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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1896
Page
2
Receipts at the Indianapolis Stockyards for 1895 show a large rise over prior years, with hogs totaling 1,108,724 head, cattle 106,439, sheep 123,437, and horses 18,120.
Car shops anticipate building 125000 cars of all descriptions in 1896 at a cost of not less than 9000000 dollars. The surge is driven by abundant crops in the West, demanding more rolling stock and transportation capacity.
The street car magnate Mr Yerkes plans a lavish New York residence described as the finest in the city. The bath room costs thirty thousand dollars and the art gallery and conservatory are vast. a four story brown stone palace rises, with a special Pullman train used to move his artwork from Chicago, rejected by express firms.
The president's Venezuela policy provoked broad debate with no armed hostilities abroad but many local clashes. A Brooklyn navy yard fight between Irish and English workers occurred after discussions of the message, and in Jersey City an elderly Irishman was shot for anti British remarks tied to the controversy, with recovery uncertain.
The recent annual meeting of the Commercial Travelers Association in Indianapolis drew strong goodwill. Mayor Taggart welcomed attendees and noted Indiana’s growing civic spirit and a shift away from old practices. W. Vanarsdal highlighted Indiana’s industrial boom with large investments, especially in the gas sector, and contrasted state city counts with Illinois.
A Cuban insurgent story claims snakes dipped in crude petrol are released into sugar cane fields to ignite fires. The fires burn quickly in the juice rich cane, producing a roar like musketry and widespread destruction, described as unparalleled in modern warfare.
The piece notes that amid the Venezuelan imbroglio fights and even murders have grown, reflecting a wide awake American public ready to back opinions forcefully. It argues this marks a rare recent event showing strong public engagement.
The text extols a revived patriotism as the American eagle soars and calls for no demurrer to the prevailing anti British aggression mood. It frames America for Americans as a core motto embodying the germ of our institutions, uniting friends of freedom across parties.
The Indiana bulletin of charities and corrections for year ending December 31 1895 details benevolent and penal institutions. From 1891 to 1895 the inmate population rose from 5 790 to 6 710 and total spending grew 4.3 percent. Cost per inmate fell from 190.68 to 171.64, with exceptions in the Woman's Reformatory and the Deaf and Dumb Institution where per capita costs rose to 217.19 and 22.80 respectively.
War talk centers on three powerful 15 inch dynamite guns at the Golden Gate. Naval authorities claim they could stop any armored ship, firing 500 pounds of nitro glycerine per volley with rapid, accurate trains. The heavy ordnance would cost a fortune and take time to deploy in numbers.
A Yankee farmer in Brazil uses a kite to freeze water into ice at three miles height. He plans a 150 foot kite with a steel cable, a pulley, and a belt driven chain carrying water cans to create ice high above ground. The invention promises a remarkable, original ice-making apparatus.
Scene-Capitol stops at Washington as a crowd cheers the President and a distinguished leader. A speech proclaims Congress is with me while spectators identify Senator Chandler amid a ceremonial procession to marching tunes.
In a harsh sunlit African plain a lion stalks a herd of antelope feeding on nebbuk fruit. The fruit’s hooked grapples fasten to the lion, tearing flesh and driving him to a fatal struggle as the sun sets.
A wounded pride battles a lion in a harsh nighttime scene. The struggle ends as the animal lies still under the pale African moon, while reflections on Grover Cleveland’s mother and other brief items evoke varied portraits of strength and daily life.
A chance meeting on a bench recalls a struggling actor who received a $20 loan from a benefactor years ago. The borrower, now worth $20,000, thanks the generous man who changed his life but notes the loan was never repaid, even with interest, prompting a final, reflective remark.
Prof Morbius reports to the Berlin Physiological Society that flying fish fins and muscles cannot enable true flight. He says the fins buzz only in strong wind on a dead fish and rising waves or ships create the illusion of flight. A Louisville anecdote contrasts editor retracting water jokes.
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