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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
4
In Westville Indiana the article notes ice is scarce in Switzerland and sold in tiny quantities while American refrigeration advances dominate. It highlights Yankee machinery ready to produce glacier trimmed Alps cooling systems.
Dr Carl Schlatter of Vienna removed six feet of the small intestine from an Italian stabbed in a brawl. The patient is recovering and the doctor praises the man as a fine specimen of Italian interior.
A San Francisco paper chronicles a historic ceremony in which Mrs. Kate Heussman, an ordained minister, marries her daughter Miss Mary Heussman to Felix Drapinski marking what is described as the first instance of a mother performing her daughter's wedding.
The Infanta Maria Teresa captain states in an official report that American gunners achieved 100 percent hits in the engagement near Santiago, asserting he was well positioned to judge and that American estimates may have underestimated the accuracy.
Dan Rice a famed circus clown who died in Long Branch is recalled for a career that began in 1844 and for earning as much as 27000 dollars annually from Barnum s circus. His longtime popularity is noted by those who have seen him.
Johnson H. Bennett aged 50 and Mary Ann Farley aged 78 were married at High Ridge New Jersey a few days ago. The couple rode home in a sleigh drawn by a 35 year old horse that remains lively and ready to run away on slight provocation.
A Kimberley correspondent notes during the siege that mules slaughtered are pronounced superior to horseflesh. The diary fragment laments whether the praise is genuine or merely decorous after death of animals.
Prof. Dewar experiments with liquid air to kill typhoid diphtheria cholera and other bacteria. At 19 percent degrees below zero no effect was observed on the bacteria in 24 hours. The remark ends with a jab about the rogues causing trouble.
The Yankee uses southern Oregon pine needles to make oil by boiling and rolling. The remaining fibers are used for upholstery claiming pests cannot live in furniture upholstered with the needles.
Capt Leary, governor general of Guam, notes houses on posts four to five feet high to promote air circulation and reduce dampness. Local utensils are handmade, clothing from Japan, and staple foods include rice coconuts and palm nut flour cakes.
Yale professor Sumner stirred controversy by claiming a high percent of modern marriages end unhappily. Since his lecture, he has received many strong letters arguing the opposite, showing some take his remark seriously while others denounce it.
The Marconi wireless system will be used on mail steamers crossing the English Channel Dover Calais and Folkestone Boulogne. Vessels will communicate only with the shore and not receive messages from the public. Service aids the company and protects lives and property.
Five hundred bronze and brass cannons bought in Cuba by American speculators to meet war relief demand face a 45 percent duty under metal manufactures. The speculation may be unprofitable, and the relics dealers planned to sell as unused Spanish War artifacts condemned long before as obsolete.
Miss Edith L Smith of New York married Frank T Mercer in Binghamton while her father Rev Mr Smith lay ill. He died weeks earlier but his voice pronounced the ceremony through a phonograph input. The bride and groom answered the questions as if a spirit voice conducted the rite.
A compact digest highlights key events from Washington and major regions including the East West and South. The roundup summarizes important happenings, politics, and developments shaping national and local affairs this week.
Reports say Jim Crosby along with his wife and daughter were killed by a mob in Letohatchee Alabama. Crosby allegedly had threatened retaliation after a friend’s lynching.
London dispatches note Lord Roberts advancing six miles toward Osfontein as Boers resist. main Boer force gathering at Winburg threatening lower Orange Free State. MafeKing siege reported raised. Japan expands army to 300000. Filipinos sustain armed opposition in Luzon. 4372000 Indians receive daily government relief.
Fifty sixth congress reports progress on a territorial government for Hawaii and Porto Rico tariff matters. The House favors consular service reorganization and considers second class mail. Senate discusses Porto Rico government and seating Quay. pension bills move forward. The House notes the death of Rep. Epes and adopts funeral resolutions.
The public debt declined by 6 750 165 during February while treasury cash stood at 8 362 23 to show total debt excluding cash of 1 11 56 059. US mints coinage in February totaled 15 468 700. National bank note circulation at February 25 reached 249 434 578 up 6 532 311 for the year. Congressman Sydney Eppes died in Washington after appendicitis surgery. US currency in circulation was 2 002 931 with no change since March 1 1599 totaling 74 059 179. Baron Geyers the Netherland minister arrived in Washington.
Weekly totals in the United States reach 1 715 196 507 with a drop from the prior year. Bank suspensions and business failures rise across regions while New England and New York face snow floods. McKinley and Mrs. McKinley attend Ohio Society banquet as political and national issues unfold.
Reports list several deaths from accidents and violence including an Illinois Central wreck at Pope Mississippi where Engineer Oliver and Fireman Adams died. Robbers, hangings and murders occur in Louisiana Texas Georgia and Illinois. Other items note elections and organizational news from Utah New Orleans and Dubuque with a tragic child fire death and a Saint Paul bishop’s death.
The pension appropriation bill was approved by the Senate on the fifth. House actions include proposals on Philippine control and free trade with Puerto Rico. New senators Bard and others take office as policy debates unfold amid reports of fires, rail accidents, fights, and wartime actions in the Philippines and Africa.
Great Britain's naval estimates total 230 million pounds. Mormons alleged to influence Utah Idaho and Montana politics. Buffalo Bill says 30000 Mormons from Salt Lake will found a city in Wyoming. Steamship Prairie arrives Havre with American exhibits for Paris. Indian education head urges compulsory attendance. Van Horne and Bank of Montreal plan to buy Cuban railroads. New Zealand government offers two dollars a day work. Germany bears 4 460 000 a year for royal palaces. Dr McKim favors killing certain criminals to improve society. De Beers cautions Cecil Rhodes cites 10 million annual diamond profits in Kimberley. England backs Britain supremacy in Boer states postwar. Port of Spain telegraph says Bolivar consul Lyons assassinated. Bard of California elected senator garden roses. Orlando Poe steamer launched in Cleveland nine thousand tons iron ore capacity. GA R chief Shaw runs for New York Twenty fourth district seat. Schurman Philippine commission member recalls Filipinos plan nearly unchanged.
