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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
2
Ellen Osmonde notes taffeta revival in early Victorian styles with velvet spots and shot browns reds and blues. The piece covers carriage and evening wear outfits with velvet skirts bodices pelerines fichus and lace, plus changing silhouettes from trompe l œil to trotteuse skirts and potential crinoline reappearances.
A reader quotes a kitchen exchange in Chicago Tribune style with Verena insisting she washed hands hours ago, prompting family chatter on dough making and kitchen hygiene.
Chicago workers of the city’s street railway vote to strike at four in the morning. About 3,000 employees from car service to power house join the walkout over wages union labor rules and medical pay. Rioting erupts on Wentworth and Cottage Grove avenues with multiple injuries and police brought in.
A Santo Domingo siege unfolds with heavy shelling as revolutionaries attack the city. German warships Panther and Gazelle are present while insurgents warn of bombardment to seize the capital and the government fights to hold."}
In dense fog near New Hope Kentucky two heavy freight trains collided on the Louisville and Nashville Knoxville division early Thursday. The wreck killed six trainmen and left two injured.
William Ziegler New York baking powder magnate linked to bribery schemes in Missouri headlines a sweeping grand jury action. Prosecutions target state officials including Lieut Gov Lee and Sen Farris while 106 indictments are returned. arrests expected as special prosecutor takes over.
A collision between the Chicago limited and an Illinois Central accommodation near Kentwood Louisiana at 7 30 Saturday night caused numerous deaths from fire amid wreckage. Officials reported many killed or injured while delaying disclosure and investigating fault despite late relief efforts.
Since Maj. Gen. Wood left for Jolo the Moros around Lake Lano attacked a boat guard near Maria Bou. Three Twenty-eighth Infantry men were killed and one wounded. Sergt. J. G. Stephens of Omaha, Private Frank Bowser of Marion Ohio, and Private Elmer H. Burke of Kansas City were killed.
Terre Haute hosts 200 delegates for a three day Municipal League meeting led by President George E. Downey. Sessions discussed municipal improvements and police system best practices with city attorneys and officials from Franklin Evansville Lawrenceburg and Connersville. G A Harrison Lafayette spoke on tramp control. South Bend chosen as next meeting site.
Edward Hoover was hanged at 12 06 Friday morning in Michigan City Indiana. He murdered his father in law Frank Sutton in Indianapolis last May after quarrels with Sutton. Hoover argued insanity but evidence showed he had been drinking at the time. A prior execution stay was granted by the state Supreme Court.
Indianapolis November 13. Jack Addington a Big Four conductor and John McGinley a brakeman were arrested Thursday night while burning a large quantity of underwear and clothing believed to be loot from freight car robberies. Police expect 20 to 30 more Big Four men will be arrested on information from the detainees.
Memorial services at Purdue University honored 14 students and others killed in the Indianapolis football train wreck of October 31. Courts adjourned and business paused as alumni and faculty gathered. Dr. W. E. Stone delivered the principal address to a large turnout.
Rollin Ellison, president of the defunct La Grange bank, told trustees he allowed traction line franchises to Joplin Missouri to lapse, resulting in a $16,000 loss of bank funds.
Bloomington Indiana November 13 Congressman J R Williams of Carmi Illinois a Indiana University graduate is being doomed for the presidential nomination on the democratic ticket and Hon B F Shively of South Bend is spoken of as the nominee for vice president
A discovery in Richard Weisner's pocketbook declares his downfall was due to drink and requests body delivery to his mother in Palestine Illinois. He killed himself by slashing his throat from ear to ear in Indianapolis on November 13.
Eva Spencer, Mrs. Eva Spencer of Evansville Indiana was found not guilty after months in jail on a child murder charge. She cried with joy and thanked the judge and each juror in court.
In Crawfordsville Indiana Dr Joseph M Willis a wealthy producer of proprietary medicine was found dead in his bachelor apartment in full evening dress with a revolver in his hand and a forehead wound. A five foot long foolscap note on the bed demanded cremation no funeral services and strict will compliance while noting long estrangement from relatives. Authorities believe the suicide occurred on Thursday with the body discovered Friday.
Indiana University trustees approve five new courses in medicine commerce journalism architecture and manual training and adopt a pioneering flexible major system allowing students to choose a single major or a multi department group as a substitute. More courses are planned.
Marion Indiana observers say Benjamin Hiatt his wife and two children ages 6 and 8 and boarder Flyde White were fatally burned in a Friday morning gas explosion. The house near a regulator trapped gas beneath it and Hiatt rose at about 4 am to light a lamp when the blast occurred. Firemen fought to rescue them as the home was destroyed and all were hospitalized.
Brazil Indiana November 14 The smallpox epidemic spreads rapidly at Carbon north of here prompting possible quarantine. Health officer Dr Pell orders the town marshal home after he resists quarantine, removes his badge and places him in isolation. All schools lodges and churches are closed until the epidemic is checked.
Corydon Indiana November 12 Charles Guertz and Ollie Smith both about fourteen were arrested on a manslaughter warrant from the 28th for tying a rope to the feet of schoolmate Adolph Schmidt eight and jerking him down his head struck a stone step. Brain fever followed and he died the next day.
Evansville Indiana November 14 an ordinary fly bit John Lockwood near Fort Branch on the right hand causing rapid swelling. His arm has swollen to three times its usual size and he remains under a physician care with a critical condition two days into treatment.
Cambridge City Indiana November 14. The corpse found in a grave near Hagerstown remains unidentified. It was headless and left in a thicket, with officials believing grave robbers may have removed it from the cemetery.
A stock company of Indiana democrats gained control of the Indianapolis Sentinel on Wednesday and will run it as the party organ in the state. Thomas Taggart was elected president and general manager of the company.
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