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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
4
A Santiago de Cuba correspondent notes locals growing skilled in baseball, suggesting Havana may seek a spot in the National League. The story hints at rising interest and potential expansion of professional baseball reach.
A noted humorist marked his extended interview to state he would decline further interviews. The exchange showcases his wit and deliberate avoidance of publicity.
The writer argues a sharp drop in book agents supports census every five years rather than ten, framing the decline as evidence for shorter intervals and more frequent demographic accounting.
A government report highlights irrigation turning 12,000,000 acres of the Sahara into fertile land, with rapid ongoing conversion. The vast project demonstrates irrigation as a pivotal tool in expanding arable areas.
A London magazine debates whether literary men should marry. A contemporary reader suggests the question rivals issues such as publishers prospering critics remaining cool poets sleeping on mantelpieces and electors keeping hens.
A Connecticut woman sued a physician alleging he altered her hair color from blond to brunette. The writer notes fashion cycles favor brunette looks again soon and comments on women’s impulsive nature.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company plans to use bloodhounds to counter rising train robberies in the west. Puppies from a litter have been issued to agents along the line with orders to rear them to track and catch robbers.
The Northwestern the Q the New York Central and the Pennsylvania will not hire cigarette smokers. Macey's Wanamaker's Siegel Cooper Co and McCreary will not employ smokers in their New York stores. Smaller institutions are following suit, though pipes cigars and chewing tobacco remain allowed. The cigarette ette is outlawed.
Charlie's HB Flint's Arrow, contracted as the fastest ship ever launched, was launched in New York and promises speeds of 42 miles per hour, with an emergency capability of 60 miles per hour. The piece notes the seeming speed limit at sea and recalls a 15 mile per hour vessel from 15 years prior.
Reports from London hospitals claim both bright sunlight and electric light can cure certain diseases when other remedies fail. It is noted that sunlight may kill the bacillus prodigiousus in about an hour and a half, with a nod to the ancient tale of Diogenes advising Alexander the Great to stand aside from the sun.
Census returns indicate the Indian population in the United States is about 267,900 and experts suggest there are likely as many Indians on the continent now as at discovery. Prof Starr of Chicago University notes the rest are becoming Indians as numbers grow.
Widespread Chinese posters reveal foreign representatives kneeling before Prince Ching as a call to halt hostilities in the imperial capital Peking. The description notes the large audiences in Chinese towns reacting to the message.
An inventor unveils an electric headlight mounted atop the engine cab that sweeps to the rear for signaling at night. He argues trains should protect each other with a naval style signal code, urging early adoption for safety.
Census data shows Belgium at 6,750,000 people across 11,378 square miles yielding 593 per square mile and the Netherlands at 5,145,000 over 12,582 square miles yielding 408 per square mile. The 1875 population was 3,767,000, with a yearly increase of 55,120 inhabitants.
A broad weekly digest from Washington and across regions highlights notable events from the East West and South. It summarizes political developments social updates and economic shifts shaping national affairs with a concise roundup tone.
The immigration commissioner reports arrivals at about 1,000 daily since July. Internal revenue for the year ended June 30, 1900 totals 295,316,107, surpassing estimates by 10,316,107 and the prior year by 21,831,534. F W Royce, noted inventor and telegraph operator, died in Washington. Exports in ten months reach 1,194,775,205, a record. The next House would have 385 members, 28 more than now, if reapportionment follows precedent. The past fiscal year marks the best period for American shipping since 1861.
In the seven days ending on the 16th there were 217 business failures, up from 201 the prior week and 219 the year before. Notable deaths include ex governor Ramsdell of New Hampshire aged 66 and postal worker Charles A. Tyler of Brooklyn who died at 85 after 55 years with the post office. A Lake Shore wreck near Polk, Pennsylvania killed six, and a fire at Oswayo burned six to death in a McGonigal house.
Nationwide items report hangings of three suspects in Jefferson Texas, extensive crop and population figures, naval and civic deaths, fatal fires in Alabama and Missouri, political results in Hawaii, mob execution in Colorado, and bank defalcation near Newport Kentucky. Also notes ambulance corps return from South Africa and a key Michigan attorney general’s death.
Reports from around the world note a railway accident near Bayonne with 13 deaths including a Peruvian minister to France, floods in Calcutta killing 23 and destroying 590 homes, and the Chinese emperor sentencing Prince Tuan to life imprisonment. Elsewhere Boers disrupt railways north of the Orange River, a demented woman fires at Emperor William, Tyrolese poet Adolph Pichler dies at Innsbruck, and U S forces push Filipino rebels near Manila. Lord Kitchener contemplates depopulating Transvaal towns. Peking envoys near peace talks and in Britain Miss Helena Zimmerman and the Duke of Manchester wed privately. Moody’s legacy to be continued by Rev. G Campbell Morgan.
