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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
2
A native man seized by Boers during a tax duty on a quill dispatch from Mafeking to Kuruman hid the mail up his nose and escaped head to foot searched, reaching his destination without further incident.
A Norwegian act states that individuals over 15 may be cremated after death if a declaration is made in the presence of two witnesses. For those under 15, parental declaration is required.
The present empress of Germany favors a new gown daily, owning many outfits and rarely repeats a dress. In her family circle she is often seen with an apron over her dress, a practical garment favored by her husband.
The text outlines a proposed century start on January 1, 1901 with a Tuesday opening and Sunday closing. It suggests 24 leap years and states 1904 as the first leap year, continuing every four years through 2000, and notes February will have five Sundays in 1920, 1948, and 1976.
The record notes the lowest land points in the Americas with 146 feet in Nicaragua and 333 feet for Culebra on the Isthmus of Panama. It cites the canal commission report and mentions ongoing activity by the Panama Canal.
Delagoa Bay, hailed as the finest harbor in South Africa and a potential key to the Transvaal, would greatly aid England by enabling control over Boer war supply routes. The Portuguese city Lourenco Marques currently permits the passage of stores, highlighting the strategic importance of the bay.
A submerged forest lies along the Columbia River between The Dalles and the Cascade Mountains. Emergence occurred about 550 years ago, leaving roots underwater and trunks exposed at low water. Bark is gone and decay underway, yet some wood remains firm, likely from the durable Douglas fir species Pseudotsuga douglasii.
The 1899 harvest nears the record, with wheat at 547,303,846 bushels, barley 73,551,563, rye 23,961,741, buckwheat 11,094,473, potatoes 228,783,252, and hay 56,653,756 tons. Average farm prices ran Wheat 58.4 cents, corn 30.5, eats 24.9. Production figures, though exceeded before, are enormous, showing continental wealth.
Lieut James Munro of the 4th cavalry earned fame for a daring bluff that led to the surrender of Bayombong and its 800 man garrison on November 28 with only 50 supporting troops. He stands about five feet four inches, is 26, and comes from Scotch parents near Lake City Minnesota who are noted citizens. He earned his West Point spurs by his own effort.
A medical authority notes carbonic acid gas reduces hunger sensations, attributed to its action on the solar plexus. By using water charged with this gas, branches of the solar plexus affecting the stomach’s mucous membrane can lessen abnormal irritation, potentially mitigating ravenous hunger in diabetes and some indigestions.
Col Michener recalls a historic Indiana case in which Walter Q. Gresham presided, later Secretary of State. Benjamin Harrison prosecuted, later U S President. Thos A Hendricks, later Vice President. Joseph E McDonald and David Turpie later Senators. The group unmatched in a single state for future prominence.
Gen Otis orders the quartermaster to issue the complete khaki outfit, including shirts, to American troops in the Philippines. The shift comes as American looms now produce khaki cloth domestically, promising quality rivaling European makers.
In a sermon based on Judges 14 1 the speaker argues physical power does not guarantee moral power. He uses Samson as a cautionary giant, then warns of misguided giants in wealth, influence, and intellect who corrupt society. The talk endorses robust health and moral responsibility, condemning free love and its social wreckage.
A preacher rails against free love and sexual laxity calling it poison and urging a return to biblical purity. He warns all to answer for how they use body and mind, citing the dying words of a devout child and recalling Robert Pollock’s vision of judgment.
The Fifty sixth Congress reports heated exchanges over the Philippine issue. Caffery advocates extending constitutional rights to Filipinos, while Democrats in the House oppose retention of the islands. Other actions include river bridge funding, port reforms, and pension bills as sessions adjourn.
Washington February 9 The adjutant general received a telegram from Col Gillespie corps of engineers in New York announcing the death of Col W H L Benyaard Wednesday afternoon The news shocked the war department as he was not known to be seriously ill Lieut Col Benyaard was a distinguished officer famed for his river and harbor works in New York and vicinity during the Civil War
Washington report says President McKinley has been notified of his election as an honorary member of the Columbia lodge of master masons in London England. The honor reflects cross Atlantic fraternal ties and recognition of the president by British masons.
Weston West Virginia February 11 Mrs Al mira Farnsworth the third wife of M W Farnsworth was found dead in bed presumably from heart disease Mr Farnsworth s second wife died very suddenly and under much the same circumstances.
A fire at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on February 12 destroyed Building No 7 housing the electrical equipment department. Loss estimated at $100,000, split between building and machinery.
A stylishly dressed woman aboard an Illinois Central train at Forty seventh street ignores aid from a blue overalls wearing workman who returns her purse. She elbows through crowds at Randolph street, knocks his book, and mutters no thanks. He replies gracefully, earning a chorus of sympathy for the man.
A Chicago Chronicle item recalls John T. Plair owning a western railroad and opening lunchrooms for workers at four cent meals and passengers paying 75 cents. Congressman Blac once paid with a half-dollar, prompting the cashier to claim the note didn’t belong to the road, to which Blair replied that the road belonged to him.
An 1894 testimonial fragment praises Putnam’s face less dyes for all gooks, asserting it colors every fibre in one boil. It quotes Jennie Winckard of Springfield Ohio praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption as the only medicine for coughs. This appears as an advertising snippet and opinion snippet from the era.
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