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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
4
Cleveland and Bryan on stage amid cheers and hisses
Cleveland and Bryan maintain the spotlight as friends and foes alternate cheers and hisses during the event, reflecting a tense, polarized audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bryan
Man in Logansport Ends Life By Self Harm And Fateful Meal
In Logansport Indiana a man ended his life by binding bandages around his neck and deliberately choking himself while eating chicken according to local reports. Officials described the act as a suicide by self harm with a fatal intent connected to the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Indiana
St Louis World’s Fair Promises Unparalleled Event Next Year
The upcoming fair at St Louis is hailed as the greatest of its kind worldwide and is expected to have the highest charges for goods and conveniences of life.
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St. Louis
Panama Canal Treaty Threat Looms Over Colombia
The text warns that delaying ratification of the canal treaty could cost Colombia control over its rebellious territories as prospects for a seaborne route fade. It cautions that time is running out and geopolitical outcomes may shift.
Postmaster General Payne Drives Thorough Post Office Inquiry
Postmaster General Payne conducts a comprehensive investigation into irregularities in post-office affairs nationwide. He insists accusers must specify and substantiate their charges with clear proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Postmaster General Bars New Rural Routes Until July First
Postmaster General Payne says no new rural mail delivery routes will be created before July 1 due to potential deficits in the current fiscal year. The order does not halt the survey of new routes and field work will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Britain Expands Niger Territory After Kano Emir Capture
Britain extended its northern Nigeria domain by 100000 square miles following the war and the capture of the Emir of Kano. His district is subdued and a new Emir will be appointed who will be friendly to Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Nigeria
Kano
Balkan Rebellion Tension and Turkish Harshness
The text notes that Turkey is warned by other powers not to harshly punish Balkan rebels while acknowledging that Turkey often executes a number of people and then excuses the acts as accidents or jokes before the powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Balkans
Ripley County Plans Free Gravel Roads To Boost Pikes
Ripley county townships expect to build several free gravel roads this summer at an estimated cost of about $200000. Citizens show willingness and ability to pay the bill, arguing that good roads including pikes are a necessary improvement they can no longer do without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley County
Opposing Colombia Ratification of Panama Canal Treaty
A faction in Colombia voices opposition to ratifying the Panama Canal Treaty, arguing against the agreement and its terms while calling for policy reconsideration and national interest safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Scott's Emulsion promises for all ages and needs
Scott's Emulsion is described as life sustaining for men women and children. It is pitched as a tonic and nourishment aiding recovery from consumption and wasting illnesses and supporting growth in children. The ad lists Scott & Bowne as chemists in New York and offers a free sample and a $1.00 price at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Kilmer's Swamp Root advertised as kidney remedy
The advertisement claims Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root cures lame back and kidney bladder and liver troubles and Bright's Disease. It offers a free sample by mail and a book, urging readers to send their address and to mention the paper. It notes regular bottle prices and the druggist availability in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing- Ehamton
N. Y
Swarmp Root
Swamp Root
Opposition funding would curb Colombian revolution aims
The text argues that ten million dollars in grants to Colombia would enable the government to resist revolutions, making upheaval unlikely and depriving many Colombians of their ordinary work. It frames the funding as a tool to stabilize power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Fight Against Taggartism Draws Citywide Interest
The struggle against Taggart and Taggartism in Indianapolis led by Mr. Leach has attracted outsiders and locals alike. Ex Mayor Taggart and his allies are accused of monopolizing and manipulating democratic politics, policies, and party patronage to exclude opponents. If Mr. Keach succeeds, he will be praised by Indianapolis Democrats and advocates of political equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promised Quick Relief
Stillwater man after costly doctors finds relief with Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Joseph Pominville reports improved health and urges others with indigestion, bad taste, or constipation to try the remedy, available at 25c a box from local retailers G. A. Baas Batesville Bigney & Co Sunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pominville
Stillwater Minn
Alex. Richard
Chamberlain
G. A. Baas
Batesville, Bigney, & Co
Sunman
Roosevelt Aims To Allay Public Mood On Exposition Plans
President Roosevelt says he was not annoyed by a miscarriage of plans for the St. Louis exposition and that he is too good a fellow to be inconvenienced by a little trouble in crowds. He assures the public he bears such issues with patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
St. Louis Exposition
New Life Pills Promote Respect for Old Age Adulation
A vintage ad proclaims Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy that conquers dyspepsia jaundice fever and constipation, touting youth indifference to elders as shameful while urging buyers to visit G A Baas Drug Store to obtain the 25 cent treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
G. A. Baas
Postmaster General Payne pledges full Bristow report
Postmaster General Payne says critics are silenced as the Bristow report will be published in full after post office investigations end. The date now set is June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Bristow
Anniston Man Recalls First Railway Train Memory
The Anniston Alabama man recalls seeing the first railway train ever run, noting it predates Stephenson's engine by less than a century, a fact that surprises about the ages of early locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Stephenson
President’s clemency reshapes bear and bull markets
A terse remark frames the President as sparing the Mississippi bears while aiding Wall Street bulls by his sincere battle against deceptive trusts. The line suggests a fiscal-ideological balance favoring market steadiness and anti-trust action.
