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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
6
The Indicator from Westville Indiana provides a compact weekly digest covering casualties and fires, political and personal notes, business failures and resumptions, and a weather record, drawing a broad view of world events with local context.
Frank De Peyster Heil, NYC club figure, shoots himself as a slander suit valued at 100000 dam ages awaited in court. The day’s dispatches report multiple trials and incidents including convicts in New Haven and Belleville murders, train wrecks, drownings, and public notices.
Ex president Cleveland will preside at a political mass meeting in Carnegie Hall New York on October 21 his only campaign appearance. Other items include Democrats nominating Everett Fowler for Congress in the Twenty fourth district declining the nomination and Wisconsin La Follette organization speeches. Henry G. Davis campaigns in Maryland and West Virginia while Massachusetts AF of L condemns Gov Bates veto of overtime bill. Crane named US senator by Gov Bates to fill Hoar seat. Wisconsin stalwarts stay with their ticket. Hill argues against government by injunction in Wheeling addressing the democracy.
Reports state the Japanese gunboat Heigen was wrecked by a mine at Pigeon Bay with 197 sailors drowned. Russian advices place Oyama drawing forces north of Liaoyang and abandoning eastern positions, leaving his flank exposed after Bentsiaputze loss. Other items note statues, envoys, nursing honors, and large troop engagements near Mukden and Yentai with 100000 soldiers involved and ongoing fighting.
Bodies of a battle near Schili river remain in doubt as the fight continues. Anxiety grows over King George of Saxony’s health with breathing problems and weakness. The steamer Call of New London sank in a Gulf of St. Lawrence gale with all 19 on board lost.
Obituaries announce the deaths of Mrs Mary E Warren 75 of Fox Lake Wis and Brig Gen William Scott Worth retired in Staten Island plus Alonzo B Cornell ex governor of New York in Ithaca. Other items note Louisiana Purchase payments progress and many international, political and military updates with Russia Japan and the Panama fair funding.
London dispatches describe a seventh day of brutal fighting as Kuropatkin holds a stubborn line at Mukden and Liaoyang. Russian losses run into tens of thousands, while Japanese gains include gun captures and renewed assault. Reports from St Petersberg and Tokyo warn of heavy costs and continued resistance.
Jury in Peoria Illinois decides in favor of heirs in Carrington will dispute. The deceased left 250990 dollars for a university foundation. Testimony included Dr W R Harper and Prof Albion W Small of the University of Chicago. Case to be appealed to the supreme court.
Edmund Burke a 67 year old retired shoe dealer and millionaire killed himself at his home 5 Tower Place Chicago on Thursday. His son George L. Burke found the body. He had suffered nervous prostration for years and was believed temporarily insane due to recent suffering.
Mrs. E M De Long of Council Bluffs Iowa describes severe winter rheumatism attacking multiple joints and proves relief after six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits blood purification with curing her symptoms and endorses the remedy for nerve and blood disorders.
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