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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
2
Opal mining thrives near White Cliffs with rich deposits within ten miles and a 1500 population base. A London crusade targets the Sunday baked loaf, citing an act of George IV banning Sunday bread in the city, with Parliament to reconsider the issue.
A large folio Book of Common Prayer from 1652, once owned by Bishop Creighton of Bath and Wells, has been returned to the Wells palace library. The volume, bound by S Mearns, binder to Charles II, is noted as an excellent specimen of the binder's art and adds to the library's historic treasures.
Anna S. Dougins of New York sued for $5,000 claiming she was bunched into buying a worthless Cripple Creek mine last year. She lost the case. Ore from the mine now yields from $10,000 to $100,000 per ton with a vein about eight feet wide.
A London magazine estimates annual worldwide wagering losses on the turf at 250 million dollars. English courses account for 50 million, Australian courses about 100 million, with the remaining sum spread mainly across France the United States and British colonies.
Robert Bonner's career arc mirrors that of Mrs. E D E N Southworth within a week. Though Southworth began as a National Era novelist in Washington, she was chiefly linked with the New York Ledger. She was five years older than Bonner, who had passed his seventy fifth mile post.
Germany with about 52.3 million people reports over 1.3 million cases of phthisis and 170,000 deaths yearly per Prof Leyden. In fifteen years the United States lost over 2 million to tuberculosis, and current statistics show one in seven to eight deaths in America and Europe from the disease.
Eldridge T Gerry houses the nation’s finest private collection of law books on Fifth Avenue New York. The library features alcoves marked by marble columns with busts of Roman emperors atop each column and a ceiling of onyx that admits ample light.
South American horses used by the British cavalry in South Africa are praised as the best mounts. Bred in grass countries, they travel long distances daily with heavy riders, combining stamina and solid build lacking in Australians and Arabs.
Reindeer meat, once rare, is poised to become a common menu feature in Europe. Norwegian entrepreneurs plan large-scale herding under favorable conditions to supply slaughterhouses. They target profitable markets in France and Belgium and even seek to attract beef-eating customers in Britain.
James T. Dubors of Pennsylvania now consul general at St. Gall Switzerland has pressed lace and other manufacturers in his district alleging systematic government undervaluation on invoices by at least 38 percent. The action promises hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual customs revenue for the government.
The report describes electric light baths as an established German treatment based on sun bath principles. It claims constant availability and adjustable exposure tailored to patient and disease, notes minimal heart impact, and asserts destruction of harmful bacteria. Baths are given in a mirror lined box with the patient seated inside and head protruding through a lid hole.
Extraordinary ceremonies marked the cornerstone laying for England's new post office savings bank. The Prince of Wales, in royal parade, used an engraved silver trowel and mallet. It recalls 100 years since savings banks began in England with Rev. Joseph Smith's 1799 'bank for savings' in Wendover. Now over 12,000 offices hold 7.6 million depositors and 625 million dollars in deposits.
Washington july 22 dispatch states Captain E A Byrne of the 6th infantry with 70 men surprised by about 450 rebels in Negros. 115 rebels killed, many wounded, rifles and stock captured. Byrne’s loss one killed and one wounded. Note mentions Captains Byrne Bernard and Charles Byrne, both intrepid and active in Hawkins brigade.
Washington July 22 Admiral Dewey has cabled approval for his reception in the national capital. An executive committee outlined a programme approved by President McKinley and Secretary Long, including an escort from News to Washington, a sword presentation at the east front, a torchlight parade, and a review by the president with other officials. Band concerts will follow.
The cable ship Recorder and Lieut. Alfred T. Clifton, who took over from Capt. Tilley in Iloilo, Manila on July 22, face unprecedented rains that halt large scale advances. Flooded valleys and the loss of the Parañaque bridge restrict garrisons from Manila, forcing mule transport and complicating wagon moves. Officials must organize volunteer departures and regular replacements amid disrupted supply routes.
Pana Illinois reports that all mines will reopen with union miners on August 15 or September 1 ending long lockouts and labor disputes that have caused property losses and the death of at least 15 people, with state and county incurring about 150000 in protective costs.
In Piei Buurr Arkansas on July 22, authorities report the pending race war in Chicot county settled. One Whittaker, who provoked black residents, was ordered to depart the community and promptly caught a train out of town.
New York reports E DeGrove Lange former American champion amateur three mile walker died Friday at his home in the city. He was noted for his national titles and long walking career.
A massive blast at the Xenia Fuse Manufacturing Co near Xenia Ohio injures three workers. Rose O Donnell is reported fatally burned with both eyes missing and hands blown off. Oliver Davis and Ennis Wykoff sustain severe burns and injuries as the building is leveled. Firemen respond but the ruins do not catch fire. Cause under investigation.
Derkot Mich July 22 street railway companies announce end of three cent rates. Five cent fares or six rides for a quarter to be in effect again. Washington July 22 Senator Platt of New York expected to arrive in Washington. He is slated to urge Elihu Root as policy adviser.
Rioting and trolley disturbances continued in Cleveland and nearby areas on July 24. A nitro explosion wrecked an Euclid avenue car killing or injuring several, with victims including Mrs. E. C. Martin and E. C. Martin. Police fought mobs, arrests of non union conductors followed, and a broadside of violence disrupted streets and transit lines throughout the day. The trolley strike in New York neared an end as union leaders urged aid funds for strikers.
Tests of a new inch naval gun at the Indian Head proving ground show muzzle velocity 2,991 feet per second and muzzle energy 3,049 foot tons with 17 pounds of powder, 78 percent higher energy than the old 5 inch weapon. A new mount for the four inch gun was also tested. orders assign Commander C. O. Allibone to command the gunboat Wilmington.
Elihu Root of New York has accepted the war portfolio through Senator Platt. Root will decide civil government in the colonies and will assume duties after a conference with the president. He is a lawyer, corporate counsel, and close Roosevelt associate, slated to arrive Monday for final briefing in Washington.
Gregorio Agripay, allied with insurgents, proclaims himself vicar general of Filipino priests outside American Luzon. He urges disobedience to church regulations, provoking excommunication from the district archbishop. Tension rises as Spanish papers face bans and Dominican friars launch Libertas to defend the brotherhood.
In Charleston, a young colored woman, Mrs. Gus Henderson, carried her husband’s loaded pistol to the doorstep. She stumbled and fell, the pistol discharged, and a bullet struck her abdomen. She died Sunday from the injuries.
Axinos July 24 Four men were killed Saturday in a cave-in. They lie buried under 500 tons of clay as rescue teams work to recover the bodies and determine the cause of the collapse.
A Chicago Times-Herald piece relays a domestic dispute overheard by a wife and husband. The wife asks which job applicant to hire between a Swede girl and a Tinath girl. The husband declines a direct choice and jokes about guessing, ending with a humorous verdict about the English girl.
The Missouri Pacific Railway with Rock Island Route from Kansas City now runs through sleeping cars from St Louis to Denver. Depart St Louis 9 a.m. daily, arrive Denver 11 a.m. next day. Claims quickest service by over two hours.
A letter from Mrs J F Stretch of Campen New Jersey describes suffering with female weakness monthly pains uterine and ovarian issues and leucorrhea. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she reports recovery and renewed strength noting dramatic personal improvement.
Mrs Macorzi A Brown of West Point Pleasant New Jersey testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cured her irregular menstruation after two bottles. She urges others to try the remedy and shares her gratitude for the medicine’s effects.
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