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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
2
Boys in Nebraska carry a one inch hose to a rabbit hole, paying it out to the bottom, and cover the opening with a sack. A cheerful shout drives the rabbit out, sprinting into the sack.
A new German invention uses lager beer powder to create beer lozenges. The powder contains all the beverage ingredients and becomes sparkling ale when dissolved in water with added carbonic acid gas.
A Graefenthal porcelain factory received an English order for 5 000 dozen figurines depicting a wounded British soldier with bandaged head standing upright, gun ready against the enemy. A second order calls for British sailors at their guns facing the foe.
The Western railway requires seventeen jewel watches for its employees. Watches must be inspected quarterly and submitted to the inspector weekly for registration. Employers are barred from setting or altering watch movements unless the watch happens to run down.
The piece notes extreme press censorship in South Africa with a tale of a German general warning a well known English correspondent that any public release of a planned movement would result in immediate execution. The anecdote links Lord Roberts to Moltke era strategies as a provocative comparison.
M. Picard, commissioner general of the 1900 exhibition, says a Kimberley diamond will be shown in the jewelry pavilion. Found shortly before the war, it is insured for 2,000,000 dollars and guarded by four policemen. Claimed to surpass the Regent, the Shah, the Grand Mogul, and the Koh-i-noor.
The excerpt explains peat, a mossy surface swamp called by Scots and Irish as peat, dried for fuel in areas where timber is scarce. It notes peat can be dried and used for fuel, highlighting its importance where wood is hard to obtain.
Among South Africa wounded arriving at Southampton Private O Leary suffered a head wound from Colenso. The bullet lodged in his brain leaving him speechless sightless and paralyzed but Sir William MacCormac a volunteer surgeon removed part of the brain with the bullet and O Leary has since nearly recovered.
The article notes growing American influence in Mexico with George Braniff, son of Thomas Braniff, as the city’s youngest councilmember at 25. Braniff, a large machinery dealer, was appointed head of the coaches committee by the council president.
The registrar general of New Zealand warns that the Maoris, once a fine martial race, are declining like other colonized aborigines. Though not extinct soon, their doom is sealed by high infant mortality from poor diet and exposure, weak constitutions from past debauchery, and reliance on native doctors leading to neglect of the sick.
The Venture of London completes final payment to W. S. Stratton for the Independence mine at Cripple Creek totaling 6.5 million dollars by check. Stratton had sold the mine a year earlier in London for 10 million, with 3.5 million down. The mine was staked July 4, 1691, and Venture values the asset at 15 million. Stratton calls the sale a mistake, believing output could have netted over double.
Washington dispatch reports Florida's board of health may run an independent vessel inspection and quarantine system to prevent yellow fever from Cuba and other ports. Marine hospital officials defend the service as thorough and say delays in Florida commerce would ensue if certificates are not accepted. The issue centers on state rights versus federal safeguards and potential impact on shipments.
New York March 25 three firefighters died when the first floor of the factory at 213 and 215 East Forty-fourth Street collapsed. Two others were injured as the floor sank into a basement filled with six feet of water. Fifty men had been washing walls after the fire was extinguished two hours earlier, and the great weight of machinery tin heavy timbers and pig lead caused the collapse.
The fleet has taken about 296000 seals with four weeks left in the fishing season. Officials expect an additional 60900 seals, compared with last year’s total of 247000, making this year the best in two decades.
In Richmond on March 25 the black suspect Cotton, who with a white man killed Justice of the Peace Launders and Mr. Welton at Skippers, was captured after an all night chase at Stoney Creek Sussex. He confessed to shooting Saunders and Welton and to robberies. Earlier Saturday white mob lynched O Grady, the man with Cotton, and Cotton himself was killed by a white mob.
In Mexico City March 24 El Tiempo denies that the Mexican episcopate showed any discourtesy toward Papal Delegate Archbishop Averardi who recently departed with friends claiming a determination not to return.
London dispatches report Boer forces regaining spirit as Transvaal resistance steadies with commanders Olivier and Vanderpost active in the Free State. British losses climb to over sixteen thousand, while Ladysmith relief remains distant and hardships grow for civilians and natives.
Chicago report says E. H. Jones found unconscious in an alley behind 163 Dearborn street died at county hospital. Partially identified as a Pineville Kentucky tobacco salesman. Police believe overdose from a medicine bottle found in his pocket caused the death. no new facts on cause available.
Scranton Pa March 23 John T. Martin of Easton Pa won 55500 damages in the United States district court against the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Co for permanent injuries from a railroad accident on April 4 last.
Boston March 23 John D Long secretary of the navy was guest of the Middlesex club at the American house Nearly 200 members attended the observance marked as veterans night with Long as the guest of honor
John Perkins, a freight brakeman, was shot and killed near Brookhaven Mississippi by Moses Angeline, a tramp stealing a ride. Angeline is under arrest. Feelings run high and a potential lynching is feared.
