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Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1897

Page

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Diplomatic talks on Behring Sea and immigration begin

Washington reports Foster and Pauncefote confirming a broad meeting with Canadian leaders including Laurier to discuss Behring Sea issues first and immigration and Klondike rights next. The plan aims for swift conclusions by imperial authorities in London with Laurier aiding speedy talks.

Washington Colonel Foster Julian Pauncefote Wilfrid Shoreham Haimlin United States Thompson Great Britain Macoun Canada Louis Davies Foreign Office London State Department Behring Sea Klondike

Immigration Restriction to Lead Next Congress Action

Washington reports that the next session will prioritize a strict immigration bill. The administration backs the measure, with Republicans in both houses pushing to pass a version even tighter than the previous vetoed act. The plan excludes anarchists and restrains entry by certain workers, with scrutiny at borders intensified. The aim is to curb entry of objectionable aliens and protect American labor.

Madrid Senor Sagasta Senor Dupuy de Lome Washington United States Spain America Barcelona Theater Tivol Corpus Christi Montjuich Congress House Senate Cleveland Bartholdt Missouri Reed Dan Ford Ohio Terence V. Powderly Canada Quebec Canadian

Hundreds of Men In Peril Governing Crisis

Washington dispatch reports hundreds of men in peril as a government crisis unfolds with official steps and mounting tension. The brief cites Nov 10 timing and references a central authority taking action to prevent collapse.

Cabbage Heads Reach Bryan in Silver Letter Swap

Louis Wilmot of Cairo Illinois sent a sixteen headed cabbage to William Jennings Bryan after admiring his silver platform. Bryan replied and offered to pay express charges if Wilmot sent the vegetable. The cabbage was shipped and the owner values the autograph letter greatly.

Cairo Ills Louis Wilmot Arden Bryan Free Silver Forces Wilmot W. J. Bryan

Passenger Traffic Rising on Western Railways

Chicago reports passenger traffic on western roads rapidly increasing with earnings for the period far ahead of last year. The improvement spans both local and through traffic and is not confined to any single class of business.

Chicago

Novak Murder Trial Opens in District Court

Vinton Iowa November 10 the Novak murder trial was called in district court yesterday. Jurors will be selected through the forenoon as the state presents evidence and examines veniremen very closely on that point.

Vinton, Ta Novak

Theater boycott and labor tensions shadow Indiana mine disputes

In Marion Indiana a debate over a Grand Opera House liens tied to a labor boycott grows as builders claim nearly $3 000 in unpaid liens. In Washington Indiana Governor Mount interferes over importing over 100 Kentucky Negro miners causing political strife and a pending compromise with 100 miners returning to work while others may follow. Labor officials seek to ease tensions between miners and the Cabel and Kauffman company.

Marion Ind Grand Opera House Building Trades Council Economist Range and Furnace Company Coal Company

Rich mine found via medium guidance in Crystal Colorado

Edward Curtis, arriving from Colorado to Mishawaka Indiana, reports a rich gold and copper mine near Crystal Colorado discovered through spiritualistic influences. His wife Mrs Curtis, a spiritualist advocate, held seances and produced a map and description of the buried metal. Curtis, once a struggling miner in Colorado, now asserts success based on these revelations and plans to prove the claim.

Mishawaka Ind Edward Curtis Colorado Crystal Colo Michigan Curtis Crystal Springs Mich Shanna

Glass workers push for wage increases in Midwest plants

Glass workers in Muncie Elwood and other belt cities are moving to convert to window glass plants as manufacturers refuse to grant more than a 15 percent raise, which is now being offered.

Muncie Elwood

Wickiter Pleads Not Guilty in Larceny Case at Ila Porte Circuit Court

John Wickiter pleaded not guilty to larceny as the ILA Porte court instructed a not guilty verdict from jurors who later delayed. The report details numerous cases, jurors, and motions including adoption, note suits, quiet title actions, and a deferment in Wickster’s sentencing with his wife present.

Ila Porte John Wickiter Conrad Wickizer Oscar Vandel John Carson M. Rumley Company, Incorporated Daniel E. Winchell James A. Hicks Elijah Stanton Julius Travis Thomas Noakes Tuxedo Park Company The Metropolitan Park Company Fred Blankschein Arthur J Charit H. Aker Hans Jacobson Charles Seotney Conitz August C. Kuss William E. Cites Elijah Bigelow Morgan & Wright Allen Manufacturing Company Wesley Fogle Wesley E. McCarty Joel F. Halter Catherine Halter Christopher Knuth John P. Sallwasser Elizabeth Schafe L. L. Henry Davis-Loomis Estate Frederick Miller F. W. Steigly Robert Kottom William M. Hood Charles Kelling Clint Stocker Edward Shelden Elijah Miler George Dawson Wm. P. Miller Wiliam Warne Jacob R. May Swan Swanson William Billings Pinkerton Wickster John P. Vankirk Albert J. Blakely Job H. Eastman Charlotte Krotz Charles W. Krotz P. Vankirk Vincent Asa M. Northam Edmund N. Lewis Fargher Wats Shuttler Kelling Aurelia Elizabeth Austin George Wright A. E. Austin Joseph Graw Carlotta Krot Charles D. Fethke Alex Schwager Max Hirschmann Joseph Swinewind Hiram Shippee Elizabeth Young Relief Department of the B. & Vu, Railroad Company Spaulding Machine Screw Company J. KH. Warner Abe Kempner St. Joseph County William R. Sheffer George E. McReynolds Frank Merrill William Miller Henry H. Pagels Frederick Kobrein

Stormy council session on saloon prosecutions in Muncie

In Muncie Indiana on Monday night a heated city council debate focused on enforcing saloon prosecutions in residence areas under the Moore bill. Councilman Zook and Cravens pressed the issue while Berger and Clevenger defended saloon operators. A move to appeal the Maple Grove case passed after sharp exchanges as supporters packed the chamber amid ongoing failures to stop residence-area saloon business.

Muncie Ind Zook Moore Cravens Berger Clevenger Maple Grove

Marion Elks refuse to expel Fitzsimmons

The Marion lodge of Elks admits Robert Fitzsimmons in defiance of lodge rules. The grand exalted ruler ordered expulsion, but the lodge decided to stand by its action and delay further steps until the supreme ruler HB Delmore of Harrisburg Pa. rules on the matter.

Marion Ind Marion Lodge of Elks Robert Fitzsimmons Marion Lodge Fitzsimmons Delmore Harrisburg

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