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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
4
Reports reflect 1897 casualties among Spanish soldiers in Cuba from disease with malaria surpassing yellow fever. The sultan of Turkey rejects indemnity for American missionaries in Armenia. Commentary suggests a humanitarian war linked to Dewey style actions, and notes on Mexican bridal customs versus Philippine costs in beads and shells.
In a single Vermont county last week twenty three barns and thirteen dwellings were struck by lightning and damaged. The scene suggests a paradox where a high density of wires would signal risk, yet the area shows the opposite reality.
The report lists recent war losses as 23 officers and 236 men killed and 87 officers and 1,406 men wounded, totaling 1,752. Civil War figures show the union army with 4,142 officers and 62,916 men killed plus 43,012 died from wounds.
Dr. Patrick Manson, in an eastern paper, asserts mosquitoes transmit malarial fever. The claim prompts caution as physicians urge measures to avoid microbes and boil water to prevent illness.
A fox terrier swallowed a diamond ring and the X-ray revealed the trinket glowing inside the dog as clearly as a fly in amber, demonstrating the light’s passage through tissue.
France relies on more than 5000 women in civil service and telegraph offices. Paris municipality provides jobs for 900 women and the Bank of France employs 400 more. The Credit Foncier has 200 women in permanent posts earning 175 to 375 dollars annually.
It is reported that Chicago chemists discovered a process to vulcanize the oil of corn yielding an article superior to india rubber. The advance occurred in a glucose refining factory. The artificial rubber is said to be suitable for mackintoshes bicycle tires and similar uses.
Mrs. Barriet R. Stafford of Cottage City Massachusetts owns the original star and stripes flag first displayed by Commodore Paul Jones during the famous engagement with the Serapis. The banner measures five feet seven inches in width and was originally about 15 feet long, though later measurements suggest it is at least six feet.
The text notes two object lessons for nations in the war with Spain. One emphasizes America’s capacity to strike swiftly and decisively, while the other highlights a tradition of generosity toward a conquered foe. The contrast suggests a warning and an example likely to influence future wars.
Col. Como, chief officer of the military staff to Capt. Gen. Macias, resigns to remain in Puerto Rico. He prefers staying under American protection rather than returning to Spain when peace terms withdraw Spanish troops from the island.
John Burns of Boston returns from a trip to Juan Fernandez Island home of Robinson Crusoe. He saw the large cave where Crusoe hid from Ravage barbarians, noting footprints of Friday in the sands and a mouth inland extending at least fifty feet amid bright green foliage.
The Daughters of the American Revolution note the distinction given to Dr Anita McGee as the first woman to serve on the army medical staff with lieutenant rank. She was sworn in as assistant surgeon and authorized to wear the second lieutenant uniform. She directed the selection of women nurses and placed 700 in the field.
Spanish discussions on peace terms in Paris include a single demand to repatriate Christopher Columbus. His remains lie in Havana Cathedral after burial in Seville in 1506, later moved to Santo Domingo per his will. the explorer’s son fulfilled the burial wish decades later in the Dominican capital.
Telegraph digest reports the hospital ship Olivette sinks near Fernandina but all aboard are saved. Gen. Shafter and staff land in New York from Cuba as St Paul reaches Manila. Covadanga brings 2 279 soldiers from Santiago to Santander. Corbin orders mustering out 19 volunteer groups over 20 000 troops. St Paul and St Louis returned to International Navigation. Brooke assumes command in Puerto Rico. Philippine leaders press for annexation via Hong Kong consul Wildman. Havana harbor torpedo defenses raised without incident. President visits Camp Wikoff five hours inspecting hospitals and cantonments. War department proceeds with mass mustering out of volunteers.
The August statement shows debt up by 24,789,711 with a treasury cash balance of 927,144,640 and net debt 1,012,570,717. Pension rolls on June 30 1898 numbered 993,714 with 144,651,579 paid in pensions that year. National bank note circulation stood at 230,508,524 on August 31, receipts in August 41,752,707, gold reserve in the U S treasury reached 219,320,372 on August 2.
The week ended the 2d saw 1.269 trillion dollars in United States clearing house activity, with a 12.4 percent rise from 1897. There were 171 business failures nationwide, intense heat caused 30 deaths and many prostrations in New York, and several drownings occurred from boating accidents near Eric Pa and Stamford Conn.
The Kansas Loan and Trust company failed for 400000 in Topeka. Wisconsin's telegraph party nominated Howard Tut tle for governor in Milwaukee. Rapid River explosions destroyed 14 buildings in Michigan. Stinesville blasting killed John W Williams John Grubb Buck Wampler and Edward Watts. Ben Fyffe Milton Hike c Willie Liford injured. Southern cotton crop for this year estimated 11199994 bales valued 320553000. Wilford Woodruff, 91, president of the Mormon church, died in San Francisco. Death of Col Te C Tupper reported.
A child fell into a spring amid excitement and drowned. The incident was reported as a tragic accident with no further details available.
Reports detail Paris officials predicting war between France and Germany after Dreyfus disclosures. Lieut. Col. Henry, a key Dreyfus witness, killed himself, admitting the forged document claim. France's war minister M. Cavaignac resigned amid disputes over Dreyfus revisions. In Cuba, earthquakes shook Santiago. in Africa, Kitchener’s forces defeated the dervishes at Omdurman with heavy losses. A Paris factory fire at Melunnay caused 2 million francs in damage.
Rear Admiral Sampson and senior officers depart for Cuba aboard the Resolute. The Grand Army encampment opens in Cincinnati as Detroit sets a two mile tandem bicycle record. McKinley travels to Washington while favorable Camp Wikoff health updates come from Montauk Point. Arkansas reelects Dan W. Jones as governor amid tight race.
