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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1897

Page

2

Wea-ville Obituary Rates and 1897 Ohio News Briefs

Local notes list print costs for obituary notices and professional ads in Wea-ville Indiana. The issue reports oil finds near North Manchester and a new drilling company, then cites US banking capital at 5.15 billion vs Britain’s 4.55 billion. It notes Monro doctrine remarks by Bismarck and McKinley’s potential war, plus Supreme Court docket shrinkage from 1800 to 480 cases by January term.

Wea-ville Ind Wearville United States Supreme Court

Judge Picty Targets Guardians and Administrators in Vigo Court

Judge Picty urges state judges to curb guardians and administrators who hoard assets. Walter Griffin wins a fatal 15th round knockout over Jack Cummings to aid indigent yellow fever sufferers in New Orleans. Hammond voters challenge a $27,000 park purchase across nine acres after an injunction blocks tax warrants. Michigan City harbor redevelopment gets $140,000 approval. Mayor Harrison eyed for 1900 Democratic nomination with temperance support. New dog tax rules to levy $1 per male dog and $2 for each female dog. Policy holder brief argues surrender values of life policies are not subject to ad valorem tax.

Walter Griffin Jack Cummings New Orleans Sweet Charity Sake Griffin Cummings Hammond Gillet Hammonds A.J. Berridge Supreme Court

Wealth of today vs pioneers inspiring industry and effort

The author argues that past pioneers faced equal risks and that current claims of shrinking chances ignore history. He cites life insurers, new taxes, and sugar beet farming as examples of viable modern ventures. He urges Americans to shed complaints, work hard, and seize opportunities rather than seek easy profits.

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Foreclosures and court actions listed in Porter county notices

A dense row of court proceedings includes Henry Morrison versus D C Decker et al for foreclosure with motions and stipulations. Ferdinand Perschke against Aaron Pepple et al for foreclosure with a reply. Elizabeth Barr et al versus Clayton Weaver et al over highway appeal with a reply to abatement. other cases include habeas corpus dismissal, damage suits, trust estate filings, and replevin actions. The section also notes births marriages and deaths from Oct 1897 followed by a long list of burials and notices.

Nathan D. McCormick Thomas G. Scott Tuxedo Park Co Hannah J. Paddock Rdian Schuyler C. Paddock Miles Hicks John B. Faulkner John E. Shultz Fredric Miller F. W. Steigley Christopher Knuth John R. Sallawasser Argus and Journal Argus Wm. Fargher Mary Fargher Wm. Fisler Mary Fisler John W. Newkirk Ned Williams Sheffner McReynolds Amos C. Hall The Biipolipan Ice Co John P. Vankirk Accuay Angellette Gould Melvin Loliter Nancy Jessup St. Joseph County Joseph Graw Chas. W. Krotz Joseph E. DeWolfe Gottlieb Bock Beck Hannah Austin Henry Fietta Austin Deed Elizabeth Young Relief Department of the Wesley Fogle Joel F. Halter Catharine Halter James Andrey Pizerd Biddle John Hartstein David Hartstein Damm Janne O'Brien George Short Oachim Giedie South Bend Chilled Plow Co Marshal County Lydia A. Georg Francis H George Luke ‘McCumsey Fred Blanksheim Arthur J. Aker Kelia O. Haines Charles. A. Haines Michigan City Charles Specklen Julius Rabine Madison St Germany Louis Pennock Valparaiso August Abraham Wanatah John Behindt Laporte John Leonard Bright Ohio Porter County Joseph Alva Curtis Closser Logansport Red Jerome B. Ossor Joel D. Cassell Mattoon Ili Montgomery County Rolling Prairie Charles Decker Iton Mass W. G. Peck Florida

Pinkerton Murder Trial in Fulton Mich Sees Self Destruction Plots

The case centers on Charles Pinkerton who was fatally stabbed by his uncle in a bush as an argument over long standing feud escalated. Witnesses describe threats by the accused and the stake of a new trial after a hung jury, with courtroom spectators numbering around 100.

Chas Pinkerton Bend Biddle Laporte South’ Bend Richter DuShane Crabill South Bend George Harkins Andrew Lane Edward Burkett John Pinkerton Daisy Pinkerton Nye Charles Pinkerton

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