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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
4
The teacher asks for the word definition and Johnny Holcomb offers a humorous gloss from Tit Bits saying tantalizing means a circus procession passing the schoolhouse with scholars not allowed to look out.
In a short exchange Mattie notes that men in the town are impudent and follow women, while Helen points out she always wears a veil when going out, reflecting social norms and gender behavior in the piece.
A witty exchange features a clergyman questioning the miser about not regretting hoarded wealth. The miser admits remorse, saying he could have spent the hours earning more money.
In this illustrated piece the dialogue explains the contrast between electricity and lightning. A lighthearted exchange uses a playful tone to define terms and convey basic science concepts for young readers.
A Chicago & Alton special train with 200 negro miners is ambushed near Virden Illinois. Ten miners are dead and many wounded as union miners fire on the stockade and train, wounding the engineer and guards. Bodies move to Springfield for burial.
The Navy Department disclosed the court martial findings and sentence of Chaplain McIntyre. He faced three charges including scandalous conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer, based on a Denver lecture criticizing superiors. All specifications were proven and he was sentenced to dismissal from U S naval service, with the case under department review.
Mrs Sherman wife of former Secretary of State John Sherman suffered a paralysis stroke Thursday morning and lies in critical condition at her Re street home. Doctors note her age and history of good health but acknowledge the slim chance of recovery while expressing cautious hope for improvement.
A fragmented note hints at an import of gold totaling five hundred thousand dollars. The text is unclear about origin, timing, or parties involved, leaving the scope and purpose of the shipment unspecified.
The Atlantic Transport steamship Mohegan once the Cleopatra of the Wilson Furness Leyland line ran aground near The Lizard during a gale. Only 31 of about 200 passengers and crew were saved as lifeboats struggled amid high seas and dangerous rocks.
Five men were killed and 11 injured in a Thursday gas explosion at Colliery No 8 in Coaldale near Tamaqua Pennsylvania. The dead include Fire Boss Thomas Smith and William Reese. Injured men from Lansford Coaldale Summit Hill and other towns suffered burns and broken bones. The colliery, the valley’s largest producer, is owned by Lehigh Coal and Navigation and employs about 500 workers.
Chicago on October 15 witnessed the execution of George H. Jacks and John Druggan for murder. Druggan was hanged first just after 12:02 PM with Jacks following over 30 minutes later. Each death followed about 17 minutes of suspension. Druggan killed saloon keeper R F Gudgeon on January 11 at Johnson and Eighteenth streets. Jacks murdered Andrew J McGhee on February 27 at 2030 Indiana avenue.
Paris reports on a military plot against the government discovered by a general in high command. The conspirators planned action on Saturday during Minister of War Chanoins absence. Ministers were warned and not surprised, having prior information. London observers deem the Paris crisis serious.
One hundred sixty soldiers from the Obdam arrived Tuesday and were placed in comfort at Camp Heree on East Fifteenth Street by Miss Helen Gould’s agent Wednesday. The men include the Mytwelfth Wisconsin and the First United States Volunteer Engineer Corps.
In Springfield Ill 2000 plus miners gathered for Edward Welsh funeral when Black workers from Alabama were hurried out of the city to St Louis amid police and veterans protection. In St Louis 57 Alabama born men await transport home while Virden Ill issues a murder warrant against Lukins Loucks Yorke and eight coal company deputies.
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary met with hostiles at the agency after a week of gathering. The chiefs expressed intent to surrender and trust the government to settle the dispute, while a leading fighter said the group would die rather than continue the crisis.
An explosion of gas in the Pana Coal company shaft No 1 near Pars Illinois started a fire at noon Saturday. About 40 workers were in adjacent chambers when the blast occurred. one man disappeared in the passage but was not harmed. A mule was badly scorched and efforts to smother the fire continued.
Alexandria police arrested nine Italian anarchists including a case keeper after bombs were found in his house. Investigations showed bribery to load bombs on a steamer bound for Port Said and Syria. The plan aimed at Emperor William during church consecration in Jerusalem before he altered route to Palestine. The German consulate praised the arrests.
Milwaukee detectives with Chicago officers arrested William Lichtenberg alias Paul Miller in the Bohemian settlement of Milwaukee after a Jan 1893 Brookfield Massachusetts murder of Francis Newton his wife Sarah and daughter Elsa. The prisoner was taken to Chicago by the Chicago police.
Winnipeg dispatch reports a cold blooded butchery in the Galician settlement east of Winnipeg within the last day. A Galician man and his four children were found dead by a neighbor. the wife is missing and suspected of the crime. An ax was used.
Chicago celebrated La Fayette day on Friday October 15 advancing the observance from the 19th due to a peace jubilee. About 250 public schools held special exercises and each contributed to a monument fund totaling roughly $10,000.
A Times dispatch from Toronto states Montreal and Quebec will be thoroughly fortified as part of Canada defense. Col Dalton, head of the imperial defense commission, is in Montreal finalizing the fortification plans for the two cities.
Omaha Neb Oct 17 a cash balance in bank exceeding 300000 now stands to the credit of the trans mississippi apes with bs days remaining.
A Walker Minnesota dispatch notes three hostages unexpectedly surrendered during a tense incident. No further details were released about the standoff or the individuals involved.
Out of the Service. Springfield Illinois October 17 The Fifth Illinois volunteers were mustered out of the United States service Sunday by Captain Wainwright of the First United States Cavalry and paid off by Major Dollom. Lieutenant Colonel Wells was presented with a handsome sword by the officers and men of the regiment.
The sultan on Sunday granted an audience to Oscar ceeual Pe onus in Constantinople as part of ongoing diplomatic engagements.
The New Year and Day of Atonement drive Jewish groups to improvise temporary places of worship in New York. Speculators rent rooms, sell seats, and auction sacred duties to cash customers, profiting from ark openings, scrolls, prayers for the dead, and the Jonah blessing festival.
A pioneering report describes Hunter Mountain in western Texas as emitting intoxicating vapors from a crater. Travelers and animals experience alcohollike dizziness and delirium as a strong ozone odor intensifies. scientists cannot explain the phenomenon. The item cites the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post as the source.
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