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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
3
In Union City Indiana on Wednesday night a church full of wedding guests awaited Asael Andrus to wed Miss Mary Debolt. The 70 year old groom failed to appear by Tuesday morning, leaving vows unfulfilled and the bride despondent.
Oct 26 Peru Indiana the Lake Erie & Western east bound express delayed 50 minutes crashed into a switch engine. Engineer John Craiger jumped before impact and died from a crushed skull. Fireman injured and other crew escaped. Private car No 100 with Wes Marshall and William White shaken but intact. Wreck occurred in Tipton yards one mile west.
Federal Judge Daker ordered Chicago & Southeastern Railway Co to show cause why it should not pay for the purchase of a segment of the Fort Wayne Terre Haute and Southwestern line and why cars should not be barred from the road. The company bought part of the Fort Wayne line at a special sale in March for 50000 with only 5500 paid.
Dillsboro Indiana reports Mrs Eliz abeth Harper Conaway aged 72 showing a third set of teeth forming with two lower and three upper teeth appeared. she had no false teeth and ten years since extraction. Her hair, long snow white, is growing back glossy black.
Noblesville Indiana October 25 Charles Rhoades agent for the National News Co on the Lake Erie and Western rail road between Indianapolis and Michigan City is missing He was last seen alighting from the train in Noblesville at midnight Sunday night He left his supplies in the depot and they have not been called for.
The next annual convention of the American Public Zenith association will be held in Buffalo NY one year from now. Selection followed the Pan American exposition addition promised attractions.
Newcastle Indiana October 26. The jury convicted Alice Green for alleged blackmail of William Southard who died by suicide at Kennard. Imprisonment ordered from two to fourteen years. Southard killed himself following threats by Green.
Michael Wallick aged 84 married Mary Jane Perkins aged 56 in Washington Indiana on Thursday. Their grandchildren witnessed the ceremony.
Scottsburg Ind Oct 25 Mrs Jenny Bridgewater is in dying condition from morphine poisoning. She took the poison after inviting all her neighbors to her home at a certain hour on Tuesday evening.
Leole Wilhelm fifty, wife of John Wilhelm, truck gardener, is found choked to death near White River in Indianapolis. Her husband and two men John Maladhy and Felix Robbins are under arrest with Harry Hedges still sought. Witnesses heard quarrel and screams near the bridge prior to the discovery.
Quince Foster, a former constable, shot and killed Harley McDonald, an employee of Fontanet Powder Co., in Fontanet, ending a years long feud. McDonald drew a gun. Foster fired five times, and McDonald died within an hour. Foster surrendered to the sheriff later that night in Terre Haute.
Elwood Indiana date Oct 27 John A Retherford a Tipton county farmer came to the city and after drinking fell from a bridge over Duck creek near the tin plate mills a 25 foot drop and lay unconscious in mud and water all night before being found. He was taken home Friday and appears mentally unbalanced with fears of lasting insanity from exposure.
Lafayette Indiana on October 26 city council after a long session approved a stringent milk and meat ordinance. Violations incur heavy fines. The ordinance stems from health officers findings that impure milk was reaching consumers.
The case of Mice McDonald against Leander McWinster and wife for $4,000 damages over alleged alienation of her husband's affections was decided in favor of the defendants. The Harrison county residents were the defendants and the suit originated there.
Hartford City Indiana October 27 The state gas inspector investigated alleged flagrant gas waste by oil operators in the new territory and found the report greatly exaggerated. Little gas was wasted and steps have been arranged to stop any waste.
Kokomo Indiana October 27 Joseph Fowler was acquitted of the murder of Jonas Harris by the jury Friday Harris had wandered incoherently into Fowler's barn and Fowler, mistaking him for a horse thief, shot him The two men were friends and worked together at a plate glass factory.
Mishawaka Ind October 27 John Scheriein a wealthy Sebewaing Mich brewer was robbed en route to attend his sister in law's funeral here of 3400 in checks and 75 in cash.
In Redkey Indiana on October 27 six diphtheria cases have appeared including the wife of Rev. Goodrich of the Christian church and Mrs C M Kenyon wife of the Redkey Times editor among the victims.
