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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
6
The United States produced 850 million dozen eggs last year, a figure sure to provoke remarks about abundance and pride in poultry farming. No further details provided.
A New England bank cashier who absconded recently is described as being short and taking in his way. That phrase may not distinguish him from other missing cashiers seeking the same payday.
Recent scientific papers report that the odor of sweet peas repels flies and can keep rooms free of these pests. The findings suggest placing sweet pea scent in a room deters tire some insects.
A bizarre newly coined term emerges from Antwerp’s Flemish academy to describe motor cars in South Africa. The proposed name Snelpaarde looszonderspooregpetrooirijtuig reflects a cautious linguistic approach as vehicles proliferate globally.
Adjutant General Corbin states that wearing medals by volunteer soldiers is not regulated by law. The Army and Navy Journal contends that soldiers deserve medals or crosses for war service and believes the nation, not local communities, should provide them.
John Ferguson, a farm worker near Calhoun Georgia, is 50 years old and claims extraordinary size. He stands just over eight feet tall and weighs 316 pounds with a 48 inch chest and 44 inch waist after decades of rapid growth following early invalidity.
A new society named The Service Men of the Spanish War is formed in Lexington Kentucky to resemble the Grand Army of the Republic for Civil War soldiers. Capt Wilson I Javenny proposed the organizational plan as commissary of subsistence for the First brigade Second Division First army corps.
A Nebraska man deserted his bride at the ceremony after learning she smoked. The comment questions whether the groom, if a smoker, has grounds to complain and suggests examining both partners’ habits before judging.
The United States has become a rising silk producer with output increasing from about $6,000,000 thirty years ago to over $57,000,000 now. Silk imports have fallen from a peak of $56,600,000 in 1883 to $23,000,000, while a small export trade has developed. Uncle Sam seeks to know what else it cannot produce.
A Newark judge rules that wives in clubs may have latchkeys and return home at any late hour, and that husbands opposing this as exclusive face arrest and fines. The ruling is hailed as freeing women from oppressive conventions and granting independent access to their homes.
A telephone man predicts Pacific coast callers will reach the Atlantic by century's end. The feat already exists between Kansas City and Boston. Thirty three states are linked by long distance, with most others to follow within a year.
The state rules that public school teachers may not marry while employed unless they can prove a strong exception. If a teacher finds a husband who can support her, she is urged to focus on the home rather than teaching. The writer suggests this logic should apply broadly.
El Cubano the Santiago newspaper criticizes the American mayor for working in his office in shirt sleeves calling it undignified and beneath the honor of the office.
Gen Blanco plans to depart Havana November 20 for Spain while Gen Lawton will visit Cuba to study civic guard feasibility. The Infanta Maria Teresa is located near Cat Island after the Vulcan search. US peace delegation in Paris stands firm on Philippines terms. Spain may resist concessions and intends to seek support from powers. Admiral Schley arrives in New York aboard the Newark as talks on Philippine cession proceed.
The October fire losses totaled 7 559 400 dollars, down from 11 087 500 in 1997. U S elections point to Republican majorities in the next House and Senate, Roosevelt wins New York governorship by around 20 000, with several states electing Republican governors and others choosing Democrats. The agricultural report gives cotton and corn crops of 10 600 000 bales and 1 927 000 000 bushels. Post offices rise to 73 570, with large import-export shifts and 229 209 immigrants arriving, including 155 773 men and 93 254 women.
In Philadelphia C N Taylor of the Massachusetts Rifle Association broke the ten shot pistol record by making the limit of 100. Over $1 000 000 changed hands on election results in New York. US business failures totaled 211 in the week ending the fifth, vs 194 prior week and 291 year ago. Two express trains collided near Wilkes Barre causing five deaths. Harvey Lutz killed his father at Reading while drunk and then killed himself.
Fire wiped out half the business district of Bloomville Ohio. Six of eight hold up suspects in the Fergus Falls Minnesota train robbery were captured. A Hanover Mississippi store blaze caused an explosion killing four. Libney Iowa suffered 13 buildings burned including a livery barn housing 19 horses. The National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union opened its annual session in St Paul Minnesota. E C Kragness set a San Francisco bicycle record covering 50 miles in 2 13 29. A Caseabuses bank messenger was robbed by highwaymen.
