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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
4
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The Cuban Congress begins with President salary at 25000 dollars annually and congress members at 3600 dollars each. This establishes the initial pay scale as the new assembly sets compensation.
The witness O'Brien is to be prosecuted for perjury after testifying against American soldiers and officers. It is suspected the officers he accused of assaulting a Spanish woman were actually on duty miles away, casting doubt on his charges. The piece brands him as ready to defraud comrades and country.
On May 31 Prof Angelo Heilprin of the National Geological Society scaled Mount Pelee with three guides. He observed three distinct openings at the summit ejecting steam mud and water high into the air. He stood near the crater mouth as ash and mud showers obscured his view yet he remained in position.
The article attacks accounts of saved Sisters and miraculous signs from Morne Rouge in Martinique, noting creole Sisters allegedly saw Christ, sacred heart papers multiplied as they handed them out, while other Sisters perished. It contrasts believers with external observers who credit only hard travel for some rescues.
A writer questions American reverence for the Pilgrim Fathers and contrasts their early colonial acts with later actions in the Philippines. The piece argues that genuine restraint was shown in the Philippines while the Pilgrim legacy involved dispossession and violence, prompting pointed comparisons.
Two opposing newspapers trade point blank contradictions to readers, each arguing the other distorts facts and truth in a contentious public dispute between editors.
The author condemns slander and vilification in political campaigns and editorials. Slander against candidates, editors, officers, or communities reflects moral degradation and harms public trust. A free press should avoid mudslinging to protect candidates and civic integrity.
Cablegram from Lord Kitchener in Pretoria states Boer representatives and Lord Milner signed terms of surrender. London dispatch lists terms including armistice, prisoner returns, Dutch in schools, rifles allowed, military government replaced, no taxation of Transvaal, £3 million for farms, rebels tried by their own laws, lifer disenfranchisement, sovereignty of King Edward VII, and surrender details to be arranged by Kitchener and Botha. The terms described as fair to both sides ending the war.
A local advertisement urges families to buy Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy now to prevent summer bowel troubles. It claims wide recognition as the best medicine for both children and adults and notes it is sold by G. A. Baas.
Dr Edward Everett Hale outlines three duties for the era: build transcontinental railroads from Labrador to Patagonia and a Cape to Cairo route and a Atlantic to Pacific line. resolve race rights among whites, Blacks, and Orientals. and achieve universal peace.
A Chicago judge holds that Edmond Rostand plagiarized Cyrano de Bergerac from The Merchant Prince of Cornville by Chicago writer Gross. The ruling affects production rights in the United States as the literary world questions the decision.
Spurred by state convention momentum and calls to extend a decade of GOP gains, Indiana Republicans insist the party must not waver. Critics fault Democratic shifts and CubaPhilippines policy, urging continued fiscal restraint and durable leadership to keep the state in the Republican column.
The Indianapolis Journal argues that the Democratic party in Indiana left a large state debt in 1860, while the Republican rule after 1860 cut the debt from 10.29 million to 3.94 million by 1870, asserting debt reduction began under Republicans and would not have started under Democrats.
The mortgage exemption law, passed by two Republican legislatures, was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. It is praised for saving taxpayers money and gaining popular support, according to the Green Castle Banner Times.
Tuesday gatherings and visits abound with townsfolk from Morris Newpoint Peppertown and Indianapolis. Foley remedies are advertised by G A Baas as kidney cures and cough remedies with mentions of Greensburg Batesville Newport and Adam's Church.
Mrs. Mary Starks traveled to Lexington Kentucky to visit her husband’s sister Mrs Ollie Grow. They returned Saturday evening.Mrs John Bohner Mrs John Behlmer and Mrs Henry Behlmer attended the funeral of Mrs Fred Peters at Sunman Monday and returned home Tuesday morning.
Mrs. George Ray, her daughter, and her young grandson departed Wednesday afternoon to visit friends in Metamora and Richmond Indiana and College Corner Ohio.
George Boerstler and his wife and children from Lawrenceville were visiting his brother Philip Boerstler and family in Batesville and making purchases on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Waldcutter left Batesville on Monday evening to join her son John in Indianapolis to help her move into his home. John arrived Sunday to assist his mother with the relocation.
Mrs. Fred Peters of Sunman died Saturday May 31 1902 at about 5 oclock in the morning from typhoid fever and complications. She leaves a husband and five daughters. The funeral and burial took place in Sunman with many attendees including relatives from nearby towns.
Summer kidney irregularities are linked to excess drinking or overheating. The ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure and notes it is sold by G. A. Baas for immediate use.
Mrs Joe Kurtz and children along with Mrs George Thiel and daughter Anna joined Misses Dora Rice Dora Gauck Anna Kiefer Rosa Fecher Ora and Cecil Gibson and Miss Meyer daughter of Frank Meyer at a Morris area picnic Tuesday afternoon.
About a dozen young itinerant people travel from Cincinnati on Monday evening and are left in Batesville. Some wear knee pants and should attend school. Their path appears to lead toward a useless if not vicious life.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Geo Alley Mr. Charles Becker Frederick Betzing Mrs A J Campbell Sam Jones Miss Katherine Meyerose Mr Charles Orcutt Mr L E Rozin Mr J G C Whiteford D McCallum P M will be sent to the dead letter office in Washington DC if not called for by June 15 1902.
During the annual election on Monday night the Fire Department chose John Wenzing as Chief Henry Winsor as Assistant Chief Chas H Wesler as Secretary August Wisman as Treasurer Henry Boesse Captain engine Chas Green Assistant Captain engine Gotlieb Mozer Captain Hook Ladder Wm Johanning Assistant Captain A L Ed H Schafer Captain Hose Reel Fred Brummer Assistant Captain H R
A West Virginia man deemed incurable by doctors allegedly recovered from cancer using Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The advertisement credits Bitters for expelling poisons and aiding healing of blood diseases skin eruptions ulcers and sores.Prices 50 cents for Bitters and 65 cents for the salve. G A Baas.
Use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and bowels and achieve a quick permanent cure. Sold by G. A. Buas. America has surpassed the world in the liberal arts and should aim for front rank in the fine arts. National conservatories in Congress may not attain this end but are a step in the right direction.
Otterville Iowa resident Daniel Bante writes of asthma lasting three to four years and trying many cures in New York and other cities before Foley's Honey and Tar gave immediate relief. He says he will never be without it and recommends it. sold by G A Baas.
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