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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
6
President Roosevelt launched a southern tour with a Raleigh speech on railroad rates and federal supervision of big corporations. He drew cheering crowds in Richmond and Atlanta, saluting the blue and gray and praising Southern hospitality.
Richard A. McCurdy president of Mutual Life Insurance states he was elected to serve until June and will not be driven out. McCurdy Jr. testifies he takes 500 dollars a week for travel expenses for Mutual. He admits Mutual paid large sums to lawyers ex officials and others to influence legislation as New York investigators consider involving the state department of insurance.
A gale sinks boats on the Great Lakes with at least 12 deaths. Missouri Governor Folk commutes Elgar Bailey’s death sentence to 99 years. A Detroit boy, Johnnie Goodson, is acquitted of manslaughter in a fatal shooting. Harrisburg brick works burn, losses around 50 600 with 40 000 insured. Penrose denies bank loan rumors. Pension bureau plans dismissals over loan fraud. Bart dies in Galatin Tennessee. Irving and Garrick referenced as Shakespearean actors buried at Westminster. Odessa governor orders police to fire on mobs without warning. Manila Friar lands purchase settled paying 3 225 000. Minnesota bars tuberculosis in schools and bans affected children. Nelson centenary celebrated with Dewey and Togo cables. Bridgeport police recover 9 000 plus 101 000 from Adams Express theft. Trade reviews show high demand for productive capacity and retail.
A violent tornado ripped through So rento village killing eight people and injuring 35 others. Authorities report extensive property damage and fear further casualties as rescue operations continue.
Later storm reports raise lake fatalities to 22 with 43 vessels lost or damaged. Underwriters cite 450000 dollars in damage to lake shipping as salvage and underlines. Tasmania foundered near Detroit river mouth with all hands. Bulgaria tows Ashland while J. W. Jones capsized on Lake Michigan with two drowned and others saved.
Moscow reports seven of nine main trunk arteries blocked by a railroad strike. The commercial capital loses all communication with the empire except the northwest, as the government deploys army battalions to restore traffic amid a bold strike by revolutionists.
Beloit Wis Oct 23 Sereno T Merrill died Sunday aged 90 He arrived in Beloit in 1846 and served as Beloit College s first teacher on the original board of trustees and remained a board member for life He built Beloit s first paper mills worked in iron and other businesses held city offices and served in the Wisconsin legislature in 1876 77 He was Wisconsin s commissioner to the Vienna World Exposition in 1873 and to the Paris World Fair in 1876 by presidential appointment
Five people are believed drowned after a catboat capsized when struck by a tug off South Yonkers. Members of the South Hudson Boat club heard cries in the mist and spotted the wrecked craft and the sinking tug as they hurried to aid. Only one body has been recovered.
A launch with nine men from Philadelphia collided with a barge off Beverly New Jersey in the Delaware River. Six men drowned, three were rescued by the Bristol crew. Captain Winck and his son aided in the trip. The launch was hired by eight Philadelphians from the northeast.
Knoxville residents recount a night vigil over Dock Carroll found dead on a remote mountain top 12 miles from the city. Sheriff notified Sunday of a killing claimed accidental. Sam Beasel Hoyt Norman jailed for murder and Joe Mitchell youth arrested for robbing the deceased.
A Memphis reader reports lasting relief from indigestion after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming three boxes cured chronic dyspepsia once and for all. The ad-style piece urges readers to request What to Eat and How to Eat and to contact the Dr Williams Medicine Co. for a free copy.
A compact digest notes salt’s universal role from Roman omens to African customs. It cites salt spilling as bad luck, salt as currency and gift of God in Europe and Africa, and sacred use in the East with oaths and guest offerings.
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