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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
13
A cyclone swept Marshall and Nemaha counties Kansas Sunday evening killing five and injuring fifteen. One third of Seneca’s residence portion destroyed and Frankfort in Marshall county damaged with no deaths reported. Other towns suffered substantial damage and several injured nationwide.
Special Correspondence from Washington on May 19 1896 discusses the Senate steering committees lacking a majority and the need for Democratic agreement to advance any program. It notes the river and harbor bill likely to be vetoed or passed over, delaying adjournment into early June. Reports on McKinley and Republican funds for his candidacy, a Mahon Nicaragua canal bill, and a presidential race loom, with McKinley sentiment rising in Congress but no immediate consensus for a unanimous nomination.
A vast acreage of grain has been sown in Klickitat county Washington. Bids fail to produce an abundant yield this season. An observer estimates the wheat crop will reach about one million ashers in Klickitat county this year.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 1885 apportionment law, foreclosing further litigation and confirming that the next election will proceed under that act. Justices McCabe Howard Hackney concur, with Jordan issuing a separate concurrence. The ruling warns overturning the act could disrupt state government.
General Grosvenor’s final bulletin notes McKinley’s delegate gains in the St Louis convention race with 918 delegates overall and wide state support including Alabama Arkansas California Connecticut Arizona Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kansas Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Jersey North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming and the New Mexico Oklahoma territories. Also discusses chinch bug control and Purdue guidance on nonvirus fungus methods and trap barriers for field protection.
Fort Wayne report says Ella S Armatrong, about eighteen, was arrested on a Richmond wanted-for-forgery case. She confessed this afternoon after a telegram from Richmond. Guardian Samuel I Innis oversees her father’s $8,000 estate. She admits forging checks to spite her guardian and has passed drafts in multiple Indiana cities.
The mayor of Montpelier announces a puritan policy to guide town governance during his term. The move signals a focus on moral standards and community norms.
In spring the line turns to DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver cleansing and blood purification. In Italy Sin Camillo Bancia claims a forty six hour recital record, Napoleon Bird of Stockport challenges for fifty hours. Anted seeks trustworthy travelers to Indiana for reliable house work with salary and expenses.
A. W. Newsom advertises a five percent cash discount on most goods, excluding rubber boots and shoes, promising that a dollar buys ninety five cents worth of merchandise. The copy highlights very low prices and maximum value for customers.
Rich discoveries of gold in Cripple Creek Colorado and other areas promise 1896 production near two hundred million dollars with Cripple Creek alone yielding over a million monthly. Mining stocks rise quickly with dividends of 85 to 50 percent and primes for profit. Joan I Tatman & Co agents offer free details and prospectuses on Prudential Gold Mining Co and other Cripple Creek firms.
Commissioner under Judge of Bush Circuit Court will sell privately after May 29 1896 the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter section 21 township 15 north range 9 east plus the south half of the northeast quarter of the same section, less 28 acres, totaling about 92 acres. Terms: one third cash, one third in 9 months, one third in 18 months, interest 6 percent, mortgage security. Commissioner N H Hill signs.
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