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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
5
A Washington Star poem warns of a smooth talking social predator who uses flattery to entrap others. The verse describes his calm listening, selective praise, and sharp wit that cuts vanity, urging readers to beware and drive him from town. The piece blends satirical tone with social caution.
Jobson and his wife clash on African American servant Josephine as he questions her loyalty and the family’s dealings with household help during their Washington years. Mrs. Jobson defends Josephine while voices of alarm surface over trust and propriety on the porch at dusk.
Mr Jobson pushes to hire Nora a middle aged Irish servant from the hotel, praising her tidiness and hoping she will accompany them to Washington. Mrs Jobson protests the plan as Nora is suspected of drinking and the couple debate terms and status versus a new servant.
A new domestic worker Nora reshapes meals and discipline at the Jobsons. She grills steak wrongly, overhauls rug beating, and drinks in the dining room after a river outing. Tensions rise as Mr Jobson contemplates her unsubdued temperament.
Nora asserts Mrs Jobson is a perfect little lady far too good for Mr Jobson in a sweeping judgment reflecting her biased view. The fragment hints at social tensions and Nora’s strong, unwarranted opinions about the Jobsons.
A domestic tale from the Washington Star recounts Mrs Jobson sending Nora to relatives on a New York train with wages and a ticket. Mr Jobson confronts his wife over the protege's removal while Josephine returns as maid of all work, prompting remarks on meals.
The piece traces the rose as a symbol in ancient Greece and Rome, linking it to myth and a tale of Pausanias and Xerxes’ plotted betrayal. It notes the rose imagery found in banqueting halls and doors of taboo venues, and a mythic account of Pausanias seeking asylum and a traitor’s downfall.
In Jeffersonville Indiana on September 27 Ralph Rader the 16 year old son of Mayor Thomas B Rader was accidentally shot by Charles Fogarty. The shot aimed at Edward Ryan who had confronted Fogarty earlier hit Rader in the back penetrating a lung. Ryan and Rader were together when Ryan said he would pursue Fogarty again. The incident left Rader gravely wounded with probable fatal injuries.
The wage conference in Muncie with the American Flint Glass Workers Association and Union Machine Made Fruit Jar Manufacturers Association set the coming year’s wages. Last year’s rates plus minor rule changes will apply. Factories in Marion Redkey Muncie Indiana Lockport New York and Elmer New Jersey will resume with about 3000 workers and 96 percent of national fruit jar output.
Wolf Bros bank in Centerville Michigan just north of dxendallville Indiana was robbed early Friday. Ten thousand dollars in currency was stolen and the vault and building were wrecked by dynamite. No suspect found. officials to offer a large reward.
Eureka steel works in Kokomo Indiana, opened to rival the steel trust, has ascended the flume and relinquished business. Promoters Howard Hardemeyer and W A Hile led the plant. The plant dismantled and machinery shipped away, leaving local stockholders heavy losers. Cause of collapse not explained.
Washington dispatch lists tensions granted to Indiana residents including Henry Ayers reported dead with $16, and Marion Remson of Sheridan with $24. Also notes Original Widows Juliani Ayers Colett with $12 and a War With Spain Widows claim for John Rambo of Chirksville with $12.
Noblesville Indiana September 29 Miss Mary Griffith aged 19 committed suicide with Paris Green after learning her lover Vern Smiles was married to another girl. In a dying statement she said she was betrothed to Smiles and could not bear his marriage.
Walter C. Ely, manager of the Republic iron and steel plant in Marion Indiana, received orders to start one plant Thursday and to activate the second as soon as workers can be secured.
Bedford police raided a west side gambling house at dawn and rounded up nine people, among them two prominent attorneys, who were playing poker.
Washington Sept. 25 postmasters were commissioned in Indiana. Strouse received Noble county assignment and Daniel A Harlan was named West Union in Warke county. Daniel W Browsher was appointed another Indiana postmaster in the same ceremony.
Centerville Indiana reports the 57th Indiana Regiment Association will hold its annual reunion on October 3 and 4 with anticipated participation from veterans and families.
Richard Childs of New Albany Indiana was notified of his son Harry Childs death in Cuba where the soldier was shot by a guard after attempting to escape from a guard house amid military duty.
In Brazil Indiana on September 29 a fast ball game between the Terre Haute team and the Brazils was halted by darkness in the seventh inning with the score tied at 1 to 1.
Al Stewart of Windfall Ind is charged as an accessory in his wife’s death on an operating table in Dr Powell’s office last Thursday. Dr Powell killed himself the following day.
Jeffersonville Indiana September 28 Charles S Knight president of Wayne Construction Co Fort Wayne was arrested on a passenger train en route to Indianapolis on an indictment by Clark County grand jury. Knight allegedly offered 1000 to Councilman George J Heuser to block Jeffersonville city sale of Jeffersonville Light and Water Co. Knight was released on bond and said he could not imagine the arrest's meaning.
In Indianapolis on September 29 the price of anthracite coal rose 50 cents per ton to seven dollars as dealers cite strike pressures. Brazil black coal advanced 25 cents, affecting dealers paying more per ton, while consumer prices at 3.25 dollars remain unchanged for now. Anticipated further increases could occur within ten days if conditions do not improve.
George Willis, 60, a long time United States Express Co. messenger on the Cincinnati route, was found unconscious in the Indianapolis office basement after a pistol shot. He had a bullet wound in his left eye. the motive remains unknown.
A Galveston appeal signed by Mayor Jones and leading citizens, endorsed by Governor Sayers and Clara Barton, urges national aid after the Galveston devastation. The note cites at least 6,000 dead, up to 2,000 more on the mainland, and property losses near 30 million dollars plus debris removal costs.