In Wabash Indiana a large crowd witnessed the first Indiana night football game between Wabash athletic team and Marion high school. Marion won 10 to 5 signaling a historic night for high school football in the state.
Ft Wayne Indiana October 27 Dr Michael DBartele aged 78 oldest practicing physician in the city died of dropsy of the heart He had retired from medicine a year ago.
Bloomington report notes the Indiana football team defeated Notre Dame six to nothing on Thursday. The Hoosiers scored a touchdown and a goal in the second half to secure the win over the visiting South Bend squad.
Washington reports authorize Conger to negotiate immediately with Chinese envoys on points agreed by all powers in the German and French notes. British terms mirror Germany, with a prepared U.S. reply. News from Peking notes Kang Yi and Yu Hsien deaths. Boxers and allied troops reach Pao-ting-fu. missionaries rescued. thousands of Chinese Christians killed in June.
Hon. William J. Bryan closed his New Jersey tour on Friday with large attentive crowds in towns catering to New York City business. The stops drew solid attendance despite many locals being away.
Philadelphia reports Charles Perry, second of three defendants, convicted of first degree murder in the Roy Wilson White case. Henry Ivory was convicted earlier. Amos Stirling awaits trial. White, an instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, was murdered and robbed on May 19. suspects were arrested days later.
Pretoria on Friday proclaimed the Transvaal a part of the British empire in a ceremony with the royal standard raised in the main square. Sir Alfred Milner read the proclamation as 6,200 troops from Britain and colonies marched past, with grenadiers and massed bands in attendance.
John Sherman’s will was presented for probate by executors Col. Myron M. Parker of Washington and Congressman W. S. Kerr of Mansfield. The will dates to December 22, 1890 with a codicil January 22, 1900. Estate valued at 2.5 million mostly real estate. hearing set for November 15 by Judge Brinkerhoff.
A Madrid dispatch reports the French steamer Faidherbe formerly Chigwell sunk after colliding with the steamer Mitidja off Alicante. Mitidja damaged but reached Alicante after rescuing eight Faidherbe crew members. 24 Faidherbe sailors drowned.
Worcester October 26 The thirty first annual convention of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church opened at Trinity church for an eight day session. About 2000 women attended including mission workers and missionaries from around the world.
A. W. Merrill editor of the Courier at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin died Thursday night at age 85. He was the oldest printer in Wisconsin and had established the Milwaukee Sentinel in 1832. He moved from Milwaukee in 1856 and edited the Courier until his death.
Phoenix October 27 The government mobilizes aid to drought stricken tribal communities as relief efforts expand. Officials promise coordinated relief programs to ease distress among Indigenous populations.
The census bulletin reports a 32.5 percent population rise from 1890 to 1900 for 159 cities with 25,000 or more, totaling 19,694,625 people. Absolute growth 4,893,136 exceeds 1880-1890 gains, with city class breakdown by size and notable 1900 expansion above prior decades.
R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade reports elections influence business caution delaying new engagements until ballots are counted. Steel rail contracts this season near last year's level with overall firm raw materials, while weather aids agriculture and eastern warmth slows trade. Iron and steel orders rise gradually with stable quotations. U S failures total 205, Canada 3, versus prior year 190 and 23 respectively.
Ex President Cleveland denies making any statement that he would support McKinley. He refused further comment, saying he has retired from political activity and cannot be drawn into campaign discussion.
Gov. Roosevelts vice presidential bid drew huge Republican enthusiasm in New York City. Arriving at Grand Central at 5 30 PM he was met with fireworks displays and a torrent of eloquence. The city overflowed with supporters and late into the night he returned to his sister's home.
A Pittsburgh based group of capitalists organized a new company to engage in blast furnace and steel manufacturing on a large scale. The enterprise includes coke ovens and coal mining in the Monongahela valley, with potential construction of a railroad line to Lake Erie.
Springfield Oct 26 John McMahon an engineer on the special train bearing Richard Yates republican candidate for governor of Illinois from Vermont Ill to White Hall stepped down as the train reached Beardstown and died. He resided in Beardstown and is survived by his wife. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of heart trouble.
Charles L Alvord Jr note teller of the First National Bank of New York is a fugitive and a defaulter for 700 dollars. The discovery of the defalcation Tuesday afternoon stirred excitement in the financial district but the bank's stability and a bank issued statement quickly quieted the scene.