In Cincinnati John C. Roth the county treasurer and pork packer was killed in an elevator. John Nickles shot and killed his wife and mother in law near Shingle Springs then killed himself. The Chicago university beat Wisconsin 6 to 0 in Chicago. Mrs Charles Taylor her daughter and two men Clark were burned to death in Perry Michigan. Robbers entered Chariton county treasurer Culbertsons office and robbed the vault of 1600 dollars.
Montreal lover Norman Cole killed Mathilde Lavigneur and fatally shot himself. Italian anarchist Luigi Lucedenni received life in Geneva for the Empress Elizabeth murder. Central America moves capital to Chinandega Nicaragua. West Africa hangings of 13 American missionaries. Duke of Cumberland reasserts Hanover Prussian claims. German imperial party may avoid Spanish ports. Lord Minto sworn in as Canada’s governor general in Quebec.
Spanish troops revolt in Havana over pay as palace guards protect the royal seat. Daw son Alaska suffers a $500000 blaze leaving hundreds homeless. Greenwood North Carolina violence claims lives amid racial tensions. Pittsburgh factories restart, aiding 10000 workers. Marlboro shoe workers strike seeking higher pay. Spain expected to concede to US demands at peace talks per Paris dispatch. Mrs. Cuneo and Mrs. Howell kill husbands at Argenta Arkansas over jealousy. London Times notes no European power will block Philippines transfer. Philippine volunteers to return home as replacements arrive. WCTU in St Paul abandons Chicago temple plan. Austin Texas to Bar Harbor Maine telephone link opened. Canonsburg Pennsylvania fire devastates business district. Archbishop William Hickley Gross dies in Baltimore. Trade data show $460M import excess in ten months, up $241M year over year. NYSE seat sells for $28K, 15 year high. Turney Jones Coal and Pennsylvania Ohio Fuel go to receivers with $1.2M liabilities.
Chinese laundrymen in New York form a trust while Russia seeks a Baltic to Black Sea canal. Cobden Club founder T. B. Potter is dead. Moose hunter Nathan B. Moore claims over 300 moose in Maine. Gen Wheeler, 26, becomes youngest Confederate lieutenant general. Norway’s flag debate without Sweden’s emblem approved. Actress Mrs. Leslie Carter files bankruptcy in New York with 63,773 liabilities. Russian barkentine Bering docks in San Francisco with sealskins worth 1 million. Admiral Dewey honored with Dewey hall at Norwich University in Rutland Vermont. William Beck arrested in Toledo for express-car theft. goods worth over 5,000 found. Beatrix Hoyt, three-time American golf queen, a descendant of Chief Justice Chase. J A Armstrong to leave Chicago railway mail after 29 years. Stallion Robert McGregor 2:17 dies at Ketcham farm near Toledo, sire of 2:15 trotters. Chicago anarchists mark eleventh anniversary.
Washington finds the war tax will stay in force and no tariff revisions are planned for the current fiscal year. Chairman Dingley of the ways and means committee says revenue from war taxes will cover government needs as October and November deficits show sizable gaps. The three month session will focus on appropriation bills army measures and Hawaii governance with no extra session anticipated unless new issues arise.
Pittsburgh reports window glass factories with 4100 pots resuming production and about 10 000 workers earning pay after six months idle. American Glass Co controlled about 1900 pots with only 500 operating pre agreement. Remaining idle units to start early this week. Cincinnati notes five months of idleness ending as United DePauw and Alexandria plants restart, employing about 1000 workers amid wage dispute delays.
Lieut. Herman G. Dresel of the United States Navy killed himself at the Carrollton hotel in Baltimore on Monday after locking himself in a toilet room. A pistol shot ended his life. an order from Secretary Long dated November 11 detaching Dresel from the Essex was found in his pocket.
The speaker argues for continued military administration to maintain order and public health, gain time for better legislation, and await Congress in December to decide on new possessions. He supports acquiring only a minimal amount of territory and hopes the forthcoming treaty limits expansion.
