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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
12
A sermon urges Christians to match worldly common sense in spiritual matters. It cites practical steps for church building, prayer, Bible reading, and charitable effort, arguing for focused, persistent effort to seek Christ and redeem life amid sin and divine sovereignty.
The so called stinging tree in Queensland is noted for its beauty and its dangerous touch. It inflicts severe pain on humans and animals without leaving a wound. Months after a sting the affected area remains painful when wet or rainy. Horses and dogs are sometimes shot due to the maddening effects.
Reporting from Prague on December 3 1918 rioters looted Jewish shops while troops used force to quell the unrest. Jewish merchants displayed crucifixes in windows to deter mobs as destruction spread across the city and surrounding towns. Authorities debate the duration of martial law as reports of casualties and clashes with soldiers surface.
In Oak, Dec 3, Frank M Genin aged from Genin family shot and killed himself at his home after losing his fortune on bad investments. Also in the city, Charles W Plyer aged 58, an insurance manager for Wallpaper Co., shot and killed himself at his home following his wife’s recent death despite prosperous business affairs.
In WaArTeRLoo on December 3 William Kern confessed to involvement in the murder of Jerome Kern and admitted his complicity with his sweetheart Delilah Fales. He says he loved her and had no grievance against his father, aside from parental objections to the relationship.
Kansas City voters approved annexation of the historic town of Westport by a two to one margin. The move adds about 20,000 residents to Kansas City, following Westport’s earlier favorable vote in the expansion. Westport was a bustling Santa Fe trail town in the region’s early history.
Anna Niggs, a young married woman in Pulla Deepuia, is reported to have killed her two children Frank aged two and Harvey aged six months by illuminating gas on Thursday night and at the same time attempted death by the same means. There appears to be no motive for the act.
Cleveland December 3 senator Hanna’s condition has markedly improved and he plans to depart for Washington this weekend. The Hanna household has been in close telegraphic contact with the McKinley family at Canton regarding the president’s mother’s illness.
A Shanghai dispatch reports the Chinese emperor vows to forfeit his crown rather than yield to Germanys terms after the murder of two German missionaries, Nics and Hennie, prompting potential diplomatic fallout.
Curiaco December 3 fire wiped out the home for aged and infirm colored women on Indiana avenue. Several of the nearly helpless inmates were almost suffocated by smoke and were rescued by the police.
Secretary Alger receives a telegram from M. S. Mason and H. R. Lewis of the Portland chamber of commerce and the Klondike relief committee urging federal aid. They offer to assemble a large food stock at Portland for a relief expedition, asking departure from Portland and promising guaranteed donations from the northwest.
Governor Tanner issued a proclamation ordering a special session of the general assembly in Springfield to meet December 7. The agenda includes tax assessment amendments, primary election procedure changes, a reapportionment bill, and funds to test the inheritance tax law constitutionality and enforcement.
Berry Dec 4 Hamburg correspondent reports the German government emphatically rejects England’s proposal to cede Germany’s protectorate over the German portion of New Guinea. The northern Southeast Papuan area, established in 1884 as Kaiser Wilhelm’s Land, is the focus. England is suspected of eyeing the newly discovered gold fields.
A Sedalia special reports central Missouri begins rain at noon Friday following the season’s first heavy snow. The downpour should bring immense relief after three months without rain.
New York December 4 Emanuel J Lusar a local saloon keeper and his wife were each held in 5000 bail by U S Commissioner Shields on charges of smuggling into the United States diamonds valued at 100000 He and his wife pleaded not guilty.
Paris December 4 The official returns place the last vintage at 32,000,009 hectolitres, down 2,000,000 from 1896 and about 120,000 below the ten year average.
El Liberal reports Madrid argues the United States will not recognize Cuban insurgents as belligerents and praises Spain's colonial liberty. Cabinet says McKinley’s stance is gratifying and Spain seeks to end the war while studying ways to mobilize Cuban volunteers and raise funds. Sagasta is indisposed and confined to his room.
A Saturday night prairie fire raged near Guthrie Oklahoma feeding on dry grass and driven by a strong south wind. It started near Ruth post office by the county line and swept quickly east and west along Trail Creek before being checked in canyons, causing serious property loss and numerous narrow escapes as farmers and families aided in fighting the blaze.
The Morley bound Milwaukee to Chicago with no cargo caught fire when an engine room lamp exploded off Evanston. Oil spread, pumps failed, and the burning vessel beached at Greenwood boulevard. The crew of thirteen straggled ashore safely. the wooder steamer valued at 35000 dollars.
I Wichmann, for Atlas Steamship Co., deposits $5,000 in gold with Nicaragua’s treasury as a guarantee under contracts granting the company 30 years of exclusive steam navigation on the Silico lagoon Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan del Norte river, plus rights to construct tramways and railroads along the river line to bypass obstacles.
Gen Pellius the war minister stands by his resignation amid parliament amending the army promotions bill against his advice. King Humbert and Premier Marquis Di Rudini urge reconsideration, but Pellius persists. A full cabinet resignation is expected and Rudini to reconstruct the ministry.
The body of James Bradshaw, an aged half witted man, was found crushed skull in a field south of Harkinsville on Sunday. Suspects are being pursued but no arrests have been made as investigators seek the perpetrators.
Virgie Staley, the man who broke jail at Wayne Saturday morning, is believed to be at a relative's home on White's Creek in Hunnacrox West Virginia. Sheriff Booth and a deputy race toward the scene to attempt capture.
Detroit on December 6 reports a collision between two cars of the Detroit Birmingham and Pontiac suburban electric railway near the Trowbridge hill grade between Birmingham and Trentiac. Three people were killed and three were seriously injured in Saturday’s crash.
A natural gas explosion in the home of John Knaoth in Gur Wrecks Ind on Sunday morning shattered the stove hurled the table and badly wrecked the furniture.
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