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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1903
Page
7
The poem recalls Mercury as the invisible messenger spanning vast distances by means of the telephone and cables. It contrasts swift communication with human longing and envisions unity through global networks.
In Brayton New York Major FitzGibbon a southern magnate with a 500 worker factory confronts Frank Ingalls the suitor of his daughter Helen They clash over Ingalls claim to be legitimate and the simmering tension hints at an elopement plan amid class and regional hostilities.
In a tale of friction and forbidden love, Frank Ingalls and Helen Fitzgibbon flee a stern father and a diligent suitor. They hide in the steam roller cab as Maj. Fitzgibbon chases them, while engineer Bill Dustan awakens in the back, adding a veiled new twist to the pursuit.
The navy plans skeleton models of ships aboard to aid crews in understanding hidden structures. The Monterey under Commander W. H. Beehler already has such a model built by Chinese carpenters for 110 dollars. The model allows quick access to boilers and has saved time and material costs while improving training for collision and fire emergencies.
Charles Daniels composer of Hiawatha was in St Louis when he received a $10,000 check from his publishers. That same night he played piano for a dance at Fraternal hall on Franklin avenue and overindulged only by hiring a carriage to take him home after his long night of work.
In a stray exchange, Jones asks about his wife and Fogg says he might call her pretty if speaking to Jones. The dialog reflects witty regional humor and character banter.
Frank and Helen escape to a wedding after maneuvering a steam roller to the Uni tarium minister's house. Bill Dustan drives the contraption while the couple departs on their honeymoon, leaving Maj. Fitzgibbon in a moment of mixed pride and irony.
American Society of Professors of Dancing declares war on student dance fads. They condemn Yale glides Harvard dips and football style moves, urging a return to traditional ballroom form with correct waltz timing and graceful carriage.
A patron complains a sign in a Chicago Tribune store mislabels eggs as fresh while the clerk insists the sign is changed each morning signifying updated stock.
A brief quotation frame notes that a true man nears his place in the world not by anxiety but by nature’s pull and ease, comparing his position to a star’s effortless swing through the heavens. The tone suggests philosophical musing on self and fate.
The notice states that in Holand Belgium Italy and Switzerland passengers cannot carry any luggage free.
Train No. 97 jumped a 75 foot trestle near Danville and was wrecked on a sharp curve. Of 16 crew members, nine were killed and seven injured. Engine and four cars fell into a rocky stream bed as the trestle collapsed. Investigators cite excessive speed on the curve and unfamiliarity with the line as likely causes.
Columbus report states Republican Chairman Dick rejected a call for a joint debate with Democratic nominee John H. Clarke on United States Senate race. Dick accuses Hanna's party of a single principle set, while Clarke's party allegedly spans many doctrines from democratic to populist and socialist.
Former Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, Populist committee chairman, predicts the party will run its own ticket and poll more votes than ever. The platform favors government control of commerce, public money replacing bank notes, and government ownership of railroads and communications facilities.
Telegram from F. H. Clergue in New York to Superintendent Lewis confirms repayment of the Speyer loan totaling 5,050,000 to the Consolidated Lake Superior company. The message also directs preparations to restart the steel plant on October 8.
A meeting of leading car wheel manufacturers in Atlantic City advanced plans for a proposed combine capitalized at 9 million dollars. The National Car Wheel Company will be headquartered in New York with major northern concerns joining the venture.
Willis Allen aged 28 son of the late Illinois Supreme Court Judge Allen was found dead at Hematite Missouri. Coroner's jury verdict reports death from an overdose of narcotic, administered by himself or another person.
In Imlay near the Harlan county seat Kentucky Martin Green killed his wife after a quarrel and fled but was captured. The killing stirred local sentiment and townspeople fear possible lynching of Green.
Mrs. Katherine Gilbert 51 a prominent Dublin society woman dies after a banqueting moment linked to the number 13. At a Martha Washington society gathering 13 attended and hostess refused to sit at the table leading to Mrs. Gilbert's wry remark. Her death follows Friday morning. Her husband planned to be pallbearer at a Civil War comrade’s funeral.
