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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
1
In New York 20 000 plus attendees greet William Jennings Bryan with mixed emotion as he speaks at a homecoming tour. He outlines anti war aims, railroad and tax policies, and urges direct senator elections while praising civic virtue amid cheers and reverent silence.
The article argues the trust issue dominates public attention as Congress nears a new session and the presidential race looms. It contends railroads and private debt collection, naval policy, and selective law enforcement fuel debates, while strikes impact society and governance.
The Republic Iron and Steel company will start its turnbuckle plant in Muncie on September 15 after relocating from Brazil last summer. The new factory building will be completed by then, and the plant will operate in combination with the Indiana iron mill.
Knightstown reports a Henry county wheat crop valued at about five hundred thousand dollars, roughly double last year’s total. The produce averages around twenty dollars per capita for the local population.
Peru man Arthur Feltz a Wabash railway brakeman was jolted from his train at Fort Wayne and killed in a grisly dismemberment.
Report from Indianapolis describes tainted meat delivered to Fort Benjamin Harrison regulars nearly sparking a riot during ration distribution. A board of inspection was appointed and recommended discarding only part of the meat.
The article contrasts a local band of Selma area youths who mugged travelers for thrills with North Dakota adopting a labeling rule to curb adulterated paints. The law requires truthful labeling so buyers can choose genuine white lead and linseed oil, preventing deception while preserving consumer choice. It argues broader application to foods and other goods.
In Shelbyville labor is scarce as factories and construction firms struggle to fill positions. A large canning plant seeks women to peel tomatoes and men to husk corn while 600 workers are already employed east of town and more are needed. Hungarian and other immigrant workers arrive daily to fill the gaps. London transport concerns face criticism from Sir James Dewar who warns that petrol engines emit poisonous gases threatening urban air quality.
William V. Grose mayor, and John Tegart plus Charles W. Poutch of the public works board, were impeached and removed by the city council. City Clerk Eugene Brisby succeeded as mayor and filled the public works board. The action followed a council committee investigation over the approval of a $229,000 sewerage system.
Grover C Gere, a chemist from Fort Wayne, was arrested in Chicago after presenting a forged $85 check payable to John Brice of Swift Co. He claimed no wrong intent at first but admitted forging the beneficiary's name. He refused to explain how he obtained the check sent to Brice in care of general delivery.
Six inmates fled the county jail by cutting a hole in the ceiling and punching through a brick wall. They escaped down a rope made from bed clothes. Five were alleged thieves and one had been held on a misdemeanor charge. the escape involves J H Murray James Murphy James Hammond Ep Shurtlett William Spencer and Charles Williams.
Fire in Frankton devastates the Hoosier Fence Company plant and John Hays' livery barn along with several frame structures. Total loss estimated around $40,000, about half attributed to the fence factory.
Robert Louis Stevenson's mother writes from Samoa about The Bottle-imp appearing in the native paper translated by Mr. C. The story is enjoyed but causes curious results as readers note the house in the tale resembles their own and fear that Stevenson himself owns the bottle.
The passage extols labor as the finest human actions and intellectual feats achieved without toil. It contrasts productive works with the negative measure of defects counting against every achievement and deed.
The article explains a German idea where stewards assign meal seats on continental trains and Rhine steamers. Passengers request meals, receive numbers, and are guaranteed a seat without crowding or delay.
The Rome Capito line Museum displays a bust of Socrates that visitors say resembles the economist Henry George. The comparison highlights resemblances in facial features and portrait style noted by onlookers.
A witty aphorism plays off marble and risk as contestants at a gambling event mull luck and skill. The wording suggests a sharper focus on chance versus effort in a public gaming scene.
A Midland woman recounts lifelong agony from bilious colic headache and stomach catarrh believed linked to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee her symptoms eased, she regained health, and doctors had offered little relief before the change.
President Roosevelt praised the Congressional committee for aiding the Navy during a Long Island Sound review of 45 warships from 16 000 ton Louisiana to torpedo craft. He thanked Senators and Representatives and credited target practice appropriations for America's naval strength.
William Jennings Bryan spoke to about 100 followers in Detroit as part of a visit that drew cheers at the Grand Trunk crossing and fairgrounds. He argued for an eight hour day, stating workers deserve it and society benefits, sharing a parable about an Alabama man who learned to write but forged a note and went to prison.
A Yosemite stage was robbed Monday afternoon near Wawona three miles from Ahwahnee. Bright Gillespie drove Roosevelt party through the park three years ago. Passengers were ordered from the coach and money taken from Werterner Mshop of New York. The robber spoke in a low calm voice as he conducted the heist.
Goldfield Nevada match ends with Joe Gans ahead on points as Battling Nelson commits deliberate fouls in the forty second round. Gans dominates from the start and leaves Nelson battered while avoiding major damage himself.
Paul O. Stensland, former president of Milwaukee Avenue state bank, arrested in Tangier Morocco. He plans to resist removal from a country without an extradition treaty with the United States.
London reports Camille Clifford the actress has returned from a holiday in Norway. In an interview she confirmed her engagement to Hon. Henry Lyndhurst Bruce, eldest son and heir of Lord Aberdare.
A pamphlet extols a long life and warns against nervous exhaustion. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menopausal and female disorders, citing Mrs Mary D L Koehne of Chicago as a testimonial and noting Mrs Pinkham offers free advice to sick women.
In Appleton's Magazine E S Martin argues New York is the light market for books but San Francisco leads in fresh and vigorous literary inspiration. He notes its ocean frontier, adventurous population, money, and role as a starting and landing place shaping unique romances and views of the world.
The Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights rises as the largest and costliest project to date in New York. With a $10,000,000 budget it aims to be the greatest church building in America and among the world’s foremost monuments.
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of St. Albans Maine credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with dramatic recovery from anemia and severe symptoms. She describes pale colorless skin, gas stomach pain backache neuralgia and numb spells improved after taking the pills and says she gained weight from 120 pounds to a higher target.
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