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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
6
The Indicator notes public doubts on capital punishment but asserts broad consensus on paper-hanging. It recalls an American admiral flag featuring a blue field with four white stars and cites Admirals Porter and Farragut as the only Americans to raise it before Dewey.
Joseph Jefferson claims a man should fall ill once every decade. He notes his own life confirms the rule, stating he has been ill every tenth year since 1569.
The first Sunday law enacted in Virginia in 1617 fined any man who did not attend church on Sunday two pounds of tobacco.
Arbor day marked nationwide with voluntary tree planting in 44 states. In several states including Arizona Colorado North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota and Wyoming it is a legal holiday with official observances.
The mayor of Macon Georgia gathers subscriptions to ensure every family without a newspaper receives at least one. He cites law and order and community wisdom as reasons, and the local press backs the plan.
The article criticizes snow plows tried in Wyoming this winter as ineffective. It argues that Wyoming snowstorms require plows with the burrowing tenacity of a gopher and the staying power of a wharf rat, suggesting a need for better equipment.
The French government reports the completion of a major lighthouse at Cape Grisnez on the English Channel coast. It shines at 1,500,000 candle power in clear weather and rises to 3,000,000 in fog. In clear nights the light is visible for 48 miles.
Congress appropriates 1 055 000 dollars to settle claims of American citizens against France for seizures in French ports. The issue has lingered through many past sessions of Congress.
The latest Naval Register records 254 vessels of all grades in the United States navy. It lists under construction eight first class battleships one submarine torpedo boat one gunboat four monitors and 16 torpedo boat destroyers. Excluding sailing receiving ships tugs colliers and supply ships and unfinished torpedo boats 134 war vessels are in commission.
An Indian chief named Shoot-at-Him has begun divorce proceedings against his wife in a Colorado court. The piece contrasts old tribal practices with modern legal divorce, noting the shift toward lawful proceedings and the involvement of lawyers.
A new alloy promising as a gold substitute uses 94 parts copper to six parts antimony. Copper melts, antimony is added with magnesium and carbonate of time to increase density. The alloy can be drawn, wrought, and soldered like gold and costs about 24 cents per pound to manufacture.
The article notes Spain's command of 25 000 American made bugies and mocks the idea that trumpets inspired Spanish troops at San Juan and El Caney. It claims American schoolhouses books and newspapers gave courage to the American forces and jokes about sending 25 000 American school teachers instead.
Washington dispatch reports the War Department is collecting war pictures to produce a single volume compiling every obtainable photo and image related to the Spanish American War. Officers and all who photographed the war are asked to send their pictures for copying, aiming for a historic first in this field.
The report ranks states by public building bills enacted. New York leads with six, Illinois five, Iowa and Nebraska four each, California Pennsylvania Massachusetts Minnesota Georgia three each, and several states two or one, including Colorado and Texas with two.
Captain Morton Levy Phillips died aged 61 after a long naval career. He served nearly fifty years in the navy under an assumed name, Morton Levy, before revealing his true identity. He was son of Commodore Levy and ran away as a boy to join a ship under his uncle’s command.
A weekly digest assembling national and regional developments from Washington, the East, the West and the South. Highlights cover political actions, economic shifts, and notable public events shaping national affairs.
A Cuban military assembly committee bound for Washington to secure recognition will not be officially recognized. About 60 senators and representatives accepted Panama Canal Company invitations to inspect proposed Nicaragua and Panama routes. Treasury comptroller says veterans in the Spanish American War qualify for extra pay. A war department dispatch signals possible rapid end to hostilities in the Philippines. French ambassador Cambon delivered formal notice of Madrid peace treaty signature at the state department.
A Pennsylvania resolution asks Governor Stone to declare Monday May 1, 1899 as Dewey day and a legal holiday. The report also covers U.S. business failures, stock clearing house totals, and a major hotel fire in New York with 16 dead and 42 injured.
Robbers blew open a Michigan bank vault and stole 1500 pounds. Benjamin Hutchinson famed as Old Hutch died at 71 in Wisconsin. A fight in St Louis left Bud Price and Edward Osterside dead. Meade with 35 million on board reached Havana. North Carolina lawmakers trimmed governor powers. Chicago stove workers won higher wages in a conference. Georgia governor harsh on Palmetto affair after nine shot. Atlanta's 107 year old citizen John S Prather Sr died. Four killed in Alaska miners battle. Freeman killed and 26 injured in Kansas train wreck. Adolph Meyer found dead in Chicago hotel room. Havana violence left four dead. Northwestern University dean D Oliver Marcy died at Evans ton. Patrick Walsh of Augusta died aged 59. Chicago engraving victim Backman killed wife then himself. Two earthquakes felt in Vincennes. Charity Jane Robinson celebrated 101st birthday in Fond du Lac. English capitalists form 250 million company to rival Standard Oil. A cyclone destroyed Roy Arkansas town.
A cyclone near Edwardsville Alabama kills eleven people and injures fifteen as it sweeps a 12 mile path. Ten dead include Lewis Coffee and his family. Gov Barnes vetoes 65 of 89 Oklahoma bills, leaving 24 laws.
