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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1896
Page
1
Physician Talks: A Five Year Paralysis Case
A Philadelphia Times feature profiles Lewis D. Blondin born 1841 Bridgewater Pa now Hulmeville Pa who suffered spinal paralysis after typhoid and war service. After consulting several doctors he credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring movement to his left foot and enabling him to walk with crutches. sworn affidavit dated May 15 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Lewis D. Blondin
Bridgewater
Hulmeville
Jefferson Medical College
Phils
Manayunk
William C. Todd
Philadelphia
I. W. Gross
Pancoast
Jefferson College
Dr. Morehouse
George Harrison
Salve Ad Promising Quick Healing Sold by E. T. Scott
An advertised salve claims to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and piles with money back guarantee. Price is 25 cents per box and sold by E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Scott
Cripple Creek Boom Highlighted by Rail Promotion
The Cripple Creek Colp. mining camp is touted as the greatest gold camp on earth and in a boom. The Wabash Railroad is promoted as the best route to Cripple Creek via Kansas City or St. Louis. Readers are urged to contact the nearest Wabash Ticket Agent for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Kansas City
St. Louis
Callonor
Anti saloon war intensifies in Benton county with threats
Benton county towns battle the saloon faction after the Nicholson alcohol bill. A Lafayette brewery funded licenses, police and justices faced allegations of intoxication, and a mass meeting demanded resignations and possible impeachment. Violent threats included a minister receiving a dynamite note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Fowler Good Citizens’ League
Indiana
Benton County
Lafayette Brewing Company
Charles Harver
Oxford
Frank Ducharme
Freeman Pritchett
Prichett
Methodist Church
Court House
Robert Chenoworth
Mr. Colvin
James Lona
James K. Breen
C. M. Haver
Four Colleges at State Capital Merge to Form University
Indianapolis March 11 The University of Indianapolis is formed as a confederation of Butler College Medical College of Indiana Indiana Dental College and Indiana Law School An advisory committee will draft articles of incorporation to create a new university company including the four as parts The plan may group campuses on a single site and use Butler charter as a base Ex President Benjamin Harrison joins the advisory committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
University of Indianapolis
Butler College
Medical College of Indiana
Indiana Dental College
Indiana Law School
Commercial Club
John R. Wilson
Byron K. Elliott
Charles R. Williams
M. L. Haines
Allen M. Fletcher
Wame
P. H. Jameson
New
University Company
Butler
Indianapolis High School
Benjamin Harrison
Guilty of Watching a Prize Fight Near Manilla
Lee Skotski Abe Sppolsky Ed Dismore David Fleming John Cunningham Lennie Williams and Sylvester Bassett all of Shelbyville pled guilty before Judge Miller to witnessing a prize fight near Manilla in January 1894. Each was fined five dollars plus costs. Thomas Mull of Manilla acted as surety. Bonds were previously forfeited but not pressed, per prosecuting attorney’s consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Lee Skotski
Abe Sppolsky
Ed Dismore
David Fleming
John Cunningham
Lennie Williams
Sylvester Bassett
Shelbyville
Miller
Manilla
Thomas Mull
Matrimony in Minutes Ends in Quick Divorces
In Roxomo on March 11 Olive Smith quickly changed her name three times in minutes, first marrying Francis M. Trader, then securing a divorce restoring her maiden name, and immediately becoming wife to Joseph N. Tyler as Squire Henry Loop officiated before the ink dried on licenses and the decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxomo
Olive Smith
Francis M. Trader
Restord
Squire Henry Loop
Joseph N. Tyler
Newspaper Threatened with Contempt Report
Tate HawoK reports March 11 that Judge Taylor of the circuit court ordered a reporter from The Express before him over a news item he deemed contemptuous. The court action highlights tension between judicial authority and press reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate Hawok
Taylor
Circuit Court
the Express
Steele Wins in the Eleventh District Nomination
The Eleventh district Republican convention in Roxomo renominated Congressman George W. Steele and endorsed the 1892 Republican platform. It backed gold and silver as money and favored protection. A McKinley for president clause drew loud applause despite a failed bid to strike it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Roxomo
