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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
2
The Friday July 23, 1897 report notes New Hampshire rootton factories will not close for a summer vacation, marking a departure from the usual pause. It also reports Indiana's wheat crop improving and the US crop for 1897 estimated 25 000 000 bushels above 1896, with foreign reports indicating shortages in Argentina and other competitors.
The Reichstag refuses navy appropriation yet Emperor Bill plans ten battleships and sixteen cruisers at once on his own responsibility, signaling a clash with the Kaiser and Parliament. Meanwhile the French Chamber approves navy growth totaling 52 million dollars, 40 million for new ships, reflecting strained European peace prospects.
At the international gold mining gathering in Denver, Colorado operators conceded the error of chasing silver during a falling market. A veteran speaker recalled twenty years in mining and $150,000 spent with no return, provoking laughter. He says he remains undaunted and now believes he erred in digging for silver instead of gold.
Harry Whallen, known as the Human Ostrich, passed away following a surgical procedure to relieve an overloaded stomach. The operation unloaded the stomach after a failure of the diet’s hardware to respond to pumping, and the patient died with relative ease.
The town of Salem Indiana with 2500 residents is described as strictly white with no colored person living there. It notes a historical migration of Black residents after killings and says no Black residents have lived in Salem for many years.
Latest reports show Indiana expects a good wheat harvest of high quality, potentially yielding 12 to 15 million dollars if prices stay favorable amid a global wheat shortage. News from the czar’s land warns of poor crops in parts of the empire, which could lift world market prices.
The civil-service law allows special exams for technical posts. An exam will be held in Washington on July 28 to establish a register for the assistant chief of the division of soils. Salary is 1800 dollars annually. Applicants must submit an original essay of at least five thousand words on Environment as affecting the yield, quality and time of ripening of crops, covering climate, soil and related factors.
A scholarly discussion outlining how plant functions relate to commercial uses. It notes the need for citations of authors and works referenced and provides a brief bibliography of major works on the topic.
The Indiana Bulletin of Charities and Correction outlines the last state conference of reformatories and charitable institutions. It argues the topics are practical and worth subscribing for 25 cents. A key subject is Public Relief of the Poor, noting haphazard county practices and the recent act creating an agent to place orphans in proper homes. In April and May forty families sought placements. the agent approved twenty four after inquiry into twenty six applicants.
The piece debates fake correspondents and Secretary Seward’s role in Alaska’s sale from Russia, noting sensational reports of gold and petroleum. It asserts the purchase stands as a real estate bargain regardless of the truth of the discoveries and claims.
Rev Milburn of Indianapolis argues in a sermon that summer beer gardens endanger peace and morals, noting public drinking as the era's greatest evil. He contends respectable leaders including the Pope Gladstone and Birmingham pastor Dale are moderate drinkers and that venues influence youth.
A Chicago legislative clash kills a bill by local merchants to curb big department stores. The piece argues these giants dominate trade, squeeze small shops, and threaten the retail ecosystem, with modern methods producing low prices but costly job losses. It warns of broader social disruption as industrial changes press on. The author calls for finding a missing link to halt the consolidation.
A Capitol-centered report details House leaders refusal to concede to Senate tariff amendments, fearing political fallout in upcoming elections. It covers wool and sugar schedules, armor plate costs for new battleships, a pension case favorable to a claimant, and cabinet and civil service moves surrounding the Senate tariff fight.
An elderly trapper recounts frontier life and a lost world near the Land of Nod, depicting simple happiness amid hard times. After his tale, a blizzard-era discovery in Helena, Montana, hints at his fate, with a late 19th century note about a dead trapper found near a rustic hut bearing a gold star and parchment clues.
PART IV presents an aging trapper recounting life events with vivid earnestness as the narrator records his tale. The group listens with care, though unsure of its truth, while the trapper clutches a mysterious roll and a faded parchment. A map copy is shown to the party as they prepare to break camp.
The item surveys varied data from McKinley’s mail load and Glasgow’s doctor ratio to Paris cab workers, Swansea’s gossamer iron thickness, a Maine farmer’s porcupine quill sheep, and a bake shop dough machine. It also notes Borgund Norway’s Thaech timbered church, a divinity student’s career rethink, Boston’s plan to curb scorchers, and Bavaria’s school demographics.
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