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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
2
A Mapnip report states that once Cortes reconvenes the Spanish government will seek power to sell the Ladrones Caroline and Pelew islands because Spain cannot maintain enough forces to defend them.
A charity bazaar in Witley Surrey saw a doll valued at seven shillings fetch a rapid-fire sequence of bids. Mr Labouchere secured the prize for 350 pounds, the transaction marking an unusually high auction price.
In Washington rumors say the new ambassador to Great Britain will press for Mrs Florence Maybrick's release. Friends hope a pardon may come amid warmer Anglo American ties, despite past failures.
The new Boston terminal spans 35 acres at Summers street foot, with the station occupying 12 acres. The depot measures 850 by 725 feet and is touted as the largest railroad station in the world, built at a cost of 64 million dollars.
The Havana bishop directs clergy to fund parish needs through private contributions. He encourages renting pews and placing collection boxes in churches as revenues are cut off as Cuba shifts toward an American method of church support.
The annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission highlights law defects and the failure to stop railroad rate cutting. It argues such reductions foster trusts harming small shippers and urges an amendment to permit supervised railroad combinations to preserve rates.
Government of Sweden and Norway data sent to the state department indicate 1,288,163 telephones worldwide with 1,509,499 miles of service. The United States accounts for more than half of the world total in instruments and mileage, illustrating extraordinary domestic usage.
Despite ridicule the practice of outfitting dogs persists in Paris. Window displays show astrakhan overcoats with satin linings and ermine collars, light wrappers belted at the waist, cambric lace shirts priced at 16 francs, and patent leather shoes to complete the ensemble.
The Lotos club raises annual dues from 60 to 75 dollars underscoring New Yorks costly club life. Many first class clubs charge 75 to 100 dollars yearly with initiation fees ranging 100 to 300 dollars. The Union League St Nicholas Racket New York Merchants all demand 75 dollar dues while Lawyers Manhattan Metropolitan and Progress ask 100. The Union League reports over 120000 dollars yearly from dues.
Hon. Joan J Uphurch, a wealthy mill man, straddles the Florida Georgia line as he alternates public service. He represents Charlton county Georgia in the lower house this session after serving in the Florida senate and Georgia assembly in prior terms.
In 1890 la grippe drew global notice under that name and nearly every year since, it rises to the front with consumption and pneumonia and diphtheria. Medical men remain at sea on its nature and origin. Some trace links to epizootic disease, others to early influenza epidemics dating to 1510, and some see dengue-like similarities.
A scientist notes a spider's food intake over hours and projects scaled consumption to humans showing rapid meals from a small alligator at dawn to a lark pie with 120 birds by late morning, yet spiders can endure long fasts when deprived of food.
Gen. Jimines Castellanos reports killings of Spanish ex volunteers in Santa Clara province, with eight murdered in Ranchuelo and Esperanza and acts at Sagua Jaya. He urges prompt measures to punish the guilty and prevent further violence. Gov. Gen. Bates to act on report.
Gen Eagan was served with a court martial notice just before closing hours relieving him of duties as commissary general of the U S army. Lieut Col George B Davis assumes command and will handle duties pending trial. The War Department will not publicize the specific specifications but will hand them to the judge advocate Col Davis.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on January 20 a riot erupted in a Negro saloon between bar staff and soldiers of the 8th United States Volunteer Infantry now at Chickamauga. A quarrel over change led a soldier to fire, followed by gunfire from barkeepers and patrons. Sergt J L Williams was shot in the abdomen, John Reed was wounded in the thigh and chest, Louis Brown the barkeeper was shot twice and will die, Williams’s wound deemed likely fatal.
The Lawson carnation, famed for its beauty, was sold for 30000 to Thomas F. Lawson a Boston and New York financier. Calvin the breeder says the plant will blossom only for Boston's public gardens under the sale conditions. Earlier bids included 6000 from Harlow N Higinbotham and 15000 from a New York artist.
In St. Louis on January 30 Katy Clancy shot street car conductor John McCaffery and then ingested belladonna? no, bi thloride of mercury. Both are reported to be critically ill with likely fatal outcomes.
Huntsville Alabama January 20 Brig. Gen. Richard Comba who now leads Camp Force will stay in command until all troops are withdrawn and the independent infantry brigade is dissolved keeping continuity during the reorganization.
Washington debates Germany in Samoa with senators and officials noting the consular authority and Mataafa case. Ex consul John Mulligan criticizes Chief Justice Chambers and calls for recall amid grave tensions with Samoa, Japan and the British.
A Dewitt party hunting on a nearby island during Christmas holidays reports Philip Faudi a retired St. Louis merchant vanished after the second day. A search by his companions and others failed to locate him with theories he may have died unknownly in water or grasses.
