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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
2
Report claims Admiral Mello at sea stole cattle as horse marines hunt for three prominent Hico farmers. They shot each other Sunday morning and all died. The piece links unrest to lynchings Black burnings and White Caps in Texas and references General Sheridan.
The contest showed both men evenly matched with Schaefer edging Ives after a tense finish. Schaefer displayed strong nerve and fought against early odds, but the overall superiority cannot be claimed.
The second time a derelict electric car stalled on railroad tracks endangers passengers as a locomotive bears down. The passengers escaped once more but the risk remains, sparking calls for drastic action and infrastructure repairs in Chicago.
The American critic defends himself against bias claims by stating the Chicago Fair lacked world fair status yet had local merits. He singles out the high number of foreign country exhibits as the most objectionable feature of the event.
The Chicago Herald laments that modern novelists receive little sympathy despite their labor and worry. It argues newspaper writers produce far more copy for regular salaries and could, if unleashed, create work of greater merit than many current novels.
The Columbia sailed up the Delaware on her return to Philadelphia from a trial trip bearing a broom at the masthead. The tale links Admiral Van Tromp with broom symbolism after his 1652 victory over Blake, and notes his later defeats by Blake and Monk and his final fall in battle.
Officials in charge of public health used the cholera scare to stress sanitation. The threat prompted a general cleaning and washing out of large cities, with special attention to vulnerable localities to prevent a cholera visitation.
Dr. Oroville W. Owen, a Detroit physician following Donnelly, asserts a Baconian cipher supports that Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare and that an "other man" did. He claims Lord Bacon was Elizabeth and Leicester's secret son, and Elizabeth was killed by Hubert Cecil, suggesting a vast rewriting of modern history.
The Herald reports four men robbed a crowded saloon at 2350 State Street during evening hours. About twenty patrons were present as the bandits seized valuables and fled, prompting fears among armed locals after a recent law change.
Fifteen of twenty patrons carry pistols yet the four intruders disarmed the room and robbed the till. The crowd, lacking equal odds, refrained from resistance as the bandits escaped unscathed. The piece questions a citizen's chance against multiple armed attackers.
The operators announce a price maintenance pact to keep summer and winter prices identical, promising to freeze out smaller firms. They say public opposition will follow, while Indiana vows to enforce its anti trust law against foreign corporations operating there.
Reports from Mexico claim revolutionary forces have routed President Diaz’s federal troops. The capital may face a rapid advance, reversing centuries of revolution norms and provoking cautious caution until more details emerge from the border situation.
An eminent electrician argues there is no danger from lightning if an umbrella is carried during a storm and brass chains are hung from the ribs. The idea provokes humorous reflection on how to wear or store such chains and whether they should be worn inside or outside clothing.
A Fitchburg inventor unveils a method to turn waste leather into yarn. Old leather is cleaned, ground to pulp, mixed with water, and extruded through holes to form strands. The strands are twisted, solidified, and wound onto bobbins for use as leather yarn.
A runaway horse dashed along a Baltimore sidewalk striking a lady, then fell after breaking a leg and was shot. The frightened woman was escorted to a nearby drug store, found uninjured, and walked home. The text also contains a stray moral admonition about promises and attendance.
Rev Dr Talmage portrays Paul’s conversion as proof of Christianity’s power through suffering and grace. He argues persecution may precede spiritual uplift, urging listeners to dismount pride and seek mercy as in Paul’s dramatic encounter with Jesus.
A well known contractor cashed a $40 check at a Washington bank and received $400 by mistake. He argued the bank should correct it without proof, but the bank president refused until better evidence. The issue was settled, and now the bank asks who benefits from errors.
At Saratov a crowded steamer halted as a peasant claimed he found his money sewn in a soldier's mantle. Forty one roubles and a twenty-kopeck coin were recovered from a chamois purse. The crowd refused police action, and the captain dropped the case, choosing peace over accountability.
The article describes Queen Victoria at Balmoral following a strict six meal routine. She starts at 8 with tea or coffee and toast, eats fresh trout at 9 40, has a midday refreshment of egg soup and fruit, lunches at 2, enjoys afternoon tea, and dines between 8 and 9, sustaining herself on six meals daily.
At a Players ceremony in Madison Square Garden an actor proved he could learn his own lines despite critics. The event celebrated a birthday anniversary with stage industry figures in attendance.
The article recounts Edwin Booth and peers Henry Irving and Joseph Jefferson performing memory tests at a funeral oration, noting Jefferson never wrote a speech and Irving relied on a manuscript kept on stage. It also shares humorous touring tales from Miss Jennie Yeamans’ troupe in the American West including ticket scams, peanut shells, and Des Moines critics.
The text chronicles Ellen Terry's career from childhood links to Kate Terry, her 26th marriage to Arthur Lewis, and a later return to the stage. It notes catalogue remarks by a critic on her gifts, married life, separations, and fluctuating public perception, with vivid but wary descriptions of her appearance and temperament.
A discussion notes that actors face eight months of idle salaries after May, with August or September tours resuming pay. Munsey's Magazine declares vacation means “no play, no pay,” and many theaters stay closed in summer, forcing actors to rely on savings while enduring anxiety.
Marie Tempest wears multiple ornate outfits in The Algerian first act. Blue flowered organdie over blue silk features pink flowers and blue satin waist trim. Other gowns include yellow crepe with jeweled yoke, pink and green chiffon with gold passementerie, and deep pink silk with lace flounces and pink chaffon sleeves.
GoUNOD sold Faust for three dollars—the entire sum he ever earned for the work. The Patti company lists Mme Guerrina Fabbri, Mme Louise Engel, Mr Durward Lely, Sig Antonio Galassi, and Sig Franco Hoyt. the playwright is said to be worth a million or two. A stretch of wealth in stage life is noted as actors travel in their own palace car, a fad since Patti set the example.
The article recounts a conversation between two men reflecting after the dam disaster at Conemaugh. One questions God’s mercy. the other insists human laws and actions cause the wreck, while divine mercy appears in relief and lifted souls. It cites Epictetus and Job to affirm faith amidst suffering.
The English church in Canada reorganizes under two provinces Rupert's land and Ontario with metropolitan archbishops. A general synod becomes the supreme lawmaking body and meets every three years. The change allows independence in ecclesiastical legislation while preserving English structures.
The article notes MOoRAVIAN missionaries in Labrador since 1769 and 60,000,000 in Soudan ignorant of Christianity. It mentions Cornelius Vander donating a million dollars to religious work, a new American Methodist Church planned in the South, and over 100 medical missionaries in China including 56 women. It cites 818 Massachusetts Congregational ministers with 3412 without charges and Harvard’s Prof. Thayer assessing a fragment of Peter.
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