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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
4
A St Louis express on the Wabash railroad plunged through a trestle near Missouri City Mo at 7 pm Saturday. Seven people were killed instantly and several passengers injured as the fatal accident disrupted service.
The article notes that foreign markets, closed to American meats since the repeal of the McKinley law, may reopen through joint action by Agriculture and State secretaries. It recalls how Harrison created favorable markets via reciprocity, how Cleveland ended them, and cites hopeful prospects from Secretaries Wilson and Sherman to restore access despite a tougher task.
Across the country business indicators show improvement with Dun's Review noting only 198 failures in the latest week versus 276 a year earlier. The report highlights expanding business in major departments, more establishments at work, increased employment, and widespread strong retail distribution across cities.
J. D. Maxfield of Los Angeles, traveling on a bicycle, crossed the Mohave desert and deserts of Arizona and New Mexico from April 19, aided briefly by D. W. Hearn. He faced rattlesnakes, Gila monsters, mountain lions, and hostile banditti near Glorietta pass while relying on railroad section men for affidavits and meals at isolated stations. After surviving a near fatal chase by a big bull, the pair avoided Mexican bandits and slept in a station house, finally reaching Denver and then Michigan, his boyhood home.
Amelia Voight aged 60 died alone in a Jersey City shanty without medical attendance. A long resident of the city, she left only 18 cents. Her brothers Frank Hellringle of Griggstown and Theodore Hellringle of New York found two bank books showing deposits over $15,000. the money will go to her brothers.
The article describes a contest between two Coast and Geodetic Survey clerks for a Treasury duties post. Secretary Gage appointed the higher scoring candidate, Miss Pike, who achieved 94 percent versus 84 for the male applicant, despite the man having influential supporters. Also noted is Colonel Mosby’s Virginia reception amid political debate and a Charlottesville accident involving him.
A four month old blue and tan terrier named Cliquot died after a medicine given at New York Veterinary Hospital. Burton Harley sues Samuel K. Johnson for ninety nine dollars in damages claiming arsenic and other drugs caused the death. The inquest was held before Judge Stiner in New York.
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