United States Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada telegraphs from Carson that the silver party has 3 seats, silver democrats 2, and Republicans 13 with two contested. He says the silver party endorses him and he will win a two thirds majority. no silver party challenger and no straight Republican candidate seeking GOP votes. He notes his 1892 unanimous silver and Republican support.
In San Francisco on November 15 Chung Yet Den a Chinese tailor was fatally shot late at night in the Chinese theater. The killer remains unknown and fled the scene. This marks the third similar killing in two months tied to a feud between union and non union tailors in the Mongolian quarter.
Klondikers report a $500,000 blaze in Skaguay Alaska that destroyed 40 structures including the new post office. The fire began the morning of October 16 and devastated some of the city’s finest quarters as they arrived via Victoria.
Judge Samuel Owens, once a prominent Pennsylvania jurist and later a resident of Iowa and California, died Monday in Los Angeles. He arrived in California in 1857.
Springfield Illinois reports Aust Gen Reece seeks $130,000 from the national government to settle a claim the state holds for supplies and subsistence furnished to Illinois volunteers at Camp Farmer. Reece travels to Washington to push the claim.
A telegram found on the dead man shows Dresel intended to exchange orders with Lieut. C. H. Pates. Dresel, age 30 or 40, joined the navy in 1876 from Ohio, became lieutenant in 1596, served on the Puritan and Essex, and was sent to Manila for his value as an officer. He had no family. At Annapolis he faced mental derangement, with periods of rest restoring him.
Senator Cul lom arrives in Washington as chairman of the Hawaiian commission and plans an early meeting. He is framing the report with substantial features agreed, to be put into form and then submitted to the full commission for final approval.
Austin reports the last wire of a 2600 mile long distance system, linking Austin with Bar Harbor and major eastern cities, will open to the public December 1. The line is touted as the world’s longest telephone connection.
Owego New York November 15 The Tioga National Bank led by Senator Thomas C Platt will reopen its doors for business Thursday morning after a temporary closure.
Nov 15 in Canonsburg Pennsylvania a furious fire swept the town destroying much of the business portion and damaging several dwellings before firefighters could gain control. The blaze left extensive smoke and ash and caused significant property losses. Firefighters from surrounding areas joined local squads to battle the flames.
A Detroit Free Press recounts a retired northern Michigan merchant recalling a camp visitor who tricked him over a hat. The tall man bought the hat for a dollar after a mispriced ask, and after joking about a fiddle he chose, the dealer charged $1.50 for the bow, leaving the buyer outwitted but the crowd amused and spending more.
A series of pointed witticisms from the Chicago Evening News reflects on marriage, economy, and social quirks. The quips compare courtship to banking, note women’s influence after marriage, and poke at habits like bucket-shopping and wartime pockets.
A. R. Sefton of Milroy Rush County Indiana recalls Civil War hardship with scarce rations and empty canteens in Tennessee. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing long standing illness after four years of worsening health and a field hospital stay. Eight boxes taken per directions restored his health and he has been well since. The ad copy asserts broad cures for impure blood and urges St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain and backache.
For the present winter season the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers refined through Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Perfect steamer connections for Cuba Puerto Rico Nassau and West Indian ports are arranged. Tourist and Home-Seekers excursion tickets are on sale at low rates. Write C. P. Atmore General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
Rev. Mr. Slimpay appeals to his congregation for generous contributions as his eight months of salary remain unpaid and creditors press. He notes he works largely for love, and loves it too, but that love is not legal tender.
Town Topics quotes a comment blaming the devil for actions that require human aid, reflecting on responsibility and collective failure in a community discourse.
Describes a descriptive book of Virginia with farms for sale, excursion rates, dates, and time-cards. Promotes healthy climate, affordable lands, cheap transport, and educational and industrial opportunities. Mentions J. C. Tucker and G. N. A. in Chicago advertising the voyages via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
A Chicago Daily Record quotation frames luck as earned after experience. An advertisement touts Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for cough relief and Pike's Toothache Drops claim a one minute cure.
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