George W. Steele
McKinley
Cass County
Amputation Performed on a Babe in Kokomo
In Kokomo on March 11 doctors amputated the right hand of a three month old baby, child of David and Mrs Cummings, due to a cancerous sarcoma that grew to four times the normal size. The hand was removed at the wrist to save the infant's life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
David
Cummings
Team of Horses Runaway Injures Roan Man
WasasH March 11 A team of horses belonging to Lon Ivans of Roan ran away and threw him from the buggy. He was initially uninjured and the team was led to a barn before Ivans walked to town. He then became unconscious with convulsions and doctors treated him for several hours before revival. He remained in a precarious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasash
Lon Ivans
Roan
Mr. Ivans
Fire destroys half of Atkins plant in Indianapolis
The K. C. Atkins company plant at 202 to 216 South Illinois street lost about half its capacity in a blaze that began in the paint shop. Loss estimates run from 75 000 to 100 000 with 56 730 insured on the burned portion. The company, which has branches in Memphis Chattanooga and Minneapolis, says the fire will not cripple the business and new buildings will replace the destroyed ones.
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Indianapolis
K. C. Atkins Company
South Illinois Street
Memphis
Chattanooga
Minneapolia
Indictments Returned Against Dr Stout and Prof Hauk
Crawfordsville March 11 grand jury indicts Dr Stout of Covington and Professor Philip Hauk in the death of Grace McClamrock daughter of Lemuel McClamrock Stout bound for 5000 Hank in jail has withdrawn his confession and will fight the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Stout
Covington
Philip Hauk
Grace McClamroock
Lemuel McClamrock
Hank
Death of Dr. Charles N. Metcalf Health Board Secretary
Dr. Charles N. Metcalf long serving secretary of the state board of health since 1883 died of pneumonia in Indianapolis. Born in Herkimer County New York in 1846 he had recently resigned with his resignation to take effect April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles N. Metcalf
State Board of Health
Herkimer County
N. Y
Mary Stough Located After Mysterious Disappearance
Mary Stough a 17 year old girl reported missing from near Asher ville has been located in Clinton Missouri authorities say she vanished from her home in this county earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stough
Brazil
Asherville
Clinton
Missouri Pacific Railway Elects New Board at Meeting
At the annual stockholders meeting in New York on March 11 the old board of directors was elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Missouri Pacific Railway
Weather Summary for Indiana to Wisconsin
Washington March 11 report shows twenty four hour outlook from 8 p m yesterday. Indiana Illinois and Lower Michigan expect generally fair and colder weather with northerly winds. Upper Michigan will be fair with northerly winds. Wisconsin sees fair weather and colder conditions in the southeast with northerly winds. Iowa also fair with colder in the eastern portion and northerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Indiana
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
Upper
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Deliver Wide Range of Prices Across Commodities and Livestock
New York markets report easy money on call and firm sterling. Bond prices show resilience with several 4s and 5s, while Chicago Board of Trade quotes cover wheat corn oats and park lark with varied closes. Produce shows creamery butter eggs and poultry values, along with fruit and vegetable tonnage. Live stock at Union Stock Yards lists hogs and cattle price bands, with extensive ranges for different grades and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Cape Qod
Ohio Republicans Rally Behind McKinley In 1896 Convention
At the Grand Opera House in Columbus Ohio the Republican state convention drew a large crowd as Senator-elect Foraker and ex Secretary Charles Foster appeared. J M Ickes stressed Ohio’s pledge to support McKinley for president while Foraker declared the era’s main issue is Democratic vs Republican rule. Dispatches from Illinois indicated strong McKinley backing, and delegates from Kansas joined in endorsing the nominee with Cyrus Leland Jr and others elected to the St Louis convention.
