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Newspaper
Columbus Daily Herald
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
2
A crowded notice page reports a Democratic meeting planned for January 2 in the city and county urging unity and strong participation. It notes a Sunshine Band gathering on December 7 at Ninth and Sycamore, plus various local civic mentions and curious tidbits from trade and science.
In Valparaiso Indiana Captain Oscar Hendrickson of Chestertown was badly hurt during a Thursday afternoon football game. He suffered multiple fractures including both legs one arm and is said to be in a life threatening condition.
Charles Fox superintendent of the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie line is assaulted one mile east of Peru and likely fatally injured by a colored laborer who fled. In Union City a freak yellow-furred raccoon is killed for mounting and sent to Chicago. At New Albany Victor King age eight is jailed awaiting trial for stealing two horses and a buggy.
The article lauds Mrs. Grover Cleveland as a highly esteemed former first lady now living in Princeton devoted to her children's education. It notes public sympathy amid libelous rumors, mentions her generosity from Carnegie and a painting gift, and observes changes in her appearance over 12 years while praising her role as a revered symbol of American womanhood. It also covers religious figures in Chicago and landmark sermons by Dr. Hillis and Dr. Elllis, highlighting liberal Protestant thought.
The piece lauds Dr Newell Dwight Hillis of Brooklyn as a standout preacher and thinker. It sketches his rise from a western start to pastor of Beecher's old church, praising his plain speaking and insistence on Jesus Christ teachings. It also covers Henry Watterson as a Kentucky political figure with a boisterous career and shifting party loyalties.
In a talky snippet, the piece questions corruption among Philadelphia politicians and imagines Tammany Hall aiding a reform effort. It also recalls Bishop Whipple's diocese overseeing about 20,000 Indians and his duty to stay in regular contact with them.
The season in Maine woods has produced an albino moose along with three or four albino deer and two pure albino equir rel. Boston hosts about 1,800 people aged in medicine including dentists veterinary surgeons, chiropodists and the like.
A new patented process creates artificial woods from foal material to imitate mahogany and rosewood. Dallas Texas leads U S in harness and saddle production, possibly the world’s largest.
In a playful exchange, Gilbert asserts the husband’s control in the home while Mason teases about naming their baby. Gilbert reveals his wife allowed any name so long as it was Henry, and he chooses it to honor her deference and his own decision.
A short item recalls a Boston maiden led about the town by Ard and companions. They visit upper town and a cold storage place where the Boston maid quips the heat is unusual, leaving the group feeling queer. Yonkers Statesman.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Chicago and Boston area names, a Shetland Pony race in Os-ton, and a reference to a "Tomoputae Boreet" with a 54 whimeshir term. Content is garbled and lacks coherent events or facts suitable for a concrete summary.
A dialogue fragment shows Marjorie announcing her engagement to Currie, a physicist. Grandmother questions the choice, confusing physics with a profession of horses, while a detective theme appears in snatches of speech about uncovering truth.
In Winchester New Hampshire on December 4 Frank Col Lyer age 17 died six hours after an accidental self inflicted gunshot while coon hunting. His father died in a similar manner seven years earlier.
The Louisville Civilian City and St Louis Sunday November 24 1901 reports timetable changes on the South Bound Main Line and the Cambridge City Branch. No. 231 Louisville to Columbus daily except Sunday at 8 40 am and 2 33 pm Madison Branch Louisville to Columbus branch details appear.
The document enumerates county officers including Judge Francis T. Hord Prosecutor Thomas L. Creath and Clerk Wam. F. Barrett. It lists county commissioners, sheriffs, assessors, and various department heads, along with a city roster headed by Mayor Geo W Caldwell and Clerk James Cochrane. Authorities are assigned to multiple townships and wards with names such as Hawcreek Levi Blades Flatrock G L Oldham and 21st ward members P B McCormack.
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