Hearing On Final Estimate For Main Street Improvement
Notice for a September 60th 1898 hearing at 8 pm in Carthage Indiana in the town hall to review the final estimate prepared August 8 1898 by the town Civil Engineer for Main street from 375 ft north of Main and Fifth street to Iron Bridge under Ordinance No 19. Objections welcome by interested parties. Attest S Roy Peters Town Clerk.
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Main Street
Carthage
Indiana
Board of Trustees
Main and
Fifth Street
Iron Bridge
S. Roy Peters
Beck's Art Studio Portraits and Frames Knightstown IN
High grade photographs in all styles and portrait enlarging offered at Beck's Art Studio on South Washington Street Knightstown Indiana. Portrait frames and related work guaranteed.
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Beck
Washington Street
Knightstown
Indiana
Work Enough Says Harris on Jobs and Defense
The text argues that there is work for all and promotes labor, capital, and self-reliance as three relief avenues for unemployment. It urges defense needs including a Nicaragua canal, acquisition of Danish West Indies islands, a modern navy, coast fortifications, and a prepared national guard, urging prudent funding.
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W. T. Harris
United States
Harris
Labor Bureau of the
Wright
Nicaragua Canal
West Indies
St. Thomas
Congress
Space Opinions Cast By Newspaper Correspondents
The text cites alleged opinions formed by newspaper writers who discuss space and influence public perception of a figure.
Harsh Judgments and Mercy in the Soul
A reflection on judging others and seeking divine mercy. The author confesses lingering selfish habits, asks for grace and sunlit understanding, and urges mercy to cleanse the heart and extend compassion to others. The piece opposes self deception and seeks spiritual renewal through God.
Spain Fans Conquest Dream Sparks National Vanity
The writer laments a large Spanish belief in conquering the United States, attributing it to public ignorance and deliberate pandering to national vanity, while noting how American winded boasts feed similar self-importance.
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Spain
United States
America
Hysterical journals and a balloon mystery
The piece mocks sensational front pages likening them to sheriff posters and jokes about endless rabbit extermination schemes. It notes absence of photos of Andree in the northwest coast balloon car and dismisses claims of discoveries there as a falsehood.
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Iowa
Andree
North America
Denmark Won't Sell St Thomas Amid War Scare
The piece notes Denmark would not sell St Thomas while tensions rise to avoid angering Spain, citing recent delays. It reports that since Feb 25 US gold from Europe totals $89,000,000 and urges courtesy to Spanish nationals in America amid global friction.
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Denmark
St. Thomas
Spain
Europe
Baseball Uproar Amid War Scare Sparks Umpire Clash
War mood did not dampen baseball fever as 0000 to 4000 spectators attended opening games. A New York crowd clashed with umpires amid chants and missiles, while passions and patriotic rhetoric rode the field. The piece also questions presidential authority to deploy militia, noting state troops may still volunteer for Cuba.
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Bom
New York
New Yorks
Governor Calls for Volunteer Soldiers Across States
The nation requests manpower through the governor who in turn accepts volunteers to meet wartime quotas. State quotas vary widely from New York needing 6000 to Nevada with 40. Volunteers are held ready to receive orders from Washington.
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United States War Department
Washington
New York
Nevada
Captain W Burkitt of Palestine Backed to Equip Cavalry
Captain W Burkitt of Palestine Texas pledges 20000 to arm a cavalry regiment for Spain war with potential to reach 75000 if needed. Local backer expresses strong support for the effort.
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W. Burkitt
Palestine
Tex
Spain
Government rejects privateering in war with Spash
Our government will not authorize privateering in the war with Spash. It is too uncivilized a proceeding for us to countenance. Privateering is as low down as guerrilla warfare.
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Spain
Cuba
Weyler
Don Carlos
Don Carlos’s Blunt War Idea Cited With Scorn
The speaker mocks Don Carlos and his claim that Spain should have waged war to force U S surrender. The remark labels the idea as base and unworthy and questions its feasibility against the United States.
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Don Carlos
United States
Spain
New York
Florida
Attorney Dr J A Sipe and eye care ad in Knightstown Indiana
Dr J A Sipe based in Carthage Indiana operates from Johnson Bros Block Rushville office handles state and federal cases with probate abstracts and loan services. An eye care notice urges prompt eye checks by W M Edwards optician Knightstown Indiana offering free eye examinations.
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Rushville
Ind
Bliss’ Clothing
W. M. Edwards
Optician
Knightstown
Indiana
Mennonites Demonstrate Prosperity Through Community Work
The piece extols Mennonite settlers as peaceful, self supporting, and wealth making. It cites their avoidance of crime, strict adherence to laws, and communal land buying to form prosperous villages. It contrasts their success with harsher Arctic exploration hardships and predicts polar achievement.
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Russia
Ciredy
Prince Kropotkin
South America
Greenland
Manitoba
Inussia
Abstracts of Title Loans and Insurance Rush County
Abstracts of title loans and insurance are in the possession of Sexton and Sparks at the Rush County abstract books office. The firm is located in the old court house with the office entry on the west side and first door to the right.
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Sexton & Sparks
Rush County
Poor Growing Richer, Reed Praises Widespread Progress
The article notes Hon. Thomas B. Reed argues the poor are growing richer, citing longer life, better food and shelter, improved housing and heating, and modern transport. It contrasts 50 years ago housing with today and lauds shorter work hours and rising discontent driving progress. It condemns Spaniards and praises Bjornson as a literary model.
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Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Eneaker
New England
Reed
Valley Forge
War prompts questions on future of US as sea power
The piece argues the Spanish American War arose from humanitarian concerns and economic interests, condemns starvation in Cuba, and warns about annexation and global naval stations. It contemplates postwar policy, potential island control, and the need for state troops funding as a national debt saver. It closes with a Philadelphia tramp tale reflecting wartime anxieties.
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Spain
Cuba
France
Channel
England
Ireland
United States
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Canaries
United States of America
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Winship & Payne
Telephone
Rushville, and
Earth
W. Fathem
Havana
Maine
United “States
Profession & Business
J. A. Sipe
Johnson, Bros
Mill Streets
L. D. Cole
Law and Loans
Sir John Franklin
Nansen
Peary
Captain Tilton
Point Barrow
Alaska
Arctic
North Pole
W.S. Weaver
Carthage Building Loan
J. M. Stevens
J. A. Titsworth
Stevens & Titsworth
Sipe
George W. Osborne
J. H. Binford
Bill Broker and Investing
Farm Lpansa Specialty
Binford Block
Greenfield, Ind
Gates Sexton
Will M. Sparks
Sexton & Sparks, Attorneys-at-Law
Butler, Holden & Churchill
Frank Wilson
Dr. Coffin
Henley
Lot D. Guffin
Jas. E. Watson
Guffin & Watson
Attorneys At
Ruth and
Main Streets
Notary
J. H. Jones
R. E. Henley
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Pen
F. G. Hackleman
Postoffice
Ohio
Union
Philadelphia
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