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Newspaper
Chipley Banner
Location
Chipley, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1897
Page
7
The Washington city directory lists forty George Washingtons seven Martha Washingtons and nineteen Mary Washingtons. The bearers range from a light ginger cake tint to ebony black, described as dark as the ace of spades.
A fragment list of medical and patent remedy claims appears amid old advertising copy. It touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and nervousness, Tetterine for skin diseases, and EE-M Medicated Smoking Tobacco with claims of curing catarrh hay fever asthma and colds. Also mentions a New York woman who killed a bear and a Dr Isaac Thompson Eye-Water with prices and mail-order details.
Purporting to purify the blood Hood's Sarsaparilla claims thousands have been cured of nervous trouble scrofula sores rheumatism dyspepsia catarrh and other diseases. It pledges to tone the system create an appetite and give sweet refreshing sleep if given a chance.
The King of Siam’s royal visit to Scotland experiences shifting plans with Glasgow vacation delayed and Edinburgh shortened. The Edinburgh Castle stop reveals the king’s indifference to regalia, while a Forth Bridge technical talk is cut short as rain halts explanations.
A Dallas dispatch reports yellow fever fears sweeping eastern central and southern Texas with shotgun quarantine in most towns. Brazos County orders road entries under guard and trains halted. no passenger stops or mail. Dallas bans passenger entry from Houston though freight moves. Houston Central line limited. trains through Houston locked north of city. Galveston imposes absolute quarantine telegraph only. Freight ships unrestricted but not stopped. Southern Pacific lines also establish shotgun quarantine along routes.
The Massachusetts Democratic state convention at Worcester nominated George Fred Williams of Dedham for governor. Other officers named: Christopher Callahan lieutenant governor D Nash secretary of state John A. O’Keefe attorney general General T A Watson treasurer J Lt Chalifoux auditor. The platform endorses Chicago 1896 principles and Bryan’s campaign, with Williams atop a tumultuous start over party elder loyalties.
Advices from Warsaw indicate a possible deliberate plot against Emperor Nicholas during a recent visit. An underground tunnel under Norvy Sviat street near the governor general's palace and royal castle led to 130 arrests, including four disguised German officers. Merchants and manufacturers from Lodsey implicated in the conspiracy.
Daily average of eighteen to twenty yellow fever cases and two deaths in New Orleans continues. A Tuesday record adds another death from neglect, with twenty one total cases and at least half of the deaths linked to lack of attention. Mobile logs nine new cases amid hot weather.
General Benjamin F. Tracy was named by the regular Republican convention for mayor of Greater New York. Seth Low, candidate of the Citizens' Union, polled under fifty of 348 votes amid jeers as delegates received Low's name. Jacob Worth faced loud opposition while presenting Low. None of the defeated Low supporters signaled a bolt of the ticket.
A Carroll Indiana dispatch reports John Boecker murdered his wife and five children with chloroform after buying the drug in Breda. The bodies were found in a fatal slumber and Boecker’s recovery is deemed impossible while his son Henry shows stolen signs of strength though his wound remains fatal. Locals say Boecker’s mind has been affected.
At the Nashville centennial exposition on Tuesday the Junior Order of United American Mechanics celebrated its day. Mayor McCarthy welcomed members and friends as Rev Sam P Jones of Georgia delivered the principal address.
Ripley county Indiana grand jury adjourned without indicting Versailles lynchers. It found no person connected to the case identifiable and noted witnesses offered only suspicions and vague circumstances. The governor directed the attorney general to pursue no further investigation.
The American Paper company of Chicago, dealers in printing paper, has assigned its assets of 52,000 and liabilities of about 80,000 to Frank P. Tyler. Difficult collections are said to have caused the failure.
There was no joy in Baltimore Monday night as Boston defeated the Orioles in a crucial series. The champions faded under Boston's onslaught as prize pitchers fell, turning what looked like a home victory into a rout before over 25,000 spectators.
John Boecker a farmer eight miles northwest of Carroll Iowa killed his wife and six children with a shotgun and revolver before taking his own life. The bodies lay in a two room upstairs area and a neighbor Henry Boecker found the scene after Boecker failed to appear for work. The infant and five children aged three to nineteen all died from gunshot wounds with the eldest girl and others shown to have been shot in the forehead. Henry Boecker survived with injuries to the head.
James M Summers and James W Murdock, substantial Union County farmers, fought over a dispute. Summers was severely beaten, J B Summers intervened and was seriously stabbed. A day later C Summers confronted Murdock, a quarrel followed and Murdock was shot, dying shortly after from the wounds.
London officials confirmed by AP dispatches that the Marquis of Salisbury did not withdraw from the Behring Sea conference, countering Saturday reports. The announcement, made Monday afternoon, preserves Salisbury's role in ongoing discussions.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Frankfurter Zeitung says a feared Spanish squadron will sail to Cuba to attend Havana’s new floating dock ceremony in response to the American flotilla’s Florida waters deployment.
President McKinley and Secretary of State Sherman arrived in Washington at 10 AM on Thursday. Sherman immediately met with the president for a short consultation, likely about the fall of the Spanish cabinet.
The first annual conference of U S mayors and councilmen met in Columbus Ohio with about 160 delegates. Mayor Black opened the meeting and introduced Governor Asa Bushnell who gave the welcome address. Mayor Black then presented Atlanta’s Mayor A Collier to respond for visitors with a patriotic speech.
Tennessee suffers a severe drought with seven weeks of no rain. Central counties face scarce water and failed supplies for the first time in twenty-five years. Vegetation is damaged and pastures and late crops are near total failure.
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