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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1904
Page
7
Poem reflecting on returning to an Indiana farm and recalling a lost child. The speaker wanders empty rooms and gardens, hearing April winds and moonlit nights, while questioning whether the beloved child is dead or an angel in the beds of memory. Hezekiah Butterworth notes Springfield Massachusetts sources.
In a Virginia family moving west in two covered wagons, David and twin Jonathan recall caring for horses, dogs, and siblings led by father as they endure nights, camp life, and a perilous sedge swamp rescue. A warning of wolves and a fatherly lesson closes the reminiscence.
In a dramatic escape, a family survives wolves after a dangerous trek in Adirondacks. Keturah stages a concert with violin, banjo, and kettle lids to ward off three wolves while Father, Cyrus, and others flee toward camp. The scene blends danger, faith, and family resilience amid frontier woods.
A major blaze in Rochester New York Friday consumed three department stores including Sibley Lindsay Carr. Insurance estimates place losses at 3 million with 2 500 workers left jobless temporarily. The fire began at Rochester Dry Goods and spread west through Main Street near St Paul Street and Clinton Avenue.
The Hague tribunal rules Britain Germany and Italy may receive 30 percent preference on customs duties at Guira and Puerto Cabello. The three pay their own costs, tribunal costs are shared, and the United States must enforce the decision within three months.
Secretary Hay reports Japan has negotiated a treaty with Corea promising its independence and integrity. The move is seen as a clever diplomatic act elevating Japan to a moral high ground, signaling restraint even if Japan wins in its clash with Russia and occupies Corea.
A starch dust explosion at the Warner Sugar Refining plant in Waukegan Illinois destroyed two large structures. Three workers died and a dozen or more were injured. Three bodies were recovered identified as John Cusack Jacob Spies and an unidentified man with one more missing. Estimated property loss stands at one million dollars.
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