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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
4
The Batesville Tribune lists subscription terms with pricing for one copy and service options. An editor named Donald McCallum is shown, with rates including one year and six months postpaid.
The passage notes a belief that Addison G. Harris of Indianapolis will likely become the next Attorney General after Mr. Bryan's defeat. It also mentions England hesitating on Chinese settlement terms and seeking further changes to an already agreed plan among major powers.
One hundred years ago about 21 million spoke English. Today around 130 million use the language and it is rapidly becoming the global commercial language, reflecting its rising influence in business and communication.
Mr Bryan aims to publish a newspaper devoted to anti everything except common sense and American progress, spreading populist views through his columns.
Exports for 1990 stand at 1.47 billion with imports of 825 million, yielding a trade surplus of 645 million. The gain equates to about 8.50 per person, attributed to President McKinley’s push to open mills instead of mines.
The text suggests Congress faces jingoism as a cover for Pacific railroad interests opposing the Nicaraguan canal. Lobbyists pressure Senators and Representatives, risking scrutiny and harsh criticism toward lawmakers for yielding to those demands.
Last week Boer forces under General Delarey about 2 500 strong attacked a British force of six or seven hundred and took their camp. They killed one Colonel three Captains and several soldiers and took prisoners. Other Boer attacks yielded no serious results.
The beer lobbyists threaten to oppose other key bills unless the tax cut is kept. The call goes to Congress to refuse lobbyist demands and restore the full beer tax in the pending legislation.
Railroad builders in India invited bids for multiple locomotives. American makers offered $6,300 each with six month delivery, beating English quotes of $7,720 and nine months. The $1,400 price advantage and faster delivery secured the contract for American manufacturers.
The piece notes canals falling from favor as railroads grow, but artificial waterways regain attention. It cites plans to widen the Erie Canal in New York, a Chicago proposal for Lake Michigan to the Mississippi, and talk of a Central American transcontinental canal. The argument favors projects that shorten distances and prices between producers and consumers.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney bladder troubles. It claims hospital and private success, offers a free sample by mail, and invites readers to request a booklet by sending their address to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
The text argues against increasing southern representation while Indiana loses ground, calling such a move foul injustice and political thievery. It says only two questions matter in the new apportionment: what is law and what is justice, and these should guide action.
In Montgomery county a large number of boodlers who sold votes at the recent election are being indicted by the men who bought them. Democratic Central Committeemen who conducted the buys are issuing indictments and proceeding with prosecutions. Each voter received a receipt showing the first payment.
The text argues that receipts used as evidence show Democrats and Republicans equally implicated in vote selling. It condemns the practice, calls for disfranchisement of sellers, and urges punishment to purify future elections. The author says ten-year disenfranchisement would improve honesty at the polls.
Advertises young men and women with fair education to learn telegraphy, railroad accounting, and typewriting at Globe Telegraph College in Lexington Kentucky. Claims endorsement by leading railway companies and placement assistance. free catalog offered.
Advertisement seeks a trustworthy man to collect payments for an old established manufacturing wholesale house in Indiana. Pays 9004 year s ure pay on est y more than experience required. Reference from any bank in any city. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers Third Floor 3é4 Dearborn St Chicago 1-161
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