T. A. RL C. RL N.Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa.
A brief quip reflects a shift in tone as a speaker asserts inherent dignity to emerge while addressing a misunderstood position. The exchange captures a moment of self-assertion in print.
Advertisement touts Allien's Foot-Ease powder to relieve tight shoes and foot discomfort. Claims cure for corns itching swelling heat soreness and sweating with 25 cents price. Offers free sample and asks readers to write Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A Dun-I contact requests settling the Hide account today. The Debtor-Really comments on curiosity and effort to uncover a small detail, while a transcript notes probing questions about the matter.
An aged advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from sick head ache with a price of 25 cents.
A lone editorial quip from the Chicago Democrat laments how rarely a widowing epitaph echoes an critic’s sour thoughts.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Carter’s Ink is used exclusively by New York and Boston schools and many others, with no other brand accepted. A quote claims George cannot identify liquor taste, as he supposedly drinks quickly, leaving no palate experience to form a taste.
A collage of patent medicine claims and quips from 1900 era papers. Advertisers tout Laxative Bromo Quinine and Piso's Cure while readers share wry maxims from papers like the Globe and Washington Democrat. Public notices echo pamphlet style remedies and crowding concerns on streetcars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.