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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
2
Kansas officials released statistics claiming a 1900 rise in population over the past year to counteract impressions of decline. The figure is seen as modest but presents a maintained stance amid nationwide low mood.
A New Yorker opens a weiss beer saloon named Der Bismarck and features an autograph letter from former German chancellor Bismarck. The letter, dated March 17 at Friedrichsruh, thanks the proprietor and wishes luck, claimed to be the only private citizen’s receipt of a note from the Man of Trone.
The article notes U S farmers have faced ups and downs yet show substantial progress. It states arable land area rose from 65,428,119 to 128,428,092 acres in twenty five years, effectively doubling arable land. It concludes farmers have enough land and have little to complain about.
Chief Justice Russell of England Scotland Ireland and Wales visits relatives in the United States and addresses the American Bar Association gathering at Saratoga. He is an Irish-born jurist styled Russell of Killowen, a birthright title. The piece notes the comma use in the title and contrasts English scholarly debates with tariff and coinage fights.
In Kentucky, Jackson and Walling remain jailed in obscurity as court delays loom over their murder case. Pearl Bryan suspects continue to be housed by Kenton County taxpayers, potentially increasing costs. Theodore Durrant’s San Francisco church murder appeal stalls over 2,421 pages of transcripts, with further technical options planned if the appeal falters.
The article questions the value of polar expeditions led by Dr. Nansen, noting his claim of reaching a near north pole latitude while arguing such ventures produced little practical result. It criticizes expeditions as costly and life risking, offering few tangible benefits beyond perhaps some minor scientific points.
Dr. Nansen sailed from Christiania on June 24, 1893 aboard the Fram, a three masted ship with a 160 horsepower engine, aided by the Norwegian Parliament and private subscriptions including a 5000 gift from King Oscar. He abandoned the Fram on March 14, 1895 and endured ice and open water until rescue by the Windward at Vardø Island on August 13, 1896, saving the Jackson-Harmsworth relief party.
The Chinese viceroy Li Hung Chang travels from Pekin to attend the czar’s Moscow coronation and receives ovations in Berlin Paris and London. In the United States he is met with similar showmanship and curiosity as observers question motives and potential emoluments from European capitalists.
In Brooklyn at Adams and Fulton, an old Irishman asked for two cents to replace a smoking pipe he broke. The four or five passersby quickly pooled spare change, giving him about a quarter. He tucked the money away with a sly smile and said they must be thinking of something new in their business.
An 19th century remedies note lists soothing baths with two teaspoons honey per pint hot water to ease mosquito bites, menthol alcohol lotions, and a pennyroyal and eau de cologne wash. It warns sand flies bite ankles and hands, urges modest dress, and advises rest, light meals, avoiding alcohol, and cooling drinks after severe stings.
Ex Gov McKinley's letter accepting the Republican presidential nomination, sent from Canton Ohio, August 26, argues against free coinage of silver, defends gold parity, promotes protection and reciprocity, and urges national unity and financial integrity while warning against Democratic monetary proposals.
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