Madrid March 24 The president of Argentina Lieut Gen Roca cabled thanks to the Spanish government for the enthusiastic reception given to the crew and officers of the Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento.
A potential 30,000 member strike by the International Association of Machinists and the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in the New York district could be triggered by the New York and New Jersey Machinery Manufacturers' association action.
Charleston date March 26 York cotton mills of Yorkville s c announce that next pay day a 3 percent deduction from the annual dividend will be added to workers wages the move aims to boost take home pay for operatives in the plant.
A new federation of all German zinc rolling mills forms in Berlin. The combined mills will market goods through a single agency, coordinating production and distribution under unified control.
In Nooga Tenn on March 25 T G Shaughnessy of the Pacific railroad and Directors McDougall Angus and Hosmer tour Cuba to study rail lines for possible consolidation into a single system. William Van Horne of Montreal is said to be in talks, with Shaughnessy as president, to extend lines through eastern agricultural and mineral regions and prepare them for new equipment. In Havana on March 26 Governor General Wood discusses taxing valuable properties rather than sugar production to unlock idle assets and compel owners abroad to sell or invest locally.
Passengers arriving on the Olinda from Cuban ports include 30 colonists from LaGloria and several shipwrecked seamen. Twenty crew from the Framnes, swept ashore at Hog Sty reef in the Bahamas, were rescued after landing provisions and sending four seamen for aid to Inagua. They were picked up by Adm. Schley and taken to Havana via the Pais voyage. The Framnes schooner was a total loss.
Manila reports say La Patria and El Liberal, ex extreme Filipino party papers, published hostile articles toward military government. Gen Otis suppressed the former for sedition and jailed its editor. Senor Paterno, once head of the Filipino cabinet, may appear in San Fernando this week. Rebels in Gen Young district stepped up aggression as American garrison in Namaga Pacan is attacked for four nights. reinforcements arrive and Gen Young plans a strong push before rains begin.
Chicago, March 25. The National Horse Breeders Dealers and Exhibitors association, meeting here, unanimously decided Friday night to revive the horse show in Chicago. The event will be held in the last week of November after the New York show or in the first week of December.
Chicago on March 25 reports a man believed to be E. H. Jones, well dressed with 85 in his pocket, found unconscious from suspected opium poison behind a Dearborn Street billiard academy. He died without regaining consciousness.
In Philadelphia on March 26 the Ber wind White Coal Mining Co. has increased wages for all its miners by an average of 20 percent. Miners are now paid on a basis of 60 cents per gross ton, and all day labor has risen accordingly.
Washington March 26 The States naval observatory conducts extensive efforts to photograph and observe the sun during the forthcoming eclipse, detailing equipment and procedures for capturing the event.
The Senate approved key measures including a $25 million appropriation bill and a commission to adjudicate Spain War claims. House debates Porto Rican relief, then focuses on mail matter and Loud bill. Subsequent sessions cover Alaska oil claims, conference reports, and memorials, with adjournment after tributes to Representative Epes.
A private telegram from Adjt. Gen. Corbin to Nashville reports Maj. Gen. Otis has recommended promoting Maj. B. F. Cheatham to colonel of the 37th United States Volunteers. Cheatham, a Nashville native, previously served with the 1st Tennessee and is the son of Confederate General B. F. Cheatham.
The British cruiser Alert arrived from Colombian ports reporting the revolution in full sway and that British subjects require protection. The ship is coaling hastily and will return to Colombia.
New York March 26 Edward Lea Sure, 22, killed George Crotty 38, an electrician, in Brooklyn. Lea Sure boarded at Crotty’s home and his relations with Crotty’s wife caused ill feeling between the two men.
Hartford, CT March 26 Letters from Samuel L Clemens known as Mark Twain state he and his family will soon return to Hartford and establish their permanent home there.
Mrs. Nettie Cuase of 47 K St NE recounts a boy at 16 months who suffered rash swelling and a running neck sore diagnosed as measles mumps and scrofula. After three doctors failed and salves and blood medicines proved ineffective, she used Hood's Sarsaparilla, noting health improved, sores healed, and full recovery after repeated treatment.
In a Chicago Chronicle reminiscence, Glen McDonough rewrites a chorus girl line. At rehearsal the actress asks for a second act line, and he suggests a banquet scene with the line Here is the ham. The gag lands as a confession rather than a speech.
The Overland Limited departs Chicago daily at 6 30 P M and reaches San Francisco on the third day with no car changes. Dining, buffet, smoking and library cars plus barber available. Through meals included.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for women’s ailments and painful periods. It claims most female illnesses stem from derangement of the female organism and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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