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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
2
Benjamin Francis describes life under Ottoman rule in Macedonia. He portrays Bulgarian and Albanian communities, the fear of the sultan, and the harsh conduct of cavasses and Beys. The piece notes gender roles, arranged marriage norms, religious schools, and social hierarchies amid hardship and cultural tension.
An angular-faced woman refuses insurance from a solicitor, declaring the old company is no good. She asserts her husband has paid premiums for seven years without dying, highlighting a comical grievance reported by the Chicago Daily News.
The porte seeks withdrawal of American warships off Beirut to advance U S Turkey talks though Washington doubts a withdrawal. Leishman plans a conference with Tewfik Pasha as Macedonia turmoil and Turkish reform efforts draw European powers into negotiations amid reprisals and diplomatic caution.
The champion gelding Major Delmar, racing at Empire City, matched Lou Dillon’s world record of 2:00 for a mile and finished in 2:00. It followed a dramatic start with a broken gait and steady second attempt. The gelding, sold this week for a record $40,000, is a New York bred trained and owned horse.
Six indictments issued by a Detroit grand jury accuse D W H Moreland former public works commissioner and five other officials and contractors. Two charges allege conspiracy to defraud and three allege misappropriation of city property.
The September gale on the Grand Banks caused havoc with fishing boats. Several vessels returned to St Johns damaged and crews report loss of men trawls and gear. Six Americans four French and eight Newfoundlanders were found adrift in dories and rescued.
In Washington County on Middletown road, Samuel T. Ferguson of Pittsburg was killed and Charles L. Martin of Cincinnati fatally injured when a dynamite blast exploded in their buggy. They carried 3600 dollars to pay construction workers for Wabash railroad work.
Indicted in Chadron Nebraska on September 25, George H Ford and P N Ford bankers of Burton Ohio faced two charges of obtaining property under false pretenses. They allegedly took deposits after bank officials knew the Bur ton institution was insolvent, following a failure with liabilities around 1 125 000.
In Lynchburg Tennessee on September 26 Sheriff George R. Davidson exchanged gunfire with a mob of about 25 men as they overpowered deputies and entered the jail. The mob killed the sought man Allen Small in the corridor while attempting to rescue a negro.
Mattoon Illinois September 26 mayor Francis M Menke was indicted by the grand jury on 29 charges of malfeasance and misfeasance in office arising from alleged official wrongdoing.
London reports Lord Balfour of Burleigh and Arthur Ralph Douglass Elliot have resigned as secretary for Scotland and financial secretary to the treasury. The king accepted both resignations, enlarging the number of vacant cabinet posts to four and leaving Mr Balour with one secretaryship.
Chicago marked its centennial with a downtown fire display using 8000 pounds of red flames, a centennial opening at Lincoln Park with visiting tribes, and dedicatory rites at Fort Dearborn tablet in the public library. The jubilee runs through Thursday night amid religious services and large rail tourism.
President Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt with children and staff left Sagamore Hill for Washington, arriving by 4 10 p m. He will not meet to discuss the Miller case with labor officials, reiterating his public letters to Secretary Cortelyou and the principles they enshrine. If a merits hearing is sought, it may occur like any public inquiry, but no conference on the case is planned.
In Bedford Indiana Charles Cain of Oolitic is killed when Frank Dorsey restaurant proprietor is fatally stabbed during a fight with six youths from Oolitic. Dorsey wounds Cain with a bullet as he is shot in the back while trying to eject the group. Two suspects detained. Dorsey in serious condition.
Cleveland on September 28 reports C K G Billings owner Lou Dillon the trotting mare will not enter a contest with another horse in a trial for supremacy. He cites Lou Dillon is five years old and untrained and inexperienced.
Baltimore records the death of 77 year old Samuel A Wilson a former Methodist minister who served in Pennsylvania and other states. He was born in western Maryland and began ministry at about age 22. The report also notes a yellow fever surge in Laredo Texas with two deaths and 12 new cases and about 4000 residents fleeing since the outbreak began.
Joseph Monger, manager of a traveling company, shot three actors after a performance at Robinson opera house. Bert Haverly, his wife, and Longfellow were wounded but not seriously. Monger, described as acting queerly, was arrested and jailed.
Fourteen of seventeen Pillsbury Washburn and Consolidated Milling mills shut by a strike begun Wednesday night. Three Washburn Crosby mills to close as wheat runs out. Strikers plan to leave mills in good condition with grain exhausted. Independent mills unnecessary to disturb for now despite unmet demands. Union meeting held Thursday to review the situation.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived with praise for Pope Pius X noting the pontiff's American interest and familiarity with U S institutions. He predicted another American cardinal would soon be appointed and discussed church affairs in the United States. A Baltimore delegation greeted the cardinal as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse docked.
Curtis Jett was brought into court in Cynthiana Kentucky where Judge Osborne set the execution between sunrise and sunset on December 18 for the July 21 1902 killing of James Cockrill in Jackson Kentucky. Jett’s attorney and Jett himself commented on the sentence.
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania reports orders to limit coal output affecting nearly all local collieries. Since January 1 over 43 million tons have been mined, far above historic for comparable periods, with a market glut and price stability as the motive for the curbs.
Frederick M. Hubbell, prominent Iowa multimillionaire, places his estate in trust to disinherit drunkards and spendthrifts. If the family line ends, the entire property reverts to Iowa to fund a university of Des Moines.
The Farmers' National congress adjourned in Niagara Falls after selecting Harvie Jordan of Monticello Georgia as president. The meeting closed Friday with the new leadership taking office.
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