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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
6
A poem relays a city night of youth and pleasure while a mother dies unseen. A son, living in distant days of revelry, misses the chance to write home. The line remains that it is too late to send a letter to his mother whose last memory was her boy.
Summary of a 1896 novel synopsis detailing Fannie McLane a young widow invited to visit the Graftons at Fort Sedgwick. Her sister warns her as Randolph Merriam and his bride are there. Fannie’s wedding prompts family tensions and a later encounter with Merriam on her husband’s wedding trip.
A rapid accident aboard a San Mateo streetcar disrupts the Merriam wedding. A blonde traveler clumsily causes a minor collision, drops a scent-flask, and vanishes as Merriam stares after her. The scene unfolds amid wedding preparations and a dramatic, uneasy confrontation with Mrs. McLane of New York.
Randolph Merriam leads cavalry escorting a government survey to the Mescalero range two days after Fanny Hayward's engagement to Mr. McLane. The assignment is not his tour. Harrison, a younger officer, had planned leave to attend the Chicago exposition, but a relentless colonel denies him time off.
Merriam secures leave and a four month mountain trek while Harrison stays in for duty. Whittaker reports Merriam’s escape to Captain Hayne as Merriam recovers at Mescalero. Florence Tremaine’s early life and Cantoment posting, with hints of marriage prospects, thread through the fragile regimental life and tensions.
Capt Thompson packs headquarters leaving Tremaines Lees and Dr Wells to care for Randy Merriam who arrives delirious. Florence and Billy Whitaker assist as Florence reads to him then breaks down. the captain confesses his shock at Brownie’s condition and vows no more. To Be Continued.
In India trackers or khojis pursue cattle thieves by footprints, using clever ruses such as guiding a buffalo downriver while keeping far behind the scent. A skilled tracker can trail a thief for miles, even to a village lockup, and uncover the stolen jewelry. Cases show trackers sometimes unfurl misdirections, yet local knowledge makes them especially effective in catching culprits.
Washington reports the state department and Ambassador White at Berlin have pressed for lighter German controls on American meat imports. Current rules force multiple inspections, delaying and overcharging exporters. A Reichstag bill promises central inspection, provoking sausage industry pushback. Secretary Wilson notes ongoing diplomacy and an embassy expert in Berlin for updates.
A St Louis man shares worry about his son who cannot read or write well. A neighbor jokes that the boy will still be fine as he may serve on juries at two dollars a day, a rate higher than many capable youths earn.
A dialogue about fashion trends notes earrings returning as a popular item. A speaker quips about ear piercing, while another resists and calls themselves a weed to that sentiment. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward adornment.
Stockholm report states engine driver Detke found a bottle near the Ural mountains with two papers. One notes Andre's balloon crossed the Ural range. another in Russian instructs to give the letter to the consul or the police. The Eagle crew including Prof. Andre Strindberg Frenkel departed July 11 1897 to reach the pole. latest note from a carrier pigeon says all well at 82.2 north, 12.5 east on July 13.
Wayne county police seek William Foster after he shot Miss Myrtle Gorman in Green Castle. Foster a private with Company C of the 8th Pennsylvania regiment, home on furlough, quarreled with the girl and fired twice, the second shot hitting her abdomen. both residents were visiting friends in Waynesburg.
Havana forces were relieved of all garrison duty and will soon disband before completing the evacuation of Havana.
Waterloo Indiana December 3 Burglars blew open the safe in the general store of Chadwick Ransburg and Co at Pleas ent Lake a small station north of the city at 9 oclock Friday morning they secured 2500 dollars and escaped
News from Wasuination and Paris report slow progress on the US Spain peace commissions. A plan based on Porto Rico precedents may govern Philippine property issues. Officials hope no Manila evacuation commission is needed, and a treaty signing could come within a week barring unforeseen complications.
Baltimore reports the strongest wind and rain storm in years. Wind velocity reached sixty miles per hour. Thousands of dollars in damage noted. Eight hundred houses roofless, many chimneys toppled, uprooted trees, and leveled poles. Telegraph and trolley lines failed, gas tank explosion caused panic but no injuries reported.
Washington reports that the United States maintains a leading share of Guatemala imports with gains in key lines. With Britain and Germany, the U S effectively controls Guatemala’s foreign trade. Goods should be cheaper yet more showy, as graniteware mainly comes from Germany due to low price but is light and short lived. London reports the death of David Stuart Erskine, 18th Earl of Buchan, at age 83.
Ex-Assistant City Attorney W H House was found guilty on aiding and abetting Maj W C Moreland in embezzling 26000 city funds. House received 18 months in the county work house and a $1000 fine. Moreland, earlier sentenced to three years, was pardoned after serving 18 months.
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