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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
5
Rosamund Marriott Watson presents a children’s poem in which a tall old clock narrates its long life. The clock describes watching generations, telling tales of distant seas and golden imagery, while a child listens and wonders at its wisdom and age.
At Union Station crowds gathered to hear Maj Harvey Salmon of Clinton Maine recount Civil War memories. He described Missouri volunteers joining the Confederacy by stealth, a nephew's bones found after battle, and his early service with Gen Price at Lexington Missouri in 1861.
The Philadelphia Times recounts a scandalous anecdote from Judge B of St. Landry, detailing his elegant home and wife’s celebrated wit. At a dinner for the St. Landry bar, the hostess delivers a biting line about a “new trust” recipe made from cowhide, revealing a darker undercurrent of personal grievance.
The excerpt recalls fear and discipline in a Civil War camp with a commander’s lesson on courage. It then shifts to Hudson Maxim, his explosive powder, and the Maxim gun lineage, detailing smokeless powder, its nonexplosive burn, and the setup of a larger bore gun for an aerial torpedo.
The article describes Isaac Maxim and his four sons pursuing explosive warfare innovations. It details a 27 inch aerial torpedo using guncotton, fired by a fuse, with a nine mile range and capacity to devastate a battleship within a 47 000 square foot area plus a 100 foot radius from detonation.
A truncated clipping portrays a devout gentleman with a bold but unsure demeanor. The brief text hints at inner conflicts between faith and self assertion, suggesting a literary portrait rather than a news event.
In Indianapolis Broad Ripple a Sunday school superintendent Frank E. Caffyn drowned after cramps as his son Ellsworth and others struggled to rescue him. His mother suffered collapse. In Ispranarouis Captain Arthur Bozell died saving others when his steamer swamped a rowboat as Harry Pierson and a woman were rescued by rowboats.
Oscoop Indiana June 15. The body of Bert Hess was found on railroad tracks with his head severed. No money on the victim though he had several dollars when last seen. Reports say twelve tramps were in the neighborhood the night of the death and their locations will be investigated.
Macansore Indiana June 16. Glass manufacturers report an excellent season with a large stock and full storehouses. Four hundred local glass workers plan to sail for Paris and another four hundred will visit Belgium.
Maj Conde of the 3d battalion 15th Indiana opened a recruiting station in Roxremo to fill a company quota. Though 26 men were needed, over 400 applicants appeared. 26 passed medicals and will be sent to Camp Thomas to join the company this weekend.
Lebanon Indiana on June 16 reports a grand Fourth celebration funded by 100 business and professional men who pledged 2500 dollars. The event features military drills horse racing ladies driving contests balloon ascension and an old fashioned cake walk with cash premiums in each class.
The Rev William C Bowen longtime Methodist minister and 55 year licensed preacher died at his daughter Mrs Lorin A Williams home in New Castle after a long illness He conducted over 1700 marriages and preached 2000 funerals during his ministry in the county.
Ball Bros. fruit jar plants in Muncie Indiana will close June 30 for a two months summer vacation. The shutdown comes despite a reduced stock after a recent warehouse fire. Nearly 2000 workers will be affected.
Clifford Badgley of Shelbyville received news by telegram of his son Benjamin Badgley’s death by accidental drowning near Tampa Florida. He was 19 and had joined the regular army about a year ago. No other details were provided.
John Seitz a 13 year old drowned while bathing with companions in Haubstadt millpond in Gibson County. He stepped into a sinkhole unseen in the darkness and his body was recovered Wednesday.
In DunkKish Indiana on Tuesday Mrs Haine and Mrs Romey, both widows, quarrel over a garden and a cow. The fight ends with Mrs Romey struck by a board and Mrs Haines hit by a hammer. Mrs Haines is reported in a dying condition.
Twenty-five new soldiers joined Company D of the 160th Regiment after a strict examination in Wasasu Indiana. They will depart for the southern assignment at the start of next week.
Twenty nine men enlisted in Frankfort Indiana on Friday to meet the city quota under the second call. Maj Conde will muster them Monday morning and they will proceed to Chickamauga to join Company C Fifteenth Indiana from the area. Drowned Woman in Oswego Lake. Mrs Mary Neibert drowned herself Friday morning at Sehue lake Oswego while despondent from continual physical agony.
Greencastle Indiana June 18 Dr E W Fisk of this city is a second cousin of Adm George Dewey and is well acquainted with that hero s family history He says those who knew the sturdy Vermont stock from which Dewey sprang believed he would accomplish his task when opportunity arrived Fisk is pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Evansville Indiana but maintains his residence in Greencastle where he has lived for many years.
Edward Logenstein, 43, a Swedish resident of Battle Ground, drowned while attempting to swim across the Wabash River two miles east of Battle Ground. He was seized by cramps and his body had not been recovered by late hour.
Wanrsaw Indiana June 18. The recruiting of the 160th Indiana Volunteer Infantry is advancing with a lieutenant a surgeon and four men arriving to open work Friday morning. Applicants run into the hundreds but two thirds are rejected by the strict physical exam. About 100 have been enlisted to date.
Lieut. Boston Vail and Sergeant Pearl Bogue of Company A 160th are in Marion recruiting for their regiment. They aim to recruit 25 men from each district town. Twenty five men were selected here Wednesday morning and sent to Chickamauga.
In Ricmond Indiana a permanent society named the Richmond Art Association has been formed to promote art and sponsor annual exhibitions. Hon William Dudley Foulke accepted the presidency.
Preliminary work began at the Indiana Bicycle Co factory in Indianapolis on Thursday to build electric carriages and hacks. The Waverly bicycle maker expects to produce about 4 000 electric carriages and hacks annually.
Indianapolis June 17 Governor appoints Richard P. Dehart to command the added Indiana infantry regiment to be organized. Dehart is a Civil War veteran who served in past conflicts.
Will Evans son of a prominent farmer in Wuss Low Indiana was mortally wounded after shooting himself in the abdomen while cleaning a revolver. He remained conscious long enough to declare the wound accidental to his parents.
The final batch of 47 recruits left Indianapolis for Chickamauga Friday at 2 45 PM as 77 of 200 applicants were chosen for three Indiana regiment companies.
Evansville dispatch reports Henry Gempler, a Posey county farmer near Evansville, struck by lightning on Wednesday and killed instantly. His body described as torn to shreds. Also noted, German Lutherans in the middle district will hold annual conference in Terre Haute from July 5 to July 9 with all Indiana Illinois ministers and teachers attending.
A general merchandise store in Vincennes, Indiana, was burglarized Thursday night. A large amount of goods were stolen, with the incident attributed to an unknown assailant. No injuries reported.
A survey notes figures in military science and politics, including Brig. Gen. John I. Rodgers as a top artillery expert and Senor Sagasta at 71, with remarks on George W. Cable's London speech and Gladstone's successors. It also highlights Charles Young as the lone colored officer at West Point and Japan's heir at 18, plus imperial dress norms in William’s court.
A Dublin area legend links the Howth earldom to a decaying elm planted by Granville O’Malley. The tree supposedly marks the earls’ fortunes and would fall with the extinction of the line. The present 70 year old bachelor Earl of Howth is the last in his line, with heirs and fate tied to the doomed tree and a mysterious gray rat that signals misfortune.
The article notes the Philippines archipelago comprises many islands with 18 to 20 large ones and about 200 small ones. It describes the islands as numerous, with some merely points on the sea, highlighting the vast maritime geography of the nation.
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