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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1897
Page
11
A collage of scientific findings and curiosities notes the depth of the ocean, light travel, lightning duration, silver loans in Mexico, immigrant trends, border surveys, hat rights in theaters, steel age, coin worth, and various cultural observations. It cites figures on population, industry, and historic city lore with names like Cleveland and Gage.
Washington reports that a new pelagic sealing bill passed by Congress would ban import of fur seal skins into the United States, raw or manufactured, with skins seized and destroyed after enactment. The move targets British and Canadian sealing industries as the U S is a major market. The same dispatch notes treasury actions on currency and new nominations to Sweden, Siam, Bogota, and St Petersburg, plus a pension reform bill in the House.
Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy, of Rush county Indiana, defeated Dan Creedon of New Zealand after 15 rounds at the Puritan Athletic club Long Island City. McCoy dominated with reach and rangy defense, with backers betting three to one by round six and newspapers hailing his victory. In Louisville, Claude Bryant was shot and killed by Curtis Dearing armed with two revolvers after Bryant refused to drop his weapon. Dearing arrested and the case awaited a Saturday court session.
The Associated Labor Press of America is formed with 40 charter members. Its aim is to spread labor news to members and provide reliable strike and trouble news. A badge will grant access to conferences and news. Officers include President D Douglass Wilson of Chicago and Secretary Stephen S Boubright of Cincinnati.
Telegrams note Port Arthur as a key Russian naval base on the Liaotung Peninsula with a deep harbor, docks, and modern works. Reports claim Russia aims to hold Port Arthur permanently, leveraging the port’s icebound winter and the Trans-Siberian line, while debate grows over Germany's actions and broader regional control.
Congress adjourned January 5 after finalizing the Klondike relief bill. The House and committees plan action on the District of Columbia appropriation and the agricultural and naval measures after recess. A bi monthly Clyde Line service to Haiti will carry American flag registry. Hawaiian sugar output for the year totals 567 tons amid labor shifts involving Japanese and Chinese workers.
Cleveland reports Gror land joining the City Cottage club with junior class members noted. In Bristow Tennessee Walter and Jack Marks, longtime dealers, were arrested for the murder of Mrs Rebecca rnton, Jack's mother-in-law, tied to a death in Denton valley last week.
The Nashville session on December 18 saw a push to recognize Cuban belligerents and a proposal to amend the U S constitution to curb Supreme Court power. The federation backed free silver at 16 to 1, pledged aid to British engineers, and urged universal tile layers organization. It endorsed an eight hour day with a women and children substitute, and supported Utah unions in eight hour law challenges. A national department of labor was endorsed and officers may be elected Saturday afternoon.
A bitter feud surrounds Pete Hostettler of Oscoop Indiana as the Vigilance Committee plans vengeance over betrayals tied to the Levy gang killings. Reports say a lynching motive looms for Hostettler with a meeting held to carry out retribution, while others flee Versailles and Osgood fearing exposure.
Gov. Bush pardoned Eva Wilson of Shelby county for bigamy and Charles E. Cootney for wheat theft, with Elias Anstie’s manslaughter sentence commuted. In Georgia Bud Brooks and Grady Reynolds were hanged publicly after murdering M. C. Hunt. Prince Bismarck shown active, and David Lambert fatally shot by robbers in South Norwalk.
Covington Dec 18 William Johnson was executed at 12 10 p m Sheriff Lauderdale officiating. He walked from his cell to the scaffold made a full confession and died with a smile on his lips
Dispatch from Havasa details the alleged execution of Lieut. Col. Joaquin Ruiz by insurgent orders, amid a broader report of a Spanish detachment at Guamo besieged November 8 to 12, with heavy insurgent losses and a destroyed fort. It notes water shortage, pestilence, and subsequent Allied actions against insurgent positions on the Cauto river.
A four story Pardee Hall on a Lafayette College hilltop campus burned badly early Saturday. Only the east wing survived as the center and west wing were gutted. thousands in professors property were destroyed, including a $15,000 unins ured collection and the Ward library of 10,000 volumes.
A narrator recalls wild Yukon anecdotes from a man who claimed to have endured brutal January cold. The stories include frozen whisky, ice cream from cows, diamonds as ice crystals, a barn fall, smoke that froze, and a six month night, all tied together by a humorous refusal to produce affidavits.
A Philadelphia Bulletin anecdote depicts a candid exchange where a salesman touts a superior can opener and a woman rebuffs him by slamming the door. The dialogue fringes on wordplay and political jabber, ending with a sharp exit.
News reports the whaling fleet, with most underwriters in San Francisco, trapped by ice and possibly unable to endure the siege. It warns that even minor ailments threaten survival and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for various ailments.
Timely quips from the Klondike miners describe a frosty Christmas scene with muffled words and comic stuttering. The piece channels a nostalgic Old World holiday spirit through rugged frontier voices and festive bravado.
Capeland Akron Columbus R R offers low rate excursion tickets during Christmas and New Year holidays to all line points and key destinations. Tickets go on sale December 25 and January 1 with promotional fares and round trips, advertised amid varied 1890s newspaper snippets.
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