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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
6
Comparisons in the September Summary of Commerce and Finance show steel sheets and plates exports increasing from 4,873,119 pounds for the nine months ending September 30, 1897, to 45,048,967 pounds for the same period in 1898, per the treasury bureau of statistics.
Herr Meyer expresses gratitude for his son Hans Meyer's safe return by donating 1,000,000 marks to fund 27 workingmen's dwellings in Leipsic Lindenau. The act reflects a practical atonement and support for housing in the district.
In the center of Leipzig's municipal square workers buried 22 wagon loads of bones of French and Russian soldiers killed at the Leipzig battle on October 19, 1813. A municipal commission raised eighty thousand marks to fund a monument over the remains.
A treatise by the Vicomte A. de Royer debates nobility in France. He claims only about 300 of 45,000 families prove ancient lineage and about forty noble titles are manufactured annually in the republic.
The last private house linked to the Boston Tea Party episode is being razed to clear space for a business block. Known as the old Bradlee house, it stood at Tremont and Hollis streets for 127 years. The parcel, once pasture, now valued at about 100000 dollars.
Secretary of State Kinpey’s report shows 39 038 paupers in Ohio. Of these 10 325 males and 5 356 females were supported in infirmaries at a cost of 836 648 dollars for the year ending the first Monday in September. Paupers kept otherwise totaled 22 757 costing the state 288 728 dollars. The number with higher education is 268 males and 144 females.
Dr A J Harrison of the Bristol and Clinton zoological society reports a study finding snakes lack fascination over prey. He notes rabbits, rats, ducks and hens showed no alarm after witnessing companions crushed or swallowed, suggesting no special predator allure.
Herr Neufeld gains freedom at Omdurman after thirteen years in captivity. He reaches Cairo amid poverty and neglect. The German consul holds funds meant for his rescue, but those funds are useless since he no longer needs rescuing. He is friendless, has forgotten his native tongue, and fears losing his mind.
Pearls totaling many bushels were discovered in mounds built by ancient Mississippi Valley inhabitants. In Chillicothe near Effigy Mound, over a gallon of perforated pearls were found with two skeletons. The pearls were likely attached to belts or clothing using heated copper wire.
The general superintendent states 8 074 clerks work in the railway mail service. Among mail pieces, 13 503 486 could not be delivered or needed special attention. 7 655 585 reached destination or were returned to writers. The rest went to dead letter office. Casualties totaled 597, the highest on record, with seven clerks killed, 34 seriously injured, and 146 slightly injured.
The article compares per capita wine and beer consumption across nations in the late 1800s. Britain uses about 0.38 gallon of wine in 1885 and 0.84 gallon in 1896, the United States 0.32 and 0.28 gallons respectively, Germany 1.06 gallons, with France at 29.50 gallons per person in 1896. Bavaria leads beer drinking at about 50 gallons per person, Belgium about 43 gallons.
Manhattan Montana will host the state’s first paper mill using white barley straw from the Gallatin valley as pulp. The plant will be unique in the United States for straw to pulp production, with Russia and Germany already operating similar mills abroad.
MapDAO Nov 14 The US election results disappoint Sagasta and Spain's hopes for favorable terms in Paris. The cabinet risks conceding the Philippines and seeks a swift peace treaty, while Sagasta delays. Emperor William’s Cartagena visit adds pressure as Spain plots finance moves on Cuban and Philippine bonds. Madrid cautions on possible final meetings with the Paris peace commission unless US counterparts moderate claims.
At the Century theater in St. Louis during Pagliacci tenor Francesco Collenz applied a dagger to the arm of prima donna Nedda Morrison in a scene not on the program. Blood spurted from a left forearm wound, Morrison fainted, curtain fell, Dr. Thompson revived her, and she retired to her hotel. The injury was not serious.
Adjutant General Corbin announced the 8th Cavalry sailed at 5 AM Sunday from Savannah to Porto Prince, Cuba. The regiment will serve as the American garrison at Porto Prince and Nuevitas.