President Hill received a telegram from Chief Engineer Stevens announcing that the east and west sections of the Cascade mountains tunnel met with exact alignment after drilling over two miles of granite. The $4,000,000 project employed about 1,000 men for nearly three years and set tunneling records.
The Southeastern Indiana veterans reunion and campfire took place at the Switzerland and Ohio intercounty fair grounds in East Enterprise on Sept 27 and 28. Several thousand attended as speeches were delivered by Department Commander Beam, R. M. Smock, Marion F. Gribbs, Nathan Powell, Rev. Charles Lee, Rev. Sam Brumblay, and Rev. William Tedford.
Noblesville Indiana Sept 28 The jury found Frederick Kettlehake guilty of murder in the death of Frederick Simon. The verdict fixed life imprisonment as the punishment. The killing occurred April 4 in Indianapolis over a dispute the defendant had with the victim. The case moved here on change of venue with an insanity plea.
Indianapolis dispatch reports Frank Scott a Big Four train boy from Dellefontaine Ohio was treated for suspected strychnine poisoning. He cried out Tell her I'm dead during spasms. Train men say he fell victim to disappointed love. Early indications Friday night suggested possible recovery.
Operators representing all coal companies in Brazil Indiana met to raise the price of coal by 25 cents per ton to 2.75 in the local market. The higher price, 25 to 50 cents above levels in the past two decades, leaves many laborers with empty coal bins.
The fifth annual convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Kokomo district met in Logansport, Ind, on Thursday afternoon and adjourned Friday night.
Terre Haute Indiana September 29 Geo and Fred Smith on Jas Schees farm west of the city quarreled with a man named Howard The confrontation ended when Howard was struck with a piece of railroad iron and his skull crushed causing his death
In South Bend Indiana on September 28 the Greens beat the Fort Wayne interstate team 9 to 6 in ten innings. Visitors led early but locals surged late for the win.
In Springfield on Tuesday afternoon trains on parallel tracks at the fair grounds collided when Chicago Peoria St. Louis locomotive No 63 derailed and struck Chicago and Alton No 119. Engineer John Ettinger and fireman Jerry Hall were killed. John Ryan and fireman Jerry Hall were found deceased under the wreckage northeast of Benton the same day after a separate engine explosion near John son City killing Engineer Doggett and Fireman Hardy Hains.
In Pittsburgh on Friday a gasoline explosion while cleaning clothes set a tub of the liquid afire. Two men and two women were badly burned. the dead are Mrs. Clara Irlbacher, 34, of 3700 Butler Street, who died at St. Francis Hospital, and Margaret Adler of McKees Rocks, found burned to death.
Centerville Michigan bank robbed of about $10,000 after entry was forced by prying and blasting two doors. The thieves gained access to the vault and cash drawer area where the loss occurred. The bank carried $10,000 burglary or fire insurance with the Bankers Mutual Casualty Company of Des Moines Iowa.
Pittsburgh September 25 reports twenty thousand men in the Pittsburgh and western mill district returned to work as factories reopened across the area.
A narrator laments Arthur Atkinson receives praise and success in cricket while he feels overlooked. He recalls a key event when Arthur made a clever catch before his run, resenting being sidelined despite effort. The poem reflects envy, self-doubt, and a resolve to prove himself despite sneering critics.
A pigeon born at Liege station has made a daily habit since late January, riding the Liege to Waremme train at 9:57 am. It circles the station, then stays close to the engine through tunnels, enjoying the steam, and returns to Liege by 11:30 am. The bird has missed only three trips. Meuse newspaper corroborates the tale.
On a summer day at a rocky beach readers may spot star fishes lying in the sand and search for sea urchins. If a urchin is dead its spines fall away leaving a shell with small knobs, while the star appears very different though both are close relatives in tidepool life.
A curiosities piece describes sea life with Mr Star and Mr Urchin, noting star fishes with five arms and oyster feeding, Urchin chewing seaweed, and pink rosy feather stars. It recounts ancient stone star fishes once living, found by digging, named stone lilies by a collector.
A bird traveled with eleven others in a sturdy cote to a station. When removed by authorities it refused to leave its old home while the 11 companions found shelter elsewhere. Railroad officials allowed the bird to roam freely for food, and the public supplied corn. Notably, on three days a Belgian engine replaced the English one, possibly due to the bird’s fuel preference.
A Lancaster stonemason unjustly jailed fifty years ago for stealing a crow bar was later found to be innocent. The crowbar was discovered near an old wall, proving a miscarriage of justice in his death, and his friends celebrate his posthumous exoneration.
White Island in New Zealand lies in the Bay of Plenty and is a sulfur heavy island about three miles around rising 800 to 900 feet. A vast vapor cloud travels above it to about 10,000 feet while a central boiling lake of acid water covers fifty acres. Blow holes spray steam and sulfurous fumes with intense noise, and few systematic efforts have been made to exploit the island.
A Rural pro smoking piece condemns cigarette use among youths and adults. It argues smoking weakens intellect and nerves, cites a cannon accident, and notes corporations reject smokers, urging boys to avoid tobacco to stay trustworthy.
In Guatemala bandits favor a blunderbuss style sawed off muzzle loader. When buckshot runs short they raid rail lines to seize lead seals as improvised projectiles. The crude ammunition turns a blast into catastrophic harm, often killing the surrounding targets.
In wartime Spain male peasants train roosters to hatch eggs and work with hens. The hens, freed from parental duties, lay more eggs as a result of the fowls taking over incubation tasks.
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