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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1896
Page
2
An early spring thaw ends ice on the Hudson and raises concerns in Fond du Lac where 150 tramps are jailed. The county spends 375 dollars weekly on lodging for campers while taxpayers seek relief. A state convention will devise ways to curb the nuisance amid widespread frustration.
A Bucyrus Ohio inmate used a sharpened stick to open his jail cell. He fled but returned to prank the warden, leaving officials puzzled about the method. The story notes the convict’s potential if he can curb jailhouse jokes.
A reform bill passes the Senate by broad support to remove from the Supreme Court all criminal case jurisdiction except capital punishment. The jurisdiction is moved to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to speed high court business. The statute previously allowed petty thieves to force Supreme Court review while on bond.
An editorial notes that clerical slips in indictments no longer trigger new trials. It cites Illinois anarchist cases and a Pennsylvania Holmes case as signs of reform. The piece argues that higher courts are moving toward fairer, more certain justice for guilty defendants.
The article contrasts scripture with progress, noting electric lighting extends work beyond daylight. It points to factories and urban blocks operating after dark and farmers using arc lights, arguing this adaptation advances industry yet questions whether more hours truly benefit workers or society as a whole.
The text argues that rapid urban expansion and excessive capitalist zeal harm workers by overwork and crowding out laborers. It condemns semi automatic machinery as a tool of oppression, urging regulation of hours and employment of machinery to balance capital and labor for fair livelihoods.
A statistician estimates 25 million U S adults and one in fifteen as drink addicts, totaling 1.6 million drunkards. The article argues this overstates actual addiction, noting many drinkers are not yet addicted and that the proportion has declined despite scope of alcohol use.
A New York Sun London letter recounts a Johannesburg anecdote where Boer disputants debate flag colors. An old patriarch, weathered and confident, declares the English flag white after citing Majuba Bronk Spruit and Doornkop sightings, settling the matter with calm assurance.
Victor Louis Mason reports from Jack Garrett who witnessed Booth in a burning Garrett farmhouse barn as Sergeant Boston Corbett shot him. Garrett, living near his former home, recounts the final days of Booth. Mason's April Century piece also includes John H. Surratt and notes on Lincoln conspiracies.
Americans say General Weyler in Cuba with a Wyler pronunciation while Minister De Lome enunciates it as Way er, reflecting diplomatic friction over proper naming and spelling in the Spanish American tensions.
Dr. Talmage in Washington March 22 extols the press as the wheels full of eyes and the nation’s grandest blessing. He traces the newspaper’s growth from pamphlet to daily, lauds its democratic knowledge, historic influence, and evangelistic power, and urges support for editors, reporters, and publishers.
Frank Cook, a thirteen year old from Anderson, has constructed a one horsepower steam engine from odds and ends. He created a shop, designed molds, castings, and all drawings, and the machine runs various home made lathes. He draws and explains mechanical devices and plans further schooling at a polytechnic to expand his education.
In New London Connecticut three living descendants of a Revolutionary War veteran are identified William H Burbeck his brother John C Burbeck and sister Charlotte A Burbeck. Their father fought at Brandywine Germantown Monmouth and Valley Forge and later served under General Wayne against the Indians.
The barbette for the battleship Iowa was finished at Homestead last week. It is the largest ever made in America and spent more than a year in construction. Nine plates weighed 95 000 pounds each, plus a large turret. The plates measure fifteen inches thick and 220 inches wide and will be shipped to Philadelphia on a dedicated train.
Elizabeth Patterson born February six 1785 in Baltimore married Jerome Bonaparte in 1803. Their son Jerome Napoleon born July 7 1805 in Camberwell later died June 17 1870 in Baltimore. He left two sons Jerome Napoleon and Charles Joseph. Their marriage was dissolved by the imperial council of the State of France after Pope Pius VII refused a divorce.
Everywhere in fashion s domain the tendency is still toward bright colors and striking combinations both in dress and millinery. Red fawn mahogany green and gold blended in one spring costume. Vests and waist coats are very gay this season and bright soft-textured cloth is used instead of velvet or brocade. When covered with braiding and silk bead appliques or spangled gimp, it proves most effective.
A Sun writer argues baldness signals rising intelligence in men and predicts women will lose hair as they gain equality. He cites police, labor, and street scene observations, claiming hairiness links to animal vitality and that higher intellect correlates with hair loss, with women eventually becoming hairless if independence grows.
A German boasts of army discipline and a Russian retorts with a tale from czarist times. A signal-tower punishment leads to a chain of self- hanging at stations from St. Petersburg to Warsaw, illustrating how discipline can create tragic misinterpretations.
The article traces soap making from Gaulish ash and goat fat two thousand years ago to Roman and Pompeii scenes. It notes Phoenician spread to Marseille and Italy Spain factories by medieval times and compares earth and plant juices as earlier cleaners before soap became common.
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