Patrick Kleen a longtime railroad watchman was found dead in his bed Sunday morning in Wixchester Kentucky He was about 60 years old and had no family null
Warnings from Havana report 8500 Spanish troops awaiting transport to Spain mutiny over long unpaid service in Cuba. Officers and enlisted protest as pay arrears persist for months, threatening disruption of planned sailings next week. Washington dispatch notes Madrid officials facing unrest among ranks and leadership.
Ida Arola a 23 year old immigrant bound for Finland under the immigration law plunged through a train window aboard the Houghton express near Columbus ville as authorities shipped her from Marquette to Detroit. Immigration Inspector Williams and the Sault Ste Marie customs matron controlled her. Williams said she showed no outbursts on the journey and the death stemmed from extreme melancholia.
Cambridge Harvard football schedule outlines intensive practice from Monday to Wednesday with possible address by Governor-elect Valiet 86 of New York. Thursday morning the team will breakfast early and depart for Meriden Connecticut.
Maj Marchand and Capt Baratier depart from Cairo toward Fashoda to deliver reports and return the government reply. Upon reaching Fashoda the expedition plans an immediate retirement via Sobat and White Nile, then overland to Jibatil in the Eesa district near the Gulf of Aden.
Princeton defeats Yale 6 to 0 in New Jersey. Yale team returns home disappointed, unable to discuss the game, with players reportedly unfit for Monday practice as Princeton claims the victory. Nearby news notes heavy snow across Kansas and a fire caused by a dog at a depot in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
Gen D W sr chief of ordnance reports fiscal year 1897 ending June 30 1898 expenditures of 7 3 million with 19 8 million remaining appropriations. Weighs volunteer equipment reliance on state arms coast defenses and arsenal production capacity at Rock Island and other facilities. Notes need for 100 000 small arms stock and 2 500 daily production, plus seven year coast defense plan and annual congressional funds. Also mentions 90 million rounds produced for the war and Simpson’s retirement from politics after defeat in Kansas.
New York. November 14. The London correspondent of the Journal cables that all Philippine debt will be assumed for payment. In Indiana Nov. 14 a train accident killed a passenger after a crossing incident involving Mrs. Dolan of St. Paul. A Big Four excursion train was involved in the fatality.
A Detroit Free Press reminiscence recalls a retired Detroit merchant explaining how he outwitted a large wealthy customer from a northern lower peninsula city. The hat salesman exploited a cool head and a fiddle bow gag, and the merchant pressed a single bow prize to cost him only one fifty while the others paid more, ending with the crowd pleased and spending more.
Naples fears Mount Vesuvius activity while warning of universal terror. The text downplays volcanic danger yet highlights daily deaths from stomach disorders and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy. It claims benefits for kidney, liver, and blood disorders.
A Detroit Free Press blurb recalls a business man convinced of a severe winter after hearing from a trusted coal seller. His practical wife questions the omen as he plans an extra fuel order. The exchange highlights winter worry and credulity in a domestic vignette.
Agents of the C. H. and D. will sell tickets for Thanksgiving at one and one third fare for round trips to points within 150 miles. Tickets valid for travel on November 24 and return through November 25.
Reverend Slimpay appeals to his congregation to donate funds this morning. He reveals eight months of arrears and mounting creditor pressure. He says he works for love, which he equates to not being legal tender, stressing the financial strain on his ministry.
Would-be Writer asks about the most important qualification for beginners in literature. Old Hand replies with a concise, pithy remark about appetite and craft from Tit Bits era style.
A Washington Democrat notes that more people fuss over mushrooms and people like them than over other alleged depictions, reflecting public curiosity and debate about culinary trends versus social opinions.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and quips from 19th century papers. It touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and St Jacobs Oil, with brief endorsements and wry quotes from various publications and figures.
A dialogue from Cleveland Plain Dealer notes seven trunks left on the front porch with a plan for eight more after dark. The piece also mentions a "doubting Thomas" using St. Jacobs Oil and a glass eye as a memorial window of the soul from Princeton Tiger.
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