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CoLuMmsBus
Grand Opera House
Ohio
the Treasury
Charles Foster
Bushnell
Boyes
Foraker
McKinley
Ickes
St. Louis
Buckeye
William McKinley
Congress
Union
Senator Cullom
Chicago
McKinley Club
A. W. Clancey
Illinois
Committee On
Cyrus Leland, Jr
Troy
M. M. Murdock
Wichita
A. P. Riddle
Minneapolis
C. S. Swenson
Platform Leaves Silver Question to National Convention
Wichita March 11 The temporary Kansas Republican convention chair Judge Horton praised removing Populists from state power and purification of the state house. J R Burton urged a self formed platform with a free silver speech. Debates ended as credentials and permanent organization reports were adopted and no local platform formed, honoring the national platform instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Judge Horton
State House
J. R. Burton
Committee On Credentiala
Committee On Permanent Organization
Reed Mention at Rhode Island Republican Convention
At the Rhode Island Republican state convention Dyer said the party has long favored Maine and if Reed is chosen this year the party would not back a broken Reed. The platform calls for protection and a financial policy valuing every dollar equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Dyer
Republican Party of
Rhode Island
Maine
Reed
Double Headed Convention Stirs Ninth District in Georgia
In Gainesville Georgia on March 11 Republicans in the Ninth district held a chaotic convention with two factions the white group and a mixed white and Black group. The event featured dual chairmen two secretaries and two credentials committees and two speakers often on the floor simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Ninth Congressional District
Ready to Launch Allison Boom
Des Moines reports a busy Republic and state convention scene as delegates gather at 10 a.m. to nominate William B. Allison. County delegations include up to fifty representatives, highlighting strong interest in the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Des Moines
William B. Allison
Official Venezuelan boundary history released in Washington
The Venezuelan government published an official historical volume detailing the boundary dispute with Great Britain, tracing notes and correspondence from 1822 through the Olney note and related discussions up to the congressional joint resolution and creation of the U.S. commission. Five injured and one critically, after a factory collapse at 848 Allport Street in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venezuela
Great Britain
Guiana
Legation
United States Commission
Olney
Lord Salisbury
Cleveland
Congress
Chicago
Allport Street
Joseph Freek
Joseph Homolka
John Krejce
Lottie Kazee
Louis Schrini
Gruesome Cave Relic Found Near Olathe Kansas
A vast cave near Olathe Kansas was accidentally discovered on a farm three miles west of town. Thirty feet below the surface a human skull was found with an illegible inscription resembling a fate story and the year 1878. A large opening suggests a bottomless pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
Kan
Spanish flag defaced at Eastman College sparks student jeers
A Spanish flag was found hanging in front of Eastman College in New York with the words Synonymous of butchery painted across it. Police pulled the flag down and a crowd of about 300 students noted the incident, including around a dozen Cuban students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pouughkeepsi
N. Y
Eastman College
Jiastman College
Farmer Marvin L Johnson Disappears After Bank Withdrawal
Marvin L Johnson a well to do farmer in Omaha county drew a large sum from an Omaha bank last week and then vanished. Friends have been unable to locate him since he left the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Marea 11
Marvin L. Johnson
Omaha
Died While in His Carriage
Bryan Lawrence president of the New York Catholic protectory fell ill in his carriage and died before reaching his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bryan Lawrence
Sporting Editor Dead in Chicago
Dr N Rowe proprietor of the American Field and a leading sporting figure in the country died yesterday in Chicago from locomotor ataxia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. Rowe
Greater New York Bill Advances to Third Reading
Albany March 11 The greater New York bill, amended by the senate, was advanced to a third reading in the assembly yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater New York
Albany
Senate
Assembly
Failure in the Clothing Trade
Springfield report shows clothing dealer Dennis Riore dan with liabilities around 40,000 and assets near 000. The case outlines a severe cash flow issue and potential insolvency facing the retail clothing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Dennis Rioredan
Yeeenon Assate
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