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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1898
Page
6
In Geneva a new electric mail box system handles building mail with a ground floor deposit triggering a bell on each floor. Water powered counterweights lift the box to the top floor and drop letters at each level, then descend automatically. A single misfiled paper still completes the cycle.
Miss Matilda Anderson a young woman at St Paul Minnesota died after six weeks of artificial respiration for paralysis with lung congestion. Doctors used chest manipulation and arm movements to fill her lungs but the effort proved fatal after prolonged treatment. The case drew attention from eminent physicians across the medical field.
A new cork rope uses small corks set end to end and braided with cotton and heavy strands to withstand about 1 000 pounds. Meanwhile a large Klondike exodus draws adventurous Americans despite warnings, with ads toutting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health guard. The article notes about two hundred Chinese furniture makers in New South Wales working in own factories and no Chinese workers in European factories.
An ad promotes Lazative Bromo Quinine for colds and offers refunds. It claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and advocates constitutional remedies. The notice pledges $100 for catarrh caused deafness cured by Catarrh Cure, with circulars from J Comngy & Co of Toledo, selling through druggists, Hall’s Family listed.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Washington says Spain may formally ask the United States to mediate, hoping for a Cuban armistice and peace negotiations backed by American guarantees. Madrid fears revolution at home but believes US mediation could salvage Cuba as insurgents and the Cuban republic push for recognition.
Pawtucket dispatch says Valley Falls Defenses Albion Company announce wage reductions after staying quiet. Mills across Arctic Riverpoint Quidnick Pontiac Natick and Pawtucket in Blackstone valley resist the plan. About 12 000 workers and 425 spindles affected across the mills.
Kid Murphy a Chicago shell worker gambler was killed and Frank alias Dickey Dean and Martin Donahue were wounded. two others hospitalized at Alexian Brothers. The feud spanned months and erupted during a saloon quarrel on Wednesday night. Donahue reportedly killed Murphy in self defense. Maile acted as peacemaker.
The Richmond Indiana grain and stock exchange controlled by Odell and Co of Cincinnati is in trouble. Local manager Hibbard is absent and owes over 800 dollars to his employers while local investors press claims for 2000 dollars which Odell and Co refused to pay until Hibbard clears his deficit.
A Tennessee River Improvement convention convened in Chattanooga under the chamber of commerce to form a permanent Tennessee River Association. Delegates from Alabama towns Bridgeport Sheffield Decaturs Tuscumbia Florence Huntsville Wheeler Rossville Ga Columbus Miss Fayetteville St Louis and Chattanooga met to draft a plan and memorial for congress to secure river navigation funding. The assembly elected officers and set a date for a rivers and harbors committee address.
General Johnston Hagood longtime South Carolina figure dies at his Barnwell home on Tuesday from Brights disease at age sixty nine. He served as deputy adjutant general militia, led a brigade in the Civil War including the siege of Sumter and Manassas, exposed state frauds during Reconstruction, and was elected comptroller general then governor before retiring after his 1880 term.
Two masked men overpowered the express messenger on the Kansas City depot Port Arthur express, rifled the car, and fled as the train slowed near the city limits. The robbery was discovered by a negro train porter. the amount of loot remains unknown.
Columbus dispatch reports anti-Hanna organization gains, citing Chicago specials. Senator Burke returned to the Senate at 10 a.m. and voted with Democrats on party matters, signaling a possible understanding with Democratic managers amid evolving race dynamics.
Knoxville dispatch reports the Assembly Knights of Labor No. 5 has raised the boycott on coal from 20 Jellico region mines after the Jellico strike involving 8,000 miners was settled.
The Indianapolis Business Men's Convention commission urges the United States to remove uncertainty about coin meaning in its obligations. It favors keeping gold standard but shifting to bank backed redeemable paper and restricting new paper money to silver certificates, with gold reserves managed by Treasury bond sales.
An 19th century advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as pleasant tasting quick acting remedy for kidneys bowels and digestion. It claims cleansing effects relief from colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. Sold in 50 cent bottles by leading druggists with guarantees of quality and substitutes avoided.
The commission argues currency reform to reduce costs and stabilize confidence. It favors removing government paper, replacing it with gold or expanded bank notes, and stresses bank notes based on negotiable property. It outlines elastic note issuance, safety for holders, and broader banking access in the West and South with varied collateral requirements.
The plan imposes two to six percent taxes based on bank note issuance and sets a prior lien on bank resources and stockholders liability. A five percent permanent guaranty fund is required from all banks, with a five percent redemption fund held by the Comptroller. Banks with 25 000 capital may be established in small towns, and branch banks are allowed.
Grass blocks pressed from meadow grass with oil tar and resin are now produced. The inventor, a clergyman, binds the blocks with iron straps. They are claimed to be noiseless elastic resistant to wear and impervious to heat and cold.
Ad copy touts Tetterine as cure for rough dry patches and ringworm with 50 cent boxes and stamps from J. T. Shuptrine Savannah Ga. Also promotes Star Tobacco and Sledge Cigarettes along with Piso's Cure and mentions Lake N. Oct 28 1804.
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