The British empire claims 10 000 islands while Pacific coast orange output tops California records. In South Africa donkeys prove resistant to climate plague and flies. Mexico bans church processions and priests in garb stride public streets. Japan pays little heed to the czar's peace note amid finance concerns. A New York firm forms to exhibit U S products in London and Paris. Kingston Jamaica merchants back Carnegie plan trading British West Indies for the Philippines. Gen Cassius M Clay sues for divorce, buys farm for his wife. Bristol Trades Union Congress gifts souvenirs to American delegates. Leo X ID grows rich through pontificate gifts in the millions. Gen A M EK Randolph, longtime Kansas supreme court reporter, found dead in Topeka, heart likely cause. Custom house receipts for the ...
London dispatch reports General Kitchener’s Anglo Egyptian force entering Omdurman after routing the Dervishes. Casualties run high with about 590 for the victors and thousands killed or wounded among the foe. Karl Neufeld rescued earlier unharmed. Abdul Abbas and Osman Digna escaped with Khalifa Abdullah’s banner captured.
Charles F. Rice also known as Edward Lause died at the central police station as a deputy U S marshal arrived to arrest him on an assault complaint from his wife. Detectives say he defrauded insurers with false injuries and had served time in an eastern prison for similar crimes. Rice left letters claiming persecution and said morphine ended his troubles.
Paris reports M. Godefroy Cavaignac resigns as minister of war citing a government unity dispute. He remains convinced of Dreyfus’s guilt and opposes revision, while public pressure for revisiting the Dreyfus case grows and sparks political turmoil. Faure meets Del Casse and Bourgeois as Paris reels from the crisis.
A blaze in Owosso Michigan on September 5 destroyed Woodward's furniture factory and damaged the Owosso Brewing Company. Total loss estimated at about 190000 with 71000 insured. additional damage to Crow Faynes store, Jopling's livery, and Barrie's meat market. Firefighters gained control by midnight amid strong winds.
New York records show about fifty fatalities and over one hundred prostrations from a brutal September heat wave. The sun's glare and relentless heat blanketed the city all day. authorities prepared for further reports as conditions remained dangerous.
The piece notes the suicide of Col Henry and claims he forged letters to save the army. It asks for other actors in the drama to destroy themselves before Dreyfus can be retried in France.
The French cabinet plans to act on Mme Dreyfus's request for revision of the court martial that condemned her husband. Ministers favor revision to calm public feeling, while Cavaignac may be replaced by Zurlinden at war. Faure pressed Cavaignac to withdraw, with the president seeking to avoid a revision ruling. Mme Dreyfus argues Henry forgery undermines depositions and appeals to Larrien to end the punishment of an innocent man.
From Waco Texas a report says eight Speegleville sisters and a three year old baby perished in a blaze in a smokehouse. In Newport Indiana two miners William Scott and Aaron Nelson quarreled over stolen clothes and Nelson killed Scott with a revolver then fled. Springfield Illinois Rev. James Stephenson collapsed and died from heart trouble during a sermon at High Street Methodist church.
City hospitals police headquarters and the coroner report heat related casualties with 43 deaths and 44 prostrations by Sunday midnight, while Philadelphia records nine heat deaths and about 25 prostrations as the thermometer peaked at 91. Humidity hovered around 85 percent aiding discomfort.
Madrid reports the Friday cabinet selected three peace commissioners Gen Rafael Cerezo y Saenz Senor Eugenio Montero Rios and Senor Villaurutia all noted for roles in foreign affairs The item also notes plans for a Pago Pago coaling station with Commander Z L Turner inviting contracts and stating the project scope and cost expectations The text ends with a brief note that bonds will be redeemed
In a San Francisco Wave item, a nurse reading news of Cervera's fleet reaches the line about the Brooklyn being hit 45 times when a fever patient shouts asking who pitched for Brooklyn. The moment captures wartime newsroom tension.
Article notes a man in Indiana has not slept for five years, continually walking and wasting away. It claims thousands suffer sleepless nights from nerves and illness, and promotes Hostonetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy sold by all druggists.
Quote exchanges from the Chicago Evening News debates about judging patriotism by conversation. Smith and Jones discuss whether Brown would fight, illustrating public suspicion of cowardice based on talk rather than actions.
A pamphlet titled A Home in Texas describes 30,000 acres of fertile farm lands for sale at Chesterville in Colorado County Texas. It promises full particulars on cheap rates and offers to furnish information free upon application to the Southern Texas Colonization company. John Linderholm, manager, 110 Rialto Building Chicago Illinois.
A brief, quippish exchange from the Chicago Post contrasts firmness with obstinacy. The father defines firmness as obstinacy in oneself while the son asks what obstinacy is and learns it is firmness in someone else.
Simpson's Prints offer fabrics that outwear inferior calicoes with colors that are fast. Any fabric bearing the William Simpson & Sons name is guaranteed to meet the highest standard of quality and finish and will give perfect satisfaction.
A visitor asks how the town obtained an extensive manufacturing plant. The native answers that the success came from rooting for the project and supporting local industry, reflecting a community’s perseverance and pride.
In the case, the first lawyer and a LEach witness offer differing accident stories. A second lawyer suggests staging multiple on the stand to influence the jury. An Atlanta advertisement touts Dr H H Green's Sons as premier dropsy specialists. A marriage service clause asks the man to promise his wife need not run a boarding house.
An ad style clipping promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with money back guarantee and a 25 cent price. It features aphorisms about ambition and manners from newspapers, a cough remedy claim with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 75 cent price, and a short exchange about a man named Jimmy with a sympathetic maiden.
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