The Post says Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois will enforce eight hours work per day in coal mines starting April 1 1899 for the next year. The wage dispute was settled by a secret sub scale committee of operators and miners with all members barred from public comment.
Adm. Schley received a jeweled sword from Royal Arcanum members at Carnegie Music Hall amid a crowd of about 4,000. Gov. Lowndes of Maryland attended with a party and numerous naval officers. He donned the sword after a gracious speech and shook hands with roughly 8,000 attendees as Edson M. Schryver of Baltimore presided.
The speaker announces Payne of New York as chairman of ways and means succeeding Dingley. Richardson of Tennessee named to vacancies on ways and means and rules after Gov. McMillin’s retirement. Crumpacker of Indiana to census committee.
In New York on January 21 Richard Harding Davis the novelist and war correspondent lies seriously ill at his home with fever contracted with the 5th army corps at Santiago. The Spanish prisoners transport bid notice is issued by the war department inviting bids from shipping concerns for transporting Spanish prisoners in the Philippines from Manila to Spain.
From Washington and London reports indicate a potential shift in Samoa governance with the United States and Britain seeking equal partnership under a revised treaty. Dispatches suggest Germany’s role at Apia is under scrutiny as debates over a new pacific arrangement unfold.
Miss Emma Rumpler aged 22 died in a Passaic New Jersey dwelling fire after returning to her room to retrieve jewelry. Miss Grace Winthrop was injured when she leapt from a third story window and was saved by a firefighter net.
San Francisco January 23 dispute looms as Mission Rock island in the bay is to be relinquished to the government. The California Dry Dock Co claims ownership under a state title and plans to contest the seizure declared by President McKinley who has designated the island a naval reserve. The dock company, long in possession, has spent nearly half a million dollars on the site.
Maj Comte Ferdi mid Walsin Esterhazy asked M De Freycinet to release him from professional secrecy and testify before the court of cassation. De Freycinet granted the request and Esterhazy is to appear Monday. The Times editorialized about Anglo-French relations and possible Madagascar concessions in response to Newfoundland shore rights.
Curiaco Jan 23. John Deithloff shot his wife after a quarrel and then fired twice at himself. Both died later at the hospital. The couple had not been living together for some time.
In a New Year scene Mamie and Sadie chat at a shop counter over two rooms of calendars. Mamie hints at scarce 25 cent calendars and plans to buy after price drops. Sadie secures one, then a third calendar joins the drawer within minutes as prices drift.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece recalls a rector pausing his sermon to explain a child’s hurt by an older brother who called her a hypocrite. The girl asks if she preaches what she practices, prompting the pastor to explain the phrase with care.
A shipping clerk stored rubber stamps in a deep box and a resourceful errand boy, eager to prove himself, drove nails into the partition so each stamp hung on two nails. He then impressed each stamp on paper slips pasted beside it, saving the clerk at least an hour daily. The Furniture Journal notes the boy may someday own a highly organized business and avoid wasted worry.
The Chicago Evening News cites Mrs. Olive-It denying a rumor of her husband’s abuse, stating he struck at her several times but failed to hit. The gossip also references him playing with the St. Louis nine last season.
A Somerville Journal snippet shows a poet lamenting hard times and the wife suggesting he read aloud a rejected poem on the doorstep. The exchange captures a bleak tone and domestic friction through brief dialogue.
Phrase shows a playful remark about leaves and seasons, attributing a light exchange to a Chicago Post style. The fragment hints at a joke about not finding new leaves until spring.
In a witty exchange Jewelers’ Weekly notes social etiquette on giving jewelry. Miss Worth-It's etiquette frames gifts as improper unless engaged, while Mr Strong questions who may receive such gifts with the quip By all the other girls.
A collage of miscellaneous quotes and ad lines from various papers and products. Notable items include references to Wither and care killing a cat, campaign fund spending, oil drilling, patent leather shoes with holes, Piso’s Cure, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, St Jacobs Oil, and other aphorisms.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and cures humors and eruptions. It asserts the medicine warms strengthens and invigorates the body to prevent serious illness. Price listed as $1.
A San Francisco party at a Pacific Avenue mansion ends in ruin for California street notables who attend a dinner and view a new roulette wheel. The host acts as banker and uses blank checks to trap guests, leaving them broke and returning home after a long night.
A literary note from the Indianapolis Journal and Ram's Ho laments ignorance and superstition as a flood. The excerpt portrays Hobson as a hero of the merry smack and questions his place in history.
The article portrays the blues in women as a disease tied to reproductive organs and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy. It cites a reader letter from Mrs. F. S. Beynett describing relief from a prolonged uterine condition after following pinkham advice.
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