A peking dispatch notes milder edict punishment with princes Tuan and Chwang banished not imprisoned. Kentucky sailings to Smyrna seek $90,000 from Turkey. Washington hospital for the insane reports 2,076 patients, up 138. Von Bülow denies China plans. Frances Cunningham wins $20,000 damages in Chicago. US Supreme Court recesses for two weeks. A Newberry scow sinks in Lake Superior with five drowned. $5,000 missing from American Express at Sioux City. Pennsylvania population 6,202,115 up 1,044,101 in ten years. Minnesota 1,751,394 up 449,568 since 1890. Ringling Brothers baby elephant born at Baraboo. George Putnam executed at Folsom for murder. Dole hawaii report values total 97,491,554. 19th centennial of first congress in Washington. Black Sea boat with 38 Turks sinks, one boy survives. Charles Caughling dies in Toledo aged 65. Idaho returns show Bryan electors with 1,898 average plurality. Hunt fusion leads governor by 2,233.
Artificial cotton is being manufactured in Austria. For every million Russians there are ten newspapers and journals. Yale received a collection of Egyptian antiquities dating to the first dynasty. Vice President elect Roosevelt received a live bear from an Oklahoma admirer. Arkansas election results show 54 counties for license and 31 for nonlicense. A monument to Admiral Dewey’s Manila victory will be erected in San Francisco. Rev Ransom Dunn, who instructed Garfield at Georgia Seminary, died in Scranton aged 2.
Washington observes the one hundredth anniversary of Congress meeting in the capital after the move from Philadelphia. A Dec 12 ceremony at the Capitol and White House will feature a military parade and plans to enlarge the executive mansion. Governors and other dignitaries will attend. national departments close for the event.
Leonard G. Nash of Bradford, Pa., in Princeton since September to enter the university in February, was instantly killed when he fell 100 feet from the top of the Princeton water tower while climbing with Freshmen Moore and Brokaw. Moore was injured by the impact.
A party of 38 Turks attempting to flee Russia sailed from Tschuruksu at night for the Black Sea. A storm struck the boat, baggage and children were thrown overboard, the crew and passengers perished except for one boy who clung to the mast and survived washed ashore.
Milwaukee dispatch reports a fatal blaze at the Sturgeon Bay area hotel in Wisconsin. Miss Hechardt of Aanapre Wis was burned to death as guests escaped in robes. the fire caused about 8000 dollars in losses amid a crowded night.
London and Berlin reports detail edict leniency and banishments while von Waldersee claims peace in Chi Li. Paris confirms French troops near Peking and Boxer clashes. German chancellor denies China imbroglio caused by Kiao Chou. Foreign envoys report continued persecutions in Kiang Si and Che Kiang provinces.
Milwaukee reports the National Industrial company formed with 3 080 000 capitalization to develop lands in Honduras and Nicaragua for tropical crops. E W Perry as president G F Wiswell first vice president John R Currie second vice president Harry W Perry secretary Edward F Brown treasurer R H Perry assistant secretary W L O Neill assistant treasurer Charles Quarles attorney. Headquarters planned for Milwaukee and Cape Gracias Nicaragua. Wisconsin Trust company trustee. over 1 000 000 subscribed by Milwaukee capitalists in four days.
Newberry Michigan reports reach lumberman D N McLeod that a scow carrying freight from Sault Ste Marie to Deer Park was swept by a Lake Superior storm Sunday morning. Five of six crewmen were washed overboard and drowned. Estate Worth Over 4 500 000
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a humorous line about New York City having 25 000 more women than men. The remark suggests why local men may be perceived as sassy and lively in urban dating culture.
The notice promotes travel on the Queen & Crescent Route via Cincinnati with direct links to Port Tampa Miami and steamers to Key West Nassau and Havana. It highlights comfortable travel, meals a la carte and unbroken rest on rock ballast roads, urging readers to write for rates and free printed material.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announces improved through service with Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and the Gulf Coast plus Florida destinations Thom asville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and more. Connections link steamer lines to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central America. Excursion tickets for tourists and home seekers are offered at reduced rates. Written by C L Stone Gen Passenger Agent Louisville Ky Modern.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway’s passenger department releases a census 1900 population booklet listing all U S cities 25000 or more. Send address with two cent postage to General Passenger Agent, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway, Chicago, Ill.
An advertisement extols Dr Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy for girls entering womanhood. It claims to enrich blood and calm nerves, enabling healthful development and beauty with testimonials from Mrs Mary Frances Lytle of Rochester and Mrs Wirrax Bartell of New York City praising improved complexion and vitality.
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