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Mississippi Bears
Wall Street
Mrs Hum phrey Ward profits from Lady Rose's Daughter
It is claimed that Mrs Humphrey Ward will earn about 150000 dollars in profits from the single novel Lady Rose's Daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Ward
Lady Rose
Pope Alexander VII Linked to Sultan Mohammed IV by Blood
A Swiss writer of the 17th century records Pope Alexander VII, 1655 to 1667, was related to Sultan Mohammed IV through the Marsili lineage. Captured in 1525, Margherita Marsili became the Sultan's wife and mother of Selim II, linking the Marsili line to Alexander VII through Cesare and Laura Chigi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander VII
Mohammed IV
Wallichius
Mohammed Ivi
the Marsilis
Margherita
Nani Marsili
Solyman
Selim II
Lionardo Marsili
Cesare
Laura
Chigi
Fabio Chigi
Sir Walter Raleigh and Ireland’s first potato plantings
A condensed tale recounts Raleigh introducing potatoes and tobacco to Ireland near Cork and Youghal. It notes local suspicion, Cobbett’s denunciation, Raleigh’s own tasting, and a tourist guide pointing to the garden site and a tree where his pipe was reportedly extinguished by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ireland
Sir Walter
Cork
Youghur
Cobbett
A Silkworm of the Sea Silk From Pinna Shellfish
The pinna shellfish in the Mediterranean spins a viscid silk used in Sicily to make a handsome fabric. It attaches filaments to rocks, can reseed broken threads, and yields one pound of coarse filament for about three ounces of fine thread. The silk is gathered at low tide, washed, dried, straightened and carded to produce a polished golden brown thread.
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Mediterranean
Sicily
Settling a Bill by Battle of New Orleans Tale
Andrew Jackson, lodging in Salisb ury North Carolina, attended a Rockford court and left without paying a hotel bill. The ledger later bore the note settled in full by the Battle of New Orleans, dated after the January 8 1815 victory, recorded by the innkeeper years later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Salisbury
N. C
Rockford
Surry
New Orleans
Quick Change Artist in a Poker Tale
A humorous scene from Chicago News features Marin and Mr. Stubb in a tense exchange over gambling. Mrs. Stubb interrupts as John recounts winning at poker and nearly losing it all, prompting harsh words about marrying a gambler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stubb
Chicago News
Too Careful in a Cautious World
A Washington Star-esque quip underscores caution versus boldness as a man claims wisdom while Mrs. Corn tessel counters. The dialogue hints at a plot where Josh’s money counting delays could expose a gold brick scheme to a wary observer.
Doctor Refuses to Repeat Dyspepsia Cure Joke
A Baltimore News quip quotes a patient asking for a treatment that would be bad for dyspepsia after a week of a supposedly good remedy. The doctor confirms the prior prescription, prompting the humorous line about humor and satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore News
Boy Mistakes Conductor At Church Collection
A three year old on his first church visit spots a father's friend handling the collection and exclaims to his mother that he did not know Mr. Bronson was the conductor. The moment captures his surprised innocence and the humorous mix up of roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bronson
The Difference Joke About Pessimist and Optimist
A brief exchange contrasts a pessimist and an optimist. Clarence notes a pessimist doubts debts will be paid, while an optimist trusts they will.
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Clara
Clarence
Public rebuke in public mirrors private fear at home
A sharp saying notes that those who scold wives in public lack courage at home, implying a double standard in discipline and authority. The remark frames public behavior as a sign of private weakness and warns against hypocrisy.
Obituary for Rev John Carlicott 1813 1903 Indiana preacher
Rev John Carlicott son of Sarah and John Carlicott was born May 10 1813 in Randolph County North Carolina. He grew up farming and migrated to Indiana then Tennessee and back to Indiana where he married Edna Goins Roth Williams and Hannah Thackery, fathering seven children with three living. A devout farmer and longtime religious worker, he preached and prayed for over sixty years, enduring illness yet maintaining family prayers and service. He died May 8 1903 on his ninetieth birthday and was buried near the Sa Jem church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carlicott
Sarah
Randolph County
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ripley County
Indiana
Edna Goins
Roth Williams
Mary J. York
Diantha Littell
Hannah Thackery
Curtis
Jacob
Lettie
Jesus Christ
God
Sa Jem
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Proves Cures for Ulcer and Burns
A Franklin Grove Illinois man, J B Orner, suffered a four year stubborn leg ulcer caused by a runaway bicycle and an ugly cat. Bucklen's Amica Salve cured it, and the product is recommended for burns scalds skin eruptions and piles. Available for 25 cents at G A Baas Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.b.orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
G.A. Baas’ Drug Store
Greenville student cured by chamberlains cough remedy
Mr H P Burbage, a Greenville student at law, suffered years of coughing and feared consumption. After trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy, he reports a remarkable change and says two bottles of the twenty five cent size permanently cured him. Sold by G A Baas Batesville Bigney Co Sunman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.P. Burbage
Greenville
S.C
Postoffice Scandal Grows Worryingly Large
The Postoffice scandals are expanding to alarming proportions and even the Postmaster General is said to be seriously worried. The situation is described as delicate enough to require the President’s personal supervision.
Busch backs compulsory arbitration over labor strikes
Adolphus Busch, noted brewer, says prolonged labor unrest and striking workers push him toward supporting compulsory arbitration as a remedy to industrial conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus Busch
Disastrous Wrecks and Crews Saved by New Discovery
Report notes careless causes behind railway wrecks and throats and lung sufferings. Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds is credited with saving many, including Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dorchester Massachusetts. G A Baas Druggist sells it 50 cents to $1. Trial bottles free. Also mentions Consul General Guenther on Canadian prosperity and odd note about feeding hens whiskey and sugar to make eggnog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Lois Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Political Function in St. Louis Mentions No Mr Bryan
A large political event at St. Louis did not mention Mr. Bryan by name. Attendees and organizers highlighted other speakers and themes during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
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