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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
3
The scene at a military review swarms with spectators pressing near the cavalry escort and generals. An escaped prisoner draws quick action and Armstrong debates guilt with a staff officer while Miss Lawrence watches, and Mrs. Garrison plots social leverage during a lively procession.
An Irish superstition recalls a weather stone, the Neague, broken by a priest after tourists publicized it. Islanders allegedly cursed critics and a host of misfortunes followed, including the death of a visiting scientist and other fatal consequences linked to the stone on Tory and related events.
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune item introduces the bicycle rickshaw as an attached two seat carriage on a bicycle. It notes comfort ease of use for riders, social benefits, and suitability for invalids for short trips while highlighting its popularity potential in parks and fashionable venues.
In Havana the El Figaro readers chose Senorita Silvia Alfonso y Aldama as the beauty winner with a ceremony presided by Senora Josefina Herrera de Pulido. Silvia, born in Paris and raised in New York, is a Cuban beauty with strong social ties and magnetism. Leading tradespeople will present costly gifts to the queen as festivities follow.
A humorous exchange where Freddie asks what counts as a laughing stock and Cobwigger replies that a necktie bought by a man's wife defines it, illustrating satirical dialogue in a topics column.
Procure 144 pounds of trimmings from the packing house or pork store mince it fine. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Divide into four parts form into rounds press to half inch thick. Dip in beaten egg and coat with bread crumbs. Fry in lard over medium heat until light brown. Can also be used as sage filling for turkey or game.
A simple mix of one third vinegar and two thirds linseed oil brightens furniture when rubbed in during spring cleaning. The blend provides a cheap, effective cleaner and polish for wood surfaces.
A health expert urges steady, trained night watch at sickbeds. Emphasizing nurse presence, cool air, and calm handling, the article warns emotional display harms patient care and stresses updated night staffing for serious disease.
A reflective note from Harlem Life expressing mixed feelings about new twin blessings. The speaker shows cautious acceptance while managing the triplet brood and contemplating his place as a sire.
Olga jokes about not being born a lady and the cook answers that being a lady would bring trouble with the servants in a Punch cartoon caption style. The exchange highlights class and gendered expectations in a drawing room scenario.
A Chicago Daily News fragment notes the wife saying marriage does not change her husband John. She recalls his persisting courtship and foreshadows his tendency to return to old habits, contrasting past and present behavior.
The guide notes that vegetables such as cabbage onions and carrots taste finer when boiled then finished with milk pepper salt and butter and briefly boiled again like canned corn.
Observers note that when Congress is dull, Saturday sessions are especially tedious with many members proposing to adjourn Friday through Monday to escape the routine.
State officials in Indiana expect Gov Beckham of Kentucky to grant two requests. One seeks a requisition for the return of a man wanted in Lawrence county, and the other asks permission for armed Indiana soldiers to pass through Kentucky en route to Louisville for a Confederate reunion demonstration.
Indiana gold democrats met in Indianapolis to decide their stance for the national campaign. They said their plan to nominate a national ticket depends on the Kansas City convention and pledged not to endorse free silver. They criticized McKinley and Cuba administration corruption and called for opposition to Bryan. A national conference may be scheduled later.
Indianapolis May 25 delegates from the Indiana Lincoln League and Republican state candidates are here. There is renewed talk of Gov Mount as a candidate for vice president. The sentiment favors an Indiana man for the second spot on the ticket, with Mount praised for his record as governor and campaigner.
The Brazil Electric Street Railway Co. was sold for 333 750 to John C Bryson J N Halsted and Frank Edwards agents for Stone Webster Boston builders of the interurban line from Terre Haute to Brazil who also own local street railway and electric lighting systems.
In Anderson Indiana on May 25 a natural gas explosion leveled the home of Dutt Watkins an iron roller at Middletown injuring his wife who died three hours later and seriously wounding his three children. A leaking gas main is believed to have caused the blast.
Noblesville Indiana May 24 J C Stephenson 72 president of Noblesville Gas Co and owner of much real estate died suddenly at Kokomo from a congestive chill He was the first white male child born in the city.
Farmers in Delaware County will meet Saturday in Muncie to organize a branch of the International Farmers Union. All townships in the county are to be represented.
Hammond Ind May 26 The Cor ning steel plant a branch of the steel trust has closed its Hammond plant and no reopening is planned Three hundred men were employed when the mills operated Withdrawals Toe Heavy Indianapolis Ind May 25 Due to heavy withdrawals and large real estate holdings Branches Nos 4 and 5 of the Indiana Mutual Building and Loan association gave notice of voluntary liquidation The officers report the association will pay 55 cents to stockholders.
Mrs Anna McAdow aged 19 died at the home of her daughter Mrs H D Reasoner wife of the president of the First National Bank in Marion Indiana on May 25.
Evansville Indiana reports identify Nora Kifer of Eberfield as the murdered girl found tied to a rock in Pigeon Creek. May 26 police say two men, Jasper L. Keith and William Clark, have been arrested in connection with the case. Keith, a local farmer, was close to the victim and his wife has threatened divorce. Clark came to Elberfield to marry Nora. a late wedding attempt failed and his role remains unclear.
Terre Haute Ind May 26 The executive board of District No 11 United Mine Workers of America ends a two day session by approving a new mining scale division. Machine miners pressed cases from April convention changes and the run off mine wage increases apply across most departments except loaders. On screened coal basis loaders face a two cent per ton cut. The new division wins miner approval and ends strikes tied to earlier discontent.
In Fort Wayne Indiana near the Buckskin Bill Wild West Co performance Elmer Mendenhall discharged a Winchester shotgun wounding nine people, Lloyd Moore among the most severely hurt. Moore received medical care after a surgeon removed 30 buckshot pellets. Mendenhall was jailed on assault and battery with intent to commit murder charges after posting 35,000 bonds.
In Florence during the Republican primary Friday morning Edward Cearver, a Rising Sun sheriff candidate, shot and killed Von Patterson, shooting him through the head. Cearver fled to Kentucky, with two witnesses refusing to talk. An extradition dispute between Indiana and Kentucky may follow if he is captured.
In Noble township Wabash voters approved a $20,000 subsidy for the Wabash River Traction Co to build an electric trolley from Wabash to Peru. The measure carried by 25 cents in a 2300 vote. Construction starts July 1, marking Indiana’s first electric road to receive public aid.
Portland Ind May 24 An accounting of the estate of William Newton capitalist incinerated February 5 shows the total at 389000 The bulk goes to English relatives with some assets remaining in the United States
Joseph Kieth and his son were arrested in Evansville Indiana on Friday charged with the murder of Nora Kifer. William Clark, who arrived March 29 to marry Kifer, was also arrested as a witness in the case.
The tile factory owned by M. M. Heinlman at Lawrence was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 1500 dollars with 200 dollars insured. Cause of the blaze remains unknown.
The Hamilton family from Kokemo Indiana were struck by lightning in the garden during a storm. John Hamilton and his wife were injured along with two other daughters, and Eva Hamilton, 17, was killed instantly. Eva was the eldest daughter.
The Madison company of the Indiana state guard received permission to go fully armed and equipped for the Confederate reunion event. This authorization allows them to participate with full military readiness during the gathering in Madison, Indiana, on this date.
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