A fire in a small tenement on Archembault lane at 1:30 a.m. caused five children to suffocate. Father Arthur Le Blanc, a shoemaker, was badly burned but survives. The mother was only slightly hurt. The children were in an upper room and died before firemen reached them.
Lincoln Illinois October 25 James Milliken a retired millionaire banker of Decatur has bequeathed Lincoln university fifty thousand dollars to be given as soon as the citizens of this city approve the plan and complete required formalities.
The coal miners strike is called off for companies complying with the Scranton convention demands while others continue the fight. Most miners plan to return Monday, with widespread joy in Hazleton Wilkesbarre and the Wyoming valley as operators work to post notices and honor the ten percent wage increase.
Washington reports Gen. MacArthur received a dispatch on a battle 14 miles east of Narvican in Ilocos province Luzon. A small U S detachment attacked a larger insurgent force under Juan Villamor, suffering 7 dead, 9 wounded, and 4 missing, while inflicting over 150 enemy casualties.
In Washington on Friday a suit for 50000 damages for breach of promise was filed in the District of Columbia supreme court by Mai Lucy Leeton of Oxford Mississippi against United States Senator William V Sullivan of Mississippi. The affidavit states she, an unmarried woman, promised to marry him at his request and he promised to marry her but refused.
Nashville Tennessee October 24 Very interesting exercises in celebration of the twenty fifth anniversary of Van derbilt university were held Tuesday in the espel tabernacle. Addresses were delivered by President Arthur T Hadley of Yale and Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt. The Kissam hall gift, donated by W K Van derbilt, was presented amid an elaborate musical program.
The nugget weighing 753 pounds was brought from a British Columbia mining company and consigned to the New York agents of the Bank of Montreal. Superintendent Mason reports it valued at $154,000, marking the biggest nugget ever received at the Wall Street assay office.
Edward Henry of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania died at his home on Friday aged 116. Born a slave in Culpeper Virginia in 1784 he lived a long life that included five marriages and 13 children with his fifth wife. He is said to be the father of 60 children.
London reports that Jacobsdal was not captured by the Boers. Advices from Cape Town say the Boers failed to take the garrison. the Highlanders suffered 24 dead and 20 wounded.
A fragmented London report notes Standard observations on field positions and tactical standpoints dated October 27, with sparse details on the event and participants.
Poem tribute praising a sunny cheerful man whose laughter and bright outlook uplift woodland creatures and flowers. The verses celebrate his irrepressible cheer, even in rain, and hope his smile remains a guiding sunbeam as life advances.
A National Rural article notes how the princess of Wales loves animals and keeps doves at Sandringham palace. Her dovecote houses white doves that perch on her shoulder or hover for food, with a glass-roofed dovehouse letting them enjoy winter sunshine.
Hunters Charles Lefevre and Joe Gunning fired on an agile eagle that battled a spike buck in Pine Hill country. The bird attacked from atop the deer until a branch forced it off. the hunters tore feathers but did not kill the eagle, which flew away while the buck remained.
In Chester Pennsylvania a 15 year old named Peter Brown trapped a rampaging mad dog by cornering it in a bag near a grocery. He tethered the bag with string and twine then ferried the bag to the river and tied a stone to sink it, ending the danger.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a dialogue line about Mrs Miggs and a dreadful black eye, with unclear context. The readable bits suggest a theatrical or literary voice and potential character interaction. The incomplete text provides no dates or clear events.
The article describes hovellers or snipers who recover wreckage off the English coast. It notes 140 tons of anchors and chains were dragged from the Downs and Yarmouth roads in a single summer. Fishermen and crowds looted a grounded cargo ship, prompting a gunboat to restore order and Trinity House to warn off spoilers.
Dialogue snippet shows a character explaining a routine of turning out the gas at 9:20 PM to deter a visitor, with another reply noting it should not arrive before that time. Tone mirrors a Chicago Chronicle style quotation.
Fragmentary quotation describes a fortune teller warning about corporate influence and a mysterious statement about power or standing in a perplexing occult context. The readable text hints at manipulation and hidden forces affecting decisions.
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