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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1897
Page
1
A fragment mentions a home location one half mile west of Alida and references text books for tale at residence. The readable content is sparse and lacks clear events or dates.
Indianapolis Assil Way Freight operates through freight lines with stated north and southbound times. The message lists south bound 7:50 pm and north bound 3:43 pm with a trip duration of 56:49 am.
unreadable OCR fragment lists various times across a day with mixed formats. lacks clear events, names, places, or context to identify a coherent subject or outcome. The fragment provides scattered times such as 9:00 am 7:42 pm 5:19 pm and mentions Sunday without readable connections or specifics.
A severe storm left Port Arthur with sixteen known dead and Sabine Pass counting ten dead and many missing. Wrecked buildings, damaged property, and $50 000 in losses plague railway yards and nearby areas. Also reports boxing results in San Francisco and political comments in Chicago.
The skeleton of a huge mastodon is being exhumed on the farm of Nicodemus Spindler, five miles NW of Waterloo Indiana. Teeth and tusk fragments brought to town show tusks about fifteen feet long when tapered. The animal likely stood eighteen to twenty feet high and more of the skeleton remains to be uncovered.
Evansville Indiana reports drought lasting nearly two months with significant losses from forest fires along the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad line between Evansville and Vincennes. A resident described seeing farmers fighting fires along the tracks during a Monday train trip.
Indianapolis reports opening state fair races with good turnout and fast conditions. Eck stein won the 2:30 pace in two heats with times 2 16 44 and 2 16%. Palmyra Bay swept the 2:09 pace heats and race with 207% and 2:08% times. Senator Wilkinson took the 2:30 trot in two straight heats with 2:13 44 and 2:14%. Indiana Office Question Settled: Vincennes court rules no election held and current Democrat Peter Phillips remains in office until a successor is elected.
A meeting at Brazil Indiana on Sept 15 ratified Columbus convention action except for a clause barring miners from returning to work for ten days. The clause was rejected and strikers will return to work as soon as a settlement is reached.
E Benjamin Andrews withdraws his resignation as Brown University president after the corporation letter. He says he can now devote his undivided service to the university and will continue as president. students celebrate the decision and the campus reopens. A separate item reports a loaded gun accident near Green Bay injuring Joseph Cleremansgs, with medical doubt on recovery, both youths about 19.
Frederick Lewis of Norfolk Nebraska entered Hawkins gambling house at 6 Plymouth place after two sleepless days and nights of play he fled with 1700 dollars claiming if he lost he would end his life the incident occurred as he planned to cover wedding expenses.
A Kings County Republican general committee meeting in Brooklyn adopted a resolution by 151 to 37 declaring Seth Low the most available candidate for the city convention to nominate for mayor.
Springfield Illinois September 15 Mayor Wheeler drove the golden spike completing the track laying between Springfield and Peoria and signaling a rush to finish the St Louis Peoria and Northern railroad project.
Washington reports indicate generally warm conditions with southerly winds for Indiana. Illinois may see cooler western areas with fresh southeast winds. Upper Michigan shows local showers then warmer today followed by cooler night with brisk south winds. Lower Michigan expects warmer eastern areas with southeast winds. Wisconsin may have local showers then fair with cooler western and eastern portions and brisk to high south winds turning northwesterly. Fortowa may see local showers then much cooler with southerly winds turning northwesterly.
Chicago quotes show wheat mixed with September at 95½ cents, December at around 94¾, and May near 94¾. Corn futures range with Sep 30¾, Dec 32¾, May 35½. Oats split with Sep at 19½, Dec 21, May 24¾. Park and December prices listed. Hog and cattle receipts estimated for the day with price ranges for various grades. Live poultry and produce prices included. Milwaukee grain notes begin with white northern.
Pittsburgh dispatch notes a large number of mines resuming activity across the Wheeling division after Patrick Dolan’s meeting with 1,060 workers in Finleyville. Most mines plan to operate today with a goal of uniform pay, despite ongoing talks in West Virginia and Indiana about maintaining or altering the ten day pledge. The report covers regional actions from Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri through to the Prairie and Bueller States, outlining settlements, stalled talks, and expected joint conferences for 1898.
Hazleton Pa September 15 A large strike meeting at Lattimer rejects a company demand allowing workers to buy provisions elsewhere. Troops remain in place as the strike widens with about 10 000 workers idle and no serious disturbances reported yet.
The Illinois Federation of Labor held its fifteenth annual convention in Bloomington with large attendance. President Charles Riefler urged bold reforms including land value taxation, government ownership of railroads and utilities, and municipal control of essential services. Debates over Hazleton PA deputy shootings and miner strike prospects dominated, with resolutions condemning violent actions and urging labor unity.
Riot at the Darr mine on the Young Kiegheny river near Pittsburg yesterday pits machine miners against opposing diggers. As workers exited the mine a mob forced them back and fired shots at the mouth. One miner, unnamed, was stoned and likely to die from injuries.
In Shepard Michigan the Struble inquest into the death of Elmer F. Struble, cashier of the Farmers' Bank, is adjourned for one week as attorneys seek letters they say will shed light on the case. A bank deficit of 629.51 is reported, and death by self harm is considered, though the family contends murder. Also reported is the death of Abner Gile, a wealthy Wisconsin lumberman, aged 77, after a long illness.
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