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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1898
Page
6
A naturalist notes that irregular tree growth serves a purpose. During gales, branches sway in all directions to balance the tree, preventing uprooting or breakage that would occur if all limbs swayed the same way.
The carters who haul sand into Rome work 19 hours daily for about 35 cents a day. They face dangers from landslides in the countryside and fines from city guards. Their five hours of rest comes in stables with their mules as bed partners.
Princess Christian planted a tree in Windsor park to be known as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Oak. A tablet states the tree was raised from an acorn of the Queen's Jubilee Oak of 1887 and planted in 1807 by Princess Christian and Princess Helena to commemorate Queen Victoria's 60th year on the throne.
Posts describe new postal cars under construction with closed platforms and reinforced sides and ends. Doors open only from inside, barred windows, and steel bars on doors and glass to resist forced entry. Chains and bolts prevent partial openings from being pushed outward.
The London Times reports a Ceylon sapphire now in London property of Maj. Gen. Robley. The 638 carat gem is dark milky blue, completely transparent and flawless. It outshines larger sapphires that are typically dull or muddy.
The Mountain ide farm at Mahawah New Jersey once owned by the late Theodore A Havemeyer will be sold at auction by order of the executors. The sale covers livestock buildings and possessions. Havemeyer expanded the property from 300 acres to over 2700 acres over 19 years.
Andrew Jacobsen and Harry Christensen, two Seattle sailors, hid in a cold storage compartment aboard the Umatilla near Port Townsend. For 60 hours they endured hunger, thirst, and freezing conditions, nearly dying before being released. One man was believed to be driven insane by the ordeal.
Col. Morris Hamilton, the oldest state official and longtime state librarian, shattered the bones of his left arm after tripping over new gas pipes in front of his home near the statehouse in Trenton New Jersey. He is seventy eight and has spent Christmas holidays with his arm in a sling for three years.
The article notes that the minimum height in the mikado’s army is just over 5 feet, while the Italian army averages 5 feet 1 inch. It points out that Japanese males rarely exceed 5 feet 4 inches, and highlights the uniformity of Japanese physiques aiding long marches with few dropped from ranks. It mentions the emperor and empress are tall and spare in build, as is the princess of Wales.
In Bloomsbury a woman awoke to find a total stranger at her door. The burglar calmly announced his role and added he was a quiet one. Police arrival halted what could have become a notable account of method and character.
In London an extensive feather sale showed the scale of bird slaughter for fashion. Ospreys led the bidding as aristocrats of plumage, with many lots selling above five dollars per ounce, some over seven fifty, and the top price at six dollars twenty-five cents per ounce. A choice South American variety brought fifty dollars per ounce at a recent sale.
In Washington on January 17 the Senate plans a major week focused on the Hawaiian annexation treaty while votes on the immigration bill and other measures loom. Wolcott will address the Senate on the inter national bimetallic commission, Morgan and Pettigrew prepare to argue for and against annexation, and McKenna's Supreme Court confirmation and an urgent deficiency appropriation bill may occupy days. In the House foreign relations topics and the Cuban situation will be central as District of Columbia Day arrives. Two notable deaths are reported: Mrs Lucile Lane at the Wellington hotel and Gen Christopher Colon Auger, a veteran West Point graduate and Civil War officer, who died at his Washington home.
The Westinghouse Co has secured the Rome contract to illuminate the catacombs with nineteen century incandescent lamps. Six motors will supply current for at least 450 lamps across the six catacombs within a year.
New York stock broker William P Morri son committed suicide late Sunday night at his city home by hanging. Authorities reported no immediate known motive or notes. Morri son was a well known figure on Wall Street and his death shocks financial circles.
Frank A. Leach superintendent of the San Francisco mint has been elected by the Oakland board of trade as their delegate to the monetary conference in Indianapolis on January 25. He is currently in Washington.
New York January 17. A large wave of cyclists will depart Monday for Florida. The cream of foreign and American racing talent will sail to the south while the new third of a mile track at Blair hosts lively events and competitions.
The New York Dun and Company weekly review notes no wild market excitement as the year begins. Stocks gain modestly. grain yields rise slightly. clearing-house payments run around 2.6 percent earnings of railroads rise to $43,364,279. Wheat remains languid, cotton slips modestly due to mill stoppages, iron furnaces show solid output with rising unsold stocks, and the Pennsylvania orders large for rail and wool goods.
A Friday report from Bridgeport Ohio describes a Thursday looting of Dillonvale and Long Run by a gang of about 20 tramps. They robbed a general store and at least 25 houses, seizing roughly $2000. Miners bought revolvers, guarding their savings in safes as fear and rage spread. Some members of the same gang hit the Medica store at Adena.