Edgar A. Perkins was re-elected Wednesday as president of the Indiana Federation of Labor in South Bend. Officers elected include first vice president George Derrick of Muncie, second vice president Lilly Fredericks of Indianapolis, third vice president Wellington O Conn or of Staunton, fourth vice president James E Hagerty of Terre Haute, fifth vice president Charles J Steiss of Fort Wayne, and secretary treasurer John W Peters.
A south Marion crash between an interurban work train on the Indiana Union line and a Cincinnati Richmond and Midland passenger train killed two men and seriously injured two others. Fireman Joseph Welf was nearly decapitated. John Armour and W A Ladd, both West Marion workers, died. Fifteen workmen escaped unharmed. David Moore and John Caldwell sustained injuries.
A boiler explosion near Schooner in Brown County fatal injures James Wise and Gilbert Sturgeon. Mary Wise is badly scalded. Ray Wise and Henry Rose hurt. The boiler blew 50 yards, and Sturgeon leaves seven children. Nearby houses damaged and a heavy iron slab went through a store where farmers sat.
Geo Blazier a septuagenarian pioneer from Anderson Indiana killed himself with carbolic acid after days of toothache and failed remedies. He said I can't stand it any longer as he drank the vial and died several hours later. Relatives had urged extraction but he refused.
The 29th Indiana infantry held a reunion in South Bend on Thursday electing D. W. Worden of Peru as president D. B. Hutchinson of Goshen as first vice president Eli Allbright of Goshen as second vice president Perry Shoemaker of Union Mills as treasurer P. H. Ducomb of Lakeville as secretary and W. H. Whited of Argus as corresponding secretary The next reunion will be in Goshen Indiana.
Indianapolis gun club tourney saw high scores with George Roll of Blue Island Illinois defeating A Co Conner of Pekin Illinois 147 to 146 out of 150 to win the English Hotel trophy. The competition occurred on September 24 in Indianapolis Indiana.
Stole $12 to pay fines and secure release for his mother and sister. The 10 year old Willie Redmaster is jailed in Brazil Indiana after his father separated from his mother.
Brazil Indiana September 25 A farmer Joseph Siner seeks 150 dollars damages claiming his horse bought from Charles Murphy suddenly knelt with its nose to the ground and prayed for nearly an hour before wandering aimlessly and shunning other animals in a deeply pious mood.
Lafayette Ind September 26 Judge Rabb in the circuit court on Friday advised Moses Fowler Chase's attorneys he would not file their bill of exceptions or the case records. The ruling bars an appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court and the attorneys plan to seek a writ of mandamus to compel signing papers for appeal.
Two Vandalia freight engines derailed on the Merrill street curve in Indianapolis. A heavy freight stalled on the curve and was aided by a second engine. Fireman Edward Gaughan was crushed under his engine and killed. Engineer Anthony Gaughan, John Zink, and Fred Harris were injured but not seriously. All residents.
A meeting in Indianapolis on September 26 with F. C. Letts of Chicago led to a preliminary organization for a state wholesale grocers’ association. A second meeting October 8 would complete the organization with a capital of 10 million dollars.
A $20,000 blaze destroyed Winslow Indiana's business district from a gasoline explosion. The fire razed a block of frame and brick buildings. One of the losses, Joseph Millard, collapsed dead from excitement amid the flames.
Dr. T V Gifford founder of the invalids' home and editor of the Journal of Hygie therapy, died at the Kokomo home he established forty years ago. His dying wish was to keep the hour of his burial secret from the world.
Pierceville Indiana September 25 Emmet Harper is held on arson charges after grand jury testimony. Inmate William Sailors said Harper paid him 30 dollars to help set fire to Henry Underwood's house, Underwood being Harper's brother in law.
Indianapolis report says the Lyncheham extradition case resumed before U S Commissioner Moores. The prisoner confessed he is the Irish fugitive sought by the British government for several years, triggering a sensation in court.
Terre Haute Catholic clergy halted the proposed women's auxiliary of the Young Men's Institute and declared the church favors strictly separate organizations for men and women in social and charitable societies.
Shelbyville Indiana September 24 Mrs Benjamin Marshall 76 of Arlington died after a stove lid was lifted and a natural gas flame ignited her clothing. The upper body was severely burned and she cannot recover.
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