The Ohio Society of New York hosted its fourteenth annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria with President McKinley as guest of honor. He urged unity on the imperialism issue, asserted the republic’s strength, and called for steadfast resolve in governing new possessions while highlighting economic gains and national harmony. Also reported is tobacco output in Cincinnati, noting a January rise over December and the prior year.
A midnight blaze in the Willard block on Broadway Troy causes about 100000 dollars in damages to a business block and apartment building. Fire crews battled the flames through the night with extensive property loss but no confirmed injuries reported.
The national bank of Port Jervis, which suspended payment December 19, 189, has complied with the comptroller of the currency requirements and its capital is unimpaired. It has been permitted to resume and will open for business today as an active national banking association.
Senator Davis of Minnesota offers an amendment to the Porto Rican bill. It aims to apply US tariff laws to foreign imports but grant absolute free trade between the United States and Porto Rico. The measure extends constitutional powers to Porto Rico, implying limits on extending it to the Philippines or other territories.
Gen Bates commands 2300 troops from Fortieth and Forty-fifth regiments. They occupy Nueva Caceres in South Camarines and Dad in North Camarines and nearby towns. The enemy offered resistance at one point and two Americans were killed including Lieut.
March dispatches report Gen Brabant’s Boer forces in full retreat with guns and wagons after Stormberg’s capture. Gatacre’s forces entered Stormberg unopposed. Mafeking relief efforts are under way, with Roberts’ advance and the broader three-front British campaign shrouded in secrecy.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring blood purifier curing eruptions and scrofula. Testimonies claim facial eruptions disappeared after use and that a father cured of a varrath condition improved with the remedy. Local names and places referenced include Bloomington Indiana and Mount Hope.
American forces attacked near San Miguel bay advancing in three columns toward Nueva Caceres. Libmanan was occupied after close fighting that left 64 enemy dead and about 140 total casualties. The Paragua gunboat preceded the march, finding Nueva Caceres deserted as insurgents retreated to the mountains. In Tarlac a lieutenant was killed and 24 enemy were burned after a suspected ambush.
Police Magistrate Mott holds Olga Nethersole Hamilton Revelle Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial on the charge of presenting Sapho at Wallack's theater Bail fixed at 500 each paroled to counsel Abraham Hummel until Wednesday when they will appear again in Center street court and bail again set at 500 each District Attorney Gardiner informs police chief who will supervise the action Mrs Wolcott granted absolute divorce from Senator Edward Wolcott on grounds of desertion in Denver Judge Allen presides Burned to Death in Richmond Virginia John Westervelt his wife and six year old Chaffins Bluff Monday
The Warren arrived Monday from Manila via Hong Kong Guam and Honolulu bringing Gen. Wheeler his daughter and Lt Cmdr Briggs U S N along with Capt. Johnson U S W and several passengers to San Francisco.
A terse note from CRI in Santiago de Chile dated March reports general elections ongoing. The dispatch notes the event reached Galveston Texas, signaling broader coverage of Chilean electoral activity.
Dispatches indicate a planned advance combining forces toward Bloemfontein with Gen Brabant to guard the right flank after securing lines of communication along Free State railways. The Natal army remains mostly inactive while the main aim is Pretoria and Mafeking relief from the south. Kruger signs indicating willingness to peace only on independence basis.
The March 6 revocation halted a state arsenals shipment of guns and ammunition to London Kentucky. A loaded car was unloaded and its contents sent back to the Frankfort arsenal after soldiers had worked the fore noon loading it. Officials gave no reason while a Washington interference report circulates.
In Brenham Texas near Chappell Hill King Howard attacked his wife with an iron bar in a jealous rage breaking her neck. He then shot Luke Taylor to death and escaped. Local sensational crime report from the Carlisle plantation scene.
A Collier's Weekly anecdote recalls a renowned trans Atlantic line captain known for courtesy to passengers yet harsh on deck. A polite passenger asks about weather and he retorts to seek the cook. The witty exchange ends with the passenger apologizing for misaddressing the captain.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Oregon. Endorsers state Cheney is honorable and able to fulfill obligations. Cure taken internally. acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Testimonials received. Hall's Family Pills praised.
In Stray Stories Mr. Cummings jokes that any man who makes gloves that won’t button easily should quit. Clara retorts, advising him not to waste more time pursuing the issue. The light exchange captures playful banter and social mockery.
A promotional note invites readers to write to Allen S. Olmsted in Leroy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease. The brief comes in a plain advertisement style typical of local notices.
A Detroit Press fragment promotes 25c druggists and shoe stores selling a product, with Roberts Supply House of Minneapolis urging prompt acceptance and offering 57 packets of seeds and a free knife, plus a family quip about paying for a suit.
An advertisement promotes Kemp's Balsam claiming immediate cough relief and urges readers to buy from their druggist. It touts large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and warns that drugs are dangerous. The ad oddly asserts deaf and dumb married people should be happy.
A vintage remedy ad promotes Laxative Bromo Guise tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
The advertisement touts Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar to strengthen lungs against winter and promises relief. It also promotes Pike's Toothache Drops claiming a cure in one minute.
Women are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham for confidential health guidance. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetables Compound is promoted as a universal remedy for painful periods backaches and other female ailments praised for helping many and widely known in English speaking areas.
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