Four men named Hoyt, Devlin, Riley, and Sullivan were arrested by Philadelphia detectives on Friday after targeting a traveling jewelry salesman. The group, believed to be professional thieves from New York, carried a satchel with thousands of dollars in diamonds and police recovered bank-robbery tools from their possession. All four were held at gunpoint for detention.
Mrs Gen Shafter wife of the commander of California died in San Francisco after a brief illness. She was stricken by paralysis while attending an entertainment on Wednesday and passed away Friday at her son's home.
An unidentified man jumped from a parapet on the Saltington Bridge over the Harlem River at 125th Street on Friday. He fell a distance of about 147 feet, and bystanders and the Brooklyn Bridge man attempted rescue but could not prevent the plunge. Physicians later reported conflicting details about the man’s condition.
Havana dispatch notes continued unrest despite outward calm. Gen Blanco’s mild warfare faces limits as mobs seek release of Senor Jesus Trillo amid arrests of Maj Fuentes and Capt Calvo. Garrickson confronts rioters while officers deny drunkard charges. Theaters close, cafes halt, and police disperse crowds near Gov Bruzon’s residence.
Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the treasury department during the last Cleveland administration, died suddenly at his father's home in New York. Born 1860 in Covington Kentucky, he practiced law in Kentucky, moved to Wichita Kansas, and was active in politics, including the 1892 campaign. He joined his father's firm last month and will be buried in Covington after funeral arrangements are completed.
John A. Gano a pioneer of Cincinnati and president of the Atlas Copper Mining Co. died at 7 a m Saturday at Losanti hospital on Twelfth street near Elm after a December kidney illness. He had returned from the national board of trade meeting in Washington and the body was taken to the Gano residence on College Hill.
Heavy rainfall across Barboursville for about 15 hours sent small streams rising. Guyandotte and Mud rivers are climbing rapidly, signaling a strong flow of timber and ties likely to be moved downstream. Local fears center on the Booms and related timber operations.
The battleships Massachusetts and Texas left Sandy Hook on Sunday bound for Hampton Roads to reinforce the squadron under Adm. Sicard assembling there. The move comes as fleet dispositions shift in the Atlantic theater and signals a strengthening of naval force in the region.
The article argues that Manitoba wheat yields up to 21,009,000 bushels valued at about $15,960,000 and total farmer earnings near $20,000,000 from 20,000 producers. It promotes Western Canada as a fertile, welcoming land with 160 acre free homesteads, accessible railways, markets, and liberal government, inviting U.S. settlers to apply for information.
In Odds and Ends a speaker explains that a boxing lesson for Harold ended with him winning a first lesson, leaving Blankley proud of his boy though his arm is in a sling and his friend puzzled by the outcome.
An advertisement claims deafness from Eustachian tube catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It states nine of ten deafness cases stem from inflammation and offers $100 for an incurable case, with circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. and druggists selling Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
In this Town Topics tale a mariner survives a wreck and is marooned with another man’s wife, prompting scandalous chatter and moral judgment from readers who debate divorce and propriety.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway publishes two illustrated guides, A Golden Era on mining in Colorado, California and other Western States, and Klondyke about Alaska and its gold mines with fare rates and arrival expectations. Both can be obtained free by sending three cents in stamps to Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
A brief excerpt ridicules ethnic groups with lines about an Irishman, a Jew, and a visit to an uncle, reflecting dated stereotypes and humor. The quip uses racial caricature to claim wit or cash as stereotype traits, showcasing the era’s casual prejudice in a publication fragment.
Grain-O is a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee. Sold by grocers and favored by users for tasting like the finest coffee yet free from coffee’s injurious effects. It aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. Not a stimulant, it’s a health builder suitable for children and adults. Costs about as much as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
A fragmented page snippet shows a dialog line about love and judgment, attributed to the New York Journal. The readable portion features a terse exchange: “You are the only girl I have ever loved” and “So I judge by the way you go at it.” The source is an OCR snippet lacking full context or clear event.
All About Alaska information available by sending four cents in stamps to W J Byrth General Agent Great Northern Railway Cincinnati Ohio or free by visiting his office The Great Northern connects Seattle and Portland vestibuled trains tourist sleepers meals in dining cars a la carte and links with Alaska steamers
A quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that a man often discovers his distinguished ancestors only after marriage, as his wife reveals the lineage.
A trimmed collection of vintage ad lines and quips from Chicago Daily News and Atchison Globe. References Syrup of Figs by California Fig Syrup Co and St Jacobs Oil claims curing rheumatism and lameness. Humorous asides appear about gossip and drunken talk.
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