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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
2
This brief compiles a string of anecdotes and opinions on social behavior, royal finances, city directories, wartime food policy, large families, maritime safety, and science claims. It remarks on King Edward, English food policy, Baltimore population figures, life-saving stations, and medical curiosities, ending with a note on persistent colds.
Major H R H Southam the mayor of Shrewsbury England leads a movement to erect a London monument to Lord Clive by the 150th anniversary of the Plassey battle in 1907. Clive, a Shropshire native and former Shrewsbury MP, is already honored with a Marochetti bronze statue in the market square costing 10000 dollars.
A tale links a ring worn by the Kaiser on his left little finger to a talisman against danger. A toad reportedly dropped a stone in Elector John of Brandenburgs wifes room and the stone remained, guarded by the Hohenzollerns. Frederick the Greats father had the stone set in a ring worn by the head of the house.
In Beziers France the outlying district plans a night watch to close doors after 10 p.m. and cry hours and weather. Guardians will escort late residents wake early callers protect houses in their absence and summon fire brigade with landlord notice in case of fire.
In Japan schools introduce desks for children, potentially ending the Geisha pose. The article notes the short stature of the Japanese, attributed to customary floor sitting with legs folded. It suggests changing this habit from childhood could alter future generations.
A proposal suggests bringing Finns to the United States to work as farm laborers to ease famine in Finland. The note details Finnish resilience, their agricultural strength, and Russia’s recent curtailment of local self governance since 1809, with historical famines noted in 1662 and 1848.
A consular report details the Kronprinz Wilhelm as the most electrically advanced passenger ship afloat. Every cabin is lit with electric lights and bells, with telephones, electric ovens in dining areas, and twenty nine motors. Four dynamos powered by compound engines feed lighting and machinery, while twenty bulkhead doors operate automatically. The bridge displays deck status via light, alarm bells number thirty six, and waterproof systems ensure safety. The Berlin firm built the installation, completed in six months by seventy men.
A historical note traces the bicycle boom of 1890s America to a sharp decline by 1900. Factory counts rose to 300 with 500000 machines yearly, yet prices fell 40 percent in two to three years. Demand outpaced supply later, while League of American Wheelmen dropped from 103000 to 5830 members. Bicycle media shrank from fifty papers to one, and riding shifted from fashionable to ordinary recreation as capital moved elsewhere.
Philadelphia report details Senator Cullom of Illinois urging closer relations among North Central and South American republics. He advocates American ships in southern ports, intercontinental trade, and a soon possible isthmian canal under U.S. control tied to Colombia ratification, signaling a new era for hemispheric commerce and neutrality.
Michigan City Ind special report says Mat thew Alexander was hanged after a deathbed demeanor marked by indifference. He murdered Thomas Burke in Terre Haute last September, slashing Burke’s throat as Burke rushed to protect his wife from a razor attack.
Italian German Russian and Austrian ambassadors to Turkey held audiences with the Sultan urging decisive action to curb Albanian disorders. The joint meeting of Austrian and Russian envoys was unprecedented and both nations reported the Sultan pledged to consider their demands seriously.
A Pittsburg Railway Company streetcar on Western avenue ran away after an electric brake failure and wrecked a carriage on Federal street. It derailed a fast freight train after breaking safety gates at Fort Wayne Railroad. Forty five passengers were aboard. almost all were injured with one fatality.
An alleged Havana plan proposes killing sharks using baited dogs and explosives for profit. A municipal ordinance offers 3 dollars per female shark and 2 dollars per male. Fifty workers gather stray dogs to lure sharks into the harbor, where explosive charges would be attached, prompting strong concern over cruelty and legality.
Washington special reports there will be no delay or modification of the Northern Securities decree. Attorney General Knox refuses to suspend any part of the decision despite pressure from multiple quarters. He reiterates that the decree enjoins violations of the law and cannot be mitigated to protect stockholders or permit continued illegal activity.
Robert Hunter a 1926 graduate of Indiana University and manager of the Embridge Street settlement, will marry Caroline Phelps Stokes daughter of Ansil Stokes. Miss Stokes renowned in New York society inherits between 16.9 and 15.9 million. They met at the Settlement building through J Graham Phelps Stokes, with Mayor Low as Settlement Society president.
Sir Thomas Eipton's Shamrock III was dismasted after leaving Weymouth harbor for a trial spin with Shamrock I. The mast fell with crew overboard, one sailor drowned, and several, including Sir Thomas, were injured. The drowned man was Captain Wringe's brother in law, who died while handing a binocular glass to Sir Thomas.