At a London banquet honoring Ambassador Choate the speaker urged friendship between Britain and the United States. The Canadian parliament opened in Ottawa and Spain signed a peace treaty with the United States under the queen regent. Princess Kaiu Jani died in Honolulu at 24. Oliver Prevost was hanged in Port Arthur Ontario for murders on February 10, 1897. The Spanish queen regent may yield power to her son King Alfonso, hinting at a possible republic. The duke of Arcos will be Spain’s minister in Washington. The battleship Oregon reached Manila in good condition as Gen Wheaton’s forces burned ten villages near the Pasig River. American casualties were two killed and 29 wounded. insurgents left 200 dead.
General Henry reports to the war department that newspaper claims of disorder in Porto Rico are false and that the people remain quiet and orderly.
Judge M L Hayward, newly elected U S senator from Nebraska, is 69 with a fortune of at least 3 000 000. Secretary Wilson plans to seed government contracts in spring. Santiago de Cuba to house an eastern district penitentiary. British territory now 4 000 000 square miles larger than 1871, surpassing the U S. Susan B Anthony to attend the International Council of Women in London mid June. Andrew C Fowle built the first geometrical bank note lathe for the government in Newark. Three Manila bay tugs bought by the U S government will move troops. Reuben Merriwether Dorsey born in a snowstorm, traveled 20 miles home for nuptials, buried in a blizzard. Yacht Norna arrives Colombo after November voyage. Islands evacuated by Spain in the West Indies under military control awaiting Congress on their future government. Gen Marcus P Miller, commander at Bode, has reached the age limit.
A Birmingham dispatch reports the Edwardsville cyclone killed Lewis Coffee and ten of his family of eleven, injuring fourteen others. The storm torn through Clebourne county, leveling homes, wrecking farms, and sparing few structures as residents recount the funnel, destruction, and tragic losses near Heflin and Hoffin.
A horse on the rails near Clipper Gap Switch caused a west bound freight to derail. Train No. 9 struck the animal, overturning the first engine. The engineer and fireman were killed by scalding, an unknown helper was badly burned, and a third crewman was seriously injured.
Ex Senator Patrick Walsh died Sunday morning at 7 30 in Augusta Georgia after a long life in public service. The report notes his death occurred in Augusta on Sunday morning.
Manila dispatch reports rebel forces expelled from Cavite merged near Pasig and attacked a Washington volunteers post at Taguig. Gen Wheaton reinforced with Washington and Oregon regiments, routing the insurgents after two hours of fighting with heavy Filipino losses.
Thomas Carroll Boone, telegraph operator aboard a war balloon before Santiago, died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries after the balloon was torn apart and three men were thrown clear. He died after an operation for wounds suffered in the fall and drag incidents. Calamity struck all three crew. one officer died of injuries and another remains in an insane asylum. A separate riot verdict in Hot Springs held Sheriff Williams and deputies Coffee Williams Ed Spears and Will Watt for killings.
Sacramento reports the California legislature adjourned sine die at 11:45 Sunday morning without electing a United States senator to succeed Stephene White whose term expired. Ottumwa reports J. J. Heay, a Burlington fast mail fireman between Chicago and Burlington, was found by Engineer Potts hanging in the cab seat near the bridge east of the river at Gladstone.
A letter prompts Mrs. Pinkham’s guidance on menstrual health and self care for women. Readers share experiences with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and associated remedies to ease symptoms and improve general well being.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch quote laments that Madrid journals label Cristobal Colon as Spain’s evil mastermind after his voyages. It argues Columbus opened colonies that led to centuries of plunder, noting Spain’s later losses and suggesting Columbus’s enduring influence despite disfavor during his life.
A fragment from the New York Journal notes a character or speaker dismissively remarks that drowning is an easy death during a scene in a Soto related context. The line contrasts conversation with a dramatic aside about mortality.
A home test with a clear bottle of water reveals kidney health by sediment after 24 hours. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for rheumatism back pain kidney and bladder issues and urges readers to request a free sample and information by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
An excerpt from Cincinnati Enquirer portrays Empress Tsi An in the Forbidden City interrogating a silent servant about the emperor’s whereabouts. The dialogue blends mock grandeur with vivid, exotic descriptions as the empress contemplates another scene.
A short woman and her tall husband dine in a downtown restaurant. The wife asks for a hassock and the waiter, puzzled, asks if it should be boiled or fried, while the husband explains the order, revealing a humorous miscommunication at dinner.
The tale recalls a Pacific slope town where a Swedish Finnish applicant failed bread soup roasting and cleaning chores but proudly claimed I can milk a reindeer. The anecdote illustrates the difficulty of evaluating servant applicants in small western cities.
Dr Slaughter asks how Mr Jarlick feels and the man replies he is lazy and idle. He admits neither sick enough for bed nor well enough to work, living between wealth and want, without spring fever or heart trouble, just plain laziness as his truth. The line ends with a wry remark about under jaw movements.
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