In Laporte Indiana a deal has been closed transferring Trenton rock field oil assets valued between six and seven million dollars to a French syndicate. The package spans thousands of acres hundreds of wells and full midstream facilities. Negotiations led by William L Russell of Lima Ohio and Charles E Russell of Laporte with United States Petroleum Company and National Consolidated Oil Company.
In Mishawaka Indiana suspects demolished every monument tombstone and marker in Austin cemetery two miles from the city. After destroying the markers the culprits gathered the broken marble slabs and shafts and piled them in the graveyard center. No motive known. The vandalism appears to have been done at night across more than one night.
In Bakersfield California Sunday outlaw James McKinney was shot and killed after a siege in a Chinese house. Deputy Sheriff Tibbetts was killed, Constable Packard fatally wounded, and McKinney was finally slain by Burt Tibbetts. The event followed a lengthy chase with local sheriffs and officers surrounding the fort like structure.
President Roosevelt finished an eight day horseback tour in the Yellowstone region of the park with Major Pitcher John Burroughs and a party reporting good health and no accidents. He traveled north of the park to view elk mountain sheep deer and antelope and said he would not fire a shot while in the park. The group plans to visit geysers and possibly the Yellowstone falls by sleighs horses or skis depending on snow.
The gunners of the battleship Alabama are named champions of the American navy with a 59.7 general average out of 100 in weekly target practice. They fired with guns of all calibers, never under ten knots or under 1,400 yards range. They surpass Massachusetts, which posted 56 percent.
Two German explorers headed by Herr de Scholl of Munich and Dr Anschuetz Kuempfe organize a daring Arctic expedition. A specially built submarine will attempt to reach the North Pole using wireless telegraphy and pieced to overcome past ice barriers with financial support backing the project.
Alvin Starrette, a leading Mishawaka social figure, excused himself during a ballroom waltz and collapsed moments later. He died from an arterial rupture and hemorrhage believed caused by intense overexertion.
In West Baden Indiana the new West Baden Springs Hotel welcomed 2000 guests for a formal opening with Senator Charles W Fairbanks Judge Thomas B Buskirk Governor Winfield T Durbin and Senator Joseph V Quarles among speakers. The six story fireproof stone brick hotel spans 15 acres includes a 600 foot circular dome and two acre atrium and can house 1000 guests. A grand banquet followed by a ball with hundreds of dancers capped the celebration and music by the hotel orchestra accompanied the festivities.
A Brooklyn court heard Solomon Hellerstein of Manhattan describe an academy of crime in New York City. He said he, a thief for six weeks, was trained with other youths by two young men known as the Boston brothers at a Manhattan site. The pair allegedly ran a staff of about thirty boys ages 12 to 19, dividing districts and sharing stolen goods, with threats of punishment to keep recruits in line.
In Joplin Missouri a white mob hanged 20 year old Thomas Gilyard accused of killing police officer C Leslie. The mob's actions spread through the night burning homes and stones against Black residents forcing many to flee the city.
The Pope received some pilgrims Thursday but did not respond to addresses. His health appears to be deteriorating with a persistent cough, digestive issues, loss of appetite, listlessness, and frequent feeble fits.
In Tyre Paul and companions meet Jewish disciples who urge him not to go to Jerusalem, guided by the Spirit through their counsel. After farewell prayers and blessings they depart, staying with Philip the evangelist and his daughters who prophesy. Agabus the prophet forewarns Gentiles will imprison the owner of this girdle. Caesarea is built under Herod? named in honor of Philip. the text mentions Philip and the prophecy scene, with clues about the journey and the accompanying leaving scene.
Uncle Ira Tompkins recalls a strange chain of events after a black four foot snake was wounded by a plow and later appeared at his house to strike a fire vent. He believes the snake repaid him for leaving it, and attributes the incident to a guilty conscience and odd fate.
The Kan sas City Journal notes a sharp office dispute where a merchant explains a discharged boy did not fit the rules. The mother accuses the ad seeking a strong boy, while the merchant says the boy was too strong, breaking office rules and furniture in two days.
Tyson Pool ate ninety two large raw oysters one evening and returned the next morning to devour 150 more. He offered to wager he could eat another two hundred without leaving the table if someone paid for them, but no one took the bet. Bordentown, New Jersey.
Clara recalls a bet with George about gloves and who buys them. If Clara wins she chooses a costly pair. if George wins he buys her a cheaper kind, with Clara framing the wager as a test of generosity.
In a Little Chronicle item a girl named Ethel tumbles and spills a basket of eggs. The children cry out and Ethel refuses to catch the mishap saying she won’t catch it because she’s not a drawmother.
The Philadelphia Record notes a fisherman overhauling lines rods and flies while grimly recalling his stock of fishing lies, blending practical gear work with wry self reflection.
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